Thousands of anti-government protesters blocked highways across Pakistan on Thursday in a bid to oust prime minister Imran Khan, though the disruption fell short of what organisers had planned. The...More
A Uighur activist appealed to world leaders on Thursday to take a tough line on China over its crackdown on his people, saying he was risking his mother's life to speak out. More than one million...More
The International Criminal Court on Thursday approved a long-awaited full investigation into Myanmar's alleged abuse of Rohingya Muslims, including crimes against humanity and persecution. The Hague-...More
Nasrallah belongs to Egypt's estimated ten million Coptic Christians, who live in a predominantly Muslim society governed by a constitution in which Islamic Sharia is the main source of legislation...More
Pakistani protesters were gathering on Wednesday and thousands of activists remained camped in the capital after an opposition leader pledged to ramp up action to oust Prime Minister Imran Khan...More
Saudi Arabia's state security agency distanced itself on Tuesday from a promotional video that categorised feminism, homosexuality and atheism as extremist ideas, blaming it on an action by...More
Huge slabs of pink Rajasthan stone, carved pillars and bricks from across India are already waiting to form a Hindu temple to be built on the site of a demolished mosque at the centre of decades of...More
Indonesia launched a website on Tuesday that would allow the public to report "radical" content posted by civil servants, as authorities in the world's biggest Muslim-majority country push to combat...More
Iraqi protesters rallied and many schools stayed closed on Tuesday as the United Nations stepped up pressure on the government to agree to a raft of reforms. While security forces again faced off...More
A man was shot dead south of Beirut after the army opened fire to disperse protesters blocking roads, Lebanese state media said on Wednesday, nearly a month into an unprecedented anti-graft street...More
Turkish officials were performing an autopsy and other procedures on Tuesday as they tried to understand how a former British officer who helped found the White Helmets volunteer aid group in Syria...More
Turkish officials were performing an autopsy and other procedures on Tuesday as they tried to understand how a former British officer who helped found the White Helmets volunteer aid group in Syria...More
Political talks to agree an urgently needed Lebanese government are still deadlocked, three senior sources said on Sunday, as the powerful Shia group Hezbollah indicated it would not be forced into...More
A Moroccan human rights lawyer, who fled into exile after his phone was hacked, called for urgent international action to protect activists from the growing threat of cyber spies. Abdessadak El...More
Fearing food shortages in protest-hit Lebanon, Sanaa crammed bags of fava beans into a packed trolley, one of dozens of shoppers who rushed to buy basic supplies in a Beirut department store. "I don'...More
U.N. rights experts say Egypt's ex-President Mohammed Morsi endured "brutal" prison conditions that contributed to his death in custody. They also warn that thousands more prisoners are "at severe...More
The United Nations' mission for Iraq on Sunday proposed a roadmap out of the country's social upheaval, while Amnesty International said Iraq's crackdown on anti-government protests has descended...More
A top UAE official on Sunday said Arab Gulf states should take part in "collective diplomacy" to reach an agreement with Iran amid increased tensions between Washington and Tehran. UAE state minister...More
One of India's most fractious, deadly and long-standing disputes was adjudicated on Saturday, but will it lead to the healing of old wounds and reconciliation among communities? Leaders of political...More
Residents of Ayodhya scrambled for emergency food when India's Supreme Court warned it would soon hand down a final verdict on a holy site that provoked some of the country's worst sectarian violence...More
Over 10,000 people turned out north of Paris on Sunday for a march against Islamophobia that drew criticism from both the government and the far right. It was called following last month's attack on...More
India has increased security a week before the Supreme Court rules on a disputed religious site that has been fiercely contested by majority Hindus and Muslims for decades, police and home ministry...More
Bosnia's Jews and Muslims on Thursday marked the bicentenary of the rescue of a dozen Jews from an Ottoman-era governor's jail, saying their liberation by Sarajevo Muslims is a great example of co-...More
The United States on Thursday announced rewards totalling 10 million dollars for information on two senior leaders of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The State Department Rewards for...More
As Turkish forces invaded northern Syria in early October, supporters of the offensive launched a different kind of campaign - online. Dozens of images claiming to show Turkey's soldiers cuddling...More
As U.S. troops beef up in eastern Syria to protect oil fields, residents hope their mission will bring stability and prosperity to the remote and resource-rich region -and keep the Syrian government...More
Turkey launched a military operation on Friday targeting Kurdish insurgents in the country's south-east, the Interior Ministry said. The operation, covering the predominantly Kurdish cities of...More
Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric on Friday urged security forces to avoid using excessive force to quell weeks of anti-government unrest as authorities grapple with the country's biggest crisis in years...More
Iraqi protesters gathered in main squares across different provinces on Friday, as demonstrators continue to pressure the government and parliament to meet their demands. Since Thursday evening,...More
A Turkish court on Monday ordered the release under supervision of two prominent journalists jailed over alleged links to the failed 2016 coup in the country. Ahmet Altan and Nazli Ilicak walked out...More
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is set to produce in the next few months a report identifying the culprits of chemical weapons attacks in Syria, the body's chief said...More
Turkish and Russian troops on Tuesday began their second joint patrol in northern Syria near Kobani, under a deal that has forced a Kurdish militia away from Turkey's border, while local media...More
Turkey says it has captured a sister of slain Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a raid in the Syrian town of Azaz, calling her detention an "intelligence gold mine." A senior Turkish...More
Iraqi security forces opened fire on Wednesday to disperse protesters gathered on a bridge in central Baghdad, shooting live bullets in the air, a witness said. There appeared to be no casualties...More
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres "is shocked by the death toll we have seen in recent days in Iraq ," according to a spokesman. People "need to be able to demonstrate freely and peacefully,...More
The European Union on Tuesday expressed concern at Iran's announcement that it plans to further scale back its commitments under the nuclear deal struck with global partners, known as the Joint...More
Last Thursday India formally implemented legislation approved by Parliament in early August that removes Indian-controlled Kashmir's semi-autonomous status and begins direct federal rule of the...More
Last Friday Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a peaceful solution to the latest crisis in the long-running conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. "The way the situation is for...More
A radical Pakistani cleric who galvanised tens of thousands of followers to march on Islamabad is considering his next move after a deadline he imposed for the prime minister to resign passed without...More
Five candidates, including two former prime ministers, will run to replace ousted Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the country's election authority said on Saturday, amid widespread protests...More
If pushed to sacrifice showering, cooking, drinking or raising his chickens, Tunisian farmer Saeed Barhoumi said he would first forgo showering. It is a decision that he and his family frequently...More
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday there would be no point to any negotiations with the United States, just days ahead of the 40th anniversary of the seizure of the U.S...More
Protesters blocked roads in Beirut and in other parts of Lebanon on Monday, pressing a wave of demonstrations that have paralysed the country for more than two weeks. Demonstrators have been...More
Iran has worked to turn sweeping anti-government protests in Iraq from a threat to its hard-earned influence over its neighbour into an opportunity for political gains, analysts say. In Lebanon too,...More
"I'm sorry, I can't let you through without orders," said the Iraqi civilian manning the makeshift checkpoint, smirking at the befuddled policeman he had waved down in the capital Baghdad. After a...More
Thousands of Iranians chanted "Death to America" near the old U.S. embassy on Monday, the 40th anniversary on the seizure of the mission and a day after Iran's supreme leader vowed it would not lift...More
Iraq's Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi appealed on Sunday to protesters to help restore normal life across the country and said the unrest was costing the economy "billions of dollars". More than 250...More
Lebanese President Michel Aoun called on Thursday for the formation of a new government of technocrats following the resignation of prime minister Saad al-Hariri amid nationwide protests against a...More
With overcrowded Greek migrant camps facing explosive new problems, a top EU legal adviser said on Thursday that Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic broke European Union law by refusing to comply...More
Thousands of activists from Pakistan's opposition political parties were camped in the capital Islamabad on Friday in a bid to force Prime Minister Imran Khan to step down. The protest is led by an...More
A rash of killings by separatist militants targeting outsiders in I ndia's Kashmir has persuaded growing numbers of migrant workers to stay away, rather than risk working in road gangs, building...More
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi will step down only if parliament's main blocs can agree on his replacement, the country's president said on Thursday, but tens of thousands of protesters said...More
Countries such as Kuwait and Israel have instituted virtual lockdowns in the face of COVID-19, while religious gatherings have been limited at a time of year ripe with ritual. Others have been slower to act. By Tom Allinson
