In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful “So when you have performed your devotions, then laud Allah as you lauded your fathers, rather a greater lauding” (2: 200) Dear Muslim brothers and sisters: The Hajj season is an occasion for hope and good tidings. On the one hand, …

LONDON (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said he opposed any attempt by Iran to develop nuclear weapons, but alleged the West was partly to blame for Tehran’s nuclear programme. In an interview broadcast Monday by the British Broadcasting Corp.,

HEBRON (AFP) — Israel drafted hundreds of police reinforcements to the West Bank town of Hebron in a bid to quell what the press on Monday dubbed the Jewish intifada, sparked by plans to evacuate settlers.