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Saudi Arabia to hold ‘very limited’ hajj because of virus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Saudi Arabia said Tuesday that because of the coronavirus only “very limited numbers” of people will be allowed to perform the annual hajj pilgrimage that tradi...

DATE: Jun 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Religion

Ramadan in Mideast is for fasting and Facebook, data show

Residents spend 58 million more hours on social media platform during holy month

DATE: Jun 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

A look at the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world began fasting on Thursday from sunrise to sunset for the month of Ramadan, a time of contemplation, fortitude a...

DATE: May 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

UK art teacher wins $1M teaching prize for inner city work

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A British art teacher won a highly-competitive $1 million teaching prize on Sunday for her work with inner-city children in London, helping students feel welcom...

DATE: Mar 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education

Saudi Arabia to allow girls to play sports in public schools

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Saudi Arabia said Tuesday that it will grant girls in public schools access to physical education, a decision that comes after years of calls by women across th...

DATE: Jul 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

What is Ramadan and why do Muslims fast all day?

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Millions of Muslims around the world this week marked the start of Ramadan, a month of intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts. Here are some qu...

DATE: Jun 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Religion

Saudi Arabia looks to tourists

Country plans to open Mideast kingdom to select visitors

DATE: Apr 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New Islamic bloc to fight terrorism

Saudi Arabia announces military coalition

DATE: Dec 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

‘Halal tourism’ serves Muslim travelers

Hotels, apps help faithful follow religious customs

DATE: Nov 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Travel

Viral video sparks concern in Saudi over harassment of women

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – In a minute-long video uploaded to YouTube last month, two young Saudi women walk along the waterfront promenade in the kingdom’s Red Sea city of Jiddah as a gr...

DATE: Aug 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

For Muslims, fast key pillar of Ramadan

Daytime abstinence ends with nightly feast during Islam’s holiest month

DATE: Jun 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion

Saudi single women challenging tradition

Rising number of those who aren’t married alarming clerics

DATE: Jan 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family