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June 30, 2003

Top Stories

Israel hands over Rafah border crossing to Palestinians

Straw presses nuclear concerns to Iran

Israel likens BBC program to Nazi press because it dared to address Israel's nuclear weapons

Palestine and Israel

Israel hands over Rafah border crossing to Palestinians

Israeli Occupation Forces withdraw from Northern Gaza, Prepare for Withdrawal from Bethlehem

Palestinians Declare Truce

Israel pullback begins as truce declared

Rice proposes one billion dollar aid package for Palestinians

Israel Admits Holding Palestinian Detainees in Secret Dentition Center

Israeli Occupation Chronicle, Events in Palestine, June 30, 2003

Barghouthi plays key role in truce with Israelis

Egypt Played Key Role in Truce

US-UK and Iraq

US Troops Move to Crush Iraqi ‘Insurgents’

US troops crack down on armed resistance in Iraq

War on Iraq has brought chaos, not reform, says Yemeni President Saleh

Power vacuum in Iraq as no obvious leader

Many Iraqis still not won over by US invasion

Chances of Capturing Saddam Very High, Says Bremer

Syria Wants Good US Ties, Dialogue on Border Raid

Blair's office did not sex up intelligence report on Iraq

Israel likens BBC program to Nazi press because it dared to address Israel's nuclear weapons

Al-Qaeda

Saudi cleric reveals surrender terms of Al-Ghamdi

Saudi helicopter chasing suspect crashes, 11 hurt

US Unprepared for Terror Attacks: Report

World

Musharraf wants debate on Israel recognition

French Efforts to Integrate Muslims, in Turmoil

Nine Killed as Ship Carrying Immigrants Sinks Off Tunisia

Peace Treaty First Step to Unity: Bashir

Will the Son Succeed the Father as Egypt’s President?

June 29, 2003

Top Stories

Mideast Cease-Fire ‘Imminent’

US Soldiers’ Bodies Found

Palestine and Israel

Abbas Briefs Arafat on Meeting with Rice, Egypt Urges Israel to Reciprocate Palestinian Truce

Israeli Occupation Chronicle, Events in Palestine, June 29, 2003

From Haifa, Palestine, to Haifa, Baghdad, a second uprooting of Palestinians

Qadthafi sees new Mideast 'roadmap'

US-UK and Iraq

Fears of guerrilla war in Iraq rise with more attacks

Syria, Iran oppose Indian troops in Iraq

Iraqi killed, two US soldiers wounded in attack

US troops attacked in Fallujah

Sahhaf got $200,000 for TV interview

Sahhaf has no regrets, but withholds verdict on Iraq 'earthquake'

Greenpeace Begins Clean Water Drive in Iraqi Villages

British troops return to southern town where colleagues were killed

US troops work on getting new Iraqi police to maintain order

Academic Richard Norton describes US as 'embarrassingly inept' at post-conflict nation building

Bush needs to articulate vision for Iraq, say experts

Al-Qaeda

We Don’t Have Top Al-Qaeda Men: Iran

World

12 Soldiers Killed in Kashmir

Tehran admits rounding up 4,000 during protests

US could go it alone on Iran, North Korea, Rice

US Troops Clash With Afghan Fighters

US works on return of Syrian border guards

June 28, 2003

Ten killed as rebels storm army camp in Kashmir

Another blow for survivors of Sabra and Shatila, Belgian law amended yet again

ISM Denies Israeli Findings on Corrie's Death

Israel and Palestine

Declaration of Truce Expected Sunday, to Coincide with Israeli Withdrawal from Gaza

Israel, Hamas Compromise

Israeli Occupation Chronicle, Events in Palestine, June 28, 2003

Zayed City taking shape in Gaza

US and Iraq

Another US Soldier Killed

Abizaid confirmed for Centcom 

Iraqis Stunned at Reappearance of Sahaf

I have nothing to say for now - Al Sahhaf 

Al-Qaeda

Iran Holding Zawahiri, Abu Ghaith: Al-Arabiya TV

"Terror" Tops Agenda for Chirac Talks With Yemeni President

World

Al-Qudhaieen Transferred to Virginia for Investigation

Arab American News Focus

High-Tech Security for Parliament

Malaysia Wants Safe Passage for MILF Negotiators

June 27, 2003

Top Stories

Three Hamas activists and bystander killed in Israeli raid

Rice to meet Palestinian security officials: source

EU needs no lessons from Bush on terrorism — Brussels

Palestine and Israel

Palestinians set to announce truce

Hamas, Jihad Trash Bush’s Double Standards

Right-wing rabbis rebel against Middle East peace roadmap

Israel Demolishes House of Gaza Police Chief

US-UK and Iraq

Iraqis step up attacks against US-led forces

UN okays $2.3b payout for Gulf War claims 

Sahaf Says Quizzed by US Forces and Released

Anti-US Ambushes in Iraq Continue

New explosion hits key Iraqi oil pipeline

IAEA says Baghdad did not restart nuclear weapons programme

Syria demands explanation after US fails to return injured border guards

Gen. Abizaid Sidesteps WMD, Critic Slams Policy

US sends independent experts to Iraq to review postwar strategy: press

Most Baghdadis Without Electricity for 4th Day 

Al-Qaeda

Bin Laden Could Be Hiding on Pakistan Border: Karzai

US Must Attack Root Causes of "Terror," Says Musharraf

Yemeni Forces Overrun "Terrorist" Mountain Hideout

World

Blast Rocks Ahmedabad as Police Brace for Rath Yatra

Bomb Cache Proof of MILF "Terror" Plans: President Arroyo

June 26, 2003

Top stories

Encouraged by Bush Statements, Israeli Assassination Policy Threatens Imminent Truce

New US Report Shows Post-September 11 Immigration Measures Ineffective in Fighting Terrorism

US-UK and Iraq

Bush, EU Leaders Seek to Banish Tensions at Summit

British soldiers died in clashes with angry crowd

Home Searches Resulted in UK Soldiers’ Death

Israel and Palestine

Encouraged by Bush Statements, Israeli Assassination Policy Threatens Imminent Truce

Bush's Call to Dismantle Hamas is a Call for Palestinian Civil War: PNA

Israel Persists in Assassinations: Girl, Man Killed in Gaza Air Raid

Israel kills 4 in Gaza, resistance groups deny truce pact Gaza

Palestinian PM Abbas: Israel Stalling on Roadmap

Irish FM Cowen opts to see Arafat over Israelis

Fresh Israeli strike deals truce talks a blow Attack kills teenage girl, driver

France stalls push for EU action against Hamas

Salah Eddin Highway Sticking Point in Middle East Deal

Truce Talk Fails to Tame Israel

Intifada enters into quadruple figures amid renewed peace hopes 

Former members of Lebanese militia to guard Israeli buses against attacks

Al-Qaeda

Saudis arrested with plans of government buildings

Taleban No More a Threat, Says Karzai

Yemen Takes on Militants

Prisoner in Singapore testifies that cleric Bashir is head of Al Qaeda-linked group

Arab League

Arab League Calls Information Ministers to Promote Reforms

World

Carlos the Jackal publishes defence of `terrorism' from Paris jail cell

Bush-Musharraf Camp David summit is a success 

BJP to Avoid Hindu-Muslim Dispute in Two Sites

Islamists Denounce Musharraf’s Deal With Bush

Khatami Urged to Make Stand Clear Over Arrests

Manila Asks OIC Members to Monitor Truce

June 25, 2003

Top stories

Israeli occupation troops kill 2 Hamas members in gunbattle

Al-Sahaf, the Iraqi information minister was not captured as claimed by the Daily Mirror

US-UK and Iraq

UK Soldiers Killed in Attack

US, Syria silent on latest strain in relations

UN refugee agency says thousands of Palestinians evicted from their Baghdad homes

Frightening radioactivity in Iraqi villages — Greenpeace

Power cut in Baghdad goes into second day

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Raids, Killings Draw Palestinian Anger Israeli Rabbis Refuse Roadmap

Israeli Occupation Chronicle, Events in Palestine, June 25, 2003

Israeli Arrests Anger Palestinians

Palestinian prisoners suffer harsh regime, prisons chief says

Five Arab Israelis indicted over alleged Hamas funding

In West Bank, for each unauthorised outpost taken down, another seems to go up

Pro-Palestinian lobby to harness diplomatic and political power in Washington 

Al-Qaeda

Tehran to send Saudi Al-Qaeda suspects home 

Bin Laden’s Ex-Bodyguard on Trial Over German Plot

Malawi says al Qaeda suspects in U.S. custody

US Declares Qatari Man ‘Enemy Combatant’

Yemen Arrests 4 in Siege of Militant Stronghold

Kenya Urged to Open Airspace

US and Iran

Iran MPs urge Khatami to take stand over arrests

Americans Back Pre-Emptive Strike in Iran, Says New Poll

World

Saudi Arabia dismisses allegations of involvement in attack on dissident

Indonesia parliament to turn up heat on Megawati

Anonymous Letter Behind Bukhari’s Troubles

BBC World Service Begins FM Broadcasts in Abu Dhabi

Bush Offers $3 Billion Aid Package to Pakistan

France May Outlaw Veils in Schools: PM

MILF Chief to Sign Final Peace Accord

Opposition Move on LFO May Harm Democracy: Shujat

June 24, 2003

News Highlights

US-UK and Iraq

US faces further embarrassment in bid to find Saddam, Iraqi weapons

Saddam's hometown believes he has returned

Feeling Tired, Depressed GIs in Iraq Want to Go Home

Iraqi Ex-Soldiers to Be Paid Salaries

UN arms inspector Blix criticises US over Iraq 

Russian and British leaders hope to heal Iraq rift with state visit 

Troops for Iraq: India to Consult Turkey, Iran

Palestine and Israel

PLO Insists on Full Palestinian Security Control in Gaza, Bethlehem Israeli Bloody Provocation Aims at Sabotaging National Dialogue

Israeli Detentions, Assassinations Killing Roadmap, IOF Detain 160 Palestinians in Hebron, Nablus

Israeli Occupation Chronicle, Events in Palestine, June 24, 2003

Palestinian-Israeli talks yielding results Powell indicates accord on Gaza within reach

Israel Will Not Accept Cease-Fire

Jews Can Go Ahead With Settlements, Sharon Says

Israeli minister proposes to relocate settlers in Negev and Galilee

Al-Qaeda

800 Al-Qaeda Men ‘Ready to Strike’

Al-Qaeda Allied Tribesmen Resist Border Sealing

Five Al-Qaeda Suspects Arrested in Malawi

Tehran Says It Has Identified Detained Al-Qaeda Men

World

Hizbullah says Australian ban lacks credibility

Initiatives to bolster regional peace, development adopted at WEF

Saad Al-Faqih, Leading Saudi dissident stabbed in London home 

German FM says Lebanon will not be excluded by Mideast peace roadmap

Explosives Were Bound for Sudan

Indonesia, Japan agree to boost economic ties 

Europe denies Russian report that Mars mission has hit big problems

India, China Agree to Boost Cooperation

No-Trust Move Will Fail: Shujat

‘Possible F-16 Deal Won’t Harm India-US Ties’

June 23, 2003

Top stories

Sharon Advises Israeli settlers to ‘Proceed Quietly’ with Settlement Building

Sharon Defies Quartet on Settlements, Extra-judicial Killings

Israel considered assassinating Arafat: army chief

US-UK and Iraq

US soldier killed in Iraq as pipeline blazes

Iraqis Blow Up Fuel Pipeline

Iraqi soldiers win pay war against US coalition

Iraqi police in Tikrit caught between US army and Saddam loyalists

Bush ‘Misled’ Americans on Iraq’s WMDs

Iraq Economy Is Priority: Aide

Most of Uranium Looted From Iraq Facility Found: IAEA

Iraqi alleged biolabs may have been hydrogen factories 

Palestine and Israel

Four Palestinians Extra-judicially Killed by IOF

Sharon Defies Quartet on Settlements, Extra-judicial Killings

Israel considered assassinating Arafat: army chief

Sharon Advises Israeli settlers to ‘Proceed Quietly’ with Settlement Building

Cease-Fire Talks to Continue: Hamas Leader

Israel Rejects Quartet Appeal

Israeli Occupation Chronicle, Events in Palestine, June 23, 2003

Al-Qaeda

Eight Moroccans Under Investigation for Helping Plan Terror Attacks

Iran says it has identified most of its detained Al Qaeda members 

World

160 still missing in Tunisia immigrant boat tragedy

Hundreds Held in Iran Crackdown 

Muhammed Bukhari: ‘I’m Being Persecuted, Not Prosecuted’

Maryam Rajavi Facing Terrorist Charges in France 

Muslims Term Saraswati Plan ‘Partially Positive’

Resumption of Manila-MILF Talks Now Likelier

June 22, 2003

Top stories

Political issues eclipse economics at WEF meeting 

U.S. launches air assault in Afghanistan 

Palestine and Israel

Israel Assassinates Top Hamas Activist Ahead of Rice’s Visit

Hamas vows revenge after West Bank chief gunned down

Israel Kills Top Hamas Official

Despite Sharon’s Pledge in Aqaba, Settlers Set up More than 10 New ‘Outposts’

Israeli Occupation Chronicle, Events in Palestine, June 22, 2003

US and Iraq

US Troops Raid Homes to Hunt Iraqis in Ramadi

Aide Says Saddam and Sons in Iraq

Shiites demand more freedom Baghdad 

Iraqi group office raided Baghdad

Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda Claims Riyadh Attacks

Editor in dock for gag order violation Bahrain

2 Journalists Go On Trial in Bahrain

World

200 Immigrants Feared Dead in Waters Off Tunisia

F-16 Will Be Key Issue in Bush-Musharraf Meeting

Vajpayee’s China Visit Aims to Build Trust

US and Iran

Tehran Pledges More Cooperation Over N-Issue

June 21, 2003

Top stories

Netanyahu: Iraqi oil will flow to Haifa

Volunteers plan protest against Israeli brutality

US-UK and Iraq

Ensure Human Rights in Iraq, Amnesty Urges US 

Iraqis Blow Up Transformer 

Palestine and Israel

Post-Powell, Israel pushes Palestinian crackdown

Palestinian PM Urges Israel ‘to Transform from Foe to Partner’

Israeli Army, not "Terrorism," is Real Obstacle to ‘Roadmap’ Peace Plan, says Dahlan

Moratinos Bids Arafat Farewell, Putin Affirms his Role in Peace Process

Most Palestinians and Israelis agree that a settlement is the ticket, poll

Al-Qaeda

Ohio Truck Driver Pleads Guilty to Helping Al-Qaeda 

World

Castro’s son slams ‘double standard’ of US and some EU democracies

American right-wing think tank turns wrath on NGOs

EU says Ankara needs yet more reforms

Minister says 144 killed in custody in Indian Kashmir insurgency

Bomb Suspects Set Up, Says MILF

US Says War on Iran an Option 

Vajpayee Conspired to Raze Mosque’

June 20, 2003

Top stories

Mahathir Slams West Again

Two British MPs compare Gaza to Warsaw's Jewish ghetto in Nazi era

US-UK and Iraq

Bush Picks Abizaid, Arab-American, to Succeed Gen. Franks

Spate of Anti-US Attacks in Iraq

US soldier killed in Iraq

War crimes case against Bush, Blair

Blix amazed US hoped to find WMDs in Iraq

Iraqis say US using Baath as scapegoat

Suez Canal revenues increase with fees from coalition warships

UN waiting for clearance to repatriate Iraqi refugees

Nearly 5m Iraqis Suffer From Chronic Poverty

Palestine and Israel

Two British MPs compare Gaza to Warsaw's Jewish ghetto in Nazi era

Jewish Settlers Resist Eviction

Suicide bomber kills Israeli; truce negotiations continue, Israeli troops scuffle with settlers

Palestinian Leadership Rejects Partial Israeli Withdrawal from Gaza

Hamas Offered to Join PLO in Exchange for Commitment to National Agenda

Moratinos, EU Mideast envoy bids Arafat farewell

US and Iran

Military action is an option against Iran: senior US official

UN Agency Reprimands Iran Over N-Failures

Militia Vows to Defend Iranian Rulers

Al-Qaeda

Morocco Teams Up With Algeria Against "Terror"

US and Syria

Powell says Syrian response to US pleas “totally inadequate”

Lebanon calls for roadmap to include Lebanon, Syria

World

North Korea must not be pushed into corner: Putin

People of Ras Al Khaimah rise up in protest of emir's decision

June 19, 2003

Top stories

US Department o fJustice Profiling Guidelines “Anything But a Ban” 

Iraqis alarmed over reports of male US soldiers frisking Iraqi women

Finland’s PM Resigns Over Iraq Papers

US-UK and Iraq

Iraqis alarmed over reports of male US soldiers frisking Iraqi women

US captures Saddam's secretary as three killed in Baghdad

Iraqis Not Sure of Their Share in Massive Rebuilding Projects

Cook and Short condemn big war lie

Cook casts doubt on pre-war ‘intelligence’ on Iraqi weapons

War and anarchy no excuse for Iraqis to miss exams, says US occupation administration

Finland’s PM Resigns Over Iraq Papers

Iran, the next target

France says Iranian dissidents may plan attacks

Iranian nuclear aims spark bitter row with US

Palestine and Israel

Israel to 'curb' strikes on resistance groups

Palestinians ready to take over security in Gaza Strip

Powell says some progress made on Gaza security deal

Israeli Troops Blast House Near Jenin

Israeli Occupation Chronicle, Events in Palestine, June 19, 2003

Al-Qaeda

Makkah militants are members of Al Qaeda — Saudi minister

US Department o fJustice Profiling Guidelines “Anything But a Ban” 

World

Fierce fight in Indonesia’s Aceh kills 12

Megawati Gets Rousing Welcome in Bangladesh

Musharraf to Ask US for Trade Privileges, Total Debt Writeoff, Say Officials

A New India-Pakistan War of Words

Afghanistan, Iran and Uzbekistan Ink Pact

Canadian Muslim Body Donates Funds for Iraqis

Hong Kong reports no new SARS cases, but one death

June 18, 2003

US-UK and Iraq

US rounds up 400 but loses two of its own

Britain Waged Iraq War on ‘Suggestible’ Data, Probe Told

Iraqis Close to US Targeted

Palestine and Israel

Abbas meets resistance groups

Abbas Meets US Envoy Wolf, Powell’s Visit Confirmed

Israeli Occupation Chronicle, Events in Palestine, June 18, 2003

Israel’s Pledge to US on Assassinations ‘Insufficient’: Shaath

Top Palestinian Religous Figure Detained, Questioned by Israeli Police

Palestinians Face Severe Shortage of Water Supplies

ICRC Urges Israel to End Pressure on West Bank

US Tries to Salvage Road Map

US-Al-Qaeda

US Doesn’t Have to Name 9/11 Detainees

US Drive for Supremacy ‘Unsettling Friends and Foes Alike’

World

N. Korea warns US, Japan against blockade

Protests ease in Iran; authorities mull nuclear demands

1.62 Million Filipinos Abroad Without Valid Documents: Manila

Arrest Order Against Bihar Congress MP

Ayodhya, Election Issue to Top BJP Meeting Agenda

Iranians Held in French Crackdown

Karzai Faces Huge Challenges

MILF Vows to Counter Govt Attacks

Skeptical Jordanians Go to the Polls

SPLA Rejects Govt Proposal for Plebiscite

Tourist Traffic to UAE Heads for Big Boost

June 17, 2003

Top stories

Family of Jerusalem bomb victim tells defence minister he is responsible

Arab media warns coalition against continued occupation of Iraq

Israel rejects French idea of Mideast peacekeeping force

US mounts campaign in Iraq's wild west

US and Iraq

Attacks on US Troops Mount 

US troops scour Baghdad after sniper kills soldier

‘Intelligence Concocted to Justify Iraq War’

Troops for Iraq: India Seeks More Details From US

Palestine and Israel

Peace Mission Fails 

Palestinian National, Islamic Factions Insist on Guarantees to Secure Demands

Sharon pledges continued assault on Hamas

US envoy meets Palestinians amid stalled ceasefire talks

Beit Hanoun on the Brink of Humanitarian Catastrophe

Israeli Occupation Chronicle, Events in Palestine, June 17, 2003

World

Chief of international war crimes prosecutor sworn in

Deposed heir of the Gulf emirate of Ras Al-Khaimah challenges father's decision

Ousted RAK Crown Prince Vows to Fight on Peacefully

Repatriation of Stranded Pakistanis Urged

Sudan Sets Up Special Branch to Deal With Terrorism Cases

UN Presses Iran on Nuke Monitoring

June 16, 2003

Top stories

A Saudi police crackdown in Makkah leaves seven dead and seven injured

US and Iraq

US troops ambushed in Iraq

US Troops Launch New Sweep in Iraq

Delhi Will Consult Middle East States Over Sending Troops to Iraq

Palestine and Israel

Hamas to ‘Carefully and Seriously’ Consider Egyptian Ceasefire Proposal

EU to Consider Peacekeeping Force for Palestinian Territory

Palestinian-Israeli Deal Shaping Up

Egyptian mediators work to reach ceasefire deal with resistance groups

Israeli authorities take down two settler outposts, but four spring up

Israeli Occupation Chronicle, Events in Palestine, June 16, 2003

World

2 Rockets Hit Hariri-Owned TV Station

Crackdown Hits Iran Protests

UAE army sent to calm Ras Al Khaimah

Two held over massive N. Ireland bomb find

Italian minister let navy shoot at immigrants

Sudan Hunts 40 Suspected Extremist Fugitives

Tanks Back Succession Move in RAK

June 15, 2003

US and Iraq

'113 killed in US bid to crush Iraqi resistance'

US Forces Kill 82 Iraqi Combatants

Iraqis keep their guns as US surrender deadline ends

Once banned, US dollar returns to centre stage in Iraq

Saddam the author a myth, works penned by others

Saddam’s daughter believes toppled Iraqi leader is alive:Report

CIA Reassigns Two Top Iraq Experts

Palestine and Israel

Arafat to Chair PLO Meeting to Discuss, Ratify Truce Proposal

PM Abbas, Egyptian Team Set for Inter-Palestinian Talks in Gaza

Israel offers partial withdrawal as US monitors arrive in region

IOF Shoot Dead 2 Palestinians in Gaza, Nablus

Israeli Occupation Chronicle, Events in Palestine, June 15, 2003

Weak Gaza security forces need political support to take over from army

Hamas rejects reported Israeli proposal for ceasefire   

Prospect of Talks Fails to Ease Arab-Israeli Tension


Al-Qaeda

10 killed as police clash with Al-Qaeda suspects in Mecca: Report

Saudi Arabia says arrests five more Riyadh blast suspects  

World

Paris Air Show salutes end of Concorde era

Ras Al Khaimah ruler replaces successor

Libyan PM Sacked Amid Qaddafi’s Reform Plans

Militia Men Arrested in Tehran

Arab News Focus

Two rockets hit Lebanon TV station owned by PM

New governor of Kashmir to work for early resumption of peace

June 14, 2003

Top stories

US hopes to save 'road map' from Mideast flareup

PNA Concerned US Giving Free Hand to Israeli Assassinations

Saddam threatens more resistance and even attacks on the countries occupying Iraq

The Globocop US, as Wolfowitz envisions it

Belgium to transfer Sharon probe to Israel

US and Iraq

Iraqi Shepherd Sues Rumsfeld, Franks

Israel and Palestine

Palestinians ready to take over security responsibility

Palestinian Authority Welcomes US Proposal for Truce with Israel

Israel Turns Deaf Ear to Reason

Israeli Occupation Chronicle, Events in Palestine, June 14, 2003

Mother, Daughter Among 7 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Air Raids

Palestinians Stage Huge Anti-Israel Rally

UN Official Says Israel Must Halt Construction of “Segregation” Wall

The Palestinian American Congress and the Road Map

Al-Qaeda

Five more "terror" suspects held in Saudi Arabia: minister

World

Eight Algerian military killed im ambush: Reports

Teheran calm after vigilantes deliver tough message

Imam in Rome Sacked for Fiery Sermon

Mahathir, Erdogan Back Mideast Road Map

MIT Pan-Arab Conference Opens in Dubai Today

Sikhs Lock Themselves Inside Temple in Punjab

US

Americans Abroad Worried US Govt Will Tax Them

June 13, 2003

Israel and Palestine

7 Palestinians killed as Israel and Hamas head for all-out war

Israeli Onslaught of Palestinians Continues

Sharon vows battle to ‘bitter end’

Arab states are furious, fearful over new cycle of violence

Quartet to meet in Jordan on June 22

US and Iraq

US helicopter shot down, F-16 fighter crashes, US military face more hostility in Iraq

Irregular Iraqi Fighters Down US Helicopter

US troops kill 27 “attackers” in Iraq

Sabotage hits Iraq pipeline as crude exports prepare to resume

India Divided Over US Request for Iraq Troops

Breakdown of AP's Count of Iraqi Deaths

US must empower Iraqis or face `serious' trouble — International Crisis Group

US

American Muslims unlikely to vote for Bush

US is BROKE! says Dallas Morning News!

US and Iran

Khamenei Says US Stirring Trouble; Protests Continue

Kharrazi takes US to task over Mideast policy

Al-Qaeda

US troops detain 74 suspected Al-Qaeda sympathisers in Iraq

Anti-Terrorist Measures In Effect: Al-Jubeir

World

Two die from SARS in HK, no new infections

Inter-Clan Fighting Breaks Out Again in Mogadishu

June 12, 2003

Palestine and Israel

Arafat, Abbas Condemn ‘Terrorists Attacks’ in Jerusalem, Gaza

Bus bombing, Israeli rocket attack leave 24 people dead

Eye for an Eye, Tooth for a Tooth

Israeli Occupation Chronicle, Events in Palestine, June 12, 2003

Fadlallah: Attempt on Rantissi is message to US, Israel ‘using war on terror’ to own ends

No buckling up for resistance activists wanted by Israel

Egypt leads Arab denunciation of failed attempt on Rantissi’s life

Syria Not Cooperating With Washington: Envoy

Japan urges both Israel, Palestinians to stick to peace process

US and Iraq

Blix Accuses US of Smear Campaign

US Republicans Snub Democratic Call for Iraq Probe

More Iraq arrests as Rumsfeld urges European unity and support for US policies

US diktat drives various Iraqi factions into unlikely alliances

Iraq Daily Retracts Rape Charge Against US Troops

World

OPEC to Maintain Current Output Level

Abdullah, Musharraf Hold Talks

SARS still a mystery despite better data from China: WHO

Australia to send team to Kabul to assess security needs

June 11, 2003

Top stories

16 Israelis and 7 Palestinians killed scores injured in a Suicide Bombing in Jerusalem and Israeli air raid on Gaza

10 Palestinians Killed on Tuesday

Palestinian PM Slams Israel’s Attack as ‘Crime’, and ‘Terrorist Act’

Bush “troubled” by Israeli strikes

Arab states: Israel wants to torpedo peace drive

Palestine and Israel

Egyptian intelligence chief holds talks with Arafat, Abbas on truce

Hamas leader's life in spotlight made him easy mark

Rantisi survives Israeli assassination attempt

Israel tries to kill Abdel Aziz Al-Rantissi, the senior Hamas leader

Israel Botches Assassination Attempt

Israeli Occupation Chronicle, Events in Palestine, June 11, 2003

Belgian Court Opens Way for Trial of Israeli General Involved in Massacre

US-UK and Iraq

US warns of prolonged Iraqi resistance

Three Iraqis Killed in Arms Dump Blast

Chalabi defensive on weapons intelligence

World

Indonesian Red Cross says it has recovered 151 bodies in Aceh

Saudi Arabia Seeks Consensus on OPEC Production Quotas

Afro-Arab population forum begins discussions

Saudi Arabia Launches New PR Campaign in US

Mauritanian forces hunt rebels after failed coup

Kazakh prime minister announces his resignation

China streamlining its military: report

June 10, 2003

Palestine and Israel

Israel tries to kill Abdel Aziz Al-Rantissi, the senior Hamas leader

Israeli Occupation Chronicle, Events in Palestine, June 10, 2003

PNA Strongly Condemns Failed Israeli Assassination of Hamas Leader

Abbas Sticks to Aqaba Vow

Palestinian Authority Accuses Sharon of ‘Deception’ over Settlements

70 percent of Palestinians live in poverty — survey

Hollywood movie star Richard Gere visits Palestine

Berlusconi's 'no' to Arafat casts doubt on Italy's bid to host Middle East talks

US and Iraq

Newspaper trades charges with coalition over alleged rape of two Iraqi girls

Explosion at Iraq ammunition depot kills three Iraqis

US soldier killed as Iraq regime sets up to export oil

Advani, Rumsfeld Discuss Iraq Troops

Anarchy Still Plagues Iraqi Cities

Nuclear Poisoning Nightmare Stalks Iraqi Villagers

Cash crisis forces US to print Saddam banknotes

US welcomes possible Japanese troop role in Iraq

Al-Qaeda

US forces kill four Taliban members in firefight in east Afghanistan

Leaflets Urge Afghan Army to Join Taleban

World

Mauritania leader says coup attempt crushed

Sudan Offers Referendum, Poll After Peace Accord

US Pressure Over Nuclear Issue Will Backfire: Tehran

3 in 4 Democrats Think Bush Will Be Re-Elected

June 9, 2003

Top stories

US keeps three Palestinian diplomats in Iraqi jail, on behalf of the Israeli government

Battle rages in Mauritania coup bid, facts about Mauritania

Under fire US troops lose another soldier to Iraqi resistance

Bomb kills three in southern Afghanistan: Report

Palestine and Israel

Sharon: No refugees will be allowed to return, Five Palestinians and Five Israelis killed

Palestinian Groups Attack Israel

Israeli Occupation Chronicle, Events in Palestine, June 9, 2003

US Urges PNA, Israel not to Allow Violence Derail Search for Peace

Abbas: Only Alternative to Dialogue [with Opposition] is Dialogue

Hamas welcomes Abbas call for dialogue

Powell urges Arafat to be more outspoke, Palestinians in Lebanon rally for Arafat

Israel begins evacuation of settler outpost

EU exclusion from Aqaba 'a mistake'

US-UK and Iraq

Rapists take advantage of lawlessness in Iraq

Under fire US troops lose another soldier to Iraqi resistance

US-led coalition at odds with Iraq Shiites as arms deadline nears

US insists it will find banned weapons; Iraqis protest at nuclear site

Daughters of Saddam deny asylum bid

‘Dodgy Dossier’ on Iraq Returns to Haunt Blair

Powell, Rice Defend US Intelligence on Iraq

UN N-Experts Check Iraq Research Site