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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…
3 dead in knife attack in French church; terrorism suspected
World
October 29, 2020
3 dead in knife attack in French church; terrorism suspected
PARIS (AP) — An attacker armed with a knife killed three people at a church Thursday in the Mediterranean city…
Egypt’s Sisi weighs in on Prophet Mohamed cartoon row
Egypt
October 28, 2020
Egypt’s Sisi weighs in on Prophet Mohamed cartoon row
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi commented on Wednesday on the cartoon controversy sparked by French President Emmanuel Macron backing the…
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…
Top Muslim council to sue Charlie Hebdo over Prophet Mohamed cartoons
Society
October 27, 2020
Top Muslim council to sue Charlie Hebdo over Prophet Mohamed cartoons
The Muslim Council of Elders, an independent body based in UAE capital Abu Dhabi, held an emergency meeting on Monday,…
Turkish leader backs boycott of French goods over cartoon row
Middle East
October 27, 2020
Turkish leader backs boycott of French goods over cartoon row
PARIS/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan asked his compatriots to stop buying French goods on Monday in the latest…
Mali and France at odds over talks with Islamist militants
World
October 26, 2020
Mali and France at odds over talks with Islamist militants
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s interim prime minister said on Monday he was open to talks with Islamist militants whose insurgency…
Pakistan’s PM takes aim at Macron; asks Facebook to ban Islamophobic content
Middle East
October 26, 2020
Pakistan’s PM takes aim at Macron; asks Facebook to ban Islamophobic content
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called on Facebook to ban Islamophobic content on its platform, warning of…
Kuwait retail co-ops remove French products over Prophet cartoon
Middle East
October 26, 2020
Kuwait retail co-ops remove French products over Prophet cartoon
KUWAIT/PARIS (Reuters) – Kuwait’s retail co-ops have pulled French products in boycott over the use of cartoons of the Prophet…