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A Hindu village in Bangladesh has been attacked over a Facebook post allegedly insulting the Muslim Prophet Muhammad (Twitter)

November 13th, 2017 - 03:14 GMT

Updated: Muslims Torch Hindu Village in Bangladesh Over Facebook Post Insulting the Prophet Mohammed

But the account might not even have belonged to the villager in question, as the Dhaka Tribune later indicated that Titu Roy's family had claimed he was illiterate.

A police checkpoint in Egypt's Sinai, where a number of Islamist attacks have taken place in recent months (file photo)

October 21st, 2017 - 10:00 GMT

At Least 35 Egyptian Police Killed in Shootout with Militants

Libya could be the next Dubai, Britain’s foreign secretary says, if they just “clear the dead bodies away” (Wikimedia)

October 4th, 2017 - 09:13 GMT

'If They Clear the Bodies' Says UK's FM Johnson 'Libya Could be the Next Dubai'

The timing of the incident is interesting, coming as it did almost exactly as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke on the phone with the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, for the first time since tensions began (AFP)

September 10th, 2017 - 12:04 GMT

'ISIS Pledges Allegiance to Qatar': Fake News or Something More?

An Indonesian protester tears a picture of Aung San Suu Kyi during a rally in front of Myanmar embassy in Jakarta on September 2, 2017 (AFP)

September 4th, 2017 - 02:06 GMT

Feature: How Much of the Social Media Reporting on the Rohingya Can we Trust?

A debate on secularism is raging in the Arab world after the hashtag “the people are ready for secularism” was launched (Wikimedia Commons)

August 21st, 2017 - 03:21 GMT

Is the Arab World ‘Ready for Secularism’?

Members of the self-styled Libyan National Army, loyal to the country's east strongman Khalifa Haftar, fire mortar shells during clashes with militants in Benghazi. (AFP)

July 25th, 2017 - 01:49 GMT

Video: Libyan Forces Close to Haftar Execute IS Members in Orange Jumpsuits

Illustrative photo of a Palestinian protester arguing with Israeli police during clashes in East Jerusalem (Ahmad Gharabli/ AFP)

July 21st, 2017 - 02:07 GMT

Israeli Security Forces Clash with Palestinian Protesters: One Dead, Over 100 Injured

In a statement on its website, Hamas said the party felt "deep regret and disapproval" at the Saudi statement. (AFP)

June 7th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Hamas Angered at Saudi Arabia’s Demand for Qatar to Stop Funding

Statistics show a 2.4 billion dinars ($1.7 billion) financial black hole in Libya's oil revenues which has yet to explained. (AFP/File)

April 16th, 2017 - 12:30 GMT

Where did Libya's oil money go?

The UN warned last year that Gaza may become uninhabitable by 2020. (AFP/File)

March 22nd, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

Israel fully accountable for water crisis in Gaza: Official

Libyan General Khalifa Haftar. [AFP]

March 20th, 2017 - 07:00 GMT

In "war crime" forces of Libyan strongman parade dead bodies in Benghazi

Suleiman al Huti's last moments were captured on film by the militants who killed him (screenshot)

February 9th, 2017 - 11:10 GMT

‘Fight me honorably’: Video shows Libyan soldier's courage in the face of his Daesh executors