39 Muslim hardliners arrested in Indonesia
By DPA,
Jakarta : Indonesian police arrested 39 Muslim hardliners Wednesday for their alleged involvement in a violent attack over the weekend against interfaith supporters.
The arrest of at least 39 supporters of Muslim hardliner group Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) at the group's headquarters in central Jakarta occurred without resistance, witnesses said.
Pressure was mounting for authorities to take legal action against the perpetrators in Sunday's violent attack by FPI followers against interfaith supporters that wounded at least 30 people.
India, Israel explore new partnerships in culture and education
By IANS,
New Delhi : India and Israel are exploring new partnerships in culture and education to consolidate bilateral ties.
An India-Israel Colloquium 'Preserving Cultural Identities in Today's World' Wednesday probed the intellectual synergy between the two nations in the context of the historical relationship between the two countries.
OIC Chief calls for peaceful settlement of Lebanese crisis
By IINA,
Jeddah : The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu called upon all Lebanese parties to observe calm and self-restraint and to resume peaceful dialogue to resolve the political crisis. In a statement, he pledged OIC’s full support for the resumption of dialogue between the warring parties. Prof. Ihsanoglu expressed his deep concern over the armed clashes and the tension currently prevailing in Lebanon.
Pakistan moving on right path to end terror: Hillary
By NNN-APP,
Lahore, Pakistan : US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday said the Pakistan government and its armed forces are moving in the right direction to eliminate terrorists and America will continue its support in this regard. In a formal interaction with students at Government College University here Thursday, she hoped that Pakistan would soon achieve a rock-solid success in the war on terror.
Chill is real, India-Pakistan composite dialogue “on hold”
By Manish Chand,IANS,
New Delhi : With Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari saying no to returning fugitives from Indian law and little sign of cooperation coming from Islamabad in the wake of Mumbai's terror attacks, India has decided to put its bilateral dialogue "on hold" till its concerns are addressed.
"The talks are on hold till the atmosphere is conducive for such an engagement. It's not possible to carry on the dialogue in this atmosphere," highly-placed sources told IANS, indicating New Delhi's exasperation with the lack of an adequate response from Islamabad to its demarche.
Fayyad expects to run in next Palestinian presidential elections
By Xinhua
Gaza : Salam Fayyad, the Prime Minister of the caretaker government is thinking to run in the coming Palestinian Presidential elections due to be held in January 2009,a well-informed Palestinian source revealed Monday.
The source, which spoke in conditions of anonymity, told the London-based al-Quds al-Arabi newspaper that Fayyad would run in the elections "only if President Mahmoud Abbas decides not to compete on the Palestinian presidency."
Saudi king replaces intelligence chief
Riyadh : Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud Tuesday relieved Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz of his post as chief of general intelligence,...
Free Hindraf leaders, UN official urges Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, March 25 (IANS) UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers has urged the Malaysian government to review the detention of the five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders and release them unconditionally.
In a letter to Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar, Param Cumaraswamy has urged that they should be released in the interest of justice and harmony in the country.
The five are being held for two years under the stringent Internal Security Act (ISA) and charged with sedition after they organised a protest rally on Nov 25 last year.
South African aid group denied entry to Gaza
By Fakir Hassen, IANS,
Johannesburg : An aid mission consisting of 30 South African medical personnel wanting to provide assistance to the people of Gaza, which was ravaged by Israeli attacks in recent weeks, was stuck at the border after a member of the team was detained by Egyptian authorities.
Feroz Ganchi, a specialist in emergency medicine and an employee at the state hospital in Upington in South Africa, was detained Friday.
27 Palestinians killed in Israel’s Gaza operations
By DPA
Gaza : Twenty-seven Palestinians were killed and 60 wounded Saturday morning in Israeli army ground operations on north-eastern Gaza Strip, hospital and police sources said.
The latest deaths included a doctor, two girls and four militants from the Islamic movement Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip.
Witnesses said Israeli fire hit the house of doctor Wahid Badawi in the northern Gaza Strip, killing him on the spot.
Missile strike in Pakistan kills 10, wounds 5
By KUNA
Islamabad : At least 10 persons were killed and five others were wounded in a missile strike in Pakistans South Waziristan tribal agency, bordering Afghanistan, said officials Thursday Three missiles were fired from undisclosed location after Wednesday midnight in Kalosha area, about 10 kilometers from Azam Warsak town of the agency, security officials told KUNA.
They said one missile hit a house, one an Islamic seminary and one missile missed its target.
They added that at least ten persons were killed in the strike and more than five others were wounded.
With Gaddafi gone, NATO operations can end: France
By IANS,
Paris : NATO's military operations in Libya can end, now that Muammar Gaddafi is dead, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said Friday.
Pakistan’s new PM will have to dodge many minefields
By Wilson John, IANS
The charade of democracy is now complete in Pakistan with the selection of a Punjabi feudal politician with a suitable religiosity (his family runs a Sufi mausoleum in Sindh) and a prison term on unproven charges of corruption as the new prime minister.
The problem is not with the new prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gillani. He is, by all accounts, a suitable candidate for perhaps one of the most challenging political positions in South Asia -- to lead a civilian government in a country overshadowed by men in uniform.
US: No Military Chief to Pakistan
By Prensa Latina,
Washington : The Pentagon cancelled sending a former chief of the US prison in Guantanamo, Cuba, to Pakistan, after the criticism generated in the country because of his possible appointment as a military link.
According to The New York Times, the US Department of Defense has not publicly annulled the appointment of Major General Jay Hood for the position to the US Embassy to Islamabad; however, statements made by US officials are suggesting it should be annulled.
Death toll in Baghdad car bombing rises to 10
By Xinhua
Baghdad : The death toll from a car bomb attack in central Baghdad on Thursday rose to 10, with 50 others wounded, an Interior Ministry source said on Friday.
"The final toll from the Bab al-Sharji area car bombing rose to10 killed and 50 others injured," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
The attack took place at about 2:00 p.m. (1100 GMT) when a booby-trapped car parking near the commercial building of al-Khaiyam in the crowded area of Bab al-Sharji detonated, the source said.
UN chief concerned about renewed violence in Gaza
By Xinhua
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday he was deeply concerned about the renewed violence in Gaza.
Addressing the Security Council at an open debate on the Middle East, Ban said he was deeply concerned about the prospect of renewed violence in Gaza and southern Israel, and what this would mean both for the civilian populations in the conflict zone and for the peace process we are all trying to advance.
A fresh start for Iraq?
By Jonathan Steele, CGNews,
There's an odd thing about Baghdad: Iran is the only regional power with an embassy, while US President George W. Bush's best Arab allies – Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia – refuse to let their diplomats live there.
It is not for want of US effort. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has raised the anomaly several times with Iraq's Arab neighbours, as have lesser emissaries. So far, to no avail.
Dhaka to upgrade its second largest port
By IANS,
Dhaka : Bangladesh plans to upgrade Mongla, its second largest port, and to build a third sea port at Kuakata. The twin moves are aimed at providing greater sea access to neighbours India, Nepal and Bhutan.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has already been signed with David Wignal Associate, a Singapore-based private company. The upgradation of Mongla port to international standards could cost $3 billion, Mongla port authority chairman Commodore M. Faruk told United News of Bangladesh (UNB) news agency.
PM: Pakistan values relationship with U.S.
By Xinhua,
Islamabad : Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani Monday said Pakistan greatly valued its relationship with the United States and was keen to strengthen it in diplomatic, political, economic, defense and security fields.
Gilani said this while talking to Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary of State of the United States, who called on him here at Prime Minister's House Monday morning.
UK Minister cohension among ethnics, faiths in Iraq
By NNN-KUNA
Irbil (Iraq) : The current situation in Iraq requires commitment to the preservation of the rights of all citizens of diverse religious or racial backgrounds, said UK foreign office minister Kim Howells.
That diversity is guaranteed by the Iraqi constitution, said Howells who emphasized that his country looked with a kind eye at the people of the region of Kurdistan, being fully congnizant of the suffering they endured in the past.
‘We Are Hiding in Forests’: Fear in Uttar Pradesh’s Rohingya Camps After Anti-Terrorism Squad...
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Sajida Begum, 26, had just finished fajr prayers when the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) barged into her shanty in the Rohingya refugee...
NATO soldier killed in Afghanistan
By DPA,
Kabul : A foreign soldier was killed in an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said Tuesday, raising the number of NATO troops killed in the past three days to 10.
The soldier died of wounds Monday, the ISAF said in a statement. It did not reveal the nationality of the soldier or the region where the incident occurred.
The attack happened the same day as nine Afghan police officers and two civilians were killed and 30 were wounded in the southern province of Helmand.
Harry apologises to Pakistani officer for controversial remark
By IANS,
London : Prince Harry has apologised directly to a Pakistani army officer whom he called a "Paki" in a home video, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
Harry, whose 2006 video has caused a storm in Britain, telephoned Ahmed Raza Khan - his former fellow-cadet at Sandhurst military school - in Pakistan to "clear the air", The Sun reported.
In the film, Harry introduces a sleeping Officer Cadet Khan as "our little Paki friend" and tells a white recruit that he looks like a "rag-head" - a derogatory word for Arabs and others who wear turbans.
The role of Muslims in environmental protection
By Sajid Anjum,
Muslims are one-third of the world. How can they contribute to saving the earth? The world’s one-third population is not paying attention to their claim in associating themselves with their beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) while He was the staunch advocator for the cause of environmental protection. According to Prophet (Hadith by Al-Bukhari) "There is none amongst the believers who plants a tree, or sows a seed, and then a bird, or a person, or an animal eats thereof, but it is regarded as having given a charitable gift”[for which there is great recompense].
Beauty contest for goats begins in Saudi Arabia
By DPA,
Riyadh: A beauty competition for goats began Wednesday in Saudi Arabia, as part of an auction bringing together traders and herders in the holy Muslim city of Mecca.
Iran, P5+1 ‘not close to agreement’: Iran
Tehran: Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers are not close to an agreement in a run for an immediate deadline by the...
Lawyers in Pakistan observe ‘Black Day’ on emergency anniversary
By Muhammad Najeeb, IANS,
Rawalpindi : Lawyers across Pakistan boycotted courts and held protest demonstrations Monday to mark the first anniversary of the emergency imposed by former president Pervez Musharraf who had sacked 60 judges and banned private television channels and FM radios at one fell swoop.
Deposed chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, addressing a massive lawyers' demonstration, said that Musharraf had imposed emergency as he was afraid of the growing judicial independence and wanted to curb the judiciary.
Pakistani poet who advocated better ties with India is dead
By IANS,
Islamabad : Pakistani Ahmed Faraz, considered one of the greatest Urdu poets and an ardent advocate of better ties with India, died here at age 77.
Faraz, who died Monday night, is survived by his wife and three sons. He had taken ill during a visit to the US and had spent over a month in a hospital in Chicago.
Born in Nowshera (Pakistan) Jan 14, 1931, Faraz was often compared with the legendary Faiz Ahmed Faiz. He belonged to the category of litterateurs such as Firaq, Ismat Chugtai, Saadat Hasan Manto, Mohinder Singh Bedi, Ali Sardar Jafri and Makhmoor Jalandhari.
Youth killed in Bangladesh violence
By IANS,
Dhaka : A tribal youth was killed Thursday in a gun attack blamed on Muslim activists of a party that opposes the government's peace deal with the minority Buddhists in Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Ananda Tangchangya, 22, was leader of the Pahari Chhatra Parishad, a student body of Buddhists from the hills.
His associate, Palsh Chakma, suffered bullet wounds, the website of The Daily Star reported.
The attackers allegedly belonged to the United People's Democratic Front (UPDF), a party of the Muslim settlers from outside the tribal area.
AFMI convention in Toronto stresses on defending pluralism and democracy in India
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The American Federation of Muslims of Indian origin (AFMI) held their 28th convention last month October in Toronto.
AFMI, that is mainly concerned about...
Explosion injures three, DPO narrowly escapes
By APP
Buner, Pakistan : Three sustained critical injuries while District Police Officer Abdul Ghafoor Afridi narrowly escaped when unknown militants detonated a roadside Improvised Explosive Device here at Buner Baba on Friday, police said.
The bomb went off minutes before vehicle of the DPO passed from the site of explosion. However, three persons travelling in another car sustained critical injuries and were rushed to hospital.
Israeli air strike kills two Palestinian militants
By RIA Novosti,
Gaza : Israeli aircraft targeted a group of Palestinian militants late on Wednesday, killing at least two and injuring five others, local officials have said.
The dead and injured gunmen were members of the radical Islamic group Hamas, which has ruled Gaza since last June.
The air strike came after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a shopping center in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, injuring around 30 people. Four of the injured were subsequently hospitalized with serious injuries.
Moroccan women seek their way between Islam and feminism
Kenitra/Sale (Morocco), June 1 (DPA) A young woman passes in a sleeveless shirt and a knee-length skirt, her hair flowing down her back.
Another woman of the same age follows in a loose tunic and pants, the Islamic headscarf covering every strand of her hair.
An older woman wears the traditional djellaba, a long outer robe with full sleeves, her hair in a bun. Some women wear the strictest Islamic dress, covering themselves in black from head to toe, with only the eyes visible.
Emirates launches third daily flight to Perth
By IANS/WAM,
Dubai: Dubai-based international airline Emirates has launched its third daily flight from Dubai to Perth.
US, Tajikistan reach Afghan transit deal
By Xinhua,
Almaty : The US and Tajikistan have reached a deal on sending non-military cargo through Tajik territory to neighbouring Afghanistan, according to reports reaching here Tuesday.
Within one or two months, the US should be allowed to send non-military supplies to Afghanistan, US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher said in Tajik capital Dushanbe.
Earlier, Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have agreed to open their territories for transit of US non-military supplies, including construction materials, water and fuel, to Afghanistan.
Oil exports beat IMF’s expectations: Iraqi oil ministry
By DPA,
Baghdad : The Iraqi oil ministry has managed a significant increase in oil exports that surpassed expectations of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a ministry spokesman said Wednesday.
The country's oil exports have hit 1.88 million barrels per day, 11-percent higher than the IMF expected this year, Assem Jihad told the Voices of Iraq (VOI) news agency.
The ministry has largely cut down on oil derivatives' imports throughout the current year to $1 billion, compared to $4 billion in the previous years, Jihad added.
Iran, initiator of nuclear weapons free Mideast zone – Hosseini
By IRNA
Tehran : Reacting to a joint Saudi-French communique, IRI Foreign Ministry Spokesman said here Wednesday Iran is initiator of nuclear weapons free Middle East region.
According to a Foreign Ministry Communique, Mohammad-Ali Hossein further reiterated, "Iran proposed this idea a couple of decades ago for the first time, and has been insisting over it for decades as a pivotal strategic foreign policy objective in the framework of our country's sustainable development plans."
Explosion near army post kills soldier in north Lebanon
By DPA,
Beirut : An explosion shook the area near an army post Saturday in north Lebanon, killing one soldier, Lebanese security sources said.
The explosion occurred in Al Abedeh near the northern port city of Tripoli, the sources said. One soldier was killed in the blast. Other details were not available.
Northern Lebanon witnessed in May 2007 fierce battles between the Lebanese army and the Sunni fundamentalist Fatah al-Islam, who were holed inside the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al Bared on the outskirts of Tripoli.
Libyan rebels sell weapons to Al Qaeda: Report
By IANS/RIA Novosti,
Cairo : Rebels who plundered Libyan army depots have sold weapons to Al Qaeda militants in the North African country, an Algerian daily said Saturday.
UAE to set up genetic engineering centre
By IANS/WAM,
Abu Dhabi : The UAE has announced plans to set up a Khalifa Centre for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering and hold the world's largest conference on date palm in Abu Dhabi.
Seven Iraqi insurgents killed, four US soldiers seriously injured in Baghdad
By NNN-KUNA,
Baghdad : Seven Iraqi insurgents were killed and four US soldiers were seriously injured in a gunfire north of the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad, the US military announced here.
A joint Iraqi-US forces clashed with elements of the Al-Qaeda Organisation in Iraq in the Al-Jazeera area, near Tekrit, Salah-Eddin Governorate, in north Baghdad.
The joint military operation left seven Qaeda suspects killed, three others detained and a large quantity of munitions seized.
Four nuclear engineers assassinated near Damascus
Damascus : An armed militant group assassinated four Syrian nuclear power engineers near the capital Damascus, official reports said Monday.
The armed group Sunday ambushed...
NBAD named best bank in UAE
By IANS/WAM,
Abu Dhabi : The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has been named the best bank in the UAE by Global Finance, a prestigious financial magazine.
Taliban suicide attacks burst out in Afghan capital killing 19, wounding 54
By Xinhua,
KABUL : In the latest wave of violence but pronged and coordinated attacks, the Taliban insurgents targeted several government buildings including the Justice Ministry Wednesday morning killing at least 19 people and wounding 54 others, Public Health Ministry spokesman Abdul Fahim said.
The militants almost at the same time targeted a detention center of the Justice Ministry in Khair Khana area and the building of the Justice Ministry located hundreds of yard away from the fortified Presidential Palace.
A mighty female may have ruled ancient Israeli city: Study
By IANS,
London : Recent excavations at Tel Beth-Shemesh in Israel have thrown up evidence that challenges the popular belief that all ancient rulers of the land were men.
Tel Aviv University (TAU) archaeologists Shlomo Bunimovitz and Zvi Lederman, have come by an unusual ceramic plaque of a goddess in female dress, suggesting that a mighty female "king" may have ruled the city.
Archaeologists said the new finds might turn the interpretation of pre-biblical history on its head. The people of the time were pagans who had a very elaborate religious system.
Women playing major role, says UAE minister
By IANS/WAM,
Dubai : Women are playing a major role in the UAE's development and there is a need to enhance their role in business as well, a minister said.
Emirati women occupy 18 percent of the cabinet and 22.5 percent of the Federal National Council, the UAE parliament. There are 10 percent women in the diplomatic corps and 30 percent in top decision making positions in the government, Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, minister for foreign trade said Thursday.
Five militants killed in Israeli raids on Gaza
By RIA Novosti,
Gaza : At least five Palestinians were killed on Wednesday in Israeli airstrikes on south and north Gaza, a local radio station reported.
Three Palestinians, including a 13-year-old boy and a woman, were killed during an Israeli operation east of the Jabaliya refugee camp near Gaza city.
The clashes took place as U.S. President George Bush landed in Israel, his first stop on a six-day Middle East tour. Bush will take part in the country's 60th anniversary celebrations, and will meet with President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
Pakistani Kashmir trade delegation arrives in Srinagar
By IANS,
Srinagar : A 19-member trade delegation from Pakistan-administered Kashmir arrived here Thursday to discuss modalities for cross-border commerce expected to start Oct 21 between two parts of divided Kashmir.
The trade delegation, led by Zulfiqar Ahmad, president of Pakistan-administered Kashmir's chamber of commerce and industry, will be in Jammu and Kashmir for 10 days.
The delegation will spend a week in the valley before leaving for Jammu.
Emirates launches A-380 service to Munich
By IANS,/WAM,
Dubai: Emirates Airline's A-380 route network has been extended to Germany with the launch of services to Munich, the UAE's national airline said in a release Friday.
Fight Indian pressure: Dhaka Jamaat leader
By IANS,
Dhaka : Calling India "big-brother," right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Maulana Matiur Rahman Nizami Friday called for opposition unity to fight external "pressures" on the Sheikh Hasina government.
These "pressures" had led to the government agreeing to India using the Chittagong and Mongla ports, he told a party gathering, United News of Bangladesh (UNB) reported.
Nizami also blamed India for pressuring the government for its move to hold "war circles" trial of those who had killed unarmed civilians in the run-up to the 1971 freedom movement.
Gaza-based patients to receive medical treatment in Jordan
By Xinhua
Amman : A group of Gaza patients will soon arrive in Amman to have medical treatment in Jordanian hospitals, head of Jordan's Diplomatic Bureau at the Palestinian Authority Yehya Qarraleh said on Wednesday.
The group includes 21 patients suffering from dangerous diseases such as cancer, cardiac diseases and kidney failure, Qarraleh said in a statement, without disclosing when patients will arrive in Amman.
This will be the second group of Gaza patients whom Jordan's King Abdullah has decided to receive and have treated in Jordan.
Corruption is like cancer, cut it out: Pakistani daily
By IANS,
Islamabad : Corruption is like cancer that has to be cut out from the society, a Pakistani daily said Friday after the Supreme Court stated that corrupt officials should be sacked.
Suicide bomber kills 15 Iraqis
By IINA
Baghdad : A suicide bomber killed yesterday at least 15 people and wounded eight when he blew himself up during a funeral for a policeman north of Baghdad, officials said. The suicide attack occurred in Sadiyah, a town 95 km north of Baghdad in the volatile Diyala province, where US and Iraqi forces are still battling Sunni extremists of Al-Qaeda. Police said the bomber mingled among the mourners and then triggered an explosive vest.
Bangladeshi man sues India’s BSF for killing brother
By IANS,
Dhaka : India's Border Security Force (BSF) has got into a legal tangle as a Bangladeshi man has filed a case against the paramilitary force for allegedly killing his brother.
The incident took place earlier this month near Tentulia in northern Bangladesh's Panchagarh district, but the BSF had regretted the killing then and taken action against the personnel responsible.
US drone strike kills four Al Qaeda members in Yemen
Sanaa: At least four members of the Yemen-based Al Qaeda offshoot were killed when a US drone bombed their vehicle in the central province...
Death toll rises to 11 in bus exposition in Lebanon’s Tripoli
By Xinhua,
Beirut : The death toll in a bus explosion in Lebanon's northern city Tripoli Wednesday morning rose to 11, with some 40 others injured, local ANB TV reported.
At least eight of the killed were Lebanese army soldiers, said the report, adding that the explosion occurred at 7:44 am (04:44 GMT) in the Banks Street near a bus station used by army soldiers to gather for taking the buses to their service positions around the country.
Tehran hopes new UN sanctions against Iran will be shelved
By RIA Novosti
Tehran : Iran is hoping that the UN Security Council will not adopt a new resolution on sanctions against the Islamic Republic over its controversial nuclear program, the foreign minister said on Saturday.
The five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany agreed January 22 at talks in Berlin on a draft for new measures against the Islamic Republic, strengthening two previous rounds of sanctions but falling short of the punitive steps proposed by Washington. The draft may be submitted to the Security Council as early as the next week.
Abbas sets new conditions for peace talks with Israel
Ramallah : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday that he will accept to extend the peace talks with Israel if the latter releases the...
India gives Bangladesh list of terrorist suspects
By DPA,
Dhaka : New Delhi Sunday handed to Dhaka a list of suspected Indian terrorists believed to be hiding in Bangladesh, the Indian high commissioner here said.
Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Bangladeshi State Minister for Home Affairs Tanjim Ahmed Sohel Taj, India's Pinak Ranjan Chakravarti said: "We have also requested the authorities to step up vigil over them especially during the ongoing polls yet to be completed in the eastern states of India."
The envoy added that a number of issues, including extradition of prisoners, came up for discussion.
Canadian Muslim gets life term for terror plot
By Gurmukh Singh, IANS
Toronto : A Canadian Muslim has been given life term for plotting attacks on American and Israeli embassies in Singapore.
Kuwaiti-born Mohammed Mansour Jabarah, who was handed down this verdict by a New York court Friday, is the first Canadian to be sentenced on terror charges. The 26-year-old, who grew up in the town of St Catherines near here, was assigned the bombing task by the alleged 9/11 terror attack mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
There is no ‘absolute freedom’ for media: Badawi
By IANS,
Kuala Lumpur : Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi says there is no such thing as absolute freedom and that the media should not be ashamed of "self-censorship" to respect cultural norms.
His support to what he termed as "ethical journalism" came even as his Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said that the government had decided to enact laws to engage bloggers in the cyberspace.
Kuwait-based Gulf Investment Corporation to invest in Yemen
By NNN-SABA,
Riyadh : The Kuwait-based Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC) has announced its interest to invest in Yemen in partnership with a group of Gulf companies.
"The corporation is currently studying available opportunities in Yemen for carrying out joint gulf investments in the country," said GIC's deputy chairman of improving business Malek al-Ugail in a press conference held by the corporation on Wednesday here on the occasion of establishing the Gulf Fund.
55 Taliban killed in Swat offensive: Pakistani Army
By DPA,
Islamabad : The Pakistani Army said Friday it had killed 55 Taliban militants while three soldiers died in fresh fighting in the northwestern district of Swat.
"Fifty-five miscreants have been killed in various areas of Swat during the last 24 hours while 3 security forces personnel died and 11 others were injured," the army said.
The army said it killed an important militant commander, Dawa Noor, who instigated the people to rise against the army by giving speeches on an illegal FM radio station and using an amplifier fixed on a jeep.
Arab League chief holds talks with Lebanese opposition leader
By NNN-KUNA
Beirut : Visiting Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa has held talks with Lebanese opposition leader Michel Aoun in a fresh bid to remove obstacles facing national conciliation in the troubled country.
The Free National Trend, Aoun's party, described the meeting as "good" in a statement on the party's website Thursday.
Moussa is trying to organise a meeting between Aoun to negotiate on behalf of the opposition parties and Saad Al-Hariri, the head of the Future Trend of the loyalists.
Tajik president congratulates Iran on re-election
By IRNA,
Tehran : Tajik president Imamali Rahman in a message on Monday felicitated his Iranian counterpart on his re-election and wished further success for the Iranian nation.
The Tajik president said that Ahmadinejad's victory in the 10th Presidential Elections indicates free and transparent trend of elections in Iran and showed the huge support of the Iranian nation for his policy during the first term in office.
He also hoped that the two states would promote bilateral relations during new tenure of Ahmadinejad’s presidency.
Over 1,000 New Zealanders stage demonstration against Israel
By Xinhua,
Wellington : More than 1,000 people held rallies in New Zealand's largest city of Auckland Saturday in protest against Israel's attacks on Gaza.
The protesters marched from Aotea Square at midday to the U.S. consulate, where they threw about 100 shoes at the building, considered a grave insult by Arabs.
The march then returned to Aotea Square for speeches. Israeli flags were also burnt during the protest, according to the demonstrators.
Some of the protesters were clothed in Palestinian flags and held placards of dead and mutilated children.
Indian, Pakistani guards exchange Diwali sweets
By IANS,
Amritsar : Border Security Force (BSF) officials Tuesday exchanged sweets with Pakistan Rangers at the India-Pakistan land border check post to mark Diwali.
Abbas unveils plan to build 30,000 affordable homes
By IINA,
Ramallah : The Palestinian government unveiled a plan yesterday to build 30,000 affordable apartments over five years and offer $500 million (315 million euros) in long-term mortgages. The construction is meant to create thousands of jobs and ease a severe housing shortage. The Palestinians need 65,000 apartments now, and demand is growing by 11,000 homes ever year, officials said.
Ease visa rules for better India ties: Pakistan daily
By IANS,
Islamabad : A Pakistani daily Tuesday sought easing of the "harsh visa rules" for better ties with neighbour India.
8 police killed in Afghan attacks
By SPA
Kandahar, Afghanistan : Afghan officials say eight policemen have been killed in two attacks in southern Afghanistan.
Kandahar provincial police chief Sayed Agha Saqib says militants attacked and killed four police eradicating a field of poppies in Maiwand. Saturday's attack was at least the third time militants have killed police on eradication teams in the last month.
Gereshk district police chief Khair Uddin Shuja says Taliban fighters ambushed a police vehicle overnight and killed four officers and wounded seven in neighboring Helmand.
India, Pakistan trade bodies sign pact
By IANS,
Shimla : Two trade bodies of India and Pakistan Monday signed an agreement to boost trade and people-to-people contact between the two countries, an official said here.
Abbas rejects establishing state with temporary borders
By Xinhua
Ramallah : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated his rejection on Sunday to the principle of establishing an independent Palestinian state with temporary borders.
Abbas made the statement during a two-day-long meeting of the Palestinian Central Council (PCC) of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) which kicked off on Sunday evening at his headquarters in Ramallah.
The PCC is the highest Palestinian institution that links the PLO executive committee and the Palestinian National Council (PNC)or the PLO parliament in exile.
Saudi Arabia says it has received 2.5 million Syrians
Riyadh: With the rising exodus of Syrians from their strife-torn nation, Saudi Arabia said it has received 2.5 million Syrians since the beginning of...
Fourteen militants killed in Afghanistan
By Xinhua,
Kabul : Fourteen militants have been killed by the Afghan army and US-led coalition forces in Qalat district in southern Afghanistan, the army said in a statement here.
"The Afghan National Army (ANA) led force conducted a combat reconnaissance patrol in an area of known militant presence when they were attacked by armed militants with heavy small-arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire," it said Sunday.
It added that "after positively identifying the armed militants, the combined element returned fire with small-arms and close air support, killing 14 militants."
Kurds to protest against Turkish military actions in N.Iraq
By IRNA
Berlin : Germany-based Kurds are to demonstrate in Berlin on Saturday against Turkey's ongoing military operations in northern Iraq, the press reported Wednesday.
Organizers expect around 2,000 people, including German radical leftists and anarchist groups.
Berlin has witnessed a series of violent street clashes in recent weeks between Turkish nationalists and supporters of the banned PKK Kurdish terrorist group in recent weeks.
The PKK and its sub-organizations have been outlawed in Germany since November 1993 for "endangering national security."
New measures to stabilise Pakistan economy: Official
By Xinhua,
Islamabad : Pakistan is taking new measures to increase foreign exchange reserves and stabilise its economy within a month, a senior official said Saturday, ruling out reports of possible financial default.
"We are planning to build our reserves and the situation will improve within a month," Shaukat Tareen, financial advisor to Pakistan's prime minster, said at a press conference here.
Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves hit a record low recently. At present, the reserves stand at $7.75 billion, down from $8.32 billion a week earlier.
Seven Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
By Xinhua,
Kabul : Seven Taliban militants have been killed by US-led Coalition forces during an operation to disrupt the insurgents' roadside bomb and foreign fighter networks in eastern Afghanistan, a military statement said Monday.
Coalition forces targeted one of the senior Taliban commanders in Ghazni province and raided his hideout in Qarbagh district late Sunday, the statement said.
When the forces reached the targeted building, they were besieged by small-arms fire and hand grenades from militants barricaded inside the compound, it said.
Two killed in Myanmar communal riots, curfew imposed
Yangon : Myanmar authorities Thursday imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in six townships in Myanmar's second largest city Mandalay, after a series of communal riots...
MP: Nice words cannot conceal wrong US policies on Iran
By IRNA,
Tehran : Head of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Saturday that nice words from the US administration can by no means change the bitter realities of the past.
He made the remarks in response to claims by some US representatives on direct talks between Iran and the United States of America.
According to the Press Bureau of the Majlis, Boroujerdi said this in a meeting with Secretary General of Interparliamentary Union (IPU) Anders Johnson.
Iran accuses US agents of attacking its diplomats in Iraq
By NNN-IRNA,
Baghdad : US agents carried terror attacks on Iranian Embassy staff in Baghdad on Thursday, Iranian government sources said.
Three Iranian diplomats and one local staff of the Embassy were wounded in the attck, the sources said.
Iran holds the US government responsible for the attacks, they said.
Jewish extremists storm, vandalizes mosque south of Tel Aviv
By KUNA
Gaza : Jewish extremists stormed early on Tuesday Hassan Baik mosque located south of the Israeli capital, Tel Aviv, Israel Radio said.
"The extremists burst into the mosque this morning and destroyed many of its contents and ravaged an adjacent garden," the radio said.
Extensive damage at the mosque was discovered by Muslim worshippers who arrived from the city of Jafa (Yafa) at the mosque to perform Al-Fajir (dawn) prayers. Police was notified about the desecration of the mosque.
Aaghaz-e-Dosti facilitates 30 people to make friends beyond the border
By TCN News,
New Delhi: With the aim to facilitate people-to-people communication and create a culture of mutual respect and understanding, Aaghaz-e-Dosti has launched a new initiative called ‘’ Friends Beyond Borders’ to facilitate bonds of friendship and understanding between Indians and Pakistanis.
Pakistan’s public debt jumped $12 bn in 2009-10
By IANS,
Islamabad : Pakistan's public debt ballooned by a staggering Rs.1 trillion ($12 billion) in fiscal 2009-10 that ends June 30 due to the rupee depreciating against the dollar as well as loans obtained from the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other foreign donors, a media report Tuesday said.
Rice cites Pakistan’s democratic transition on hill as US lifts aid curbs
By APP
Washington : As the United States moved to lift democracy-related law restrictions on US security aid for Pakistan, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice cited democratic progress in the key South Asian country at a Congressional hearing.
In a notification to Congress, Secretary Rice determined Wednesday now that a democratically elected government is in place in Pakistan, the US assistance for Pakistan stands immediately resumed.
Iraqis say farewell to George W. Bush
By Gao Shan, Fu Yiming, Xinhua,
Baghdad : "You are a liar and a war criminal! Farewell!" blurted Muhammad al-Salami, a professor in Baghdad University, infuriated by the TV footage of the outgoing U.S. President George W. Bush who was giving a farewell speech after eight years in office.
Others in the professor's office simply sneered or just kept silence.
"Every time when I see Bush on TV, I get angry. He was behind hundreds of thousands of crimes against Iraqi people during the past eight years of his ruling," said al-Salami.
Priyanka Gandhi arrives in Bangladesh on two-day visit
By IANS,
Dhaka : Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, daughter of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, arrived here Tuesday afternoon on a two-day visit amid tight security to see rural development projects in the country.
"She is the first high-profile Indian dignitary to visit Bangladesh since (Prime Minister Sheikh) Hasina's new government came to power in early January," Star Online said.
Her visit precedes that of Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee who is due here Monday on a day's visit to discuss key bilateral and regional issues.
UK drops charges against leaks of secret Iraq warnings
By IRNA
London : A Foreign Office official accused of leaking confidential documents to the British media, warning that the Iraq war was fuelling Muslim extremism, was cleared Wednesday after charges against him were suddenly dropped.
Derek Pasquill was alleged to have breached the Official Secrets Act, by leaking details about the government's attitude to secret CIA rendition flights and contacts with Muslim groups that led to articles in the Observer weekly and New Statesman magazine.
More Indians likely to find domestic jobs in Middle East
By Sanu George,
Thiruvananthapuram : As more and more women in Middle East countries step outside their homes for work, the opportunities for Asians to...
Fresh clashes in Pakistani agency leave 15 dead, several wounded
By KUNA,
Islamabad : More than 15 people have been killed and several were wounded in fresh clashes between rival groups in a Pakistani tribal agency, bordering Afghanistan, said officials on Saturday Clashes between the rival religious groups continued on the tenth day in Kurram tribal agency with both sides using heavy weapons and artillery shells against each other, security sources told KUNA.
They said more than 15 people were killed and several were wounded in the latest clashes. Sources feared a rise in the death toll as several of the wounded were critical condition.
Pakistans major political consulting for coalition government
By KUNA
Islamabad : The three main political parties, losers-turned-victors in the recent elections, have launched consultations to form coalition government with advices from the former pro-Musharraf parties to form a national consensus government.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), now led by Benazir Bhuttos widower Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), led by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who was ousted and sent into exile by President Musharraf, and Awami National Party (ANP) were the main winners of Feb 18th general elections.
Missing Balochistan prosecutor general found
By IANS,
Islamabad : Abdul Wasay Tarin, the missing prosecutor general of Pakistan's Balochistan province, has been found with the help of tribals, Geo News reported citing his family.
At least 25 killed, dozens injured in clashes in Basra
By DPA
Baghdad : At least 25 people were killed in Iraq Tuesday, including civilians and members of Mahdi militia, and dozens others were wounded in ongoing heavy fighting between the Iraqi forces and militants in the southern city of Basra, security sources said.
The sources said that al-Sadr hospital admitted more than 50 of the injured, most of them Iraqi troops and police officers. Sixteen bodies were also taken to the facility.
Candidate, two supporters shot dead in Pakistan
By IANS,
Islamabad : An election candidate and his two supporters were gunned down in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province Tuesday, an official said.
UAE delegation to participate in Hyderabad genome meet
By IANS,
Dubai : The United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Centre for Arab Genomic Studies (CAGS) will participate in the Human Genome Meeting 2008 to be held in Hyderabad in India Sep 27-30.
The CAGS delegation will be led by its director Mahmoud Talib Al Ali and assistant director Ghazi Omar Tadmouri, the state-run Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.
Describing the meeting as an internationally renowned conference, Al Ali said: "Undoubtedly, this will give research efforts in Arab genomics a strong boost".
Zardari backs Kashmir autonomy sans defence, foreign affairs
By IANS,
London : Asif Ali Zardari, co-chair of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) that heads the country's ruling coalition, backs Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's suggestion of greater autonomy for Kashmir but has added a rider - a joint India-Pakistan panel should decide on the state's defence and foreign affairs.
All Palestinian factions to meet in Ramallah tonight
RAMALLAH, Dec 29 (KUNA) -- Representatives of all Palestinian factions, including the advesaries Fatah and Hamas, will hold a meeting at headquarters of the Palestinian authority here later tonight, a lawmaker announced.
Iraqi officials say 2 killed in Sadr City clashes
By SPA,
Baghdad : Overnight clashes in Sadr City have killed Two people and wounded 25, including five children, despite a reported cease-fire in the Iraqi capital's sprawling slum, Iraqi health officials said Monday.
The clashes erupted in Sadr City around midnight Sunday, marring the first day of a reported cease-fire between factions of Muqtada al-Sadr's political movement and the Iraqi government, the Associated Press reported.
Reform ISI, shift focus from India to terrorism: US to Pakistan
By Arun Kumar, IANS,
Washington : The US wants Pakistan to reform its notorious Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, shift its focus from India to Afghanistan and train its troops in counter-insurgency to meet the terrorist threat at home.
Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Kayani "recognises that he has an extremist threat in Pakistan", Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in an interview with PBS broadcast late Thursday.
UN, Iraq agree to plans for reconstruction and development
By DPA,
New York : The United Nations and Iraq have signed a landmark agreement for reconstruction, development and humanitarian assistance that will be implemented within three years.
Under the agreement signed Wednesday, UN agencies will assist Iraq in achieving its key economic and social goals as devised by the so-called International Compact for Iraq, a UN-led programme for rebuilding the war-torn nation.
Erekat says Rice to meet Abbas in Ramallah on Sunday
By Xinhua,
Gaza : Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat announced on Saturday that U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to meet in Ramallah on Sunday with President Mahmoud Abbas.
Rice has arrived in Israel on Saturday for holding talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on the recent development of thepeace negotiations between the two sides.
King Abdullah orders SR200 million in aid to Palestinians
Jeddah : Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah ordered on Sunday immediate assistance to the Palestinian Red Crescent in Gaza worth more...
Israeli Olmert suspected of taking cash envelopes
By Xinhua,
Jerusalem : Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is suspected of having received cash envelopes from a U.S. financier, the prosecution said Monday.
Investigators suspect that Olmert received, in person ort hrough his former office manager Shula Zaken, envelopes full of cash from New York financier Morris Talansky during their brief meetings both in Israel and the United States when Olmert served as Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor, State Prosecutor MosheLador told the Supreme Court.
Elements in Pakistan behind Kabul blast: Menon
By IANS,
New Delhi : India Monday told Pakistan there were elements within its territory which are behind the Kabul blast and asked Islamabad to take immediate steps against these forces to ensure the peace talks between the two neighbours continued in an "atmosphere free of violence".
"The Composite Dialogue has been under stress for some time," Indian foreign secretary Shivshankar Menon said while alluding to statements by some Pakistani officials that amounted to inciting violence in Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere in India.
Report on MH370 in line with openness: Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur : Malaysia's acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said here Friday that the releasing of the preliminary report on the Malaysia Airlines flight...
Religious leaders denounce anti-Islamic statement of Egypt cleric
By IRNA,
Tehran : Religious leaders denounced the "divisive statement made by Egyptian cleric as anti-Islamic damaging solidarity of the Muslims."
Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi strongly condemned Sunni cleric Yusuf Qaradawi for anti-Shia statement and damaging brotherhood of the Muslim Ummah.
Power-starved Bangladesh bans evening use of ACs
By IANS,
Dhaka : Bangladesh has banned use of air coolers and air conditioners during evening peak hours in all establishments, except hospitals and hotels, across the country to tackle the ongoing power crisis.
The government took the step Tuesday amidst reports that power cuts in major hospitals, including the Dhaka Medical college Hospital, had caused disruption in surgery procedures.
Arab ministers discussed health services in Palestine, Golan
By NNN-KUNA,
Geneva : Arab health ministers held a meeting on Monday on sidelines of the ongoing 61st World Health Asssembly that got underway the same day, addressing issues related to the health services in some Arab territories.
Discussions of the Arab Health Ministers Council dealt with health conditions in Palestine and the Syrian Golan heights, Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Dharar Razouqi, said on Tuesday.
Muslims should join hands to eradicate evil influence of terrorism that is staining Islam
By Kaleem Kawaja,
In Qoran, the holy book of Islam, God says very clearly that He sent the religion of Islam through Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) as a mercy to mankind, to remove oppression, injustice, mayhem, violence and anarchy from the earth.
US deployed three aircraft carriers to support Operation Geronimo
By Gulshan Luthra, IANS,
Ban encouraged by Arab League’s Lebanon plan, urges non-interference of neighbours
By NNN-KUNA
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that he was "encouraged" by the Arab League efforts to end the constitutional crisis in Lebanon and urged the "neighbouring" countries not to interfere in Lebanese affairs so that the Lebanese people could find a solution on their own.
Military action ‘possible’ against IS : French president
Paris: French President Francois Hollande Wednesday said his country has been considering a military operation "if necessary" to quell the Islamic State (IS) militants...
Pakistani troops kill 22 militants near Afghan border
By DPA,
Islamabad : Pakistani security forces killed at least 22 militants in combat over the weekend in the restive Kurram tribal region bordering Afghanistan, media reports said Sunday.
It is believed that hundreds of Taliban fighters have fled to Kurram and other nearby districts to escape the army offensive in the South Waziristan tribal badlands, that are said to contain countless Al Qaeda sanctuaries.
3 female suicide bombers kills 9 Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad
By Xinhua,
Baghdad : Three female suicide bombers blew themselves up among groups of Shiite pilgrims in central Baghdad on...
Pakistan is largest CNG user in the world
By IANS,
Islamabad : Pakistan is the largest user of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for running automobiles in the world and is way ahead of India, a media report said Friday.
Zardari, Gilani condemn attack on Pakistan Army HQ
By IANS,
Islamabad : Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Saturday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the Pakistan Army headquarters in Rawalpindi.
In separate messages, the leaders vowed to continue their fight against the militants and said such acts of violence cannot weaken the nation's resolve to fight the menace of terrorism, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported.
200 killed in fresh Nigeria attack
Abuja: At least 200 people were killed in a fresh attack by insurgents in a border town of Nigeria, an official said.
Dressed in military...
Vatican urges Muslims to respect people of all faiths
Rome – (IINA) February 27 – The Vatican has urged Muslims to respect people of all faiths and not exclude them on grounds of religion, race and other personal characteristics. "They (the Muslims) must ensure culture of peace and solidarity between different religious communities and spread a teaching which honors all human creatures," The Guardian reported yesterday, quoting Jean-Louis Cardinal Tauran as saying. Cardinal Tauran is the newly appointed President of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, the Vatican's main liaison agency with the Muslim world.
Gulf Cooperation Council condemns suicide bombing of Danish embassy in Islamabad
By Xinhua,
Riyadh : The Cooperation Council for the ArabStates of the Gulf (GCC) Monday condemned the suicide bombing of the Danish embassy in the Pakistani capital Islamabad.
Calling the attack an immoral violation against humans, a GCC statement said the bombing goes against the Islamic creed, which advocates tolerance.
The GCC firmly opposes terrorism in all forms, said the statement, calling for respect for human rights and humanitarianism.
The statement also says terrorism should not be stereotypically linked with a certain religion or a group of people.
Abduction fears take heavy toll on Afghan society
By Can Merey, DPA,
Kabul : It was around 6 p.m. when hospital director Muhammed Hashim Wahaaj left his office in downtown Kabul to go home. A car followed his vehicle. Wahaaj stopped to let the car pass. As the car pulled up, a shot rang out, and the bullet hit the 47-year-old in his upper arm.
Three or four men, Wahaaj said, emerged from the car, blindfolded him and tied him up, forced him into the vehicle and had him crouch on the floor. Thus began a painful ordeal of torture and the fear of death for the doctor.
Pakistan takes U-turn, decides not to send ISI chief to India
By NNN-PTI,
Islamabad : Hours after agreeing to send ISI chief to India to "cooperate" in investigations into the Mumbai terror strikes, the Pakistan government Saturday did a U-turn apparently under pressure from the powerful army and decided to depute a senior official of the spy agency.
The decision to backtrack was taken at a special meeting attended by President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani that spilled well into the wee hours.
Egypt turns down IMF, World Bank loans
By IANS,
Cairo : Egypt has declined to take loans from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) presently, following cuts in budget deficit, Xinhua reported.
Syrian FM: Border military deployment serves security in Syria, Lebanon
By Xinhua,
Damascus : Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said on Wednesday that his country's military deployment along the borders with Lebanon serves security in both Syria and Lebanon.
Muallem made the remarks at a joint press conference with his visiting Lebanese counterpart Fawzi Salloukh after they signed a joint statement announcing the formal launch of diplomatic ties between the two neighbors.
Now, take a shower at 43,000 feet
By IANS,
Dubai : First-class passengers in Emirates airline's new Airbus A380 superjumbos will be able to take a shower at 43,000 feet.
Introducing new levels of luxury in the aircraft, which will fly long distance routes, the airline said in a statement here: "The jewel in the aircraft's crown is without a doubt the first class shower spa, two fully equipped bathrooms in its first class cabins, including shower facilities."
The bathrooms have water temperature and time control, a vanity unit, a washbasin and a changing area.
Kashmir will be part of Pakistan: Bilawal
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Saturday vowed to make Kashmir a part of Pakistan, Geo News reported.
Bilawal, son of former...
Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto wins UN human rights award posthumously
By DPA,
New York : The UN General Assembly Wednesday announced it would give its 2008 human rights awards posthumously to Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and Dorothy Stang, a French Catholic nun.
Other winners are Louise Arbour of Canada, the former UN high commissioner for human rights; US lawyer Ramsey Clark; Carolyn Gomes of the Jamaicans For Justice group; and Denis Mukwege of Congo and the New York-based Human Rights Watch.
Saudi policeman killed in shootout with IS members
Riyadh: The Saudi interior ministry announced on Friday the death of one of its personnel during a raid to arrest three Islamic State (IS)...
Abu Dhabi to host global economic summit
By IANS/WAM,
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi will host the 4th World Economic Forum Summit Oct 10-11, it was announced Wednesday.