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 ...

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 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 ...

Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the burning of the Quran by far-right groups in Sweden. Issuing a statement early on Monday, the Saudi Arabian foreign ministry said that it condemned the ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...