Category: Global News and Affairs
Indonesian Muslim Scholars Reject Ban on Female Circumcision
Jakarta: Indonesia's highest council of Muslim scholars has stirred up a new controversy after urging the government to continue allowing female circ [...]
30,626 Couples Divorced in 2011
Riyadh: The Ministry of Justice has disclosed that the number of divorces in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, reached 30,626 in 2011 against 162,880 regis [...]
University Chair for Rose Studies
Taif: Taif University has launched a university chair for rose studies. The cost of the project is to be funded by a businessman who has donated SR 4 [...]
Saudi Arabia’s Largest Solar Park Commissioned
Riyadh: Saudi Aramco's President and CEO Khalid A. Al-Falih has inaugurated 3.5 megawatt solar energy field in Riyadh on Dec. 25, 2012, according to a [...]
Dubai unveils Plans for Islamic Economy
Dubai: Ruler of Dubai Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum has appointed crown prince Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum as the head of [...]
Egypt to Issue Islamic Bonds
Cairo: Egypt has approved a draft law to allow sovereign Islamic bonds, known as sukuk, as a new way to finance an unsustainable budget deficit. Finan [...]
Corruption Perception Index – India Improves its Rating
Pak, Saudi Arabia, Russia further slid on the ratings.
There is some good news on corruption front for us, Indians. India is placed at 90th place amo [...]
Singapore is World’s Least Emotional Country
Only 36% of Singaporeans report feeling positive or negative emotions on a daily basis, compared to 60% in the Philippines.
By Kate Hodal
Singapore, w [...]
IBT to publish first English Qur’anic Encyclopedia
Kuala Lumpur: The Kuala Lumpur-based Islamic Book Trust (IBT) announced that it will print the Integrated Encyclopedia of the Qur'an in English and he [...]
“Brightest Cities were Makkah, Madinah,” say Russian Astronauts
Riyadh: Three Russian astronauts who came to visit the Prince Salman Science Oasis (PSSO) told Saudi students that while taking a picture of some bea [...]