INDONESIA EDGES CLOSER TO CRIMINALIZING GAY AND EXTRAMARITAL SEX

Riding a tsunami of moral conservatism and anti-gay prejudice, Indonesia's Islamic political parties appear on the cusp of a major victory outlawing all sex outside marriage... READ MORE›

ACEH REQUIRES MUSLIM AIR HOSTESSES TO WEAR HIJAB

The international airport in Banda Aceh, the provincial capital, services dozens of domestic flights every week, and international routes to neighbouring Malaysia and Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›

INDONESIA POLICE CUT TRANS WOMEN'S HAIR

Indonesia Transgender women in Aceh detained by police... READ MORE›

FEMALE ISLAMIC CLERICS IN INDONESIA ISSUE RARE CHILD MARRIAGE FATWA

Female Islamic clerics in Indonesia have issued an unprecedented fatwa against child marriage... READ MORE›

AIRASIA PLANE MISSING WITH 162 ABOARD

On July 17, another Malaysia Airlines flight, also a Boeing 777, was shot down over rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine while on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur... READ MORE›

YOUNG INDONESIAN WOMAN CANED FOR GETTING 'TOO CLOSE' TO HER BOYFRIEND

Young Indonesian woman caned for getting 'too close' to her boyfriend -- RT News... READ MORE›

INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE KILLS MORE THAN 100 IN ACEH PROVINCE

The earthquake, which shook Sumatra's northernmost province, Aceh, had a preliminary magnitude of 6.5, according to the United States Geological Survey... READ MORE›

AIRASIA FLIGHT FROM INDONESIA TO SINGAPORE LOSES CONTACT

AirAsia Indonesia regrets to confirm that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control at 07 24hrs this morning, the airline said... READ MORE›

DEADLY INDONESIA QUAKE LEAVES THOUSANDS DISPLACED

Aid organisations assess damage left by earthquake in Indonesia's Aceh province that killed at least 102 people... READ MORE›

However, a budget long-haul affiliate, Indonesia AirAsia X, is among the airlines listed... READ MORE›

SAUDI WOMEN REGISTER TO VOTE FOR THE FIRST TIME

Two women in Saudi Arabia made history last week when they became the country's first registered female voters, according to local media... READ MORE›

INDONESIA'S TOP COURT WEIGHS BAN ON SEX OUTSIDE MARRIAGE

In interviews, members of Indonesia's conservative Islamist leadership say their side is ascendant... READ MORE›

SUNNI-SHIITE MAP STARK POLITICAL SPLIT MIXED POPULATIONS

Sunni-led allies of Saudi Arabia have cut diplomatic ties with Shiite Iran, further polarizing the Middle East along the two major branches of Islam... READ MORE›

WELCOME TO SUMATRA, INDONESIA, AN ENVIRONMENTAL GENOCIDE IN THE MAKING

Forest fires from concessions and plantations have already made Indonesia the world's third biggest contributor of greenhouse gases, Mr. Hapsoro Greenpeace Southeast Asia Forest campaigner said... READ MORE›

THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF AIRASIA FLIGHT QZ8501 IS THE SECOND CASE OF ITS KIND THIS YEAR AFTER MH370 VANISHED IN MARCH

The disappearance of an AirAsia flight between Indonesia and Singapore has, perhaps inevitably, prompted comparisons with the unsolved case of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370... READ MORE›

BRITISH FAMILY SAYS 74-YEAR-OLD GRANDFATHER FACES 350 LASHES FROM SAUDI ARABIA FOR ILLEGAL WINE

Saudi Arabia has responded to these criticisms forcefully over the past year, arguing that its legal system is based on sharia, or Islamic law... READ MORE›

HOW DO SUNNI AND SHIA ISLAM DIFFER

Sheikh Nimr had advocated for greater political rights for Shiites in Saudi Arabia and surrounding countries... READ MORE›

BAHRAIN CUTS DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH TEHRAN

Bahrain follows Saudi Arabia and cuts diplomatic ties with Iran, after an attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran... READ MORE›

SAUDI AMBASSADOR SAYS JEREMY CORBYN 'LACKS RESPECT'

This coincided with several media attacks on Saudi Arabia that linked the contract's cancellation to a number of domestic events in the Kingdom... READ MORE›

AIRASIA PLANE REPORTED MISSING WITH 162 PASSENGERS ONBOARD

The aircraft was in the Indonesian Flight Information Region FIR when contact was lost, more than 200 nm southeast of the Singapore-Jakarta FIR boundary... READ MORE›

RISE OF HARD-LINE ISLAMIST GROUPS ALARMS MODERATE INDONESIAN MUSLIMS

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- In -mid-February, Muhammad al-Khaththath, leader of the hard-line Muslim Community Forum, held court on the top floor of a Jakarta fast-food joint... READ MORE›

SAUDIS CAST NET FOR ISIS SYMPATHIZERS

In April, Saudi Arabia reported that 93 people suspected of having ties to the Islamic State had been arrested... READ MORE›

OBJECTS SPOTTED IN SEA AS SEARCH FOR JET CONTINUES

Jiang Hui, a relative of passengers on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that went missing on March 8, watches news of the missing AirAsia flight on TV... READ MORE›

CHANCE ENCOUNTER WITH 'MYSTERY' FIGURE PROMPTS INVESTIGATION INTO FABLED ACEH TRIBE

The riders moved to follow the figure down the path before it slipped away into the tall grass, not to be seen again... READ MORE›

SAUDI ARABIA TO 'REOPEN' SRI LANKAN MAID ADULTERY CASE

Saudi Arabia has agreed to reopen the case of a Sri Lankan maid sentenced to death for adultery, Sri Lanka's deputy foreign minister said... READ MORE›

EARTHQUAKE ROCKS INDONESIA'S ACEH PROVINCE; SEVERAL DEAD

BIREUEN, Indonesia -- A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's province of Aceh early Wednesday, causing several deaths and building collapses in districts near the epicenter... READ MORE›

INDONESIAN PLANE 'FOUND CRASHED IN PAPUA BY RESIDENTS', SAY OFFICIALS

Video Indonesian plane 'found crashed in Papua by residents', say officials... READ MORE›

AIRASIA FLIGHT QZ8501 LIKELY 'AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA', SAYS RESCUE CHIEF

Singapore, Malaysia and Australia have also dispatched ships and planes to aid in the effort... READ MORE›

I CAN GET ARRESTED FOR THAT SOME ACTS THAT COULD GET YOU IN HOT WATER OVERSEAS

Countries that ban non-Islamic public observance and or proselytising include Algeria, the Maldives, Bahrain, Brunei, Burma, Iran, Iraq, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, UAE... READ MORE›

AIRASIA FLIGHT QZ8501 MISSING: Q&A - WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE FLIGHT AND WHAT POSSIBLE CAUSES WILL BE INVESTIGATED?

Many Indonesian airlines are banned from Europe because of safety concerns... READ MORE›

ASIA MARKS 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF TSUNAMI

A group of people wait their turn to enter the Tsunami Museum in Banda Aceh, Indonesia... READ MORE›

IRAN-SAUDI ARABIA ROW: KUWAIT RECALLS AMBASSADOR FROM TEHRAN

Saudi Arabia broke off diplomatic ties with Iran in response, followed on Monday by its allies Bahrain and Sudan... READ MORE›

FIRE AT SAUDI RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX KILLS 11, INJURES MORE THAN 200

Saudi Aramco is the state-owned petroleum and natural gas company based in Dhahran... READ MORE›