Queen Beatrix has praised Turkey’s “great past” and the important role Turkey has played in the region and in the world. “Your country is a stable factor in a turbulent region in which existing powers and relations are constantly being challenged,” the queen told President Abdullah Gül. “To many your […]
The anti-Islam Freedom Party (PVV) in the southern province of Limburg has slammed its own provincial representatives Antoine Janssen and Theo Krebber because they have agreed to attend a lunch with Turkish President Abdullah Gül, who is currently on a visit to the Netherlands. The two provincial councillors will be […]
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands will be paying a state visit to Turkey from 13 to 15 June, a spokesperson has announced. The trip is part of celebrations marking 400 years of diplomatic ties between the Netherlands and Turkey. The Queen will visit Ankara and Istanbul, and attend a performance […]
by Thomas Stephens, swissinfo.ch Most Swiss newspapers have shown understanding for the government’s decision to re-introduce quotas for immigration from eight eastern European countries. At the same time, editorialists queried […]
Source: swissinfo.ch Following controversy over the degree and content of sexual education in primary schools, a cross-party committee has launched a people’s initiative on the issue. The campaign, under the […]
Lankaweb (Given below is the gist of the speech delivered by Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad Ayaz, O.B.E. at: Peace Symposium organized by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Malta recently.) Dr. Ifthikhar Ahmad Ayaz, OBE 1.(Officer of the Excellent Order of the British Empire) 2. Consul General of Tuvalu Island in the United Kingdom 3. […]
Russian TV: Norway killer has defended his massacre of 77 people, insisting he would do it again. He called his bomb-and-shooting rampage the most “spectacular” attack by a nationalist militant […]
Dutch politician Geert Wilders wants the Netherlands to cancel plans to celebrate 400 years of relations with Turkey. He says Turkish president Abdullah Gül is not welcome here on a state visit this week. But Mr Wilders’ arguments are an insult to adult intelligence, says Radio Netherlands senior editor Robert Chesal. […]
Wilders: Gül is no friend of the West On Wednesday and Thursday, Mr Gul will travel to The Hague and the southern province of Limburg. The president will open a special Turkish pavilion in the town of Venlo, the birthplace of Geert Wilders. Wilders, whose anti-Islam Freedom Party props up […]
Source: scotsman.com RIGHT-wing fanatic Anders Breivik sees himself as a 21st- century crusader battling against Islam in Europe. A psychiatric assessment found him to be psychotic and suffering from paranoid […]
by Isabelle Eichenberger, swissinfo.ch The new president of the Federal Commission against Racism says action is more important than statistical data in combating rights abuses. Martine Brunschwig Graf, a former […]
Turkish President Abdullah Gül has called Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders an Islamophobe. In an interview with Dutch mass-circulation daily De Telegraaf, President Gül said Mr Wilders represents an extreme voice, […]
Source: The Local German politicians are urging security services to take stronger action against a fundamentalist Muslim group distributing free copies of the Koran, it was reported Sunday. The group […]
by Patricia Islas, swissinfo.ch Psychological ailments are set to become the biggest challenge for the Swiss health service in the next decade. Inadequate or non-existent therapy will only aggravate the situation, as psychologist Alain Malafosse tells swissinfo.ch in an interview. The specialist is not the first person to call for […]
By Julien Toyer SWISSINFO MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s King Juan Carlos I came under intense media fire on Sunday for hunting elephants in Botswana when his country was being sucked […]
Daily Telegraph: by David Blair: The conference centre was cleared of alcohol, a prayer room prepared and female officials advised to dress with a special touch of modesty. When Iran’s […]
Russian TV: Russian legislators have set up a group to protect traditional Christian values and fight “aggressive liberalism,” secularism, violence, and drug, alcohol and gambling addiction. Put forward by Communist […]
Source: The Local The ancient town of Trier is expecting at least half a million pilgrims over the coming month to view a tunic, put on display Friday, that was […]
The Telegraph: Go to the British Museum’s Hajj exhibition if you want a close-up look at Egyptian textiles and medieval Turkish manuscripts. But if you want to find out the truth about […]
A new era has begun in the European Union (EU)-Iran relations recently where the two sides are constantly involved in a sanctions-countersanctions business. On April 11, 2012, Germany also saw […]