The funeral was religious, but it was also theatre of state. Iran used it to tell its own public that the state could still ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia has summoned Sweden’s ambassador to denounce a Quran burning outside a Stockholm mosque that sparked a diplomatic backlash across the Muslim world, state media ...

Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, on Tuesday reiterated the Kingdom’s strong condemnation of the repeated acts against Islam in Sweden and Denmark, ...

Saudi Arabia will honor the victors of the 44th edition of the King Abdulaziz International Holy Quran Competition for Memorization, Recital and Explanation at the Grand Mosque on Wednesday. The ...

Saudi Arabia on Thursday condemned an extremist in Sweden who burnt copies of the Quran outside the Stockholm Central Mosque following Eid al-Adha prayers. According to media reports, the man wiped ...

The UN General Assembly also adopted a resolution that condemns violence against holy books as a violation of international law. After a Quran was burned in Europe, more extremists have gathered and ...

Cairo: Around SR3.3 million worth of prizes have been given away to reciters of the Holy Quran at a national competition in Saudi Arabia, a government minister has said. The King Salman Prize for ...

Saudi Arabia on Friday summoned the Danish charge d'affaires over desecration and burning of copies of the Holy Quran in Copenhagen. The Saudi Foreign Ministry in a statement said it handed the Danish ...

Jordan on Saturday strongly condemned the desecration of the Holy Quran in Denmark, calling it "a manifestation of Islamophobia." In a statement, the Foreign Ministry strongly condemned irresponsible ...

A Saudi and an Iranian have emerged as the big winners in the Otr Elkalam (Scent of Speech) contest, an international Quran recitation and azan (call to prayer) competition, Arab News reported. Saudi ...

As the world’s largest Quran recitation and call to prayer (athan) contest, the Otr Elkalam competition is organized by the General Entertainment Authority (GEA). Shahmoradi was awarded 3 million ...