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France's Muslim federations agreed Sunday on a "charter of principles" requested by President Emmanuel Macron in his bid to eradicate sectarianism and extremism.
The French interior minister announced the closure of nine Muslim places of worship, one day before he met with French Muslim leaders to discuss a controversial new bill.
Global Covid-19 death toll passes two million
The global Covid-19 death toll has passed two million.
'Dear Tayyip': Macron and Erdogan exchange letters
French President Emmanuel Macron and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan have exchanged letters in which they agreed to resume talks aimed at ...
Five civilians killed in Algeria bomb blast: ministry
Five civilians in eastern Algeria were killed by a homemade roadside bomb.
WHO holds emergency meeting over virus variants
The committee normally gathers every three months but the WHO brought the meeting forward to discuss the mutations.
Where are the cronies of Tunisia's Ben Ali today?
Ten years after the Tunisian revolution toppled Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, few of his relatives have faced justice.
France deploys carrier to eastern Mediterranean in 'anti-IS operation'
France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier was deployed to the eastern Mediterranean, Paris confirmed.
France opens investigation into 'UAE donations' to Le Pen
The French judiciary has opened an investigation allegations that Marie Le Pen received funding from the UAE during her 2017 election ...
Ghosn meeting with French investigators postponed: lawyers
French and Lebanese investigative judges as well as the defence lawyers postponed a meeting with Carlos Ghosn
Erdogan says wants EU ties 'back on track'
Erdogan said he wanted to improve relations with the European Union and hoped the bloc will follow too.
Muslim app sold data to US government-linked firm
Salaat First had been downloaded by more than 10 million times on Android.
Yemen's Houthis defiant as US labels rebels 'terrorists'
Yemen's Houthis were defiant after Washington said it will designate the Iran-backed rebels as terrorists, a last-ditch move under President ...
Armenian leader says Karabakh conflict unresolved
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan insisted that key issues surrounding the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh were in limbo, in a rare ...
UK to ban China imports 'linked to Uighur camps'
British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab's proposals will likely fall short of sanctioning Chinese officials linked to Uighur re-education camps ...
Uproar in Iran over banning of British, American vaccines
Iranian medics sent an open letter to President Hassan Rouhani urging the government to stop politicising the coronavirus crisis after British and American vaccines were banned in the Islamic Republic.
Iran warns against interference over seized SKorea ship
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized the Hankuk Chemi and arrested its multinational crew of 20 near the strategic Strait of Hormuz one ...
Egypt hosts talks to revive Israel-Palestinian dialogue
Jordan's Foreign Minister, joined by Egyptian, French and German counterparts, said that if the two-state solution fails, the world ...
Cuba to test Covid vaccine in hard-hit Iran
Iran is due to test Covid-19 vaccines developed by Cuba, authorities announced, after an agreement was signed by state-run Finlay Vaccine ...
Twitter removes Khamenei vaccine tweet for 'violating' rules
The US social media company announced a policy in December to crack down on what it described as potentially "false or misleading information" ...
Lebanon's Hariri pays unannounced visit to Erdogan
Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri paid an unannounced visit to Turkey to meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Spain FM calls for easing of tensions with Turkey
Spanish ministers have revealed that diplomatic relations with Turkey are improving.
Morocco arrests Lebanese man for alleged fraud, identity theft
The Lebanese national is alleged to have used stolen passports to garner the trust of his victims.
Migrant channel crossings, attempts surge in 2020: France
In France nearly 10,000 migrants attempted to cross the border.
Turkey announced it was ready to normalise relations with France.
Oil prices surged following Saudi Arabia's decision to trim production.
A clash between jihadists and Algerian soldiers left two troops dead on Saturday, authorities said.
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