Businesses in the UK engaged in the halal trade are hoping that the new government will not ignore them .

Halal trade is expected to contribute 5 .

 The owner of Taiwanese garment factory has been arrested for forcing three Muslim women workers from Indonesia to eat pork, officials said .

Arab countries need to invest $144 billion in agriculture between now and 2030 to meet the demand for food for their growing populations, said an Arab official .

The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) and the Majlis Ugama Islam Singapore (MUIS), the two official Muslim bodies in the respective countries, have signed an accord a mutually beneficial agreement on halal foods .

In a keenly watched competition a Jordanian company has submitted the lowest bid in a tender for livestock imports to Turkey .

The Jakarta City Administration has promised to deliver 'ASUH' (Safe, Health, Intact, and Legal) chicken meat .

Entrepreneurs producing "halal" cosmetics say the global market is booming as more Muslims opt for beauty products that conform to Islamic rules, the Today Online news portal reported .