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  • UN put Iraqi scientists under scrutiny

    UN experts, pursuing the hunt for Iraq's elusive weapons arsenal, interviewed the head of Baghdad's Technology University after Russia disputed US claims of proof linking Iraq to international terrorism.It was the second reported meeting with Iraqi scientists since disarmament inspectors resumed their work here a month ago, but little detail about the.. More

  • Israelis Kill Six in Hunt for Activists

    Israeli occupation soldiers hunting militiamen in the West Bank killed six Palestinians on Thursday - four resistance men, an unarmed teenager and an apparent bystander, officials on both sides said. Five Israeli occupation soldiers were wounded.An Israeli official, meanwhile, confirmed that the occupation army has begun setting up buffer zones around.. More

  • Pakistan Detains Three Suspects for Church Attack

    Police detained three suspected members of a banned Islamic militant group in central Pakistan on Thursday over a Christmas Day church attack that killed three girls.Shahid Iqbal, a senior police officer in the area of the attack, said the suspects belonged to Jaish-e-Mohammad, a group fighting Indian rule in disputed Kashmir. Police said the three.. More

  • Turkey Extends Mandate for No-Fly Zone in Northern Iraq

    The Turkish parliament decided to extend the mandate of a joint US-British force tasked with supervising a no-fly zone in northern Iraq, the Anatolia news agency reported.The decision came as NATO-member Turkey was debating whether to back its key ally the United States in possible military strikes against Iraq and the extent of its support.With Wednesday's.. More

  • Syria Denies Sharon's Iraq Weapons Claim

    Syria denied claims by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon that Iraq may be transferring chemical and biological weapons to Syria, saying Wednesday that the accusation aims to divert attention from Israel's arsenal. This accusation against Syria is ridiculous because Syria signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and called all Arab states to make the Middle.. More

  • Blair Hails Palestinian Reform Conference in Egyptian Daily

    Prime Minister Tony Blair touted his invitation for Palestinians to discuss reforms in London next month as a crucial step on the road to Palestian statehood. The January 13-14 conference has the aim of "ensuring that Palestinian reform is effective," Blair wrote in the government daily Al-Ahram. "Reform is about nation-building," he added in explaining.. More

  • Israeli Occupation troops Kill Activist in Nablus

    Israeli occupation troops killed a member of the resistance Hamas group and arrested another early Wednesday in the West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian and Israeli officials said. Palestinian security officials said Ibrahim Abu Hawash, 33, a Hamas fugitive, was killed when Israeli occupation troops raided a building he was in around 2 a.m. The occupation.. More

  • U.N. Searches Iraq Complex for Nuke Clues

    Saddam Husseinwelcomed Christmas with an angry speech saying Iraqis were ready for "martyrdom," while U.N. inspectors spent the holiday trying to determine whether the Iraqi president is hiding nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.Inspections Wednesday took U.N. teams to a gas laboratory and a grain storage area in al-Taji, a vast complex that has.. More

  • Seven Algerians charged under anti-terrorism laws in Scotland

    Seven men, all from Algeria, were charged in Edinburgh with preparing a terrorist attack, officials said.The seven, who were arrested six days ago in Edinburgh and London, were charged under Section 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000, which deals with possession of articles "in circumstances which give rise to a reasonable suspicion" that they could be used.. More

  • UN Inspectors Question Iraqi Scientist as Work Continues Through Seasonal Holiday

    An Iraqi scientist who was involved in the country's previous nuclear program was questioned by UN arms experts, as inspections were set to continue through the Christmas holiday. Sabah Abdel Nour, a professor at Baghdad's technological university, told journalists "the inspectors asked me for a personal interview and proposed that it be in private.""I.. More

  • Sharon Accuses Iraq of Hiding Weapons in Syria as Israel Prepares for Gulf War

    Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on Tuesday that Israel suspected Iraq has been transferring chemical and biological weapons to Israel's arch-foe Syria to hide them from U.N. inspectors. Sharon, in an interview with Israel's Channel Two television, said his comments were based on unconfirmed information and he gave no evidence to support the allegation.. More

  • Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kill Palestinian in Gaza as Bethlehem Marks Cheerless Christmas

    Israeli occupation soldiers killed a Palestinian teenager in the Gaza Strip, raising tensions as Christians prepared for the Christmas holiday in Israeli-occupied Bethlehem and other West Bank towns. In the Gaza Strip, Israeli occupation soldiers fired a tank shell at a group of Palestinians between the Karni and Erez crossings with Israel, killing.. More

  • Israeli Occupation army Quits Bethlehem Amid Christmas Gloom

    The Israeli occupation army pulled back to the outskirts of Bethlehem on Tuesday but Palestinian Christians found little to celebrate as the town of Jesus's birth faced a joyless Christmas. There were no festive lights in Manger Square, where Israeli occupation troops had patrolled for the past month after reoccupying the town following a Palestinian.. More

  • UN Experts Pursue Hunt for Iraq's Banned Weapons

    U.N. arms experts checked at least seven suspect banned weapons sites across Iraq Tuesday, ranging from a military base to a technology college. With no Christmas Eve respite for the 109 inspectors based in Baghdad, a chemical weapons team from the U.N. Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) headed to an undisclosed site in the.. More

  • Iran President's Pledge: No Nuclear Arms

    Iranian President Mohammed Khatami pledged on Tuesday to forge ahead with the construction of a nuclear power plant, but rejected claims that it might be used to develop nuclear weapons. Khatami, who is visiting Pakistan, said Iran would be happy to send any spent fuel rods - a potential source of fissionable material - abroad for reprocessing. "We.. More