(Reuters) - Yemeni authorities have questioned a member of the Baha'i faith suspected of contacts with  Israel  and charged him with seeking to establish a base for the community in the predominantly Muslim country, state news agency Saba reported. But the accused' s wife and...

(Reuters) - Charlie Hebdo will publish a front page showing a caricature of the Prophet Mohammad holding a sign saying "Je suis Charlie" in its first edition since Islamist gunmen attacked the satirical newspaper. With demand surging for the edition due on Wednesday, the weekly...

(Reuters) - When protests erupted in Cairo in 2011, liberal activist Hassan El-Erian quickly mobilized demonstrations in his hometown of Zagazig, risking arrest, or worse, to push for democracy.  Inspired by the toppling of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Arab Spring uprisings...

(Reuters) -  Israel  shut down three local Islamist groups on Monday, accusing them of stoking tensions at a contested shrine in occupied East Jerusalem that has seen increased visits by Jews. Al Aqsa mosque compound in East Jerusalem is Islam's third-holiest site and the...