More than 300 schoolboys are still missing after gunmen attacked a school in Nigeria, authorities said on Sunday. "So far we are yet to account for 333 pupils," said Aminu Masari, governor of the...More
A poem recited by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Azerbaijan kicked off a row between his home country and Iran, which accused Ankara of undermining its territorial integrity. "We condemn...More
Casablanca's "Madame Fhal" bakery is famed for its delicious kosher bread, but in its busy queue there was only one thing on people's lips – a deal between Morocco and Israel. "Everyone is talking...More
A court in Iran has handed a nine-year jail sentence to British-Iranian anthropologist Kameel Ahmady, after convicting him of conducting "subversive" research work, the semi-official news agency...More
Clashes in the Nagorno-Karabakh region have killed four Azeri servicemen in recent weeks, Azerbaijan's defence ministry said on Sunday, in the first report of casualties since a Russian-brokered...More
Indonesian police arrested firebrand Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab on Saturday on suspicion of violating coronavirus protocols after the staging of several mass gatherings since his return from self-...More
An Australian man from China's Muslim Uighur community was reunited with his family, including a three-year-old son he had never met, after Beijing agreed they could depart Xinjiang. Sadam...More
Western governments face a growing dilemma over how to secure the release of their citizens and dual nationals detained in Iran, with activists accusing Tehran of engaging in "hostage diplomacy" by...More
A UN-backed tribunal will on Friday sentence a Hezbollah member convicted of the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafic Hariri, with prosecutors demanding a life term. Salim Ayyash, 57,...More
The Polisario Front independence movement condemned on Thursday a declaration by U.S. President Donald Trump backing Moroccan rule over the disputed Western Sahara region. "The Polisario and Sahrawi...More
The Turkish lira weakened on Friday after sources said the United State s was poised to impose sanctions on Turkey over its acquisition of Russian S-400 air defence systems, a move set to worsen ties...More
Outgoing President Donald Trump's double announcement of a normalisation of ties between Morocco and Israel and U.S. recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara has prompted mixed...More
The judge investigating the Beirut port explosion has charged Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab and three former ministers with negligence over the blast that killed 200 people and...More
Australia on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into combatting violent extremism, after a concerted push for the government to ensure it is equipped to face a growing threat from the far-right. The...More
There were no clear signs that an attack last year on two New Zealand mosques was imminent, but police should have done a better job vetting the lone gunman when he applied for a gun licence, and...More
There is only one known Iranian in Gaza -- an ageing former bodyguard to longtime Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat who dreams only of returning home, but finds himself stuck in the enclave. "I just...More
President Emmanuel Macron will on Wednesday seek his cabinet's blessing for a draft law targeting radicalisation, which some fear will stigmatise the French Muslim community, Europe's largest. The...More
Residents of Egypt's restive North Sinai region ran for their lives when an Islamic State group affiliate occupied their villages. Now, they are returning to find their homes booby-trapped. "I lost...More
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday rejected criticism of his close ties with visiting Egyptian strongman Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, saying that to take a tougher line on respect for human rights...More
Europe's latest jihadist attacks may have targeted France and Austria, but Spain, like the rest of the continent, remains within the sights of extremists and the threat level is still "severe",...More
All Afghan primary school pupils in the first three years are to be educated at mosques to give students a "powerful Islamic identity", in an unprecedented move that has drawn widespread public...More
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday vowed accountability for the families of l ast year's Christchurch mosque attack victims, ahead of the public release of a major report into the...More
Soraya Shahidy carefully lays a stencil on Nargis Merzayi's arm before inking the latest tattoo in her salon in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. A normal routine in studios around the world, Shahidy's...More
The top U.N. official for Libya has said there are at least 20,000 foreign fighters and mercenaries in the war-torn nation, and warned of a "serious crisis" as weapons continue pouring into the North...More
Iran's top security body called on Saturday for unity on the country's nuclear policy following a public row between the government and parliament over a controversial bill. The bill "for the lifting...More
Ten years ago, millions dared to dream that political change could sweep across Arab capitals, but in most places such hopes have been crushed as thousands languish in jail. From Cairo to Damascus,...More
A prominent Saudi prince harshly criticised Israel on Sunday at a Bahrain security summit that was remotely attended by Israel's foreign minister, showing the challenges any further deals between...More
From Christianity and Islam to animal sacrifices and pagan charms, Albanians have all their spiritual bases covered when crisis hits. At the sprawling mountain-top church of St Anthony, atheists,...More
Bangladesh naval vessels carried some 1,600 Rohingya refugees towards a remote island in the Bay of Bengal on Friday despite complaints by refugees and humanitarian groups that some were being...More
The Israeli government on Thursday urged its citizens to avoid travel to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, citing threats of Iranian attacks. Iran has been threatening to attack Israeli targets...More
The United Arab Emirates launched tourist visas for Israeli citizens on Thursday, official media said, in the latest move following the normalisation of ties between the two countries. Abu Dhabi's...More
An Iranian human rights lawyer and winner of an award often called "the alternative Nobel prize" has been jailed again in Iran on the eve of Thursday's award ceremony, organisers said. The Right...More
A jailed Iranian human rights lawyer and a Belarusian activist were honoured on Thursday with an award often called "the alternative Nobel prize." The Stockholm-based foundation, which awards the...More
Three Egyptian rights workers who were arrested and slapped with terrorism-related charges last month were freed on Thursday after an outcry over the government's crackdown on one of the last rights...More
Germany has outlawed a far-right neo-Nazi group called "Sturmbrigade 44" for spreading hatred, interior minister Horst Seehofer said on Tuesday. Seehofer said the group, also known as "Wolfsbrigade...More
Amnesty International on Wednesday denounced a "horrifying execution spree" in Egypt, saying dozens of people had been put to death in the past two months. The UK-based rights group said that "in...More
As night grips Jerusalem's walled Old City, its ancient alleyways become a ghost town of haunting shadows and light. Mornings used to reveal bright picture-postcard scenes of tourists from around the...More
The bustling streets of Iraq's biggest cities are lined with private and public banks that promise investment and credit. But businesses barely use them and individuals don't trust them. "Iraqi banks...More
The civilian official overseeing the Pentagon's campaign to defeat the Islamic State group in the Middle East was forced to resign in the latest jolt to Pentagon leadership in the waning weeks of the...More
A senior Saudi minister on Tuesday lashed out at Iran's foreign minister for implying Riyadh played a role in the assassination of leading nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Fakhrizadeh was killed...More
Youssef Diab drives his truck through the Egyptian oasis of Siwa, singing catchy songs in a local Berber dialect that clings to life despite the dominance of Arabic. The UN has classified Siwi, the...More
In the first visit by an Egyptian president to South Sudan, President Abdul-Fattah al-Sisi said he and President Salva Kiir discussed regional security and the usage of Nile waters, but he didn't...More
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has declared an end to the military offensive on Tigray, although observers suggested on Sunday that this might not spell the end of the conflict. Ahmed said on...More
Anticha Sangchai did not come out to her family until she was 30 and married with a child. It was her own struggle confronting the conservative community in southern Thailand that led her to create a...More
Thousands of people in Indian -controlled Kashmir voted on Saturday amid tight security and freezing cold temperatures in the first phase of local elections, the first since New Delhi revoked the...More
An opinion piece published Sunday by a hard-line Iranian newspaper urged Iran to attack the Israeli port city of Haifa if Israel carried out the killing of the scientist who founded the Islamic...More
A video of a music producer being beaten up by three policemen in Paris has revived the debate about police brutality in France. While the unions say such incidents should be treated as isolated one-...More
The body of Iran's assassinated top nuclear scientist has been taken to the first of several revered Shia Muslim shrines ahead of his burial set for Monday, state media reported. Iran's President...More
A British-Australian academic who was freed from Iranian jail on Thursday was detained in 2018 on espionage charges after authorities there found her partner was an Israeli citizen, the Sydney...More
France is split over plans to ban virginity testing, with some campaigners calling the procedure barbaric and others warning of violent repercussions for some Muslim women. Women in at least 20...More
Somali-American model Halima Aden has announced that she is taking a step back from the fashion industry, saying the coronavirus pandemic slowdown has allowed her to see instances when her desire to...More
Pakistan's government must impartially investigate recent murders of members of the country's Ahmadiyya community, leading rights bodies said on Thursday, amid a surge in violence against the often-...More
Urban transport concepts in the global South, often promoted by organisations such as the World Bank, aim to encourage motorised private transport – at the expense of non-motorised forms, which have proven cheap and environmentally friendly there over the past century. In Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, bans are being imposed on bicycle rickshaws on more and more roads. By Dominik Müller
