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Tribal sources have reported that Islamic State affiliated militants have attacked a village in northeastern Sinai and killed three civilians for cooperating with Egyptian security forces.
The 1964 mass killings in Zanzibar and the slavery which preceded them highlight uncomfortable issues about Arab-African relations at a time when the world focuses on race.
Court convicts Amnesty Turkey ex-leaders on terror charges
The trial of 11 human rights activists became a symbol of the crackdown on critics after the 2016 failed attempt to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
4 dead, 97 injured in blast at Turkish factory
Four people were killed and at least 97 injured due to an explosion at a fireworks factory in Turkey.
What defunding police can mean for US foreign policy
Comment: Given the increasingly apparent entanglements between overseas war and domestic policing, defunding police could be the foundation for ...
Coronavirus spreads in US embassy in Saudi Arabia
A birthday barbecue in the US embassy in Riyadh may have been a source of Covid-19 infection, with dozens of employees taken ill.
Covid-19 hasn't stopped the drumbeat of Islamophobia in India
Comment: If anything, the Modi government has weaponised the coronavirus pandemic to further dehumanise India's Muslims, writes Mobashra ...
US seizes 'human hair' shipment 'made in Uighur camps'
A shipment of almost $1 million worth of hair products were seized by US customs, on suspicions they were made in forced Uighur labour camps.
British Muslim charities and the Covid-19 response
Despite how hard British Muslims have been hit by the pandemic, the relief response from their community has been among the strongest.
Europe suspend Pakistan's PIA over fake pilot licence scandal
Pakistan's national carrier has been suspended from the European Union for six months, officials confirmed, after shocking reports revealed ...
The Middle East at war with coronavirus
In today's roundup: Iran to start testing coronavirus vaccine on humans, strained Iraqi doctors pushed over the edge battling virus and world ...
Iraq virus spike risks pushing doctors over the edge
The country's overall death toll is heading towards 2,000, with official daily fatalities starting to top 100 in the past week - and doctors ...
The future of international aid in sanctions-hit Syria
As global donors hold a virtual meeting to pledge funds for Syria's humanitarian crisis, aid workers warn operating in the war-torn ...
In Lebanon, mothers barter clothes for baby milk
Mothers in Lebanon have resorted to bartering for baby supplies as the economic crisis continues.
Fire in Egypt coronavirus ward kills seven patients
The latest incident follows a similar fire which swept through a coronavirus isolation ward in the capital, Cairo, last month.
Balochistan separatists say stock exchange attack targeted China, Pakistan
Separatists from Pakistan's Balochistan province attacked the national stock exchange in Karachi, killing four people in a brazen daylight assault the breakaway group said also targeted Chinese interests.
Turkey summons Austrian envoy over Kurdish-Turkish clashes in Vienna
Austria also summoned the Turkish ambassador over the clashes between Kurdish and Turkish nationalist demonstrators.
Civil unrest continues in southern Tunisia as economy plummets
Thousands of protesters have been gathering in Tunisia's Sfax city for weeks to demand the release of two trade union leaders that were detained ...
Six people killed in attack on Pakistan Stock Exchange
Ethnic Baloch separatists have claimed the attack on the stock exchange in Karachi.
Turkish soldier dies in clashes with Kurdish rebels
A Turkish soldier has died in clashes with PKK rebels in northern Iraq.
Turkish powerships ride wave of energy crises
Coronavirus has forced many companies to shut down and bringing construction to a halt.
Migrant workers stuck in virus-hit Iraq
Migrant workers in Iraq are stranded without wages by their employers, leaving them at risk.
Bomb kills two human rights workers in Afghanistan capital
Two employees of Afghanistan's human rights commission were killed after a bomb attached to their vehicle exploded.
UN warns oil tanker abandoned in Yemen could explode
The UN has warned that an abandoned tanker carrying a million barrels of oil off Yemen’s coast could explode as Houthi rebels refuse to allow ...
HTS have clashed with jihadi groups such as Hurras Al-Din in Idlib.
1,102 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed among the World Cup workforce, according to a source.
Egypt has reported 56,809 coronavirus cases and is set to begin easing restrictions on Saturday.
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