IRAQ-CONFLICT: International official cautions against breakout of human

Rawhi Obeido, Information Advisor of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), praised United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan for his constant support for human causes and his emphasis on the importance of cultural interaction among the people of the world.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: US helicopter crashes, 7 soldiers killed

Seven US army soldiers were killed Wednesday when their black hawk helicopter was shot down by small-arms fire in central Iraq, Pentagon officials said.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: US charges against other nations unsubstantiated, says UAE

A United Arab Emirates (UAE) newspaper today commented on the US charges against other nations without providing necessary proof.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Children of mass destruction

The Arabic press in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continued commenting on the on-going US-led war against Iraq, with many newspapers expressing their fury and frustration over the killing of civilians.

MIDDLE EAST: US wants to occupy Iraq to dominate the region, says Egyptian

In a lecture at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Zayed Centre for Coordination and Follow-up (ZCCF), Taher Shash, Assistant to the former Egyptian Foreign Minister, said that the announcement by the Israeli minister of environment and infrastructure that Israel is seeking to extend oil pipelines from Jafa to Mosul cannot happen without mutual understanding between Israel and the US administration, under the influence of the US extreme right which supports the Israelis.

MIDDLE EAST: Israeli army interns hundreds of Palestinians at refugee camp

Israeli occupation forces, backed by tanks and helicopter gunships, on Wednesday attacked the Tulkarm refugee camp in the northern West Bank.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Russia protests US bombing near its embassy in Baghdad

In the latest sign of US-Russian tensions over Iraq, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that US air strikes had targeted a residential Baghdad neighborhood where the Russian embassy is located.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: 10 civilians dead, 90 injured in latest Baghdad bombing

Iraq on Wednesday said about 90 civilians were injured and 10 killed overnight in the Baghdad area as coalition bombs continued to fall on the capital.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Fierce battles in Karbala

The US troops engaged in fierce battles with the Republican Guards early Wednesday in Karbala, officials at the Pentagon said.

AFGHANISTAN-TERRORISM: Pentagon exposes losses

The Pentagon on Wednesday for the first time announced the losses the US special forces sustained in their hunt for Osama bin Laden.

MIDDLE EAST: Israeli soldiers sweep into Tulkaram

Israeli soldiers in full battle gear with tanks and Apache helicopter cover swept into Tulkaram at dawn Wednesday firing indiscriminately at Palestinian homes, Israeli military sources said.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: US troops attack Fedayeen in Najaf

US troops backed by planes and helicopters attacked Fedayeen militia in the central city of Najafon Wednesday where they faced an unexpectedly stiff resistance.

IRAQ-UAE: Cabinet meeting calls for end to suffering of Iraqi people

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Cabinet yesterday held here its weekly meeting presided over by Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

ENVIRONMENT-UAE: New publication on dangers of nuclear waste in Africa

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Zayed Centre for Coordination and Follow-up (ZCCF) has published a study with the title - The Danger of Nuclear Waste in Africa," as a contribution by the Centre to spread the ôCulture of Peace and Stability" and to highlight the dangerous issues facing the future of humanity such as weapons of mass destruction and their wastes.

IRAQ: Saddam Hussein is No Icon for Asian Muslims

The rage boiling over on the streets of Asia's Muslim countries has helped clarify how Iraqi President Saddam Hussien is regarded in this corner of the Islamic world. He is no poster boy around which the faithful will flock.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: UN oil for food program rejected

Iraq has rejected the UN's oil for food humanitarian program, the Iraqi ambassador to Russia, Abbas Khalaf, said on Tuesday.

NORTH KOREA: Missile fired toward Yellow Sea

North Korea on Tuesday fired from ground an anti-ship missile towards the Yellow Sea.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Missile shot down over Kuwait

An Iraqi missile was shot down by a Patriot missile battery before it reached Kuwait, a spokesman for the Kuwaiti army said today.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Missile shot down over Kuwait

An Iraqi missile was shot down by a Patriot missile battery before it reached Kuwait, a spokesman for the Kuwaiti army said today.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Seven Iraqi civilians including children killed by US troops

Iraqi and US troops battled in fierce street-to-street fighting in two Iraqi cities, Najaf and Hindiyah, as coalition warplanes continued to bombard Republican Guard installments south of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: 54 US and British soldiers killed over past 24 hours

British Defense Office has said a British soldier was killed during operations in southern Iraq, bringing the number of Britons killed there since the US-led war on Iraq started on March 20, to 26.