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  • Arafat Condemns U.S. Attacks, but Some Celebrate

    GAZA (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Palestinian President Yasser Arafat condemned Tuesday's aircraft attacks on U.S. cities as a ''terrible act'' and said he would help track down those responsible if asked by the Americans.Some Palestinians in the West Bank city of Nablus handed out sweets and fired in the air to celebrate the attacks against Israel's.. More

  • Bush Puts U.S. on Highest Alert, Says: Thousands Were Killed

    WASHINGTON (Islamweb & News Agencies) - President Bush and congressional leaders sought to calm a shaken nation and show the government was functioning and determined after Tuesday's deadly terrorist attacks. From the Oval Office, Bush pledged to ``find those responsible and bring them to justice.'' (Read photo caption below) Bush and other top administratio.. More

  • Israeli Tanks Enter West Bank City, Fighting Erupts

    JENIN, West Bank (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Israeli tanks rumbled into the heart of the Palestinian-ruled city of Jenin in the early hours of Wednesday, demolishing a Palestinian police headquarters and sparking gunbattles. The Israeli invasion of Palestinian territory and a delay in convening truce talks between the sides underscored the obstacles.. More

  • With World Attention Elsewhere Israel Kills 4 More Palestinians and Invades Jericho

    JERICHO, West Bank (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Israeli tanks rumbled into the Palestinian-ruled city of Jericho attacking a security facility on Thursday and four Palestinians were killed in a gun battle with Israeli occupation forces advancing on another West Bank city, Palestinian officials said.The invasion of Palestinian-ruled territory coincided.. More

  • With World Attention Elsewhere Israel Kills 4 More Palestinians and Invades Jericho

    JERICHO, West Bank (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Israeli tanks rumbled into the Palestinian-ruled city of Jericho attacking a security facility on Thursday and four Palestinians were killed in a gun battle with Israeli occupation forces advancing on another West Bank city, Palestinian officials said.The invasion of Palestinian-ruled territory coincided.. More

  • U.S. Seeks Global Anti-Terrorism Coalition

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday that it was trying to build a global coalition against ''terrorism,'' including allies, Russia, China and Muslim states, after the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks. (Read photo caption below) President Bush spoke with the leaders of the four other permanent members of the U.N. Security.. More

  • Israeli Tanks Advance on Jenin

    JENIN, West Bank (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Israeli tanks rolled toward Palestinian-ruled Jenin under the cover of darkness early on Tuesday, Palestinian security officials said, two days after a Resistancebomber who Israel believes was recruited in the West Bank city killed three Israelis.(Read photo caption below) The Israeli occupation army declined.. More

  • Saudi exasperation spills over as chief-of-staff cancels US visit

    RIYADH, (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Saudi Arabia's exasperation with its close ally the United States over Israeli policy has erupted with a decision to cancel a trip to Washington by the army chief of staff. King Fahd on Monday called on the international community, led by the United States, to play a role in ending Israel's violence against the Palestinian.. More

  • Arabs slam Israeli moves on Jerusalem, call for support for Palestinians

    CAIRO, (Islamweb & News Agencies) -Top Arab diplomats on Monday condemned as "racist" Israel's alleged moves to tighten its grip on Arab east Jerusalem, while they renewed calls for international support for the Palestinians.(Read photo caption below) Foreign ministers and other envoys from the 22-member Arab League ended two days of meetings in Cairo.. More

  • Mystery Surrounds Masood's Fate

    KABUL (Reuters) - Mystery surrounded the fate of the guerrilla leading the fight against Afghanistan's Taliban on Tuesday, with those close to him insisting that he survived a suicide bomb attack despite persistent reports of his death. (Read photo caption below) With the Taliban themselves denying any role in Sunday's bomb attack on Ahmad Shah Masood,.. More

  • Scores Die in Nigeria Clashes

    LAGOS, Nigeria (BBC)-Reports from the central Nigerian city of Jos say more than 160 people have been killed in three days of violence between Muslims and Christians.(Read photo caption below)Terrified residents described how armed gangs of youths were roaming the streets, attacking members of other communities. Thousands have sought refuge with police,.. More

  • UN Security Council Lifts Yugoslavia Arms Embargo

    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Monday ended an arms embargo imposed on Yugoslavia in March 1998, lifting the last international sanctions against Belgrade over its crackdown on ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. In a 15-0 vote, the council approved a resolution submitted by the United States, noting Yugoslavia had satisfied all requirements.. More

  • Nations Around World, Except Iraq, Condemn Terror Attacks on US

    LONDON (Islamicweb & News Agencies ) - Nations around the world, including U.S. foes Libya and Iran, condemned the terror attacks on the United States in which thousands of people may have died. (Read photo caption below) Saddam Hussein's Iraq raised a dissenting voice, saying the United States deserved Tuesday's attacks in New York and Washington as.. More

  • Explosions in Kabul, Afghan Opposition Blamed

    KABUL (Reuters) - Forces fighting Afghanistan's ruling Taliban launched a helicopter missile strike at Kabul airport early Wednesday, destroying two planes, a Pakistan-based Afghan news agency reported.(Read photo caption below) Officials in Washington earlier denied that the blasts, which followed terror attacks in the United States, were a retaliatory.. More

  • EU OKs Multination Force in Macedonia

    GENVAL, Belgium (Islamweb & News Agencies) - European Unionforeign ministers agreed Sunday to back a new multinational force to replace the current NATO disarmament mission in Macedonia, saying it is needed to prevent a resumption of fighting that could lead to another Balkan war.A German plan endorsed by the ministers at an informal session in Genval,.. More