SAN'A, Yemen | A radical American-Yemeni Islamic cleric suspected of ties to al Qaeda is in hiding in the remote mountains of Yemen under the protection of his tribe as he seeks to elude a manhunt,

Glasgow - Religious violence has not only shaken western cultures but created divisions in the Islamic world, according to a leading academic. Mona Siddiqui, from the Centre for the

SARAJEVO - Bosnian police launched on Tuesday a major raid on a village which is home to followers of the radical Wahabbi branch of Islam, targeting people whom authorities suspect of

Religious extremists intimidate, threaten and sometimes even kill in the name of their "true faith.” This is an unsettling reality brought into stark relief on a regular basis by news headlines --

The idea that supply drives demand may sound counter-intuitive, but as far as religious matters go, that is certainly true for the Jewish community. Meanwhile, the Swedish Veterinary Association

An Iranian-born German citizen is fighting to have his name removed from Interpol’s most-wanted list after allegedly being placed there by Iran for his work with Kurdish activists opposed to the

Television channel Al Arabiya will pay a Saudi prince 100,000 dirhams (£17,000) in compensation for failing to air an interview him. An appeals court in Dubai upheld a verdict saying the channel,

Abdi Ipekci, editor-in-chief of the Turkish daily Milliyet, IPI Executive Board member (1964), former IPI Vice Chairman (1971) and IPI World Press Freedom Hero, who was shot dead in his car on 1

Representatives of Palestinian businesses visited Istanbul yesterday in order to strengthen bilateral trade with Turkey. Kamel Hassouneh from the Palestinian-Turkish Business Council underscores the

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday fired a Qassam rocket at the western Negev, striking an open field. The attack came a day after two barrels containing large amounts of

A female suicide bomber blew herself up among a crowd of Shiite pilgrims on their way to a shrine city in central Iraq yesterday, killing 41 people including women and children. Officials said the

A new Islamic broadcasting network, the Netherlands Muslim Broadcasting Foundation or SMON, has recently been granted permission to broadcast in the Netherlands. There were lots of problems with

The news made headlines around the world: "German diplomats arrested in Tehran." But there were no arrests. SPIEGEL has learned that the true story is one of a German federal police officer who had

A Libyan appeals court has overturned a 16-month jail term handed down to Swiss businessman Rachid Hamdani on immigration violations. Mr Hamdani and fellow Swiss businessman Max Göldi were