Largest Islamabad mosque cleared after bomb hoax

"Bomb disposal squad after strict scanning cleared Shah Faisal Mosque for the public; security officials got bomb threat in Shah Faisal Mosque after which Mosque has been evacuated for scanning. According to the details, the phone call was received to American embassy in...

Indonesian textile industry`s growth slowing down

"Basri said the restructuring of the textile industry`s machineries would not have the expected positive impact until 2009. "2008 will be the year of consolidation for the textile industry," he said.Basri, however, also said that textile and textile products had so far been...

Mount Anak Krakatau eruptions attract foreign tourists

""Some 10 to 15 Australian and European tourists come here every day to observe the eruptions of Mount Anak Krakatau," Iman Faisal (35), a tourist guide at Carita beach resort in Pandeglang, Banten, said here Saturday. He said many of the foreign tourists take pictures of the...

Saudi religious police spur growing backlash

"Saudi religious police spur growing backlash By Donna Abu-Nasr ASSOCIATED PRESS July 2, 2007 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — After the car stopped outside a Riyadh amusement park, two bearded men dragged the driver from behind the wheel and took the three women on a wild ride of...

Kuwait readies for possible US-Iran war

"KUWAIT CITY - US ally Kuwait is to form an emergency team to draw up contingency plans for any conflict between the United States and Iran, a senior minister said in comments published on Friday. ‘The team ... will devise a comprehensive contingency plan to deal withrisks...

Saudi king slams “illegitimate Iraq occupation”

" Saudi king slams “illegitimate Iraq occupation” (AFP) 28 March 2007 RIYADH - Saudi King Abdullah, whose country is a close US ally, on Wednesday slammed the “illegitimate foreign occupation” of Iraq in an opening speech to the annual Arab summit in Riyadh. “In...

Suicide bomber's family: "We're very proud of him"

"The mother of Muhammed Faisal Saksak, the 21-year-old suicide bomber who carried out Monday's attack in Eilat, said she was aware of her son's plan to blow himself up and that she had wished him "good luck." Dozens of Palestinians, chanting slogans against Israel and the US,...

Online retailer shuts down after row over Iraq