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US and Britain Bomb Southern Iraq

BAGHDAD (Islamweb and Agencies) - Iraq said U.S. and British planesattacked targets in the south of the country on Saturday, but no casualties were reported. ``At 8:50 a.m. on Saturday U.S. and British warplanes carried out 20 sorties from Saudi Arabia and 27 sorties from Kuwait...over the provinces of Basra, Dhiqar, Qadissiya, Muthanna, Najaf and Meisan,''.. More

1012 01/04/2001
Warning of Mideast Explosion

JERUSALEM, (Islamweb & Agencies) -Another Palestinian child was added to the Middle the Palestinians martyrstally Saturday, while the Palestinians warned of potential catastrophe if Israel does not act urgently to help bring an international peace plan to fruition. (Read photo caption below). An 11-year-old Palestinian was shot in the head by Israeli.. More

1013 01/04/2001
Socialists claim victory in Albanian election

TIRANA, (Islamweb & Agencies) -Albania's ruling Socialist Party (PS) said late Sunday that it had won 37 out of 44 seats in the second round of parliamentary elections in the Balkan country, considered a crucial test for democracy and stability here. Prime Minister Ilir Meta's PS had held a comfortable lead over an opposition coalition led by former.. More

1017 01/04/2001
Russian Troops Accused of Abuses in Chechnya

ALLEROI, Russia (Islamweb & Agencies) - As villagers cried more abuses at the hands of Russian invasion authorities, a top Russian minister pledged Sunday that his invadingl troops would be held responsible if they commit crimes in the Chechnya war. Alexander Blokhin, minister for nationalities and migration policy, was addressing an assembly of Russian.. More

1019 01/04/2001
Egypt Wants Sudan Peace Plan Implemented

KHARTOUM, (Islamweb & Agencies) -Egypt on Sunday urged the Sudanese government and opposition to start work toward ending a bloody 18-year civil war now that they have agreed to an Egyptian-Libyan peace plan. In a joint statement released at the end of a two-day visit here by Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid, Egypt and Sudan together stressed the.. More

1020 01/04/2001
West Assess Iraq's Growing Ballistic Abilities

KUWAIT (Islamweb & Agencies) - Western forces are studying Iraq's use of ballistic missile technology to test-fire surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) last week, a senior Western defense source said on Sunday.``No one is naive, and with United Nations inspectors absent from Iraq for almost three years, Iraq is getting more and more dangerous. This latest.. More

1021 01/04/2001
Hamas Threatens a New Revenge Bombing Campaign

RAFAH, Gaza Strip(Islamweb & Agencies) - The Palestinian Islamic Resistance group Hamas threatened to unleash a news bombing campaign against Israel in revenge for the killing of an 11-year-old Palestinian boy who was buried in the Gaza Strip on Sunday. (Read photo caption below). ``There are 10 martyrs waiting inside Israel. They are ready at any moment.. More

1022 01/04/2001
Macedonian ceasefire appears to be holding

SKOPJE, (Islamweb & Agencies) -An uneasy calm returned to Macedonia Friday as both ethnic Albanian fighters and the Slav-dominated Macedonian forces appeared to be respecting a NATO-brokered ceasefire aimed at ending a five-month uprising. The ceasefire came into effect at midnight (2200 GMT) Thursday, but firing raged well beyond the deadline, the.. More

1000 01/04/2001
OAU Ministers Meet in Zambia

LUSAKA, (Islamweb & Agencies) -African ministers of foreign affairs Friday went behind closed doors to discuss major conflicts that have dogged the continent as they met for a second day of their preparatory talks for next week's Organisation of African Unity (OAU) summit. At least 20 of the 53 OAU countries are currently beset by armed conflicts of.. More

1001 01/04/2001
Hundreds Killed in Nigerian Unrest

LAGOS, (Islamweb & Agencies) -Outbursts of violence in central and northern Nigeria which have left hundreds dead in recent weeks highlight the fragile state of Africa's most populous country, analysts said Friday. With a population of more than 121.8 million, the crowded country is one of the most ethnically diverse on earth with more than 250 indigenous.. More

1002 01/04/2001
Algeria: 10 Killed, Senator Abducted

ALGIERS, (Islamweb & Agencies) -An armed group killed 10 people overnight in Ouzera in the Medea region, 80 kilometres (50 miles) south of the Algerian capital, security officials said Friday. The Medea region is in an area which was known as the "triangle of death" because of deadly attacks in the mid-199Os blamed on Islamic groups at the height of.. More

1003 01/04/2001
US, EU & Russian Mideast Envoys Meet in Beirut

BEIRUT, (Islamweb & Agencies) -Middle East envoys from the United States, Europe and Russia have met for consultations, Russian envoy Andrei Vdovin said here Friday. The head of the Middle East department of the Russian foreign ministry said he met Thursday with US Assistant Secretary of State for the Near East, William Burns, and the European Union's.. More

1004 01/04/2001
Ceasefire Exists in Name Only

JERUSALEM (Islamweb & Agencies) - An Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire appeared to exist in name only as Intifadha confrontations in the West Bank and Gaza spilled into Saturday in the absence of agreement over how to tackle the situation. (Read photo caption below). At the same time,Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon returned home on Friday from a lightning.. More

1005 01/04/2001
Iraq to Resume Oil Exports

UNITED NATIONS (Islamweb & Agencies) - Iraq will resume oil exports after a month-long halt and has accepted the terms of a new Security Council resolution extending the U.N. oil-for-food program, Iraq's U.N. ambassador said Thursday. (Read photo caption below). But hours after Mohammed al-Douri said that ``everything will be normalized,'' Iraq had.. More

994 31/03/2001
Hobeika Ready To Testify Against Sharon

BEIRUT, (Islamweb & Agencies) -A former militia official, who was implicated in the 1982 massacres at the Sabra and Shatila Palestinian refugee camps, said Thursday he was ready to testify in Brussels, which is probing whether to try Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for his role in the killings. (Read photo caption below). "For 19 years now, I have.. More

995 31/03/2001

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