Saudi Arabia recently issued new guidelines, defining and curtailing the powers of the kingdom’s religious police.
LGBT rights in Saudi Arabia are some of the most regressive in the world but a local news report suggests that the kingdom might be taking a step even further. According to Saudi newspaper Oraz, prosecutors in the country are pushing for the death penalty against LGBT individuals who come out or speak freely about their sexual orientation on social media.
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Work commenced this month for the installation of the world’s largest folding umbrella at the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
A court in Saudi Arabia recently handed down a guilty verdict to a self-proclaimed atheist.
Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti recently ruled that chess is forbidden in Islam, as it is a waste of time and also encourages gambling.
Head of Turkey’s state-operated Presidency of Religious Affairs Mehmet Gormez recently called for sectarian unity between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia recently announced the formation of an Islamic military coalition to counter terrorism.
Angry protesters seized and torched the Saudi Arabian embassy in Iran’s capital earlier this month, after the execution of an eminent Shiite cleric.
Voters in Saudi Arabia elected 20 women to local government seats earlier this month; women cast their votes during elections for the first time.
Poets all over the world are coming together to show solidarity for Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh, who was sentenced to death for apostasy.
