Jailed Egypt activist on hunger strike moved to new prison
Egyptian authorities have transferred a prominent political activist from a maximum-security prison where he was allegedly tortured and denied basic ...
Tag: Religion
Early results: Lebanon’s Hezbollah suffers election losses
Early results from the weekend parliament elections in Lebanon show the country's militant Hezbollah group and its allies have apparently ...
French Wars of Religion
The French Wars of Religion (1562-1598) were a series of eight conflicts between Protestant and Catholic factions in France lasting ...
Israeli police enter tense holy site as Jewish visits resume
Israeli police have entered a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem to clear away Palestinian protesters, after Jewish visits that had ...
Muslims mark Eid al-Fitr holiday with joy, worry
CAIRO -- For the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the smell of freshly baked orange biscuits and powdered sugar-dusted cookies ...
Palestinian assailants shoot dead Israeli guard in West Bank
Palestinian assailants have hot and killed a security guard at the entrance of a Jewish settlement in the occupied West ...
Powerful explosion at Kabul mosque kills at least 10 people
A Taliban spokesman says a powerful explosion at a Sunni mosque in Kabul has killed at least 10 worshippers and ...
Ukraine war weighs on pope’s Good Friday Colosseum ritual
ROME -- The war in Ukraine loomed over the traditional Good Friday Colosseum procession in Rome, after the Vatican’s choice ...
France’s top presidential contenders: Who’s proposing what
PARIS -- France’s presidential race involves one frontrunner, centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron, and eleven challengers from the far left to ...
Saudi Arabia sets limit of 1m Hajj pilgrims this year
Saudi Arabia says Muslims from inside and outside the country will be able to perform the Hajj providing they are ...
