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UAE: Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Egypt's Al-Azhar Mosque, has slammed hardline TV fatwas, or religious edicts, in an impassioned speech at the opening of the Arab Media Forum in Dubai....
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WEST BANK: Israeli soldiers invaded different parts of the West Bank, searched homes and property, and kidnapped seven Palestinians, including 6 students from American University, before taking them to unknown place....
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SYRIA: Activists and watchdogs blame Assad regime as internet in war-torn nation resumes after two days without service....
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JERUSALEM: Sheikh Mohammad Hussein, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, has been released a day after Israeli police attacked and detained Al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday....
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TURKEY: The EU’s top diplomat Catherine Ashton will meet chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili in Istanbul on May 15 in a fresh effort to defuse international concern over Tehran’s disputed nuclear drive....
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SOMALIA: Almost 260,000 people, half of them young children, died of hunger during the last famine in Somalia, according to a UN report yesterday which admitted the world body should have done more to prevent the tragedy....
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SYRIA: Government forces and militia members loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have stormed the coastal village of al-Baida, killing at least 50 people including women and children....
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SYRIA: The minaret of a landmark 12th century mosque in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo was destroyed Wednesday, leaving the once-soaring stone tower a pile of rubble and twisted metal scattered in the tiled courtyard....
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ISRAEL: Security officials at Ben Gurion airport are legally allowed to demand access to tourists' email accounts and deny them entry if they refuse, the country's top legal official said on Wednesday....
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UNITED STATES: Young Yemeni nationals testified at a Tuesday Senate subcommittee hearing on the Obama adminstration's drone and targeted killing program.
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SYRIA: At least 80 people, including women and children, have been killed by government forces at a makeshift hospital in the town of Jdeydet al-Fadel in Damascus, according to Syrian activists on Sunday....
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BAHRAIN: The Formula One race has gone ahead despite ongoing clashes between Bahraini police and anti-government demonstrators in the capital, Manama....
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SYRIA: Bashar al-Assad has defiantly vowed to fight and defeat rebels fighting his government, saying victory for the armed opposition would spell the end of Syria....
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GAZA: Rallies have been planned in Ramallah and Gaza to mark Palestinian Prisoners' Day in honour of the thousands of Palestinians who are being detained in Israeli jails....
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SYRIA: President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday threatened the crisis in Syria could spill over into Jordan, in an hour-long interview with official al-Ikhbariya channel....
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Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has lamented restrictions and estrangement of Muslims.
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WASHINGTON - The administration of President Barack Obama should put more emphasis on diplomacy in its quest for a satisfactory resolution of Iran’s nuclear programme, according to a major new report released by The Iran Project.
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TORONTO – Joining millions of people in marking Earth Day, Muslims across the world will dedicate their weekly sermons on Friday, April 19, to raise awareness about environment protection and challenges facing humanity.
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During the session, German Islamologist Albrecht Hofheinz said: “Germany differs with the U.S., U.K, and other English language countries in terms of Islamic studies; its difference exists in studying the Islamic texts, their interpretation and language...
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SYRIA: President Bashar al-Assad declared a general amnesty on Tuesday as the conflict ravaging Syria showed no signs of abating, with Western and Russian differences proving unbridgeable....