China tightens internet censorship controls
China has set up a new government body to control information on the internet. The State Internet Information Office will take over responsibility from a number of lower-ranking directorates. Read More
China Urges More Transparency of Gov’t Expenditures
The State Council, or China’s Cabinet, on Wednesday pledged to increase both the depth and scope of Party and government financial information released to the public in a bid to enhance transparency. Read More
Awakening will spread to the heart of Europe
TEHRAN – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has stated that the European nations will certainly rise up against their governments, which are blindly following the policies of the United States and the Zionist regime. The Leader made the remarks during a meeting with thousands of […]
‘We got him, but no picture’: Are we being fed nonsense about Osama Bin Laden?
“Staging bin Laden’s death will be seen as a fitting end to this genocidal war for the control of energy resources. Of course it will have to be done so that visual identification is not possible. We suspect that when bin Laden is “killed,” we’ll just have to trust the […]
Celebrating Death? – Merkel Comments on Bin Laden Killing Draw Criticism
On Monday, Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was “glad” about the killing of Osama bin Laden. Now, though, criticism of the comment is mounting — even within her own party. German Foreign Minister Westerwelle, meanwhile, is calling on the West to be careful in its reaction to the news. As […]
German Islam Expert – ‘No One in Al-Qaida Can Replace Bin Laden’
The death of Osama bin Laden hits al-Qaida hard: The terrorist network hasn’t played any role in the Arab revolutions, and now its charismatic leader is gone. Terrorism expert Guido Steinberg explains who will try to fill the void, and why this is a major success for President Obama. SPIEGEL […]
Govt of India Documentry on Jesus in Kashmir!
This is something Sensational! The Government of India’s Film Division has now come up with a Documentary on the Reality of “Jesus in India!” The 52 mins documentary is called “The Rozabal Shrine of Srinagar.” It has tonnes of evidence put together in a very constructive way. Day […]
World shares blame for ‘failure’ on Bin Laden: Gilani
PARIS: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Wednesday that spy agencies around the world share the blame for his country’s failure to capture al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, killed by US forces. “Certainly, we have intelligence failure of the rest of the world including the United States,” Gilani […]
Islamic scholars criticize bin Laden’s sea burial
By HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press CAIRO – Muslim clerics said Monday that Osama bin Laden’s burial at sea was a violation of Islamic tradition that may further provoke militant calls for revenge attacks against American targets. Although there appears to be some room for debate over the burial — as […]
Israel Foreign Ministry views Hamas-Fatah deal differently than Netanyahu
Confidential Foreign Ministry report calls Palestinian reconciliation agreement ‘an opportunity,’ despite premier’s recent comments following the deal’s announcement. An internal, confidential Foreign Ministry report advises that the creation of a Fatah-Hamas unity government in the Palestinian Authority would offer Israel a strategic opportunity. The views expressed in the paper are […]
Human rights groups petition to overthrow ‘Nakba Law’
The Nakba Law bars public funding of entities that ‘undermine the foundations of the state’, and will allow the finance minister to fine anyone who marks Israeli Independence Day as a day of mourning. Adalah, a legal center for Arab minority rights in Israel and the Association for Human Rights […]
Uniform pattern in sectarian conflicts
After weeks of tweaking and trials and errors, an activist at a prominent human rights group was finally able to connect his laptop computer to an old 32-inch cathode-ray tube television at home. Although he had seen it about 20 times already, Hendi (not his real name) was eager to […]
Study reveals alarming hike in unmarried mothers in Morocco By Martin Jay, for CNN
Casablanca, Morocco (CNN) — Single mothers in Morocco are breaking records. A recent study published by a Casablanca support group for single mothers says the number of Morocco’s unmarried mothers in 2009 is at least double those in 2008 — 27,200 compared with 11,016 the year before, according to the […]
Freed Saudi diplomat safe in Sanaa
By GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: A Saudi diplomat who was kidnapped by tribal militants in Yemen late last month has been released and is under the protection of the Saudi Embassy in Sanaa, said Osama Nugali, a spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, here Tuesday. Saeed […]
Palestinian factions sign unity deal in Cairo
CAIRO (AFP) – Palestinian factions signed a reconciliation deal in Cairo on Tuesday to end the divide between the West Bank and Gaza and hold elections in a year in an agreement Israel called a blow to peace. Representatives of 13 factions, including Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fateh Party and […]
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