Islamic Countries News
- To beat extremism we must dissolve religious groups Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 7:55PMAccording to conventional wisdom, Islam is a religion of peace and compassion. But even if it is not – such is the woolliness of received ideas – only a tiny minority of Muslims in this country hold extreme fundamentalist opinions. Actually, like most conventional wisdom, it is not really true.
- Islamist bombers target Olympics Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 5:04PMA MILITANT Islamic group has threatened to attack the Beijing Olympics with suicide bombers and biological weapons and has claimed responsibility for a string of fatal bombings and explosions in China over recent weeks.
- 2008/07/27 Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 2:09PMTEHERAN: Iranian Industry and Mines Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian said among the 56 Muslim countries, Iran, Malaysia and Turkey had the best conditions for car production, Iranian news agency, IRNA, reported. Speaking during the signing of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between Saipa, an Iranian car company, and Proton, here on Friday, Mehrabian said Saipa and Proton could take ...
- Oil-rich autocratic nations gain global clout Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 10:24AMMOSCOW -- The boom in world oil prices is bolstering autocratic governments in a handful of petroleum-rich countries, emboldening them to challenge U.S. objectives and weakening their own democratic movements.
- UN envoy decries waste dumping off Somalia Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 6:17AMReports suggest European companies dump toxic waste off Somalia coast after paying corrupt Somali ministers.
- Iranian nation making progress rapidly: Ahmadinejad Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 5:48AMIran - President - Address President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday that the Iranian nation is making progress rapidly.
- THINGS TO DO: Weekend guide to Lower Mainland events Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 5:00AMTODAY -- 12 p.m. - 11 p.m.
- add. formats Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 4:02AMHuman Rights edition Prague Watchdog published first part of an interview with the head of the Informational-Analytical Service of the Caucasus Emirate Movladi Udugovym. Kavkaz Center publishes the text of that interview.
- ‘Release’ of US girl from seminary demanded Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 1:47AMNEW YORK: The South Asian Foundation for Education Reform (Safer) has called for immediate return of Muna Abanur Mahamed, an American girl currently at the Jamia Binoria madrassa in Karachi, says a news report.
- Concerns over Proteas’ safety Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 12:51AMTHE South African players’ union voiced “serious concern” yesterday over the safety situation in Pakistan after world cricket chiefs decided not to change the venue of September’s Champions Trophy.
- Terrorists target Olympics Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 12:45AMA SEPARATISTS group has warned of fresh attacks in China during the Beijing Olympics and taken credit for a May bus bombing in Shanghai.
- Terror group makes Olympics threat Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 10:50PMA UIGHUR separatist group has taken credit for a deadly bus bombing in Shanghai in May and warned of new attacks in China during the Olympics, a group monitoring terror threats on the internet said today.
- Uighur group claims China bus blasts, threatens Olympics Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 10:15PMWASHINGTON: A Uighur separatist group has taken credit for a deadly bus bombing in Shanghai in May and warned of new attacks in China during the Olympics, a group monitoring terror threats on the Internet said Friday.
- Uighur group claims China bus attacks, threatens Olympics Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 9:47PM A Uighur separatist group has taken credit for a deadly bus bombing in Shanghai in May and warned of new attacks in China during the Olympics, a group monitoring terror threats on the Internet said.
- Yar’Adua Stresses Commitment to Bakassi Handover Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 9:10PMPresident Umaru Musa Yar’Adua yesterday said Nigeria was ready and fully committed to a successful hand over of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroun on August 14, 2008, in accordance with the Green Tree Agreement signed between the two countries.
- Hidden Treasures Of The Middle East Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 5:11PMRich in history and natural wonders, the region offers a range of extraordinary experiences.
- Govt to ease investment norms in higher education Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 4:47PMPrivate and foreign corporate investment may soon get to flow into Indian higher education with the government considering a move to reform policy that hinders such financing.
- Sharing power Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 3:33PMSri Lanka is facing a power crisis at the moment, with the National Grid unable to cope with the surging demand. Every year, the demand for mains electricity increases almost exponentially.
- Indian-origin judge to head rights panel Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 3:28PMUnited Nations: Indian-origin ICC judge Navanethem Pillay has been named the United Nations’ new human rights chief, despite some initial opposition from the U.S. Ms. Pillay (67), who is from South Africa, will succeed Louise ...
- Press Review Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 12:30PMIn Kars, President Abdullah Gul yesterday attended a groundbreaking ceremony to launch the construction of the Turkish leg of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway, also known as the "Iron Silk Road." Azerbaijani President Ilham Alivey and Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili were also in attendance.
- COLUMN: Would you marry off your 8-year-old? Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 12:28PMImagine being married in second-grade. Now imagine being married in second-grade to someone old enough to be your teacher. Or your dad. For American women, this scenario is repulsive and unbelievable. For many young women in Yemen, this scenario is still repulsive.
- UPI NewsTrack TopNews Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 12:18PMHole in Qantas jetliner investigatedMANILA, Philippines, July 25 (UPI) -- The hole blown out of a Qantas Airways London-to-Melbourne flight Friday may have been caused by a bomb or damaged fuselage, aviation experts say.The Boeing 747 carrying more than 300 passengers and crew dived 20,000 feet after a panel came off in-flight, creating a 7-by-9 foot hole in the fuselage, The Times of London ...
- Iran, IAEA continue cooperation ‘based on mutual understanding’ Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 12:06PMTEHRAN, July 5 (MNA) -- Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Deputy Director Mohammad Saeedi on Friday rejected rumors that Iran has reduced cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, saying Iran’s cooperation with the agency is “continuing based on a mutual understanding.”
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- Minister: Iran, Malaysia and Turkey have best situation to produce car Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 11:18AMIran - Car Production - Islamic Countries Industry and Mines Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian said among 56 Muslim countries Iran, Malaysia and Turkey have the best situation to produce car.
- SAIPA, Proton ink MOU Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 9:24AMTEHRAN, July 25 (MNA) – Managing directors of Iran’s SAIPA and Malaysia’s Proton automaking companies signed a cooperation MOU here on Thursday in the presence of Iranian Industries and Mines Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian.
- Obama: Europeans, U.S. must renew ties Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 7:14AMAddressing a huge throng in the middle of this once-divided city, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama yesterday asked Americans and Europeans to renew the partnership that once defeated communism to address 21st century threats that he said put the security of all nations at risk.
- Pakistan congratulates Prez Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 6:28AMPresident of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, has extended heartiest felicitation to Dr Ram Baran Yadav for assuming the office of the President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.
- Egypt shuts Iranian TV station office in Cairo Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 6:13AMCAIRO: Egypt, irritated with Iran over a film on the assassination of president Anwar Sadat, shut down the Cairo offices of an Iranian television station that it said was not properly licensed, security sources said yesterday.
- 200,000 Berliners hail Obama Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 4:41AMIt was Barack Obama holding court for the first time with the world beyond America. And it seemed as if the whole world was waving back.
- WORLD & NATION UPDATE: ABROAD Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 3:12AMA suspected Islamic militant threw a hand grenade at a group of migrant laborers in Indian Kashmir, killing a woman and her four children yesterday in one of two attacks that claimed a total of nine lives in the disputed Himalayan region. Separately, authorities imposed a curfew in the city of Jammu, clamping down on a Hindu nationalist protest, police said. The attacks and protests are part of ...
- In Germany, Obama calls for renewed U.S.-European partnership Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 3:02AMPlease read full story for latest details.
- Hersam Acorn Newspapers Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 12:01AMCongressional candidate Jim Himes is competing with fellow Greenwich resident Lee Whitnum for the Democratic nomination to run against incumbent Rep. Christopher Shays (R-4) this fall, but a recent campaign stop took him far outside the district.
- Friday Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 11:28PMEL GENEINA, Sudan (AFP) - Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir paraded as a man of peace on Thursday as he wrapped up a heavily protected tour of Darfur defying accusations that he masterminded genocide in the region.
- Candidate Makes Anti-Arab Remarks Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 6:14PMTough-guy actor and Senate hopeful Sonny Landham on Thursday repeated anti-Arab comments similar to those he made a day earlier on an Internet radio program.
- Academy of Arts Museum Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 5:02PM17 Universnetskaya Nab. Tel. 323-6496, 323-3578 M. Vasileostrovskaya. Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Kicking the habit Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 4:49PMNesreen Osama Daboose, the founder of Hayah Bela Tadkheen (the Smoke-Free Life Society, SFLC) is determined that Egyptians who smoke should quit the habit and that youngsters who have never held a cigarette will not begin.
- Beshir pledges peace as he leaves Darfur Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 4:17PMSudanese President Omar al-Beshir has paraded as a man of peace as he wrapped up a heavily protected tour of Darfur defying accusations that he masterminded genocide in the region.
- Indian Army chief to visit Bangladesh July 28-30 Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 1:31PMNew Delhi, July 24: The decision by India and Bangladesh to intensify cooperation in combating terrorism will receive a boost when Indian Army chief Gen. Deepak Kapoor visits the eastern neighbour July 28-30, an official said Thursday.
- Egypt shuts down office of Iranian TV station Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 1:11PMEgyptian authorities have shut down the Cairo office of an Iranian TV network, a security official said Thursday, as the two nations spar over a film that justifies the killing of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat by Islamic militants.
- Egypt shuts down office of Iranian TV station Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 1:11PMThu, Jul 24, 2008 (10:03 a.m.) Egyptian authorities have shut down the Cairo office of an Iranian TV network, a security official said Thursday, as the two nations spar over a film that justifies the killing of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat by Islamic militants.
- Spat over Iranian film on Sadat Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 12:44PMThe Cairo office of an Iranian-backed TV station is closed down, the latest victim of a spat over a film on the assassination of President Sadat.
- Halal Industry in ME estimated to be worth in excess of AED 73 billion Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 12:04PMHalal Industry in ME estimated to be worth in excess of AED 73 billion
- Petition against Shaukat Aziz withdrawn Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 6:45AMISLAMABAD: Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Shaukat Mahmood on Wednesday dismissed a case against former prime minister Shaukat Aziz and the Ministry of Finance Secretary after the plaintiff withdrew her petition.
- Indore library has rare volumes of Hindu scriptures in Arabic, Portugeese and Farsi Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 6:42AMBy Rajni Khaitan,Indore, July 24 : Not many people may know that some Indian scriptures, which were originally written in Sanskrit or Pali languages, are available in various foreign languages besides English. A visit to a special library here reveals that and much more.
- For Iran, respect above all else Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 6:28AMWith the issue, or rather gesture, of respect slowly emerging as a potent variable in the current Iran nuclear negotiations, the crisis may need to be tackled on the emotional, psychological and cognitive levels first before the riddle of its seemingly blind knot can be fully unwrapped.
- In Israel, Obama hawkish on Iran Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 5:18AM Barack Obama struck a distinctly hawkish tone toward Iran yesterday, saying in a southern Israeli town besieged until recently by rocket fire that he would "take no options off the table" to prevent the Islamic republic from obtaining a nuclear bomb.
- Obama talks tough on Iran Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 5:06AMBarack Obama struck a distinctly hawkish tone toward Iran on Wednesday, saying in a southern Israeli town besieged until recently by rocket fire that he would "take no options off the table" to prevent the Islamic republic from obtaining a nuclear bomb.
- Gulf Finance House announces plans to create regional steel giant Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 4:58AMGulf Finance House, the leading Islamic investment bank with a track record for innovation today announces plans to create HadeedMENA, a new steel producing company. Conceived by Gulf Finance House, HadeedMENA aims to plug the shortfall in domestic steel production in Middle East and North Africa.
- MALAYSIA, INDONESIA TO SET UP ISLAMIC MISSIONARY FOUNDATION Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 4:20AMKUALA LUMPUR, July 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Indonesia plan to set up a joint missionary foundation in an effort to enhance the religious education and thoughts in both countries, the Dewan Negara was told today.
