Al-Raya Newspaper: Prominent Headlines of Issue 620
Following three nights of a Muslim vigil against plans for a road-widening project linked to preparations for a major Hindu pilgrimage, authorities surrounded the masjid with bulldozers. Police used tear gas and batons against the resisting Muslims, and arrested many. Muslims were forced to begin dismantling parts of the masjid themselves, whilst the authorities caused the collapse of the minaret, but blamed faulty machinery.
European MP Mathieu Vallet published a photo on platform X showing French far-right leader Marine Le Pen smiling with a Christian nun wearing a traditional head covering during Pope Leo XIV's historic visit to France. He captioned the image with the phrase, “The beautiful renaissance of France.” (Al-Arabiya, 1 October 2026).
October of this year (2026) marks the third anniversary of the Al-Aqsa Flood operation, an operation that exposed the fragility of the illegal Jewish entity and shattered the myth of Jewish invincibility. For three years, the world has witnessed the boundless cruelty of a nation cursed by Allah (swt), which claims to be God's chosen and superior people.
