Saturday, November 13, 2004
Mosque set on fire in Netherlands
BBC NEWS | "A fire has badly damaged a mosque in the Netherlands, in what may be the latest in a series of arson attacks.
Police said the small wooden mosque, in the south-eastern village of Helden, near the German border, had caught light early on Saturday.
They said it was not immediately clear if arsonists were behind the attack.
There have been more than 20 incidents of fires or vandalism at Muslim buildings since the murder of the controversial filmmaker Theo van Gogh."
Monday, November 08, 2004
New deal on Dutch social reform
RNW | "The recent wave of social unrest in the Netherlands is over - at least for the time being - after the cabinet reached a deal with trade unions and employers' organisations on reforms of the social security sector. Under the agreement, early retirement remains possible before the age of 65, and government plans to reform the national work disability scheme will be less restrictive than earlier envisaged. At first glance, the unions appear to be the winners of the crisis talks that produced the deal at the weekend. But on closer inspection, it's evident that all parties have had to make concessions."
Spanish 'terrorist ordered Van Gogh killing'
The assassination of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh may have been ordered by a fugitive Spanish terrorist, it has been reported.
Spanish authorities are assisting Dutch justice officials investigate possible links between the arrested suspect, Mohammed B., and Islamic extremists in Spain, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday.
