The Muslim News

UK: 66 Iraqis launch torture cases against British troops
06-02-2010
Lawyers for 66 Iraqis, claiming torture and abuse at the hands of UK soldiers, started legal action calling for a single inquiry into Britain’s detention policy during the Iraq war.

Turkey: PM's wife not allowed into military hospital
02-02-2010
Turkey’s prime minister complained about the treatment his wife had received when she tried to enter a military hospital while wearing a headscarf.

'Talk to Taliban' statement angers minister
27-01-2010
[The Netherlands] Home affairs minister Guusje ter Horst has annoyed foreign minister Maxime Verhagen by again saying the west should talk to Taliban.

Lebanon: 90 feared dead in Ethiopian plane crash
26-01-2010
An Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 people exploded into flames and crashed into the sea minutes after taking off from Beirut airport amid violent storms.

AFGHANISTAN: "Humanitarian aid" not something the military can do
26-01-2010
Belligerent parties in Afghanistan should not call the aid they distribute "humanitarian", because this is to confuse neutral, impartial and needs-based assistance with "hearts and minds" projects designed to achieve specific ends.

Bin Ladin claims responsibility for Christmas plane bombing attempt
25-01-2010
Al-Qaida leader claimed responsibility for a foiled attempt of bombing a U.S.-bound airplane on Dec. 25, and vowed further attacks against the United States, in an audio recording.

Afghanistan: Afghan parliamentary elections postponed
24-01-2010
Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) has postponed the parliamentary election due to lack of fund and security problems.

Clinton, EU vow continued pressure on Iran
22-01-2010
.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton vowed they will keep pressuring Iran on its nuclear program, saying they won't "back down."

Syria: Syrian President meets U.S. Mideast envoy
21-01-2010
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with visiting U.S. special envoy for Middle East peace George Mitchell on bilateral relations, prospects of the Mideast peace and the situation in the region.

Israel: Turkey shifting toward radical Islam, says Israeli intelligence
21-01-2010
Turkey’s recent diplomatic moves are indicative of its shift away from the West and toward radical Islam, Israel’s chief intelligence official said.

Turkey: Police arrest more al-Qa'ida suspects in Ankara
20-01-2010

Egypt floods kill six, displace hundreds
19-01-2010

Afghanistan: Taliban attacks on Kabul leaves 15 dead, 63 injured
19-01-2010

YEMEN-HORN OF AFRICA: African arrivals in 2009 up 55 percent
17-01-2010

The Netherlands: Iraq report: PM now accepts criticism
15-01-2010

Yemen: Muslim scholars send warning message to London Conference
14-01-2010

Russia: Turkish PM Erdođan calls for just stance on Iran over nuclear program
14-01-2010

AFGHANISTAN: Over 2,400 civilian deaths in 2009
13-01-2010

Yemen: 18 Saudi air raids target Yemeni villages
11-01-2010

Turkey: CIA bomber's wife says war must go on against US
10-01-2010

UK: Britain gained from Iraq invasion, says Brown’s adviser
07-01-2010

Yemen: U.S. embassy in Yemen closed over threats by al-Qaeda
04-01-2010