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MYANMAR: Food aid "impounded" as selective approach from government dismays aid workers
09-05-2008
WFP has suspended its limited air cargo deliveries on 9 May, after two plane loads of food aid were impounded in Yangon.

Weekly Report: on Israeli Human Rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
09-05-2008
9 Palestinians, including a woman, were killed and 35 were in injured inlcuding 6 children and a woman by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

Iraqi security forces capture top al-Qa'ida leader in Iraq
09-05-2008
Iraqi security forces captured Abu Hamza al-Muhajer, head of al-Qaida in Iraq network, in northern Iraqi city Mosul, Iraqi official television reported on Thursday.

Lebanon: Franjieh insists Hizbullah tried to prevent fighting
09-05-2008
Former Interior Minister and head of the Marada Movement Suleiman Franjieh says Hizbullah tried to avoid the events of Wednesday and Thursday for some time, "and they are the ones who were afraid of movements on the street."

Pakistan: Anti-Americanism in Pakistan upsets envoy
09-05-2008
US Ambassador Anne W. Patterson has said that the depth of anti-Americanism in Pakistan, especially in the middle class, has surprised her because Pakistan’s long-term interests are aligned with “ours and with those of other western countries”.

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March 26, 2008
MP, boxing champion, BBC correspondent among Muslim award winners
British ministers and political leaders extolled Muslim achievements in the UK at the annual ceremony for the latest The Muslim News Awards for Excellence in London on Tuesday.

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Editorial - Developing a new kind of counter-terrorist policing
Issue 228 - April 25, 2008
When Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, finally took the reigns of power, he was warmly applauded for the new tone he set for politics in general and his seemingly more calculated and cautious approach to tackling the scourge of terrorism. This included a much cooler relationship with US President, George W Bush, than that of his predecessor Tony Blair.

Showcasing Muslim and non-Muslim success
Issue 228 - April 25, 2008
As Muslim guests from all walks of life arrived at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane in Mayfair on March 25, they were able to leave more than just their coats and bags at the cloak room.

Church of England Synod member calls for banning of new mosques
Issue 228 - April 25, 2008
Alison Ruoff, a member of the General Synod, the Church of England’s parliament, has asked for a stop to mosques being built in Britain. “We are constantly building new mosques, which are paid for by the money that comes from the oil states,” she claimed in an interview with Premier Christian Radio.