Middle East
Saudi Mufti Fatwa Against Chess Sparks Online Outcry
JEDDAH (AFP) — A fatwa issued by Saudi Arabia’s top cleric prohibiting chess in Islam and equating it with gambling has caused a stir...
42 Migrants Drown as Boats Capsize off Greek Islands
ATHENS (Reuters): At least 42 people, including 17 children, drowned when their boats capsized off two Greek islands near the Turkish coast on Friday,...
Palestinian Refugee Driven into New Exile by ISIS
Baharka refugee camp, Iraq (AP): As a nine-year-old boy, Ibrahim Mahmoud fled his hometown of Haifa on the back of a truck during the...
IRAN DETAINS 10 AMERICAN SAILORS; US EXPECTS THEIR PROMPT RETURN
Phil Stewart and Parisa Hafezi
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) Iran detained 10 U.S. sailors aboard two U.S. Navy boats in the Gulf on Tuesday in an incident...
Day After Baghdad Mall Attack, Dozens of Sunni Mosques, Shops Bombed Across Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — At least seven Sunni mosques and dozens of shops in eastern Iraq were firebombed on Tuesday, security sources and local officials...