religion
Bahrain’s long-serving prime minister dies at age 84
Middle East
November 11, 2020
Bahrain’s long-serving prime minister dies at age 84
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain’s Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, one of the world’s longest-serving prime ministers…
Christians: The Salt of the Arab-Islamic Civilization
Opinion
November 6, 2020
Christians: The Salt of the Arab-Islamic Civilization
Historians agree unanimously on the importance Christianity’s role in the Arab renaissance in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.…
Horrified by deadly attacks, French Muslims protect church
World
November 6, 2020
Horrified by deadly attacks, French Muslims protect church
PARIS (AP) — As a French-born Muslim, Elyazid Benferhat’s stomach turned when he heard about a deadly Islamic extremist attack…
France’s Macron urges strengthening of EU border controls after terror attacks
World
November 5, 2020
France’s Macron urges strengthening of EU border controls after terror attacks
PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called for a strengthening of border controls in the European Union’s Schengen…
Volunteers want Christians to return to Mosul, where Islamic State once ruled
Middle East
November 4, 2020
Volunteers want Christians to return to Mosul, where Islamic State once ruled
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Young volunteers have been clearing dust and debris from St. Thomas church in Mosul, as the…
Syrian satirist questioned over “Macron” flogging stunt in Berlin
Middle East
November 3, 2020
Syrian satirist questioned over “Macron” flogging stunt in Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police are investigating a Syrian satirist who filmed a video in a Berlin street in which,…
As anger rises, thousands of Muslims protest French cartoons
Egypt
October 30, 2020
As anger rises, thousands of Muslims protest French cartoons
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Thousands of Muslims in Pakistan poured out of prayer services to join anti-France protests…
Tunisian man beheads woman, kills two more people in Nice church
Middle East
October 30, 2020
Tunisian man beheads woman, kills two more people in Nice church
PARIS/NICE, France (Reuters) – A knife-wielding Tunisian man shouting “Allahu Akbar” (God is Greatest) beheaded a woman and killed two…
Turkish leaders condemn Charlie Hebdo cartoon of Erdogan
Middle East
October 28, 2020
Turkish leaders condemn Charlie Hebdo cartoon of Erdogan
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish officials on Wednesday railed against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo over its cover-page cartoon mocking…
Iran summons French diplomat over Macron’s remarks
Middle East
October 27, 2020
Iran summons French diplomat over Macron’s remarks
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran summoned a French diplomat in protest at what it says is France’s support for the…