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A large gathering organised by the Taliban of Afghanistan's religious scholars and tribal elders will address issues of national unity and will be without female participants, the acting deputy prime minister said on Wednesday. Abdul Salam Han..
The motorist handed down tally of KD1,100 in fines A Kuwaiti man has been handed down 11 fines related to traffic violations in one day, a local newspaper has reported. Each fine against the 39-year-old man involves KD100 ($326), Al Anba added,..
Two–vehicle collision leaves five Egyptians dead, 4 others seriously injured Five Egyptians were killed and four injured in a horrific road crash on Wednesday morning in Kuwait, state news agency Kuna said. The accident happened when two ..
Shaima Jamal’s judge-husband accused of killing her after marital dispute Egyptian security forces have found the body of journalist and television presenter Shaima Jamal buried in a villa in Mansouriya three weeks after her disappearance un..
Tensions were high in India’s western Udaipur city Wednesday, a day after police arrested two Muslim men accused of slitting a Hindu tailor’s throat in a brutal attack that highlights a dramatic escalation of communal violence in a countr..
Philippines authorities have again ordered the shutdown of an investigative news site founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa. Rappler is one of the few Philippines media outlets critical of President Rodrigo Duterte's government. ..
Nato member Turkey has agreed to support Sweden and Finland's membership of the alliance. It had initially opposed the Nordic countries' bids to join. Turkey was angered by what it saw as their willingness to host Kurdish militants. Swe..
The murder of a Hindu man in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan has sparked religious tensions in the area. The victim, a tailor named Kanhaiya Lal, was killed in Udaipur district on Tuesday by two Muslim men, who filmed the act and posted it ..
Delhi police have arrested a prominent Muslim journalist, accusing him of insulting religious beliefs on social media, in a move condemned by free speech advocates. Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of fact-checking website Alt News, which debunks misin..