Part 1   24 Shawwal 1428 (4 November 2007) I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed shaytan. In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful!

Georgians have begun voting in snap presidential elections seen as a test of the democratic credentials of Mikhail Saakashvili, the country’s pro-western president.

Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili appeared poised for re-election Sunday, but his chief opponent rejected early results and called a street protest, threatening the ex-Soviet republic with turmoil.