Muhammad Ali Buwe, a refugee from Mogadishu in Somalia. Three years ago, Muhammad Ali Buwe fled the terror of war and death in Somalia, arriving on the shores of Malaysia in the hope of building a new life here. Muhammad, 24, is now married, a father and a community leader of the Somali refugees in

Muslim pilgrims perform the final walk around the Kaaba (Tawaf al-Wadaa) at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca on August 13, 2019. Some Kenyan Muslim pilgrims who were to travel to Hajj in Saudi Arabia have lost over Sh12 million to a Nairobi-based agent. PHOTO | FETHI BELAID | AFP Some

Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 sits anchored after it was seized earlier this month by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory on suspicion of violating sanctions against Syria, in the Strait of Gibraltar, southern Spain July 20, 2019. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo Iran said on Tuesday that Britain might free its

Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen and his wife Sarah Kamotho. Mr Cohen has been missing for two weeks. As the mystery of missing Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen deepens, police have interrogated Sarah Kamotho his estranged wife as they try to unravel the whereabouts of the Kenyan-based businessman. So far, they have no leads on what happened

Philip Manshaus, who is suspected of an armed attack at Al-Noor Islamic Centre Mosque and killing his stepsister, appears in court in Oslo, Norway, August 12, 2019. NTB Scanpix/Cornelius Poppe via REUTERS The man suspected of shooting at people inside a Norwegian mosque on Saturday and of separately killing his stepsister does not admit to

Muslims walk past Indian paramilitary soldiers after offering prayers during Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, in Jammu, India, Monday, Aug.12, 2019. An uneasy calm prevailed in Indian-administered Kashmir on Monday as people celebrated a major Islamic festival during a severe crackdown after India moved to strip the disputed region of its constitutional

Members of a Thai fishing crew rescued from a boat off Somalia pose for a group photo on arrival in Bangkok on Monday. (Photo from @MFAThai Twitter account) Labour Ministry to start human trafficking probe Eighteen Thai fishermen rescued from reportedly slave-like conditions on a trawler in Somalia returned to Bangkok on Monday as labour

Police attend the scene after a shooting inside the al-Noor Islamic center mosque in Baerum outside Oslo. Norwegian police say one person has been shot and lightly injured during the shooting incident at a mosque in a western suburb of the capital.(Terje Pedersen / NTB scanpix via AP) Police in Norway’s capital say the shooting

President Uhuru Kenyatta is leading a charm offensive in foreign countries to secure Kenya a seat at the UN Security Council and lobby for support on its position on Somalia as the confrontation between the two countries escalates. In the last three weeks, the President has met Heads of States or their representatives from 18

‘We are in favor of peace, good neighborhood in Aegean, Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus,’ says Turkish Defense Minister Turkey’s perspective remains the same on the Cyprus issue as it was 45 years ago, Turkish National Defense Minister said on Saturday. Hulusi Akar arrived in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) to inspect the troops