A woman has become the first person in Denmark to be charged with wearing a face veil in public, after a ban came into effect on Wednesday.

An Egyptian court on Saturday handed down a preliminary death sentence against 75 defendants in connection with the dispersal of a major protest camp in Cairo in 2013, according to a judicial source.

As Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) takes the lead in Pakistan’s disputed general election, it is likely to face multiple challenges as a new ruling party.

A group of researchers from the Faculty of Qur’anic and Sunnah Studies at the University Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) is working on developing a software to enable hearing-impaired people learn Qur’an.

Saudi Arabia’s Food and Drugs Authority (SFDA) has announced plans to launch what is claimed to be the world’s largest center for halal food and products.

More than 15 hours after polling ended on Wednesday, the country is still awaiting final results from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

Attacks in the Syrian province of Sweida killed at least 220 people on Wednesday, the director of health in the southwestern province told the pro-government Sham FM.

At least 31 people have been killed, including two policemen, in a bomb blast near a polling station in the Pakistani city of Quetta, according to officials.

Three Palestinians were killed in an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the enclave’s health ministry announced, as Israel’s army said it was striking Hamas after its soldiers came under fire.

As millions of Pakistanis vote to elect their next government today, a string of offers have been thrown at them in what can only be described as blending of marketing gimmicks with democracy.