Emir of Qatar calls for Arab-Iranian dialogue
Qatar's emir has offered to host a "meaningful dialogue" in an attempt to calm Arab-Iranian differences that underlie key conflicts in the Middle East.
Sheikh...
Russia’s Orthodox Church: Airstrikes are justified in “holy war” against terrorism
The Russian Orthodox Church has fully backed the country's parliamentary decision to give President Vladimir Putin permission to carry out airstrikes in Syria, claiming...
Indian Muslim farmer beaten to death, suspected of slaughtering cow
Indian police have arrested eight people and were searching for two more yesterday after villagers beat a Muslim farmer to death and severely injured...
Russia launches first airstrikes against Syrian rebels
Russia has launched its first airstrikes against rebel-held targets in Syria, two days after the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, spoke to the UN and...
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...
Hundreds of deaths reported in Hajj stampede at Mina
At least 700 people taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage have been killed in a stampede in Mina, officials in Saudi Arabia say.
Another 450...
Ugandan woman who sold fish for a living saved up for ten years to...
A Ugandan woman has been saving money for 10 years so she could perform Hajj, by working in her smoked fish business.
"I can't wait...
Al Jazeera English instructs staff not to call Syria’s Jabhat al Nusra “Al Qaeda”
Al Jazeera English has instructed all of its news and website staff not to refer to the official al-Qaeda franchise in Syria – Jabhat...
Sikh taxi driver from Chicago hospitalised after being called “Bin Laden”
Police in Chicago said they are investigating an alleged hate crime attack after a Sikh taxi driver was badly beaten and called a “terrorist”.
Inderjit...
Pilgrims flock to Makkah for the hajj
Pilgrims from around the world have begun massing in Saudi Arabia for the hajj, undeterred by a crane collapse that killed 108 people at...
