Italy says Swiss misused Schengen in row with Libya
17 Feb 2010: ROME - Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Tuesday Switzerland had misused the Schengen agreement and taken its members "hostage" by slapping a ban on Libyan officials which prompted retaliation by Tripoli. Officials said on Monday that LibyaBuilding intolerance in Switzerland
01 Dec 2009: Though Muslims don't need minarets to worship, the Swiss vote to ban them is a troubling sign of mounting intolerance. Alongside the crescent, the minaret is one of the most instantly recognisable symbols of Islam. However, it's only functional purposeXenophobic Switzerland votes 'yes' to minaret ban
30 Nov 2009: Far-right Swiss politicians rejoice after the majority of voters supported a referendum proposing a ban on the building of minarets in Switzerland. A clear majority of 57.5 percent of the population and 22 out of 26 cantons (provinces) favored the ban onSwiss UBS bank in historic disclosure of accounts
20 Aug 2009: The Swiss banking giant UBS is to disclose for the first time the identities of about 4,450 of its American clients suspected of using secret accounts to evade taxation. The potentially historic disclosure could expose information about as much as $18Stormy debate in Davos over Gaza
30 Jan 2009: The Turkish prime minister has stormed out of a heated debate at the World Economic Forum in Davos over Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip. Recep Tayyip Erdogan walked out of the televised debate on Thursday, after the moderator refused to allow him toSwiss to Decide on Secret Votes by Public on Citizenship Candidates
02 Jun 2008: ADLISWIL, Switzerland — Milikije Arifi has lived in Switzerland for more than 30 years, since she was 18, and raised a family here. She is fluent in German — the principal language here in the north of the country — and speaks it with the same SwissSwiss Envoys in Pakistan Embroiled in Human Trafficking
09 May 2006: ISLAMABAD, May 8, 2006 - The Swiss Embassy in Islamabad is embroiled in a human trafficking scandal with an arrested visa section officer naming and shaming diplomats involved. "I can confirm that we have been given names of some Swiss diplomats whoMuslims Denied Swiss Citizenship
05 Apr 2005: By Tamer Abul Einein, IOL Correspondent GENEVA, April, 6, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) Three Muslim families were denied the Swiss citizenship, despite meeting all conditions, under claims of being less integrated into the society, in a step seen as counter toPoll: Majority of Swiss people support Muslim headscarf
29 Nov 2004: 11/29/2004 7:00:00 AM GMT Source: AFP A new opinion poll about the integration of Islam in Switzerland showed that the majority of Swiss people support the Muslim woman's right to wear a headscarf at her workplace. About fifty-three percent said that aSwiss study finds revenge 'sweet'
03 Sep 2009: Saturday 28 August 2004, 18:16 Makka Time, 15:16 GMT Revenge feels sweet and Swiss researchers are saying they have brain scans to prove it. In a study investigators said might help explain how social norms arose and regulate behaviour, brain centresMuslims Welcome Zurich's Refusal To Ban Hijab
23 Jul 2004: y Tamer Abul Einein, IOL Correspondent BERN, July 22 (IslamOnline.net) - Swiss Muslims have vocalized satisfaction with the decision of the Zurich canton government and education authorities to snub a proposal but forward by the Swiss People's Party (SVP)slashnews
Major quake shakes eastern city of Van
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey yesterday, triggering the collapse of buildings and killing many people, according
to officials and experts. At least 50 people were taken to the single hospital in the city of Van, Anatolia news agency said,
The wretched scandal of Gaza
Past bombed suburbs and scrubland stands the house on the frontier of hell. Once, Abdullah Wahdem's home was a pleasant villa set
in the citrus groves of northern Gaza. Now its cream stucco frontage is pitted by the bullets and artillery salvos that
From Hate to Love -
Story of Adiy ibn Hatim
In the ninth year of the Hijrah, an 'Arab king made the first positive moves to Islam after years of feeling hatred for it. He
drew closer to faith (iman) after opposing arid combating it. And he finally pledged allegiance to the Prophet, peace be on him,
Microsoft Bing in search deal with China’s
Baidu
Microsoft has signed a deal with China’s top search engine, Baidu, to provide the site with censored web search services in
English. Baidu, which dominates 83 per cent of the local market and whose success is built on its Chinese language services, said
