A prominent Saudi religious scholar said that people could delay their midday prayers to avoid excessive heat. “The Islamic ministry should tell all mosques to postpone the noon prayers (Dhohur) until the last moment possible in hot areas in order to help worshippers avoid the scorching sun,” Shaikh Abdulmohsin Alabikan, said. “Such a delay...
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The foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council, an alliance of six Arabian Gulf states, have recommended the establishment of a human rights commission. The panel will highlight the steps taken by the GCC states to improve the rights situation of the Gulf citizens in line with Arab and Islamic values, the ministers said...
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Kuwait has set up a committee to look into ways to limit marriages between Kuwaiti men and foreign women. The committee will study the marriage application cases and will review suggestions to limit the marriage of Kuwaiti men with foreigners abroad. Even though an overwhelming majority of Kuwaiti men prefer to marry their countrywomen,...
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A Kuwaiti lawmaker has put pressure on the education minister after a college dean took part in a forum that referred to the waterway between Iran and Arab countries as the Persian Gulf. “The participation of the dean in the forum under this name means that he supports referring to the Gulf as the...
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Delayed payment of salaries, denial of flight tickets, non-payment of end-of-service benefits and vacation allowance were the most common complaints received by Qatar’s labour ministry during the first quarter of 2010, an official report has indicated. Payment delay comprised 93% of the total complaints, while denial of flight tickets amounted to 91.2%, and end-of-service...
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