French authorities are looking at shutting down a far-right group that has staged several attempts to block migrants from entering the country by crossing the Alps or the Pyrenees mountains, Interior...More
President Joe Biden's administration on Monday froze U.S. sanctions on dealing with Yemen's Houthi rebels for one month as it reviews a terrorist designation that aid groups warn will aggravate a...More
Imams across Britain are helping a drive to dispel coronavirus disinformation, using Friday sermons and their influential standing within Muslim communities to argue that COVID-19 vaccines are safe...More
Indian police imposed heavy security and closed several main roads around New Delhi on Wednesday a day after farmers went on the rampage the capital, leaving one person dead and dozens injured. The...More
A hundred jihadists were killed this month in a joint Franco-Malian offensive in the West African country's lawless centre, the Malian army said Tuesday. "One hundred terrorists were neutralised,...More
Tunisian riot police turned water cannon on protesters outside the heavily barricaded parliament on Tuesday, trying to quell the largest rally since demonstrations began this month over inequality...More
When the face of 86-year-old Holocaust survivor Naomie Lichthaus appeared on their screen, staff at the call centre of Israel's Yad Ezer La-Haver foundation were ready to respond. The foundation...More
French President Emmanuel Macron's decision not to issue an official apology for abuses committed during the occupation of Algeria has sparked criticism on the streets of the North African country...More
Ten years ago protesters surged onto Egypt's streets, emboldened by the success of Tunisia's Arab Spring uprising. Some young activists formed the Revolution Youth Coalition to draw together the...More
The United States will review the peace agreement reached with the Taliban last year, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told his Afghan counterpart in a phone call on Friday,...More
An alleged rebel commander from Central African Republic has been detained and turned over to the International Criminal Court by authorities in the troubled African nation, on charges of crimes...More
Using crutches, Palestinian Mohamed Aliwa leaps from one concrete slab to another, determined that his missing leg won't stop him doing parkour, a sport that brings respite from grim reality in Gaza...More
Greece and Turkey will bow to EU and NATO pressure on Monday and hold the first direct talks over their explosive eastern Mediterranean standoff in four years. The Istanbul meeting is not expected to...More
When Egyptians first took to the streets on 25 January 2011, their numbers quickly swelled in Cairo's Tahrir Square, state security forces backed off and, within less than three weeks, then-president...More
Israel opened an embassy in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, its foreign ministry said, in a historic move four months after the Jewish state and the Gulf country normalised ties. "Today the...More
Pakistan has ordered a U.S.-based website propagating the faith of Pakistan's minority Ahmadis be shut down over allegedly blasphemous content, one of the site's managers said on Thursday. Harris...More
The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday condemning damage and destruction of religious sites and asking the secretary-general to convene a global conference to spearhead public...More
A Nigerian teenager sentenced last year to 10 years' jail for "blasphemy" by an Islamic court had his sentence overturned on Thursday by a court in the country's north. "The judgement of the sharia...More
Within hours of taking office, President Joe Biden undid some of Donald Trump's most controversial immigration policies and sparked cautious hope that millions living in the shadows could one day get...More
Lebanon decided on Thursday to prolong a total lockdown by two weeks to stem an unprecedented rise in coronavirus cases and protect its collapsing health sector. The strict restrictions include a...More
A six-year-old boy has died and more than 20,000 children have been displaced by heavy flooding in northwest Syria. At least 41,200 people have been affected by a heavy storm which has caused extreme...More
Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack in a crowded Baghdad market on Thursday, killing at least 32 people in Iraq's first big suicide bombing for three years, authorities said,...More
The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) demanded on Tuesday that the Archbishop of Greece, Ieronymos II, should issue an official apology for what they believe were offensive remarks about...More
Iraq’s cabinet decided on Tuesday to postpone the general election to 10 October from June, the state news agency INA said. The government last year set a general election for 6 June 2021, roughly a...More
The United States on Tuesday exempted aid groups, the United Nations, the Red Cross and the export of agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical devices from its designation of Yemen’s Houthi...More
Libyans working under a U.N. peace process on Tuesday agreed a mechanism to choose a new temporary government to oversee the run-up to elections late this year, in the hope that it can avoid being...More
Violent clashes erupted for a fifth night on Tuesday between police and protesters in several Tunisian cities, including the capital Tunis and Sidi Bouzid, the cradle of the Arab Spring uprisings, as...More
Outside a centuries-old stone church in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar, a drama troupe performed skits hailing the military defeat of the former leaders of the country's Tigray region. As...More
The United States declared on Tuesday that China is carrying out genocide against the Uighurs and other mostly Muslim people, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dramatically raising pressure over...More
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday hailed the departure of "tyrant" U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, who is due to leave office later in the day making way for President-elect Joe Biden. A "...More
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under pressure in his fourth re-election battle in two years, is trying to court voters he has previously demonised: Arab Israelis. "A new era begins today...More
Saudi Arabia, for years one of the world's most prolific executioners, dramatically reduced the number of people put to death last year, following changes halting executions for non-violent drug-...More
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Friday announced dates for the first Palestinian elections in more than 15 years, setting legislative polls for 22 May and a July 31 presidential vote. Abbas's...More
Wine produced in an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank and labelled "from the land of Israel" will soon be available for sale in the United Arab Emirates, settler business leaders said...More
As much of the world tightens lockdowns to stem coronavirus, Dubai has flung its doors open, branding itself as a sunny, quarantine-free escape – despite a sharp rise in cases. While mask-wearing and...More
France's Muslim federations agreed Sunday on a "charter of principles" requested by President Emmanuel Macron in his bid to eradicate sectarianism and extremism. Macron urged the French Council of...More
Clashes broke out for a third consecutive night on Sunday in several Tunisian cities, pitting stone-throwing youths against security forces despite a tight lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus...More
Medics battled exhaustion and the risk of COVID-19 as they raced on Monday to treat scores of people injured by a devastating earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island. At least 81 people were killed...More
The New York Jets hired San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh to be their new head coach , making him the first Muslim to run an NFL sideline, the team announced on Thursday night. "...More
Nine Islamist extremists from two militant outfits surrendered in Bangladesh in order to return to normal life by taking advantage of a government de-radicalisation programme. Home Minister...More
The onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic, which has left nearly two million people dead, has seen Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh worshippers seek solace in prayer. With places...More
Among the first in the queue for coronavirus vaccines in Indonesia has been one conspicuous group – social media influencers. Alongside President Joko Widodo as the world's fourth most populous...More
A strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia's Sulawesi island just after midnight on Friday, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least 15 people. More than 600 people...More
An Egyptian court on Thursday prolonged the detention of two young women, accusing them of human trafficking connected to social media videos, after their acquittal this week on other charges, legal...More
With a chainsaw in his car, Ahmed Abdelal tours the Gaza Strip, asking around for people wanting to cut down trees, re-grow orchards or make way for construction. One of the few remaining woodcutters...More
Many migrants and refugees staying at a camp in north-western Bosnia have complained of respiratory and skin infections after spending days in makeshift tents and containers amid freezing weather and...More
Lebanese authorities began enforcing an 11-day nationwide shutdown and round the clock curfew on Thursday, hoping to limit the spread of coronavirus infections spinning out of control after the...More
The United States on Wednesday blacklisted two Iranian foundations controlled by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and their subsidies, saying the institutions enabled Iran's elite to sustain a...More
The Trump administration announced an import ban on all cotton and tomato products from western China's Xinjiang region on Wednesday over allegations that they are made with forced labour from...More
U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock will on Thursday urge Washington to reverse a plan to designate Yemen’s Houthis a foreign terrorist organization, warning the move would push the country into a “famine on...More
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said it would be "very problematic" for Ankara to turn back on its purchase of Russian S-400 defence systems, but expressed hope that a dispute with the United...More
When 83-year-old Farida El Choubachy ran for parliament in Egypt last year, she did not expect to win, let alone become the first woman in 42 years to preside over its opening session. Her speech to...More
Ramadan, the Islamic holy month marked by fasting, has come to an end. Now Muslims are celebrating Eid al-Fitr despite the pandemic and violent conflicts. Here's a look at how some people are marking the festival. By Uta Steinwehr
