The Arab share of Japan’s oil imports for May, as reported by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, amounted to 62.44 million barrels — 95.3 percent of all the oil Japan imported that month. Imports during the month from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and the neutral zone between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait…
London: A campaigner for Nigel Farage, the Reform Party leader in the UK, has called for mosques to be “turned into Wetherspoons pubs,” The Times reported on Friday. The comments add to wider controversy over the behavior of Reform candidates and officials. An undercover reporter from Channel 4 filmed the canvasser, Andrew Parker, in Clacton,…
Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Wildlife in collaboration with the Riyadh Region Municipality, inaugurated the first supervisory council for the Ibex protected area, which encompasses the governorates of Howtat Bani Tamim and Al-Hariq, the Saudi Press Agency reported.The initiative aims to involve local communities and relevant stakeholders to enhance management practices within the protected area,…
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi arrived in Jeddah on Friday to perform Hajj as the first day of the annual pilgrimage got underway. El-Sisi arrived in the Kingdom on Thursday and later prayed at the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. Wearing the ihram, the president was seen off by the governor of Madinah Prince Salman bin Sultan…
More than 2 million pilgrims from around the world spent Tarwiyah Day in Mina on Friday as they prepare for the most important day of Hajj. The pilgrims followed in the footsteps of Prophet Mohammed as they made their final preparations for Waqfah at Arafat, the pinnacle of the annual pilgrimage, on Saturday. Efficient traffic…
The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) has signed a $1m core contribution agreement with UN Women, in a bid to reinforce its commitment to promote empowering women and girls worldwide. The funds will place a major impact on UN Women’s initiatives in key areas, including economic empowerment, ending violence against women, supporting women’s leadership and…
Muslims embarking on the sacred pilgrimage of Hajj this year have been urged by the government to be mindful of the guidelines and regulations in place to protect the well-being of all. Obtaining a Hajj permit is the most crucial step before embarking on the journey. This requirement applies to citizens, residents and visitors. Failure…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political alliance won India’s weeks-long general election on Tuesday, but the opposition said voters had sent a clear message after his Hindu nationalist party lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in a decade. Commentators and exit polls had projected an overwhelming victory for Modi, whose campaign wooed…
Eruptions on Mount Kanlaon on the central island of Negros prompting warnings for nearby residents to wear facemasks due to the threat of falling ash The alert level for a Philippine volcano was raised Monday after an “explosive eruption” sent a plume of ash and steam five kilometres (three miles) into the sky, the volcanology…
MALE, Maldives: The Indian Ocean nation of the Maldives will ban Israelis from the luxury tourist hot spot, the office of the president said Sunday, announcing a national rally in “solidarity with Palestine.”The Maldives, a tiny Islamic republic of more than 1,000 strategically located coral islets, is known for its secluded sandy white beaches, shallow…
