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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 18, 2023. Source: Saudi Foreign Ministry/Twitter.

PA chief Abbas, senior Hamas officials in Saudi Arabia

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Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on Tuesday. The Fatah leader’s visit comes at the same time that a delegation from rival political...
The Kaaba in Mecca surrounded by worshippers at the center of Islam's most important mosque, the Great Mosque of Mecca. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Person accused of helping Jewish journalist enter Mecca arrested and charged

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The Saudi man accused of helping a Jewish journalist with Israel’s Channel 13 sneak into the holy Muslim city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Monday was arrested and charged by Saudi Authorities on Friday. The man,...
The hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Credit: Pixabay.

Judaism deserves as much respect as Islam

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It turns out that there are some stunts in the era of clickbait journalism that really do go too far. When news reporter Gil Tamari of Israeli TV Channel 13 snuck into the city of Mecca earlier...
Silhouette of plane flying. Credit: Pixabay.

Israel requests Saudi Arabia allow direct flights for Muslim pilgrims

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Israel’s Regional Cooperation Minister, Esawi Frej, said on Thursday that he asked Saudi Arabia to allow direct flights from Israel for Muslim pilgrims. It comes as U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East...
A view of the Al-Aqsa mosque on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. Credit: Andrew Shiva via Wikimedia Commons.

From Mecca to Jerusalem

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The dispute that is now rocking the Muslim world is not about whether the Prophet Muhammad’s famous “Night Journey” actually took place or was merely a dream. The current debate, which is intertwined with...