Tag: Islam

Indonesia swears in Prabowo Subianto as the country's eighth president

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Prabowo Subianto was inaugurated Sunday as the eighth president of the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation,...

Jordan's king appoints Harvard-educated aide to serve as prime minister

AMMAN, Jordan -- Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Sunday tapped a longtime aide to serve as the kingdom’s new prime minister.The Royal Court...

Online misinformation is fueling tensions over the Southport stabbing attack that killed 3 children

LONDON -- Within hours of a stabbing attack in northwest England that killed three young girls and wounded several more children, a false...

Ahead of Iran's presidential runoff, a floated rise in gasoline prices may spark new protests

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- As Iran's runoff presidential election nears, comments by an official in the campaign of reformist Masoud Pezeshkian raised...

'Hamster' crypto craze has taken Iran. It highlights economic malaise ahead of presidential election

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Cab drivers and bikers tap away furiously on their mobile phones as they wait at red lights in...