A Saudi blogger convicted of insulting Islam has been flogged 50 times in the Red Sea city of Jeddah as authorities started carrying out his sentence, which includes 1,000 lashes, a witness said.

Egyptian authorities today said they have arrested an engineer from the country’s nuclear energy agency for spying for Israel.

A prominent British Muslim leader said today he was refused entry to the United States with no explanation.

BRITAIN’S most senior faith leaders said they were united in “resisting and overcoming the evil of terrorism” in the wake of the bombings in London.

Police today killed two suspected militants wanted in connection with last year’s Sinai bombings.

A senior official of the mainstream Palestinian Fatah party was shot dead in the Balata refugee camp, party officials said.

A senior official of the Palestinian Fatah party was shot dead in the Balata refugee camp tonight, party officials said.

Soft drinks companies may consider new labelling for their products after two leading brands were today declared fit for Muslims to consume after five months of tests.

THE Israeli Cabinet yesterday approved an extension of a controversial security barrier — dubbed the ‘Iron Curtain’ by Palestinians — that would swing around Jewish settlements deep in the West Bank.