RELIGION June 25, 2017 6 injured after car slams into Muslim worshippers, not terror-related: UK police Six people, including three children, were injured Sunday after a car ran into pedestrians outside a Newcastle sports center where people gathered to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Police said the incident was not believed to be terror-related.
RELIGION June 25, 2017 Assad decamps from Syrian capital for holiday prayers Syrian President Bashar Assad has travelled to one of Syria's core cities to attend Eid al-Fitr prayers marking the end of Ramadan, in a rare departure from his capital stronghold.
RELIGION June 24, 2017 Syria releases hundreds of detainees ahead of Eid The Syrian government has released hundreds of detainees including some who backed the insurgency against President Bashar Assad.
RELIGION June 24, 2017 In Moscow, 1 million people visit relics of popular saint Over a million people have visited relics of Saint Nicholas, one of the Russian Orthodox Church's most revered figures, since they were brought to Moscow last month.
RELIGION June 24, 2017 Turkey bans Istanbul Pride, organizers vow to march anyway For several years, Pride Week in Istanbul attracted tens of thousands of participants, making it one of largest gatherings celebrating gay, lesbian and transgender rights and diversity in the Muslim world.
World June 24, 2017 UAE: Arab states don't seek 'regime change' in Qatar A top United Arab Emirates official says the Arab countries isolating Qatar do not seek to force out the country's leadership but are willing to cut ties with it if it does not agree to their demands.
TERRORISM June 24, 2017 The Latest: Lebanon's Hezbollah condemns Mecca bombing The Latest on a foiled plot targeting the Grand Mosque in the holy Muslim city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia (all times local): 5:30 a.m.
RELIGION June 24, 2017 After demands aired, solution to Qatar crisis seems far off Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries that have cut ties to Qatar issued a steep list of demands Thursday to end the crisis, insisting that their Persian Gulf neighbor shutter Al-Jazeera, cut back diplomatic ties to Iran and sever all ties with the Muslim Brotherhood.
RELIGION June 23, 2017 Fireworks explosion kills 1, injures 9 in central Mexico Mexican authorities say 10 people have been injured by a fireworks explosion in central Mexico.