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2006 Bloodiest year for Palestinian children
Defense for Children International/Palestine Section (DCI/PS) said that 2006 risks are being the bloodiest year for Palestinian children since the beginning of the Israeli Occupation in 1967.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/3/2006
Israeli pullout of Lebanon incomplete
Israel said its forces withdrew from southern Lebanon Monday morning, transferring control of the area to UNIFIL forces and
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/3/2006
Egyptian fund for peaceful nuclear program
Egypt's Shura Council's Committee of Industrial Production and Energy decided in its first hearing session to establish a fund to donate for the Egyptian civil nuclear program.
Egypt, Politics, 10/3/2006
Hamas, Fatah clashes kill nine
the Palestinian government decided to suspend work in the ministries and government units because of the attack on the West Bank establishments and attempts to abduct some officials
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 10/3/2006
Hariri assassination tribunal will be created despite threats
Head of the Future bloc in Parliament MP Saad Hariri said last week that an international tribunal will be formed to put on trial the suspects in Prime Minister Rafic Hariri's assassination, despite ongoing "threats."
Lebanon-UN, Politics, 10/3/2006
Iran's nuclear program no threat to Arab states: Jordanian military expert
A Jordanian military expert today said that the Arab states, particularly those in the Persian Gulf, should not be afraid of Iranian nuclear program.
Regional-Iran, Politics, 10/3/2006
Rice in Middle East to revive peace plan
The Foreign Ministers of Egypt, US, Jordan and Gulf Cooperation Council, GCC member states meet in Cairo today, October 03, 2006 evening for discussing ways of re-launching Mideast Peace process and reviewing regional developments in the Middle East.
Regional-Israel-USA, Politics, 10/3/2006
Iran: conflict not with Iraq policy, but US
Iran's President Ahmadi-Nejad was asked, "You were insisting at the UN yesterday that the occupiers must leave Iraq, what have you done to ensure Iraq's internal security? It is said that Iran is among the contributors to insecure conditions in Iraq.
Iraq-Iran-USA, Politics, 10/3/2006
Larijani: Russia can play effective role in process of nuclear talks
Iran's Secretary of Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, today said that Russia is Iran's close friend and can play effective role in process of negotiations on nuclear program.
Iran-Russia, Politics, 10/3/2006
France may help Iran make nuclear fuel
France said today that a proposal to have France help and monitor nuclear fuel production inside Iran would be negotiable if Tehran answers positively to the western proposal.
Iran-UN, Politics, 10/3/2006
Iran needs no US security guarantees: Larijani
Iran's Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and the country's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said in an interview with German weekly Focus that Iran is not worried about its security status, and does not need any US security guarantees.
Iran-USA, Politics, 10/3/2006
Rumsfeld's evaluation of Iraq, Kissinger's role in US policy
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld says victory over insurgents in Iraq will require a long-term effort -- but one that the Iraqis themselves, rather than the United States and coalition allies, must undertake.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 10/3/2006
UAE is Iran's main trade partner
3.9 billion dollars worth of goods have been imported from the UAE that shows a growth of 58 percent compared to the similar period the previous year
United Arab Emirates-Iran, Economics, 10/3/2006
Palestinian teenager killed by Israeli air raid
One Palestinian teenager was killed on today in Israel's air raid on Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/3/2006
Palestinian children hit by school strike, UN helps
With 500,000 Palestinian children out of school due to a strike in the West Bank that has left most public schools closed, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has set up youth clubs to provide extracurricular activities, safe indoor and outdoor play areas, and centres to provide literacy and computer training.
Palestine-Israel-UN, Politics, 10/3/2006
US anti-terrorist guidelines for charities
The US Treasury Department issued voluntary guidelines for US-based charities to follow to avoid connections to terrorist individuals or organizations.
Regional-USA, Politics, 10/3/2006
UK refuses to accept return of Guantanamo prisoners: report
The US has offered to return nearly all British residents held at Guantanamo Bay but the UK has refused to accept them, according to reports today.
Regional-UK, Local, 10/3/2006
Muslim teenager stabbed during attack on UK mosque
A Muslim teenager was stabbed in the latest Islamophobic incident in Britain when a mosque in northwest England was attacked by gangs of white youths using brick and concrete blocks, reports said.
Regional-UK, Culture, 10/3/2006
News from around the web:
Lebanese government under pressure to resign - Guardian Unlimited
(http://www.guardian.co.uk/syria/story/0,,1886534,00.html)
Lebanon, Politics, 10/3/2006
Iraqis Plan a Team Effort to End Violence - LA Times
(http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq3oct03,1,1790508.story?coll=la-headlines-world)
Iraq, Politics, 10/3/2006
Shiite Politicians Grow More Critical of Iraq’s Government - NY Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/02/world/middleeast/02iraq.html?_r=1&oref=slogin)
Iraq, Politics, 10/3/2006
Baghdad authorities lift curfew - BBC
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5396608.stm)
Iraq, Politics, 10/3/2006
Israel Still Holding Lebanese Village - LA Times
(http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-lebanon3oct03,1,6125061.story?coll=la-headlines-world)
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/3/2006
Palestinian Poll Shows Fatah-Hamas Close - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/03/AR2006100300208.html)
Palestine, Politics, 10/3/2006
Report Cites Bid by Sunnis in Bahrain to Rig Elections - NY Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/02/world/middleeast/02bahrain.html)
Bahrain, Politics, 10/3/2006
Militants threaten Hamas leaders - BBC
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5402156.stm)
Palestine, Politics, 10/3/2006
Egypt Terror Suspect Makes Bail Attempt - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/03/AR2006100300202.html)
Egypt, Politics, 10/3/2006
Yemen Kills 2 Fugitive Members of Al Qaeda - NY Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/02/world/middleeast/02yemen.html)
Yemen, Politics, 10/3/2006
Even the poor dine during Ramadan - CS Monitor
(http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1003/p07s02-wome.html)
Egypt, Local, 10/3/2006
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Head of the Future bloc in Parliament MP Saad Hariri Saturday made it clear that Lebanon rejects any attempts to resettle Palestinian refugees in the country, adding some are trying to overshadow a crisis of trust with their supporters by fabricating claims that the assassinated Prime Minister had favored a resettlement plan. He said there are also attempts to provoke sectarian and ethnic provocations in Lebanon, adding this is not the way to build ‘popularity’ and conceal ‘alliances’ that are not in Lebanon’s interests
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US President George W. Bush says the world has a responsibility to respond to genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and the United Nations "should not wait any longer" to approve a UN peacekeeping force to protect civilians there.
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Israel said the "general closure of Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip was lifted." It had been imposed starting this past Friday and remained in effect through the end of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.
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