Besides imposing severe rules on women, new laws require men to grow fist-length beards and bar them from imitating ...

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has announced plans to transform the Tirana-based Bektashi Muslims into a sovereign state.

A British doctor who carried out life-saving work in Afghanistan said it will "make a significant difference" to the ...

The Afghan Taliban have commenced an aggressive attempt to thrust aside and silence critical Afghan voices in international ...

As the power of the "morality police" in Afghanistan grows, so do the restrictions on individual freedoms - "Should we have ...

The Bektashi Order, making up about 10% of Albania's Muslims, reportedly will receive sovereignty similar to that of the ...

By Emma Collet in Termez Uzbekistan is once again asserting itself as one of the most active countries in Central Asia in its ...

Disputes over national anthems and flags often reflect deeper political tensions.

By bne Tehran bureau Suhail Shaheen, head of the Taliban's political office in Qatar, has criticised the exclusion of the ...

Since becoming a member of the United Nations in 1971, Qatar has played an active role in fulfilling the organisation’s ...

A roadside blast caused by an improvised explosive device, targeting a convoy of foreign diplomats, killed a policeman and ...

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announces plans to grant sovereignty to Bektashi Muslims in Tirana, promoting tolerance and ...