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Fatwa to be issued against Pakistan’s Malala, accused of supporting U.S.

A new British-based Islamist group plans to meet in Islamabad to issue a religious decree against a Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban, accusing her of supporting “occupying” United States Read More

Four U.S. men charged in alleged terror plot: FBI

Four Southern California men have been charged with plotting to kill Americans overseas and in the United States by joining al-Qaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan, federal officials said Monday. The defendants were arrested for plotting to bomb government facilities and public places after federal ... Read More

France ends combat mission in Afghanistan

France ended its last combat mission in Afghanistan on Tuesday, withdrawing troops from a strategic province northeast of Kabul as part of an accelerated departure from the war-torn country. Paris has said all French combat soldiers will leave next month, two years before allied nations contributing to the ... Read More

Pakistan quashes charges against Christian girl in Quran burning case

A Pakistan court on Tuesday threw out all charges against a Christian girl accused of blasphemy in a case that drew international condemnation, lawyers said. Rimsha Masih spent three weeks on remand in an adult jail after she was arrested on Aug. 16 for allegedly burning pages from the Quran in a case that ... Read More

Massive deforestation risks turning Somalia into desert

Hassan Hussein cuts down 40 trees every month to fuel his charcoal business, fully aware of the impact his action has on the environment. But for the livestock keeper, the forests are the last remaining resource. And he is not alone. Hundreds of thousands of Somalia’s traditional pastoralist ... Read More

Alarm in EU as Turkey moots return to death penalty

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent remarks on a possible reintroduction of capital punishment have triggered an outcry in the European Union, a leading advocate for its abolition. Erdogan, famous for his provocative talk, triggered controversy earlier this month when he suggested the death ... Read More

Canadian Muslim barber sued for refusing to cut woman’s hair

A Muslim Barber in Ontario, Canada, was sued by a woman after he refused to cut her hair saying his religion does not allow him to touch women, according to media reports. Omar Mahrouk, co-owner of the Terminal Barber shop said his staff and himself are of Muslim faith which prohibits them from touching a woman who is not a ... Read More

Smithsonian museum exhibits 'Roads of Arabia'

An unprecedented display of Saudi artifacts and relics discovered recently are on exhibit this month in the Sackler hall at the famed Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. The exhibit sheds light on an unknown era of the Arabian Peninsula's history, featuring Stone Age spearheads and stone Sarcophaguses crafted in the ... Read More

Al Arabiya TV Debate: Dubai 2012 - Global Growth Challenges: Regional Responses

What will shape the global economic outlook in 2013 and how will these factors impact the employment crisis, particularly among youth? The World Economic Forum hosts this televised session in partnership with Al Arabiya. The session will Read More

Taliban kill Afghans reportedly working for NATO

Taliban insurgents on Wednesday dragged two young Afghan men from their car and shot them dead because they worked for NATO troops as interpreters, police said. The bloodied bodies of the men were found next to their car on the side of a road in Logar province, less than 80 kilometres (50 miles) south of the ... Read More

N. Korea reportedly shipped missile parts to Syria, in violation of U.N. sanctions

North Korea tried to export ballistic missile parts to Syria in May in violation of U.N. sanctions, Japanese media said Wednesday, citing diplomats who have seen a classified U.N. report. South Korean authorities inspected North Korean cargo bound for Syria and confiscated hundreds of cylinders that could be ... Read More

Syrian rebels control nearly all villages on Israeli border: Ehud Barak

Syrian rebels are in control of nearly all of the villages along the border with Israel, the Jewish state’s Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Wednesday, during a tour of the Golan Heights region with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Jerusalem Post reported Barak saying that the Syrian military is becoming less ... Read More

U.S. commander in Afghanistan linked to Petraeus scandal over emails

The U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, is under investigation for “inappropriate” emails to a woman linked to the sex scandal involving former CIA director David Petraeus, a defense official said Tuesday. The revelation represented yet another stunning turn in a widening scandal that has jolted ... Read More

Is hair braiding offensive? Israeli soldier scolded for public act

Ultra-Orthodox Israeli soldiers were reportedly offended after they witnessed a female comrade braiding a fellow soldier’s hair in public, Israeli media reported this week. The female recruit was ordered to hand in a written apology, which consisted of a “five page essay,” her mother was quoted as saying on the Ynet news ... Read More

Three women intertwine in downfall of David Petraeus

Jill Kelley is a fixture on the Tampa, Florida, military scene, volunteering for community relations work with foreign military officers and their families stationed at MacDill Air Force base. She is also a friend of David Petraeus, and yet, she appears to have contributed to his stunning downfall and departure as ... Read More

Iran anticipates deal settlement on nuclear watchdog visit

Iran expressed hope on Monday that a planned meeting with the U.N. nuclear watchdog next month would lead to a "framework of cooperation" on a possible visit by inspectors to the Parchin military site, stressing any decision to hold direct talks with the U.S. on Tehran's disputed nuclear program would have to be ... Read More

Britain training rebels to assassinate Syrian president: report

As British Prime Minister David Cameron prepares to use the Royal Air Force (RAF) in Syria to put an end to the massacres the Syrian regime is committing throughout the country, British Special Forces are training rebels to assassinate the Syrian president and his commanders, the London Daily Star reported. UK government ... Read More

Muslims should celebrate a traditional Christmas: UK minister

Muslims and other ethnic minorities residing in Britain should become conditioned to the lifestyle of Christians and include Christmas in their list of celebrated traditional holidays, a Britain Cabinet Minister has said. Baroness Warsi, Britain’s first Muslim Cabinet minister, told The Mail on Sunday that it was time to ... Read More

Radical Muslim cleric wins UK deportation case

A radical Muslim cleric described as an “enormous risk” to UK security won a last-minute appeal on Monday against deportation to face terrorism charges in Jordan, in a blow to Britain which has being trying to remove him for a decade. A senior judge at a special London court said there was a risk that evidence obtained ... Read More

Afghans find hope for justice in video testimony

Through a video monitor in a military courtroom near Seattle, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales saw young Afghan girls smile beneath bright head coverings before they described the bloodbath he’s accused of committing. He saw boys fidget as they remembered how they hid behind curtains when a gunman killed 16 people in ... Read More

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