Fears of fresh violence in Kyrgyzstan

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Bishkek Latest – US Air Base in Panic, Uprising Continues, US Embassy Staff Worried, UN Involvement

Sheikh Abdur Rahman Al Sudais,

Imam Masjed Al-Haram (Al-Kaba) – Saudi Arabia

Imam Masjed Al-Haram (Al-Kaba) – Saudi Arabia

Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais is the Grand Imam of the Masjid al Haram in Makkah in Saudi Arabia. He is known worldwide primarily for his beautiful recitation of the Qur’an (which he memorized at the age of 12). Imam Sudais was born in 1961 and is a doctor by profession. He comes from the Anza clan, his lineage is ABU ABDUL AZIZ Ibn ABDUL AZIZ bin ABDULLAH, bin ABDUL AZIZ bin MUHAMMAD bin ABDULLAH. He is renowned for his good character and simplicity. He also leads the Taraweeh Prayers during Ramadan (with the other Imams including Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim). Sheikh Sudais grew up in Riyadh and attended the Al Mathna Bin Hartha elementry school and also the Scientific Academy of Riyadh – he is one of the most famous students from there. He graduated from the Scientific Academy in 1399 with a grading EXCELLENT and then went on to the Al Sharia College. He obtained a degree in Sharia from Riyadh University in 1983 and became an IFK (Islamic Fundemental Knowledge) lecturer after the conclusion of his study. He obtained his masters in Islamic fundamentals from the Sharia College of Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University in 1987 and received his PhD in Islamic Sharia from Umma Al Qura Universiy in 1995 while working there as an assistant professer after serving at Riyadh University. He was also taught the quran by Sheikh Muhammed Abdul Majid Zakir and also various others including Al Sheikh Muhammed Ali Hassan. After this he became Imam and Khateeb of a mosque in Riyadh called Masjid Al Sheikh Al Allama Abdur Razzaq Al Afifi. At the same time he started teaching in the Academy of Imam Al Dawa Al Almy in 1404 and which time he was also appointed the Imam and Khateeb of Masjidal Haram in Mecca Mukarrama. He started his Imamat in Mecca on the 22/08/1404 leading the Asr salat, and his first Khutba to the people was on the 15/09/1404 which was in ramadhan. In 2005 Al-Sudais was named by the Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA) Organising Committee as its 9th annual “Islamic Personality Of the Year” in recognition for his devotion to the Quran and Islam. When accepting his award in Dubai, he said: “The message of Islam and Muslims is modesty, fairness, security, stability, sympathy, harmony and kindness.”

Газопровод Джубга–Сочи построят под флагом ОАЭ

Зарегистрированная в Либерии Valentine Maritime (Gulf) L.L.C. займется строительством морского участка газопровода Джубга–Лазаревское–Сочи. Премьер-министр РФ Владимир Путин 15 июля подписал распоряжение, разрешающее заход в российские воды принадлежащего Valentine Maritime судна — трубоукладчика Regina–250 под флагом ОАЭ. В распоряжении также перечислены другие суда Valentine Maritime, участвующие в строительстве.

Valentine Maritime создана в 1990 году. Компания занимается строительством объектов морской инфраструктуры в ОАЭ, Иране, Йемене, Турции, Индии, Кувейте, Катаре, Саудовской Аравии. В России пока Valentine Maritime не работала. Морской газопровод до Сочи включает в себя морской участок, который проходит вдоль черноморского побережья на глубинах не более 80 метров. Его общая протяженность — 175,54 км, из них морской участок составляет 157,91 км. Мощность газопровода составит до 4 млрд кубометров в год.

ВОЗ рекомендует запретить хадж пожилым и детям из-за вируса

КАИР, 23 июля – РИА Новости. Всемирная организация здравоохранения (ВОЗ) рекомендовала запретить паломничество к исламским святыням Мекки и Медины (хадж) в 2009 году лицам старше 65 лет, детям в возрасте до 12 лет, а также больным, страдающим хроническими заболеваниями, сообщило египетское агентство МЕНА.

Это решение было принято по итогам экстренного заседания министров здравоохранения арабских стран, которое прошло в среду в Каире под эгидой ВОЗ.

Региональная комиссия ВОЗ также рекомендовала правительствам ближневосточных государств усилить работу по мониторингу распространения вируса A/H1N1 и других схожих заболеваний. Кроме того, каждому государству рекомендовано разработать национальную стратегию по вакцинации населения.

Региональное бюро ВОЗ продолжит координировать борьбу с распространением опасного вируса и окажет техническое и информационное содействие в случае необходимости.

Обряды хаджа, который начинается в этом году в ноябре, ежегодно выполняют около 3 миллионов мусульман. Ряд государств уже объявили об ограничении выезда паломников в Мекку и Медину.

ВОЗ 11 июня впервые более чем за 40 лет официально объявила о введении шестого, максимального уровня угрозы пандемии в связи со стремительным распространением по миру гриппа A/H1N1.

По данным различных источников на 14 июля, число заболевших гриппом А/H1N1 в мире составляет 113 тысяч 507, из них 549 – с летальным исходом.

Residence visa seekers to be fingerprinted

Abu Dhabi: Residency departments across the country will manage a fingerprint identification system and database for all residents in the country, a senior official said on Wednesday.

“Starting next month, applicants for residence visa will be fingerprinted under a tighter biometric system to provide more secure identification and prevent fraud,” Major General Nasser Al Awadi Al Minhali, Acting Director-General of the Federal Naturalisation and Residency Department told Gulf News.

He said fresh applicants for residence visas will get their fingerprints taken before the medical check-up to ensure they have no criminal record.

“Those found to be with criminal records will be denied visa and handed over to the police for further legal action.”

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Al Minhali said a number of residents who had their fingerprints taken for obtaining identification cards were found to have a criminal record.

“This prompted authorities to introduce this measure to prevent people with a criminal record from obtaining a visa.”

He added residents living in the country will be fingerprinted when they apply for renewal of their visa.

“The move will eventually cover all residents in the country, including workers sponsored by their employers, investors, domestic workers and parents of residents,” he said. Al Minhali did not specify the fees, but said they will be nominal.

Many residents questioned the move and asked if there was any point in being fingerprinted for the ID card and then again for the residence visa.

But Al Minhali said the National Identity Authority examines whether an applicant has a criminal record or not, but the database that will be set up at the Naturalisation and Residency departments across the country will act as a source of information to ensure only those with certificate of “good conduct” or “lack of a criminal record” will be granted residence visa.

Al Minhali said fingerprinting services will be available at Naturalisation and Residency departments across the country. He did not say whether the fingerprinting will be done manually or electronically.

“We will manage a fingerprint identification system and database for all residents in the country and lead the way in the development, assessment and implementation of new techniques for operational fingerprinting.”

Categories covered under scheme

Employment Visa: Employment Visa or Permit is issued by the Naturalisation and Residency Department to a foreign national who wishes to work for a company in the UAE upon the approval of the Ministry of Labour.

It allows the holder to enter the UAE once for a period of 30 days and is valid for two months from the date of issue. When the employee has entered the country on the basis of the employment visa, the sponsoring company will arrange to complete the formalities of stamping his residence.

Residence Visa: A residence visa is required for those who intend to enter the UAE to live with a person who is already a resident. It is issued to the immediate kin of a resident for three years renewable for a fee of Dh300. The residence permit becomes invalid if the resident remains more than six months at a time out of the country.

Parents of residents are issued residence visas after special approval with a renewable validity of one year for a fee of Dh100 for each year. A refundable deposit of Dh5,000 has to be paid for each parent.

Investor Visa: It is issued to an expatriate investor in partnership with a local. The foreign investor must hold a minimum stake of Dh70,000 in the share capital. Like the residence visa, it is issued for three years for a fee of Dh300.

Visa for domestic help will be covered under the fingerprinting scheme.

No parking charges during Isra Wal Meraj holiday

Solar eclipse shrouds Asia in darkness after dawn

Taregna: The longest solar eclipse of the 21st century pitched a swath of Asia from India to China into near darkness Wednesday as millions gathered to watch the phenomenon.

But millions more, gripped by fear, shuttered themselves in. India abounds in superstitions and fables based on Hindu mythology, one of which says an eclipse is caused when a dragon-demon swallows the sun.

The eclipse is caused when the moon covers the sun completely to cast a shadow on earth. In some parts of Asia it lasted as long as 6 minutes and 39 seconds.

Thick cloud cover over India obscured the sun when the eclipse began at dawn. But the clouds parted in several cities, minutes before the total eclipse took place at 6.24 am.

In neighboring Bangladesh, people came out in droves.

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“It’s a rare moment, I never thought I would see this in my life,” said Abdullah Sayeed, a college student who traveled to Panchagarh town from the capital Dhaka to view it.

He said cars in the town needed to use headlights as “night darkness has fallen suddenly.” People hugged each other and some blew whistles when the eclipse began, he said.

One of the best views, shown live on several television channels, appeared to be in the Indian town of Varanasi, on the banks of the Ganges river, sacred to devout Hindus.

Thousands of Hindus took a dip in keeping with the ancient belief that bathing in the river at Varanasi, especially on special occasions, cleanses one’s sins. The eclipse was seen there for 3 minutes and 48 seconds.

The eclipse – visible only in Asia – was moving north and east from India to Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan and China.

It is the longest such eclipse since July 11, 1991, when a total eclipse lasting 6 minutes, 53 seconds was visible from Hawaii to South America. There will not be a longer eclipse than Wednesday’s until 2132.

“We’ll have to wait a few hundred years for another opportunity to observe a solar eclipse that lasts this long, so it’s a very special opportunity,” said Shao Zhenyi, an astronomer at the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory.

A 10-member team of scientists from the premier Indian Institute of Astrophysics in Bangalore and the Indian air force were to fly and film the eclipse, an air force press release said.

Scientists said the Indian village of Taregna would have the clearest view, where thousands of scientists, nature enthusiasts and students gathered a day in advance.