Subject: SeratOnline - News at a glance - 17 Sep
The Path of the Ahle Bait (a.s.)
Iran lashes out at Sarkozy’s nuclear remarks
TEHRAN - Iran’s foreign ministry has lashed out at French President Nicolas
Sarkozy for saying his intelligence services are certain Tehran is working on a
nuclear weapons programme.
Iran not an existential threat to Israel: Barak
Defence Minister Ehud Barak said in an interview that Iran was not an
existential threat to Israel, remarks toned down to ones usually used in regard
to arch-foe Tehran.
U.S. military shuts largest detainee camp in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military Thursday closed down its largest
detention center in Iraq as it continued to release or hand to Iraqi
authorities the thousands of people it has held since the 2003 U.S. invasion.
Pakistan: Al-Qaeda commanders killed in US strikes
ISLAMABAD (AP) - An Al-Qaeda operations chief in Pakistan and an Uzbek militant
commander were believed killed in U.S. missile strikes in the northwest of the
country earlier this month, Pakistani officials said Thursday.
Car bomb in Kabul kills 6 Italians, 10 Afghans
KABUL (AP) - A suicide car bomber attacked an Italian military convoy on a road
in Afghanistan's capital Thursday, killing six Italian soldiers and 10 Afghan
civilians, officials said.
Indonesia's most wanted man killed in police raid
JAKARTA, (Reuters) - Indonesia's most wanted Islamist militant, Noordin
Mohammad Top, was killed in a police shoot-out in Central Java, police said on
Thursday, lifting a major security threat ahead of a planned visit by U.S.
President Barack Obama.
Saudi Arabia: "Peace Built on Confidence-Building Measures Will Not Succeed"
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- In a response to a letter from the United States
Congress to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz
Al-Saud urging the kingdom to make a dramatic gesture towards Israel as a
confidence building measure to promote peace, Saudi Ambassador to the United
States Adel A. Al-Jubeir reiterated Saudi Arabia's position that an incremental
approach to peace, or one built on confidence-building measures, will not
succeed. “It has not succeeded over the past three decades and, we believe,
will not succeed today.”
Al-Sistani Warns Against Politicizing Islam
Najaf, Asharq Al-Awsat- Not far from the Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf, through a
number of old and narrow alleyways, one comes upon the house of the highest
ranking Shiite marja in the world, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
Iraqi Shoe-Thrower Fears CIA Hit
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat- In a press conference following his release from
prison on Tuesday, Muntazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who infamously threw
his shoes at former President George W. Bush during a press conference in
Baghdad, has demanded that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki apologize to
him, and accused the Iraqi authorities of torture.
Karzai denies major electoral fraud
The Afghan president denies that major electoral fraud has taken place during
recent elections in the country, saying the reports are exaggerated.
Several militants killed in NW Pakistan
Gunship helicopter bombardments have killed at least eight pro-Taliban
militants and wounded several others in northwestern Pakistan.
Philippines grenade blast kills two
A grenade blast has claimed the lives of two people and left 15 others injured
at a carnival on an island in southern Philippines.
Huge blast rocks Afghan capital
At least six Italian soldiers and 10 Afghans have been killed after a huge
blast took place on a road leading to the Afghan capital Kabul's international
airport.
Saudis set new visa restriction over swine flu
Saudi authorities have reported that all pilgrims need a certificate of
seasonal flu vaccination before applying for a visa due to swine flu concerns.
Air raid kills 80 Yemeni civilians
A Yemeni government air strike has killed scores of displaced civilians, mostly
women and children, in the war-torn Amran province, witnesses say.
Lawsuit Against Ministry of Interior in Saudi
Three Saudi human rights activists raised a lawful memoranda to King Abdullah
bin Abdulaziz, considering him as the last defense line for justice and
citizens, accusing Ministry of Interior of breaching the local law and the
international agreements and calling for an action to " bring human rights
violators to justice and lift their immunity."
Nigerian Shias : We Are Ready For Police Attacks in defending Palestinians in
Quds Day
Members of the Islamic Movement (Shia group) under the leadership of Malam
Ibraheem Zakzaky have expressed their readiness for an attack from the
government, which they said is planned for Friday, when they would join other
Muslim faithful around the world to hold a peaceful demonstration to protest
against Israeli occupation of the Quds Mosque and Palestinian land.
Yemen's Shia fighters capture 2 Sa'dah cities
Houthi, resistance fighters say they have taken control of two key areas in the
northern province of Sa'dah, after pushing back government forces.
1st Islamic search engine live
Muslims who want to learn more about Islam or avoid information that does not
comply with their religion while using the internet, can now use a search
engine developed by a Dutch start-up company.
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