Former Egyptian dictator and Western ally Hosni Mubarak dies
The former long-serving Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has died in Cairo at the age of 91 in a military hospital.
Mubarak, a key Western ally,...
Indonesia Parliament bill describes homosexuality as ‘sexual deviance’
A draft bill proposed by members of Indonesia’s House of Representatives defines homosexuality as "sexual deviance" and requires LGBT people to report to the...
The forgotten spiritual side of Malcolm X
February 21 marks the 55th anniversary of the murder of the great American Muslim Malcolm X. Malcolm is mostly renowned as a political figure...
Hanau attack suspect Tobias Rathjen “hated ethnic minorities”
The suspected gunman who killed nine people in the German town of Hanau has been named by local media as Tobias Rathjen, a far-right extremist...
Bahrain jails man who burned Israeli flag
A Bahraini man who burned an Israeli flag during a pro-Palestine protest has been jailed for three years.
The pro-government Al-Bilad website confirmed that the Supreme Court...
Saudi Arabia and U.S. celebrate 75 years of ‘strategic partnership’
Saudi Arabia and the United States have been celebrating “75 years of strategic partnership” in a series of events over the past week including...
Slovenia finally opens its first mosque despite right-wing opposition
Slovenia's first mosque has opened in the capital Ljubljana 50 years after the initial request to build it was made.
Opponents of the project have...
Saudi Arabia celebrates previously ‘haraam’ Valentine’s Day
In a further sign of liberalisation in Saudi Arabia, hearts and flowers are everywhere as the Kingdom prepares to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
Arab News reports...
Egypt “targets” popular Turkish TV series Dirilis Ertugrul
Turkish media is reporting that Egypt is trying to turn public opinion against popular Turkish dramas aired in the Middle East.
According to Yeni Şafak English, the...
IKEA defends Muslim employee who was abused by customer
The Swedish furniture and decoration company IKEA has defended a Muslim employee after she was abused online by a customer.
The customer in Aubonne, Switzerland,...
