In a video uploaded on social media sites, Indian priest Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was abducted from Yemen, was seen begging for life, a day after Christmas. Uzhunnalil was abducted from the port city of Aden, on March 4, by militant group ISIS. The priest appears very weak and at[Read More…]
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Sudden snowfall in parts of Saudi Arabia brings joy to locals
The icy temperatures in parts of the Saudi Arabia have covered its desert sand with powdery snow. With the temperatures dropping below freezing, Saudis are reacting with a healthy dosage of humor, and even a few snowmen. Actually, the frigid temperatures and extensive snow is a sudden treat for Saudi[Read More…]
A month after a prince’s execution, another gets lashes in Saudi Arabia
Less than a month after a prince of Saudi Arabia was executed for murder, a prince of the ruling Al Saud family was given lashes in a Jeddah prison as a court-ordered punishment. The brief report in Okaz daily did not disclose the offence for which he was being punished[Read More…]
Iran and Saudi Arabia’s war of words after Haj fallout
Saudi Arabia’s top cleric, Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh said in a public statement that Iran’s leaders were not Muslims. The comment drew a lot of rebuke from Tehran as the haj pilgrimage issue escalated. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had earlier questioned the management of Mecca and Medina[Read More…]
MEA Sushma Swaraj on the job; this time in Saudi
Minister of external affairs Sushma Swaraj tweeted confirmed on Sunday morning that 16,000 kilograms of food has been distributed to the Indian community in Saudi Arabia. There were over 10,000 people who were on the brink of starvation on losing their jobs. Taking to Twitter like she usually does, Swaraj[Read More…]