Clashes have erupted in Cairo’s Tahrir Square as supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi tried to wrest control of the iconic square in rival rallies.

Yemeni activist Tawakkul Karman, a key figure in the Yemeni revolt that toppled President Ali Abdullah Saleh, has said that her newly acquired Turkish ID card is more valuable to her than the Nobel Peace Prize she was awarded in 2011.

CAIRO – Rejecting media’s furious coverage of Muslims worldwide, Muslims have criticized Newsweek magazine cover titled “Muslim Rage,” calling on Muslims to educate others about true Islam and the practices of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him).

Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi has pardoned all political prisoners detained since the start of protests that toppled Hosni Mubarak last year.

Israeli forces and Palestinian militants exchanged fire on Monday in the most serious flare-up in months along the border with the Gaza Strip, officials said.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been re-elected to another six-year term after defeating opposition leader Henrique Capriles, the electoral council has said.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on his nation to be prepared for a possible war with the neighboring Syria if need be.

MANILA – In a move towards ending a decades-long conflict, the Philippine government announced a peace deal with the country’s largest Muslim group on Sunday, October 7, to establish a Muslim homeland in the south.

WASHINGTON – Amid angry protest worldwide rejecting defamatory anti-Islam film, American Muslims have chosen another way to show their solidarity with Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) by spreading his teachings to the world. “The movie that was produced by a convicted felon – is not just an insult to Muslims but to Americans as […]

The Philippine government and Muslim rebels have agreed to a preliminary peace deal for the country’s troubled south, President Benigno Aquino has announced, signalling an end to a 40-year conflict that has killed more than 100,000 people and crippled the region’s economy.