A woman sits in the alfresco dining area of a cafe at Tajrish commercial district without wearing her mandatory Islamic headscarf in northern Tehran, Iran, Saturday, April 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) By The Associated Press Billboards across Iran’s capital proclaim that women should wear their mandatory headscarves to honor their mothers. But perhaps for

By Anadolu Agency Global crises necessitate collaboration of the Islamic world more than ever before, Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Saudi Arabia’s finance minister, said on Thursday, adding that feeling one identity and having a common faith is important for economic development goals and enhancing efforts to overcome the hindrances. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Islamic

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photographer Toby Melville/Poole Via AFP By AFP The US envoy to South Africa on Thursday accused the country of having covertly provided arms to Russia, a charge that drew an angry rebuke from Pretoria. Ambassador Reuben Brigety told a media briefing the US believed weapons and ammunition had been laden

By Anadolu Agency The death toll in Kenya from a suspected starvation cult rose to 150 Thursday as more bodies were exhumed, police said. Five additional bodies were unearthed in Shakahola Forest in Kilifi County, intensifying an ongoing investigation into the starvation cult led by preacher Paul Mackenzie. Coast Regional Commissioner Rhoda Onyancha released a

Finland’s Prime Minister and Social Democrats leader Sanna Marin. Reuters/Essi Lehto/File Photo By Reuters Finland’s outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin has filed for divorce jointly with her husband of three years Markus Raikkonen, they said on Instagram on Wednesday. “We are grateful for the 19 years together and our beloved daughter. We will remain best

Germany’s Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, right, and her counterpart, Qin Gang, Foreign Minister of China, attend a press conference after bilateral talks at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. (Michael Kappeler/Pool photo via AP) By The Associated Press China’s foreign minister said Tuesday that his country has no intention of benefiting

E. Jean Carroll departs from the Manhattan Federal Court following the verdict in the civil rape accusation case against former U.S. President Donald Trump, in New York City, U.S., May 9, 2023. Reuters/Andrew Kelly By Reuters Donald Trump must pay $5 million in damages for sexually abusing magazine writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s

Former Pakistani Prime Minister. Credit: Reuters By The Associated Press Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested Tuesday as he appeared in a court in the country’s capital, Islamabad, to face charges in multiple graft cases. Security agents dragged Khan outside and shoved him into an armored car before whisking him away. The arrest,

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meets with Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov in Moscow/Reuters By Reuters President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said a “real war” was again being waged against Russia as he invoked the Soviet Union’s victory in World War Two to say the West was trying to destroy his country. In a speech on Red

Suspect in Allen, Texas, mall shooting that killed 8 identified as 33-year-old man/AP By The Associated Press The assailant who killed eight people at a Texas outlet mall was identified by authorities Sunday as a 33-year-old man who had been staying at a nearby motel. Three law enforcement officials who spoke to The Associated Press