Indonesia urges calm ahead of expected protests over anti-Islam film September 14, 2012 - 11:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Indonesian leaders and a prominent cleric have urged calm in the world's largest Muslim majority nation ahead of expected protests over an anti-Islam film that has sparked anger among followers, The Associated Press reported. Jakarta police spokesman Col. Rikwanto says the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta did not request any increased security, but 250 riot police have been put on alert. The embassy issued an e-mail to American citizens saying a demonstration with an estimated 300 people was expected after Friday prayers. The film "Innocence of Muslims" ridicules the religion and depicts the Prophet Muhammad as a fraud, a womanizer and a madman. It has prompted violent protests at U.S. Embassies in the Middle East, resulting in the death of the American ambassador and three other staff in Libya. Partner news  Top stories The international conference, backed by Russia and the U.S., aims to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria. Nuland, a career foreign service officer who was until recently State's top spokesperson, was expected to be nominated the post. Alkhatib said Assad should respond within 20 days and that he should then be given a month to dissolve parliament. Bağış said Istanbul’s unique status as a “peaceful coexistence of all cultures and religions” makes it a vital player in the EU.   Partner news |  Latest news International Arts Education Week ongoing in Armenia  Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova noted the program as a unique event reporting the achievements in the field.WB to support electronic control system launch in Prosecutor’s Office Armenia’s Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan met World Bank Country Manager for Armenia Jean-Michel Happi.Armenian-French decentralized cooperation conference due in fall Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan met with French ambassador Henri Reynaud.Google reportedly mulls buying map-software provider Waze Google has a widely used mapping tool and could adopt Waze’s technology to add social features to the software. |
