Italy’s intelligence service helped concoct a false story about a rescue of hostages by security forces to hide a ransom payment, according to a leaked spy agency document. Al Qaeda got $525,000 in this scam…Note also that this article ties Somali piracy to Jihad, something we and others have maintained for some time, but which […]
Pope discusses Islam relations with Anglican head Mon May 5, 2008 11:58am EDT http://tinyurl.com/5jcfm7 By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict and the Archbishop of Canterbury discussed Christian-Muslim relations on Monday in their first meeting since the Anglican leader caused a storm with comments on the role of Sharia law in Britain. The […]
Berlusconi faces Muslim clash By Malcolm Moore in Rome Last updated: 11:38 PM BST 04/05/2008 Silvio Berlusconi is facing a row with the Muslim world over his plans to appoint a member of the far-Right to his cabinet. Roberto Calderoli, 52, a senior member of the Northern League, enraged Muslims two years ago during […]
UPDATE 1-Italy bristles at Libya warning on right-winger Sun May 4, 2008 1:08pm EDT http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssEnergyNews/idUSB51097420080504?sp=trueRoberto Calderoni By Deepa Babington ROME, May 4 (Reuters) – Italy’s foreign minister attacked Libya’s warning against appointing a far-right lawmaker to a ministerial post as “intolerable” interference in internal affairs, adding to a growing political outcry over the issue. […]
BANKS: ITALY HOLDING BACK, NO ISLAMIC FINANCE FOR THE MOMENT (ANSAmed) – MILAN, APRIL 22 – A total 900,000 Muslims live in Italy and there are 70,000 companies set up by citizens coming from Arab countries. However, an ‘Islamic bank’, unlike in almost the entire Europe and the USA where the total sector’s assets stand […]
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