Indian nurses in Tikrit promised wages by ISIS if they stay
Indian nurses were promised wages by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) fighters, which the Iraqi authorities failed to pay on time,...
Abu Qatada aqcuitted and released in Jordan
Abu Qatada has been cleared of plotting terror attacks by a court in Jordan but Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May immediately vowed that he...
Bus carrying British pilgrims crashes on the way to Madina
A bus carrying British pilgrims on their way to Madina has crashed, the Foreign Office has confirmed.
It is not yet known how many Britons...
Turkish security forces arrest Islamic movement leader
Turkish security forces have conducted raids against a leading Islamic movement in the country, Furkan Vaqfi, and arrested its leader Sheikh Alparslan Kuytul.
According to...
Iran bans its version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
Iranian state TV has temporarily banned the country's equivalent of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" after complaints by senior clerics.
Iranian Leader Ayatollah Ali...
Gaza hospital garden becomes graveyard
The surroundings of Al-Yemen Al-Saeed Hospital in Jabalia, northern Gaza, have become a graveyard.
The hospital has been repeatedly bombed and shelled by the Israeli...
Theresa May unlikely to increase UK quota for Syrian refugees
Theresa May will use her speech at the UN General Assembly today to call for more measures to help countries to protect their borders...
Abu Qatada to be deported on Sunday
A date has been set for the deportation of Muslim cleric Abu Qatada after a drawn-out legal battle between the British and Jordanian government.
A...
Popcorn politics of the Arab Spring
The Arab Spring that began in 2010 - like the 2009 Green movement protests in Iran - had brought initial hope that there would be a...
Turkey welcomes Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood figures who leave Qatar
Turkey would welcome senior figures from Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood after they were asked to leave Qatar under pressure from other Gulf Arab states,...