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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to a gathering at the University of Havana, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday Jan. 11, 2012.
Iran   London   Olympics   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012 Summer Olympics		  The Guardian 
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Why I won't be going to the London Olympics
Thu 17 May 2012
Iran's president stays away but other controversial national leaders will attend, causing a headache for David Cameron President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad applauded Iran's athletes but said he would not be... (photo: AP / Franklin Reyes)
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), left, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) transit the Strait of Hormuz, 1 May, 2012.
Iran   Israel   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran		  ABC News 
US Is Ready for Attack on Iran If Need Be, Says Ambassador to Israel
Thu 17 May 2012
The United States is militarily ready to carry out a strike on Iran to stop it from obtaining a nuclear weapon if international pressure fails, American ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro said to an... (photo: US Navy / MCS3 Alex R. Forster)
Argentinian coach of Al Wasl, Diego Maradona, right, reacts after his players lost a chance during a match with Al Wahda in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, May 6, 2012.  Indian Express  Thu 17 May 2012
Diego Maradona in race to become UAE national coach
Football legend Diego Maradona is in line to become the United Arab Emirates new head coach. The new president of the UAE Football Association, Yousuf Al Serkal, said on... (photo: AP / Kamran Jebreili)
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Syrian rebels are seen in Idlib, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012.  France24  Thu 17 May 2012
Syria accused of new 'massacre,' UN team evacuated
AFP - Syrian forces were accused of summarily executing 15 civilians, as members of a UN team of observers were evacuated from a shelled town the day after a bomb blast hit their convoy. Syria's... (photo: AP)
Photos   Syria   UN   Violece   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising
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Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, center waves to media, chief of an Islamic charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa, arrives under tight security to appear before the judicial review board of High Court in Lahore, Pakistan on Tuesday, May 5, 2009. The Siasat Daily Mon 14 May 2012
Muslims not to tolerate new US threats: Hafiz Saeed
Nowshera, May 14: Ameer Jammat-ud-Dawah Hafiz Saeed has said that the Ummah would not tolerate the threats to assault Mecca and Madina from the USA, which has imposed... (photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary)
Military   Pakistan   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Hafiz Muhammad Saeed
An HH-60H Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Two (HS-2), lands in front of a mosque. BBC News Fri 11 May 2012
Why was the US military teaching 'total war' on Islam?
America's top military officer has condemned a course taught about Islam at one of America's top military schools as "totally objectionable". It is... (photo: US Navy / Photographer's Mate Airman Jordon R. Beesley)
Islam   Pentagon   Photos   US   Wikipedia: War against Islam
Haj aspirants stands in Queues to apply for passports, DNA India Thu 10 May 2012
Mumbai Muslims want alternative to Haj sop
The city's Muslim community has welcomed the Supreme Court directive to the centre to phase out the Haj subsidy, but with attendant demands and suggestions. An... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Mumbai   Muslim   Photos   Religion   Wikipedia: Hajj
Sebastian Coe, London organizing chairman of the 2012 Olympic Games speaking to delegates at the Sportaccord meeting in London, Wednesday, April, 6, 2011. The British Olympic Association has suspended its legal action against London organizers and will reopen talks to resolve a messy financial dispute that is marring preparations for the games. Austin American Statesman Tue 17 Apr 2012
Olympic BBC sitcom makes Sebastian Coe laugh
LONDON — Although it's just 100 days to go before the Olympics, the London organizing committee chief is taking a moment to laugh at himself. Sebastian Coe says... (photo: AP / Alastair Grant)
Olympics   Photos   Sports   Star
In this photo taken on a government-organized tour for the media, a Syrian woman passes by Syrian government army soldiers, at one of several suburbs of Damascus that saw heavy fighting between troops and defectors before Assad's forces retook the areas in late January, in Harasta suburb, Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. The Daily Telegraph Thu 12 Apr 2012
Syria: Assad regime 'has failed to implement peace plan'
The United Nations was drawing up plans for a 200-strong monitoring mission to Syria after its envoy, Kofi Annan, declared that the Assad regime had failed to implement... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman)
Peace   Photos   Syria   Troops   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising
File - Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi waves after delivering his speech at the Lower Chamber, in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. The Daily Telegraph Thu 12 Apr 2012
Silvio Berlusconi paid £100,000 to showgirls due to testify in trial
Silvio Berlusconi paid more than £100,000 to glamorous showgirls expected to testify in his "bunga bunga" prostitution trial, it emerged on Thursday. ... (photo: AP / Andrew Medichini)
Berlusconi   Italy   Photos   Trial   Wikipedia: Silvio Berlusconi


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Soldiers operate their Bradley armored fighting vehicle during an operation to search for weapons and munitions in areas of anti-Coalition activity along the Iraq-Syria border. The troopers are assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment. U.S. Fighting kills 32 as Syria peace plan falters Otago Daily Times
This screen grab taken from Bahrain TV shows troops arriving in Bahrain from Saudi Arabia on Monday, March 14, 2011. A Saudi-led military force crossed into Bahrain on Monday to prop up the monarchy against widening demonstrations, launching the first cross-border military operation to quell unrest since the Arab world's rebellions began in December. Deal with Saudis to shore up Bahrain's repressive regime The Independent
Bahraini anti-government protesters wave national flags Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, in the western village of Malkiya, Bahrain, during a gathering organized by opposition parties to honor Malkiya resident Abdul Redha Buhmaid. Thousands of people gathered for speeches remembering Buhmaid, who was shot dead last spring when pro-democracy protesters faced tanks as they attempted to return to Pearl roundabout, the since-demolished center of last year's protests.(AP Photo/Hasan Jamali) Bahrain extends detention of human rights activist The Daily Telegraph
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Syria crisis still dire despite outside help Al Jazeera
Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos talks during a forum titled "Greece, Mediterranean and the Arab world" in Athens on Tuesday October 11, 2011. Greece's international debt inspectors have completed their review of the government's reforms, and that if its conclusions are adopted by the eurozone and IMF, the country is likely to receive the next batch of its bailout loans in early November. Greece in final bid to avoid fresh elections Al Jazeera
Dried canal in the Satara district - Maharashtra - India - drought India's Satara district parched by drought Al Jazeera
Local health workers remove earth contaminated by lead from a family compound in the village of Dareta in Gusau, Nigeria Thursday, June 10, 2010. Foreign health workers and local volunteers are working to clean up villages affected by lead poisoning, after 160 people died and hundreds more fell sick. Aid group slams Nigeria for lead poisoning Al Jazeera
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The Vice President of Republic of Maldives, Dr. Mohammed Waheed meeting the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Shri Prithviraj Chavan, in New Delhi on February 20, 2010. Nasheed scaring India on Islamic fundamentalism: Waheed Newstrack India
Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants take part in a rally calling for the Arab League during their summit in Libya to cancel an initiative for indirect talks regarding peace with Israel, in Gaza City, Saturday, March 27, 2010. Earlier this month, Arab nations opened the door for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to enter four months of indirect, American-brokered peace talks with Israel. But they later threatened to withdraw support for the indirect talks because of recent Israeli announcements on plans for new settlement building. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN) Obama's democracy: Insulting Islam means life sentence in Libya The Examiner
General Orders Review of Military Schools After Class Is Told U.S. Is at War With Islam General Orders Review of Military Schools After Class Is Told U.S. Is at War With Islam The New York Times
An employee counts Rupiah banknotes at a money changer in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Aug. 19, 2005. The Rupiah fell below the psychological treshold of IDR10,000, the lowest since March 2002, as dollar buying continued after Indonesia´s central ba Indonesia Dollar Sukuk Beating Rupiah Debt: Islamic Finance Jakarta Globe
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