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UN Resolution, Israel Doesn't Care

RAMALLAH, JERUSALEM, Occupied PalestineAn emergency meeting of the Security Council debated the crisis for more than 10 hours before voting on the Norwegian-sponsored resolution aimed at halting the fighting. It was passed by 14 votes to nil, with the support of the United States - the second time in a month that Washington has backed a UN resolution.. More

13413 30/03/2002
20,000 Israeli Reservists Obeying Sharon

TEL AVIV, JERUSALEMIsraeli army reservists have joined the fresh military campaign aiming to root out as they say Palestinian 'terrorist'.Around 20,000 men in their 30s and 40s donned old uniforms in a mobilization not seen since the Gulf War.Ariel Sharon says the army operation will last several weeks or months.For those likely to see active duty in.. More

13412 30/03/2002
Arafat Still Captured

RAMALLAH, JERUSALEM, PalestineAfter smashing in to Arafat's compound with tanks, Israeli troops advanced from room to room, fighting Arafat's bodyguards. At least five Palestinians - including one of Arafat's bodyguards - are reported to have been killed and 30 wounded. More than 60 are said to have been detained. The three-story building was plunged.. More

13406 30/03/2002
International Community Watches Helplessly As Sharon Defies World Opinion

* Qatar, Current OIC Chairman Demands Emergency UN Security Council Session* Sharon Effectively Declares War on Arabs * Powell Warns Israel But Saves Harshest Words for Arafat · First Ramallah; Now: Beit Jala · For 'Endgame', Read article at 'In The Press'-Home Page. _______RAMALLAH, West Bank (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Arabs and the international.. More

13402 30/03/2002
Pearl Suspects' Trial Set for April 5

* Trial in Jail* Omar WantsIslamic Court* USA Indictes Omar_______KARACHI (Reuters) - The trial of four leading suspects in the kidnap and murder of U.S. reporter Daniel Pearl will begin on April 5 in Karachi's main jail, a prosecutor said Friday.British-born Islamic militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and fellow accused Sheikh Adil were brought to court.. More

13401 30/03/2002
Rebels Bomb Injures 27 in Nepal Capital, Troops Kill 12 Rebels

*Maoist Rebels Want a One-party state* Washington Urges Rebels to Lay Down Arms _______KATHMANDU (Reuters) - At least 27 people were wounded when a bomb believed to have been planted by Maoist guerrillas exploded in the Nepali capital on Friday as soldiers killed a dozen rebels across the Himalayan kingdom, police and officials said. (Read photo caption.. More

13400 30/03/2002
Qatar Says Iraq, Kuwait Reach Deal at Arab Summit

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Qatar said that it and fellow Gulf Arab state Oman had persuaded Gulf War foes Iraq and Kuwait to agree on a statement at an Arab summit Wednesday. "The issue of Iraq and Kuwait is now resolved and we have agreed on a statement between Iraq and Kuwait which is acceptable to the two sides," Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin.. More

13395 28/03/2002
Despite Lebanese-Palestinian Row, Arab Summit Agenda Remain Focused

_____________________________* THE LEBANESE-PLESTINIAN DIPLOMATIC ROW* GROUNDBREAKING SAUDI PLAN TO BE SEALED THURSDAY* IRAQ & KUWAIT AGREERAPPROACHMENT_________________________________BEIRUT (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Despite a Lebanese-Palestinian row over Arafat's remote address to the summit over a satellite link, Arab leaders meeting for their.. More

13392 28/03/2002
Resistance Bomber Kills 16 Israelis & Wounds 140 Others

JERUSALEM (Islamweb & News Agencies) - A Resistance bombing claimed by the Palestinian Resistance group Hamas haskilled 16 Israelis and wounded 140 others. The Resistance bomb devastated the dining room of the luxury Park Hotel in Netanya, leaving wires dangling and chunks of concrete and metal bars across broken chairs and tables. Corpses were lined.. More

13391 28/03/2002
Afghans Dig with Bare Hands for Quake Survivors

NAHRIN, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghans dug with their hands through the rubble of the flattened town of Nahrin Wednesday in hopes of finding survivors of a series of earthquakes that officials say killed well over 2,000 people. (Read photo caption within) More tremors shook the brown moonscape under the feet of interim leader Hamid Karzai, who told.. More

13390 28/03/2002
Aid Rushed to Afghan Quake Zone-18, 000 killed, 4,000 injured

UNITED NATIONS (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Aid i sbeing rushed to northern Afghanistan where a series of earthquakes flattened a district capital and several villages where 18,000 were killed and 4,000 others were injured. Some 1,500 homes were destroyed and 20,000 people left without shelter. (Read graph caption within).Nahrin, home to about 83,000.. More

13385 27/03/2002
Arab Summit Begins without Arafat

BEIRUT, JERUSALEMThe much-anticipated Arab League Summit begins in Beirut today but as leaders arrived in the Lebanon the focus was firmly on two notable absentees.The Palestinian President Yasser Arafat remains confined in Ramallah while Hosni Mubarak of Egypt dealt a further blow to the two-day meeting by deciding not to attend, due to what his foreign.. More

13384 27/03/2002
Arafat to Address Summit by Video Hookup from Ramallah

JERUSALEM (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Palestinian President Yasser Arafat ruled out going to an Arab summit expected to endorse a new plan for peace with Israel. Shortly before, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said "conditions were not ripe" for lifting a travel ban imposed on Arafat in December after a spate of Palestinian Resistance bombings.. More

13383 27/03/2002
India's Anti-Terrorism Bill Could be Used against Muslims

NEW DELHI, India (AP) - Opponents of an anti-terrorism bill passed by lawmakersTuesday, voiced fears the Hindu nationalist-led government would use the law selectively against Muslims and political rivals. They denounced the bill as an draconian curtailment of civil rights. The government said the legislation is crucial after the Sept. 11 attacks in.. More

13382 27/03/2002
Putin Calls on Israel to Withdraw from Arab Land

MOSCOW, RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin called on Tuesday for an Israeli withdrawal from occupied Palestinian territories and urged both sides in the conflict to halt violence and ensure each other's security. In a letter to Arab leaders meeting in Beirut on Wednesday, Putin, whose country is co-sponsor of the stalled Middle East peace process.. More

13378 27/03/2002

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