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Saudi Arabia arrests prominent cleric Safar al-Hawali

Saudi Arabia has detained influential religious scholar Safar al-Hawali and three of his sons...More

Army raises flag in Daraa, cradle of Syria revolt

Syria's army entered rebel-held parts of Daraa city on Thursday, state media said, raising the national flag in the cradle of the uprising...More

Muslim scholars plead for peace in Afghanistan

More than 100 Muslim scholars from around the world meeting this week in the Saudi holy city...More

German Turks warn of racism in angry World Cup post-mortem

Since Germany humiliatingly crashed out of the World Cup, a team member with Turkish roots has...More

Turkey sentences 72 defendants to life in coup bridge trial

A Turkish court sentenced 72 defendants to life in prison on Thursday for their roles in...More

Massive Turkey-funded mosque stirs unease in north Cyprus

In the flat sun-baked fields north of the Cypriot capital Nicosia, a huge Turkey-funded mosque...More

Pakistan army says it has 'no direct role' in July 25 election

Pakistan's military has "no direct role" in nationwide elections due 25 July, the army...More

Migrants dreaming of Spain live off Moroccan dump

Under a blazing sun, Youssouf picks food from a Moroccan rubbish dump, one of many young...More

Germany's Seehofer launches "Migration Master Plan" with birthday jab at deportees

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer...More

German court urges anti-Islam author Sarrazin and publisher to settle

A German court on Monday urged former German politician and...More

Macron promises 'framework and rules' for Islam in France

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said work would start soon on "a framework and...More

Living a double life: Indonesia's atheists fear jail or worse

As a university student, Luna Atmowijoyo prayed five times a day, refused to shake hands with...More

Peace in Afghanistan more elusive as Taliban shrug off talks

With the Taliban shrugging off the Afghan government's latest offers of a cease-fire and...More

Yemeni asylum-seekers spark backlash in South Korea

A few hundred asylum-seekers from Yemen have sparked an unprecedented wave of xenophobia in...More

Pakistan election rally suicide bomb toll climbs to 20

The death toll in a suicide bombing at an election rally in northwestern Pakistan rose to 20...More

Kuwait's highest court sentences lawmakers to prison

Kuwait's highest court has ordered an opposition leader and several lawmakers imprisoned for 3 ½ years over the 2011 storming of...More

Tens of thousands return home after south Syria ceasefire deal

Tens of thousands have returned to their homes in southern Syria since a ceasefire deal...More

Erdogan assumes greater powers as Turkey's new era begins

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to be sworn in for his second term as head of state on...More

Mob justice and a settling of old scores in Iraqi IS trials

More than a decade ago, Ismail Saleh says, a neighbour wanted to marry one of Saleh's cousins...More

World failing displaced people, says Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in Myanmar

Policymakers are moving "backwards" in their efforts to cope with the unprecedented 68.5...More

Pope Francis says walls, occupation and fundamentalism hamper peace

Pope Francis led a summit of Christian leaders on how to promote peace in the Middle East on...More

Syrian opposition: Talks resume with Russians to end Daraa violence

A new round of talks began on Friday between Syrian rebels and the Russian military aimed at...More

Erdogan's constitutional revolution: paving the way to one-man rule

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be sworn in for a second term on Monday and will...More

Qatar's charm offensive to win over Washington

There was much bonhomie as a few dozen people, including members of Congress and U.S....More

Refugees find their feet through football in Ireland

As Fadi hits a penalty shot into the back of the net, it is hard to believe that just a few...More

Iranʹs threatened Strait of Hormuz oil blockade: China calls for dialogue

Iran should make more effort to ensure stability in the Middle East and get along with its...More

UN envoy says Yemen's parties offer "concrete ideas" for peace

Yemen's warring parties have offered "concrete ideas" to achieve peace, U.N. envoy Martin...More

Egypt sentences former Morsi advisor to life

An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced a former advisor to toppled Islamist president...More

Capital of Tunisia elects its first female mayor

A woman from Tunisia's moderate Islamic party was elected on Tuesday as mayor of the capital city, Tunis, the first time a woman has held...More

Muslim Arabs find warm welcome in Russia's remote Grozny

Even during the World Cup, which brought hordes of foreigners to Russia, the capital of...More

Guterres says Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need world's support

The international community must step up support for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims...More

Turkey marks 25 years since mob attack on Alevi intellectuals

Turkish activists and opposition on Monday marked a quarter of a century since the massacre of 33 intellectuals largely from the Alevi...More

UN Security Council to hold emergency Syria talks

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the Syrian army'...More

NGOs: French arms sales aiding repression in Egypt

NGOs France has "participated in the bloody Egyptian repression" for the past five years by...More

U.S. travel ban leaves far-flung Syrian family in limbo

Tired and aching with arthritis, Dahouk al-Omar lugs a purse stuffed with all her personal...More

AU summit host warns of 'security failings' in Sahel amid new Mali attack

An African Union summit opened on Sunday with host Mauritania warning of regional security failings in the face...More

Gay groups march in Istanbul pride despite ban

Gay rights groups and activists pressed ahead with the Istanbul Pride parade on Sunday despite Turkish...More

Sikh election candidate among 19 dead in Afghan suicide attack

A suicide bomb attack in a city in eastern Afghanistan where President Ashraf Ghani was visiting killed at least...More

Portugal, the European country that wants more migrants

Unlike most European nations, who are trying to reduce the influx of migrants, Portugal is bucking the trend by...More

Merkel rebels vow last-ditch bid for migrant deal

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition faced an uncertain future on Monday, as her hardline...More

Human Rights Watch: Indonesia 'anti-LGBT abuses' fuel HIV cases

A crackdown on Indonesia's LGBT community is fuelling a spike in HIV cases as at-risk people avoid prevention...More

Myanmar court to hear arguments on charging jailed Reuters reporters

Prosecutors and defence lawyers will present arguments on Monday whether two Reuters reporters accused of...More

Iran's rulers face discontent as U.S. pressure mounts

Mounting pressure from the Trump administration combined with discontent among many Iranians at the state of the...More

Saudi TV presenter flees kingdom amid probe into 'indecent clothes'

A Saudi TV presenter has left the kingdom, shortly after the broadcasting authority said it will launch an investigation into her dress...More

EU struggles to bridge migration rift at tense summit

European leaders struggled to overcome deep divisions on migration at a tense EU summit that dragged into the early morning hours of...More

Radical Sunni to stand in Pakistan election, while big names banned

Pakistan removed a radical Sunni Muslim leader from a terrorist list on Thursday, in a surprise twist that paves the way for his...More

French regulator warns Russia's RT over Syria report

France's broadcasting regulator issued a warning on Thursday to the French arm of Russian channel RT over a news report which dubbed over...More

Swiss government rejects proposed burka ban

The Swiss government opposed on Wednesday a grassroots campaign for a nationwide ban on facial coverings in public that will prompt a...More

Islamists fail to sway regional Indonesian elections

A resounding win by an Indonesian mayor targeted by some hardline Muslims over the construction of a church highlighted a broader failure...More

Malaysian mosque bans tourists after 'sexy dance' goes viral

A Malaysian mosque has banned tourists after a video of two female visitors in skimpy outfits...More

Morocco jails protest leaders for up to 20 years

Leaders of a Moroccan protest movement were sentenced to up...More

Indonesian election season is a gauge of rise of political Islam

About 100 residents of a gritty commercial district of Indonesia's capital listen intently as...More

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