Merkel backs circumcision right after German ruling
Source: BBC The German government says Jewish and Muslim communities should be able to continue the practice of circumcision, after a regional court ruled it amounted to bodily harm. Chancellor […]
Christine Lagarde and Nicolas Sarkozy embroiled in new corruption inquiry
Christine Lagarde and Nicolas Sarkozy were embroiled in a new corruption inquiry on Sunday over the awarding of Legion d’Honneur for political favours. The pair are already facing allegations that […]
Russian ship with helicopters bound for Syria turns back
A Russian ship that tried to supply attack helicopters to Syria last month before being forced back was on Sunday sighted sailing back home after unexpectedly starting a new voyage. […]
Olympic Security: British Official says it is ‘completely normal’ for contractor to fail to deliver
Jeremy Hunt has said that it is “completely normal” for a contractor to fail to deliver on a major project as questions continued about the inability of G4S to provide […]
Saudi Arabia condemns Russian comments on human rights
Dawn: Saudi Arabia on Saturday condemned comments by Russia’s human rights envoy on the situation in the kingdom as “hostile” and an unjustified interference in the kingdom’s internal affairs, the […]
A Big Honour to a Lady belonging to Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany!
Miss Maryam Khola Hübsch, daughter of late Mr Hydatullah Hübsch, who is quite active in the field of spreading the message of Islam Ahmadiyyat was specially picked, as an Islam expert, from 4 millions Muslims residing in Germany to express her view point about “Circumcision” on one of the largest […]
Switzerland: Railway cannot ban placard critical of Israel
The Swiss Federal Railways must allow a placard criticising Israel to be hung in the Zurich main railway station, according to a decision by the Swiss Federal Court in Lausanne. […]
Terrorist praises ‘Islamic’ lifestyles of British leaders : Hafiz Saeed urges Pakistan to look to London mayor and British PM as role models
BY ROB CRILLY, DAILY TELEGRAPH JULY 14, 2012 4:01 AM It is hardly the sort of endorsement that Britain’s Conservative elite would want or expect. But one of the world’s […]
Berlin to Protect Right to Ritual Circumcision or ‘we are lucky that Jewish boys are being circumcised too’
By VANESSA FUHRMANS WALL STREET JOURNAL BERLIN—Germany’s government pledged Friday to pass a law to protect the ritual circumcision of young boys, seeking to calm a fractious debate over the religious rights of the country’s Jews and Muslims that has erupted since a German court ruled the practice amounted to […]
The British Foreign Secretary William Hague condemns ‘shocking and appalling’ new Syrian massacre
The British Foreign Secretary said the killing of an estimated 200 people in Treimsa would ‘redouble’ British efforts for tough sanctions against Syria at the United Nations. He said the […]
British avalanche victims were raising money for hospice
British climbers Steve Barber and John Taylor, who died in an avalanche in the French Alps, were killed while raising money for a hospice in their home town, it emerged […]
Finding the Anti-World – The Next Holy Grail for Physics
Source: Siegel International The apparent discovery of the Higgs boson was hailed as a historic milestone, but for particle physicists it mainly marks the beginning of a new search. Rival […]
Six charged in Britain over faulty Iraq bomb detectors
AFP | Jul 12, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES LONDON — British prosecutors have charged six men with fraud for selling bomb detectors widely panned as ineffective that were sold to […]
New Muslim Prayer Mat Sheds Light When Facing Mecca
Religion News Service | By Lauren Markoe HUFFINGTON POST (RNS) Devout Muslims pray five times a day, facing the holy city of Mecca. But what if you don’t know what […]
German Chancellor visits Istiqlal Mosque and Immanuel Church
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – German Chancellor Angela Dorothea Merkel visited Istiqlal grand Mosque here on Tuesday as part of her state visit to Indonesia, before the meeting with Presiden Susilo Bambang […]
Interfaith meeting between Muslims and Catholics held in Vatican
A group of Muslims and Catholics have met at the Vatican and exchanged views about their relations “in the current situation of the world”. (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – According to a Vatican statement, the Vatican’s top inter-faith dialogue official, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran and the president of the International Islamic […]
Five million non-EU immigrants living in UK
The UK is home to almost five million people who were born outside the 27 EU member states, more than almost any other European country, new figures have shown. Only […]
Pope sues German magazine over Vatileaks cover
Source: The Telegraph The Pope has taken a German satirical magazine to court over a front cover that pictured the pontiff with a yellow stain down the front of his […]
Russia to honour arms sales contracts to Syria
Russia said on Wednesday it would fulfil a contract to deliver air defence systems to Syria and had no plans to impose an arms embargo on its Soviet-era ally despite […]