Sir, can you tell us a bit about yourself? (AllAfrica.com)
Yes, I am the eldest male child of the late Mai Machinama, Alhaji Mai Bukar Ibn Aliyu Idrissa. I was born on January 1, 1958 in Machina town where I began my early education in Central Primary School in 1966. I successfully completed and obtained my School leaving Certificate in December 1972.
UN animal conference tackles Mideast animal trade (3news)
A two-year-old lion, emaciated and barely breathing, is found in a tiny cage off a Beirut highway. Monkeys are hauled through the dark tunnels of Gaza.
Novartis' conjugate vaccine Menveo gets European marketing nod (PharmaBiz)
Novartis announced that the European Commission (EC) granted a Marketing Authorization for Menveo (Meningococcal Group A, C, W135 and Y conjugate vaccine) in all 27 European member states.
Aga Khan's Islamic Treasures Go on Show in Berlin (ABC News)
Pieces of Aga Khan's Islamic collection are going on show in Berlin. Aga Khan - Islam - Religion and Spirituality - Arts - Architecture
Egyptian writer's call for new Ka'bah shrine causes international uproar (Guardian Unlimited)
An award-winning Egyptian writer has caused an international row after he appeared to propose the construction of a second Ka'bah, the cube-shaped building in Mecca that is the focal point of prayer for a billion Muslims.
Beirut set to sign accord to protect endangered species (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: Lebanon looks set to join a key international convention protecting endangered species and plants, a local animal welfare organization has said. Agriculture Minister Hussein al-Hajj Hassan traveled to Qatar to discuss with Willem Wijnstekers, the secretary feneral of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild
A millennia of Islamic treasure unveiled in Berlin (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BERLIN: More than 200 items from the Aga Khan's collection of Islamic treasures are going on show in Berlin in an exhibition spanning a millennium and covering half the globe. A chestnut leaf delicately inscribed with golden calligraphy greets visitors at the start of the show of works collected by the billionaire philanthropist and illustrating the breadth of Islamic culture
IN BRIEF (Gulf Times)
Deputy Premier holds talks with Lebanese minister HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah has met the visiting Lebanese Agriculture Minister Hussein al-Hajj Hassan and his accompanying delegation.
UN animal conference tackles Mideast animal trade (AP via Yahoo! News)
A 2-year-old lion, emaciated and barely breathing, is found in a tiny cage off a Beirut highway. Monkeys are hauled through the dark tunnels of Gaza, bound for private zoos. Rare prize falcons are kept in desert encampments by wealthy Arab sheiks.
Insurgent video shows Toronto student (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
CBC News has confirmed the identity of a Toronto man believed to have joined an al-Qaeda-linked group in Somalia and killed in battle on an insurgent group's online video.