Syria's leader Ahmed Ahmed al-Sharaa has called for peace after more than 1,000 people were killed in a massacre this week on one of the deadliest days in the war-torn country. The interim ...

On the streets of Iranian cities, it’s becoming more common to see a woman passing by without a mandatory headscarf, or hijab, after the second anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini and the mass ...

More than a decade had passed since Ahmed al-Sharaa squeezed into the narrow ... Much was made of the fact that she wore a hijab, trousers and a jacket above the knee, rather than a face-veil ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Possessing photos of a Muslim woman without her hijab should be made a criminal offence, MPs have proposed. The Commons' women and equalities committee said pictures of a Muslim woman without her ...

Pakistan's spin bowler, Abrar Ahmed, shared an emotional tribute to Virat Kohli on social media, calling the Indian cricket star his "childhood hero." His heartfelt post came just days after their ...

The future of the bases, which are integral to Russia's military reach in the Middle East and Africa, is in the hands of Syria's interim President Ahmed Sharaa. He wants to renegotiate the ...

The Oklahoma State men's basketball team secured a commitment from four-star prospect Ben Ahmed on Saturday. Ahmed is a 6-foot-9 center who's originally from Kaduna State, Nigeria, and he's playing ...

Ahmed also references other countries such as Sudan and Syria where there are ongoing humanitarian crises, accusing the UN body of only acknowledging such crises where Israel could be blamed ...