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In the name of
Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Inews
Daily
Friday 17th February
2006 - 18th Muharram 1427
Baghdad asks Danish troops to stay The Iraqi interim government has officially asked Denmark to keep its soldiers in Iraq, after Basra city council told Danish troops to leave until their country apologises for the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.). The Danish prime minister on Tuesday asked the Iraqi government to speak out on the issue of around 530 Danish troops, mostly based in Basra in southern Iraq under British command. Pakistan bomb hits gas
supplies
Several cities in Pakistan were left without gas when a bomb exploded in the southwest of the country, rupturing a pipeline. No one was injured by the blast that occurred before dawn on Thursday at the Pir Koh gas field in Baluchistan province. No one claimed responsibility. Authorities could not say when the pipeline would be repaired. Land mines near the pipe will need to be cleared before workers can go to the site to begin repair work. Moscow to hold talks with
Hamas
A high-level delegation from the Palestinian group Hamas will hold talks with Russian officials in Moscow early next month. The US and European Union have threatened to cut off massive aid to the Palestinians unless Hamas recognises Israel and renounces 'violence'. The invitation was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a news conference. Hamas has been labeled as a terrorist organisation by the US government. Iran
renames Danish pastries
Bakeries across the Iranian capital, Tehran, were covering up their ads for Danish pastries Thursday after the confectioners' union ordered the name change in retaliation for caricatures of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) published in a Danish newspaper. "Given the insults by Danish newspapers against the prophet, as of now the name of Danish pastries will give way to 'Rose of Muhammad' pastries," the union said in its order. In Iran, the pastries are domestically baked, not imported. Saddam Trial Becoming Like a TV Sitcom
It's supposed to be a serious affair, but after three months and 12 hearings, the Saddam Hussein trial has become like a TV sitcom steeped in Iraqi pop culture and local vernacular. Saddam and Barzan Ibrahim, his half brother and co-defendant, try their best to unsettle the judge, using tactics from insulting his nonexistent mustache to showing up in long underwear. Saddam and his half brother are responsible for the killing and torture of thousands of innocent Shiites and Kurds. UAE embarking on terror
crackdown
The United Arab Emirates is trying to shield itself against terror by cracking down on extremists and promoting a culture of moderation, Interior Minister Sheikh Saif bin Zayed al Nahayan said. The minister said authorities in the Gulf country had not uncovered ‘organised terrorist cells in the accepted sense of the word, but a group of individuals, mostly expatriates, who espouse views that conflict with the line of centrism and moderation upheld by the UAE’. UN helicopters to curtail
service
The United Nations Helicopter Assistance Service (UNHAS) has decided to curtail its services in the Pakistani quake zone because of lack of adequate funding. It is feared that scaling down of air operation could adversely affect the relief operation. It is estimated that an additional $13 million are needed to continue helicopter operations until the end of this special operation, currently set at April 14, 2006. UK to build ties with banned Islamist group
A leaked Foreign Office memo published yesterday reveals that the British government is to establish ties with the Muslim Brotherhood, a group banned by the Egyptian government. The memo, written on January 17, recommends increased engagement with the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, the oldest Islamist group in the world. The recommendation has been accepted by Jack Straw, the foreign secretary. Inews Daily - No Copyright - http://www.fsphost.com/inewsdaily -
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