London’s iconic Big Ben clock tower is to fall silent for perhaps the longest period in its 157-year history for essential repairs. More

Somalia will go to the polls this August to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections, the country’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Monday. More

Pakistani scholar and president of the International Islamic University, Zafar Ishaq Ansari, has passed away at the age of 84. More

A senior Turkish minister on Monday stressed the mutual importance of the EU and Turkey to one another. More

Former German President Christian Wulff spoke against growing anti-Islam sentiment in the country and stressed that Islam belonged to Germany, contrary to what far-right parties claim. More

Suicide rates in the U.S. have risen 24 percent since 1999, a 30-year high, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More

The first three months of the year recorded the Earth’s highest temperates for the period since 1880, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Tuesday. More

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party was accused of promoting “racist propaganda” Monday over its calls for a ban on Muslim headscarves and mosque minarets. More

A U.S. airstrike has killed at least eight suspected al-Shabaab militants in Somalia, the Pentagon said Tuesday. More

Following a total of seven Sukuk listings this year by regional and international issuers, the total value of Sukuk currently listed in Dubai has reached $42.61 billion, the largest amount of any listing centre in the world. More

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation Summit in Istanbul started and ended with leaders focused on two major issues: concern about Islamophobia and terrorism. More

As the custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has announced an agreement with Egypt to build a bridge over the Red Sea to connect the two countries, on the second day of his visit to Cairo. Which is named as King Salman Bridge is likely to rise Saudi tourists by 500 percent. More