Sharjah Municipality has announced that it has completed preparations for the fasting month of Ramadan, WAM News Agency reported .

 Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has called on the country's parliament and the government to speed up their deliberation of the bill on halal  products and pass it into law soon, the Jakarta Post reported .

Pakistan and Thailand have initiated a dialogue for cooperation on halal related issues .

Taiwanese authorities are looking at the possibility of making the country’s food products acceptable in the halal market .

Months after a Canadian businesswoman launched a line of halal cosmetics in Dubai, comes the news that Britain will have its own range of halal make-up .

Two Muslim inmates at the State Correctional Institution at Retreat have filed a federal lawsuit against the prison, alleging officials are discriminating against members of their faith by failing to provide specialized food to celebrate two Islamic holidays .

Turkish poultry is increasingly setting its eye on the lucrative market in Iraq and Iran, reports the Daily Zaman newspaper .

Plans for a halal slaughterhouse in Corsicana have been delayed after the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has asked for briefs regarding the proposed facility, the Corsican Daily Sun reported .