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IN MEDINA, HOWEVER, THE SCHOOL'S WARNING SIGN AND POTENTIAL GUN-TOTING TEACHERS HASN'T SEEMED TO UNNERVE MANY PARENTS.

Her hope, she told the TV station, is that potential bad guys might "think twice" before entering her school to harm someone...

22nd September, 2016 317

seattletimes.com

MUSLIMS BELIEVE IBRAHIM'S FAITH WAS TESTED WHEN GOD COMMANDED HIM TO SACRIFICE HIS ONLY SON ISMAIL.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates AP -- Around 2 million Muslims from around the world are beginning the five-day hajj pilgrimage on Saturday...

12th September, 2016 2

FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS, PILGRIMS HAVE COME TO SAUDI ARABIA TO SANCTIFY GOD IN ISLAM'S HOLIEST SITE, HEEDING THE COMMAND OF THE QURAN: "AND PROCLAIM TO MANKIND THE HAJJ.

If you buy them in Mecca or Medina, it's around $35 a kilo...

10th September, 2016 1782

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15th August, 2016 0

smh.com.au

AMIRI BELIEVED HIS ESTRANGED WIFE WOULD NEVER LEAVE IRAN, AND HE DECIDED TO GO ALONE, WITHOUT HIS SON.

Hanged Iranian scientist's love for his son could have been his undoing...

8th August, 2016 8

seattletimes.com

AMIRI FIRST VANISHED IN 2009 WHILE ON A RELIGIOUS PILGRIMAGE TO MUSLIM HOLY SITES IN SAUDI ARABIA.

Iran executes nuclear scientist who was convicted of spying...

8th August, 2016 2

IRAN NUCLEAR SCIENTIST SHAHRAM AMIRI HANGED FOR SPYING

Shahram Amiri executed for revealing top secrets to US after returning voluntarily to Tehran...

8th August, 2016 54

BY ALL ACCOUNTS, MR. AMIRI WAS NOT IN THE INNER CIRCLE AROUND MOHSEN FAKHRIZADEH, THE SCIENTIST WHO HAD RUN THE WEAPONS SIDE OF THE IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM.

But Mr. Amiri had seen a lot; he worked at the academic center of research for the Iranian program...

8th August, 2016 58

ANALYSTS ABROAD SUGGESTED IRANIAN AUTHORITIES MAY HAVE THREATENED AMIRI'S FAMILY BACK IN IRAN, FORCING HIM TO RETURN.

In interviews, amiri described being kidnapped and held against his will by saudi and american spies...

8th August, 2016 17

independent.co.uk

HOW MUSLIMS AROUND THE WORLD ARE COMING TO TERMS WITH ONE OF THE BLOODIEST RAMADANS IN RECENT HISTORY

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16th July, 2016 23

cnn.com

HUSSAIN STILL HAS VIVID MEMORIES SEEING FARAAZ HOSSAIN WALKING AROUND EMORY'S BUSINESS SCHOOL CAMPUS.

It is where I fell in love with Islam after a long period of darkness, she told CNN...

8th July, 2016 78

japantimes.co.jp

IN PAKISTAN, THOUSANDS ATTENDED EID AL-FITR PRAYERS AT A MOSQUE IN KARACHI.

We have to show solidarity and stand to eliminate sectarianism, said worshipper Muhammad Ikhlaq...

7th July, 2016 3

EXTREMIST ATTACKS KILLED 350 PEOPLE ACROSS SEVERAL COUNTRIES DURING THE HOLY MONTH AS DAESH TRIES TO DIVERT ATTENTION FROM ITS BATTLEFIELD HUMILIATIONS.

The apparently co-ordinated attacks suggested Daesh was to blame, although no one claimed responsibility...

6th July, 2016 4

IDEOLOGICALLY, THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE ISLAMIC STATE AND SAUDI ARABIA IS ESSENTIALLY OVER WHOSE MODEL FOR ISLAMIC STATEHOOD IS CORRECT.

Saudi Arabia Blamed for Spawning Jihadists Is Again Their Target...

6th July, 2016 226

MORE ON WORLDVIEWS THE SAD TRUTH ABOUT ISIS'S WORST-EVER TERRORIST ATTACK TURKEY'S CAT-AND-MOUSE GAME WITH THE ISLAMIC STATE

Despite suffering significant battlefield reverses in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State has showed its capacity to inflict harm on a wide and devastating scale...

6th July, 2016 60

japantimes.co.jp

THE NATURE OF THE ATTACKS AND THEIR APPARENTLY COORDINATED TIMING SUGGESTED THE ISLAMIC STATE GROUP COULD BE TO BLAME, ALTHOUGH NO ONE CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY.

The attacks come as the IS group is increasingly on the defensive in both Syria and Iraq...

6th July, 2016 1

THE ONE IN BANGLADESH MAY HAVE BEEN ISLAMIC STATE-INSPIRED BUT ALSO HAVE LOCAL ROOTS, THE OFFICIAL SAID.

Building and maintaining a caliphate has possibly been more expensive and complicated than Islamic State first realized, the U.S. official said...

6th July, 2016 109

REUTERS THE ATTACK NEAR THE PROPHET'S MOSQUE IN THE SAUDI ARABIAN CITY OF MEDINA -- THE SECOND HOLIEST SITE IN ISLAM -- TOOK PLACE AROUND SUNSET.

The attack near the Prophet's Mosque in the Saudi Arabian city of Medina -- the second holiest site in Islam -- took place around sunset...

5th July, 2016 18

THERE WERE THREE SEPARATE BOMBINGS IN SAUDI ARABIA ON MONDAY, INCLUDING A BRAZEN SUICIDE ATTACK OUTSIDE THE PROPHET'S MOSQUE IN MEDINA, THE SECOND HOLIEST PLACE IN ISLAM.

And what a bloody month it has been, with militants or those pledging allegiance to ISIS carrying out attacks that have killed hundreds...

5th July, 2016 145

theguardian.com

SUICIDE BOMBERS ATTACK SITES IN SAUDI ARABIA INCLUDING MOSQUE IN MEDINA

Attackers kill four at Medina mosque housing Muhammad's tomb and also strike outside the US consulate in Jeddah and in Shia-majority Qatif...

5th July, 2016 1907

THREE SUICIDE ATTACKS IN SAUDI ARABIA EXTEND GLOBAL WAVE OF BOMBINGS AND A BLOODY WEEK

The Islamic State also did not claim the attack in Istanbul, but Turkish investigators say the group is the leading suspect...

5th July, 2016 717

SAUDI ARABIA NAMES PAKISTANI MAN AS JEDDAH SUICIDE BOMBER

An Interior Ministry statement issued on Tuesday identified the man behind the Jeddah attack as 34-year-old Abdullah Qalzar Khan...

5th July, 2016 5

ISIL TURNS 'SHOCK AND AWE' DOCTRINE AGAINST ISLAM

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ISIL is not a territorial threat to any national sovereignty...

5th July, 2016 95

MUSLIM WORLD UNITES TO CONDEMN DEADLY ATTACK NEAR PROPHET MUHAMMAD'S TOMB IN SAUDI ARABIA'S MEDINA.

Saudi Arabia Bombings target Medina and Qatif mosques The blast followed two more attacks, in Jeddah and Qatif, also on Monday...

5th July, 2016 997

sbs.com.au

CAIRO-BASED AL-AZHAR, THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY IN SUNNI ISLAM, CONDEMNED THE ATTACKS AND STRESSED THE SANCTITY OF THE HOUSES OF GOD, ESPECIALLY THE PROPHET'S MOSQUE.

Witness describes suicide bombing that killed four at Saudi Arabia holy site...

5th July, 2016 1

SAUDI ARABIA NAMES PAKISTANI MAN AS SUICIDE BOMBER AT MEDINA HOLY SITE

Millions of Muslims from around the world visit the mosque every year as part of their pilgrimage to Mecca...

5th July, 2016 21

smh.com.au

SAUDI ARABIAN OFFICIALS 'SMUGGLED DRUGS IN HAJ PILGRIMS' BUSES'

In a series of YouTube videos, Major Rashidi alleged that one method was the twin buses game ...

5th July, 2016 2

IN 2004, FIVE PEOPLE STORMED THE US CONSULATE IN JEDDAH WITH BOMBS AND GUNS, KILLING FOUR SAUDI SECURITY PERSONNEL OUTSIDE AND FIVE LOCAL STAFF WITHIN.

Bomber blows himself up near US consulate in Jeddah...

5th July, 2016 829

sbs.com.au

HOLY SITE AND US CONSULATE TARGETED IN SAUDI ARABIA ATTACKS

At about the same time as the Medina blast, another bomber killed himself in Qatif, residents there said...

5th July, 2016 7

EXPLOSIONS HIT MEDINA, QATIF, AND JEDDAH IN SAUDI ARABIA

Explosions hit 3 cities in Saudi Arabia, killing at least 4...

5th July, 2016 1036

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THE MOSQUE IS THE BURIAL PLACE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD AND MEDINA THE SECOND-HOLIEST CITY IN ISLAM AFTER MECCA.

A suicide bomber has killed four security officers and injured five near one of Islam's holiest sites in the Saudi city of Medina, the government says...

5th July, 2016 5557

usatoday.com

SCORES DEAD IN CRANE COLLAPSE IN MECCA'S GRAND MOSQUE

At least 107 dead in crane collapse in mecca's grand mosque...

11th September, 2015 3386

dailymail.co.uk

OFFICERS MONITOR SCREENS MONITORING 100K SECURITY MEN PREPARING FOR MECCA PILGRIMS

The pilgrimage this year comes as Saudi Arabia faces an expansion of Islamic State group attacks...

20th September, 2015 2871

TWO WOMEN IN SAUDI ARABIA MADE HISTORY LAST WEEK WHEN THEY BECAME THE COUNTRY'S FIRST REGISTERED FEMALE VOTERS, ACCORDING TO LOCAL MEDIA.

Two women in Saudi Arabia made history last week when they became the country's first registered female voters according to local media...

24th August, 2015 2383

AS MORMONS AND MUSLIMS, WE TRACE OUR LINEAGE TO FATHER ABRAHAM.

Because like Muslims, Mormons do not drink alcohol, our trip to the temple is usually followed by a stop at Dairy Queen...

12th December, 2015 2186

bbc.co.uk

BRADFORD DAWOOD FAMILY 'SPLIT TO CROSS SYRIA BORDER'

Bradford dawood family split to cross syria border...

19th June, 2015 1858

bbc.co.uk

MISSING BRADFORD SISTER 'MAY ALREADY BE IN SYRIA'

Missing bradford sister may already be in syria...

17th June, 2015 1683

SHEIKH NIMR HAD ADVOCATED FOR GREATER POLITICAL RIGHTS FOR SHIITES IN SAUDI ARABIA AND SURROUNDING COUNTRIES.

Saudi Arabia's execution of the Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr could escalate tensions in the Muslim world even further...

4th January, 2016 1342

SAUDI ARABIA PROMISES INVESTIGATION AFTER CRANE COLLAPSE KILLS 107 IN MECCA'S GRAND MOSQUE

The Grand Mosque is usually at its most crowded on Fridays, the Muslim day of prayer...

12th September, 2015 1187

A VIRTUAL NEWS BLACKOUT ON THE DISASTER HAS PREVAILED IN SAUDI ARABIA'S NEWS MEDIA SINCE.

A spokesman for the Saudi Embassy in Washington declined to comment...

10th December, 2015 1175

theguardian.com

SAUDI ARABIAA??S NEW KING PROMISES CONTINUITY AFTER DEATH OF ABDULLAH

Saudi arabia's new king promises continuity after death of abdullah...

24th January, 2015 1048

PHOTO BY LINDA DAVIDSON THE WASHINGTON POST KEITH ELLISON, THE MOST PROMINENT MUSLIM ELECTED OFFICIAL IN AMERICA, WAS HAVING A PRETTY GOOD DAY.

I'm not a scholar of Islamic history or jurisprudence or anything...

13th December, 2015 1002

SAUDI OFFICIALS CRANE COLLAPSE AT MECCA GRAND MOSQUE KILLS AT LEAST 107

An Al Jazeera reporter in Mecca said the crane toppled onto the third floor of the Grand Mosque about 5 45 p.m...

11th September, 2015 883

huffingtonpost.co.uk

WE NEED TO TACKLE THE UNENDING RIVALRY BETWEEN SHIA IRAN AND SUNNI SAUDI ARABIA, WHICH SPLITS THE REGION AND FUELS THE VIOLENCE.

Paris Attacks Middle East's Wars Arrive in Europe...

15th November, 2015 644

SAUDI OFFICIALS BLAMED DISORDERLY PILGRIMS FOR THE DEATHS WHILE PROCEEDING WITH AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION.

The stampede dominated Friday Prayer sessions in Tehran, with worshipers chanting for the death of the Saudi royal family...

25th September, 2015 597

FORMER GUANTANAMO BAY PRISONER ARRIVES IN BRITAIN HOURS AFTER RELEASE

Aamer praised his supporters for their campaign to secure his release and for their efforts to "bring an end to Guantanamo."...

30th October, 2015 531

AFTER THE BRUSSELS ATTACKS THIS WEEK, SAUDI ARABIA ISSUED A STRONG CONDEMNATION OF THE VIOLENCE.

Analysts point to the inroads made in Belgium by the more conservative, orthodox brand of Islam espoused by the kingdom of Saudi Arabia...

23rd March, 2016 503

MR BALALA SAID KENYA NEEDS TO BE KNOWN AS MORE THAN A COASTAL OR SAFARI DESTINATION.

It is part of promoting Kenya that we have different activities...

18th January, 2016 488

VIDEO MOMENT CRANE COLLAPSES AT MECCA'S GRAND MOSQUE

At least 87 people killed in Mecca after construction crane collapses...

12th September, 2015 473

IT AIMS IN PART TO REDUCE SAUDI ARABIA'S HEAVY DEPENDENCE ON OIL, DIVERSIFY ITS ECONOMY AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SAUDI CITIZENS.

While Mr. Naimi had long expressed the desire to retire, the suddenness of his exit struck some analysts as a sign of Prince Mohammed's displaying muscle...

8th May, 2016 435

MUSLIM PARTICIPANTS CAME FROM 120 COUNTRIES, AND THE CONFERENCE ALSO DREW REPRESENTATIVES OF MANY OTHER FAITHS.

"Overwhelmingly, Muslim populations will be in agreement with this declaration," he said...

4th February, 2016 343

PILGRIMS DIE IN BUS CRASH BETWEEN MECCA AND MEDINA

At least 19 Egyptians killed when their bus overturned in Saudi Arabia, between two cities considered holy to Muslims...

20th March, 2016 336

OR I GUESS I SHOULD SAY, ONCE AGAIN, THIS WAS NOT A GOOD NIGHT FOR THE CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY.

How Bad Was Election Night for California Republicans...

9th June, 2016 302

POLICE IN LOS ANGELES SAID THE TWO MEN WERE HAVING AN ARGUMENT AND MEDINA RETREATED INTO HIS BEDROOM WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND.

Police said Medina was being held on bail of 1 million 663,000 ...

2nd February, 2015 289

usatoday.com

SUICIDE BOMBER HITS NEAR U.S. CONSULATE IN SAUDI ARABIA

Post to Facebook Suicide bomber hits near U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia A suspected suicide bomber reportedly carried out an attack near the diplomatic site...

4th July, 2016 231

MUSLIM PILGRIMS AND RESCUERS GATHER AROUND PEOPLE WHO WERE CRUSHED BY OVERCROWDING IN MINA SAUDI ARABIA DURING THE ANNUAL HAJJ PILGRIMAGE ON THURSDAY SEPT.

Muslim pilgrims and rescuers gather around people who were crushed by overcrowding in Mina, Saudi Arabia during the annual hajj pilgrimage on Thursday, Sept...

24th September, 2015 195

sbs.com.au

11 CULTURES THAT DON'T CELEBRATE NEW YEAR'S DAY ON JAN 1

Also called the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, Chinese New Year signifies the beginning of the spring harvest season...

31st December, 2015 187

EXCLUSIVE SAUDI ARABIA TO HALT FLIGHTS, TRADE WITH IRAN

Tehran has consistently denied those charges and itself has accused Riyadh of supporting militancy through its backing of Islamist rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad...

5th January, 2016 186

dailymail.co.uk

ANNUAL HAJJ PILGRIMAGE SEES 2M MUSLIMS IN SAUDI ARABIA AT MECCA'S GRAND MOSQUE

Each year hundreds of thousands of Muslims descend on Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform a series of rituals and prayers aimed at erasing past sins...

22nd September, 2015 167

usatoday.com

DOZENS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN A SERIES OF ATTACKS IN PARIS ON 13 NOVEMBER.

A woman is evacuated from the Bataclan theater after a shooting in Paris...

13th November, 2015 162

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CHUCK SCHUMER FINALLY STANDING UP TO PRESIDENT OBAMA.

Chuck Schumer finally stands up to President Obama...

14th September, 2016 84

theguardian.com

EVEN INSIDE IRAQI KURDISTAN, UNITY IS STRAINED AND FRAGILE.

Iraqi Kurdistan is already struggling with an economic collapse, the battle against Isis and the ongoing refugee crisis...

28th August, 2016 7

www.rt.com

RT SAUDI-LED COALITION AIR STRIKES ARE CAUSING A HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE IN YEMEN, WITH THOUSANDS OF DEATHS.

'News blackout prevents Americans from knowing what is happening in Yemen'...

21st August, 2016 0

SAUDI ARABIA AND KUWAIT, BOTH MEMBERS OF A NINE-COUNTRY COALITION THAT INCLUDES EGYPT, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AND SUDAN, ARE IMPORTANT DONORS TO UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES, INCLUDING UNICEF.

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7th June, 2016 99

UN BLACKLISTS ARAB COALITION FOR CHILD DEATHS IN YEMEN

Force blamed for 60 percent of child deaths and injuries in 2015 for inclusion in list which also features Houthis...

3rd June, 2016 61

THE ISSUES OF LGBT RIGHTS AND PARTICIPATION IN EVENTS AT THE UNITED NATIONS HAVE LONG BEEN CONTENTIOUS.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has advocated for LGBT equality but faced opposition from African, Arab and Muslim states as well as Russia and China...

17th May, 2016 642

nbcnews.com

AMERICAN ISIS FIGHTER A 'GOLD MINE' FOR US INTELLIGENCE

American ISIS Fighter a Gold Mine for US Intelligence...

31st March, 2016 177

PRINCE TURKI, A FORMER SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO WASHINGTON, APPEARS TO BE THE FIRST SENIOR MEMBER OF THE SAUDI ROYAL FAMILY TO PUBLICLY CRITICIZE OBAMA'S COMMENTS.

Saudi Arabia's role in the conflicts in Syria and Yemen is cited, as is the recent creation of an Islamic military alliance against terrorism...

14th March, 2016 311

ibtimes.com

OFFERING TO SEND GROUND TROOPS TO SYRIA WAS A DRASTIC CHANGE FOR SAUDI ARABIA AND ITS GULF ALLIES.

'Airstrikes Are Not Enough' To Fight ISIS Will Saudi Arabia Send Ground Troops To Syria?...

15th February, 2016 28

(REPORTING BY ALI ABDELATY; WRITING BY SAMI ABOUDI; ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY DOINA CHIACU IN WASHINGTON; EDITING BY DOMINIC EVANS AND ALISON WILLIAMS)

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4th February, 2016 89