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2019-05-15 11:50:14
AFP
The feature film is being made by Egyptian producer Moez Masoud.
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2019-05-13 03:09:28
The Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oman says it will reopen its embassy in Iraq, decades after it closed its diplomatic post. Oman’s Foreign Ministry made the announcement on Twitter on Sunday night. The sultanate, on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula…
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2019-05-11 20:01:23
Anu Shukla, Anu Shukla
Protest icon Ahed Tamimi welcomed with rapturous applause
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2019-05-11 08:50:17
Adnan Abu Amer
Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey and Morocco are all vying for authority over Islam's third holiest place.
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2019-05-05 15:51:21
CNA
SINGAPORE: President Halimah Yacob on Sunday (May 5) urged Muslims to use the holy month of Ramadan for reflection and correction, and show greater compassion and kindness towards others. In a post on Facebook, Madam Halimah noted the start of Ramadan on Mond…
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2019-05-05 07:58:27
ISNA News Agency
Tehran (ISNA) – Konya film festival known as “Sufi Sinema Günleri” awarded its Best Director prize to Majid Majidi.
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2019-05-04 21:07:41
Ben Carter
Mohamed Salah Forced Off on Stretcher After Picking Up Head Injury Against Newcastle United 90min Salah stretchered off after clash of head with Newcastle's Dubravka ESPN Jurgen Klopp: "It's destiny" Eurosport.com Liverpool star Mo Salah stretchered off pitch…
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2019-05-02 20:47:46

Calling Israeli detention of Palestinian kids as young as 10 "state-sponsored child abuse," Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) has introduced a bill to ban Israel from using any of its bloody billions in U.S. "aid" to pay for "a gross human rights violation against c…
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2019-05-02 17:52:39
Reuters Editorial
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement said on Thursday Lebanese banks had a "national and moral duty" to help the government resolve its high cost of servicing debt.
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2019-04-27 12:55:42
CNA
SINGAPORE: President Halimah Yacob has expressed her condolences over the death of former Vietnamese president Le Duc Anh. He died on Monday (Apr 22) at the age of 99. The former leader led the invasion of Cambodia which led to the fall of the Khmer Rouge reg…
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2019-04-27 06:40:43

Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah says it would be an "amazing achievement" to topple Eliud Kipchoge at Sunday's London Marathon.
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2019-04-26 04:00:17
Neyla Zannia
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies, has been authorised by President Halimah Yacob to exercise the functions conferred on the Prime Minister by the Constitution of the Republic of Singa…
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2019-04-25 23:36:08

The Moroccan government on Thursday announced a "new social deal" with employers and the main labour unions, under which many workers will enjoy a pay rise. The minimum wage, currently 2,570 dirhams a month ($266), will be increased by 10 percent over two yea…
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2019-04-25 06:43:44
Tom Page, CNN Max Burnell, CNN
The 18-year construction project is set to break records.
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2019-04-23 14:16:16
Ahmed Eljechtimi
Naminata Koulibaly, 30, receives training in a Moroccan Muslim teaching institute, founded by King Mohammed VI in 2015, and hopes to return to her home in Ivory Coast better equipped to advise women on religious issues.
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2019-04-23 05:30:02
Porter Anderson
Two of the foremost scholars and researchers in Arabic literature are a couple. And Suzanne and Jaroslav Stetkevych's designation as 2019 Sheikh Zayed Book Award 'Cultural Personalities of the Year' revives an Arabic tradition of honoring families' accomplish…
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2019-04-19 10:19:37
AFP
Malaysia to revive project linked to China Bandar Malaysia project will resume with the original contractors, but under a new development plan, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said.
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2019-04-17 10:30:44
Reuters Editorial
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday that vote "quick counts" indicated he had regained the presidency, but called on his supporters to wait for the election commission to announce official results.
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2019-04-16 00:00:00
United Nations Headquarters
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres landed in Amman from Benghazi, Libya, on Friday evening, 5 April.
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2019-04-13 03:53:19
Entertainment Desk
Aamir Khan and his wife have released a 45-minute-long episode 'Toofan Aalaya, 2019' where they talk about scarcity of water in Maharashtra.
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2019-02-24 01:46:14
BEN HUBBARD
Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan of Saudi Arabia is replacing Prince Khalid bin Salman, a son of the king, as the kingdom’s ambassador to the United States.
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2019-01-19 17:39:06

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says Mohammed Salah is "world class" after the Egyptian scored his 50th Premier League goal to help the team come from behind against Crystal Palace
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2019-01-18 09:41:04
Niniek Karmini / AP
The ailing radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, who inspired the Bali bombers, will be released from prison next week, according to his lawyer
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2019-01-18 05:28:39
Al Jazeera
Joko Widodo aims to defeat controversial retired general Prabowo Subianto to win second term in office at April polls.
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2018-12-30 11:08:46
FMT Reporters
The Muslim 500 cites the prime minister's success in the 14th general election.
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2018-12-29 12:15:30
Al Jazeera
With little reason for optimism for 2019, here are the main events that rocked the West Bank, Gaza and Israel this year.
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2018-12-27 12:57:15
Ayaz
Indian musicians A.R. Rahman & Javed Ali Met Maulana Tariq Jameel
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2018-12-26 18:01:10

Every month, Christians and Muslims from Milan to Mecca, Kansas to Kuala Lumpur find common ground in an unusual place: a desert country the size of Maine surrounded by war zones. In Jordan, a royal family recognized as descendants of the prophet Muhammad, an…
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2018-12-15 10:02:30
Al Jazeera
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani seeks regional help and GCC reform to end crisis.
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2018-12-14 16:51:06

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israel arrested dozens of Hamas activists in the West Bank, and a Palestinian was killed in clashes with troops, as the Israeli military pressed ahead on Friday with a crackdown following a pair of deadly shootings blamed on Hamas m…
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2018-12-11 18:37:51
Ayaz
PM Imran Khan meets religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jameel
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2018-12-08 16:42:58
Faisal Edroos
Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's adviser rejects Houthi proposal of a new transitional government at Sweden talks.
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2018-12-08 08:56:00
Mfonobong Nsehe, Contributor, Mfonobong Nsehe, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/
The 2018 Business for Africa forum has kicked off in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
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2018-12-08 06:46:51
Faisal Edroos
Rebels say the offer tabled was not in 'accordance to international standards', as disputes continue at Sweden talks.
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2018-12-08 04:12:57
FP Staff
Following the ceremony, the opening film at the International Film Festival of Kerala, Everybody Knows, directed by Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, was screened The post 23rd International Film Festival of Kerala opens; Majid Majidi receives Lifetime Achiev…
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2018-12-06 14:09:35
Reuters
The Vatican said the pope had accepted an invitation from Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and the tiny Catholic community there. He will attend an inter-faith meeting.
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