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President Arroyo of the Philippines celebrating the return of
the Filipino hostage and the Filipino troops safely from Iraq (Annahar,
7/21/04). |
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Palestinian Prime Minister, Ahmed Qurei, leaving his office with
three of his grandchildren yesterday. He said that his
resignation stands until the crisis is over (Annahar, 7/21/04). |
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In the southern Rafah City, Israeli occupation
forces, tanks and bulldozers advanced deep into the Albrazil and
Alsalam neighborhoods and demolished completely four houses,
just close to the Palestinian-Egyptian borders, local radio of
Alshabab reported (IPC, 7/21/04). |
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Iranian college professor, Hashem
Agajari, was sentenced for five years in prison yesterday for
saying that Muslims should not follow their religious leaders
blindly like monkeys (Annahar, 7/21/04). |
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US soldiers arriving to examine an explosion
site at the Iraqi town of Ad Doura yesterday (Assafir, 7/21/04). |
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Israeli occupation soldier guarding an Israeli bulldozer
demolishing a number of Palestinian stores in preparation
for building the Israeli Land-Grab Wall in the village of
Barta'a in the West Bank yesterday (Al-Rai, 7/21/04). |
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| An
Israeli occupation soldier guarding an Israeli bulldozer
demolishing a number of Palestinian stores in preparation
for building the Israeli Land-Grab Wall in the village of
Barta'a in the West Bank yesterday (AlQuds, 7/21/04). |
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| French
President, Jacques Chirac, met with Turkish Prime Minister,
Rajab Tayeb Erdogan, in Paris yesterday. Chirac expressed his
support for Turkish membership in the EU though his Foreign
Minister, Michel Barnier, said that Turkey has a long way to go
before joining the EU (Assafir, 7/21/04). |
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Moroccan Interior Minister, Mustafa Al-Sahel
(left), arrived in Algiers yesterday. He was received by Algerian
Interior Minister, Yazeed Zarhouni (right). The visit is of special
importance to release tense relations between the two Arab states (Alquds
Alarabi, 7/21/04).
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Palestinians demonstrating in front of the Legislative Council
(Parliament) in Ramallah yesterday, demanding reforms. (Assafir,
7/22/04). |
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| The U.S.
military in Afghanistan admitted on July 22, 2004 that they had
held but later released an alleged Taliban official handed over
to them by an American vigilante group operating in the country.
The vigilantes, led by a former American soldier identified as Jonathan
Idema, are now under arrest and charged by Afghan
authorities with illegally detaining Afghan citizens and
torturing them at their private jail in Kabul. Idema is
seen in Kabul court on July 21. The three Americans said that
they were working with the full knowledge of US Defense
Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters,
7/22/04). |
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| Egyptian
Prime Minister, Ahmed Abu Al-Ghait, addressing Foreign
Ministers of countries neighboring to Iraq yesterday. The
meeting resulted in agreement to help the Iraqi interim
government control Iraqi borders through mutual patrols and
exchange of information (Assafir, 7/22/04). |
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A house in the King Fahd
neighborhood in Riyadh was the scene of fighting between Saudi
police and Saudi armed men. Two of the armed men were killed and
three were injured and arrested during the yesterday's fighting
(Assafir, 7/22/04). |
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| Saudi
armored vehicles in the King Fahd neighborhood in Riyadh, which
was the scene of fighting between Saudi police and Saudi armed
men. Two of the armed men were killed and three were injured and
arrested during the yesterday's fighting (Al-Riyadh, 7/22/04). |
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| Al-Arabiya
TV aired a video including taking of six truck drivers as
hostages in Iraq. These were three Indians, two Kenyans and an
Egyptian. The captors called themselves "The Black
Flags." They demanded that the three countries withdraw
their citizens working in Iraq. If their demand is not met, they
will behead one of the hostages every 72 hours (Saudi Aljazirah,
7/22/04). |
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A Filipino soldier returning from Iraq playing with his child
from behind glass window in the Manila airport yesterday (Annahar,
7/22/04). |
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| A car
bomb exploded in Baghdad yesterday, several assassinations and
attacks occurred yesterday. 25 Iraqis were and 4 US soldiers
were killed in Ramadi alone (Al-Ra'i, 7/22/04). |
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British government warned yesterday
that the Israeli Land-Grab Wall and the US lack of interest in
the peace process have made the Palestinian state impossible to
achieve (Al-Khaleej, 7/22/04). |
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U.S. Kiowa helicopter flies over a
soldier in a Bradley armored vehicle during a raid in central
Baghdad, July 22, 2004. Four US marines were killed, 14 were
injured on Wednesday. 25 guerrillas were killed, 17 were
wounded, and 25 were captured during several hours of fighting
in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi Wednesday (Photo by Ali
Jasim/Reuters, 7/22/04). |
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| A
still image received on July 22, 2004, from newly released
surveillance video from Washington's Dulles International
Airport on the morning of the September 11 attacks, shows two
of five hijackers passing through a security checkpoint. The
release of the video coincides with the publication of the
report of the September 11 commission, and shows five
hijackers, four of whom repeatedly set off alarms but were
quickly cleared to board the flight that later crashed into
the Pentagon. (Photo by NBC via Reuters, 7/21/04). |
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Iraqis examining Ad Dalou'a area, north of
Baghdad, where a roadside bomb killed a US soldier and injured six while
patrolling the area on Wednesday (Al-Riyadh, 7/22/04). |
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| Palestinian
Legislative Council (Parliament) urged President Arafat
yesterday to accept the resignation of Qurei's government and
the formation of a new government with a mandate on ending
security chaos (Alhayat Aljadeeda, 7/22/04). |
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Palestinian woman and her two children on the rubble of her
home, which was destroyed by Israeli occupation forces in Rafah
yesterday (Annahar, 7/23/04). |
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Palestinians children chanting around the burned wreckage of the
car, which was destroyed by an Israeli helicopter missile in
Gaza city yesterday. The missile assassinated two Islamic Jihad
activists: Hazem Irhayem and Abdul Ra'ouf Abu Assi (Al-Ayyam,
7/23/04). |
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Palestinians children surrounding the burned wreckage of the
car, which was destroyed by an Israeli helicopter missile in Gaza
city yesterday. The missile assassinated two Islamic Jihad
activists: Hazem Irhayem and Abdul Ra'ouf Abu Assi (Alhayat
Aljadeeda,
7/23/04). |
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| The
scene in a neighborhood in Ramadi after fighting between US
forces and Iraqi guerrillas in the Iraqi city yesterday (Annahar, 7/23/04). |
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A US-Iraqi forces leaving Haifa
Street neighborhood in Baghdad after a house search and arrests
campaign yesterday.
(Annahar, 7/23/04). |
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| US
soldiers arresting an Iraqi man in a Baghdad street yesterday (Assafir,
7/23/04). |
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seven truck drivers who were taken as
hostages in Iraq on Wednesday. These were three Indians, two
Kenyans and an Egyptian. The captors called themselves "The
Black Flags." They demanded that the three countries withdraw
their citizens working in Iraq. If their demand is not met, they
will behead one of the hostages every 72 hours (Annahar,
7/23/04). |
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Former Portuguese Prime Minister, Parusso, was elected as
President of the EU Commission yesterday. (Annahar,
7/23/04). |
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Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, and Syrian Foreign Minister,
Farouq Al-Shara, in Cairo yesterday. Egypt and Syria expressed
their concern towards the Israeli activities in northern Iraq (Assafr, 7/23/04). |
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An Iraqi boy showering in the Tigris
River in Baghdad as basic utilities, including water supplies,
are still in a crisis stage. (Alquds Alarabi, 7/23/04). |
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John Kerry playing baseball in
Hanscom base in Boston yesterday (Assafir, 7/23/04). |
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