JOUBERTON, South Africa — Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals have been working tirelessly to keep people around the globe safe from the coronavirus. The Baha’i World News Service spoke with some Baha’is engaged...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — During the height of the COVID-19 lockdowns in Europe and North America, city-dwellers — including Pope Francis — were struck by the hush on the streets, the blueness of the...
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Europe must clarify its position in the global economy and the related consequences during a panel discussion with other prime ministers from the region at the Bled Strategic Forum...
For purely electoral reasons, in the last municipal ballot, various parties of the right- wing, left-wing and even ecologists had radical Muslim candidates. For the imam of Nimes, vice-president of the French imams this...
By — Shyamal Sinha
On 5 August 2019, the Government of India revoked the special status, or limited autonomy, granted under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution to Jammu and Kashmir—a region administered by India as a state which consists of the larger part of...
EU-China relations have reached a phase of ‘co-opetition’, in which the EU has identified China at the same time as a cooperation and negotiating partner, economic competitor, and systemic rival. The most recent EU-China...
PARIS (AP) — In a story published August 30, 2020, The Associated Press reported that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi defended detention camps for mostly Muslim ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region, brushing off...
Abu Dhabi-listed investment firm Waha Capital has launched an income-focused Islamic fund to attract over $500 million (Dh1.83 billion) to invest in Shariah-compliant assets across sukuk and equity markets which will have a global...
"Aug. 29, the National Day of Fight Against Terrorism, is the time to remember Prz Rajai & PM Bahonar who, 39yrs ago today, were martyred in a bombing by the MEK terrorist group," the...
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Five years ago the olive grove of Moria on the Greek island of Lesbos was a sanctuary for asylum seekers. Today it is a jungle, overcrowded, threatening and all too often in flames.
Destroying an...
Michal is a mild-mannered 19-year-old. He describes himself as ‘a bit of a nerd’, plans a career making videos and came out as gay before leaving school last year.
‘I did not make a big...
The UN human rights chief is deeply concerned over the recent death threats directed at the Congolese human rights defender and Nobel Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege, who bases his work on his Christian faith.
Every president needs moral authority to lead
The Dallas Morning News is publishing a multipart series on important issues for voters to consider as they choose a president this year. This is the third installment...
Pasko: This may be one Christmas season different in so many ways from previous ones because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Western Europe and the United States, where Santa Claus figures prominently as Father Christmas...
(RNS) — Accepting the Republican nomination for a second term, President Donald Trump framed his remarks with what he called “the great American story.”
Trump delivered the speech Thursday (Aug. 27) before a crowd of...
Corruption bedeviling South Africa recently has entered the fight against the novel-coronavirus, and church leaders are furious about it.
The Anglican archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba called on his President Cyril Ramaphosa to ensure...
Masks became compulsory outdoors all over Paris on Friday as France joined a growing global battle against new virus outbreaks, while Germany warned the crisis will be "more difficult" in the autumn and winter.
There has been a surge of …
Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ). Hong Menea By — Shyamal Sinha Two Chinese-owned manufacturers have decided to invest in the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ) despite Covid-19. PPSEZ is a 357ha industrial park in Kambol district’s Kantaok commune on the western outskirts of the capital and is operated by the Cambodian-listed Phnom Penh […]
Refugees in Germany - When you meet Raisan Hameed now, you can hardly believe it: the quiet young man, who had his first day as a student at the University of Graphics and Book Art...
A group of religious leaders from Kenya’s different faiths under the Dialogue Reference Group has demanded accountability in the use of funds meant for COVID-19.
Amid pandemic, domestic and sexual abuse is skyrocketing. Activists worry that news is being buried
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Elections in the United States, a global pandemic and human rights protests have crowded the news...
Talk about a spoiled birthday. For years leading up to its 150th anniversary the Metropolitan Museum of Art had been planning a swell of celebratory programming: an overhaul of its British Galleries, debuts of...