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  • Kuwait closes 'terror-link' charities

    KUWAIT CITY, (BBC)-The authorities in Kuwait have begun closing down dozens of unlicensed Islamic charities, some of which are suspected of having links to extremist groups such as Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaeda organisation. No proof has yet been made public and Kuwait's main charities say they have nothing to hide. But some politicians, such as the.. More

  • Anti-terror summit ends in Morocco

    AGADIR, Morocco, (BBC) -Foreign Ministers from seven European and North African states have ended a two day meeting in the Moroccan resort of Agadir, the first such conference involving Western and Arab governments since the start of the US led action against international terrorism. The ministers who met under the Euro-Mediterranean Forum, created.. More

  • Thousands in Pakistan 'Million Man' U.S. Protest

    KARACHI (Reuters) - About 40,000 activists from hardline Pakistani Islamic groups took to the streets of the city of Karachi Friday to demand an end to U.S. raids on Afghanistan and the overthrow of Pakistan's military government. (Read photo caption below) Security was tight as overloaded pickups, trucks and buses ferried flag-waving members of right-wing.. More

  • Israel Kills 5 More Palestinians As the UN Security Council Stops Short of Condemning Israeli Occupation of Palestinian-Ruled Territory

    JERUSALEM, NEW YORK, United Nations, (Islamweb & News Agencies)- Deadly gun battles raged in the streets of the West Bank towns of Bethlehem and Tulkarem Thursday, as the Israeli government mulled pulling out its entrenched forces amid a rising tide of international criticism. In New York, the United Nations Security Council issued a statement calling.. More

  • Saudi Arabia has strongly attacked the Western media for criticising its position on terrorism.

    RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, (News Agencies)-In a speech published on Thursday, called it a smear campaign inspired by hatred of Islam. (Read photo captions below) Several US senators, as well as the US media, have accused Saudi Arabia of not doing enough in the war against terror - a charge it vehemently denies."The vicious western media attack against the.. More

  • U.S. Targets Taliban Strongholds in Fierce Raids

    KABUL/PESHAWAR (Reuters) - U.S. warplanes hit a crowded bus and worshipers leaving a mosque in their latest raids to flush out Osama bin Laden from Afghanistan, the ruling Taliban said Thursday. (Read photo caption below) The explosions were among the largest for several nights. The targets of the bombs and any damage could not be immediately known.. More

  • Pakistani Nuke Scientists Questioned

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani authorities interrogated two leading nuclear scientists Thursday about possible contacts with the leader of Afghanistan's Taliban militia, government officials said. Sultan Bashiru-Din Mehmood, one of the founders of Pakistan's nuclear program, was detained Tuesday by intelligence agents in the eastern city of Lahore... More

  • Egyptian, U.S. Troops End Maneuvers

    MUBARAK MILITARY CITY, Egypt (AP) - Egyptian and American soldiers ended desert maneuvers Thursday after two weeks of sharing techniques and tactics. The issue of the American-led attacks on Afghanistan seldom came up.(Read photo caption below) Egyptian Capt. Hamdi, who declined to give his surname, said Egyptian troops were ``following instructions''.. More

  • US-backed forces meet resistance as UN & Arabs warn of civilian casualties Now Reportedly Put at 1000

    ISLAMABAD, (Islamweb & News Agencies) -A US-led bid to score quick wins over the Taliban before the Afghan winter sets in met stiff resistance Tuesday as civilians suffered on both sides of the frontline. The Doha-based Al-Jazeera TV Satellite Station meanwhile reported that 45 Afghans were killed in US air raids on Kabul, Herrat and Kandahar early.. More

  • Defiant Israel Appears to be Preparing for A Wide Ranging Military Operation in the Gaza Strip

    JERUSALEM, (Islamweb & News Agencies)-Al-Jazeera TV Satellite Station correspondent in Palestine quoted well-informed sources as saying that Israel has deployed surface to surface missiles in the Gaza strip in what appears to be a prelude to a wide ranging military operation in the Gaza Strip in the context of its on-going current military escalation.. More

  • 22 Pakistani Fighters Die in Attack

    TORKHAM, Afghanistan (Islamweb & News Agencies) - A Pakistani militant group said Wednesday that 22 of its fighters were killed in a U.S. attack on Kabul - the deadliest known strike against a group linked to Osama bin Laden since the air campaign began Oct. 7. A group of men were seen bringing the bodies of 11 of the dead Pakistani fighters to the.. More

  • 21 Palestinians Slain Wednesday, Palestinians Seek Washington's Help

    JERUSALEM, (Islamweb & News Agencies)-The Gaza-based Palestinian National Authority (PA) sought Washington's help Wednesday to end an Israeli armoured assault against Palestinians in the Gaza strip which the PA said will drown the entire region in an unprecedented bloodbath. The Israeli onslaught claimed 21 lives including 10 in the village of Beit.. More

  • Israel Shows Signs of Bowing to U.S. Pressure

    JERUSALEM (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Israel showed signs on Thursday of bowing to demands from its closest ally, the United States, that it withdraw its occupation forces from six West Bank cities it entered or besieged after the revenge assassination of a minister last week.Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was to consult senior cabinet ministers on Thursday,.. More

  • U.S. Admits Taliban 'Tough Warriors

    WASHINGTON (Islamweb & News Agencies) - A top Pentagon official said Wednesday he was surprised by the determination of Taliban forces but stressed that the U.S.-led assaults would continue until the Taliban government is toppled.U.S. Navy Rear Adm. John Stufflebeem said the Taliban are "tough warriors" who are operating in an environment with which.. More

  • Afghan Opposition Warns U.S. Over Civilian Deaths

    KHOJA BAHAWUDDIN, Afghanistan (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Afghanistan's opposition urged the United States and its allies Wednesday to work harder to prevent civilian casualties in its military campaign against the ruling Taliban.Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the opposition's foreign minister, said bombing raids against Taliban positions had inflicted more.. More