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Bin Laden cook faces 14-year sentence at Guantanamo Bay

Thursday, 12 August 2010 10:26

US NAVAL BASE AT GUANTANAMO, Cuba: Osama Bin Laden's former cook was sentenced to 14 years in prison Wednesday in the first prison term handed down by a Guantanamo Bay court since President Barack Obama took office.

'Obscene websites must be stopped'

Wednesday, 11 August 2010 10:19

ZAHEDAN: Some extremist websites and weekly magazines have been insulting the Sunnis' beliefs and accusing Sunni educational centers and scholars, the head of Darululoom ...

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Ramadan starts Wed. in most Arab states

Wednesday, 11 August 2010 10:17

DUBAI (Al Arabiya, Agencies) Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, will start the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan on Wednesday along with most other Gulf states, regiona...

German TV launches Ramadan program

Wednesday, 11 August 2010 10:14

German television channel RTL2 has said it is launching a special service for Muslim viewers during Ramadan, letting them know when to begin and end the daily fast.

Pakistan Taliban urge government to reject US aid

Wednesday, 11 August 2010 10:12

MIRANSHAH: Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Taliban faction on Tuesday urged the government to reject American aid for people affected by the nation's worst floods in 80 years.

Israel threatens pullout from UN probe

Tuesday, 10 August 2010 10:29

Israel has threatened to pull out of a UN investigation into its May 31 attack on a Gaza-bound aid convoy as the international probe seeks to question Israeli soldiers.

Scores dead after Taliban, NATO clash

Tuesday, 10 August 2010 10:28

Violent clashes between US-led forces and Taliban militants have left several people dead in the troubled southeastern Afghanistan.

Landslides cut off Swat Valley

Monday, 09 August 2010 16:12

Landslides have cut off large portions of Pakistan's Swat Valley and hampered efforts to help the 15 million people affected by Pakistan's worst flooding in decades.

UK: Boycott Israeli dates during Ramadan

Monday, 09 August 2010 16:08

London, (IRNA): British Muslims are being urged to ensure that they do not inadvertently eat Israeli dates when breaking their fast during the holy month of Ramadan in pr...