Countries Moroccan woman on hunger strike after jailed for ‘insulting Islam’: family Rabat – A Moroccan woman sentenced to two years’ jail for “insulting Islam” in a Facebook post is almost... Read more 2 Nov, 2022
Countries Pastor faces trial in DRC over child abductions Goma – A pastor accused of child abduction appeared in court on Wednesday in Democratic Republic of Congo, after... Read more 13 Oct, 2022
World Man arrested after claiming Mecca pilgrimage for queen Riyadh – Saudi authorities have arrested a man who claimed to have travelled to the Muslim holy city of... Read more 13 Sep, 2022
Countries Nigeria Islamic court orders arrest of local celebrities Kano – An Islamic court in northern Nigeria has ordered police to arrest and investigate 10 local celebrities for “immoral... Read more 9 Sep, 2022
Countries Italian nun killed in Mozambique attack Johannesburg – An Italian nun was killed in Mozambique as her missionary compound came under attack from “terrorists” who... Read more 7 Sep, 2022
Burkina Faso Burkina imams warn of ‘religious and ethnic intolerance’ Ouagadougou – Hundreds of imams and preachers on Monday condemned religious and ethnic intolerance in insurgency-hit Burkina Faso after calls... Read more 30 Aug, 2022
World Pope ‘concerned’ after Nicaraguan bishop detained Vatican City – Pope Francis said on Sunday he was “concerned” by rising tensions between the state and the... Read more 22 Aug, 2022
Countries Nigeria court rejects appeal against death sentence Kano – A federal appeals court in northern Nigeria’s Kano state quashed an appeal on Wednesday against a death... Read more 18 Aug, 2022
Countries Moroccan blogger jailed for posts ‘offensive to Islam’, says brother Rabat – A Moroccan blogger has been sentenced to two years in prison for “offending the Muslim religion” after... Read more 17 Aug, 2022
Countries Pope urges help for drought-hit Somalia Vatican City – Pope Francis on Sunday called for international help for Somalia to fight a “deadly” drought that... Read more 15 Aug, 2022