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| Praying on the
martyrs who were killed during the unprovoked Israeli
occupation raid on Gaza city, on Wednesday (Reuters,
1/28/04). |
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| U.S. Army troops survey the
scene of a bomb attack at the Baghdad Shaheen hotel,
Jan. 28, 2004. A suicide bomber blew up a car packed with
explosives outside the hotel, killing four people.(Photo by
Oleg Popov/Reuters, 1/28/04). |
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| A view of the attack on a US
convoy in Khalidiya, yesterday (Assafir, 1/28/04). |
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| A view of the
attack on a US convoy in Khalidiya, yesterday (Assafir,
1/28/04). |
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| Canadian soldiers examining the
place where they were attacked by the Taliban guerillas,
outside Kabul. A Canadian soldier was killed and others were
wounded. Another attack yesterday on NATO forces marked a
continuation of resistance in Afghanistan. (Assafir,
1/28/04). |
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Palestinian prisoners in their way to a new prison center,
where they will be released tomorrow part of the
Israe-Hizbullah prisoner-exchange deal. (Assafir, 1/28/04). |
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US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, in Moscow: We'll
obtain more military bases in Eastern Europe. Powell's
visit to Moscow represented a Cold-War style of
confrontation, rather than cooperation with Russia. (Assafir, 1/28/04). |
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| John Kerry
reasserted himself as the Democratic front runner in New
Hampshire after winning 38% of votes while his rival Howard
Dean getting 26% (Annahar, 1/28/04). |
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| Howard Dean, finishing second
after Kerry in New Hampshire, with supporters.
President Bush commented, privately, on Dean's loss in
Iowa saying that it was his own "Shock and Awe," and that
Saddam himself felt Dean's pain, therefore, he gave him
his "Spider Hole." !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Annahar, Assafir, 1/28/04). |
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Iranian President, Khatami: Iranian elections will be better
than elections in the US. (Assafir,
1/28/04). |
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| A view of the
British House of Commons, where Prime Minister Tony Blair
was questioned yesterday, particularly by members of his
own party. He was rescued by only five votes. Less
confidence in his leadership is because of his lies about
the alleged Iraqi WMD and about the death of Dr. Kelly. (Assafir, 1/28/04). |
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| Israeli rescue workers search
the wreckage of a destroyed bus after an explosion in
Jerusalem, Jan. 29, 2004. (Photo by Oren Cohen/Reuters,
1/29/04). |
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| Injured Israelis receive
first aid next to the wreckage of a destroyed bus
following an explosion in Jerusalem, January 29, 2004. At
least 10 people were killed when a suicide bomber blew
himself up on a bus near Israeli Prime Minister Ariel
Sharon's official residence in Jerusalem, security sources
said. (Photo by Flash 90/Reuters, 1/29/04). |
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| One of the 13
Palestinians who were massacred by Israeli occupation
soldiers in Gaza yesterday, in an unprovoked raid on the
Zaitoon neighborhood (Alhayat Aljadedah, 1/29/04). |
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| Shaikh Abdul Karim Obaid, the
Senior Hizbullah leader abducted by Israelis as a bargaining
chip, is getting ready for release on Thursday (Annahar, 1/29/04). |
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| The released
Israeli intelligence officer, Tatenbaum (left), Hizbullah
representative, Haj Wafiq Safa (right), and the German
pilot who took them to Germany for the swap on Thursday.
The photo was taken in Beirut airport (Assafir, 1/29/03). |
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| US soldiers evacuating one of
the wounded in the Shaheen Hotel as a result of the yesterday's
car bomb explosion that killed three and injured many
others. (Annahar, 1/29/04). |
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| Another view of the Shaheen
Hotel after the explosion. The Hotel was targeted because it
was the residence of many US and Iraqi officials. (Assafir,
1/29/04). |
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| US
forces ended their siege of Saddam's village, Al-Auja,
yesterday, which was surrounded with barbed wires since
November 2003. They started preparations for blowing up
Sadam's houses in the village, first by evacuating the
precious belongings there (Assafir, 1/29/04). |
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President Bush
receiving Turkish Prime Minister, Erdogan, in the White
House yesterday. Bush assured his guest that the US does
not intend to give the Kurds expanded autonomy rule.
(Annahar, 1/29/04). |
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| US occupation
soldiers arresting an Iraqi. About 9,000 Iraqis are in
prisons and detention camps (Alquds Alarabi, 1/29/04). |
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| Former Vermont Governor
Howard Dean (R) reviews his policies with campaign manager
Joe Trippi on his chartered flight, dubbed the 'Grassroots
Express,' en route from San Antonio, Texas to Chicago,
August 26, 2003. Dean revamped his staff on Wednesday,
bringing in a long-time Washington operative to help
steady his presidential campaign. Political sources said
Dean was naming Roy Neel, an aide to former Vice President
Al Gore and former President Bill Clinton's deputy chief
of staff, as campaign chief executive officer. (Photo by
Jason Reed/Reuters, 1/29/04). |
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| Democratic presidential
candidate Senator John Kerry (D-MA) celebrates with
supporters during a victory rally after the New Hampshire
primary January 27, 2004. Kerry, a decorated Vietnam war
veteran and four-term U.S. senator, celebrated his second
electoral victory in eight days on Tuesday and vowed to
take his fight against President George W. Bush across the
country. (Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters,
1/29/04). |
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| Pilgrims
perform tawaf around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque on the
eve of Haj. (Reuters, Arab News,
1/30/04). |
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A Palestinian
freed from Israeli captivity praying in gratitude to God for
his freedom. (Annahar, 1/30/03). |
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| Hannan
Tannenbaum, the Israeli intelligence officer, who was freed
yesterday, during an interview with Al-Manar TV (Alquds
Alarabi, 1/30/04). |
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| Obaid and Dirani, Free at
last, in Beirut again after years in Israeli captivity (Annahar, 1/30/04). |
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| One of the
freed Palestinian prisoners kissing her daughter. (Alquds
Alarabi, 1/30/04). |
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| President Yassir Arafat
Awarding the Palestinian Medal, Bethlehem 2000, to the Bishop of Canterbury,
Rowan Williams, in his office in Ramallah. (Alquds Alarabi,
1/30/04). |
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| Laura Bush
receiving a book from Amina Erdogan, the wife of the Turkish
Prime Minister, who is an observing Muslim covering her
head with a scarf. (Assafir, 1/30/03). |
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| Saudi police cars at the scene
of the shootout, in Riyadh. (AN photo by Sultan Al-Fahd) , 1/30/04). |
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| Mubarak and Hu Jintal in Cairo
yesterday. (Assafir,
1/30/04). |
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| Tunisian
Foreign Minister, Al-Habib Bin Yahya (left) and Amr Moussa,
Arab League Secretary-General in Cairo yesterday. Tunisia
has not decided to host the coming Arab Summit yet, which
is unprecedented for the Arab state that chairs the Arab
League not to offer hosting the conference. (Annahar, 1/30/04). |
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Greg Dyke, the
General Director of the BBC, the sacrificial lamb of the
Blair's war scandal, was forced to resign yesterday.
(Annahar, 1/29/04). |
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| Palestinian prisoners expected
to be released as part of the German-mediated prisoner swap deal between
Israel and Hizbollah smile as they are driven from Ketziot prison in
southern Israel to the West Bank, Jan. 29, 2004. (Photo by Gil Cohen
Magen/Reuters, 1/29/04). |
Palestinian prisoners,
expected to be released as part of a prisoner swap, travel in a bus from
Ketziot prison in southern Israel to the West Bank early January 29,
2004. As part of a German-mediated prisoner exchange between Israel and
Hizbollah, Israel is to free 400 Palestinians, 23 Lebanese, 12 other
Arabs and a German citizen. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Reut, 1/29/04). |
A released Palestinian
prisoner hugs and kisses his son out of a bus window on arrival in Gaza
Strip January 29,2004. In the first phase of the German-mediated
prisoner swap deal between Israel and Hizbollah, Israel is to free 400
Palestinians, 23 Lebanese, 12 other Arabs and a German citizen in return
for a captive Israeli businessman and three Israeli soldiers, presumed
dead. (Photo by Nayef Hashlamoun/Reuters, 1/29/04) |
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