Washington D.C. [US], June 9 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States has activated the sanctions it had prepared against Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) for allegedly carrying cargoes of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Monday.
Paris [France], June 6 (Sputnik/ANI): Abdelmalek Droukdel, head of the Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb terror group, has been killed by French troops in northern Mali, French Defense Minister Florence Parly said.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 2 (ANI): The Islamic Centre of India (ICI) has issued advisory in view of the government's decision to allow reopening of religious places from June 8 during #Unlock1.
Moscow [Russia], May 24 (Sputnik/ANI): The Iraqi security forces have begun interrogating Abdel Nasser Qardash, a member of the Islamic State terror group tapped as its new leader, an armed forces spokesman told Sputnik on Saturday.
New York [US], May 22 (ANI): Maldives has called out propaganda against India at the virtual Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meet at United Nations.
Washington [US], May 20 (ANI): Award-winning investigative journalist Aarti Tikoo Singh was attacked last summer as a "warmonger," "hypocrite" and an "Islamophobe" by the shadowy organisation 'Stand with Kashmir', according to Cliff Smith, director of the Middle East Forum's Washington Proje
Glasgow [Scotland], May 18 (ANI): The constitution of Pakistan bars anyone who is not a Muslim from becoming the head of the state. Ahmedi Muslims were declared non-Muslims by a parliamentary amendment in the constitution in 1974 and are not allowed to participate in the general elections un
Damascus [Syria], May 17 (Sputnik/ANI): Seven terrorists affiliated to the Islamic State have escaped a Kurdish-guarded prison in northeastern Syria, state media reported Sunday.
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 15 (ANI): The Allahabad High Court on Friday directed Uttar Pradesh government not to cause any hindrance in the recitation of azan or the Islamic call to ritual prayer by a muezzin from minarets of the mosques by human voice amid the lockdown.
New York [US], May 15 (ANI): A Pakistani-American woman -- Zoobia Shahnaz -- has been sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment by a United States' Federal Court for providing material support to terror fronts of Islamic States in Pakistan, China and Turkey.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 15 (ANI): The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has granted permission to Mumbai-based Islamic organisation, Raza Academy to facilitate burial of persons dying of coronavirus across Mumbai.
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): The Indian government has sent a formal request to Malaysia for the extradition of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, sources told ANI on Thursday.