Ramadan
Al-Shabab Commander Defects To Somali Forces
An al-Shabab military commander has defected and surrendered to Somali government forces, authorities in Mogadishu...
Jerusalem, So Close, Still Out of Reach For Many Palestinians
He lives only a 20-minute drive from Jerusalem but for Palestinian Abu Bashir the city and its sacred sites might as...
Tunisians Get Jail Terms For Eating During Ramadan
A court in northern Tunisia handed one-month jail terms Thursday to four men for eating in public during the Muslim...
Global Outrage After ‘barbaric’ Kabul Truck Bomb Kills 90
President Donald Trump has condemned the "barbaric" truck-bombing in Kabul in a phone call with his Afghan counterpart,...
Paris’s Eiffel Tower To Go Dark For Kabul Bombing Victims
The lights at the Eiffel Tower will be switched off Wednesday night to honour the scores of victims from the huge truck...
New Protests Shake Morocco’s North
Thousands staged demonstrations for a fifth night running in northern Morocco to demand the release of the leader of a...
Four Kenyan Police, Civilian Killed By IED
Four police officers were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in southeastern Kenya, a week after 14 others...
Iran TV Uses Green Screen To Bypass Headscarf Rules
For Iranian viewers sitting down for this year's primetime historical drama during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan,...
Refugees Face ‘acute Crisis’ In Cyclone-Hit Bangladesh
Aid workers warned Wednesday of an "acute crisis" in Bangladesh after a cyclone damaged or destroyed thousands of homes...
Nepal Pushes Back Polls A Third Time, Risks Monsoon Clash
Nepal on Wednesday postponed local elections for a third time after its tiny Muslim community expressed concerns about...
Thousands Rally In Morocco For Release of Protest Leader
Several thousand people took to the streets in Morocco after dark on Tuesday to demand the release of the leader of...
Twelve-Year-Old Melbourne Schoolgirl Killed In Baghdad Bombing
A 12-year-old Australian schoolgirl was among 17 people killed in a car bomb attack on an ice-cream parlour in Baghdad...
Tunisia Detains Six IS Suspects
Tunisia has detained six people in the central region of Kasserine suspected of belonging to a group linked to the...
Philippines Warns Islamist Militants To Surrender Or Die
Philippine authorities on Tuesday warned Islamist militants occupying parts of a southern city to surrender or die, as...
Baghdad Blasts Kill 27 As Iraq Forces Battle IS In Mosul
Two bombings killed at least 27 people and wounded more than 100 in Baghdad, officials said Tuesday, as Iraqi forces...
S.Sudan Troops Tried For Rape, Murder In Juba Compound Attack
A South Sudan military court on Tuesday opened the trial of 13 soldiers accused of raping foreign aid workers and...
Baghdad Car Bomb Kills At Least Five
A car bomb exploded near one of Baghdad's main bridges on Tuesday, killing at least five people, security and medical...
Indonesian Islamist Leader Named Suspect In Porn Case
A Indonesian Islamist leader who helped organise mass protests against Jakarta's Christian governor has been named a...
Syria War Takes Role In Ramadan Television Dramas
The sound of the blast in Syria's capital Damascus brought worried residents running, but rather than carnage they...