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Syrian Premier in Iraq on First Such Visit in 20 Years
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Islamweb & News Agencies)- Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa Miro arrived in Baghdad on Saturday, becoming only the second Arab head of government to visit Iraq since the 1991 Gulf War.(Read photo caption below) Arriving at the airport named after President Saddam Hussein, Miro said he expected to sign an agreement to boost trade.. More -
U.S. Envoy to Meet Arafat, Hoping to Calm Mideast
JERUSALEM (Islamweb & News Agencies) - A U.S. envoy was to push ahead with efforts to reconcile warring Israelis and Palestinians on Monday, as the intifadha threatened to explode into regional conflict.David Satterfield was due to hold talks with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat about ways of stopping the fighting which killed a Palestinian child.. More -
Last-Minute Macedonia Truce Leaves Peace Uncertain
SKOPJE (Islamweb & News Agencies) - A NATO-brokered truce between Macedonian security forces and ethnic Albanian fighters came into effect at the ``11th hour'' on Sunday so that a deal to try to end a six-month conflict could be signed on Monday.The cease-fire was worked out while the security forces were using jets and attack helicopters in fierce.. More -
At least 111 dead, 35 others still missing in Iran floods
TEHRAN, (AFP) -The death toll from flooding in northern Iran over the past two days has risen to 111, with 35 still reported missing, and serious damages, television reported Sunday.(Read photo caption below) The earlier toll referred to more than 100 dead in Golestan province from which followed torrential rain. The television also broadcast a message.. More -
Diplomatic Drive to Calm Middle East Intensifies
JERUSALEM (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Diplomatic efforts gathered pace on Sunday in an international drive to pressure Israel and the Palestinians to prevent violence spinning out of control.Palestinian and Israeli diplomatic sources said the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, David Satterfield, would visit the region.. More -
London restores direct rule over Northern Ireland
BELFAST,11 (AFP) -London restored direct rule over Northern Ireland at midnight Friday following the suspension of the province's power-sharing government. The assembly and government have been suspended for a "very short period" to give its bickering Protestant and Catholic leaders a chance to reach a deal to salvage the peace process. The move, announced.. More -
Fighting Escalates in Macedonia
SKOPJE (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Macedonian families Friday will bury 10 soldiers killed in an ambush by ethnic Albanian fighters against a desolate backdrop for a new peace plan after bombing raids by Macedonian jets.The 10 will be laid to rest in their home town, Prilep, in the south. They were killed Wednesday on the highway between Skopje and.. More -
Slav-dominated Macedonia Suggests NATO Action Against Albanians
SKOPJE (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Macedonia's foreign minister has suggested tougher international action to help end an uprising by ethnic Albanian fighters, saying the fighters will never agree to a plan to hand arms to NATO troops.Macedonia's government declared Saturday a day of national mourning after seven Macedonian soldiers were killed in.. More -
UN racism talks fail to bridge gaps on Mideast and slavery
GENEVA, (AFP) -UN delegates have agreed to keep wording equating Zionism to racism out of texts for the World Conference Against Racism, but have failed to agree on other thorny key issues like slavery and colonialism. Two weeks of talks to negotiate draft talks for adoption at the conference in Durban, South Africa later this month ended late Friday. The.. More -
Two More Israelis are Killed as Bush and the Palestinians Give Conflicting Assessments of America's Role in Peace Making in The Region
JERUSALEM (Islamweb & News Agencies) -American President George W. Bush and the Palestinian National Authority gave conflicting assessments of Washington's role in peace making in the region astwo Israelis werekilled In a series ofon-going intifadha confrontations Tuesday. An Israeli settler shot dead in the West Bank,and two Palestinian youths were.. More -
U.N., Israel Agree on Video Viewing
UNITED NATIONS (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Israel reached agreement with the United Nations Tuesday on arrangements for viewing videotapes items that could shed light on the condition of three Israeli occupation soldiers abducted by a Lebanese Resistance group on the Lebanon border last year. Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Yehuda Lancry,.. More -
U.S. Planes Bomb Targets in Iraq
WASHINGTON (Islamweb & News Agencies) - U.S. Air Force planes bombed an air defense site in northern Iraq Tuesday and President Bushpledged to keep Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's military ambitions in check. (Read photo caption below). In a brief announcement on Tuesday's attack north of the city of Mosul, the U.S. European Command said U.S. pilots.. More -
Pentagon Clamps Lid on U.S.-Russia Security Talks
WASHINGTON (Islmaweb & Agencies) - U.S. and Russian defense officials on Tuesday discussed prospects for cooperation on missile defense coupled with deep nuclear arms cuts, and the Pentagon clamped a lid of secrecy on the talks. The opening of a two-day Defense Department meeting kicked off a Bush administration effort to end Russian opposition to controversi.. More -
Quiroga Becomes Bolivia's President
SUCRE, Bolivia (AP) - Jorge Quiroga became Bolivia's president Tuesday night, taking office amid expectations he can fix the economy of South America's poorest nation, soothe social discontent and curb political corruption - all in the year left in his predecessor's term.(Read photo caption below) In his inauguration ceremony, the vice president donned.. More -
Fighting Erupts West of Skopje, Strains Peace
SKOPJE, Macedonia (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Fighting erupted between Macedonian forces and ethnic Albanian fighters west of the capital Skopje Wednesday in a new strain on peace talks aimed at defusing the Albanian revolt for equal rights. Witnesses said helicopters fired at Albanianpositions along the main road between the capital, Skopje, and the.. More
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