LAMU, Kenya—Al Qaeda militants are disrupting one of Africa’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, forestalling Kenya’s plans for establishing a new regional trade hub on the Indian Ocean.

Diana Al-Hadid was born in 1981 in Aleppo, Syria. She was raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and currently lives and works in New York. Al-Hadid’s large-scale sculptures and wall hangings are the outcome of ...

The biggest example in U.S. history of tax evasion is organized crime boss Al Capone. In 1931, Capone was charged with failing to pay $215,000 on an income of $1,038,654, as covered by the History ...

Al Barile, guitarist and creative force behind the early Boston hardcore band SSD, has passed away. As Pitchfork reports, Barile’s wife Nancy Barile writes that he died on Sunday. In 2022, Baril ...

Joel Sritharan is a freelance writer for Sporting News UK.

Nicknamed "The Lady Al Capone," Madre was a Black woman who dominated D.C.'s gambling and “numbers” rackets during segregation. She was both feared and respected, known for her influence over ...

Somali militant group al-Shabab is poised to take advantage of its budding alliance with Yemen’s Houthi rebels, a team-up that could allow the former to attack vessels with drones or even ...

Muslims worldwide are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the festival marking the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. The holiday, expected to begin on the evening of March 31 ...

Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr with prayers and gatherings, marking the end of Ramadan. In Gaza, Palestinians have little to celebrate as the war continues despite ceasefire efforts. Muslims around ...

Rabat — Morocco’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs announced today that Eid Al Fitr is on Monday, March 31. The Islamic Ministry announced the news after religious authorities confirmed that the ...

Muslims around the world are eagerly looking forward to the celebration of Eid Al Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Since Islamic months can be either 29 or 30 days long ...

Announced just before Eid-al-Fitr — the celebration that concludes the Muslim holy month of Ramadan which begins in Syria on Monday — the new government features several fresh faces, apart ...