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Somalia representative expelled from Quran competition and deported due to Somalia neutrality over Gulf crisis A competition held during Ramadan for Muslims who have memorised the Quran might have been thought to be above politics. Apparently not. Ismail Madar, considered a favourite to win the Quran competition, was deported f rom Dubai as a representative […]

Iraqi officials say at least two people have died after falling ill from an iftar meal in an IDP camp outside Mosul.  At least two people have died and hundreds more have fallen ill after suffering food poisoning in a camp for displaced Iraqis east of Mosul, officials said.People started vomiting and some fainted after […]

Mosul (Reuters) Iraqi forces on Tuesday reported progress in the U.S.-backed campaign to dislodge Islamic State from Mosul, announcing the capture of a district just north the city’s historic center. With the loss of the Zanjili neighborhood, the enclave still held by Islamic State in the northern Iraqi city has shrunk to two districts along […]

Another federal appeals court has upheld a decision blocking Donald Trump’s revised travel ban. The ruling on Monday from a unanimous three-judge panel of the ninth US circuit court of appeals deals the administration another legal defeat as the supreme court considers a separate case on the issue. The judges say the president violated US […]

The Norwegian government on Monday proposed a bill to ban the full-face Muslim veil in all schools, from nurseries to universities, saying it hinders communication between students and teachers. Norway’s ruling coalition of conservative and anti-immigration rightwing parties had promised the ban last year, targeting the full-face veil called the niqab as well as burqas, […]

Maryland and DC attorneys general said Monday that they filed a lawsuit alleging Trump violated the Constitution by retaining his ties to several businesses. The suit alleges that Trump has violated a constitutional prohibition on accepting gifts from foreign or state governments, according to media reports. Donald Trump listens while his son Eric Trump speaks […]

Dozens were detained at an unauthorized protest in Moscow after Aleksey Navalny called for the demonstration to be moved from its authorized location, citing obstructions to installng a sound system and stage. Hundreds turned up at the authorized site, with sound systems present. Recap: RT’s extensive LIVE updates on Moscow protest rallies About 4,500 people […]