Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has visited a Damascus mosque for Eid al-Fitr prayers, making his first public appearance since a July bombing that killed four of his top security chiefs. Syrian state media showed a smiling Mr. Assad wearing a suit and tie and sitting cross-legged at the al-Hamad mosque in the capital, Sunday, surrounded […]
Syria’s Assad Makes Rare Public Appearance for Eid Prayers
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
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Millions of Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Fitr
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Millions of Muslims are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr festival that ends the fasting month of Ramadan, by participating in feasts, family reunions and other festivities. In Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, worshippers packed into mosques before dawn Sunday, the first day of the festival. Thousands attended prayers at Jakarta’s Al Azhar mosque. Afghan […]
Minister Among 32 Killed in Sudan Plane Crash
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
A Sudanese cabinet minister is among 32 people who were killed when a plane carrying a government delegation to an Islamic festival crashed in South Kordofan state. Authorities say their Russian-made Antonov plane crashed in a mountainous area near the town of Talodi on Sunday, where a celebration was taking place to mark the end […]
Assange to US: End WikiLeaks ‘Witch-Hunt’
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange accused the United States of conducting a “witch-hunt” during his first public appearance in two months on Sunday. The activist – whose organization released hundreds of thousands of classified U.S. cables – spoke from the balcony of the Ecuadoran Embassy in London, where he has taken refuge. Assange is wanted in […]
Japanese Activists Land on Disputed Islands Sparking Protests
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
A group of Japanese nationalists has made an unauthorized landing on a disputed island in the East China Sea, planting a Japanese flag and raising protests in several Chinese cities. On Sunday, a group of 10 activists swam ashore and unfurled Japanese flags after a flotilla carrying about 150 people sailed to the island chain […]
