World

Protesters shot dead in Bangladesh after Koran ‘desecration’

Dhaka – Bangladesh police shot dead four people after hundreds vandalised several Hindu temples across the Muslim-majority nation, officials... Read more

14 Oct, 2021

World

Pope expresses ‘shame’ at French sex abuse scandal

Vatican City – Pope Francis on Wednesday expressed his personal shame and that of the Church at the sexual... Read more

6 Oct, 2021

World

‘Massive’ child sex abuse in French Catholic Church, inquiry finds

Paris – French Catholic clergy sexually abused some 216 000 minors in the seven decades since 1950, a “massive phenomenon”... Read more

5 Oct, 2021

News

Sufi pilgrims descend on Senegal’s holy city

Dakar – Huge crowds of worshippers converged on Senegal’s holy city of Touba on Sunday, as part of the... Read more

27 Sep, 2021

News

Senegalese TV cast handed suspended jail terms over racy trailers

Dakar – A Senegalese court handed suspended jail terms to a television producer and five actors on Friday over racy... Read more

4 Sep, 2021

News

Moroccan-Italian jailed for ‘insulting Islam’ to walk free

Rabat – A dual Moroccan-Italian citizen jailed for three and a half years for “insulting Islam” will walk free on... Read more

24 Aug, 2021

Business

Crisis-hit Libya faces lean Eid as livestock prices spiral

Benghazi – Muslims in war-scarred Libya mark Eid al-Adha from Tuesday, but few will be able to afford the... Read more

19 Jul, 2021

Coronavirus

Senegal asks citizens to avoid travel for Eid over Covid-19 risk

Dakar – After daily record numbers of Covid-19 infections in recent days, Senegal health officials recommended on Thursday that people... Read more

16 Jul, 2021

News

Last of five Catholic hostages freed in Mali

Bamako – A Malian priest – the last of a group of five Catholics kidnapped in mid-June – has been... Read more

15 Jul, 2021