The Canadian Broadcasting Company’s sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie will begin airing in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Switzerland later this year. Netherlands Public Broadcasting has acquired the first two seasons of the program, which will either be dubbed or subtitled, and the first two seasons are also set to air in Belgium with French…
Letizia Moratti, the mayor of Milan, announced plans to acquire what she called a world-class facility and biomedical institute, under an agreement between the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority and a top oncology institute in Milan. Moratti recently made an official visit to the Saudi capital, Riyadh, in an effort to strengthen ties between the…
A recent meeting between bankers from Italy and the Gulf was organized in an effort to build stronger ties, and included efforts to build Italy’s first Islamic bank later this year. The new venture could be part of the European Islamic Investment bank, headquartered in London. While it is expected that the initial customers would…
Dutch and Iranian officials are split over whether to intercede in the release of a controversial new movie. Iranian officials have accused the unidentified film of portraying the holy Muslim text as an inspiration for killing, but Dutch counterparts have not taken action against Dutch parliament member responsible for the film’s creation. Iranian officials have…
A fanatic who planned an Iraq-style kidnap and beheading of a British soldier plucked from a Birmingham street was jailed for life yesterday. Parviz Khan, 37, pleaded guilty to the plan, that was disrupted in January last year and which UK counter-terrorism officials believe was backed by al-Qaida. The aim was to convulse Britain’s armed…
