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Category Archives: Saudi Arabia
Twitter Thread: Saudi Purge
In a surprising move, Saudi Arabia arrests princes and ex-ministers amid “anti-corruption crackdown.” 11 princes, and dozens of ministers were arrested in sweeping purge. So in one day, #SaudiArabia turned the table in #Lebanon, was hit by a ballistic missile … Continue reading
Posted in Saudi Arabia, Twitter Thread
Tagged MBS, Mohamed Bin Salman, Saudi Arabia, Walid Bin Talal
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Banning the Niqab is a ban of disguised identity, not Islamic dress code
Two women wearing niqab face veils (file pic) Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images The canton of Ticino, an Italian-speaking region of Switzerland, has banned the Niqab, the face veil worn by some Muslims. The decision came after a referendum in 2013, … Continue reading
Posted in Best Read, Egypt, Islam, Saudi Arabia, women rights
Tagged Egypt, Europe, Hijab, Islam, Niqab, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, women rights
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Egypt and the land
“Awad sold his land” is a slogan that surfaced in Egypt following president Abdel Fatah al-Sisi’s agreement with Saudi Arabia to transfer two Red Sea islands (Tiran and Sanafir) to Saudi sovereignty. Egypt has been controlling those strategically placed … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Tagged Al-Sisi, Egypt, middle-east, Sanafir, Saudi Arabia, Tiran
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How to enslave a woman – An #ISIL Fatwa (Ruling) Translation
Yesterday, I wrote about Nadia Murad, the Yazidi girl who was captured and raped by ISIS. For more perspective about her ordeal and thousands of other innocent girls, the Muslim world must be aware of how those thugs abuse Islam. … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Short Comments
Tagged ISIS, Islamic State, Nadia Murad, Slavery
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Egyptian Aak 2015 – Week 13 ( March 23-28)
( Egypt’s El-Sisi receives Qatari Emir ahead of Arab summit via Ahram) Main Headlines Monday Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan sign an initial agreement on sharing water from the Nile River El-Sisi arrives to Addis Ababa to address the Ethiopian … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Tagged Arab League Summit, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sharm el-Sheikh Arab Summit, Sisi, Yemen
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Any Vietnam in Yemen will not be Egypt’s Vietnam
( Yemen ‘s sixties civil war- gettyimages) After Saudi Arabia and its regional allies started their air strikes against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, it did not take long for Egypt to announce its military support for the Saudi … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Tagged #Iran, Decisive Storm, Egypt, GCC, Houthis, King Salman, Nasser, Saudi Arabia, Sisi, Yemen
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There is nothing funny about the declaration of the ‘Caliphate’
Photo via Reuters Initially published in Turkish Hurriyet Daily It may be amusing to some, but there is nothing funny about the declaration of the “Caliphate” by the militant group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The rise of … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Islam, Middle East, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey
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Qatar and the GCC rift
Here are three interesting pieces about the recent crisis in the Gulf, which I like to share with you. First: Bilal Saab, Foreign Affairs “The dispute between GCC members had been simmering for a while, and it was only a … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Politics, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Tagged GCC, Gulf states, middle-east, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
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Middle East Digest. December 2013 Part II
Iran British envoy to visit Iran for first time in two years Iran ready to discuss island dispute with UAE Iran’s Zarif stretches Gulf trip to include UAE Iran diplomacy must be backed by military power: Chuck Hagel Hassan Rouhani … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Middle East, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria
Tagged #Iran, #Syria, Lebanon, Libya, middle-east, politics, Sudan, Tunisia
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Saudi Clerics and Christmas
In an interview last November, Saudi cleric Khaled Al-Felaij said Muslims are forbidden from greeting Christians and Jews on their holidays. He labeled Jews and Christians as infidels and explained that their celebration were “based upon falsehood, heresy, and polytheism,” … Continue reading →