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  • Albanians in Macedonia Agree to Lay Down Arms as NATO Prepares to Deploy

    SKOPJE, (Islamweb & News Agencies) -NATO persuaded ethnic Albanian fighters in Macedonia to lay down their guns Tuesday, paving the way for the alliance to send a British-led force to oversee the disarmament plan. The news was welcomed as a boost to the fragile peace process after a day when Monday's breakthrough accord on constitutional reform was.. More

    1419 11/04/2001

  • Diplomats show up in Kabul

    KABUL, Afghanistan, (News Agencies) —  Three Western diplomats arrived Tuesday in Kabul hoping to see eight foreign aid workers held on charges of trying to convert Muslims to Christianity. TheTaliban Islamist movement has said there will be no consular access to the workers(Read photo caption below).  THE DIPLOMATS planned to lobby for the release.. More

    1420 11/04/2001

  • Britain Said to Be Planning to Win Over IRA

    LONDON (Reuters) - Britain was reported Wednesday to be planning to press ahead with two key peace proposals for Northern Ireland in an attempt to persuade the IRA to rejoin guerrilla disarmament efforts.To dangle a carrot in front of the IRA, the British government would start implementing proposals to scale back its military presence in the province.. More

    1421 11/04/2001

  • Abus Sneineh, Latest Israeli Targeted Killing

    HEBRON, West Bank (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Undercover Israeli assassins shot dead a member of Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction on Wednesday fueling tension already stoked by Israeli occupation troop movements.Imad Abu Sneineh was shot in the head, chest, stomach and legs by 10 bullets fired from a truck with Palestinian number plates outside his home.. More

    1422 11/04/2001

  • Islamic and Arab Nations Determined to Bolster International Support for Palestinians

    UNITED NATIONS, ARAB LEAGUE,(Islamweb & News Agencies) - Islamic and Arab nations look determined to advance the Palestinian's cause on the world stage.Meetings in New York, the UN heaquarters and in Cairo, the Arab League's headquarters took the subject to heart and came up with a number of recommendations and drew up action plans to serve that end... More

    1423 11/04/2001

  • Resistance Bombing Hits Kashmir

    JAMMU, Indian-ruled Kashmir, (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Police in Indian-administered Kashmir say Resistance men have carried out a bombing attack on a camp of the Indian army at the village of Lassipora in the frontier district of Kupwara. The extent of casualties is not yet known and the Indian army operation was said to be continuing. (Read map.. More

    1424 11/04/2001

  • Taliban No-Show Thwarts Diplomats on Detainee Trip

    KABUL, Afghanistan (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Three Western diplomats sat out a second frustrating day in Kabul Wednesday as a meeting with Afghanistan's ruling Taliban over the fate of eight foreign aid workers held for promoting Christianity failed to materialize.(Read photo caption below) The Pakistan-based diplomats from Germany, Australia and.. More

    1425 11/04/2001

  • Megawati's Vision for Running Indonesia

    JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's new leader outlined her vision for running the troubled nation on Thursday, promising to restore order and apologizing to the rebellious provinces of Aceh and Irian Jaya for decades of human rights abuses.But she warned the two resource-rich regions at either end of the archipelago that they would never be allowed to.. More

    1426 11/04/2001

  • Israeli Tanks and Planes Attack Jenin

    JENIN, West Bank (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Israeli tanks began withdrawing from the Palestinian-ruled West Bank town of Jenin on Tuesday after a three-hour night-time attack in which troops raided key Palestinian Authority buildings, witnesses said. Witnesses said that Israeli helicopters were flying above the town, and that Palestinian Resistance.. More

    1407 10/04/2001

  • Palestinians Arrest Intifadha Hamas Activists

    GAZA CITY, (Islamweb & News Agencies)-The Palestinian security forces have arrested two activists belonging to the Islamic Resistance group Hamas, which said it carried out Thursday's Resistancebombing in Jerusalem.The move comes after renewed international pressure on the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, to act against militants of Hamas and another.. More

    1396 10/04/2001

  • Syrian Premier in Iraq on First Such Visit in 20 Years

    BAGHDAD, Iraq (Islamweb & News Agencies)- Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa Miro arrived in Baghdad on Saturday, becoming only the second Arab head of government to visit Iraq since the 1991 Gulf War.(Read photo caption below) Arriving at the airport named after President Saddam Hussein, Miro said he expected to sign an agreement to boost trade.. More

    1397 10/04/2001

  • U.S. Envoy to Meet Arafat, Hoping to Calm Mideast

    JERUSALEM (Islamweb & News Agencies) - A U.S. envoy was to push ahead with efforts to reconcile warring Israelis and Palestinians on Monday, as the intifadha threatened to explode into regional conflict.David Satterfield was due to hold talks with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat about ways of stopping the fighting which killed a Palestinian child.. More

    1398 10/04/2001

  • Last-Minute Macedonia Truce Leaves Peace Uncertain

    SKOPJE (Islamweb & News Agencies) - A NATO-brokered truce between Macedonian security forces and ethnic Albanian fighters came into effect at the ``11th hour'' on Sunday so that a deal to try to end a six-month conflict could be signed on Monday.The cease-fire was worked out while the security forces were using jets and attack helicopters in fierce.. More

    1399 10/04/2001

  • At least 111 dead, 35 others still missing in Iran floods

    TEHRAN, (AFP) -The death toll from flooding in northern Iran over the past two days has risen to 111, with 35 still reported missing, and serious damages, television reported Sunday.(Read photo caption below) The earlier toll referred to more than 100 dead in Golestan province from which followed torrential rain. The television also broadcast a message.. More

    1406 10/04/2001

  • Diplomatic Drive to Calm Middle East Intensifies

    JERUSALEM (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Diplomatic efforts gathered pace on Sunday in an international drive to pressure Israel and the Palestinians to prevent violence spinning out of control.Palestinian and Israeli diplomatic sources said the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, David Satterfield, would visit the region.. More

    1395 10/04/2001

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