Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump needed to restore trust before the possibility of a meeting. "We must create mutual trust," Rouhani told Fox...More
In the wake of protests calling for President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi's ousting, Egypt came under fire on Tuesday for arrests of journalists and was accused of blocking news websites. A New York-based...More
The collapse of U.S.- Taliban talks is an untimely setback for Pakistan, which had hoped its efforts to bring the militants to the table would be rewarded with an economic boost and American support...More
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday declared themselves united in a relentless fight against "terrorism", vowing a close, personal alliance in front of tens...More
The Arab bloc in Israel's parliament abandoned its usual hands-off stance on Sunday and endorsed former military chief Benny Gantz for prime minister, potentially giving him the edge over hard-line...More
Hameeda Begum explained her arduous journey from the Himalayan region of disputed Kashmir to the hot and humid room in the Agra Central Jail where the exhausted 70-year-old was waiting to see her son...More
The United States said on Sunday that it will make its case against Iran at the United Nations this week, insisting it wants to give diplomacy "every opportunity to succeed" in the wake of a...More
Sudan's newly appointed prime minister launched an independent investigation into a deadly crackdown on protesters in June, which killed dozens of people and threatened to crush the country's pro-...More
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of the Algerian capital last Friday in defiance of a heavy security presence to demand the ousting of the country's army chief. Demonstrators gathered near...More
Egyptian authorities on Sunday detained an award-winning human rights lawyer after she attended judicial investigations into protesters arrested during rare demonstrations against President Abdul...More
Two reporters from U.S. news agency Bloomberg have gone on trial in Istanbul on charges relating to a 2018 story about a sharp decline in the lira and how the authorities were responding. Kerim...More
Egyptian security forces clashed with hundreds of anti-government protesters in the port city of Suez on Saturday, firing tear gas and live rounds, said several residents who participated in the...More
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei approved last weekend's attack on Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure, CBS News reported Wednesday, citing an unnamed U.S. official. The report came after U...More
It's harvest time, but the market in the northern Kashmiri town of Sopore - usually packed with people, trucks and produce at this time of year - is empty, while in orchards across India's Jammu and...More
The U.N. Security Council is facing rival resolutions calling for a ceasefire in Syria' s last rebel stronghold in Idlib, "to avoid a further deterioration of the already catastrophic humanitarian...More
Despite last month's receipt from Israel of funds it owed, the Palestinian Authority still faces a financing gap that could top $1.8 billion, the World Bank said on Thursday. Palestinian president...More
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan warned citizens on Wednesday that anyone who goes to fight jihad in Kashmir will hurt the territory's cause, as anger simmers between Islamabad and New Delhi over...More
U.S. President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to "substantially increase" sanctions on Iran following the weekend attacks on Saudi oil facilities. "I have just instructed...More
The German daily Osnabruecker Zeitung comments on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's strategy in the Israeli election. In an editorial on Thursday, the paper writes, in part: "Benjamin Netanyahu's...More
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that up to three million Syrian refugees can return to a planned "safe zone" in northern Syria if it is extended from Turkey's border to Deir al Zor...More
Hundreds of Algerians marched on Tuesday against an election called for December, chanting "we will not vote until the regime men are removed". The planned vote has set up a new phase in the showdown...More
France has offered to support the newly formed transitional government of Sudan with a grant of 60 million euros (66 million dollars), 15 million of which would be paid immediately, according to the...More
Known for acting on impulse, President Donald Trump has adopted an uncharacteristically go-slow approach to whether to hold Iran responsible for attacks on Saudi oil facilities, showing little...More
Jailed media magnate Nabil Karoui and independent law professor Kais Saied will advance to Tunisia's presidential runoff, sending the North African nation's young democracy into an unprecedented...More
Mohammad Zarqawi ambled around his narrow shop in central Damascus, filling plastic bags with colourful spices and herbs, their aroma spilling out into a dim market once bustling with customers. The...More
Egypt's president has angrily dismissed corruption allegations made by a businessman-in-exile against the country's military as "sheer lies and defamation." In viral social media videos posted over...More
Japan has not seen any intelligence that shows Iran was involved in the recent attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities, Japan's new defence chief said on Wednesday. "We are not aware of any...More
Pakistan fired back on Wednesday at New Delhi's "jingoistic rhetoric" after India's foreign minister vowed to re-take Islamabad's portion of the disputed Kashmir region as tensions flare between the...More
Israel's two main political parties were deadlocked on Wednesday after an unprecedented repeat election, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing an uphill battle to hold on to his job. The...More
Alice Weidel, the parliamentary leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Germany, says members of the party suspected by German intelligence of extremism are an 'important part...More
A crowd in Pakistan ransacked a school and Hindu temple after a Hindu principal was accused of blasphemy, police said on Monday, the latest case to raise concern about the fate of religious...More
Malaysia's two oldest political parties signed a charter of formal co-operation on Saturday, presenting arguably the largest political platform for the majority Malay-Muslims at a time of simmering...More
Her high heels clacking on marble tiles, a defiant Saudi woman turned heads and drew gasps as she strutted through a Riyadh mall – without a body-shrouding abaya. The billowy over-garment, usually...More
The leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey are meeting in Ankara to discuss the Syrian conflict. Topping the agenda of Monday's meeting is the volatile situation in north-western Idlib province - the...More
Police say a senior pro-India politician and member of the Indian parliament has been arrested in Indian-controlled Kashmir under a controversial law that allows authorities to imprison someone for...More
Iran on Sunday denied accusations by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that it was responsible for a drone attack on major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. Pompeo's insinuations were absurd and...More
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to hold on to power in Tuesday's historic repeat election as the shadow of various corruption charges loom over his future. Israel's attorney...More
Thousands of Sudanese rallied in the capital Khartoum on Thursday in the largest protest since the country's transitional government was announced, demanding the chief of the judiciary and general...More
An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced 11 Muslim Brotherhood leaders to life in prison on charges of espionage with the Palestinian group Hamas. The 11 defendants include the head of the outlawed...More
In a small office at the Pakistani Television Corporation (PTV) headquarters in Islamabad, producers are preparing to air a video interview of a Pakistani man and his Chinese bride. The woman in the...More
Benjamin Netanyahu may be Israel's longest-serving prime minister, but he will have to pull another rabbit out of his hat in Tuesday's elections. The 69-year-old is fighting his second election in...More
Barhoum Saleh's town is surrounded by Jewish settlements, the sign above his roadside mechanic shop is in Hebrew, most of his customers are Israeli and he needs an Israeli permit to visit the beach a...More
Saudi Arabia's crown prince hosted a delegation of American Christian evangelicals on Tuesday, state media said, the latest such visit as the conservative Muslim kingdom seeks to repair its image of...More
As he watched a campaign bus pull into town plastered with slogans and posters for one of the 26 candidates for president, Mondher Jawad slapped his hands with fury while the woman next to him...More
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his intention on Tuesday to annex the Jordan Valley, a large swathe of the occupied West Bank, if he wins a closely contested election just a week...More
Pakistan's foreign minister demanded on Tuesday that the UN launch an international investigation into the situation in Indian Kashmir, warning of the risk of "genocide" in the Muslim-majority region...More
John Bolton's departure from the White House removes an obstacle to the possibility of U.S.-Iranian nuclear talks, but the odds of such a dialogue leading anywhere remain low, current and former U.S...More
The sound of the blast ripped through Kabul, in an instant wrenching the Afghan capital's attention from a nationally televised interview in which a United States envoy revealed the first details of...More
The German daily Allgemeine Zeitung comments on the ousting of U.S. national security advisor John Bolton. In an editorial on Wednesday, the paper writes, in part: "The sacking of Bolton has made the...More
The UN rights chief on Monday voiced alarm over the situation in Kashmir , following India's decision to revoke the autonomous status of the Muslim-majority region last month. "I am deeply concerned...More
Afghans are bracing for a possible new wave of Taliban violence after President Donald Trump abruptly called off talks with the insurgent group, which vows to continue its fight against what it calls...More
Tens of thousands of protesters piled once again onto the streets of the Algerian capital and other cities last Friday with many rejecting the army chief's call for presidential elections before the...More
In the heart of Beirut's manicured downtown, something is stirring in a bullet-pocked concrete shell of a building known as "the Egg": the visually unappealing Egg has advanced to become the meeting place for Lebanese democracy activists. Impressions by Lisa Barrington
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Why I as a Muslim Woman Don't Wear a Headscarf
Jordan and the influx of refugees
The true Samaritans
Muslims in Liberal Democracies
Why the West Fears Islam
The decline of Islamic scientific thought
Don't blame it on al-Ghazali
The Media and ''The Innocence of Muslims''
Against the Islamisation of Muslims
Turning away from Shia in Iran
''A Tsunami of Atheism''