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Arafat's Death Casts Pall Over `Eid Al-Fitr in Palestine NABLUS, November 13 (IslamOnline.net) – A gloomy atmosphere enveloped the occupied Palestinian territories on Saturday, November13 , as Palestinians marked the start of `Eid Al-Fitr by mourning their beloved leader Yasser Arafat....
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 2:32pm PST
HAITI: A Brutal Regime Shows Its Colors CARICOM Spurns Latortue Once Again
Violence and Human Rights Abuses Escalate...
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 2:22pm PST
Photostory: Arafat is laid to rest in Ramallah 
Palestine mourned today as President Yasser Arafat, who passed away on November 11 in France, was laid to rest in the Muqata'a compound in Ramallah. In emotional, often chaotic scenes, thousands of Palestinians came to pay their last respects to "Abu 'Ammar". The text and images in this article were produced by Maureen Clare Murphy, Arts, Music & Culture Editor of the Electronic Intifada, who is currently living and working in Ramallah....
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 2:02pm PST
Juan Cole: Mosul Chaos Al-Hayat reported incidents all over the country. A US Black Hawk helicopter was downed near Taji (20 km northwest of Baghdad), hurting 3 of the 4-man crew. Another US serviceman was killed in Baghdad. 8 Iraqis were killed in Hilla and 5 in Kirkuk. In al-Hawijah near Kirkuk, 5 persons were killed and many others wounded in clashes Friday morning between US troops and armed guerrillas....
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 12:31pm PST
“Iraq is burning with wrath, anger and sadness…” Leaving the hotel is always an adventure. Last night, with a full beard and a kefir draped around my shoulders, Abut Talat wisks me out into the chaotic streets of occupied Baghdad.
As we traveled around the capital, we took side roads, winding varying routes towards our destination, never daring to take the direct, most obvious path. Aside from the obvious threat of kidnapping which is my greatest concern, we travel accepting the fact that anywhere, anytime, we could be in the wrong place...
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 12:29pm PST
US troops block aid distribution in Falluja US troops are preventing a Red Crescent convoy of emergency aid from reaching helpless residents inside Falluja on Saturday after allowing it as far as the main hospital, a spokeswoman said....
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 11:44am PST
Papal sympathy to Palestinians on Arafat death 
"At this hour of sadness at the passing of President Yasser Arafat,” reads the telegram, “His Holiness Pope John Paul is particularly close to the deceased's family, the Authorities and the Palestinian People....
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 11:25am PST
Castro mourns loss of old friend Arafat declares three-day of official mourning 
Havana, Nov. 12: Cuban President Fidel Castro, led Latin America's mourning for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, while Palestinian communities across the continent staged their own tributes.
Castro said yesterday that the death of his friend and ally, "as well as a deeply felt loss to the battle being fought by the Arab peoples, ... also comes as a major blow to the progressive movement worldwide.." a media report said....
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 11:16am PST
Mandela Honors Arafat As Great Freedom Fighter 
Mandela said it deeply saddened him that Arafat had died before "his and his people's dream" of a Palestinian state had been realised....
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 11:08am PST
Yasir Arafat - A Symbol of Freedom "On going US-led forces operation in Iraq, the systematic destruction of Iraq, the helpless and weaken conditions of Arab Leaders, all this made Yasir Araft disheartened and mentally and physically distressed. Yet he never compromised with the Israeli authorities."...
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 11:06am PST
Insurgents 'patrolling Iraq city' of Mosul Iraqi rebels are patrolling parts of Mosul following an upsurge of violence in the northern city, eyewitnesses say.
"They are guarding hospitals, schools and fire stations," one resident told Reuters news agency....
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 10:39am PST
Anger at Fallujah assault in Baghdad mosques Thousands of Iraqis listen to Friday sermons marked by anger, frustration at US-led assault on Fallujah....
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 10:37am PST
The rabbi who mourned Arafat 
Moshe Hirsch mourns loss of Palestinian leader who always differentiated between Jews and Zionism....
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 10:35am PST
Bahrainis rally for Palestine 
Up to 20,000 people took part in a mass rally in Bahrain yesterday to mark International Al Quds (Jerusalem) Day. Marchers, led by top clergymen, walked from near the Bahrain Mall to the Pearl Roundabout chanting pro-Palestinian slogans....
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 10:32am PST
Eyewitness: Ghost city calls for help As US-led troops battle rebels in the Iraqi city of Falluja, aid agencies have warned that civilians are left with little food and no drinking water. The BBC News website spoke by phone to Fadhil Badrani, an Iraqi journalist and resident of Falluja who reports regularly for Reuters and the BBC World Service in Arabic.
We are publishing his and other eyewitness accounts from the city in order to provide the fullest possible range of perspectives from those who are there:...
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 10:25am PST
'Catastrophic conditions' in Falluja The six-day US-led assault on Falluja has turned catastrophic for civilians there and fuelled fighting in Iraq's northern city of Mosul.
"Conditions in Falluja are catastrophic," Firdus al-Abadi, spokeswoman for the Iraqi Red Crescent in Baghdad, said....
Posted: Sat, Nov 13, 2004 8:47am PST
VIDEO: Relaxed US troops shooting randomly at residential homes in Fallujah The fire shown here is just too random and the area is so obviously a residential neighborhood. It's almost bizarre watching soldiers attack a clearly civilian neighborhood....
Posted: Fri, Nov 12, 2004 11:59pm PST
Interim Iraqi govt to spend $90mn in allowing expatriate Iraqis to vote BAGHDAD: Iraq will spend $90mn to let citizens living abroad vote in elections, the government said yesterday, despite UN concerns organising oversees voting would be too costly.
The UN, which is advising on the January 27 national and provincial elections, opposed allowing expatriates to vote saying it was expensive, difficult to organise and open to fraud....
Posted: Fri, Nov 12, 2004 11:42pm PST
Iraq aflame over mass killings in Fallujah The collective punishment of the people of Fallujah by the Bush administration has entered its sixth day.
What is taking place is not so much a battle as a homicidal rampage by the US military against every Iraqi male trapped inside the city. Since the assault began on Sunday, Fallujah men aged between 15 and 55 have been prevented from leaving. As American bombs and shells rained down, they were left little choice but to fight for their lives against the advancing US troops....
Posted: Fri, Nov 12, 2004 9:38pm PST
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