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From 2 million to 1,000: Striking photos show socially-distanced Hajj
By CNN,
1427, July 30, 2020 (EAT)
Muslim worshipers observed the first rituals of a historic Hajj on Wednesday, with around 1,000 pilgrims adhering to "safety bubbles" and social dista...
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The Gravedigger’s Truth: Coronavirus hits Somalia
By Guest Writer,
1319, July 28, 2020 (EAT)
BBC Africa Eye has been given unprecedented access to Somalia’s only Covid-19 ward at the Martini hospital in Mogadishu, where two young doctors are...
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Gunman kills 20, wounds 26 at Walmart store in Texas
By Reuters,
1524, August 4, 2019 (EAT)
A man armed with a rifle opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, killing 20 people and wounding 26 others as panicked shoppers ...
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Hindu monks push government to help build temple on disputed Indian site
By Reuters,
2010, June 20, 2019 (EAT)
Hundreds of Hindu monks gathered under the banner of a group linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party on Thursday urged the ...
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Muslims flee, christians grieve in Sri Lankan town
By VOA,
1855, April 26, 2019 (EAT)
As mourners buried the remains of Christian worshippers killed in the Easter suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, hundreds of Muslim refugees fled Negom...
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Turkish president stokes anti-western rhetoric over New Zealand killings
By VOA,
1133, March 20, 2019 (EAT)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanded Tuesday that New Zealand reinstate the death penalty and apply it in the case of the gunman who killed...
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Australian family of suspected New Zealand mosque gunman devastated for victims
By Gloria Magudha,
2059, March 18, 2019 (EAT)
A grandmother of the Australian man suspected of killing 50 people in two New Zealand mosques said she was “just devastated” for the dead and inju...
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Pope hopes his Arabian trip will help Islam-Christian relations
By Reuters,
2041, February 6, 2019 (EAT)
Pope Francis said on Wednesday he hoped his historic trip to the Arabian peninsula will help dispel the notion of an inevitable clash of civilizations...
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Tens of thousands attend first ever papal mass in Abu Dhabi
By Reuters,
1038, February 5, 2019 (EAT)
Tens of thousands of Catholics and several thousand Muslims attended an unprecedented public celebration of Mass on Tuesday by Pope Francis, the first...
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Imam calls on Muslims in the Middle East to ’embrace’ Christians
By Reuters,
1948, February 4, 2019 (EAT)
Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar mosque and university, called on Muslims in the Middle East to “embrace” local Christi...
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Pope Francis arrives in UAE for historic Gulf visit, condemns Yemen war
By Reuters,
1058, February 4, 2019 (EAT)
Pope Francis on Sunday became the first pontiff to set foot on the Arabian Peninsula, just hours after issuing his strongest condemnation yet of the w...
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Spain’s most pivotal ‘Game of Thrones’ filming locations
By CNN,
1235, January 19, 2019 (EAT)
The striking scenery of HBO's "Game of Thrones" has inspired scores of travelers to retrace their favorite characters' journeys across The Seven Kingd...
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Indian town tense as thousands of Hindus gather near disputed religious site
By Reuters,
1823, November 25, 2018 (EAT)
Amid heavy security, tens of thousands of monks and activists from Hindu nationalist groups began converging on the Indian town of Ayodhya on Sunday t...
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Police uncover gas arsenal at bomb factory as Barcelona mourns
By AFP,
742, August 21, 2017 (EAT)
Spanish police said Sunday they had uncovered a cache of 120 gas canisters at a house believed to be the bomb-making factory of suspects in terror att...
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Iraqi Prime Minister congratulates armed forces for Mosul ‘victory’
By Reuters,
735, July 10, 2017 (EAT)
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul on Sunday and congratulated the armed forces for their "victory" over Islamic State after nearly...
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Iraqi Forces Poised to Declare Victory in Mosul
By VOA,
832, July 9, 2017 (EAT)
Iraqi security forces said Saturday that they expected to declare victory in Mosul within hours, which could eliminate the Iraqi half of the Islamic S...
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Islamic State cornered in Mosul as Iraq prepares victory celebrations
By Reuters,
727, July 4, 2017 (EAT)
Islamic State fighters were battling to hold on to the last few streets under their control in the Old City of Mosul on Monday, making a doomed last s...
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Iraqi Troops Push Deeper into Mosul
By VOA,
802, June 26, 2017 (EAT)
Iraqi forces pushed deeper into the historical heart of Mosul on Sunday in their fight to retake it from Islamic State militants, with one Baghdad com...
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Mosul celebrates first Eid without Islamic State in years
By Reuters,
754, June 26, 2017 (EAT)
People in the Iraqi city of Mosul celebrated their first Muslim Eid holiday without Islamic State in years on Sunday after the militants were ejected ...
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Iraqi forces free hundreds of civilians in Mosul Old City battles as death toll mounts
By Reuters,
828, June 25, 2017 (EAT)
Iraqi forces opened exit routes for hundreds of civilians to flee the Old City of Mosul on Saturday as they battled to retake the quarter from Islamic...
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