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By Al Pessin Pentagon 15 March 2006 The U.S. military has temporarily sent about 700 additional troops into Iraq to help provide security for observances of a Muslim holiday that falls next Monday, an
By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 05 October 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wound up her tour of the Middle East with an unannounced visit to Baghdad for talks with Iraqi officials. Her visit to the region was aimed at boosting support for mode
By Sonja Pace Ankara 28 November 2006 Pope Benedict XVI has arrived in Turkey for a four-day visit that was surrounded by controversy well before he touched down in the capital, Ankara. Some Turks resent his recent comments about Islam. Others objec
By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 23 February 2006 Security forces are on a high state of alert in Nigeria ahead of Friday Muslim prayers. Days of violence in Africa's most populous nation heighten security c
Authorities in Pakistan have agreed to introduce Islamic law in a restive northwestern region in a bid to stop a spreading Taliban insurgency. Taliban and Islamist militants listen to speakers at a meeting with Pakistani officials in Peshawar, 16 Fe
Kerry: Tunisia's New Constitution is Model for Arab World 克里表示突尼斯新宪法是阿拉伯世界楷模 TUNIS U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Tunisia's new constitution is a model for political reform in the Arab world. Kerry made an
California Sunday Assembly Offers Church for Atheists 美国无神论者的团体活动 LOS ANGELES Growing numbers of Americans have no religious affiliation. Some call themselves skeptics or atheists, and others say they are spiritual, not religiou
Iranians Prepare For Traditional New Year Celebrations 伊朗民众为庆祝传统新年做准备 WASHINGTON Iranians around the world are preparing to celebrate their traditional new year, Nowruz, which falls on Thursday. The ancient tradition is al
By Lisa Bryant Paris 02 February 2006 Fury is spreading, across the Muslim world, at the decision of a number of European newspapers to reprint cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. Meanwhile, the owner o
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 14 June 2006 In Somalia, fighters loyal to the Islamic Courts have captured the town of Jowhar, one week after taking control of the capital Mogadishu. This comes on the heels of lawmakers approving a peacekeeping mission f
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 09 May 2006 The dispute over Iran's nuclear program is overshadowing the fifth summit of the Developing Eight, a forum for eight large predominately Muslim economies. T
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 12 October 2006 A high-ranking member of the Islamist group that controls Somalia's capital, says it is not planning an attack on neighboring Ethiopia. Fears of such an attack were raised when a leader of the Islamist group dec
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 04 January 2007 Teddy Kollek, a former Jerusalem mayor, who led one of the world's most complicated cities for nearly three decades, has been laid to rest after his death this week at the age of 95. As Robert Berger report