White House marks death of top Sunni cleric

2010-06-26T03:06:20Z

The White House on Wednesday offered its condolences following the death of Sunni Islam's top cleric, who last year hosted President Barack Obama's landmark speech to the Muslim world.

Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, 81, died of a heart attack earlier Wednesday in

U.S. settles suit with Muslims in post-9/11 abuse

2010-06-25T20:00:05Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government will pay $1.26 million to five Muslim men detained for months without charges after the September 11 attacks who sued for unlawful imprisonment and abuse, their lawyers said on Tuesday.

The men claimed they suffered inhumane and degrading treatment in a Brooklyn detention center, including solitary...

Al-Qaeda number two slams Obama's 'bloody messages'

2010-04-16T11:59:21Z

Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri said Tuesday that Muslims had heard Barack Obama's "bloody messages" ahead of the US president's trip to the Middle East, according to a US monitor of Islamist websites.

Muslims want tangible change on Mideast from Obama

2010-04-16T12:02:03Z

Muslims hope Obama speech will commit to action on a Palestinian state, show respect for Islam

Respect for Islam, a prescription for Palestinian statehood and assurances of a speedy U.S. pullout from Iraq — that's what Muslims from Morocco to Malaysia say they want to hear from Pre...

Obama speech to Muslims key to new U.S. strategy

2010-04-16T12:02:22Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will try to repair America's tarnished image in the Muslim world on Thursday, as he looks to mobilize support for restarting Middle East peacemaking and thwarting Iran's nuclear ambitions.

In a highly anticipated speech in <...

Obama to reach out to Muslims in Egypt speech

2010-06-16T11:35:43Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver a much anticipated speech to the Muslim world in Egypt next month, seeking to repair ties that were severely damaged under his predecessor George W. Bush.

Many Arab and Muslim nations were angered by the invasions of Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he will seek to reassure Saudi and Egyptian leaders this week that Washington's diplomatic approach to Iran will not jeopardize long-standing ties to Arab states in the region.

Speaking to reporters aboard his plane ahead of a visit to

US seeks to reassure Arabs on diplomacy with Iran

2010-04-16T12:32:38Z

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he will seek to reassure Saudi and Egyptian leaders this week that Washington's diplomatic approach to Iran will not jeopardize long-standing ties to Arab states in the region.

Speaking to reporters aboard his plane ahead of a visit to

Mideast Egypt Church Attack

2011-01-04T14:32:25Z

Angry Copts chant anti-government slogans during a protest before clashing with Egyptian riot police in Cairo, Egypt, late Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church appealed to the government on Monday to address Christians complaints about discrimination to ease tensions as fierce riots broke out in the capital following a New...

APTOPIX Mideast Egypt Church Attack

2011-01-04T14:32:25Z

Two Coptic men, center and unseen, warn off two others wielding kitchen knives, left and right, who were trying to kick down the doors of a mosque, seen behind, during heavy clashes between Coptic youths and riot police, in the streets outside the Saints Church and a neighboring hospital, in Alexandria, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. A powerful bomb, possibly from a suicide attacker, exp...

Egypt Al Qaida

2011-01-04T14:32:22Z

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2010 file photo, hundreds of Egyptian Muslims gather following prayers outside Ibrahim Mosque in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, Egypt, protesting against what they allege was Egypt's Coptic Church holding two women captive for converting to Islam. In the weeks before the New Year's Day suicide bombing of an...

Mideast Israel Palestinians

2011-01-03T11:00:25Z

FILE - In this June 30, 2005 file photo, Israeli Cabinet Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, left, speaks during a press conference in Cairo. Israel's Labor Party will pull out of the government within two months if there is no progress in peace talks, Infrastructure Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, a seni...

Mideast Egypt Elections

2011-01-02T07:00:22Z

Egyptian Muslims and Christians raise a copy of the Quran and a Cross in Shubra district, Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan.1, 2011 to protest against the terrorist attack on a Coptic Christian church in the northern Egyptian city of Alexandria. A powerful bomb, possibly from a suicide attacker, exploded in front of a Coptic Christian church as a crowd of worshippers emerged ...

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