Culture

Haj is one of the five pillars of Islam. All Muslims who fulfill certain conditions must perform Haj at least once in their lifetime. What are these conditions? Are there any prerequisites of Haj?...

FOR the past two years, many communities in the United States have come to rely on a trusted set of volunteers to help brighten their day. Philanthropy and volunteering is very much part of the...

A British university disclosed Wednesday that scientific tests prove a Qur’an manuscript in its collection is one of the oldest known and may have been written close to the time of the Prophet Muhammad. The...

During the inaugural ceremony, Prince Khaled decorated Hizabr Mahmood Ali from Iraq with the Mantle Okaz Poet and Hassan Muhammad Tawashi from Saudi Arabia with the Mantle of Okaz Youth Poet. The winning poets...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia handed the United Nation yesterday the curtain of the door of Holy Kaaba at the headquarters of the United Nations. The Kingdom's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Abdullah...

Members of Saudi Arabia's Madinah Women Writers Association expressed frustration after they were excluded from participating at the King Fahd Park Theatrical Competition because they are women, Al-Watan daily reported. Madinah Women Writers Association head...

Princess Reem Bint Mansour Al-Saud was named a U.N. goodwill ambassador, the first Saudi princess to receive the honor, for her humanitarian work. Princess Reem holds an M.Sc. in social policy and a Ph.D. in...