Islam
Tunisian Islamist Party Says Time To ‘bury’ Democracy
The Tunisian branch of the radical Islamist Hizb ut-Tahrir movement, which calls for Islamic law and wants to unify...
Yemen Fight For Red Sea Base Leaves 25 Dead
At least 25 soldiers and rebels have died in clashes around a key military base near Yemen's west coast, military and...
What Would Hardliner Raisi Mean For Iran and the World?
Ebrahim Raisi, the leading candidate for Iran's hardliners in next month's presidential election, has left many...
Iran’s Rouhani Registers To Run For Re-Election
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the driving force behind a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, registered on Friday...
Iran Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi Registers For Election
Iranian hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi registered on Friday to run for next month's presidential election, state...
Iran Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi Registers For Election
Iranian hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi registered on Friday to run for next month's presidential election, state...
Rights Group Slams Yemen Journalist’s Death Sentence
Reporters Without Borders said Friday it was "appalled" at a death sentence handed to a veteran journalist by a court...
Rights Group Slams Yemen Journalist’s Death Sentence
Reporters Without Borders said Friday it was "appalled" at a death sentence handed to a veteran journalist by a court...
Hardline Challenger In Iran
Ebrahim Raisi is a hardline judge who spent years in powerful backroom positions before emerging as a leading...
Hardline Challenger In Iran
Ebrahim Raisi is a hardline judge who spent years in powerful backroom positions before emerging as a leading...
At Least 97 Migrants Missing As Boat Sinks Off Libya
At least 97 migrants were missing after their boat sank on Thursday off the Libyan coast, a navy spokesman said....
Syria’s Assad, Hated By the West But Defended By Russia
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has denied ordering last week's suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town,...
Bangladesh Hangs Three Islamist Extremists For UK Envoy Attack
Bangladesh hanged three Islamist extremists including the leader of a banned militant outfit on Wednesday, after they...
Militants Flee After Foiled Philippine Resort Kidnap Raid
Islamic militants who landed on a Philippine tourist island triggering deadly clashes with security forces had planned...
After Egypt Church Bombings, Copts Complain of Extremists
For years, Egyptian Copt Michel Fahmy could hear a Muslim preacher invoking God's wrath on Christians in sermons blared...
Bangladesh PM Backs Islamists Over Statue Controversy
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been accused of "kowtowing" to hardline Islamists after expressing dislike...
African Migrants Sold In Libya ‘slave Markets’
Africans trying to reach Europe are being sold by their captors in “slave markets” in Libya, the International...
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...
On Missile-Hit Warship, Israel Readies For All Threats
White specks appear on the horizon and a voice crackles over the radio with a warning: "The speed boat is acting...