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Islamic preacher not in talks to buy island despite £3.5m fundraiser
Sheikh Yasser al-Habib was reportedly planning to buy Torsa in Argyll to make his own Sharia law-based Islamic "homeland". His organisation launched a £3.5m fundraiser earlier this year using ...
The absurd plot to turn a tiny Scottish island into an Islamic state
Think Four Lions meets Local Hero. Yet that, it seemed, is exactly what Sheikh Yasser al-Habib, 45, and his supporters, the ...
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Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah dies aged 91
Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah had ruled the oil-rich Gulf state since 2006 Kuwait's Emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah, has died at the age of 91, state media report. His 83-year-old half ...