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  • Saudi Min:Arafat Can't Negotiate With Gun At Head-CNN

    HIGHLIGHTS:Even Sharon Himself Wouldn't Believe that 'He's a Man of Peace'. There's a Real Dannger of 'Radicalization' in the Middle East. (Read photo caption within)Saudi Arabia 's foreign minister said Wednesday it is impossible for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to negotiate with a gun at his head. In an interview with the Cable News Network, Saud.. More

  • Caspian Leaders Reach No Deal on Oil

    Presidents of the five states bordering the Caspian Sea failed to agree Wednesday on how to divide its wealth, leaving untapped the vast undersea oil and gas reserves - believed to be the third largest in the world.Even a vague general declaration that had been expected to be signed on the exploitation of the Caspian eluded the presidents of Russia,.. More

  • Saudi Crown Prince Heads to U.S. for Mideast Talks

    HIGHLIGHTS: U.S.Saudi Relations Took a Beating After the Sep. Attacks. Prince Abadallah on Record as Warning Washington, the Kingdom Could Be Forced to Review Its Relations With the U.S.First Face-to-face Meeting With Bush Thursday. STORY Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah headed to the United States Tuesday to try to persuade President Bush to be more even-handed.. More

  • Saudi defense official denies troops massing on Jordanian border

    RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A Saudi Arabian Defense Ministry official denied reports that his country is massing forces along its northern border in comments to the official Saudi Press Agency. The official, who was not further identified, was quoted as saying in the SPA report late Tuesday that the military is conducting routine training in the northwest.. More

  • Israel Raids Palestinian Villages As US Backing for the Zionist Entity Edges Towards Absolute Support

    Six Palestinians Killed Wednesday, 3 Others Overnight. Occupation Troops Enter Jaba'a South of Jenin. Senators Equate Israel's War Against Palestinians With That of Their Own Against Al-Qaeda. Two Palestinians died Wednesday as a result of clashes near Hebron while four others diedof occupation operations in the West Bank and Gaza. Palestinian security.. More

  • UN Team Begins Trip to Mideast Despite Israeli Objections

    HIGHLIGHTS: Annan Expects UN Jenin Team at Destination By Saturday. Israel Wants Sommaruga Out, Annan Does'nt Agree. Al-Kidwah Says Objections Intended to Undermine Integrity of Probe Process. STORY Brushing aside Israel's demand for a delay, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan sent a U.N. team on its way to look at Israel's military operation in the.. More

  • Israel Backtracks on U.N. Jenin Camp Probe

    HIGHLIGHTS: Palestinians Not Surprized & Annan Rejects Delay. A Second Round of Israeli Palestinian Talks on Standoff at Bethlehem Set for Wednesday. Israel's Efforts to Isolate Arafat appear to be Eroding. STORYIsrael back-tracked on international efforts to get to the bottom of Palestinian allegations of an Israeli massacre at the Jenin refugee camp,.. More

  • Arab American Relations Tested to Limits

    HIGHLIGHTS: Bush Met Moroccan Monarch Tuesday & is to Meet Saudi Crown Prince Thursday. Egyptian Embassy Pelted with Stones in Damascus. Cairo And Amman Pledge Strong Support to Palestinians But Would not Go To Battle with Israel. STORYAmerica's war on so-called terror and Israel's brutal war against the Palestinians is testing American-Arab relations.. More

  • Israel Assassinates A Resistance Leader, Kills 6 Others, Arrests 30 & Expels 9 Families From East Jerusalem

    HIGHLIGHTS: Amnesty International Calls for A War Crimes Inquiry into Jenin Events. Palestinians Accuse Israel of Planning to Kill Arafat and Install a 'Puppet Government. Palestinian & Israeli Officials Discuss Stand Off at Church of Nativity. Resistance Executes Three Collaborators. STORYAt what looks like the beginning of the second phase of its.. More

  • Burns Meets Arafat As Israel Considers Breaking into His Surrounded Compound & Sharon Rejects Army Proposals To Dismantle Isolated Settlements.

    HIGHLIGHTS: Powell Gave Arafat No Guarantees That Israel Would Not Try to Snatch Fugitives in His Custody. Powell Wants Israel To Ease Restrictions on Arafat, Israel Wants To Remove Him. Sharon May Discuss Future of Isolated Settlements in At Least 3 Years Time. STORYAmerica's on-going involvement with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat seems to be.. More

  • U.N. Team to Investigate Jenin Camp

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Secretary-General Kofi Annan (news - web sites) appointed a three-member U.N. fact-finding team led by former Finnish President Minister Martti Ahtisaari to visit the Jenin refugee camp to learn what happened there during Israel's military assault.The other members are Cornelio Sommaruga, a former president of the International.. More

  • Le Pen's Rise in Prominence Triggers Political Earthquake in France & Sends Shockwaves Across Europe

    Jospin Quits After 5th May Run Off. Chirac Expected Win Landslide But Le Pen Dismissies Forecasts as Nonsense. French Police Use Tear Gas to Disperse Demonstrators. PARIS (Reuters) - A stunning upset by far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen in France's presidential election triggered a political earthquake in France on Monday and sent shockwaves across.. More

  • Palestinians Start Cleaning UP and Rebuilding Their Cities

    HIGHLIGHTS: Besieged Palestinians & Clerics Run Out of Food At Church of Nativity. (Read photo caption within). First Phase of Savage Offensive Over, Second Phase Could Be Buffer Zones. Two Palestinian Guards Killed in Gaza. Palestinian Governmental Infrastructure Badly Battered. STORYIsrael has almost completed its tactical withdrawal from most Palestinian.. More

  • G7 Sees Improved World Economy but Cites Oil Risk

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Finance officials from the world's wealthiest nations said on Saturday the global economy is healthier now than a few months ago but that rising oil prices could pose a risk ahead. The assessment came in a brief communiqué issued after a morning meeting at the U.S. Treasury Department of finance ministers and central bank presidents.. More

  • UN to Send Jenin Fact-Finding Mission as Israel Continues Offensive Killing 7 Palestinians in Gaza & Ramallah

    HIGHLIGHTS: Final Resolution Avoids the word 'investigation'. Five Palestinians Killed in Gaza; A 6TH.in Ramallah. Israeli Occupation Troops Enter 'Beit Djana'. Israeli Tourist Stabbed to Death in Egypt. Israel Rejects Arafat Proposal to Try Zeevi's Assassins. STORYThe UN security council has decided to send a fact finding mission to Jenin as Israel.. More

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