Saudis name 26 men linked to bombingsSaudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia has named 23 Saudis, two Moroccans and a Yemeni wanted in connection with terrorist attacks in the…Mon Dec 08 2003 - 00:00
Shia ayatollah in Iraq calls for assembly electionsIRAQ: Iraq's supreme Shia figure, Ayatollah Ali Sistani, has issued a ruling which could compel the US to rethink its plan for…Mon Dec 01 2003 - 00:00
A three-month festival of lights and a time for giving thanksLetter from Dubai: As the sun sets, the call to prayer sings out over the city and bounces back and forth between green, gold…Mon Nov 24 2003 - 00:00
War may affect generationsIRAQ: A report released yesterday by the British charity Medact says the people of Iraq may suffer poor health for generations…Wed Nov 12 2003 - 00:00
Aim is 'to make Americans feel unsafe'SAUDI ARABIA: The devastating strike on the Riyadh compound could be payback for Saudi Arabia's aggressive campaign to crush…Mon Nov 10 2003 - 00:00
Saddam loyalist link with Islamists still vagueIRAQ: While the US has been claiming for months that Saddam loyalists and foreign fighters are co-operating to mount attacks…Fri Oct 31 2003 - 00:00
Bombing attempt revives US claim of Syrian linkIRAQ: The alleged involvement of a Syrian in a failed car bomb attack on an Iraqi police station on Monday has revived US charges…Wed Oct 29 2003 - 00:00
Baghdad posed no nuclear threat, says US-led teamIraq: The US-led team investigating Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction has concluded that Baghdad did not pose a nuclear…Mon Oct 27 2003 - 00:00
UN scales back staff in Iraq after bombingsFollowing two attacks on its Baghdad offices, the United Nations has said it had begun pulling some international staff out of…Fri Sept 26 2003 - 01:00
Arab press sharply criticises Bush's speech to UNUN: The Arab press was sharply critical of President Bush's address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday in which he laid out…Thu Sept 25 2003 - 01:00
Not charismatic, but a deft and savvy operatorMIDDLE EAST: The man chosen to become the second Palestinian Prime Minister, Mr Ahmed Korei (66), is a savvy operator.Tue Sept 09 2003 - 01:00
Call to end struggle alienated prime minister's publicPalestinians were not surprised by Saturday's resignation of their Prime Minister, Mr Mahmoud Abbas.Mon Sept 08 2003 - 01:00
Ayatollah may be victim of power struggle to command Iraq's ShiasIRAQ: Sayyed al-Hakim was a Shia cleric prepared to do business with the AmericansSat Aug 30 2003 - 01:00
At least 80 killed in car bomb at mosque in IraqIRAQ: A massive car bomb killed at least 80 people yesterday, including a leading Shia cleric, Ayatollah Muhammad Baqr al-Hakim…Sat Aug 30 2003 - 01:00
Iraqi ministries to be allocated on ethnic linesIRAQ: Portfolios are to be given to new ministers in the interim Governing Council on the basis of which community they belong…Fri Aug 29 2003 - 01:00
Lay Shias blame rival militant for bomb blastIRAQ: While Iraqi Shia clerics blamed supporters of the ousted Baathist regime for Sunday's bomb blast at the Najaf home of…Tue Aug 26 2003 - 01:00
UN bomber link to Iraqi guards examinedIRAQ: The US team investigating last Tuesday's devastating explosion at UN headquarters in Baghdad are examining a possible …Sat Aug 23 2003 - 01:00
US captures poison-gas killer 'Chemical Ali'IRAQ: US Central Command yesterday announced the capture of Gen Ali Hassan al-Majid, fifth on the US list of "most wanted" members…Fri Aug 22 2003 - 01:00
Arab press castigates attackEGYPT: Egypt's Foreign Minister, Mr Ahmad Maher, yesterday condemned Tuesday's bombing at UN headquarters in Baghdad which killed…Thu Aug 21 2003 - 01:00
Former Saddam insider seized by Kurds in MosulIRAQ: The former Iraqi Vice President, Mr Taha Yassin Ramadan, was captured yesterday in the northern city of Mosul.Wed Aug 20 2003 - 01:00
Attacks in Iraq leave 11 dead and cut oil salesIRAQ: Iraq was hit by a wave of sabotage and violence over the weekend as a second blaze hit a crucial oil export pipeline, …Mon Aug 18 2003 - 01:00
Three die as violent protests continue in BasraIRAQ: Two Iraqis and one Nepalese Gurkha were reported killed yesterday in the southern port city of Basra during a second day…Mon Aug 11 2003 - 01:00
US troops shoot to kill at market in TikritIRAQ: Two suspected Iraqi arms dealers and several innocent bystanders were shot to death yesterday by US troops at an open …Sat Aug 09 2003 - 01:00
Arab League rebuffs Iraq's governing councilIRAQ: The Arab League has delivered a blow to Iraq's governing council by refusing to recognise it as the legitimate government…Wed Aug 06 2003 - 01:00
Images of Uday and Qusay releasedIRAQ: The morgue photos of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's sons, Uday and Qusay, were produced yesterday evening Baghdad…Fri Jul 25 2003 - 01:00
Two sides of Cyprus mark invasionCYPRUS: Cypriots on opposite sides of the dividing Green line marked in different ways yesterday's 29th anniversary of Turkey…Mon Jul 21 2003 - 01:00
Prisoner issue provokes Palestinian crisisMIDDLE EAST: The way the crisis over the release of prisoners is resolved will be a major test of Israeli and US commitment …Sat Jul 12 2003 - 01:00
France remands Iranian leftist leaderFrance: The head of the political wing of the Iranian Mujahedin Khalq, Ms Maraym Rajavi, and 10 followers were remanded in custody…Mon Jun 23 2003 - 01:00
Powell's concern at killing of Hamas leaderThe Middle East/The US: The US Secretary of State, Mr Colin Powell, said yesterday that Washington is concerned at the shooting…Mon Jun 23 2003 - 01:00
3 more Iranians burn themselvesIRAN: Three more members of the Iranian opposition movement, the Mujahideen Khalq, set themselves on fire yesterday to protest…Sat Jun 21 2003 - 01:00
Pro-reform demonstrators defy rally banIRAN: Following five consecutive nights of protests against clerical rule, Iran's reformists yesterday echoed conservative accusations…Mon Jun 16 2003 - 01:00
Tehran youth warned 'not to ally' with USIRAN: Iran's former President, Mr Hashemi Rafsanjani, yesterday warned the country's restive youth not to ally themselves with…Sat Jun 14 2003 - 01:00
Khamenei urges vigilantes to quash 'riots'IRAN: Iran's Supreme Guide, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, yesterday urged right-wing vigilantes to quash demonstrations by thousands…Fri Jun 13 2003 - 01:00
Museum looting not as catastrophic as fearedMichael Jansen visited Iraq's splendid National Museum in Baghdad, which is now a tragic sightSat May 17 2003 - 01:00
Bremer vows to crack down on lawlessness and help rebuild IraqIRAQ: Iraq's new civil administrator has vowed to put thousands of criminals released by Saddam Hussein back in jail and break…Fri May 16 2003 - 01:00
Giving birth to democracy in the darkIRAQ: The first brave attempt to hold a democratic gathering here collapsed into farce yesterday, defeated by a shortage of …Thu May 15 2003 - 01:00
UAE treats Baghdad's citizens to the best hospital in the cityIraq's capital now has a gleaming hospital caring for 1,000 patients a day. Michael Jansen visited itWed May 14 2003 - 01:00
New US administrator arrives in IraqIRAQ: The new US administrator for Iraq, Mr L. Paul Bremmer, arrived here yesterdayTue May 13 2003 - 01:00
US, Syria exchange assurancesSYRIA: The US Secretary of State, Mr Colin Powell, ended three hours of talks here on Saturday with the Syrian President, Dr…Mon May 05 2003 - 01:00
Cypriots may begin to cross Green Line todayCYPRUS: Greek and Turkish Cypriots could this morning begin crossing the Green Line which has divided the two communities since…Wed Apr 23 2003 - 01:00
Simitis tries to reassure CypriotsCYPRUS: The Greek Prime Minister, Mr Costas Simitis, has completed a 24-hour visit to Cyprus, the first in a tour of European…Mon Apr 21 2003 - 01:00
UN warns of 'anarchy and chaos'The UN office of the Humanitarian Co-ordinator for Iraq has warned that the central and southern areas of Iraq are increasingly…Fri Apr 11 2003 - 01:00
'The price the Iraqis paid is too high'Arab reaction: While crowds in Baghdad celebrated the demise of the Iraqi regime, there was no jubilation on the streets of …Thu Apr 10 2003 - 01:00
Irish 'human shield' tells of Baghdad attacksIrish anti-war activist Michael Birmingham has arrived in Jordan where he told Michael Jansen about life in BaghdadMon Mar 31 2003 - 01:00
Relief agencies preparing for influx of refugeesAid agencies are expecting a huge influx of refugees to Jordan after warbreaks out in IraqWed Mar 19 2003 - 00:00
Jordanians hold candlelit vigil to protest over warHundreds of Jordanians held a candlelit vigil in the affluent Shmeissani quarter of Amman last night to protest against war.Mon Mar 17 2003 - 00:00
Awaiting war from over the border with fear for their families at homeIraqi exiles in Jordan have mixed views about their country being invaded -even to topple the author of their misfortuneMon Mar 17 2003 - 00:00
US commander of Gulf forces visits JordanThe head of the US Central Command, Gen Tommy Franks, braved heavy rain, sleet and snow to pay a low profile visit to the Jordanian…Thu Mar 13 2003 - 00:00
Denktash rejects UN plan for CyprusCYPRUS: UN efforts to broker a settlement in the nearly 30-year-old division of Cyprus have been abandoned in the face of Turkish…Wed Mar 12 2003 - 00:00
Annan offers to delay voting on Cyprus unityCYPRUS: The UN Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, made a final attempt last night to secure a Cyprus settlement by offering to…Tue Mar 11 2003 - 00:00
