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Egypt

Egypt mourns mosque massacre as the military strikes back

The death toll in Egypt's worst militant attack in modern history has now passed 300

Egypt

Egypt's battle with an Islamist insurgency

Militants have killed hundreds of police and soldiers over recent years in Egypt but appear to have shifted tactics with Friday's attack on a mosque

Egypt

Egypt: at least 235 people killed in mosque attack

Militants detonated a bomb and then gunned down worshippers as they fled.

Afghanistan

29 killed and 64 injuried in Mosque

29 people are killed and 64 injured in an explosion at the largest Shiite Muslim mosque in Afghanistan's Herat province.

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Israel

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to freeze contact with Israel 'on all levels'

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has announced that the Palestinian leadership will freeze all contact with Israel, as mass protests over new Israeli security measures at the al-Aqsa compound turn deadly.

Israel

Dozens injured in clashes at al Aqsa mosque

Musims protest over Israeli security measures imposed at religious site in Jerusalem - dozens injured in clashes

Israel

Five dead in Jerusalem shooting

Two police officers have died in a shooting outside Jerusalem's holiest site. The three gunmen were killed at the scene.

France

Man tries to ram car into crowd at Paris mosque

The driver apparently failed to get past protective barriers and no one was injured.

Iraq

Iraqi army reaches al-Nusri mosque complex in Mosul as last ISIL pocket holds out

Heavy street fighting slows Iraqi army in final push against ISIL in Mosul's Old City

Iraq

Shocking images of al-Nuri devastation

In a statement posted online, ISIL says the iconic mosque and its 840-year-old minaret were destroyed by a US airstrike.

Iraq

Video purports to show the destruction of Mosul's al-Nuri mosque

United Kingdom

Finsbury Park attack: Cardiff resident Darren Osborne arrested

UK authorities release further details about Darren Osborne, the man suspected of driving a van into worshippers near a London mosque.

United Kingdom

British PM May: 'Hatred and evil will never succeed'

British PM May: 'Hatred and evil will never succeed'

Algeria

Quebec mosque victims repatriated to Algeria

There were emotional scenes in Algeria on Saturday as the bodies of two men killed in a shooting rampage at a Canadian mosque were repatriated.

Canada

Quebec mosque attack: Who is gunman Alexandre Bissonnette?

The man charged with shooting six worshippers dead in a Quebec City mosque has been named as Alexandre Bissonnette. Who is Bissonnette?

Canada

Canadians hold vigils for Muslim victims of Quebec terror attack

A French-Canadian student has appeared in court charged with murder. He is said to have developed far-right views.

Canada

Canada Mosque shooting was "lone wolf" attack

At least six people were killed when shots were fired at worshippers during Sunday night prayers in a mosque in Quebec. A man is being held in custody.

Canada

Six killed in 'terror attack' on Quebec mosque

Six people have been killed and eight injured in a shooting at a Quebec City mosque in Canada, according to latest reports.

Switzerland

Zurich mosque shooting gunman was 'Swiss with no Islamist links'

Swiss police confirmed that the 24-year-old gunman was found dead near the scene of Monday's shooting. Three people were injured in the attack.

Algeria

Algerian president makes rare public appearance

Abdelaziz Bouteflika has made a rare public appearance at a mosque in Algiers.