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A hard sell? Saudi crown prince goes West to woo allies

Saudi Arabia's crown prince wants to persuade his British and U.S. allies that "shock" reforms have made his country a better place to invest...

Pope says fundamentalism is 'disease of all religions'

Pope Francis said Monday that fundamentalism is "a disease of all religions", including the Roman Catholic Church, as he returned from a three-nation tour...

Accosted for her hijab, woman now teaches Muslim empowerment

When she was 16, Rana Abdelhamid was accosted on the streets of New York by a man who tried to pull off the head...

Over Coronavirus, Dubai Expo 2020 recommends postponing a year

The pandemic has grounded flights by Dubai's long-haul carrier Emirates, jeopardized global tourism and caused further panic in a real-estate market. Local organizers recommended Monday...

Western Addiction to Bombing Doesn't Absolve Islamic World of Own Mistakes

Egyptian journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Dessouki believes that so long as the West and the Muslim world continue to focus all their energy on blaming...

Drawing the horror of a Syrian detention centre

A Syrian artist who was accused of being an opposition activist and tortured in a detention center has drawn pictures of his experiences -...

Victory proves elusive in Saudi king's Yemen war

In Yemen's humid southern port of Aden, Saudi Arabian soldiers in armoured cars patrol streets where jihadists lurk. In Marib, east of the capital...

The Times eats crow over claiming every fifth British Muslim extremist

The Times on Thursday corrected a “misleading” headline that claimed a fifth of British Muslims had sympathy for the Daesh, amid accusations Muslims have...

Devaluation of Saudi currency would carry major political risk

The devaluation of Saudi Arabia's currency could cause such political instability that Riyadh has little choice but to stick to its promise to use...

Refugee influx to shake up Germany's Muslim community

Germany's Muslim community is bracing for a culture shock when masses of Arab migrants join millions of residents of Turkish origin. But experts suggest the...

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