Teaser: Sudan has been in one conflict after another, as one government after another strove for ownership of this oil-rich nation. This history has set the basis for what is now the Republic of Sudan. Under the valiant…
Teaser: awyers and media pundits in Nigeria are accusing the government of acting illegally by agreeing to settle criminal bribery charges against Dick Cheney out of court. Nigeria charged Cheney and applied for an Interpol arrest warrant earlier…
Teaser: Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Dr. Ahmed El-Tayyeb said in an interview with Al-Mosawwar magazine, “Muslims are demanded to defend all worship places, not only mosques but also churches.” Although the Egyptian government tightened security measures around all churches…
Teaser: The Tunisia Constitutional Council on January 15 officially announced that President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has permanently left the office of the president after his flight from the country in the face of mass protests. Tunisians had overtaken…
Deck: NATO leaders at a twoday summit in Lisbon have backed plans to begin transferring control to Afghan forces next year, with an eye to full Afghan control by 2014, while assuring Kabul that they will not abandon it. The…
The Islamic Post Teaser: The Tunisia Constitutional Council on January 15 officially announced that President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has permanently left the office of the president after his flight from the country in the face of mass protests….
Deck: Update: The carnage continued on October 25, when 12 devotees were martyred in eastern Pakistan, by the bombing of the mausoleum of Baba Farid, a 12th century saint. The Islamic Post Teaser: (IP) – Hundreds of local…
The Islamic Post Teaser: During the month of Ramadhaan, Pakistanis in flood-stricken areas were forced to fast, all day and all night, having no access to fulfill basic human needs, except what accommodating families and government assistance programs have been able to render – often only…
Deck: Lula prepares to take his place on the world political stage, in the role of newly empowered spokesman for the Caribbean and the South and Central Americas regions. The Islamic Post Teaser: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula de Silva…
The Islamic Post Teaser: In parts of Asia, Africa and Latin America, particularly Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay and Peru, peasants and indigenous farmers are losing tens of millions of hectares of their fertile farmland to foreign states and private sector…
BBC News Teaser: Mr Manning admitted defeat live on television, saying he took full responsibility for the result. He called the election last month, as his administration came under pressure over allegations of waste spending and corruption. Mr Manning admitted defeat…
The Islamic Post Teaser: In late March, the House of Representatives soundly rejected a call to withdraw American troops by the end of the year, in a strong bipartisan endorsement by President Obama’s administration policy in Afghanistan. According to NY…
Teaser: Over the past three years, the 14 Caribbean countries that signed the Petrocaribe agreement have received between 120,000 and 140,000 barrels of oil per day from Venezuela on preferential terms. One BBC report noted that Petrocaribe assistance to Caribbean…
Deck: Concluding there is Still Much Ground to Cover Teaser: Women all across Latin America and the Caribbean joined the recent global celebration of International Women’s Day in March for a day of reflection and commemoration, highlighting the huge strides…
The Islamic Post Teaser: The economic future of Bolivia, the world's poorest nation, is apparently looking brighter because of the revenue potential of a silverish-white elemental metal called lithium. If you use a digital camera, cell phone, laptop computer, and…
The Islamic Post Teaser: El Salvador, a small Central American country bordered on three sides by Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatamala, was recently in focus in Washington DC, as its president, Mauricio Funes, visited the US, hosted by President Barack Obama….
Deck: This is dedicated to the brave Turkish martyrs on the Mavi Marmara, May 31, 2010, and to the 34 murdered American sailors on the USS Liberty, June 8, 1967 – all victims of an unrepentant criminal state – Israel….
Turkish president says deaths from attack on Gaza aid flotilla will leave “deep scar”.
Accusations come as delegates gather in Uganda to review the court’s progress.
Motive sought after taxi driver kills 12 people in Lake District shooting spree.
UK financial services watchdog penalises firm $49m for mishandling clients’ funds.
Deck: German Chancellor Angela Merkel latest to accept Detainees The Islamic Post Teaser: The United States remains on the path to close down the notorious prison camp of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Obama administration is still moving within its power to…
The Islamic Post Teaser: President Barack Obama’s advisers plan to remove terms such as “Islamic radicalism” from a document outlining national security strategy and will use the new version to emphasize that the US does not view Muslim nations through the lens of terrorism, and that there is no…
The Islamic Post Teaser: An estimated 2.5 million hectares of land have been appropriated by foreign acquisition in countries like Ethiopia -in what may be the greatest change of ownership since the colonial era, and this while millions of its…
Deck: Israeli Journalists Denounce Recent Netanyahu Initiatives as ‘Insane’ The Islamic Post Teaser: The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) says it is “a matter of serious concern” that the Obama Administration rebuked the recent announcement of settlement expansion as…
Teaser: Saudi security officials have reportedly arrested more than 50 people, mainly youths and adolescents, in the northern province of Qassim, including the son of Abdulkareem Al-Khather, founding member of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA). Saudi security…
The Islamic Post Teaser: The Hague has rejected Argentina’s claims of contamination resulting from a Uruguayan paper mill shared by both countries, ending a three-year dispute between the South American neighbors. The International Court of Justice ruled recently that there…
The Islamic Post Teaser: No water and fire. Those are the words on many lips in the Caribbean as record breaking high temperatures (35 degrees Celsius) and low rainfall is affecting livelihood and life in the Caribbean. February 2010…