April
30, 2006
Palestine and Israel
Israeli Occupation Forces Continue Unprovoked Raids on Palestinian Cities, Arresting Six Citizens
National Dialogue, Quartet Meeting to Tackle Palestinian Crisis, Egyptian-Jordanian-Israeli Summit Encounters Planned to Revive Peace Talks
President Abbas Calls for National Dialogue, Hamas Says Success Unlikely
US and Iraq
War in Iraq Claims US Soldier, 14 Iraqi Security Officers, 20 Resistance Fighters, and 6 Civilians
US and Afghanistan
11 Taleban Fighters, 3 Afghan Policemen Killed in Clashes
US and Iran
Iran Vows Never to Give Up Its Nuclear Program
Iranian Official Nejad Hosseinian Says Oil Prices a Barrier to Sanctions
UN Security Council resolution on Iran 'dangerous', says Chinese
ambassador
US
The Sami Al-Arian Case: Al-Arian plea deal overcame discord
Muslim American News Briefs, April 30, 2006
Arab League
Sudan Says It's Ready to Sign Darfur Deal But the Western-backed Rebels Not Ready Yet
Lebanon Talks Fail to Resolve Key Issues
April 29, 2006
US and Iraq
Iraq Oil Output 1 Million Barrels a Day, the Lowest Since US Invasion
16 Iraqis Killed Saturday, Six of Them Tortured in Captivity, Thousands of Displaced Iraqis
Al-Zawahiri Says U.S. 'Broken' in Iraq
Bush Warns of More Tough Fighting in Iraq
Palestine and Israel
Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest 6 Residents, Fails to Arrest Commander of Al Quds Brigades in Jenin
New Israeli Government to Keep Largest Illegal Settlements Built on Palestinian Lands and to Redraw Borders Unilaterally
Chirac Proposal for Fund to Pay Overdue Palestinian Salaries Receives Mixed Responses
US
The Sami Al-Arian Case: Al-Arian plea deal overcame discord
Muslim American News Briefs, April 29, 2006
April 28, 2006
US and Iraq
Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest 14 Citizens, including a Woman, in the West Bank
President Abbas Holds Talk with President
Chirac, Douste-Blazy, Solana in Paris
US Soldier, 62 Iraqis Killed in Fighting Between US-Led Forces and Iraqi Resistance
US Building Massive 104-Acre Embassy in Baghdad
Palestine and Israel
Chirac: Pay Some Palestinians' Salaries
Wolfenson Joins
Anti-Hamas Chorus, Resigns to Accept Citicorp Position
New Palestinian-Israeli Peace Forum Agreed by Saudi Arabia and Indonesia
US and Iran
Iran Denounces Israel Election to UN Panel
NATO Allies Support Tough Line on Iran
Tripartite Iranian, Pakistani, Indian Talks on Proposed Gas Pipeline Set
US
Chevron's Oil Profit $4 Billion in 3 Months, Soaring 49%
Bush approves Dubai's Doncasters purchase
Arab League
Somali Islamic Courts Chairman Fingers US, Others of Covert Actions
Syria Faces Fresh UN Resolution
World
NATO Allies Split on How to Control the World
Tripartite Iranian, Pakistani, Indian Talks on Proposed Gas Pipeline Set
April 27, 2006
Palestine and Israel
A Palestinian Civilian Killed, another Wounded In 3 Failing Israeli Occupation Assassination Raids in Gaza
Fatah, Hamas Set to Lead All-embracing Palestinian Dialogue, Abbas Says Hamas Has to Face Facts, Establish Communication with Israel
President Abbas Calls For Immediate International Conference on Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, Olmert's Plan Impairs a Palestinian State
Purported Report Claims: 'Washington Says Will Not Acknowledge Olmert's Steps as Final Borders'
US and Iraq
3 Italian Soldiers, Romanian, 45 Iraqis Killed Thursday, Including Sister of Vice President Who Called for Crushing Resistance by Force
US
Exxon's Oil Profit $8 Billion in 3 Months, $36 Billion in 2005
Muslim American News Briefs, April 27, 2006
Arab League
Saudi Net Foreign Assets Reach SR752.8 Billion
Egyptian Judges Lock Horns with Regime
April 26, 2006
Palestine
and Israel
A Palestinian Political Prisoner Dies of Medical Negligence at Israeli Jail
Ismail Haniya Says Israeli Occupation Measures Aim at Subjugating the Palestinian People
Israeli-American Efforts to Impose Sanctions On the Palestinian Government
Israeli Occupation Forces Continue Terrorist Raids on Nablus and
Jenin, Arresting 13 Palestinian Residents
Palestinian Government Employees Sink Deeper into Debts Due to Salaries Overdue
President Abbas Arrives to Norway Part of his Diplomatic Shuttle
US and Iraq
31 Iraqis Killed on Wednesday, Including 12 Men and a Woman in US Air Strike on a Yousufiya House
Rumsfeld and Rice in Talks with Maliki Over Future US Military Bases in Iraq
US and Iran
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Says if the US Attacks Iran, its interests Around the World Would be Harmed
US
Bush Names Fox News Pundit Tony Snow as New Press Secretary
US Senate Shifts $1.9 billion Iraq Funds to Border Patrols
Arab American News Focus, April 26, 2006
Muslim American News Briefs, April 26, 2006
World
Two Car Bomb Attacks on US-Led Multi-National Force Base in Sinai, A Third on Palestinian-Israeli Karni Crossing
EU Lawmakers Allege Numerous CIA Flights
Muslim Nations Urged to Reach for the Stars
April 25, 2006
US and Iraq
12 Iraqis Killed Tuesday, Scores Injured
Al-Qaida leader,
Al-Zarqawi, mocks U.S. forces in rare video appearance, warns of 'worse' attacks to come
Palestine and Israel
Israeli Occupation Forces Continue Terror Raids, Arresting 20 Palestinians in the West Bank, Targeting Cattle Farm in Northern Gaza Strip With Artillery
Palestinian Government Considers President Abbas Statements Inappropriate, Says Spokesman Ghazi Hamad
Presidency Secretary General, Al Tayyeb Abdel
Rahim, Says Abbas' European Tour Aims to Raise Funds for Palestinians
President Abbas unwilling to Use Constitutional Authority to Dismiss Government Now
UN Calls on Palestinian Government to Implement Road Map and Honor Previous Agreements
US and Afghanistan
2 US Anti-Narcotics
Agensts, 3 Afghans Killed in a Plane Crash
8 Taliban fighters and One Policeman killed in US Air Strike and Gunbattle
US and Iran
Iran says will share atomic technology with others
Russia launches Israeli satellite to spy on Iran nuclear programme
US
Arab American Award Honors Governor Sununu’s Lifetime of Public Service
Muslim American News Briefs, April 25, 2006
Arab League
Blasts in Egyptian Resort Kill 33
April 24, 2006
US and Iraq
41 Iraqis Killed on Monday, 7 Car Bombs in Baghdad
Palestine and Israel
Israeli Occupation Death Squad Assassinates Ahmad Musleh and Danial Abu Hamama in Bethlehem, Israeli Artellery Kills Abu Ereiban in Gaza
Main Gaza Hospital, Al
Shifa, Might Close Down if International Suspension of Aid Continues
Abbas-Hamas Exchange of Warnings
Israeli Occupation Completely Isolate the Northern West Bank from the South at Za'atara Checkpoint
Israeli Occupation Forces Re-Arrest Abeer Owda after 23 Days of Release from 3-Year Detention Without Trial
League of Arab States Denies PNA Funds Hindered in Cairo
US and Pakistan
Pakistani Rebels Blow Up Gas Pipeline in Balochistan
US and Iran
India, Iran and Pakistan Are Ready to Ink Pipeline Deal
US
Gem of a Film Festival: The Chicago Palestine Film Festival
Muslim American News Briefs, April 24, 2006
Arab League
17 Dead, 150 Hurt in Egypt Dahab Resort Blasts
Hu Jintao Addresses Saudi Shoura Council, Calling for a Stable Middle East
League of Arab States Denies PNA Funds Hindered in Cairo
World
India, Iran and Pakistan Are Ready to Ink Pipeline Deal
April 23, 2006
Palestine and Israel
12 Palestinians Arrested and Wounded by Israeli Occupation Forces in Hebron, a Private Hospital Stormed In Nablus
Embittered Easter: Palestinian Christians Denied Permits By Israeli Occupation Government to Pray in Sepulcher Church
Hamas, Fateh Agree on a Solution to Diffuse Internal Crisis
Palestinian MOI Spokesman, Khaled Abu
Helal, Announces End of Security Chaos, Launches Campaign to Enforce Law and Order
President Abbas Calls for Calming Down
US and Iraq
3 US Soldiers Killed Sunday, 5 Killed Saturday, Attack on Green Zone Defense Ministry Kills 6 Iraqis
Iraqi parliament chooses top leaders, ON SECTARIAN BASIS, after months of deadlock
Talabani expresses concern over Turkish, Iranian troop build-up on the border
US and Afghanistan
3 Taliban Fighters, Policeman, Security Guard Killed in Escalating Fighting in Southern Afghanistan
US and Iran
Gulf Arab states jittery over Iran crisis
US
Kerry Says Bush Is Wrong, his Policy in Iraq Is Wrong and the War Weakens America
Ex-CIA Official, Tyler
Drumheller, Blasts White House for Deciding War on Iraq First, Then Looking for Intelligence to Fit it
Arab League
Mogadishu Islamic Courts Declare Jihad on US-Backed ARPCT Militia
Gulf Arab states jittery over Iran crisis
Hu Jintao Arrives in a Historic Visit to Saudi Arabia
World
Chinese president, Hu
Jintao, calls for dialogue to settle Middle East conflicts
Osama Tape: Western Blockade on Hamas Government a Zionist-Crusader War on Islam
April 22, 2006
Palestine and Israel
Abbas Heading for Europe to Break Through Isolation of
Hamas, Palestinian Deputy PM Says Mesha'al Doesn't Necessarily Represent Palestinian Government
Israeli Occupation Forces on Vast Arrest Campaign of Palestinians in the West Bank
Residents of Bil'in Burned Israeli Products in Protest of Siege on Palestinians
Vice Prime Minister, Nasser Al-Din
Al-Sha'er, Says Mesha'al Does Not Represent Palestinian Government
President Abbas Cancels a Decision to Set up Special Security Force in Gaza
President Abbas Seeks Resumption of
US-EU Aid Through Diplomatic Shuttle
Abbas Blocks
Hamas-Named Security Force, France Denies Palestinian Minister Visa
US and Iraq
An Hour-Long Gunbattle Between US, US-Led Iraqi Forces and Iraqi Resistance in
Al-Ramadi
29,565 Iraqis Illegally Detained, 14,222 of them by US Forces, Says UN Official Gianni Magazzeni
Iraqi Shi'is Choose Maliki for Prime Minister, Replacing Ja'afari
US and Afghanistan
Afghan Roadside Bomb Kills 4 Canadian Soldiers
US and Iran
Russia Hardens Stance Against Iran Sanctions
Iranian Forces Shell Kurdish Positions in Iraq
US
Bush and Rice Statements about War on Iran Behind Pushing Oil Prices to $75 Per Barrel
CIA Fires Employee for Alleged Press Leak about Network of Secret Prisons
CIA warned Bush of no WMD in Iraq
Hu Jintao Caps Visit With Yale Speech
Habitat for Humanity Receives Arab American Award for Institutional Achievement
Current Issues Interviews with Dale Crowley
Jr, Mark Glenn, and Jenifer Dixon
Muslim American News Briefs, April 23, 2006
Arab League
Series of Sino-Saudi Accords to Be Signed During Hu Visit
Siniora Urges Syria to Accept Lebanon's Sovereignty
World
Bush and Rice Statements about War on Iran Behind Pushing Oil Prices to $75 Per Barrel
April 21, 2006
Palestine
and Israel
Egypt Presses Hamas to Recognize Past Agreements
US and Iraq
12 Iraqis, Including 6 Soldiers, Killed Friday
Afghanistan
US Soldier, 6 Policemen Killed in Afghanistan, 19 Afghans Arrested
Afghani Resistance to US-Led NATO Occupation Won't Slow, Interview With
Ex-Gitmo Prisoner Abdul Salam Zaeef
US
U.S. Issued 304,374 Visas to Chinese
US Lists 558 Gitmo Detainees
Rice Eyes ‘Coalition of the Willing’ Against Tehran
Rice says no 'V-E Day' on horizon in Iraq
Arab League
Syria Rejects UN Lebanon Border Call
World
8 Pakistani Troops Killed in Clashes With Militants
Crude oil briefly hits $72 per barrel record high price
China's Hu Caps Visit With Yale Speech
April 20, 2006
Palestine
and Israel
President Abbass Seeks to Lull Tension between Jordan and Hamas
Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest Raids Target Women, Children and collective Intimidating Acts against Nablus
Israeli Supreme Court Allows Completion of Apartheid Land-Grab Wall Around Jerusalem
Gaza Strip on the Verge of Humanitarian and Health Crisis, Official Reports
Israeli Security Sources Anticipate Attacks on Al Aqsa Mosque by Jewish Fanatics
OIC Calls on All Muslims to Help Palestinians
Dignity More Important: Haniyeh
US and Iraq
10 Iraqis Killed in Thursday Attacks
‘20,000 Kidnapped in Iraq This Year’
US
Bush, Hu Make Little Progress on Trade
US ready to release 100 Guantanamo detainees, List of Detainees
US and Iran
Chances rising of military strike on Iran, say analysts
Iran derides US military option in nuclear row
Russia, US Divided on Iran After Talks in Moscow
UK Doesn't Believe US Will Attack Iran
New Delhi Seeks ‘Amicable Solution’ to Iran N-Crisis
Arab League
Hezbollah Rejects UN Call
Pro-Reform Judges in Egypt Stage Protest
World
China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, US Executed Most in 2005, Says Amnesty
Bush, Hu Make Little Progress on Trade
April 19, 2006
Palestine
and Israel
Wide Israeli Occupation Forces Onslaught against Palestinians in Nablus And Tulkarem
Hamas: Jordanian Accusations Completely Contradict Our Policy, Jordan Postpones Until Further Notice
Al-Zahhar's Visit
Israel Punishes Hamas MPs
More Israeli Assassinations, Tighter Siege and Revoking Three Deputies' Residency In Jerusalem
Palestine's Permanent Observer Calls Security Council to Condemn Israeli Measures
Egyptian President Says Suspension of Aid to Palestinians Is Punishment for their Democratic Choice
US and Iraq
25 Iraqis, Including 3 University Professors, 5 Foreigners Killed in Iraq Civil War, Ja'afari Still Refuses to Step Down
Baghdad street battle smacks of open civil war
US and Afghanistan
US Firing Injures Newborn Afghan Baby, 5 Others
US and Iran
Bush declines to exclude nuclear strike on Iran
Iran central bank moves to calm gold rush
US
White House Staff Shake-Up Continues
Israel Needs $10 Billion More? Why the Heck Not? Anything Else We Can Do?
Muslim American News Briefs, April 19, 2006
Arab League
Sudan openly supports Chad rebels, say int'l observers
Egyptian President Says Suspension of Aid to Palestinians Is Punishment for their Democratic Choice
April 18, 2006
Palestine
and Israel
Nine Die in Tel Aviv Attack
One Boy Killed, Two Others Injured in Israeli Bombardment of Gaza Strip
Israeli Occupation Forces Storm Several West Bank Towns, Make Dozens of Arrests
Abbas: Tel Aviv Bombing a 'Despicable Act of Terror', Palestinian UN Observer Blasts Double Standards
US and Iraq
Two Large Resistance Attacks on US Forces in Ramadi and Baghdad, Involving Suicide Car Bombs and Other Weapons
Iraq Crisis Deepens; 17 Bodies Found
Brother of Iraqi Sunni leader killed
Saddam Questions Authenticity of Signatures
US and Afghanistan
13 Civilians and Police Killed by US Forces in Afghanistan
US and Iran
Secret US-Iranian Talks, Aide to Iran nuclear chief, Mohammad
Nahavandian, in Washington
Defiant Ahmadinejad Praises His Military
Iran Set to Ignore UN Demand for N-Freeze
Gulf Arab states will oppose US strike on Iran Rafsanjani
US
Update on US Congress Anti-Palestinian Legislation
Muslim American News Briefs, April 18, 2006
Arab League
2 Egypt Judges Sent to Disciplinary Board
World
News Service to ‘Counter Western Bias’
Chinese man pays $20 million for vase
April 17, 2006
Palestine
and Israel
Iran, Russia Bail out Financially-besieged Palestinian Government,
Al-Zahhar to Arabs: If You Don't Help Us, Who Will?
President Abbas Meets Jordanian FM, Zahar Discusses Reorganization of PLO with Qaddoumi
Two Palestinians wounded, Five Arrested by Israeli Occupation Forces in Nablus
Palestinian Cabinet Does Not Settle on yet the Issue of Responsibility over the Crossing
9,400 Palestinian Political Prisoners are still being Jailed in Israeli Prisoners, PCBS Reports
Thousands Rally in Gaza for Prisoners
Dead Sea 'dying'
April 16, 2006
Palestine
and Israel
One-Third of Palestinian Population Arrested Since 1967, PPS Reports
Palestinian Dies of Wound Sustained in Israeli Air Strike on
Rafah, IOF on Rampage in Nablus, Jenin
Israeli Closure and Siege of Gaza Strip Cause Industrial Wreck, Endanger Factories and Trade Facilities
Israelis moot freeing Barghouthi for US spy Jonathan Pollard
Arabs Urge Hamas to Talk Peace, Russia Promises Emergency Funds to Palestinian Authority
US and Iraq
5 Iraqis Including Woman Killed by US Forces, 10 Killed in Car Bomb South of Baghdad
US, British Soldiers, 19 Iraqis Killed in Saturday Attacks
US and Afghanistan
18 Taliban Fighters, 7 Afghan Police Killed in Attacks All Over Afghanistan
US and Iran
Iran expanding, reinforcing atomic sites, pro-Israel media continue to beat drums of war
Iran says US not in a position to attack as it needs Iran's help in Iraq
Iranian suicide squads ready to hit US, British targets
Iran Incapable of Nuclear Weapons Production Now or in Distant Future, Say Russians
US
Israelis moot freeing Barghouthi for US spy Jonathan Pollard
US to Deport Al-Arian After Failing to Convict Him
Arab League
Siniora to Seek Bush's Help on Israeli Pullout Agencies
Egyptian Christians, Muslims Fight After Killing
Arabs Urge Hamas to Talk Peace, Russia Promises Emergency Funds to Palestinian Authority
World
Chad Threatens to Halt Oil Exports Over Frozen Funds
April 15, 2006
Palestine and Israel
Three Palestinians Wounded With Missile Shrapnel in Gaza Strip
US Steps Up Economic War on Palestinians, Abbas Urges EU to Resume Its Aid, Haniyeh Slams US Unholy Alliance
Palestinian PM Asserts his Government Steadfastness, President's Office Calls for Wisdom and Shun, Internal Crisis
Arabs Urge Hamas to Talk Peace, Russia Promises Emergency Funds to Palestinian Authority
April 14, 2006
Palestine
and Israel
US Steps Up Financial Pressure on the Palestinian People, by Barring Americans from Doing Business with the Newly-Elected Government
We'll Eat Olives and Survive, Says Palestinian PM Haniya
Palestinian Foreign Minister Seeks Funds on Arab trip
US and Iraq
2 US Marines Killed, 22 Injured, 11 Iraqi Civilians and 9 Policemen Killed, 39 Policemen Captured by Resistance Fighters
U.S. Building Its World's Largest Embassy in Iraq
Afghanistan
6 Taliban Fighters Killed in US Air Strikes
US Military Buys Back Stolen Flash Drives
Iran
Iran's supreme leader, Ali
Khamenei, Accuses US Over Conspiracy to Put Middle East Under Israeli Control
Islamic nations have 'duty' to fund
Hamas, says Iranian official
Iran Hosts Conference to Support the Palestinian People, Pro-Israel Media Distort Ahmadinejad Speech
Iran issues stark military warning to United States
US
Bush Still Gives
Rusted 9+56623 Strong Show of Support Piling Criticism from Generals
US Pressures Germany to Accept 15 Chinese Muslim Gitmo Prisoners
Current Issues with Hesham
Tillawi, Interviewing Egene H Bird and Rafat Dajani
Muslim American News Briefs, April 15, 2006
World
Bombing in New Delhi Mosque Injures 13
Five Civilians Killed in Kashmir Blasts
April 13, 2006
US
Report Raises New Questions on Bush, WMDs
Marine Reservist's Name 'Daniel Brown' on Watch List as a Possible Terrorist!
Muslim American News Briefs, April 13, 2006
Arab League
Jordan prison uprising quelled
Egypt Frees 950 Ex-Militants
Saudi Arabia frees thousands of ex-"terror" suspects
Syria blames US double-standard for world turbulence
World
British MP Calls to Impose Sanctions on Israel for Killing Two Britons
Briton Malcolm Kendall-Smith Sentenced 8 Months for Refuing 3rd Iraq Tour and Calling Iraq War Illegal
April
12, 2006
Palestine
and Israel
Palestinian Government Describes UN Decision to Restrict Contacts with Hamas as Wrong and Lacks Logic
Palestinian Teen Dies of his Wounds, 11 arrested in
W.B., Fateh's Office Targeted in Air raid in Gaza
President Abbas Says Cutoff Aids is Drastic and Catastrophic
Five Palestinian and Israeli Organizations Demand Israeli Government Stop Bombarding Gaza
US and Iraq
2 US Soldiers, 42 Iraqis Killed on Wednesday, Including 20 in Mosque Bombing
US and Iran
Russia Criticizes Iran on Nukes, Frist's Moscow Mission May Have Succeeded
US
US Republican Leaders to Drop Felony for Immigrants
Arab American News Focus, April 12, 2006
Muslim American News Briefs, April 12, 2006
World
Organized People Win When they Challenge Rulers: French Lawmakers OK Compromise Jobs Plan
April
11, 2006
Palestine and Israel
A
Palestinian Girl Killed, 15 Others Mostly Children, Toddlers and Teens from one Family Wounded by
Israeli Occupatio Forces Artilleries
Nablus Attacked on Daily Basis by Israeli Occupation Forces, Arresting and Terrorizing Palestinian Civilians
Int'l Organizations Worried of Shortage of Medical Supplies in Gaza Strip
Palestinian Youth Parliament Handed an Outcry Letter to UN Representative in Gaza to Stop Israeli Terror
President Abbas Condemns Israeli Attempts to Isolate the Palestinian National Authority, Prepares for European Diplomatic Shuttle
61st Week of Ceasefire Declaration: 19 Palestinians Killed, 95 Injured by Israeli Forces
French Official Denies Suspending Assistance to
PNA, UNRWA Concerned Over Child Safety in Gaza Under Continuous Israeli Bombardment
US and Iraq
Howard to Testify in Iraq Bribes Scandal
US and Afghanistan
7 Afghan Children Killed, 34 Injured by Rocket Hitting School Near US-Led Coalition Base
US and Pakistan
Pakistan Bombing of a Sunni Muslim Gathering Kills at Least 40
US and Iran
Iran Enriches Uranium, So Does Israel
US
Kahlil Gibran Awards Honor Women for Women International, Governor John H.
Sununu, and Habitat for Humanity
Muslim American News Briefs, April 11, 2006
Arab League
Lebanon Foils Plot to Kill Nasrallah
World
Prodi Wins, But Berlusconi Won't Concede Defeat
April
10, 2006
Palestine
and Israel
Israeli Artillery Shells Kill 8-Year-Old Palestinian Girl, Injures 15 Other Children, in the 'National Child Day'
Hamas: Unenviable Situation Arab News
US and Iraq
US Soldier, at Least 15 Iraqis killed Monday, 12 Killed Sunday Night
US may be playing up Zarqawi’s role in Iraq
Saddam's Saudi lawyer, Reem Al
Habib, decries Saudi government restrictions against her
US and Iran
Bush and Ahmadinejad Dismiss Reports of US Attack on Iran
US
US may be playing up Zarqawi’s role in Iraq
Bush and Ahmadinejad Dismiss Reports of US Attack on Iran
Middle East Comedy & Film Festival Oct. 7-8, 2006
Muslim American News Briefs, April 10, 2006
Arab League
Saddam's Saudi lawyer, Reem Al
Habib, decries Saudi government restrictions against her
Sultan, Saleh Discuss Iraq in Hong Kong
World
Chirac Scraps Part of Youth Jobs Law, in Bid to End Crisis
Italy's Prodi set to win election, according to exit polls
April
9, 2006
Palestine
and Israel
15 Palestinians Killed in 24 Hours by Israeli Occupation Air Raids and Bombardment of Gaza Strip
Israeli Occupation Soldiers and Settlers on Rampage in the West Bank
Palestinian National Authority to Appeal to UN Security Council for Halting Israeli Wave of Killings
10,000 Palestinian Political Prisoners Go Through Hunger Strike in Protest of Deteriorating Humanitarian Conditions in Israeli Occupation Prisons
Palestinians in the Northern Jordan Valley Completely Isolated, Shut off the Outside World by Israeli Occupation Forces
US and Iraq
16 Iraqis Killed on Sunday, 8 of them by US Air Strike
Iraqi Official, Maj. Gen. Hussain
Kamal, says Iraq in 'undeclared civil war' for more than a year
Iraq, Iran fuming over Mubarak 'civil war' and Shi'i loyalty comments
US and Iran
Iran shoots down surveillance drone
US Considers Use of Nuclear Weapons Against Iran
US and Afghanistan
Bombs Blast Convoy of Afghan Army Trucks in
Kandahar, Wounding 11
US and Turkey
Turkish Troops Kill 6 Kurdish Rebels
US
Rumsfeld Comes Out Swinging at Rice Over her Iraq's "Thousands of Errors"
Senator Specter Asks Bush, Cheney for Explanation Concerning CIA Leak
Arab League
Algerian Gunmen Kill 13 Customs Officials in Desert Agencies
Iraq, Iran fuming over Mubarak 'civil war' and Shi'i loyalty comments
EU
Imams Hunt for European Muslim Identity
April
8, 2006
Palestine
and Israel
Two Palestinians Killed in Israeli Air Strike on Gaza Saturday, Nablus Raid Continues
Five Palestinians Slain, Including 7-Year- Old Boy, in Israeli Occupation Air Strike at a Car and PRC's Base
Israelis Besiege Palestinians Militarily,
US-EU Economically, Abbas, Haniyeh Condemn Aid Cuts as Unjust Punishment, Blackmail
PNA Criticizes European and US Suspension of Assistance to Palestinian Government
Haniyeh Denies Two-State Offer
A Letter From the Palestinian Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Al-Zahar to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan
WHO Warns of Collapse in Palestinian Health Care Sector
Israeli Forces Storm Several Towns in West Bank
1100 Ill Palestinian Political Prisoners Liable to Slow Death in Israeli Jails, Official Report Says
US and Iraq
17 Iraqis Killed on Saturday, Sunni Mosques Threatened, Attempts to Intensify
Shi'i-Sunni Civil War Continue
US Soldier Killed by Iraqi Soldier Saturday, Another Killed Friday, Two Killed Thursday
79
Iraqis Killed in Mosque Suicide Bombs, 3 US Soldiers Killed Friday, 2
Killed Thursday
Jordan should open border to Palestinian refugees exiting Iraq, a call from a US human rights group
Afghanistan
Suicide Bombing Near NATO Base Kills 2 Afghans Saturday, Suicide Attack Injures 3 Americans Friday
3 Americans Hurt in Afghan Attacks
Iran
US Considers Use of Nuclear Weapons Against Iran
El-Baradei Visit to Iran Next Week Aims at Ending Standoff
US
Muslim American News Briefs, April 8, 2006
Arab League
Jordan should open border to Palestinian refugees exiting Iraq, a call from a US human rights group
Jordan Journalists Who Visit Israel Will Be Punished
World
Two Women Suicide Bombers Hit Mosque in Turkish City
April
7, 2006
Palestine
and Israel
7 Palestinians Killed, Including Two Women and 7-Year-Old-Child, 14 Injured, in a Terrorist Israeli Air Strike on
Rafah, and a Raid on Nablus
US, EU Cut Off Aid to Palestinians, in Compliance With Israeli Conditions
US and Iraq
79 Iraqis Killed in Mosque Suicide Bombs, 3 US Soldiers Killed Friday, 2 Killed Thursday
US
AAI Joins Liberty Coalition Zogby Sees Common Interests in Partnership
Muslim American News Briefs, April 6, 2006
World
Saudi Arabia, Japan Call for N-Free
Mideast, Wanted Diplomacy to End Row Over Iran's Nuclear Program
April
6, 2006
Palestine
and Israel
Palestinian PM Haniya Says PNA's Coffer is Empty and the New Government Is Struggling to Find Money for Employees' Payrolls
Solana Says EU will not Recognize any Borders but 1967 Border or Agreed Borders with the Palestinians
Haniya to Study Any Israeli Talk Offer
Four Palestinians Wounded, Eight Rounded Up In Wide Onslaught against Nablus City
President Abbas Places Border Crossing Directorate Under his Supervision
US and Iraq
20 Iraqis Killed on
Thursday
Ja'afari says will resign if parliament demands
US and Afghanistan
Afghan District Intelligence Official Slain
US and Pakistan
Pakistan says 40 opposition members killed by security forces
Clashes Between Pakistani Army and Opposition leave 20 Dead in Wazirstan
US and Iran
Iran-US Talks on Iraq Likely Next Week
US
Cheney Aide Says Bush OK'd Leak
Current Issues with Hesham
Tillawi: Interviews with Stephen Sniegoski and Alison Weir
Embracing Arabic : Michigan State to get language grant
Muslim American News Briefs, April 6, 2006
Arab League
Rights group urges Libya to free 18 Arab political inmates
Japan and Arabian Gulf nations agree on free trade talks
Turkey and Kurds
5 Turkish Soldiers and a Policeman Killed by Kurdish Separatists
April
5, 2006
Palestine
and Israel
Palestinians Offer Peace Overtures, Israelis Escalate Militarily, Abbas Urges Quartet Intervention, His helicopter Pad Destroyed
Israeli Artillery Resume Shelling North Gaza Strip, Killing Palestinian Civilian, Injuring Four, Including a Woman and a Baby
Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest Several Palestinian Citizens in Hebron, Detain Jerusalem Minister, Khaled Abu
Arafa, at Checkpoint
Planned Israeli Land-Grab Wall in Hebron Cuts off 21 Palestinian Communities and 80,000 Dunum
Saudi, Abdul Rahman
Al-Atwi, Being Held in Israel
US and Iraq
11 Iraqis Killed on Wednesday
Saddam Denounces the Court as Illegitimate, the Interior Ministry as Killing Thousands of Iraqis
Iraqi Leaders Shelve Political Talks Despite US Pressure
US
Pentagon Releases New Gitmo Transcripts
Arab American News Focus, April 5, 2006
Muslim American News Briefs, April 5, 2006
Arab League
Mubarak Makes Surprise Visit to Sudan for Talks on Darfur
World
Erdogan Calls for Unity to Halt Kurdish Protests
April
4, 2006
Palestine and Israel
Israeli tanks target northern Gaza Strip, killing one Palestinian and wounding seven, including a mother and her 6-month-old baby
UN Official Warns Gaza Strip on Verge of Disaster Because of Severe Shortage in Basic Food Supplies
Israeli Occupation Government Turns Qalandia Checkpoint into
"Aterot" International Crossing, to Separate Jerusalem from the West Bank
Tafakji Warns of Growing Loop of Land Dealers, Israeli Elad Seizes Two Palestinian Residential Buildings in Occupied East Jerusalem
US and Iraq
28 Iraqis Killed on Tuesday
Saddam Trial Show Continues, Accused of Genocide in New Charges
US
Succumbing to Scandal, Tom DeLay Announces Resignation From US Congress
Muslim American News Briefs, April 4, 2006
World
Paris Demonstration Turns Violent
April
3, 2006
Palestine
and Israel
Abbas Meets Welch in Amman Ahead of Quartet Meeting, Cracks in Siege Imposed by US, Israel on Hamas Government
An Israeli Occupation Death Squad Kills a Palestinian Fighter, Injure Another in Bethlehem
Drowned Body of Eyad Taher Found Caught on Razor Wire of Apartheid Wall near Bil'in
Israeli Occupation Force Start 'Operation Southern Arrow,' Which Includes Re-Occupation of Gaza Strip
Mbeke Accepts Abbas Invitation to Visit, Invites
Hamas, Abbas Appeals to South African Peace-making Role, Says PLO Is 'the Address'
Quartet Meets in Jordan to Decide on Support PNA
Tens of Palestinian Political Prisoners Wounded During Transfer from Negev Detention Camp
US and Iraq
9 US Soldiers Killed, 3 Missing, 24 Iraqis Killed in Attacks
US
Supreme Court Rejects Jose Padilla's Case
US and Iran
Iran Test Fires High-Speed Underwater Missile
April
2, 2006
Palestine and Israel
Quartet Committee Convenes in Jordan to Discuss Supporting Palestinians
Illegal Israeli Settlers Assault International Peace Activist, Uproot Olive Plants from Targeted land in Wadi Al Nassara
Thousands of Israeli Soldiers Storm in Notorious Negev Detention Camp and Vacate 240 Palestinian Political Prisoners
Israeli Warplanes Drop Anti-Resistance Flyers in North Gaza
Abbas Visits Tanzania, Seyam Investigates
Al-Quqa's Assassination
US and Iraq
7 US Soldiers, 4 Iraqi Resistance Fighters, 47 Civilians Killed, Apache Helicopter Downed, US Forces Fighting Resistance in Six Areas
Zarqawi Allegedly Replaced By Abdullah bin Rashed Al Baghdadi as Head of Iraqi Resistance
US and Afghanistan
Taliban Fighter Killed After Killing 4 Afghani Policemen at Checkpoint
US and Pakistan
Pakistani Armed Opposition Attack Army Base in
Wazirstan, Killing a Soldier, Injuring Four, Army Retaliated With Artillery on Villages
US and Iran
Iran Calls Second Missile Test a Success
US
Arab League
Qatar to hold parliamentary elections early 2007, but limited to the minority of citizens
UAE, UK Sign Security Accord
World
Angry Kurds Ransack Turk Govt Office, Burn Bank
April
1, 2006
Palestine
and Israel
Israeli Bombardment of Gaza Strip Continues Unabated
President Abbas Calls to Stop Israeli Aggressions Against Palestinians
Cabinet to Set Probe Panel, Wide Condemnation of Assassinating PRC's Commander, Abu Yousuf
Al-Quqa, in Gaza
EU Delegation Joins Weekly Demonstration in
Bal'in, Israeli Forces Arrest Four Peace Activists
UN Security Council Calls for Ending the Israeli Occupation, Rejecting Israeli Unilateral Plans to Define Borders
Israeli Occupiers Keep Inviting Retaliation, Palestinians Keep Dying, Israeli Extra-judicial Killing Sparks Inter-Palestinian Clashes in Gaza, 3 Killed
Top
Palestinian Commander Dies in Car Blast
Hamas
fury over funding threats, as suicide bomber kills 3 Israelis
US and Iraq
28 Iraqis Killed, US Militay Helicopter Crashes During Combat
Mortar
Shell Kills Three Women, Bomb Targeting Police Explodes in Baghdad
Rice,
in Britain, admits "thousands" of tactical mistakes in Iraq,
faces anti-war protests
US and Afghanistan
3 Afghans Killed, 5 US Soldiers Injured in Attacks
Taleban
Fighters Control 3 Villages After Clashes Kill Six
US and Iran
Iran
Test Fires Missile Able to Avoid Radar
Baradei
says Iran no imminent threat, sanctions 'bad idea'
US
Rice, in Britain, admits "thousands" of tactical mistakes in Iraq, faces anti-war protests
Rice,
in Britain, admits "thousands" of tactical mistakes in Iraq,
faces anti-war protests
Muslim
American News Focus, April 1, 2006
Arab League
Bahrain
Boat Disaster Toll 57
World
Three
earthquakes level Iranian villages
Rice,
in Britain, admits "thousands" of tactical mistakes in Iraq,
faces anti-war protests