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Saudi Arabia’s dismal human and civil rights record continues as civil society members are subjected to heightened persecution in a show of blatant subversion of fundamental rights in the...
We had expected a new deal to be agreed in Q213. But voting is now set to continue until late June, shortly before the start of Ramadan and the summer holiday season. This need not hold up...
The auspicious day of Eid al-Fitr marks the completion of the holy month of Ramadan, in which Muslims fasted and increased their spiritual devotions in recognition of the material and spiritual...
The DA today has condemned in the strongest terms the racial attack on Mohammed Fayaz Kazi on Monday. It is reported that Kazi was allegedly beaten to death in Magaliesburg by two men from...
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the terror attack that occurred yesterday on a border checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula, killing 16 Egyptian police officers. There were also a...
Analysis of the outcomes of the “Arab Spring” across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) reveals some broad trends. In Morocco and Jordan, limited political concessions appeased protestors,...
Millions of Muslims in South Africa and around the world begin fasting today at the start of the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan is a period devoted to dawn-to-dusk fasting, prayers and good deeds....
On behalf of the Democratic Alliance (DA) I would like to wish all Muslims across South Africa a blessed month of Ramadan. May this year’s Ramadan usher in a new era for peace, hope, strength and...
Seven years after the attacks on New York and Washington, the event that sparked off the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, many Afghans say life is no better and some say its worse.
Following the...
The top Iraqi Sunni Muslim cleric has called for a week-long
post-Ramadan truce as US President George W Bush vowed to remain
firm in prosecuting the war on terror.
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians protested against Israel here on
the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, marking the
Jerusalem Day initiated by the late Ayatollah Khomeini to...
Weapons inspections in Iraq are making headway and must be allowed
to resolve the crisis, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan
told the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit on Monday.
On the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, the South African government joins
together with our fellow citizens in wishing all Muslims of South
Africa Eid Mubarak.
Government has welcomed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's commitment
that the country will respect any action or decision that is taken
in compliance with the United Nations (UN) Charter and...