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April 19, 2016

Jordan halts plan to install cameras at Jerusalem holy site

Jordan's prime minister says his government has decided to call off a plan to install surveillance cameras at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site.

April 19, 2016

Morocco: one of the world's oldest libraries is renovated

The settling dust from renovations and the banging of tools aren't ideal sights and sounds for a library — but this is no ordinary library.

April 18, 2016

Carter arrives in Iraq for talks on how to beef up IS fight

Defense Secretary Ash Carter has arrived in Baghdad to talk to Iraqi leaders about the next steps to beef up the Iraqi forces working to retake the northern city of Mosul.

April 18, 2016

Organization opens center in Poland amid Jewish revival

A major Jewish organization has opened its first chapter in Poland, the most recent sign of a Jewish revival in the Central European nation that comes even as Jews have been recently fleeing Western European nations hit by Islamic violence.

April 18, 2016

The Latest: EU border agency says Mediterranean crossings up

The Latest on European efforts to deal with the influx of migrants (all times local): 3:50 p.m.

April 18, 2016

German Muslim leader draws nationalist party Nazi parallel

A German Muslim leader is drawing a parallel between a nationalist party and the Nazis after a prominent party member said that Islam is incompatible with Germany's constitution.

April 18, 2016

More followers of Iraqi Shiite cleric join rally in Baghdad

More followers of an influential Iraqi Shiite cleric have joined a rally in central Baghdad to press lawmakers to vote on a Cabinet shakeup proposed by the prime minister.

April 18, 2016

Turkey detains 101 people linked to US-based Muslim cleric

Turkey's state-run news agency says police have detained 101 people suspected of having financial links to U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is accused of attempting to overthrow the government.

April 18, 2016

Jordan says Brotherhood offices raided due to police mix-up

The Jordanian government says security forces mistakenly raided the headquarters of the kingdom's largest Muslim Brotherhood group after confusing it with the offices of an outlawed organization.

April 18, 2016

The Latest: Turkey: Border guards didn't shoot at Syrians

The Latest on Europe's migration crisis (all times local): 4:10 p.m.