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     Saudi Interior Ministry identifies Najran suicide bomber: Saad Saeed Saad Al-Harthy A blast triggered by a suicide bomber has killed 15 people at a mosque inside a special forces headquarters in Saudi Arabia near the border with Yemen. An interior ministry spokesman said on Thursday that the "terrorist" attack took place during noon prayers in the city of Abha, in the southern province of Asir. Twelve of those killed were members of a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit, while the other three were workers at the compound, officials said. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has claimed responsibility for the attack that also left nine others wounded. Earlier, state media said 17 people were killed. Saudi Television said initial information indicated that the blast occurred after a suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt. Earlier speaking to Al Jazeera, a Saudi political analyst said that if the latest attack is proven to b...

Saudi Arabia is the center of Islam and Islamic teachings for the Muslims of the world. Its the most happening place for the Muslims. Muslims travel Saudi Arabia in large numbers every year to perform different religious rituals and specially the Hajj. The events like theses are the best examples to show that Islam is a religion of unity and love. Specially at the events of Hajj we have never observed any event of any kind of violence because true Muslims are there. Just like this its not the Hajj only. Muslims from different parts of the world travel Saudi Arabia to visit different religious places as well. Islam originated from the sandy lands of Saudi Arabia. The lands where people used to live in hand made houses and used to survive on cattels have turned into luxurious localities and multi billion $ empires. This didnt happen in a fort night. But they people of the Saudi lands discovered the blessing of oil and petrol that was one of the basic needs of the world. Not onl...

Includes Live Makkah Prayers Transmission (Regular Prayers and Taraweeh Prayers) This page provides live transmission of the Saudi TV Channel One in Arabic. During Ramadan, you will be able to see live Taraweeh prayers as well Insha'Allah. During other days, you can watch live Makkah Prayers. Just find the time of prayers and tune in at that time. Sometimes, the TV goes off hour during Saudi off-hour local times. At other times, you can watch other programs that Muslims, Arabs and even non-Arabs may find very useful. You can also find programs that can help you plan your travel to Saudi-Arabia either for Hajj, Umrah or just a visit for business or vacation. This transmission does usually require high speed Internet connection for better viewing. You must bookmark this page to be able to return to this page ! You must also have ActiveX control installed to view the transmission ! If you do not see the live Saudi Transmission below, you will have to download the appropriate plug...

CNews WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said its executive board approved a credit of 7 billion and 600 million dollars for Pakistan, the Fund's first rescue in Asia since the global financial crisis began.The credit will "support the country's economic stabilization program," the IMF said in a brief statement.The Fund and Pakistan had already announced an agreement in principle earlier this month on the key elements of an economic program to be supported by an SDR 5.17 billion (about US$7.6 billion) 23-month Stand-By Arrangement, seeking approval by the IMF Executive Board.The agreement was aimed at staving off a balance of payments crisis that has raised the prospect of the nation defaulting on its foreign debts.With today’s approval Pakistan is likely to receive between $3.5 billion and $4 billion initially, while the rest will be distributed in six equal installments.The official signing ceremony of the loan agreement between Pakistan and the I...