Police presence boosted at religious sites as interior minister says country faces a 'very high' risk of terrorist threats

In speech to Rome interfaith gathering, including Pope and French chief rabbi, leading Islamic scholar rails against freedom of expression, like showing images of Prophet Muhammad

French president calls killing of instructor, who showed students cartoons of Prophet Muhammad, an 'Islamist terrorist attack,' calls for united stance against extremism

Attacker shot and killed outside school; incident coincides with the trial of alleged accomplices of the 2015 Charlie Hebdo, kosher market attackers

Satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo says publishing the cartoon that offended Muslims is necessary, as accomplices in terror attack and subsequent attack on Jewish food shop go on trial

Tel Aviv University hails 'unprecedented' publication by academic from King Saud University, who says he wants to improve image of Prophet Muhammad in eyes of Israeli public

Many in the Hashemite kingdom still see the neighboring Jewish state as an enemy, and one that is not interested in regional peace

At Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut, supporters of terror group say high turnout at religious event shows Israel is 'the great power of the resistance'

Annual observation by members of the religion around the world marked by dawn-to-dusk abstention, prayer and giving of charity