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Pope Francis called attention on Sunday to the plight of people affected by war and conflict in the Middle East as U.S.-backed forces...More
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An Egyptian Muslim cleric has been barred from preaching and is set to appear before a court for saying Christians and Jews followed...More
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Iran's supreme leader on Sunday criticised the government of President Hassan Rouhani for promoting a "Western-influenced" United Nations...More
The top Indonesian security minister said on Monday that the country's president has ordered the dissolution of a hard-line Islamic group...More
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Britain's next government should "do the right thing" for refugees by increasing resettlement quotas, reuniting more refugees with family...More
On Monday Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan compared Israeli policies towards Palestinians as equivalent to the racist measures...More
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Germany's interior minister has caused a furore five months before an election for saying migrants must accept a "dominant (German)...More
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' relief at being invited to the White House is now clouded by concerns he might have to say no to...More
A powerful Saudi royal said on Tuesday that there could be no rapprochement between his country and Iran, which he said wants to dominate...More
Tunisian and international non-governmental organisations warned on Tuesday of deteriorating freedom of the press in a country considered...More
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Hamas unveiled a new policy document on Monday easing its stance on Israel after having called for years for the country's destruction, as...More
Moroccans who secretly converted to Christianity are demanding the right to practise their faith openly in a country where Islam is the...More
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights voiced deep concern on Monday at mass arrests and sackings of public employees in Turkey and...More
German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Saudi Arabia's King Salman and his successors in her first visit to the kingdom in seven years,...More
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More than 160 people were detained by police in Istanbul on Monday after clashes broke out between demonstrators and authorities during...More
German lawmakers on Thursday approved a partial ban on the full-face burka Islamic veil and a package of security measures aimed at...More
Authorities in China's Xinjiang region are prohibiting parents from giving children some Islamic names in the latest effort to dilute the...More
Pope Francis' visit to Egypt bears the announced purpose of inciting interfaith dialogue as a step to combatting terrorism.
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They are descendants of Africans brought to the Ottoman Empire as slaves and domestic workers and said to number up to 100,000. Bradley Secker spent time with those identifying as Afro-Turks in western Turkey.
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