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Nigeria: Seven killed in mosque explosion in the northeast

Seven people lost their lives on Wednesday following an explosion inside a mosque in Maiduguri, a major city in northeastern Nigeria, according to local sources and security officials. The incident occurred during evening prayers in a busy area of the city, where worshippers had gathered in large numbers.......

Mazar-e-Sharif’s Blue Mosque partially damaged by earthquake

A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan overnight from Sunday, November 2, to Monday, November 3, with its epicenter located in Balkh province, near the city of Mazar-e-Sharif. According to the Afghan Ministry of Health and the United......

Afghanistan: 6.3-Magnitude Earthquake kills at least twenty people

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan overnight from Sunday to Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported, two months after a deadly quake hit the country’s east. The tremor occurred in Kholm, near the city of Mazar-e-Sharif in Balkh......

UK government condemns London mosque’s ban on women in charity run as “unacceptable”

London — The British government has strongly condemned the decision of a London mosque to bar women from participating in a charity run, calling it “absolutely unacceptable.” The East London Mosque organized the 5 km Muslim Charity Run on Sunday in Victoria......

Marseille court overturns mosque closure order

The Administrative Court of Marseille suspended on Saturday the prefectural order that had ordered the two-month closure of the Bleuets Mosque, citing a violation of the fundamental freedom of worship. Regional prefect Georges-François Leclerc had justified the closure by alleging that Imam Ismaïl......

England: Mosque fire treated as a hate crime by police

Police in southern England are investigating a fire outside a mosque in the coastal town of Peaceheaven as a hate crime, authorities said on Sunday. The incident occurred on Saturday night, just three days after a deadly attack on a synagogue in Manchester that......

Fire threatens Cordoba’s mosque-cathedral, a UNESCO world heritage site

A fire broke out on Friday evening at the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, one of Spain’s most iconic landmarks and a UNESCO World Heritage Site visited by more than two million people in 2024. Local firefighters confirmed the incident but said it was too early to assess the scale of the damage. Videos......

Shooting outside mosque in Sweden leaves one dead, one injured

A shooting outside a mosque in Örebro, central Sweden, has left one man dead and another injured, adding to concerns over public safety and rising tensions near places of worship. Authorities believe the attack, which occurred shortly after Friday prayers, is linked to gang violence, according to......

Two injured in shooting near mosque in southern Sweden

Two people were injured on Friday in a shooting near a mosque in the southern Swedish city of Örebro, according to police reports.  Authorities confirmed they have launched a preliminary investigation into suspected attempted murder. “Two people were injured following this shooting,”......