HASSAKEH, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of representatives of Syria’s various ethnic and religious groups called Friday for the formation of a decentr…
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian authorities have banned 25 books in Kashmir that they say propagate “false narratives” and “secessionism” in the…
BEIRUT (AP) — New outbreaks of violence overnight into Sunday rocked Syria at two distinct flashpoints, straining a fragile ceasefire and call…
A woman wearing a niqab, checks her phone while walking along the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
BAGHDAD (AP) — The prime minister of Iraq has kept his country on the sidelines as military conflicts raged nearby for almost two years. This …
After vandalism reports involving graffiti at a few mosques in Texas and California, Muslim leaders there have stepped up existing efforts to keep their sacred spaces and community members safe. The incidents add to what many American Muslims say has already been a charged climate amid the fallout in the U.S. of the Israel-Hamas war. After the war started, Muslim and Jewish civil rights groups have said that there’s an upsurge of reports of harassment, bias and physical assaults against members of their communities. Leaders in affected Muslim communities have praised the support they've received from allies in their aftermath of the reported vandalism incidents.
PARIS (AP) — France's bold decision to recognize the state of Palestine could help to shift conversations about the future of the Middle East,…
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — For six hours every day after school, Nahideh works in a cemetery, collecting water from a nearby shrine to sell to …
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — More than 1,400 people were killed in several days of sectarian violence on Syria ’s coast earlier this year, a governm…
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations on Monday expressed concern about the Taliban’s arrest of Afghan women and girls for their alleged failure…