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Virus halts pilgrimages to Mecca, Friday prayers in Iran
The coronavirus outbreak disrupted Islamic worship in the Middle East as Saudi Arabia on Wednesday banned its citizens and other residents of the kingdom from...
Dubai ruler threatened wife, had daughters abducted
The ruler of Dubai conducted a campaign of fear and intimidation against his estranged wife and ordered the abduction of two of his daughters, a...
With Baghdadi gone, who is heir to the caliph?
The US declaration of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death opens the question of his succession at the helm of the Islamic State jihadist organisation and analysts...
Trump confirms death of Islamic State group chief Baghdadi in US raid
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the Islamic State group’s elusive leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed, dying like a dog in a daring...
In 60 Minutes interview, Saudi crown prince denies ordering Khashoggi killing
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia told 60 Minutes that he takes full responsibility for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi because it...
Britain urges Iran to free seized tanker
London on Saturday urged Iran to de-escalate tensions in the Gulf by releasing a British-flagged ship it said had been illegally seized in Omani waters...
Hong Kong leader apologises as rally chokes city
About two million protesters choked Hong Kong’s streets in a powerful rebuke of a reviled extradition law, organisers said Sunday, piling pressure on the city’s...
N. Korea’s Kim vows more summits with South next year: Seoul
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to meet the South’s President Moon Jae-in frequently next year to discuss denuclearisation of the peninsula in a...
Japan quake toll up to 18 as rescuers dig through landslides
The toll from an earthquake that rocked Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido rose to 18 on Friday, and in one small town two dozen...
After driving ban ends, Saudi women taste thrill of speed
Donning a helmet inside a pearl silver sports sedan, Rana Almimoni skids and drifts around a Riyadh park, engine roaring, tyres screeching and clouds of...