Bombing of government office in southern Thailand injures 20
Bombers attacked a major government office in Thailand's insurgency-plagued far south as hundreds of local officials and Muslim clerics met Tuesday to discuss fighting COVID-19.
Tue Mar 17 2020
Qatar says its ambassador to return to Iran - foreign ministry
The Qatari foreign ministry did not say when the ambassador will return to Tehran.
Thu Aug 24 2017
Egyptian film "Mawlana" provokes outcry over view of religion and state
An Egyptian box office hit that highlights the religious establishment's cosy relations with the state has provoked a backlash from Sunni Muslim clerics, with some calling for the film to be banned.
Mon Jan 23 2017
Bahrain executes three Shi'ites convicted of killing policemen
State news agency BNA said the men were executed by firing squad in the presence of a judge, doctor and a Muslim cleric.
Sun Jan 15 2017
Mufti shocks Russia with call for genital mutilation of all women
A senior Muslim cleric in Russia has prompted controversy by urging universal female genital mutilation after a rights group released a report on the practice in the country's North Caucasus region.
Thu Aug 18 2016
NY man in court charged with murdering Muslim cleric, assistant
Oscar Morel, 35, faces up to life in prison without parole if he is convicted of killing Imam Maulama Akonjee, 55, and Thara Uddin, 64, in a brazen daylight attack on Saturday.
Wed Aug 17 2016
Pope and top imam embrace in historic Vatican meeting
Pope Francis met the grand imam of Cairo's Al-Azhar Mosque at the Vatican on Monday.
Mon May 23 2016
Azhar imam to urge tolerance in historic pope meeting
The deputy of Al-Azhar's grand imam in Egypt said on Sunday the top Muslim cleric will bear a message of tolerance when he meets Pope Francis in Rome.
Sun May 22 2016
Saudi Arabia to halt flights, trade with Iran - minister
Saudi Arabia widened its rift with Iran on Monday, saying it would end air traffic and trade links with the Islamic republic and demanding that Tehran must "act like a normal country".
Tue Jan 05 2016
Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran as row over cleric's death escalates
Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran on Sunday, responding to the storming of its embassy in Tehran in an escalating row between the rival Middle East powers over Riyadh's execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.
Mon Jan 04 2016
Saudi Arabia says 47 executed on terror charges, including Shi'ite cleric
Saudi Arabia executed 47 people on Saturday for terrorism, mostly suspected al Qaeda members but also a prominent Shi'ite Muslim cleric.
Sat Jan 02 2016
Istanbul's Hagia Sophia sees first Koran reading in 85 years
A Muslim cleric has for the first time in 85 years recited the Koran in the Hagia Sophia, the world famous landmark of Istanbul which is now a museum after serving as a church and a mosque.
Sat Apr 11 2015
Muslim cleric charged for conducting illegal marriage in Australia
A Muslim cleric was Tuesday charged in Australia with conducting an illegal marriage between a 26-year-old man and a 12-year-old girl.
Tue Feb 11 2014
Pakistan court acquits Muslim cleric in blasphemy case
The girl, Rimsha Masih, was arrested in August 2012 for allegedly burning pages containing Koranic verses.
Sun Aug 18 2013