Daily Archives: October 19, 2010

ADB-WB Assess Pakistan Flood Damage at $9.7 Billion

Brussels, Belgium (14 October 2010) – The floods that swept across Pakistan since July caused an estimated $9.7 billion in damage to infrastructure, farms, homes, as well as other direct and indirect losses, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the … Continue reading

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Calgary’s Naheed Nenshi becomes Canada’s first Muslim mayor – The Globe and Mail

  JOSH WINGROVE CALGARY— Globe and Mail Update Published Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 2:45AM EDT If you don’t know the name Naheed Nenshi, take note.  A grassroots campaign driven by volunteers has delivered Canada its first Muslim mayor – Mr. … Continue reading

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When Baghdad was centre of the scientific world:Islamic science had its heyday in the ninth century, thanks to Abū Ja’far al-Ma’mūn’s House of Wisdom, says Jim al-Khalili

Source: Guardian.co.uk ***** Jim Al-Khalili The Observer, Sunday 26 September 2010 Article history The Bab al-Sharqi district of Baghdad as it is today. Photograph: Wikipedia The Bab al-Sharji district in the centre of Baghdad derives its name, which means east … Continue reading

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Meridiana adds Verona to expansion

Source: Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation ***** Meridiana Fly and Italy‘s Verona Airport have signed a new agreement protocol in order to develop the airport and airline’s services and to open new international connections. As part of the agreement, the … Continue reading

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YouTube – Press TV-Iran-Alamut Fortress-06-20-2010

Alamut Fortress by Press TV   YouTube – Press TV-Iran-Alamut Fortress-06-20-2010, posted with vodpod ->>>>><<<<<

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