Syrian singer Omar Souleyman has been freed in Turkey after two days in custody over alleged links to Kurdish separatists….
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Islamic observance booms in Uzbekistan after oppressive restrictions lifted
Uzbekistan’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has lifted restrictions on Islamic practices, sparking dramatic changes in the dictatorial Central Asian state. The…
Thousands condemn Poland’s abortion restrictions after woman dies
The Polish health authorities have told doctors it is legal to terminate a pregnancy when the mother’s health is in…
Uzbekistan’s President Mirziyoyev cruises to victory after sham election
Uzbekistan appears to have given President Shavkat Mirziyoyev a second five-year term as a weak opposition failed to challenge the…
Hungary’s six-party opposition coalition selects political outsider to challenge Viktor Orban in next year’s election
Peter Marki-Zay, a conservative provincial mayor in Hungary, has been selected to challenge populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban in next…
EU and Poland rift deepens over declaration of supremacy of Polish law
Brussels has warned Poland that it risks exclusion from the European Union if it continues to defy the supremacy of…
Ukraine, Germany and Israel mark 80th anniversary of Nazi massacre of 33,771 Jews
Ukraine’s Holocaust memorial center has named 159 Nazi SS troops involved in the Babi Yar massacre in Ukraine 80 years…
6 Oct 2021
Turkey hails capture of Kurdish separatist base after series of deadly strikes on PKK
5 Oct 2021
Bosnian Serb protesters in Banja Luka accuse president of corruption
26 Sep 2021
Putin critics gather in Moscow to condemn ‘stolen’ Russian election
26 Sep 2021
Bosnian tensions deepen as Serb president calls for separate army
13 Sep 2021
Pope Francis urges Hungarians to embrace those in need and fight anti-Semitism
10 Sep 2021
Turkey and Egypt in talks to reestablish ties but many issues remain unresolved
10 Sep 2021
Ukraine president fears wider war with Russia as troops deploy near border
2 Sep 2021
Poland’s anti-migrant government refuses to allow Afghan migrants to leave border zone
1 Sep 2021