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Bahraini prosecutors and security officials should cease harassing journalists and should lift travel bans imposed on two reporters in the past week, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in a statement issued Monday, May 1, 2017.     Bahraini…

Denmark has banned the entry of six foreign preachers for at least two years, following the publication of a blacklist of those it says have spread hate speech.   Denmark has banned the entry of six foreign preachers for at…

A rare page from the only two known Kufic Quran copies fetched half a million dollars at British auction house Christie’s.   A rare page from the only two known Kufic Quran copies fetched half a million dollars at British…

Japanese logistics giant Nippon Express is entering the emerging Asian Islamic market by providing a halal food logistics service in anticipation of greater demand in Japan and elsewhere in Asia.   Japanese logistics giant Nippon Express is entering the emerging…

US-led strikes purportedly targeting Takfiri Daesh terrorist group in Syria and Iraq have led to the deaths of at least 362 civilians since 2014, the Pentagon says.   US-led strikes purportedly targeting Takfiri Daesh terrorist group in Syria and Iraq…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Riyadh to halt its military aggression against Yemen, despite Berlin continuing its arms sales to the kingdom.   German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Riyadh to halt its military aggression against Yemen,…

Parts of a large mosque in the northern Stockholm suburb of Jakobsberg were destroyed in a fire late on Sunday night in what police suspect was an arson attack.   Parts of a large mosque in the northern Stockholm suburb…

Two terrorists were killed in a search operation conducted by law enforcement agencies in Wah Cantonment earlier today.   Two terrorists were killed in a search operation conducted by law enforcement agencies in Wah Cantonment earlier today. A suicide jacket…

The UK-based Al-Akbar Foundation has begun a blood donation campaign on the birth anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him.   The UK-based Al-Akbar Foundation has begun a blood donation campaign on the birth anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace…

With nearly two-thirds of war-torn Yemen – about 19 million people – in need of emergency support, the international community today raised $1.1 billion at a pledging event in Geneva to aid what the United Nations chief calls “the world’s…