Saudi king to allow only official fatwas

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has moved to block any issuance of public fatwas, or religious edicts, by clerics not officially appointed, a newspaper reported Friday.

Lebanon’s Shiite TV stations cancel controversial show on Jesus amid outcry from Christians

Lebanon TV stations scrap controversial Jesus show

Ram Mandir fight to go online

PANAJI - The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has gone into an overdrive — including going online — to motivate journalists, oriented towards Hindutva and working in regional media, to write more emphatically about the Ram janmabhoomi issue, in the run up to the Allahabad High Court verdict on the contentious Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid issue.

TV series on Jesus banned in Lebanon after Christian anger

BEIRUT - The final episode of an Iranian television series called “The Messiah” was banned Friday in Lebanon, after a complaint from Catholics.

UAE releases 300 prisoners

ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has released over 300 prisoners of various nationalities to mark the advent of the holy month of Ramadan.

Obama to sign $600 million border security measure, host dinner celebrating Ramadan on Friday