Politics

Protests break out in parts of the country. Police presence beefed up. Critics of the law call its timing cynical.

As the sermon about the Muslim holy month of Ramadan sounded over the speakers from Al Aqsa Mosque, 13-year-old Yousef al-Sideeq sat on a bench outside the compound’s gates.

Weeks before a national election, the Indian government has abruptly announced that it will begin enforcing a citizenship law that had remained dormant since late 2019 after inciting deadly riots by opponents who called it anti-Muslim.

RIYADH: Christophe Farnaud, the EU ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Oman, outlined the bloc’s three priorities regarding the Gaza crisis: humanitarian assistance, joint action, and the search for a long-term solution.

King Salman said the suffering of the Palestinians pained him, stressing the need for safe humanitarian corridors He also prayed that God bestow peace and blessings on the Muslim nation and the world during Ramadan

Aramco chief sees healthy global oil market throughout 2024 Oil giant may partner with MidOcean outside of Australia Discussions ongoing for Renault-Geely engines tie-up Looking at LNG opportunities in U.S. DUBAI, March 10 (Reuters) - Saudi A...

Lt. Gen. Mohammed Al-Bassami, the director of Saudi Public Security, has stated the Umrah security plan for Ramadan 2024 includes a well-organized system to manage crowds, especially during prayer times, with specific attention given to Tarawih and TaHajj...

Ambassador Ali Awadh Asseri says ongoing brutality “will not make any human being happy, especially in the Muslim world”

India has announced rules that would allow it to implement a controversial citizenship bill that excludes Muslims.

Halimah Yacob laments world’s ‘dithering’ over ceasefire efforts, urging people to ‘stand on the side of humanity’ in Facebook post shared by law minister K. Shanmugam Analysts say their remarks are a bid by the government to ‘calibrate and humanise the...

The ‘aggression’ the Philippines faces from China in the disputed sea is unprecedented, says the country’s ambassador to the US, Jose Manuel Romualdez While there is a US-Philippine mutual defence treaty, invoking the pact will mean ‘all hell breaks loos...

Politburo vows to make the policy environment ‘transparent and predictable’ at meeting on Thursday The message comes amid lingering weak expectations about the business climate of the world’s second largest economy

Amid strain over Ukraine war, China-US tension and trade rows, analyst says a potential Europe trip by Xi may help two sides reduce ‘misperceptions’ Trip has not been confirmed by Beijing and no official itinerary announced but speculation suggests Xi ma...