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Wanted terrorist Abdullah Al-Qalaf killed in eastern Saudi Arabia
Saudi security men shot dead a Saudi national accused of carrying out a number of terrorist crimes after he opened fire on them on Monday evening. State security authorities were monitoring Abdullah Detail >>
Muslim prohibited from entering religious buildings in China
A mostly Muslim county in western China has banned children from attending religious events over a winter break, an education bureau said in a notice posted online, as authorities step up control of Detail >>
Leading car-hailing firm Careem has had its eyes set on women from the get-go. The company took the initiative to support women’s driving, announcing it was accepting women’s applications for Detail >>
A recent book by a senior Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader claims that his group was behind the 2007 assassination of Pakistan’s first woman Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. The new book, ‘ Detail >>
A Bangladeshi national was killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabia at midnight on Thursday (January 11). The deceased was identified as Dewan Nayeem Hossain, 30, son of Dewan Abdus salam, from Detail >>
Rahul Gandhi is set to take over as the chief of Congress, with the party today formally announcing his election as the party president. He was the only one to file nomination last week and has been Detail >>
Military option against Qatar never was, never will be an option: Quartet statement
The Anti Terror Quartet (ATQ) — Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Egypt — never considered military escalation against Qatar, a statement issued by the four countries confirmed. The statement was Detail >>
There will be no subsidy for Hajj pilgrims from this year in India and the funds saved will be used for providing education to minorities. Minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi came up with Detail >>
Police in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state have opened fire on Buddhist protesters, killing at least seven. The violence occurred after more than 4,000 ethnic Rakhine Buddhists gathered in Mrauk U on Detail >>
American-sponsored peace process over, Palestinian Central Council told
Delegates at the Palestinian Central Council meeting have backed a call by President Mahmoud Abbas to give up on the American-sponsored peace process with Israel. Representatives agreed with the Detail >>
The allegations against Prince Alwaleed bin Talal include money laundering, bribery and extorting officials, a Saudi official said soon after his detention. Reuters file photo Saudi Arabia's Detail >>
King Salman reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s support for the Palestinian people to establish an independent state, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The king, in a phone conversation with Palestinian Detail >>
The rape of Rohingya women by Myanmar's security forces has been sweeping and methodical. The army has raped Rohingya women indiscriminately, the Associated Press news agency found in interviews with Detail >>
Video >> Demba Ba urges action to protect Rohingya Muslims, praises Turkey's efforts
Senegalese footballer and former Beşiktaş player Demba Ba called on Muslims to take action to protect Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar Sunday, amid concerning reports of a growing number of deaths and Detail >>
Seven people have been confirmed dead in a military helicopter crash in northern Colombia. Officials say the helicopter was carrying 10 people when it crashed in Antioquia department Tuesday morning Detail >>
Saudi Cabinet condemns Israeli plans to build more settlements in Palestine
The Saudi Cabinet has condemned the Israeli decision to build more than 1,000 settlement units and offer tenders to build another 650 housing units in a number of settlements in the occupied Detail >>
Saudi Arabia begins screening films after decades-long ban lifted
Saudi Arabia began screening feature-length animated children's films this weekend in a makeshift theatre, after a 35-year-old ban on cinemas was lifted in the conservative Islamic kingdom. The first Detail >>
Deputy PM Bozdağ gives jacket as gift to cold man in Turkey's Yozgat province
Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ gave his jacket as a gift to a man who said was "feeling cold" in the central Turkish province of Yozgat Saturday. Visiting Yozgat as part of the Justice and Detail >>
Global humanitarian NGO Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) announced on Thursday that at least 6,700 Rohingya were killed after violence broke out in Myanmar’s Rakhine state late August. Based on Detail >>
Qatar's ruler has called Saudi Arabia's crown prince to discuss the crisis between Doha and four Arab countries, state media from both sides report. Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said he was Detail >>
Doha, Qatar - For Muslim pilgrims in Qatar who hoped to perform one of the pillars of Islam, the annual Hajj that began this week is out of reach. This is because Saudi Arabia - which overseas and Detail >>