Syrian authorities denied media reports of an attack on President Bashar al-Assad’s motorcade as he was on his way to a mosque Thursday to attend prayers marking the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday.

A Nigerian court on Friday denied bail to three Lebanese nationals charged with terrorism over their alleged links to the powerful Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah.

The CIC has refused to disclose information about the health status of Presidents under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, terming it as "sensitive personal data".

However, the Central Information