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Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian who killed 93 people in a combined terror attack that included car bombings in Oslo and a shooting rampage at an island summer camp, held fiercely anti-Islamic and pro-Israel views, according to a 1,500 page manifesto he uploaded before his killing spree. In the 1,500-page document, he mentions Israel 359 times and “Jews” 324 times, …

ISLAMABAD — The United States is threatening to cut off aid to Pakistan unless it is given access to the wives of Osama bin Laden. A draft Bill being considered by the House foreign affairs committee Wednesday would also insist on proof that weapons provided by the U.S. were not used for anything other than fighting terrorists along the Afghanistan-Pakistan …

A Fresh appeal Could be made to the Supreme Judicial Council in Saudi Arabia.   First of all I would like to express gratitude to His Excellency Mahida Rajapakshe, The President of Sri lanka who has sought the intervention of the Custodian of two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdul Azeez with his plea for clemency for Rizana Nafik who …

Prime Minister D.M. Jayarathna said that the Muslim politician should participate in the negotiations between the Government and the TNA. The voice of Muslims should be heard. Their views and requests must be respected. He said this in a press conference held in Kandy yesterday. Further he mentioned that there are five groups of people who follow different cultures and …

  Mansour Al-Yousef, official from the Ministry of Finance, right, hands over the consignment of dates to Abdul Hameed Mohammed Fowzie, senior minister for urban affairs, center, in Colombo on Friday. Farouk Mohamed Wazeer Ali, charge d´ affaires of the Saudi mission in Colombo is on the left. (AN photo) Saudi Arabia donated 150 metric tons of dates to Sri …

   When I first heard of the death of a Saudi infant at the hands of a Sri Lankan maid named Rizana Nafeek about four years ago, I looked at the word “child  abuse” and what it meant.   I found out that “child abuse” could come in any form and shape. A child could be abused by a maid, …