
The Saudi government on Thursday released what it claims is “evidence” that Nimer al-Nimr, a Shi’ite cleric whose execution on charges of terrorism last week has sent shockwaves around the Islamic world, was “guilty.” Nimer’s killing by the hardline Sunni
by Ali Waked7 Jan 2016, 10:57 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – The ongoing crisis in Saudi-Iranian relations has trickled into the Saudi Arabia’s predominantly Shi’ite, oil-rich eastern region, Arab media outlets have reported. Saudi police launched an inquiry into an attack on a bus taking government officials to
by Ali Waked6 Jan 2016, 12:26 PM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – A Saudi bus driver was reportedly sentenced to imprisonment and flogging for allowing women to smoke, sing and dance in his vehicle, the Saidi-based SABQ news site reported on Wednesday. The male driver, who drove female students from
by Ali Waked6 Jan 2016, 4:42 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – A video showing Palestinian students dancing on campus has sparked controversy on social media. The video, showing men and women dancing the traditional Debka side by side, received more than 1.5 million views and thousands of comments
by Ali Waked6 Jan 2016, 4:34 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – Recently heightened tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran have been unfolding in the media as well as the political and military realms. The first victory on that front has been scored by the Saudis, after an Iranian
by Ali Waked5 Jan 2016, 8:51 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – Hamas security forces fixed surveillance cameras near the Gaza-Egypt border after Egyptian troops shot dead a young Gazan who swam into the country’s territorial waters. The cameras are meant to “document the Egyptian forces’ human rights violations,”
by Ali Waked5 Jan 2016, 8:31 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – The Egyptian government and media have stepped up efforts to quell potential riots on the fifth anniversary of the 2011 revolution. President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi fears that the Muslim Brotherhood will exploit today’s anniversary to stage riots against
by Ali Waked5 Jan 2016, 3:33 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – Saudi Arabia and Iran have been fighting proxy wars in Syria and Yemen for quite some time, but the execution of a Saudi Shi’ite cleric over the weekend threatens to increase tensions even further.
by Ali Waked4 Jan 2016, 11:15 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – The Saudi authorities executed 47 terror suspects over the weekend, including a Shi’ite cleric whose death sentence raised the ire of Iran and its supporters. Since Nimr Baqr al-Nimr’s execution, Iran and Saudi Arabia have traded accusations, the
by Ali Waked3 Jan 2016, 5:12 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – The former Grand Mufti of Egypt, Ali Gomaa, a controversial figure in the country, seems to have angered his conservative detractors even more than usual.
by Ali Waked1 Jan 2016, 3:29 AM PST0

Salafi militants in Gaza have released a video under the banner “prepare us,” in which they call on Islamic State sympathizers and other jihadists to help them “get ready for war in the Holy Land.” The video is the latest
by Ali Waked31 Dec 2015, 4:26 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – A Saudi man was arrested in a shopping mall in the city of Taeef while dressed in a niqab, a traditional women’s garb. The man, who is in his twenties, aroused the suspicion of a passer-by. He
by Ali Waked31 Dec 2015, 1:22 AM PST0

A Cairo court has extended the remand of a leading Egyptian importer after he was allegedly involved in a homosexual relationship. The defendant, A.A., is charged with “sodomy,” the court wrote in the injunction. The man is also accused of
by Ali Waked30 Dec 2015, 6:24 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – Twenty-three Saudi women have been indicted for membership of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, Al Arabiya website reported on Tuesday.
by Ali Waked29 Dec 2015, 8:55 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – Thousands of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood activists have declared themselves supporters of the Islamic State, according to a Muslim Brotherhood member and a diplomatic source in Egypt. In light of Cairo’s repression of the country’s largest opposition group,
by Ali Waked29 Dec 2015, 5:16 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – The Islamic State is an “army of terrorists” and its fighters are “soldiers for Israel,” the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Abd al Aziz bin Abdullah el-Sheik, said on Monday. “IS were set up against Muslims and at
by Ali Waked28 Dec 2015, 1:46 PM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – The Saudi authorities have banned a controversial woman poet from participating in cultural events for 15 years, the Qatari-British Al Quds newspaper reported on Sunday. Hind Al-Mutairi (pictured), a critic of patriarchy and polygamy, was precluded at
by Ali Waked27 Dec 2015, 7:49 AM PST0

Tunisia admitted that around 3,000 of its nationals have left for Syria and Iraq to fight in the ranks of the Islamic State, more than three times the number previously estimated. Walid Elwekeine, a spokesperson for the Tunisian Ministry of
by Ali Waked27 Dec 2015, 7:48 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – A 9-year-old boy got engaged to an 8-year-old girl in the Egyptian town of Shirbin, Egyptian news media reported.
by Ali Waked26 Dec 2015, 12:34 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – A young Saudi woman driver came under fire this week after a video of her driving a car in the city of Tabuk has gone viral on social media in the kingdom.
by Ali Waked24 Dec 2015, 12:41 PM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – A member of the Fatah Central Committee pledged on Wednesday that the killing of a top Hezbollah operative “will not go unaccounted for.” Al Ahmad, a loyalist of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, called Sunday’s assassination of Samir
by Ali Waked24 Dec 2015, 3:59 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – Although some member states are not aware of its existence, the ideology behind a Saudi-led anti-Islamic State coalition is challenging the jihadi organization’s theological underpinnings, the Mufti of Egypt told Asharq Al Awsat newspaper. Shawki Alam, the religious leader
by Ali Waked23 Dec 2015, 3:58 AM PST0

Jaffa, Israel – Palestinian social media has been abuzz with references to Hassan Nasrallah’s speech in the wake of the elimination of a top Hezbollah operative earlier this week, allegedly by Israel.
by Ali Waked22 Dec 2015, 2:23 PM PST0

The Hamas leadership has sent Hezbollah a missive of condolences following Sunday’s assassination of operative Samir Kuntar, a gesture that irked some of its supporters, Breitbart Jerusalem has learned. Two letters were sent to the Lebanese militia, one signed by
by Ali Waked22 Dec 2015, 10:22 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – The Islamic State organization has published a ban on satellite dishes and receivers in areas under its control in Syria, Iraq and Libya. “It is forbidden to sell, distribute and repair satellite transmitters and receivers everywhere in
by Ali Waked22 Dec 2015, 8:37 AM PST0