With new high-speed trains complementing old school diesels, Turkey’s once undervalued rail system is enjoying a ...

By Ibrahim KegbegbeThe Aljamahatul Qadiriyah Islamic Movement of Lagos State has invited world-renowned Islamic scholar and spiritual leader, Al-Sheikh Al-Sayyid Afeefuddin Al-Jailani, to lead the ...

Iraq’s top court has thrown out a legal challenge that had temporarily halted three controversial laws passed last month by the country’s parliament.

Chems-Eddine Hafiz made the proposal on Feb. 10 at Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican during an audience with the pope.

Baghdad's first skatepark offers boarders rare respite Rukaya al-Zubaidi placed a cautious foot on a skateboard and then struggled to find her balance as others glided back and forth at Baghdad's ...

Eight years after the Iraqi city was left in ruins, Mosul’s rich multicultural heritage is slowly but surely beginning to flower again ...

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Mosques were once a rare sight in Japan, but no longer. The latest, Masjid Istiqlal Osaka, opened in Osaka’s Nishinari Ward last year. It is housed in a former factory building.

But one thing was clear last night - President Bush will not let the embarrassment prevent him from forging ahead with his plans to attack Baghdad, and if that does happen Mr Blair will have no ...

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Baghdad was the seat of the Abbasid caliphs from the eighth century. In 1248, however, Genghis Khan’s grandson Möngke became great khan of the Mongols and resolved to extend his sway to the Middle ...