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The United Nations launched an urgent diplomatic effort to head off an expected United Arab Emirates assault on Yemen’s most important port in the coming days, fearing an attack could create a humanitarian disaster and derail the most promising push…

More than 30 people have been abducted and two killed by armed bandits in several attacks on a highway in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna state, local officials said Saturday.     More than 30 people have been abducted and two killed…

A Muslim woman in Mechanicsville, US state of Virginia, has filed suit against a nursing home she used to work for, claiming her bosses had ordered her to remove her hijab.   A Muslim woman in Mechanicsville, US state of…

The Independent Human Rights Watch has found that more than 64,100 civilians were killed and wounded in wars and suicide attacks in Afghanistan during during the past nine years.      The Independent Human Rights Watch has found that more…

A new UN report has blasted Saudi Arabia for torturing those arrested on “terror-related” charges and persecuting those exercising free speech, saying reports of the kingdom’s so-called liberalization efforts are “completely wide of the mark.”     A new UN…

 A group of Muslims who fed the city’s homeless and hungry over the Christmas period are doing the same again, this time throughout Ramadan.    A group of Muslims who fed the city’s homeless and hungry over the Christmas period…

Islamic centers in Latin America receive Spanish translation of holy Quran     Spanish translations of the holy Quran were distributed among Islamic centers and mosques in a number of Latin American countries. According to Anadolu Agency, Turkey’s Religious Waqf…

The United States has warned its close ally the United Arab Emirates not to launch an assault on Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah, which United Nations experts fear could precipitate a new humanitarian crisis, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.  …

US-led coalition attacks against Daesh in Syria’s Raqqah last broke international law by endangering the lives of civilians, says international rights group.     US-led coalition attacks against Daesh in Syria’s Raqqah last broke international law by endangering the lives…

For the second straight year, a mosque on Alexander Avenue in the Bronx, New York, USA was shot at during Ramadan.     For the second straight year, a mosque on Alexander Avenue in the Bronx, New York, USA was…