Islamic Civilization in the Mediterranean: an International Conference is being held from 1-4 December, 2010 at the Near East University, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus. The conference is organized jointly by OIC’s Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture and Near East University.

US President Barack Obama has told US troops at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan that they will have difficult days ahead during their deployment in the country.“Progress comes slow” and “there are going to be difficult days ahead,” Obama told the 3,850 troops at Bagram Air Base, a Press TV correspondent reported on Friday.

At least 150 civilians have been killed in fighting between the Nigerian military and armed militants in the oil-producing Niger Delta. The incident took place as Nigerian warplanes bombed a village near a militant camp and soldiers opened fire with machine guns, the Associated Press quoted human rights activists and witnesses as saying on Friday.

Indonesia is selecting thousands of unfortunate children living on the street across the world’s most populous Muslim nation to join Islamic boarding schools, locally known as Pesantren, under a new government’s program.

US diplomats and Hamid, Karzai, the Afghan president, criticised the role of UK troops in Afghanistan as “not up” to standard, according to cables released by WikiLeaks.

A man wearing an Afghan police uniform has opened fire on US-led troops in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least six foreigners and wounding several others.NATO says the incident happened during a training session and the shooter has also been killed.

At least six people, including two children, have been killed in a suspected suicide bomb attack in Bannu, a city in the northwest of Pakistan. According to officials, a suicide bomber blew himself up near a police van close to a police station, in the Milad park area, on Tuesday.

ZAHEDAN: Respected Shaikh Abdul Hameed called the Shia community to realize the sacred signs of Sunni community while they observe their religious activities.Talking to tens of thousands in Makki mosque of Zahedan, the prominent scholar said, “There are some festivals which are considered very important among the Shia community, such occasions do not have any […]

A non-UN-sanctioned US drone attack has killed at least three people and wounded several others in Pakistan’s troubled northwestern tribal belt. Security officials say the attack targeted a vehicle traveling in a village in the North Waziristan tribal district.

US President Barack Obama’s Kenyan grandmother says she prayed during a hajj pilgrimage to Mecca for the American leader to convert to Islam, a newspaper revealed on Thursday.