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Akufo-Addo Gov’t Committed To Muslim Community
Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia says the Akufo-Addo administration will do all it can to uplift the living...
Turkey Sacks 4,000 More Officials In Coup-Bid Crackdown
The Turkish government has sacked almost 4,000 more public officials in what appears to be the latest purge related to...
Turkey Suspends 9,000 Police In Crackdown
Turkey’s police force has suspended more than 9,000 officers over alleged links to the US-based Islamic preacher...
Faith, Politics Clash As Egypt’s Al-Azhar Pressed To Reform
When Pope Francis visits Egypt's Al-Azhar this week, he will find support for his message of peace in the venerable...
Turkey Suspends More Than 9,000 Police Officers Over ‘Gulen Links’
Turkey's police force has suspended more than 9,000 officers over alleged links to the US-based Islamic preacher...
Turkey Arrests 1,000 In Raids Targeting Gulen Suspects
Police have arrested more than 1,000 people in an operation across Turkey against a movement blamed for last summer's...
A Brusqueness Good For Police, Country
The Director of Religious Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Rev. Friar George Arthur, was brusque when he...
Pentagon Chief Pledges Support For Egypt’s Sisi
US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and top brass in Cairo on Thursday,...
Top Candidates
Registration to run in Iran's election on May 19 closed on Saturday, with more than 1,600 hopefuls throwing their hats...
Iraq’s Sadr Warns Assad Could Share Kadhafi’s Fate
Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Tuesday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that he risked suffering the same fate as...
Iraqi Shiite Cleric Sadr Urges Assad To Step Down
Influential Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Saturday called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, also calling...
Iran Conservatives Hold Primary In Hunt For Candidate
Iran's conservatives announced a shortlist of five presidential candidates on Thursday as they experimented with their...
Bahrain Cuts Opposition Chief’s Jail Term
Bahrain's top court on Monday reduced the jail sentence of Shiite opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman, who has been in...
Remembering the Anti-Apartheid Giant Ahmed Kathrada
Flags were lowered to half-mast and mourners lined the streets outside Westpark Cemetery on Wednesday morning. Many...
Michael Flynn Seeks Immunity In Exchange For Testifying On Trump’s Russia Ties
Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who briefly served as national security adviser to President Donald Trump, is seeking...
US Hails Turkey As ‘a Trusted Ally’ In Ankara Talks
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has described Turkey as a trusted ally after meeting its leaders in Ankara. His...
Tillerson Visits As Turkey Says Its Syria Campaign Over
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was in Ankara on Thursday for talks on the Syria conflict, just a day after Turkey...
Turkey Ends Euphrates Shield Military Campaign In Syria
Turkey says it has “successfully” ended its seven-month Euphrates Shield military campaign in northern Syria. But...
Bahraini, 18, Dies After Attack On Cleric’s Home
An 18-year-old Bahraini died Friday, nearly two months after he was shot in the head near a top opposition cleric's...