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Dubai announces mandatory guidelines for praying in mosques during Ramadan
Worshippers in Dubai must wear masks and maintain social distancing measures in mosques during the holy month of Ramadan and Isha and Taraweeh prayer ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Mosques in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca set to reopen on June 21
Mosques in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca are preparing to reopen their doors on June 21 after the coronavirus pandemic forced them to halt prayers for three ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia temporarily suspends prayers in Jeddah mosques
Saudi Arabia will be suspending prayers in all mosques in the city of Jeddah from June 6 until June 20 as part of efforts to curb the coronavirus ... Coronavirus -
Watch: Saudi Arabia’s mosques reopen after two months as coronavirus rules ease
Muslims in Saudi Arabia performed communal Fajr prayers early on Sunday in mosques across the Kingdom for the first time since March as coronavirus ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Turkey mosques reopen for mass prayers
Turkish mosques on Friday reopened for mass prayers more than two months after they had shutdown, as the government eased restrictions aimed at ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia will not allow group prayers until it’s safe, ministry says
The temporary ban on Friday and communal prayers in Saudi Arabia will not be lifted until the relevant authorities determine that it is safe to do so, ... Coronavirus -
Hong Kong leaders apologize for water cannon use at mosque
Hong Kong officials apologized to Muslim leaders Monday after riot police sprayed a mosque and bystanders with a water cannon while trying to contain ... World News -
Australia blocks access to websites showing video of Christchurch attacks
Australia has ordered internet service providers to block access to eight websites still showing footage of deadly attacks on two mosques in New ... Digital -
Explosion in Iraq near Shiite mosque kills three, wounds dozens
Iraqi security officials say a motorcycle rigged with explosives went off near a Shiite mosque south of the capital Baghdad, killing three people and ... Middle East -
Russia’s Chechnya inaugurates what it says is Europe’s largest mosque
Authorities in the Russian region of Chechnya on Friday inaugurated what they said was the largest mosque in Europe in a pomp-filled ceremony attended ... Travel and Tourism -
Suspect in Norway mosque shooting not admitting guilt: Lawyer
A Norwegian man suspected of killing his stepsister and opening fire at a mosque near Oslo rejects allegations of murder and attempted murder, his ... World News -
Dead woman linked to Norway mosque shooting is suspect’s ‘stepsister’: Police
A murdered young woman whose body was found in a house following a shooting in a mosque near Oslo is the suspected gunman’s stepsister, ... World News -
One person injured in attack at Norway mosque, suspect in custody
One person was injured during an armed attack at a mosque in Norway on Saturday, police said, adding that members of the congregation had overpowered ... World News -
Bahrain executes three men over terrorism charges, killing of mosque imam
Bahrain executed early on Saturday three people convicted in two separate cases, one a case of “terrorism” and killing a police officer by ... Gulf -
Australian ISIS supporters jailed for Shiite mosque arson
Two men who set fire to a Melbourne mosque in an ISIS-inspired attack intending to terrorize the Shiite Muslim community were jailed for 22 years on ... World News -
Gunman wounds 2, kills himself in attack near French mosque
An unidentified gunman shot and wounded an imam and one other person Thursday in front of a mosque in the western French city of Brest, then killed ... World News -
Probe advised of ex-defense secretary over Sri Lankan blasts
Sri Lanka’s attorney general advised the acting police chief on Monday to launch a criminal investigation of the former defense secretary over ... World News -
Seven killed in blast at mosque in eastern Baghdad
A bomb blast killed seven people at a Shiite Muslim mosque in eastern Baghdad on Friday and wounded more than 20, police sources said. The explosion ... Middle East -
New Zealand opens gun buyback after mosque killings
New Zealand opened a gun buyback scheme Thursday aimed at ridding the country of semi-automatic weapons similar to those used in the Christchurch ... World News -
Reward of $5,000 offered for information in mosque arson
A $5,000 reward has been announced for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever set fire to a Connecticut mosque. The Boston ... World News -
Sri Lanka forces on patrol after anti-Muslim riots
Troops and police patrolled parts of Sri Lanka on Thursday as international pressure mounted on Colombo to contain anti-Muslim riots that killed one ... World News -
Film about the Christchurch mosque massacre announced at Cannes
The New Zealand mosque massacre in which a terrorist slaughtered 51 people is to be turned into a movie called Hello Brother, its producer told media ... Entertainment -
Sri Lanka’s anti-Muslim riots claim first death
A Muslim man was slashed to death in Sri Lanka Monday, police said after imposing a nationwide curfew to contain a violent new backlash against the ... World News -
Germany debates ‘mosque tax’ to replace foreign funding
Support is growing in Germany for a “mosque tax” to make Islamic institutions less dependent on potentially anti-democratic or ... World News -
War-ravaged Bosnian mosque reopens in a move towards reconciliation
Thousands of Muslims flocked to the town of Foca on Saturday for the reopening of a historic mosque leveled at the beginning of the Bosnian war, in a ... Features -
New Zealand media set rules for mosque shooting trial
New Zealand’s major media outlets vowed Wednesday to prevent the man charged with the Christchurch mosque shooting from using his trial as a ... Television & Radio -
India’s Supreme Court considers call to open mosques to women
India’s Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to consider a petition from a Muslim couple to allow women into mosques, seeking to overturn a centuries ... Features -
Mosque massacre video distributors get death threats
People charged with possessing or distributing the video of a gunman’s deadly rampage at two New Zealand mosques last month have been getting ... Digital -
New Zealand police seek man over Christchurch mosque worshipper abuse
New Zealand police on Thursday were seeking a man who allegedly hurled abuse at worshippers outside one of the Christchurch mosques where dozens were ... World News -
NZ green lights ‘intrusive’ spy ops after mosque attack
New Zealand’s intelligence minister said Wednesday he was allowing spy agencies to carry out “intrusive” activities following the ... World News