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The U.S. Senate on Thursday turned back resolutions aimed at disapproving multi-billion-dollar arms sales to Bahrain and Qatar, amid continued intensive congressional scrutiny of weapons sales to U.S. allies in the Middle East.        The U.S. Senate on…

A young man from Saudi Arabia’s minority Shia Muslim community who was arrested at the age of 13 will not be executed and could be released by 2022, a Saudi official told Reuters news agency     A young man…

Germany’s Muslim community is concerned over the increasing number of anti-Islam attacks, fueled by far-right extremism and xenophobia.     Germany’s Muslim community is concerned over the increasing number of anti-Islam attacks, fueled by far-right extremism and xenophobia. In reply…

Muslim leaders are calling for increased security for mosques across Texas after someone posted a threat toward a Houston mosque in an online chatroom.     Muslim leaders are calling for increased security for mosques across Texas after someone posted…

The Austrian foreign ministry says the government is preparing to shut down a Saudi-backed center for religious dialogue in Vienna in an attempt to prevent the execution of 18-year-old Murtaja Qureiris.     The Austrian foreign ministry says the government…

Iranian police have shut down 547 restaurants and cafes in Tehran for not observing “Islamic principles”, the capital’s police chief said Saturday.    Iranian police have shut down 547 restaurants and cafes in Tehran for not observing “Islamic principles”, the…

The Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments have launched a campaign to remove the books of “scholars” that belong to the Salafi movement from all mosques in Egypt.    The Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments have launched a campaign to remove…

Members of the London Muslim Mosque have called police after vandals scrawled an offensive message on the sidewalk outside the building.      Members of the London Muslim Mosque have called police after vandals scrawled an offensive message on the…

Coinciding with the fifth anniversary of the call to arms against ISIS, decreed by the Shia Muslim Supreme Religious Authority, the Imam Hussain Holy Shrine has participated in an    Coinciding with the fifth anniversary of the call to arms…

Hundreds of Muslims and non-Muslims gathered at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in the US capital to demand the reconstruction of the holy Baqi cemetery in Medina.      Hundreds of Muslims and non-Muslims gathered at the Embassy of Saudi…