Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia in ‘Secret’ Talks with Israel over Control of Al-Aqsa: Report
The Islamic Waqf Council is a Jordanian-appointed body, which oversees Muslim sites in al – Quds and has exclusive authority over the Al-Aqsa Compound.
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Saudi mosques reopen for prayers after closure
Worshipers were allowed to enter the mosques, except the mosques in the holy city of Makkah, for the dawn prayers with a limit of 40% capacity.
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Mecca to gradually ease virus restrictions from May 31
The first phase will begin on May 31, in which entering and exiting Mecca will be allowed between 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
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Saudi Arabia locks down Shia-majority region using coronavirus as excuse
In a statement released on Sunday, the Saudi Interior Ministry said no one would be allowed to enter or exit Qatif and that work at all public and private sectors in the region had been suspended with the exception of institutions providing necessary services.
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Saudi Arabia to execute five Shia teenagers: Rights group
The European Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR) said the Riyadh regime had arrested the youths during anti-government unrest in the country’s Shia-populated Qatif region in Eastern Province in 2011, Lebanese Al-Mayadeen reported
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Saudi court hands down life sentence to imprisoned Shia dissident
Human rights sources, requesting anonymity, said the court passed the ruling against Mustafa al-Khayyat over his active participation in protests in the Shia-majority Qatif region since 2011, .
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Saudi Arabia blocks Iran from Islamic grouping’s meeting: Tehran
Saudi authorities have not issued visas for the Iranian participants, ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said.
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Epidemic of dengue fever kills dozens of children in conflict-stricken Yemen
“Seventy-eight children under 16 have already died in the outbreak of dengue-related illness in Yemen, with more than 52,000 suspected cases being recorded across the country,” Save the Children said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Kuala Lumpur Summit highlights fissures in Muslim international politics
Amidst the distraction of the politics surrounding Pakistan’s withdrawal, the heads of state of Malaysia, Turkey, Iran and Qatar discussed ways to counteract global trends in Islamophobia and their mutual interest in developing financial mechanisms between Muslim nations that circumvent the global dominance of the U.S. dollar.
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Reported Draft of US deal: New Palestine, shared al-Quds, Saudi control of al-Aqsa
According to Al-Mayadeen’s report on Monday, Trump’s so-called peace plan — which he calls the “deal of the century” — would see a trilateral agreement signed between Israel, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Gaza-based Hamas resistance movement.
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Quran competition for Shia Muslims in Saudi Arabia stated
According to Qaaf news agency, different stages of the competition will be held in the next two months.
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Over dozen ships carrying fuel, food seized in Saudi port: Yemeni official
The unnamed official at Hudaydah port told Arabic-language al-Masirah television network on Wednesday that 13 ships have been marooned at the port of Jizan in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Arabia's detention of Palestinians intolerable: Hamas official
“The Saudi arrest campaign cannot be understood or accepted. These are Palestinians, who love their country and their cause just like all Palestinians living in diaspora.
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Saudi hold talks with Houthis to break Yemen deadlock
The "back-channel" negotiations began after the Houthis announced they would stop launching retaliatory drone and missile attacks against positions inside Saudi Arabia if Riyadh stopped its aggression, the paper said Saturday.
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Anti-Iran allegations aimed at overshadowing inefficiency of Saudi arms: AQR chief custodian
Addressing a group of servicemen in a ceremony commemorating Abadan seizure anniversary in Mashhad, Hoj. Marvi said: “Abadan seizure was polished off with the best possible form in the most difficult situation.”
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Saudi Arabia sentences Shia cleric to 12 years in Jail
The rights group Prisoners of Conscience, which is an independent non-governmental organization advocating human rights in Saudi Arabia, announced in a post on its official Twitter page on Thursday .
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Holy Kaaba covered with a new Kiswah
This ritual took place after Morning Prayer on the 9th day of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah, .
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Muslim pilgrims converge on Saudi's Mina ahead of Hajj
Pilgrims coming from all over the world will spend one day and one night in prayer before setting out for Mt. Arafat located some 12 kilometers (around 8 miles) from Mecca .
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Over 2 million Muslims in Mecca for start of hajj pilgrimage
Male pilgrims wearing simple terry cloth white garments and women in conservative dress and headscarves are circling the cube-shaped Kaaba .
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Over 1.7 million pilgrims arrive in Mecca for Hajj rituals
The number of the arrivals through Monday was 1,664,974 by air, 92,844 by land and 17,249 pilgrims via a sea route, amounting to 1,775,067 pilgrims, according to a statement. Saudi officials reported the number of pilgrims this year will increase by 7% compared to last year's Hajj season.
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The Muslim pilgrimage of Hajj explained
The five-day pilgrimage is a once-in-a-lifetime obligation for all Muslims who have the physical and financial ability to undertake the journey.
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Muslim pilgrims from all over the world start arriving in Mecca ahead of Hajj season
Over 1,600,000 pilgrims had arrived in Saudi Arabia for the Hajj, which begins on August 9, according to the Saudi Ministry of Haj.
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Saudi cleric dies of medical negligence in regime detention
Sheikh Saleh Abdulaziz al-Dumairi died Saturday while being kept at Tarfiya prison in Saudi Arabia’s north-central city of Buraydah.
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Shia activists sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia
The report came as Saudi authorities executed two of Ali’s brothers, Ahmad and Hossein, on April 23 over their political activism..