A top al-Qaeda fanatic is offering "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to Muslims extremists to launch terror attacks on the US, Britain and...

Seven Muslims suspected of conspiracy to murder a Swedish cartoonist who drew the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog have been arrested by Irish police.The four men and three women were arrested...

If  you suddenly changed all your eating habits one day, your body would fight back and work against you thinking that there had been a sudden onset of famine and you were feeling really hungry and...

QUEBEC - Immigration Minister Yolande James said Tuesday she will not compromise in her refusal to allow students to cover their faces with Islamic niqabs or burqas in French classes.“There is no...

WALTHAM, Mass.— America's largest Muslim advocacy organization wants a Massachusetts university to investigate vandalism at a Muslim Student Association office as a possible hate...

ABHA: Asir Gov. Prince Faisal bin Khaled and Chairman of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) Prince Sultan bin Salman opened on Monday a project to develop the heritage village of...

LONDON: Somalia’s government would welcome US air support for an expected offensive aimed at retaking control of areas from Al-Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab rebels, President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said on...

MINNEAPOLIS: Shawn Marion had a season-high 29 points and 14 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks stretched the league’s longest active winning streak to 12 straight games with a 125-112 victory over...

JEDDAH: Faiz Al-Malki, the celebrated Saudi actor known for his role as Menahi, was the star attraction at the launch of a marketing campaign for Daihatsu vehicles in Jeddah on Saturday...

(AP) — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A traditional Islamic concept about protecting the faith and its followers has become a judicial weapon for Iran's rulers: charging opponents as so-called...

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in an interview with The Associated Press that sanctions could isolate Iran so much that tensions would spiral out of control. And that, he suggested, might...

Rescuers on Tuesday try to save a cow trapped under a house demolished by Monday's earthquake in the village of Okcular in Elazig province, Turkey. The quake toppled stone or mud-brick homes and...

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah with the winners of this year's King Faisal International Prize during the presentation ceremony in Riyadh on Tuesday....

JEDDAH: The release of 12 persons detained for their alleged roles in the crisis of the floods in Jeddah does not mean that they have been either acquitted or condemned, municipal sources said...

LONDON: Britain opened an inquiry Tuesday into claims that its soldiers murdered and abused civilians in southern Iraq in 2004, some of the most serious allegations made against British forces over...

JEDDAH: Prince Sultan bin Salman, chairman of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), inspected on Tuesday damage caused by last Wednesday’s fire in the downtown Balad area of...

Cmdr. John Harbor said Tuesday the Sakoba was taken last week, but many details remain unclear. The owner has not been in touch and the ship was not registered with maritime authorities. The crew...

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal receives the National Order of the Montenegrin Grand Star from Montenegro President Filip Vujanovic at a function held at the King Faisal Palace in Riyadh on...

Khaled Al-Molhem, director general of Saudi Arabian Airlines, center, signs a memorandum of understanding with Fahd Almubarak, chairman of Morgan Stanley Saudi Arabia, and Ahmed Fareed, CEO of...

JEDDAH: Lama Suleiman, deputy chairperson of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), has said women would not be able to play an important role in society without physically interacting...

MANILA: A worsening drought is exacting a terrible toll on the world-famous mountain rice terraces of the northern Philippines, local officials said...

By most accounts Iraq’s parliamentary elections, which took place on Sunday, were a resounding success. With over 60 percent turnout, voters sent a positive message to the world and to all Iraqis....

Imam Y. Hendi, a professor at Georgetown University Washington, D.C. while speaking in Karachi last week, made some interesting proposals, that religion which is the source of conflict in many parts...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A traditional Islamic concept about protecting the faith and its followers has become a judicial weapon for Iran's rulers: charging opponents as so-called enemies...

The Arab world's largest airline has hired around 660 cabin crew and more than 60 pilots since March 2009, a statement said. The airline's total cabin crew stands at 11,000. "More aircraft and...

LONDON: Dubai World creditors face painful choices. The conglomerate is close to a proposal for restructuring $26 billion of debt. But if lenders resist the deal, the process moves into uncertain...

RIYADH: Bahrain-based Islamic investment bank Unicorn is close to signing a "big" mandate for asset management services in Saudi Arabia, a senior executive said on...

Brian Pickett, left, reads a letter he wrote to Syed Fahad Hashmi during a vigil outside the Metropolitan Correctional Centre in Manhattan, where he is being...

Last Updated: March 09. 2010 8:40PM UAE / March 9. 2010 4:40PM GMT In retrospect, it was a little bit peculiar to call his house after his passing. I was hoping to give my condolences to his family...

Tehran – A protestant clergyman, Wilson Issavi, has been jailed for “converting Muslims”. He has been tortured and threatened with...

As Muslim groups fretted over the move to reserve a third of all seats in Parliament and state legislatures for women, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said interests of minorities would be looked...

Irish police on Tuesday arrested seven Muslims suspected of conspiracy to murder over a reported plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who drew the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog, they said. ...

PHILADELPHIA: Exiled Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson says he's experiencing "tough times" a week after it was decided he would not return to the NBA team and his wife filed for...

RIYADH: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged the international community to exert pressure on Israel to help secure a fair and lasting peace in the Middle...

Australian artist, Konstantin Dimopoulos’ work focuses mainly on social art. He tries to give visualization to ideas he holds close to his heart — namely, the environment and social...

South Korea's Hyun Hye-Sung (center down) vies for the ball with Netherlands' Robert van der Horst (right) in their match in International Field Hockey Championship in New Delhi on Tuesday. Korea won...

WITTEN, Germany — T-shirts and hoodies declare "Terrorism has no religion." A head-covering tunic bears the message: "Hijab. My right. My choice. My life." A German fashion label is out to...