Muslim World

Palestinian ends hunger strike as Israel agrees his release

An imprisoned Palestinian journalist ended a 32-day hunger strike on Friday after receiving assurances Israel would not extend his detention…

9 years ago

Blasts, gunfire hit Kabul military hospital

Gunmen dressed in white lab coats stormed a hospital in the Afghan capital and battled security forces for hours, killing…

9 years ago

Thousands flee Iraq’s Mosul overnight, as fighting rages on

Thousands of civilians fled Mosul overnight as Iraqi forces advanced north of a sprawling military base near the city’s airport…

9 years ago

Grand Mosque of Makkah’s ancient details revealed in 63-year-old image

A picture taken in 1954 revealed the rectangular form of the Grand Mosque, the ‘Tawaf’ – which is the area…

9 years ago

Suicide attacks on bases in Syria’s Homs kill 42

Suicide attacks on two security service bases in the heart of Syria's government-held third city of Homs killed 42 people…

9 years ago

Five Palestinian children get more jail than Israeli killer

With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday bakcing the pardoning of a soldier sentenced to 18 months in prison…

9 years ago

Palestinians decry West Bank industrial zone expansion

Standing by the side of a highway near the main gates to Ariel West, an Israeli industrial zone in the…

9 years ago

Turkey lifts ban on army officers wearing headscarf

Turkey's army is lifting a historic ban on female officers wearing the Islamic headscarf in the officially secular country, the…

9 years ago

Elor Azaria verdict: ‘No justice for Palestinians’

Human rights groups and Palestinian leaders have condemned what they called the "extremely lenient" punishment of Elor Azaria, the Israeli…

9 years ago

350,000 children trapped in west Mosul

Around 350,000 children are trapped in western Mosul, Save the Children warned on Sunday as Iraqi forces launched a fresh…

9 years ago