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February 28, 2003

U.S. Diplomat Resigns, Protesting the US 'Fervent Pursuit of War'

Russia will use veto to maintain world stability

Arab foreign ministers hold fruitful talks

No New UN Resolution, No Support for war: Saudi Arabia

140,000 Egyptians rally for Iraq

Israel wavers over immediate US strike on Iraq: poll

Sharon asks parliament to endorse new coalition 

Bush ties Palestinian state to Iraq

Iraq says will respond on missiles; Security Council meets

Iraq Procrastinates as UN Begins Its Deliberations

Turkey puts off vote on U.S. troops

Turkish Cypriots demand acceptance of UN-backed peace plan

Agencies fear epidemics and disease

US Arab and Muslim news focus

Graphic images of the war of containment against Iraq

Iranians go to the polls in municipal elections

February 27, 2003

Anti-war protesters jam US govt phone, fax lines

Bush pushes Iraq war; China, Russia seek more time

Saddam Hussein's Interview with Dan Rather, full text

Bush speaks on Iraq the same evening Saddam's interview aired

CBS, White House Clash Over Saddam Interview

Off camera, Saddam interviewed Rather

President Bush's Ratings Fall Sharply

US Deluding Itself Over Iraq: Saud

Blix Doubts Iraqi Sincerity; Blair Suffers Big Setback

Up to date, total US casualties over 1500 soldiers and 50 helicopters and aeroplanes in Afghanistan

A Battle Plan Against Gulf War Illness

Saudi Held for Visa Fraud in US

US Increases Estimated Cost of an Iraq War to $95 Billion

Arab League chief sees unified Arab stance

Uday aide dismisses reports on defection

Mood swings in Baghdad, many resigned to U.S. war

Sharon drops Netanyahu as foreign minister

New Group Seizes Sudan Town

February 26, 2003

Saddam says he has no plans to go into exile or burn oil fields

Islamic states consider using oil as anti-war weapon

Top-level delegation to represent Iraq at Arab summit

US, Saudi reach new agreements on use of bases: Report

Fatah says Israel wants to slowly finish off Barghuthi

Australian experts warn attack on Iraq is a violation of international law, could end in international court

NAM 116 nations tell Washington to give peace a chance

Bush Warns He Will Go It Alone

Ankara close to opening ports, bases for Americans
Motion now before Parliament

War in Iraq Could Create 2m Refugees: Officials

US Trade Threatened By War Clouds

Washington ‘understands’ Cairo’s emergency laws ­ with reservations
Civilians have been tried in military courts for nonviolent offenses

Sharon’s New Govt Comes Under Fire

Makkah Teens Arrested for Al-Qaeda Link

Blair Under Investigation For Bribery Re: Iraq War?

A Pakistani Shi'a religious leader criticizes world failure to stop war on Iraq

Sheherazade: Risking the Passage, contemporary art by Muslim women, a Minneapolis exhibition

Nation grinds to halt as wild weather gets even worse  Snowfall shaping up as heaviest in 5 decades

Collision theory gains currency in Columbia shuttle disaster probe

February 25, 2003

Many in the world see Bush as greater threat than Saddam

Iraq frustrated over perceived lack of support from Arab states

Non-aligned nations criticise US over Iraq policy

Unilateral war against Iraq a 'crime against peace': Vatican

Malaysian premier uses Non-Aligned summit to call for end to war

Mugabe slams “born-again colonialists’ Britain, US

Nasrallah slams US and its ‘military boots’

Iraq’s poverty inspires fundraising effort

Israeli army quits Gaza town

US, UK push war resolution on reluctant UN

Iraq Missile Threat Limited, Says Prince Khaled

Malaysia and Libya Agree to Mediate in Manila-MILF Peace Negotiations

Arab-Canadian Alqaeda Teenager Facing Murder Charge

Egyptian parliament extends emergency laws

Arab News Correspondent Gets Her Call-Up Papers

News highlights

February 24, 2003

Israeli Onslaught Continues; 11 More Palestinians massacred

Non-aligned 114 nations line up against war with Iraq

Non-Aligned resolution pulls punches on Israel

NAM 114 nations reject ‘Axis of Evil’ rhetoric

Washington is losing the battle of global public opinion

EGYPTIAN ANTI-WAR ACTIVISTS ARRESTED AND TORTURED, Action needed to release them  

Hizbullah No. 2 says war on Iraq ‘fueled’ by imperial US and Israeli interests

UN starts vaccinating four million Iraqi children

Lebanese FM to brief EU counterparts on anti-war stance

Sharon turns sharp right in search for government

Former Israeli ambassador to UK dies of 1982 wounds

Haunted by Gulf War memories, Turkey dithers over US-led Iraq war

Haram Imam Blasts ‘Intellectual Terrorism’

Iraq Contemplates Missile Destruction

British and American Exodus from Saudi Arabia Under Way

7,500 students demonstrate in Egypt against Iraq war

5,000 march in Tyre, Lebanon, to back Iraq, Palestinians

Arab Banks Likely to Suffer $60 Billion War Loss

February 23, 2003

NAM 114 nations to reject US-led attack on Iraq

War against Iraq aimed at Muslims: Mahathir

NAM wants Israeli war crimes suspects tried in international court

Two Palestinians Killed by Israelis in Nablus

As the World Focuses on Iraq, Bodies Pile Up in Gaza

Arafat faction accepts plan to end armed resistance

Blix gives Iraq one week to start destroying missiles

Christian Coalition Panelists in US Distort Islam

Bomb threats target Qatar Airways planes

Arab summit set for March 1 as Lebanon falls in line

In Quest of Plastic Surgeon Who Altered Bin Laden’s Appearance

3 Saudis Jailed for Al-Qaeda Plot

Egyptians demonstrate against looming war on Iraq

Pakistani Air chief, wife laid to rest

10 killed in Karachi shooting

February 22, 2003

2 Palestinians killed, as Israeli onslaught rages on

Arab League meeting will not help Baghdad, says analyst Al_Anni

Iraqi civilians unprepared for war

Nasrallah: Arabs facing psychological warfare

Jenin film works well on multiple levels

Lebanese protesters urge Annan to work for peace

Iraqi preachers urge faithful to prepare for war with ‘infidels’

Baradei carries out inspection of Iranian facility

Rhode Island Nightclub Fire Claims at Least 95

Sharon calls for the disarmament of Iran, Libya, and Syria after Iraq

Sharon Poses Bigger Threat: Moussa

Call For Year-Long Intifada Truce

Call to Conscience From Veterans to Active Duty Troops and Reservists

Britons Told to Consider Leaving the Gulf

Filipino military and Muslim fighters Trade Raps as More Bombs Explode

February 21, 2003

Israeli occupation troops kill 3 Palestinians in W. Bank

8 Palestinians Indicted in the US for Supporting Islamic Jihad

US aims to submit Iraq resolution next week

British 'human shields' snub London's order to leave Iraq

British Employee gunned down in Saudi Arabia

For humiliated Palestinians, a long march home

Israel Masses Troops on Lebanese Border

Arab summit to be held March 1 in Cairo

Japanese experts forecast grave consequences of Iraqi war

Reporters to be ‘Embedded’ With US Troops in Gulf

US INS Extensions Granted for Groups 3 and 4

Syria, Israel trade barbs over ‘terrorism’

Saddam gathers top aides to prepare for war

Mideast ‘road map’ gets another push

Iraq crisis intensifies Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Report identifies causes of unrest in Ma'an, Jordan

February 20, 2003

Pakistan air force chief, 16 others die in crash

Death toll from Iran plane crash put at 302

Israelis Kill 14 More Palestinians in Assaults

Northern thrust of Iraq invasion plan in doubt, Iran warns US

Iraq could cost US its leadership — former security adviser, Brzezinski

Bethlehem residents complain Israel's wall amounts to eviction order

Israeli killings expose hypocrisy over Iraq, say Sinn Fein

PLO FM: Bush unpredictable, no expulsion of Arafat

Washington, Ankara bargain over northern front

US seeks urgent Turkish reply on deployment

U.S., Britain push UN resolution despite opposition

TOP SECRET BILL TO TURN U.S. GOVT. INTO TYRANNY

Syrian troops begin pulling out of northern Lebanon bases

Iraq minister raps Blair for misinformation

Arab League Sec Gen: Summit to convene regardless of events

Saudi Arabia Says War Inevitable, No Need for Arab Summit

"Human Shields" Hold First War Council in Baghdad

Defense minister: Iran's airspace off limits to US warplanes

Sept. 11 Plotter Jailed

Filipino Military Dared to Catch MILF Leader

Somali President Seeks Financial Help From Arab League

February 19, 2003

Israeli wars:

Israeli forces invade Gaza City, 11 Palestinians killed

Israeli forces hit Gaza City targets, two dead

Israel kills Hamas activists amid reports of new meeting with Palestinians

Palestinians protest Bethlehem land grab

Israel to Split Christ's Birthplace with Barrier

Israeli soldiers arrested in ‘Hizbullah spy case’

Court dismisses appeal for Palestinian gas masks

US wars:

US war on Iraq to create more Ben Laden recruits

A huge US Bombing Massacre of Civilians in Afghanistan, Helmand Province.

US warns Turkey against blocking Iraq war plans

Key U.S. Allies Saudi Arabia, Turkey Harden Opposition to U.S. War on Iraq

Iraq crisis provokes nasty row among EU members, candidates

Egyptian President Backs Franco-German Stance on Iraq

Blair Stands Firm on Iraq Despite Declining Polls

Lawsuit Challenges Bush’s Authority To Wage War

Kuwait lodges protests over Lebanon's handling of Arab meeting on Iraq

World:

25,000 march against war in Lebanon

Leader: Martyrdom an element of national strength

New TV stations set to take on Al Jazeera

Korean Taegu Subway Fire Claims Over 130 Lives 

February 18, 2003

Israeli wars:

Israel Assassinates Hamas Leader After Launching Night Raids

Major raids on Gaza expected, but time not ripe for reoccupation — analysts

Israelis sting ‘Hizbullah spy ring’ in Ghajar

US wars:

U.S. official to Israel: We'll deal with Syria, Iran after Iraq war

EU unites in putting onus on Baghdad to disarm

Iraq vows to turn desert into a cemetery for US and British soldiers

Turkey delays vote on US deployment, seeks aid first

British foreign secretary says war against Iraq 'very difficult' without public support

U.S. soldiers to be deployed in Sulu

Seven soldiers killed, 11 wounded in Philippines rebel ambush

Arabs:

Kuwait blasts Lebanon for handling of foreign ministers’ meeting

Politicians lament Arab disunity in Cairo

Arab leaders likely to hold Iraq summit on February 28

Anti-war roar fills streets of San Francisco, Sunday

World:

UN will die “moral death” if it gives in to US on Iraq: Vajpayee

Massive Snowstorm Buries US mid-Atlantic region

New protests planned in bid to bring Britain to a standstill

Kurdish leaders enraged by 'undemocratic' American plan to occupy Iraq

Kalam Calls for Talks to Defuse Ayodhya Issue

February 17, 2003

US wars:

Anti-war push brings more time for Iraq diplomacy

NATO ends crisis on Iraq

Nation remembers the dead at Al Amiriya shelter

Arabs to offer Saddam exile or war

Arabs reject US threats against Iraq

French going too far: Perle

US isolation growing, warns Arab press

Israeli wars:

Nine Palestinians killed

Israel authorises immigration of 20,000 more Ethiopians

Six Hamas men killed in Gaza blast

Hizbollah warns Israel against new Lebanon invasion

World:

Saudis respond to latest Bin Laden accusations

Millions around globe march against war on Iraq

Al-Arabiya: A balanced alternative to Al-Jazeera?

Talks on Gulf War missing ‘end without progress’

Women hold rare anti-war march in Oman

February 16, 2003

China trains 14 astronauts for fall launch

Israeli wars:

Four Israeli soldiers killed in tank bombing in Gaza Strip

Eight Palestinians Martyred During Eid-ul Adha

Palestinians are left to pick up pieces of homes 

US wars:

Bin Laden vows to pursue war on Americans: Report

Iraq sees `honest' Blix report as block to UN approval for war

Swiss see huge humanitarian crisis from Iraq war

S. Arabia to bypass US controls on pilots — report

US extends deadline for male visitor registration

Daniel Ellsberg takes aim at the Bush administration 

Aziz holds his own peace protest

Arab FMs to meet in Cairo today to discuss convening emergency summit

Castro Says U.S. War on Iraq Unjustified

Chinese FM Urges Powell to Work for Political Settlement on Iraq

Iran, Malaysia Share Common Views on Iraq Issue

Activism:

World-wide anti-war on Iraq demonstrations

Arabs take to streets in protest against US war on Iraq

Arabs urged to take lead in anti-war camp 

Pakistan: Thousands stage anti-war rallies 

Anti-war fever spreads to cities in Visayas 

Military seizes MILF ‘camp’; fighting subsides, Philippines

Thousands Rally Against Iraq War in Thailand

February 15, 2003

Activism:

'Human shields' gather in attempt to deter war

150,000 Australians rally against war

SATURDAY 15 FEBRUARY LONDON DEMONSTRATION, TIMETABLE AND INFORMATION

Lebanese anti-war protesters split over support of Saddam

Resistance to war:

Resistance to US war plans mounts in UN and beyond, the US expels an Iraqi journalist, Iraq expels Four Fox journalists

Pope reiterates the Vatican’s staunch opposition to a Washington-led war against Iraq

Cleric rips Arabs for putting their heads in the sand

Saddam bans production, import of prohibited arms

Blix puts Washington’s back against the wall

Blix said ‘nothing to justify US war against Baghdad’

Leaked memo attacks NATO holdouts

Russia, Pakistan, and India against the use of force

Israeli wars:

Israeli tank in flames after hitting bomb in Gaza

Arafat meets key U.S-Israeli. demand

Israel extends closure of Palestinian territories

US House of Representatives reaffirms its admiration of Israel and bashes the Palestinian people

World disorder:

U.S., Turkey haggle over war aid

Fighting rages in Philippines as death toll mounts to 200

US congressman fights to prevent family’s deportation

3 states on US hit-list after Iraq, says Qazi

Felipino diplomat denies she was abducted from Baghdad, fabricated BBC report

Bomb hoax in Lahore, Pakistan, a woman held

Mubarak calls for emergency summit

Kahil expressed hopes, frustrations of Arabs

February 14, 2003

Blix gives mixed picture of Iraqi disarming effort, de Villepin immediately told the Council: inspections needed more time. "The use of force is not justified at this time.

US wars:

Aziz lashes out at Bush

Brief news highlights

US, UK seize on missiles as the excuse to launch war on Iraq

Western peace activists invite Mandela to Iraq

France calls for Arab League support at UN

French envoy touts anti-war partnership

Contacts under way to convene Islamic summit on Iraq

US asks non-essential diplomatic staff to leave

20,000 Lebanese set to join global anti-war protest

American citizens stay put in Bahrain

‘Qatar gave US Bin Laden tape in advance’

Israeli wars:

Two Palestinians killed by Israeli army explosion of Rafah tunnel

Draft sends chill across Israel

Israel sees Iraq war dividend in new Middle East

Israelis told to seal rooms, store water as US-led strike on Iraq looms

War, economy jitters panic insular Israelis

Israel protests Belgium's decision to permit war crimes trials

Arafat set to appoint new prime minister

Netanyahu lays into Belgian envoy

Palestinians await more violence in gloomy mood

Brazil dismisses US-Israeli terror claims

World:

Supporters of Kashmir uneasy over Russian role

Pilgrims leave Mina as Haj winds down

Haj Reflections: Day Five

February 13, 2003

Israeli wars:

Israeli troops kill two Palestinians

Palestinians say they are being subjected to punishment 'lottery' by Israeli soldiers

Belgian court to try Sharon after he leaves office

US wars:

Clinton says UN inspectors need more time

Bin Laden's audio letter, Feb 11, 2003 English translation, full text

Experts slam the Bush administration reaction to Bin Laden’s statement

Urge Senators to Oppose S.113, It Would Allow Unconstitutional Surveillance of Individuals

U.S. may move against Saudi Arabia after Iraq

U.S. officials in rare talks with Iranians

N.Korea warns it can hit US targets across the world

World:

Taiwan on alert against any Chinese invasion during Iraq war

GCC states finalize plans to deploy troops in Kuwait

Europe divided in trans-Atlantic row over Iraq

NATO fails to break deadlock over Iraq

30,000 flee clashes in the Philippines

New Middle East media venture expected this year

Colossus in the world of caricature

Global trade slowed by new US rules

Haj Reflections: Day Four

Spirits high as stoning ritual continues

Muslim clerics warn against American designs in region

Fadlallah says Muslims can join secular political groups

February 12, 2003

Bin Laden's audio letter, Feb 11, 2003 English translation, full text

Israel seals off occupied territories

Cartoonist Kahil dies in London

US wars:

Bin Laden urges Muslims to back Iraq, fight US

Iraq dismisses US claims of bin Laden link as “pretext” for war

Nato fails to mend internal rift over Iraq war

France sets stage for confrontation on Iraq at UN

Khatami blasts U.S. policy on Iraq

50 'human shields' get entry visas

Papal envoy to meet Saddam Hussein

Bush aims to influence Pope

Bush decries efforts to block war plans

Gen. Franks leading US troops to war

World: 

Arroyo halts offensive against the Moro Muslim organization, MILF

Haj:

Satan stoned in symbolic Haj ritual

Prayers, family outings mark Eid Al-Adha

14 killed in Mina stampede

Hajj Reflections: Day Three

Scouts guide boxer back to his camp

February 11, 2003

Two more Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation forces

Palestinians mark somber holiday as Israel bans hundreds from pilgrimage

Funds to feed Palestinians will run out in March

US wars:

Pope's envoy starts mission of 'extreme hope'

Bush and Sharon 'creating terrorism'

U.S. foreign policy hinges on clash of cultures theory

U.S. and Turkey sign pact to renovate bases

Germany tries to build coalition against war

Iraq revives question marks over NATO

Europe's doves block NATO Iraq move, angering US

Arabs shower France with praise for opposing US war efforts

Spanish students boo minister as pressure increases on Madrid over Iraq

Iran gives US new nuclear headache in midst of Iraq, North Korea crises

Media:

Al Jazeera TV barred from covering Hajj

Stifling the Voice of Reason: Yellow Times shut down

Haj and Eid:

Fourteen pilgrims killed in Haj stampede

Eid Al Adha a time for happiness and prayers

Pilgrims seek forgiveness at pinnacle of Haj

Haj Reflections: Day Two

Boy Scouts active in Haj health care

Saudis made us feel wanted, US Hajis say

Chaos as shoppers make a beeline to buy sheep

French Muslims boycott Eid lamb slaughter

February 10, 2003

Israeli wars:

Aid for Palestinians suffers due to focus on Iraq, Emergency food programme ends in March

Sharon says new gov't will oust Arafat; 3 killed in attack on army post

Sharon vows to remove present Palestinian leadership

Report from Israel and the Palestinian occupied territories, 

US wars:

France, Germany, Belguim block NATO planning for Iraq

Powell pours cold water on glimmer of good news from Blix and Baradei

'Iraq gives ground' as US spurns Franco-German plan

Rumsfeld deploys nuclear weapons for war on Iraq, INS updates, and more racist Congressmen

Downing St admits blunder on Iraq dossier

Reactions to war:

Protesters everywhere reject US military action against Iraq

Wrangling over Iraq lands NATO in fresh crisis

US-Europe rift on Iraq deepens

Turkish military objects giving command to US

Political, religious leaders in Lebanon unite against war on holy occasions
Al-Adha

Brief news highlights

Mandela requested to negotiate exit plan for Saddam — report

S. Arabia denies plan to seek US troop pullout

Egypt hosts mini-summit on Iraq, admits Arabs powerless to stop war

World:

Khatami says Iran mines uranium for nuclear plant

Haj:

Millions of pilgrims mass at Mina

Haj Reflections: Day One

Foreign pilgrims at record high

Making a fast buck in Mina

Kaaba to be adorned with new kiswa today

Jeddah taxi drivers take pilgrims for a ride

February 9, 2003

Israeli wars:

Israel proposes gradual withdrawal, Old Gazan dies in Israeli raid, another succumbs to wounds

US wars:

Iraq hands over more documents to UN inspectors

Ritter lashes out at U.S.government

UN embargo sparks rare diseases

Iraqi envoy rebuts Powell's claim

Blix: Iraq talks 'very substantial' ... US rebukes European allies for efforts to solve crisis peacefully

Brief news Brief news Brief news

Mother denies son's link to Alqaeda and Iraq

Annan warns Bush against unilateral attack on Iraq

Washington raises terrorism threat warning to second-highest level

Malaysia pulls embassy staff out of Baghdad, Philippines closes embassy

World:

Indian envoy given 48 hours to leave Pakistan

Stranded Pakistanis issue likely to get a breakthrough

Kuwait to get ‘Peninsula Shield’ defense force

Pilgrims trickle into tented city of Mina

Female ... and proud to be Muslim

Turks take coffee break on way to Makkah,

February 8, 2003

Refusing to heed calls for peace, US builds up forces in Gulf

Chirac stands firm, tells Bush war can be avoided

Nasrallah: War has nothing to do with Saddam’s regime

Patten sees little benefit in attack on Iraq

U.S. presence worse than Iraqi arms, Rafsanjani

Sabra and Shatila survivors could not travel to testify against Sharon in Belgium

UN inspectors to begin crucial Iraq visit

US met with Iranians on war plans: Report

Plagiarised dossier puts Blair in spot

British ‘won’t use bases on Cyprus’ to hit Iraq

Washington raises terrorism threat warning to second-highest level

Academics discuss likely postwar scenario

The faithful united in praying for peace

Joy of Islam knows no bounds: French revert

February 7, 2003

Israeli wars:

Israeli occupation troops kill six Palestinians

Invitation to Sharon draws angry reaction in pro-Palestinian Egypt

US wars:

Rumsfeld says momentum building toward war with Iraq

US fired on in Afghanistan, fighting near Bagram

Arabs call Powell evidence ‘unsubstantiated’

France leads critics of Powell's report

Vatican: Powell evidence unconvincing

Arabs unconvinced by Powell report, sure US war against Iraq is imminent

Baghdad analysts split on whether Powell started countdown to war

Turks give green light to US on bases for Iraq

Al-Qaeda remains main US threat: FBI

Anti-war demonstrations in 2,000 cities around the world

 

World:

16 Abu Sayyaf Muslim rebels killed

Sudan foes make headway on power sharing arrangements

News highlights

Edict forbidding attacks on non-Muslims reassures expats

Rights activist blasts US bias against Muslims

Special INS Registration Reminder

Rep. Howard Coble (US) praises the history of internment camps

US Muslim detained at Heathrow airport

Marriage is easy! Divorce even easier!

February 6, 2003

Israeli wars:

Israeli troops kill 5 Palestinians in West.Bank, Gaza

Israeli bulldozers bury woman alive

Israelis bar 1,000 Palestinian pilgrims

Northern Israelis object to overflights, too

US wars:

Powell unconvincing at UN

Powell's evidence "typical American show"

No Adlai Stevenson moment in dossier

Iraqis stoical over war, says Saddam interviewer

Iraqi civilians parade with weapons, ready to fight

Prince Saud insists on last chance for Arab diplomacy

Red Cross preparing for hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees

Saudi Arabia warns of turmoil in region after Iraq war

Arab rush to switch summit to Cairo hits Saudi opposition

Saudi Arabia gears up for pilgrimage amid heightened tension

Jordan set to receive US Patriots

World:

Islamabad renews call for talks on Kashmir

584 refugees arrive in Canada from US

Presence of terrorist groups in war-torn Somalia denied

US failing grades for computer security

February 5, 2003

Powell's evidence and the UN Security Council reaction

Saddam: No relations with Alqaeda, no weapons of mass destruction, and the war is about oil 

Israeli wars:

A Lifeline for Palestinian Qosin - On the ‘Road’ with the Mobile Clinic of UPMRC

Palestinian boy, Israeli settler wounded

U.S. attack on Iraq 'is to benefit Israel'

Sharon's cartoon sparks protest

US wars:

50,000 armed Iraqis rally in support of Saddam

Arab leaders scramble to fix Iraq summit as US war plans threaten to overtake them

EU mulls summit on Iraq, but awaits UN showdown

Regional envoys explore 11th-hour Iraq solutions

Blair fails to woo Chirac

Gen. Tommy Franks subject to internal investigation

Be even-handed — Sultan to US

By George! Bush is pushing to show his power, says activist

World:

Arab news highlights

Kashmir Solidarity Day being observed today

Indians oppose US attack on Iraq

The Russians are coming to S. Arabia, and in a big way

How I’ve matured as a Muslim — by an American revert

No-confidence vote shows Australian divide on Iraq

Yugoslavia dissolved

February 4, 2003

Israeli wars:

Two Palestinian farmers killed by occupation troops

Mitzna spurns Sharon appeal to join coalition

In hard times, Israelis find sense of security in European passports

US Wars:

War two weeks after Haj: Pentagon source  

Iraq's 'ghost' troops ready for urban warfare — exiles

Iraqi troops getting gas masks, Kurds say

Two American schools close amid Gulf tensions

Diplomats start leaving Baghdad

America’s drive to shut out Arabs and Muslims

Iraq repeats it has no objection to U2 overflights, but ...

Russia sees "no basis" for attack on Iraq

World:

Arab news highlights

The Madinah experience

More embassies advise expats to be ready to leave

Islamabad: Pakistanis seized in Italy are innocent

Papandreou arrives in Beirut

Egyptians resigned to Iraq war, too busy to protest

Mediterranean countries ‘must reform’ or face bleak economic future

February 3, 2003

NASA vows exhaustive Columbia crash probe

US wars:

Bush’s Al-Qaeda claim ‘baffling’ 

FBI operation must stop, demands Qazi of Pakistan

UN inspectors to go ahead with Iraq visit

Iraqi peasants pick tomatoes in range of US guns

Israeli wars:

Israeli army razes 22 houses, stables in Hebron

Israelis violating all international laws

Mubarak confirms inviting Sharon for Mideast talks

World:

S. Arabia to limit number of foreigners

Arab news highlights

Interview: Freedom unconditional, says Montazeri

Australian court rejects bid to confiscate conman's passport

February 2, 2003

Israeli, US astronauts die in shuttle blast over ‘Palestine’ 

Israeli wars:

Palestinian killed amid new peace moves

US wars:

Bush fails to make his case - Carter

We’ll kill a million: Saddam 

Iraq threatens suicide attacks against U.S. troops

Baghdad annuls emergency steps

Blix 'to visit Iraq'; Blair sees new UN resolution

Syria wants Iraq to speak at UN along with Powell

British SAS troops spy on key Iraqi targets

Strong opposition in Europe to Iraq invasion — poll

Mubarak, Bouteflika oppose war 'on the Iraqi people'

Arab and Muslim American News Focus: Anti-war senators, US totalitarianism

Bigot Pipes speaks about Islam, Anti-Muslim bumper sticker in the Conservative Political Action Conference, INS registration, cloning debate

An easy way to stop the war on Iraq before it starts : Send bags of rice to the White House

Episcopal Leader Criticizes U.S. Policy Bishop fires back at elder Bush