The Islamic State group claimed twin bombings of a Shiite mosque that killed at least 28 people and wounded 75 in the Yemeni capital Wednesday. The Sunni extremist group, which has claimed similar bombings in the past, said a man named Qusai al-Sanaani blew himself inside the mosque and that a bomb-laden vehicle parked nearby subsequently exploded. The attack was ...

Last weekend, I had a lengthy discussion with a foreign diplomat about the UAE’s policy of religious tolerance. Part of it focused on an incident reported to her by another diplomat which indicated that, despite the Government’s clear policy, there is much that needs to be done to prevent the dissemination of views that promote religious hatred and intolerance. The ...

The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted the settlement of endorsing the nuclear deal between Iran and six world. The settlement sponsored by all 15 members, authorises lifting of approval for Iran curbing sensitive nuclear activities. President Barack Obama said that he hoped the settlement would “send a clear message that the overwhelming number of countries” recognise that diplomacy is “by far ...

At least 31 people have been killed by a suicide bombing in a Turkish town near the Syrian border. The explosion took place just before noon on Monday at a cultural centre in Suruc which was hosting anti-Islamic State activists. The explosion smashed the windows of the building and set off a fire. Investigators consider the blast was caused by a female suicide bomber from the Islamic State ...

Education is key for a brighter future for the youngsters, and it’s even more vital when it comes to getting education from those institutions which ensure brighter career prospects. The New 2015 QS University Rankings of top 100 institutions from 15 Arab countries has been released with the contribution of nearly 2,500 employers and 3,700 academics. The list includes 13 ...

German authorities have released al-Jazeera journalist Ahmed Mansour without charge, after he was detained on Saturday by police at Berlin’s Tegel airport on an Egyptian arrest warrant. A spokesman for the state prosecutor said there were “political and diplomatic concerns that could not be ignored” in addition to the legal aspects of the case. These concerns, he said, were discussed ...

Despite a raging four-year civil war, rebel factions and Syrian officials are working together to protect the country’s rich heritage sites from each other’s bombs — and the Islamic State. Across the country, irreplaceable artifacts have been under siege since 2011, when fighting erupted between the Syrian government and rebels seeking to overthrow President Bashar Assad. “Archaeologists from the two ...

RIYADH: A day after Saudi Arabia carried out the 100th execution of year 2015, two more of its citizens were beheaded for murder on Tuesday. According to a rights group, this adds to a “campaign of death” in which more than 100 people have been executed. Mohammed al-Otaibi was convicted of shooting dead another Saudi, the interior ministry said in a ...

  The South African government has a week to explain to judges why it defied a court order barring the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country.Bashir flew out of South Africa on Monday, before the end of the African Union leaders’ summit, despite an earlier ruling blocking him from leaving. A court Monday ordered the government to disclose ...

Jasmina Milovanov, 26, abandoned her two children, aged five and seven, with a babysitter earlier this month before telling friends she was in “Sham” — Arabic slang for Syria. The Muslim convert or “revert” told the babysitter she was going to pick up a new car when she left her Western Sydney home but she never returned. She sent a ...