IRAQ-CONFLICT: Three Turkish journalists wounded in northern Iraq

Three Turkish journalists sustained injuries when their vehicle was attacked on Saturday near the city of Karbil in northern Iraq, said Turkish news agency Anadolu.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: US troops convoy moves into Mosul

A large US troops convoy has broken into the Iraqi city of Mosul on Saturday, London sources reported.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Interim national authority has to be formed quickly

A major United Arab Emirates (UAE) English daily today commented on the anarchy and chaos raging unabated in various Iraqi towns after the toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime and wondered what plan the US and its allies have for post-Saddam Iraq.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: The hand that kills seldom turns out to be the hand that

A United Arab Emirates (UAE) newspaper today commented on the statement made by the Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa regarding rehabilitation of Iraq.

UAE: Sheikha Fatima urges ICRC to rescue Abu Dhabi TV journalists in Baghdad

Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, the President's Wife and President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) General Women's Union (GWU), has appealed to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Red Crescent societies (RCS), and all international organizations to intervene to rescue the journalists and media men who are held up in the office of Abu Dhabi Satellite TV channel in Baghdad, who are at present experiencing difficult circumstances, following two days of complete blockade.

UAE: Women’s society to hold fundraising campaign for Iraqi children

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Abu Dhabi Women's Development Society (ADWDS) will organize here on Sunday a fundraising campaign for the children of Iraq under the slogan - What have you prepared for them".

UAE: Second among Arab nations in economic freedom

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) ranked second in the Arab world in terms of economic freedom and 24th among 161 world countries, according to the 2003 Economic Freedom Index.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Russian intelligence service snubs report about Saddam’s

Allegations that Russia has taken out of Iraq Saddam Hussein's archives are - absolutely groundless", head of the public and media relations office of the Russian foreign intelligence service Boris Labusov told Russian Itar-Tass news agency today.

JORDAN: US embassy part-timer shot and injured

An unknown assailant shot and slightly injured a US citizen working on a freelance basis with the US embassy in the Jordanian capital.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Jordan denies reports on meeting with Israelis on oil

Minister of State for Political Affairs Mohammad Adwan who is also minister of information and the official spokesman of the Jordanian government denied media reports that Jordan and Israel will soon hold a meeting to discuss restarting an oil pipeline from Iraq to Israel via Jordan.

PALESTINE: Explosive charge injures children in Jenin

About 20 Palestinian children were injured when an explosive charge went off at a basic education school in Jenin, north of the occupied West Bank, Palestinian sources said.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Saddam’s birthplace comes under heavy bombing

Tikrit, the birthplace of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, came under heavy bombing by US troops today, said Al Jazeera satellite channel. (QNA)

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Main water station in Baghdad bombed, ICRC says

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Wednesday a main water pumping station in Baghdad was bombed, severing water supplies to many Iraqis in the north of the city.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: US F-15 E war plane downed

Two US airmen were listed as missing on Tuesday after their F-15 E warplane went down in Iraq on Sunday while taking part in coalition military operations.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: After quiet night, only sporadic attacks in Baghdad centre

The fight for control of the strategically important city centre of Baghdad resulted in only sporadic attacks on Wednesday morning.

MIDDLE EAST: German foreign minister meets Arafat

German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer held talks Wednesday with Palestinian President Yassir Arafat on the troubled Middle East peace process at Arafat's headquarters in Ramallah.

AFGHANISTAN: US-led coalition bomb kills 11 civilians

A total of 11 Afghan civilians including seven women and four men were killed by a US-led coalition bombing early on Wednesday in eastern Afghanistan.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Kurdish-US forces claim seizure of important military target

U.S. special operations troops and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters seized a strategic hilltop near the major Baghdad-held city of Mosul in northern Iraq early Wednesday, a senior Kurdish leader said.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: UAE study on Iran, Turkey and the US-Iraqi War

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Zayed Centre for Coordination and Follow-up (ZCCF) has published a new study entitled, "Iran, Turkey and the US-Iraqi War".

ARCHAEOLOGY-UAE: Ancient fortification discovered

An enormous defensive wall has been discovered by archaeologists of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah. The discovery was made during a general survey in February.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Coalition forces should stop shelling civilians, says UAE

A major United Arab Emirates (UAE) Arabic newspaper today criticized the killing of thousands of Iraqi civilians as a result of the US-British random bombardment and artillery firing on Iraqi towns and villages.