Thani became ruler of Qatar in 1995 in a bloodless coup, his first steps were to consolidate his power — at the expense of the oldest tribe in the country, the Al-Ghufran tribe, whose human rights were repeatedly violated under his leadership.
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EgyptAir, a member of Star Alliance in collaboration with Rixos Seagate, the international luxury lifestyle resort hosted top level managers from Saudi travel agencies to a familiarization visit to the beautiful ultra all-inclusive resort by the (...)
Sudais, head of the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, has ordered the opening of King Abdulaziz Gate, main entrance to the Grand Mosque, for Umrah pilgrims and worshippers before the advent of the holy month of Ramadan.
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The regional ministerial conference on civil aviation security in Africa and Middle East, hosted by the ministry of civil aviation of Egypt, in collaboration with ICAO, started here today under the theme: Global Aviation Security Plan (GASEP).
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JEDDAH — The Saher traffic surveillance system has succeeded in bringing down road accidents in the Kingdom by 38 percent, according to the latest statistics released by the Traffic Department.
A report issued by the department (...)
Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on the death of Sheikh Saad Jaber Al-Azbi Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah.
In the cable, the Crown Prince said: "I have received with deep regret the news of death of Sheikh Saad Jaber Al-Azbi Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah. I send to Your (...)
Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on the death of Sheikh Saad Jaber Al-Azbi Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah.
In the cable, the Deputy Crown Prince said: "I have received with deep regret the news of death of Sheikh Saad Jaber Al-Azbi Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah. I send to Your (...)
Sudais, head of the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, delivered the Friday sermon at the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah this week. This was the first time Sheikh Al-Sudais delivered the Friday sermon from the pulpit of the Prophet's (...)
Sudais, head of the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, lauded on Friday the preemptive operation of the security forces that resulted in dismantling of terrorist cells from the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah. On behalf of the (...)
Asheikh led the funeral prayer for Prince Badr Bin Muhammad Bin Abdurahman Bin Faisal at Imam Turki Bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh on Monday. Emir of Riyadh Prince Faisal Bin Bandar and several other princes, senior officials and a group of citizens (...)
Sudais, head of the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, launches the new sound system for the marble pulpit of the Grand Mosque in a ceremony held at his office in Makkah on Monday. The system will start using for the Juma sermon (...)
Asheikh, the Grand Mufti of the Kingdom, chairman of the board of senior Ulema and general president for religious research and Ifta, condemned Iran's refusal to abide by the Shariah requirements and arrangements and regulations for organizing the (...)
Talib, imam and khateeb of the Grand Mosque, receives a souvenir during his recent visit to the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. A group of eminent personalities from the city who were present on the facilitation ceremony are Ahsan Raza IPS, (...)
Talib, imam and khateeb of the Grand Mosque, is seen with Mahmood Ali, deputy chief minister of Telangana; Mohammed Khaleequr Rahman, national coordinator, All India Congress Committee and Maulana Mohammed Raheemuddin Ansari of Darul Uloom (...)
Talib, imam and khateeb of the Grand Mosque, recently visited Darul Uloom Deoband, the largest Islamic institute of the Indian subcontinent, in Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state of India. He lauded the Islamic services being provided by the (...)
Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development and Chairman of the General Authority for Youth and Sports Welfare, officially launched the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge powered by Nissan. Sheikh Nahyan, accompanied by Mohammed Ben Sulayem, (...)
Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, stressing that the kingdom has spared no effort to provide assistance and extend a helping hand to Syrian refugees, recognizing the importance of support and relief for our brothers and friends and standing (...)
Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier, who leads the Kingdom's delegation at Egyptian Economy Development Conference (EEDC), received here today the Chairman of the Board of Director of General Electric (GE)Jeff Immelt, (...)
Azhar Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Al-Tayeb; the Secretary General of Muslim World League Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulmohsen Al-Turki; and the Kingdom's General Mufti, the Chairman of the Senior Ulema Commission, the Department of Religious research and Ifta Sheikh (...)
Shathri as Advisor at the Royal Court at the Excellent Rank.
The Royal Order also appointed Dr. Mohammed bin Ibrahim bin Mohammed Al-Helwah as Advisor at the Royal Court at the Excellent Rank.
The Royal Order also appointed Abdullah bin Abdulrahman (...)
Ahmad Al-Sabah for his sincere efforts during Kuwait's presidency of the previous session, which had a major role in encouraging joint work between GCC members.
The Qatari Emir expressed his gratitude to secretary general of the GCC as well all the (...)
stricken people, explaining that among the main reasons of the situation's deterioration is "the absence of a clear vision on the part of the influential forces in the international community to resolve this crisis, and the malfunctioning of the (...)
Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah stressed, in a speech before the 35th Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), that the "legitimate" concern and "unjustified" fear on the common march of the GCC member countries "compel us to work tirelessly to (...)
Azhar Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayyeb lauded the role of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and his strenuous efforts in support of Egypt and the Arab and Islamic nations. He expressed pleasure that Al-Azhar's prominent Ulema and teachers have unanimously (...)
Assaf, the Minister of Finance and Chairman of IDB's council of governors; and Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Ali, the IDB group's President.
Then, the Crown Prince shook hands with 12 children who came to Saudi Arabia on behalf of 1,000 orphan victims of the (...)