Pakistan’s top court on Wednesday overturned the death sentence of a Christian woman accused of blasphemy. While Ireland recently voted to oust its ‘medieval’ law, many European countries still have laws criminalising blasphemy. Could the tide finally be turning against blasphemy?...

Pakistan released two key Afghan Taliban leaders last week reportedly at Washington’s request in an apparent attempt to revive a stalled peace process. The development follows a meeting earlier this month between U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad and Pakistani and...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- One of the S-300 air defense batteries deployed in Syria has been documented in an image produced by an Israeli-made satellite, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported.  The images show the battery’s four launchers and the satellite’s manufacture, ImageSat...

Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor said Thursday the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was premeditated, citing a joint Saudi-Turkish investigation, state media reported. Saudi officials had earlier said an internal investigation suggested Khashoggi was killed in a botched operation...