Cairo, 24 May (AKI) – The most authoritative Sunni Muslim academic body, the al-Azhar University, is planning to launch a satellite TV channel with the aim of countering «anti-Islam onslaughts» and fighting «radical Islamic thoughts» broadcast on other Arabic satellite channels. The project was recently approved by the Islamic Research Academy (IRA), the highest authority […]
Les mer»WASHINGTON, May 23 – Syria has halted military and intelligence cooperation with the United States, its ambassador to Washington said in an interview, in a sign of growing strains between the two nations over the insurgency in Iraq. The ambassador, Imad Moustapha, said in the interview on Friday at the Syrian Embassy here that his […]
Les mer»I dag møter Frps stortingsrepresentant Per Sandberg Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste (PST) for å avgi en rapport om et angivelig ekstremt muslimsk nettverk i Norge. Grupperingen skal være fundamentalistisk, antidemokratisk og potensielt voldelig. (…) En av påstandene er at inntil 30000 personer av pakistansk opprinnelse skal ha avgitt en lojalitetserklæring til nettverket. VG Nett
Les mer»Beograd: The government of Premier Vojislav Kostunica still appears intent on rehabilitating significant portions of the Milosevic legacy. Until it faces up to the real meaning of that legacy, the stability of the Western Balkans will be uncertain. International Crisis Group
Les mer»Merkelig hvor lite vi hører om Moskvas forhold til uroen i Uzbekistan. Putin holder på å antagonisere muslimene i Sentral-Asia. Vi hører mye om Bush og USAs korstog mot muslimer, men den som virkelig fører et korstog mot muslimer – nemlig Putin, blir forbigått, tiet ihjel. How come? Putin/Karimov gjør akkurat det kritikerne har beskyldt […]
Les mer»Drukner: Skjønte da jeg så Anfindsens innlegg og HRS-rapport at dette var noe bloggere er opptatt av. Uansett hvor dårlig de måtte like det: bloggerne er dagens 68’ere. Selv om de politisk står til høyre. Opprørskheten, ønsket om å ryste og protestere mot en løgnaktig fremstilling av virkeligheten har de til felles. Det morer en […]
Les mer»BEIJING – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to open 12 to 15 new stores in China this year, the president of the U.S. retailer’s international business said on Wednesday, as it tries to keep pace with such competitors as Carrefour S.A. Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, opened its 46th store in China on Wednesday. It has […]
Les mer»GAZA – A top Palestinian minister called on Wednesday for the suspension of a Muslim preacher who described Jews as «a virus resembling AIDS» and questioned the Holocaust in a sermon broadcast live on Palestinian television. Palestinian Minister of Information Nabil Shaath told Reuters he had asked the Muslim Waqf and Religious Affairs Ministry, who […]
Les mer»TBILISI – A grenade thrown toward President Bush during a visit to Georgia last week was a threat to the American leader and only failed to explode because of a malfunction, the FBI said on Wednesday. In a statement, a Federal Bureau of Investigation official at the U.S. embassy said the grenade, thrown while Bush […]
Les mer»India‘s defense minister, Pranab Mukherjee, had announced plans to build a $662 million aircraft carrier. It would be the first built by a developing country and, were it afloat today, would be the largest under the flag of any nation east of Europe and west of the United States, officials and analysts say. (iht)
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