Britain and allies do deal with ISIS to let thousands of fighters escape Raqqa
A BBC investigation has uncovered details of a secret deal that let thousands of heavily-armed ISIS fighters and their families escape from Raqqa in...
Saudi Arabia bans compulsory gender segregation in restaurants
Restaurants in Saudi Arabia will no longer be required by law to segregate women from men, according to the country's government.
The announcement from the Saudi...
Dr Zakir Naik granted Saudi citizenship
The world-renowned Islamic speaker, Dr Zakir Naik, who is wanted by Indian authorities for alleged terror offences, has been granted citizenship by Saudi Arabia.
Arab...
Grand Mufti of Syria backs India’s policy on Rohingya Muslims as “security threat”
In a recent interview with Indian news channel WION (World Is One News), the Grand Mufti of Syria, Shaykh Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, declared his support...
Former justice minister of Saudi Arabia says “violence against Israel is unIslamic”
Saudi Arabia’s former Minister of Justice, Muhammad Bin Abdel-Kareem Aleissa, has stated that any form of violence against Israel is “unIslamic”.
There is no justification...
Jeremy Corbyn visits Syrian refugee camp in Jordan
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said a government under his leadership would recognise a Palestinian state “very early on” and push hard for a...
Boris Johnson urges Israel not to annex West Bank land
Boris Johnson has written an opinion piece for an Israeli newspaper saying that the United Kingdom views any move to annex Palestinian land as...
New Hamas charter to “accept Palestinian state on 1967 borders”
The Palestinian Islamic resistance group Hamas would accept a sovereign Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital but without recognising...
Iran denies the West’s accusations of downing Ukraine passenger plane
Western leaders have said evidence suggests an Iranian missile brought down a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near Tehran.
Canada and the UK called for...
Turkey delivers protective equipment to UK to fight coronavirus
Turkey has delivered hundreds of thousands of surgical gowns to the UK which will be used by the NHS as personal protective equipment (PPE)...
