The work of volunteers is becoming more important as governments do less and less in society, says one of the leaders of an international development network.

King receives the Aga Khan His Majesty King Hamad last night received at Rawdah Palace the spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims, the Aga Khan.
Also present was Crown Prince and BDF Commander-in-Chief Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.

Aga Khan arrives in Bahrain The spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims, Prince Aga Khan, arrived in Bahrain yesterday on a two-day official visit during which he is expected to hold talks with His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and other senior Bahraini officials.

The Al-Azhar Park has risen through the Cairo smog 20 years after being given the green light, Nevine El-Aref reportsMrs Mubarak and Aga Khan at the official opening of Al-Azhar Park

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Saturday said his government was committed to the development of health, education, female literacy and employment in country's remotest areas.

German economic minister has said that global stability will only be realised if poverty, hunger and injustice are overcome.

Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the 15 million Nizari Ismailis scattered throughout Asia (particularly India and Pakistan), North and East Africa, the Middle East and the West.

His Highness the Aga Khan is in Canada for a 10-day visit from November 18 to November 26, 2008 and returning on December 6 to officially open the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat located on Sussex Drive in Ottawa.

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