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IRAQ: China lauds UAE for extending relief aid
The Chinese envoy to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has hailed the role played by the UAE in charity and humanitarian fields, particularly that of the Red Crescent Society (RCS).UAE: Study on US politics of hegemony
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Zayed Centre for Coordination and Follow-up (ZCCF) issued a study on US hegemony which uses coercive power as an instrument of achieving its political objectives, especially in the aftermath of the 9/11 incidents.IRAQ-CONFLICT: The longer the war, the higher the price, says UAE paper
A United Arab Emirates (UAE) newspaper today commented on the US-led military campaign against Iraq. Shock, surprise and deception are the key words used to describe the war against Iraq.AFRICA-TERRORISM: Ethiopian Minister confirms presence of US troops
Ethiopian Minister of Justice Harika Haroye has confirmed the presence of US troops in a number of cities in the African Horn.IRAQ-CONFLICT: Canada sees no reason to expel Iraqi diplomat
Canada sees no reason for the time being to expel the only Iraqi diplomat still performing his diplomatic duties in the Canadian capital, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said.IRAQ-CONFLICT: Renewed air raids on Baghdad
Sirens were sounded once again in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad alerting people against another potential raid, an Al-Jazeerah TV correspondent said.IRAQ-CONFLICT: British TV reporter confirmed killed by friendly fire in Iraq
A television reporter for Britain's Independent Television News was killed by friendly fire while on assignment in Iraq, his company said last night.IRAQ-CONFLICT: Mosul under a new wave of heavy bombardment
The northern Iraqi city of Mosul came under another round of air raids Monday morning.IRAQ-CONFLICT: Two British soldiers missing in Iraq
Two British soldiers were missing after coming under attack in southern Iraq, a spokesman for the British Defense Ministry said today.IRAQ-CONFLICT: Ally casualties mount
The advance through the Iraqi desert took a heavy toll on the Western forces.IRAQ-CONFLICT: More explosions jolt Baghdad
New explosions rocked downtown Baghdad early morning on Monday as the US and allied warplanes buzzed the city.IRAQ: A Language for the Moment
Momentous occasions generate their own language in war or in peace. What will be the legacy of the war on Iraq?IRAQ-CONFLICT: UAE to deliver emergency relief assistance
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Red Crescent Society (RCS) is to send emergency relief assistance in support of the humanitarian issue of the Iraqi people.PALESTINE: Israeli atrocities escalate, says report
The Israeli aggressions and atrocities against the Palestinians have escalated recently in the occupied territories, resulting in the killing of innocent civilians and demolition of infrastructures in various Palestinian cities.IRAQ-CONFLICT: US forces seek negotiations with Iraqis over Basra
The US ABC News said US forces were trying to establish links of negotiations with the Iraqi forces defending Basra, Iraq's second largest city after the capital, in an attempt to persuade them surrender their city and avoid a bloody town warfare.IRAQ-CONFLICT: Disintegrated bodies scattered in northern Iraq after US
Al-Jazeerah TV correspondent in northern Iraq said he has seen some 33 disintegrated bodies scattered in various places hit by the US-British air raids conducted in northern Iraq last night.IRAQ-CONFLICT: Pope John Paul II denounces war
Pope John Paul II today denounced the war against Iraq as a threat against the fate of humanity.IRAQ-CONFLICT: US renews aerial bombardment of Baghdad
The United States and its allies today launched another wave of air bombardment against the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the Arabic TV channel Al-Jazeera reported.IRAQ-CONFLICT: US warplane downed over Baghdad
Iraqi air defenses have apparently managed to shoot down at least one US fighter plane over the capital Baghdad today.IRAQ-CONFLICT: 50 Iraqis killed by intense US bombing of Basra
The southern Iraqi city of Basra came under intense bombardment by US F-16 warplanes today causing 50 deaths, Al Jazeera satellite TV channel reported.IRAQ-CONFLICT: Baghdad denies surrender of 51st infantry division
A spokesman for the Iraqi armed forces has denied statement by US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld claiming that the 51st Iraqi infantry division had surrendered to US troops on Friday.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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