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Russia's Lavrov says U.S. must work with Assad to fight Islamic State

Russia's Lavrov says U.S. must work with Assad to fight Islamic State (Recasts with Lavrov comments) MOSCOW, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei...

Film festivals unite to stream movies free on YouTube

After the Coronavirus pandemic shuttered movie theaters and forced the cancellation of annual showcases in Cannes and New York, more than 20 film festivals...

Dutch appeals court convicts Wilders of insulting Moroccans

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch appeals court upheld Friday the conviction of anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders for insulting Moroccans in comments he...

UK website aimed at parents who fear children may join ISIS

Britain launches a new website on Tuesday which aims to educate Muslim teenagers against groups like ISIS, as the government backed the right of...

Remotely possible: Saudi Arabia launches work-from-home program

Remotely possible launched recently by the Labor Ministry will offer 200,000 work opportunities for people struggling to travel to their workplaces, according to the...

Love in the time of Coronavirus

As governments invoke emergency powers to combat the Coronavirus pandemic, and social distancing measures preclude meeting people in bars, cafes or restaurants, love is...

Turkish paedophile given ‘record 572-year sentence’

A Turkish court jailed a paedophile a record 572 years for abusing 18 children at the school where he worked, reports said Tuesday, as...

Syrians discover new use for mobile phones – finding water

Struggling with frequent water cuts, residents of Syria's battered city of Aleppo have a new way to find the water needed for their daily...

Saudi strips powers from religious police, orders 'kinder' approach

Saudi Arabia has stripped its frequently criticised religious police of their powers to arrest, urging them to act "kindly and gently" in enforcing Islamic...

Anti-Muslim acts triple in France in 2015

Anti-Muslim acts in France tripled in 2015, with peaks in activity coming after two sets of deadly terror attacks, a government advisory commission said...

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