World Muslim body suspends Syria's membership
MECCA, Saudi Arabia: The 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation suspended Syria in a meeting attended by its staunch ally Iran, in a move hailed as one that sends "a strong message" to Damascus.
NDP calls for extra two years of schooling
The final version of the ‘National Development Plan’ (NDP), which was handed to the president on Wednesday, calls for significant changes to the basic education system – on top of similar changes in policing, the civil service, and economic adjustments.
Pakistani PM calls for negotiated settlement of disputes with India
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Tuesday reiterated his country's resolve to find a negotiated settlement to all disputes with India in his Independence Day speech.
Myanmar: UN envoy welcomes mission
The recent mission of the Turkish Foreign Minister and senior officials of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to Myanmar’s state of Rakhine – which recently experienced deadly ethnic clashes that displaced thousands of people – was welcomed today by the top United Nations envoy to the Southeast Asian country.
Syrian opposition seeks solutions at Makkah summit
The Syrian opposition members in Cairo hope that the Makkah Islamic Solidarity Summit initiated by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah will be successful in ending serious issues that even the UN Security Council failed to solve.
E-tolling battle begins at Constitutional Court
The fight to prevent Sanral's e-tolling system from being rolled out on Gauteng's freeways starts at the Constitutional Court on Wednesday.
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Egypt's Morsi removes generals
President Mohamed Morsi has dismissed two top generals and quashed a military order curbing his powers, further stamping his authority on the country.
Syria: Turkey and US consider no-fly zones
The United States and Turkey are considering imposing no-fly zones and other steps on Syria to help rebel forces, Hillary Clinton has announced.
Kazi: Two arrested
Two men who were arrested for allegedly beating a 27-year-old Muslim man to death in Magaliesburg last Sunday, are due to appear in court on Monday. The attack led to the death of Mohamed Fayaaz Kazi at 5am on Monday of a subdural haematoma and was laid to rest on Tuesday.
China: Fast growth of Muslim community in Yiwu City
Yiwu is a city of about 1.2 million people in central Zhejiang Province near the central eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. The city is famous for its small commodity trade and vibrant free markets and is a regional tourist destination.
'Beard murder' condemned
The "savage" attack on two Muslim men in the North West carried "the stench of Islamophobia", former intelligence minister Ronnie Kasrils said on Wednesday.
UN: ‘Increase in number of people fleeing violence in Syria’
The United Nations refugee agency said that its offices in Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Iraq have reported increases this week in the number of refugees from Syria.
Health Department urged to pay bills on time
Johannesburg - Democratic Alliance spokesperson Mmusi Maimane has handed a memorandum to the Gauteng health department demanding that it pays its bills on time.
Members of KZN municipalities cancel visit to Israel
A South African pro-Palestinian lobby group has welcomed the news that a delegation of mayors and other members of several KwaZulu-Natal municipalities has cancelled a planned visit to Israel.
Protest turns violent
Cape Town - A protest by about 500 people on the N2 near Cape Town International Airport turned violent on Friday morning, with protesters attacking police officers with petrol bombs.
Bangladesh urged by UN to ensure NGO access for people fleeing Rakhine state
The United Nations refugee agency today urged Bangladeshi authorities to ensure that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can continue to provide assistance to unregistered people who have fled the violence in neighbouring Myanmar’s Rakhine state, after reports emerged of Government authorities banning them from carrying out their activities.