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Bahrain sentences three men to death for killing policeman
World
February 26, 2015
Bahrain sentences three men to death for killing policeman
Three Shia Muslim men were sentenced to death by a Bahrain court on Thursday and seven others were given a…
Al-Masry Al-Youm interviews the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayyeb (Part II)
Egypt
January 19, 2015
Al-Masry Al-Youm interviews the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayyeb (Part II)
Many have blamed Muslims for the escalating waves of violence and extremism in the world.
UN concerned over arrest of Bahraini opposition leader
Egypt
December 30, 2014
UN concerned over arrest of Bahraini opposition leader
The United Nations expressed concerns on Tuesday over the arrest of a senior Bahraini opposition leader, for charges that include…
Former mufti: Islam does not recognize religious states
Egypt
November 29, 2014
Former mufti: Islam does not recognize religious states
“Islam does not recognize the so-called religious state.
Bahrain bans main opposition for three months
World
October 28, 2014
Bahrain bans main opposition for three months
A Bahrain court banned the Gulf state's main opposition movement for three months Tuesday just weeks before a parliamentary election,…
Residents: Air strikes kills around 25 Islamic State fighters in Iraq
World
October 22, 2014
Residents: Air strikes kills around 25 Islamic State fighters in Iraq
Coalition air strikes killed around 25 Islamic State fighters on Wednesday near the northern Iraqi city of Baiji, residents told…
Gunmen wound Saudi policeman in Shia Muslim stronghold: agency
World
October 1, 2014
Gunmen wound Saudi policeman in Shia Muslim stronghold: agency
Gunmen shot and wounded a Saudi policeman in the eastern part of the kingdom, state news agency SPA reported late…
Iran supplied weapons to Iraqi Kurdish forces; Baghdad bomb kills 12
World
August 26, 2014
Iran supplied weapons to Iraqi Kurdish forces; Baghdad bomb kills 12
Iran has supplied weapons and ammunition to Iraqi Kurdish forces, Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani said Tuesday at a joint press…
Maliki says Abadi’s appointment as Iraqi PM ‘has no value’
World
August 13, 2014
Maliki says Abadi’s appointment as Iraqi PM ‘has no value’
Nouri al-Maliki said on Wednesday the appointment of Haider al-Abadi to replace him as Iraq's prime minister violated the constitution…
Army chief: Islamists sought to turn Lebanon into Iraq
World
August 12, 2014
Army chief: Islamists sought to turn Lebanon into Iraq
Islamic State insurgents who seized a Lebanese border town this month planned to turn Lebanon into another Iraq by unleashing…