October, 2011

• 11 October

  Pakistan is the Real Victim of Bush’s Great 9/11 Folly By Peter Preston

  

  It might have been an economic star by now, but the war on terror has left Pakistan a failing state We have seen 10 years of going nowhere on one side of the border – and 10 of going backwards on the other: back to bloodshed, back to civil chaos. It's simplistic to say that Afghanistan doesn't matter. You might …

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• 10 October

  Graduate Studies at KFUPM – Spring Semester 2011-12

  

  Dear Colleagues,   We are glad to invite you to be part of and contribute to the awareness campaign to let potential highly-qualified graduate students be aware of our graduate scholarship opportunities for MS and PhD degree in Sciences and Engineering. It is highly appreciated if you kindly take a special care by forwarding this e-mail to your contacts and …

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• 10 October

  Emirati girl memorised Quran in 100 days

  

  She gets top position in Islamic contest in Jordan Amina Saeed of the UAE had always dreamed of making an achievement in Islamic studies, so she decided to memorise the Quran and participate in international contests to fulfill her dream. Motivated by her 25 brothers and sisters, who memorise parts of Quran, she outperformed them and managed to memorise the …

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• 10 October

  U.S. drones that killed American Al Qaeda boss ‘infected by virus’ amid fears terrorists are logging their every move By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

    Predator and Reaper drones 'hit by mysterious keylogger virus' Infection thought have spread via crews' removable hard drives Fears tracking logs may be on public internet and available to terrorists Drone use has been suspended while security specialists investigate Experts at Nevada base believe virus is most likely accidental malware Drones have killed more than 2,000 people since Obama …

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• 8 October

  Sri Lanka introduces prior visa approval online, scraps on arrival system

    Sept 28, Colombo: From next month, visitors to Sri Lanka including transit passengers will have to apply for travel authorization online prior to their travel to the country, the government announced Wednesday.     Sri Lanka's Immigration and Emigration Department announced today that a system called "Electronic Travel Authorization – ETA" will be introduced on September 30 to grant …

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• 8 October

  U.S. Move to Block Palestine in UNESCO Doomed to Fail By Thalif Deen

  UNITED NATIONS, Oct 7, 2011 (IPS) – Despite a slim chance of diplomatic victory, the United States is leading a doomed, mostly Western attempt to block Palestinian membership in the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The 193-member General Conference, UNESCO's policy-making body, is expected to ratify Palestine's membership during its weeklong session beginning Oct. 25.  The application was …

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• 7 October

  Is the law becoming an American ass? By Ameen Izzadeen

  

  On September 30, a US drone flying over Yemen launched a missile attack on a US citizen, Anwar al-Awlaki. Among the dead were Awlaki and another US citizen. Also killed along with them was the hallowed tradition of respecting the constitution, especially the constitutional right of a US citizen to be heard before a US court. In the aftermath of …

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