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Saudi Qaeda Leader Sentenced To Death In Iraq

Iraq Has Sentenced To Death A Saudi Man Who Was An Al-Qaeda Leader In Northern Iraq, The Higher Judicial Council Said In A Statement Released On

FM Davutoğlu Takes Up Iraq Ahead Of US Trip

Top Turkish Government Leaders Discussed Recent Developments In Iraq In Detail With Senior Iraqi Officials Yesterday, A Day Before Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu Was Set To Begin A Four-day Trip To The United

Flood, Storm Hit Major Cities In Turkey

Collapse Of Dam Due To Heavy Rain In Bulgaria Cause Flooding In Turkey's Northern Province Edirne. All Highway And Railway Access Bulgaria Are

Greece Starts Building Border Fence With Turkey

Greece Feb. 6 Started Building A Fence On Its Border With Turkey To Keep Out Thousands Of Illegal Migrants And Refugees Seeking To Cross Into Europe, A Minister

Iranians Failing To Pay For Indian Rice

Iranian Buyers Have Defaulted On Payment For About 200,000 Tons Of Rice From Their Top Supplier India, Exporters And Rice Millers Said On Yesterday, As Trade Between The Two Countries Comes Under Mounting Pressure From A New Wave Of Western Sanctions Against

Is Your Child A Devout Muslim Or A Drug Addict?

The Cliché Accusation Against The Ruling Justice And Development Party's (AKP) Islamist Policies Over The Past Decade Has Been An

Turkey’s Role Increased In Last Decade: Report

Turkey's Role As A "world Or Even Regional Player" Has Accelerated Dramatically In The Last Decade, From Having "limited Effectiveness," By Developing Image And Influence In The Surrounding Volatile Region, According To A New

Talk Of Military Intervention In Syria Recalls Iraq Debacle

Reports That The White House And European Allies Are Considering Military Action To Topple Syria's Bashar Al-Assad Regime Carry Disturbing Echoes Of The Iraq Debacle. The Talk Of Covert Action, "no Fly Zones," And Military Involvement Via Proxies Has Ratcheted Up Following The Russian And Chinese

How The Quran Shapes The Brain

MV MediaThe Very First Thing Taught To An Aspiring Student Was The Quran, Which Had To Be Memorized Completely. Unlike Anything Else Encountered In Spoken Arabic, Quran Recitation Is A Very Specific Science.

Will The London Conference Change Somalia’s Future?

Minneapolis, MN -Â The Upcoming London Conference On Somalia Is, Potentially, A Promising Occasion To Finally Put The Country On The

Turkey's Intel Chief Suspect In Terror Case, Daily Hürriyet Reports

Istanbul Public Prosecutor's Office Called In Today The Chief Of Turkey's National Intelligence

Finnish Somalis: No Improvement In Discrimination

An EU Study Shows Finland's Somali Community Still Faces A Great Deal Of Discrimination. To Improve The Situation Finnish Somalis Are Coming

Glencore Was The World Food Programme's Most Viable Option | Felicity Lawrence

When The WFP Has To Get Food Aid Into A Famine-stricken Region Fast, It Is The Big Grain Traders Who DeliverHow £50m In UN Food Aid Went To Buy Wheat From GlencoreMy Colleague Rupert Neate Has Been

Nerve Gas To Be Used For Crowd Control In The UK?

A Neuroscience Research Team Has Announced That The UK May Be Planning On Implementing Nerve Gas And Other Chemical Agents For Domestic Law Enforcement. Scientists Commissioned Through Royal Society, The UK's National Academy Of Sciences, Says That The Government Commissioned Them To Research New

U.N. Says Somalia Famine Has Ended, But Crisis Isn’t Over

A Bumper Harvest And A Surge In Emergency Food Aid Have Ended A Famine In Somalia That Killed Tens Of Thousands Of People, The United Nations Said On Friday.

World Briefing | Africa: Kenya Says It Killed 100 Somali Rebels

The Kenyan Military Said Friday That It Had Killed An Estimated 100 Somali Militants When Helicopter Gunships Attacked A Gathering Of More Than 200 Rebel Fighters Near Badhade.

Somalia Is Training Ground For British Would-be Terrorists, Report Warns

Royal United Services Institute Warns Jihadist Threat Has Spread To Separatist Movements In Africa And ElsewhereFifty Britons In Somalia Are Among An Increasing Number Of Overseas Fighters Who Could Herald A New Wave Of International Terrorism, A Leading British Security Thinktank Has Warned.They

Hamas-Fatah Doha Deal "vital" For Palestinians - Shaath

The Doha Deal, Signed By Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas And Head Of Hamas Political Bureau Khaled

Overcoming Islamophobia In American Elections

Islam Has Become An Important Part Of American Discourse Leading Up To The 2012 Federal Elections And Candidates Everywhere Appear Eager To Take A Position On Islam For Political Gain.

Iran Poised To Halt Oil Exports To EU

The Iranian Parliament Said On Tuesday It Could Pass Legislation To Stop Oil Exports To Some EU States In Response To Their Efforts To Enforce Sanctions Against Iran, Press TV Reported.

Workers Continue To Protest At Sukari Gold Mine

The Sukari Gold Mine, Egypt's Largest And Oldest, Has Been Witnessing Numerous Acts Of Labor Unrest Amidst Allegations Of Corruption, Smuggling And Other Controversies. Located In The Southeast Of The Country Some 30 Km Away From The Red Sea City Of Marsa Alam, This Massive Gold-mining Project Has

Abbas To Head Transitional Palestinian Gov't, Prepare For Elections

DOHA, Feb. 6 (slashnews) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Will Head The Upcoming Transitional Government, According To An Agreement Signed In Qatar's Capital Doha On Monday, slashnews Reported. In The Presence Of Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al- Thani, Fatah Chief Abbas And Hamas Chief

Global Oil Demand Forecasts Could Be Cut

The International Energy Agency May Reduce Its World Oil Demand Forecast For 2012 This Week Due To A Weaker Outlook For The World Economy, Even Though Some Evidence Points To Stronger Consumption In The Latter Part Of The Year. All Three Of The Most Closely Watched Monthly Oil Forecasts - From The

UAE Sees Drop In Jan Oil Output

The UAE Produced 2.52 Million Barrels Per Day (bpd) Of Oil In January, Down Slightly From 2.6 Million In December, An Industry Source Familiar With The Matter Said. "Demand Still Remains Strong From Asia Which Kept Production Almost Steady In January," The Source Told Reuters On Monday. The

Gulf Coast Oil Businesses Still Suffering As Drilling Permits Slow Down After BP Spill: Study

HOUSTON, Feb. 6 (slashnews) -- U.S. Gulf Coast Economies Have Been Suffering From The 2010 Oil Spill In The Gulf Of Mexico, As Oil And Gas Businesses Have To Lay Off Workers And Relocate Away From The Region With Government Permits For Deepwater Drilling Continuing To Fall, U.S. Media Reported On

Italy Conserves Gas Amid Supply Squeeze

Italy Has Introduced Emergency Measures To Conserve Gas Supplies As Freezing Weather Continues To Grip The Country And Much Of Europe.

Palestinian Gov't To Be Formed In Mid-Feb: Fatah

RAMALLAH, Feb. 6 (slashnews) -- A Fatah Official Said Here On Monday That The Palestinian Transitional Government Will Be Formed In Middle February After Factions Agreed In Doha That President Mahmoud Abbas Will Head The Interim Ruling Body. The Understanding Reached Between Abbas And Hamas' Chief

Fatah And Hamas Agree That Abbas Will Lead Palestinian Unity Cabinet

The Leaders Of Fatah And Hamas Yesterday Agreed That Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Could Head An Interim "unity" Cabinet To Pave The Way For Fresh Future Elections In Gaza And The West Bank.Related Stories

I Deserve A Medal, Says Mass Killer Breivik

Anders Behring Breivik, Who Admits Killing 77 People In The Worst Peacetime Massacre Norway Has Ever Seen, Told A Court Yesterday That He Deserved A Medal For The Bloodshed.Related Stories

SOMALIA: London Conference "an Opportunity" For Somaliland

HARGEISA 07 February 2012 (slashnews) - More Than Two Decades After It Unilaterally Asserted Its Independence From The Rest Of Somalia, Somaliland Plans To Lobby Hard At A Major Conference In London In February For Something It Has Sorely Lacked Since Its Inception: International Recognition Of Its

Europe Gas Supply Up, But Italy Says Critical

LONDON/ROME: Gas Supplies To The Frozen European Union From Russia Improved At The Weekend But Have Not Fully Recovered, The European Commission Said On Monday, As Italy Convened A Crisis Committee To Handle What It Called Critical Shortages Of Russian

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slashnews major-quake-shakes-eastern-city-of-van-1000-feared-dead-2011-10-23_l.jpgMajor 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,

slashnews palestine-gaza-a-child-girl-sleeps-front-of-her-destroyed-house.jpgThe 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

slashnews desert-crossing-2011.JPGFrom 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,

slashnews miscrosoft-bing-highlands-2011.pngMicrosoft 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

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