News: Iraqi's headed to vote for parliament on Wednesday 30th April 2014 in the first nationwide elections since the last US troops left the country in December 2011. Nine thousand candidates are vying for 328 seats, largely running on sectarian lines. Incumbent prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, a Shia, is expected to secure a third term in political deals made after the vote, but he faces mounting criticisms that he runs…

Question While researching the prohibition for a Muslim to participate in a Kufr system which does not rule by Islam, someone said that they heard one of the scholars allowing this participation citing Yusuf (as) ruling by the laws (shariyah) of the king of Egypt... Also that the Negus remained for many years ruling by Kufr even though he was a Muslim and the Prophet (saw) prayed Janazah prayer in…

News: Kenya's economy registered 4.7 per cent economic growth in 2013, slightly higher than 4.6 per cent recorded in 2012. Launching the 2014 Economic Survey 2014 detailing performance of economic sectors, 2013 Economic growth and 2014 outlook in Nairobi on Tuesday, Devolution cabinet secretary Ann Waiguru said the expanded Growth Domestic Product (GDP) was supported by low inflation and fuel prices. The performance was also supported by the stable macroeconomic…

Headlines • US ‘to React' if Russia Crosses into Ukraine • Egypt Sentences 683 to Death in Mass Trial over Islamist Riots • Friends of Yemen Announce New Structure to Support Transition • US Considers Pakistan an Important Country, says US Envoy Details US ‘to React' if Russia Crosses into Ukraine The US Ambassador to Ukraine says an "inevitable, sharp reaction" should be expected from the United States if Russian…