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Siham Hamud, 12, described being bullied for her religious beliefs after being sent home everyday in December for wearing a skirt her school deemed to be 'too long'.
The Archbishop of Toulouse Robert Le Gall said there are limits to freedom of expression, as France continues to defend offensive Prophet Muhammad cartoons.
Anti-France protests draw thousands in Asia, Middle East
Muslims in South Asia vented their fury at French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday while smaller anti-France protests also took place in the Middle East.
Turkey threatens lawsuit over Charlie Hebdo caricature of Erdogan
Turkish officials have accused the controversial satirical weekly of 'cultural racism' and 'immorality' over its publication of a caricature of ...
Biden must pledge to do better than his record
Comment: If Biden does not acknowledge the failures of the past, and tasks his team with reinstating the status quo, a better result can hardly ...
France summoned Iran envoy over human rights violations: sources
France's foreign minister appeared to skirt a question on whether France had acted collectively with Britain and Germany to protest Iran's human rights record.
Lebanon PM seeking to sue AUB for $1 million
Hassan Diab reportedly filed a complaint claiming nearly one million dollars in exit package compensation from his former employer last month.
UN rights council to investigate systemic racism following protests
UNHRC will investigate systemic racism and discrimination against Black people, stopping short of a more intensive investigation singling out ...
The EU is using Covid-19 to keep out refugees
Comment: Italy and Malta are using the coronavirus pandemic to shirk their obligations under international law, writes Mat Nashed.
Three rapes every hour in India
An Indian court ordered the execution of four men convicted of the infamous 2012 gang rape and murder of a Delhi student, bringing India's rape ...
Egyptian woman filmed escaping shocking mob assault over miniskirt
Dozens have been arrested as Egypt's police launch an investigation into a mob sexual assault on a young woman in Mansoura caught on video.
Arab revolutions through the lens of history
Comment: Arabs are on the streets once again. Alain Gresh and Jean-Pierre Sereni ask what is blocking their aspirations, and what history can ...
Rohingya rally to mark 'Genocide Day' in Bangladesh camps
Over 200,000 Rohingya rallied in a Bangladesh refugee camp on Sunday to mark two years since they fled a violent crackdown by Myanmar forces.
Five years on, Yazidis remember brutal Islamic State onslaught
On Saturday, women wearing white T-shirts paraded around Lalish temple, the Yazidis' holiest shrine, brandishing banners to commemorate the ...
Iraq moves closer to Iran while appeasing the US
This week, Iraq finds new ways to bypass sanctions on Iran while trying to appease anger from Washington.
Iran to abandon more nuclear commitments in '60 days'
Iranian authorities warned the Islamic Republic would abandon more nuclear commitments in 60 days.
Trump: Iran 'playing with fire' by exceeding uranium limit
US President Donald Trump warned Monday that Iran is 'playing with fire' after Tehran said it exceeded a limit on enriched uranium reserves ...
Iran nuclear deal: Tehran exceeds enriched uranium stockpile limit
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday that Iran has exceeded a limit on its enriched uranium reserves set under a 2015 ...
Footballer, revolutionary, Assad victim. Remembering the spirit of Sarout
Comment: Sarout fought against the Assad regime for almost a decade, and served as a symbol of defiance and hope for many, writes James Snell.
UK warns US-Iran conflict could break out 'by accident'
'We are very worried about the risk of a conflict happening by accident,' British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said amid rising tension in the ...
China, Iran discuss nuclear deal ahead of MbS visit
China and Iran's foreign ministers met in Beijing on Tuesday to discuss the 2015 nuclear deal and the countries' shared interests, which may ...
EU nations create workaround to US sanctions on Iran
France, Germany and Britain have established a barter-type system to skirt direct financial transactions with Iran in order to avoid ...
Iran cannot 'wait forever' for EU solution to sanctions
Brussels is working on a payment system to skirt Trump's sanctions on Tehran, but is struggling to find a host for it.
China, India, Japan exempt from Iran oil sanctions: US
China, India, Japan are exempt from sanctions imposed on Iran, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday.
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