DUBAI (AFP) — A Jordanian held hostage in Iraq said in a videotape aired on Al Arabiya television on Sunday that his captors had wrapped him in an explosive belt and set a four-day deadline to execute him unless their demands are met. “I appeal to the Jordanian government not …

BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraq’s biggest Sunni political bloc committed itself on Sunday to talks with Shiites and Kurds to form a government of national unity, but said its key demands, including changes to the constitution, must be met. The United States, keen to drive the political process towards a stable …

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful “So when you have performed your devotions, then laud Allah as you lauded your fathers, rather a greater lauding” (2: 200) Dear Muslim brothers and sisters: The Hajj season is an occasion for hope and good tidings. On the one hand, …