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Swedish police Tuesday granted a mosque permission to hold a weekly call to prayer, triggering divisions among politicians and the public, five months ahead of elections in a country which has taken in waves of asylum seekers in recent years.…

Taliban fighters seized a district in the northern province of Baghlan on Tuesday and kept up pressure on the central city of Ghazni as heavy fighting continued across Afghanistan following the start of the insurgents’ annual spring offensive last month.…

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) deplores the intensive airstrike campaign on densely populated neighbourhoods of Sana’a since the beginning of this week, claiming the lives of civilians.     The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)…

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says many refugees arriving in Yemen from Africa continue to suffer from rampant abuse in the southern areas controlled by the Saudi-backed government.     The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says many refugees…

Iraqi army repulsed late on Tuesday an attack by the the so-called Islamic State terrorist organization in Diyala, a security source was quoted as saying.   Iraqi army repulsed late on Tuesday an attack by the the so-called Islamic State…

A 21-year-old youth was thrashed by locals in Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, after they found him tearing pages of Quran on the footpath outside a mall on Saturday afternoon.     A 21-year-old youth was…

150 students who successfully passed Quranic courses organized at different mosques and Husseiniyahs (public halls for religious ceremonies) in Iraq, were honored in a ceremony on the weekend.     150 students who successfully passed Quranic courses organized at different…

Afghanistan’s poverty rate has worsened sharply over the past five years as the economy has stalled and the Taliban insurgency has spread, with more than half the population living on less than a dollar a day, a survey published on…

An international aid group has condemned Saudi Arabia’s latest airstrikes on Yemen which it said targeted regions close to homes of its staff in the capital city.   An international aid group has condemned Saudi Arabia’s latest airstrikes on Yemen…

Nonviolence International Organization, Free Muslim, has sent a message to Mr. Sajid Javid, the first British Muslim from an Asian background, who has been appointed as the Home Secretary of the United Kingdoms.    Nonviolence International Organization, Free Muslim, has…