Meeting of OIC`s Human Rights Commission starts
Jakarta (ANTARA News) – The first meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation`s (OIC) Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) starts here on Monday at Aryaduta Hotel Jakarta. The meeting which will be held until February 24 is participated in by 18 independent commission members from 18 OIC`s member states including Indonesia, More...
Arab League asks the Vatican not to sign agreements with Israel
CAIRO, (PIC)– The Arab League has asked the Vatican not to sign any agreement with Israel without first revising articles of the international law. Assistant Arab League secretary general for Palestine and More...
Use Islamic values to address problems
Palembang, S Sumatra (ANTARA News) – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told a conference of Islamic countries` legislators that Islamic values could be used to solve a number of problems. “We must project More...
Indonesia elected member of PIUC`s three committees
Palembang, S Sumatra (ANTARA News) – Indonesia was elected as member of three committees of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (PUIC) in the 7th PUIC Conference, here, Saturday. An More...
The rise of Islam Affect the World
The rise of Islam that has been begun is not only limited to Arab people, but affects the uprising in worldwide, an international lawyer told Press TV. “Rebellion is broader than just a rebellion of More...
Dutch burqa ban draws widespread criticism
The burqa ban passed by the cabinet on Friday is drawing mostly negative reactions, both among Muslim organisations and political parties. A large Turkish interest group, IOT, says the government hasn’t considered More...
China supports all measures to restart Palestinian-Israeli negotiation
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) — China welcomes and supports all efforts and measures that would break the current deadlock of the Palestinian-Israeli negotiation and relaunch their dialogues, Chinese UN More...
Egypt Election Results Show Firm Win for Islamists
Muslim Brotherhood’s party names Saad al-Katatni as speaker of new assembly after 67% of votes go to Islamist parties The final results in Egypt’s first parliamentary elections since the overthrow of More...
RI still Has No Plan to Open Representative in Palestine
Jakarta (ANTARA News) – Indonesia still has no plan to open its representative in Ramallah, Palestine, in the near future although it continuously supports the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, More...
Former Rebels Must Make Peace
Jakarta (ANTARA News) – An Islamic academic figure has asked former Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members who have clashed over the implementation of regional elections next month to make peace in the public interest. “We More...
