January 31, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill 2 Members of Islamic Jihad Resistance Group in Jenin

Hamas, Abbas Call On West Not to Cut Aid

Quartet gives Hamas time to change its stripes

Saudi Arabia Welcomes Hamas Victory in Palestinian Elections

US and Iraq

2 British Soldiers, 11 Iraqis Killed in Attacks, Japanese Troops Withdraw from Iraq By May

Saddam's New Chief Judge Stirs Iraqi Passions

US and Iran

World powers to refer Iran to UNSC but postpone action until March

India Plans to Abstain From Iran IAEA Vote

US

Former Female US postal worker kills six in shooting

US Must Not Stop Aid to Palestinians Let’s not compound disaster, Zogby says

Muslim American News Briefs, January 31, 2006

Arab League

Saudi-Malaysian Accords Worth SR4billion to Be Signed

Anti-Islamic Danish Cartoons

Canadian Islamic Council Condemns Danish Government's and Media Aggression

Consumer Confusion Abounds in Saudi Boycott of Danish Brands

Danish dairy in Riyadh forced to shut down

Norwegian magazine regrets offending Muslims in controversial cartoons

Saudi Interior Minister, Naif, Urges Muslim Stand on Cartoons

World

Al-Zawahri Threatens New U.S. Attacks

Japanese men declare 'Wives Day' to show they care

Khaleda Seeks Global Support to Face Cyclone

January 30, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Rice Urges No Aid to Hamas Government 

Al-Zahar: America is not Enemy, European Union Reassesses PNA Funding

Israel, EU and US Strangle PNA into Financial Chaos, Quartet, EU Donors Meet to Review Role after Hamas Win

Israeli Occupation Forces Continue Arrest Raids in the West Bank

Final Results of the Second PLC Elections: Hamas Won 74 Seats and Fateh 45

Hamas Asks Nations Not to Cut Aid

Hamas Facing Money Crunch, Isolation

Saudis say Hamas should moderate stance towards Israel

US and Iraq

Car bomb kills one policeman, wounds 29 in Iraq

Saddam Storms Out of Court, Brother Ejected

Bomb Targets Danish-Iraqi Military Patrol in Iraq

Bomb Targets Turkish-American Friendship Association in Adana City Hosting Incirlik US Airbase

US Detains Iraqi Women for 'Leveraging'

US Forces 50,000 Soldiers Into Extended Duty

US and Iran

Holocaust Conference in Iran

Iran Threatens to Halt All Cooperation With IAEA

US and Afghanistan

Would-Be Suicide Bombers held in Afghanistan

Arab League

Visits Successful, Says Abdullah

Saudis say Hamas should moderate stance towards Israel

Sheikh Sabah Is Kuwait's New Emir

Anti-Islamic Danish Cartoons

Clinton warns of rising anti-Islamic feeling in the West

Boycott of Danish products spreads to UAE

Muslim anger snowballs over prophet cartoons

World

Bomb Targets Turkish-American Friendship Association in Adana City Hosting Incirlik US Airbase

January 29, 2006

Palestine and Israel

United States Is Not the Enemy of Hamas, Says Al-Zahar

Olmert Demands Hamas Recognize Israel's Right to Exist Without Reciprocation by Recognizing the Movement, Netanyahu Urges Sanctions

Israeli Occupation Government Bars Hamas Leader, Khaled Mesha'al Access into Gaza, Cripples Hamas' Deputies Movement

RCHR Calls for Swift Intervention to Save a Mother inside Israelis Jail

Gaza Under Israeli Siege: Ongoing Closure of Al Muntar Crossing Inflicts $ 2 Million Losses Daily

Hamas Rejects Aid Blackmail

Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest Twelve Palestinians in Hebron, Obstruct Movement of Residents

US and Iraq

2 US Soldiers, 4 Iraqi Soldiers, 3 Resistance Fighters, Policeman, 10 Civilians Killed in Iraq

Saddam's Trial Collapses Into Chaos, Defendant Dragged Out, Defense Team Walk Out, Saddam Escorted out Shouting 'Ddown with Traitors'

ABC's Bob Woodruff, Cameraman Doug Vogt Seriously Injured in Iraq

US

Muslim American News Briefs, January 29, 2006

Arab League

Islam Is Our Priority, Not Arabism, Says Abdullah

Anti-Islamic Scandinavian Publications

Dodging Boycott Call, Norway Voices Regret

Effect of Danish Boycott Patchy

OIC Demands Unqualified Danish Apology

January 28, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Hamas Seeks National Partnership, Abbas Sticks to PLO Program, No 'Israel's Destruction' in Hamas Charter

Hamas vows to work with the West

Israel to limit movement of Hamas MPs between Gaza and West Bank

Bush: US Aid to Palestinians Put under Review

Hamas Examines Forming Technocrat Government If Attempts of Coalition with Fateh Fail

Abbas Expels Fateh Members Who Ran for PLC Election as Independent

Israeli Occupation Forces Injure Two and Arrest Three Peace Activists in Bil'in

Palestinian Central Elections Committee Announces Preliminary Results of Parliamentary Elections

US and Iraq

US Occupation of Iraq: US Military Campaigns, Resistance Attacks, Assassinations, Abductions Continue

US documents show US Army seized wives to leverage surrender of Iraqi Resistance Fighters

Basra Governor Threatens British Boycott

German Hostages in Iraq Plead for Lives

What's Been Happening in Iraq Since the 2003 US Invasion? Mystery Surrounds Dead U.S. Contractor Dale Stoffel

US and Afghanistan

7 Taleban Fighters Killed and 5 Afghan Police Wounded in Shootout, 2 Afghan Policemen Killed and 2 Wounded in Bomb Attack

US and Iran

Iran Says US and British Intelligence Agents Foment Unrest

Iran Says Russian Plan Insufficient

US

Bush: US Aid to Palestinians Put under Review

Bush to Propose Trimming Army Reserve

Muslim American News Briefs, January 28, 2006

What's Been Happening in Iraq Since the 2003 US Invasion? Mystery Surrounds Dead U.S. Contractor Dale Stoffel

Arab League

‘Darfur Deal May Be Only Weeks Away’

World

Danish Trade Group Challenges Anti-Islamic Newspaper

January 27, 2006

Palestine and Israel

US, EU Follow Israel in Punishing the Palestinian People for Practicing Democracy by Voting for Hamas

Hamas Victory Stuns Palestinians and Foreigners Alike

Bush says U.S. policy on Hamas unchanged

US and Iraq

Iraqi Minister Survives Bomb Attack, 2 US Soldiers and 8 Iraqis Killed, 419 Prisoners Released, Including 5 Women

US and Iran

Iran Urges US to Allow Direct Flights

Bush Supports Russian Plan on Iran N-Program

US

Muslim American News Briefs, January 27, 2006

Arab League

King Abdullah Assures India on Energy Needs

Egypt Will Mediate Lebanon-Syria Row

Anti-Islamic Cartoons

Saudis Recall Ambassador to Denmark in Protest to Anti-Islamic Cartoons

Boycott of Danish Goods Over Blasphemous Cartoons

World

Activists highlight problems of poor women at World Social Forum

Benazir Bhutto Shrugs Off Interpol Arrest Notices

January 26, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Hamas Wins Palestinian Parliamentary Elections, Getting 76 out of 132 Seats in Parliament

Abbas: Israelis Should not be Afraid of Palestinian Democracy

US and Iraq

U.S. Military Releases 5 Out of 9 Iraqi Women Thursday, in Response to Demands from Iraqi Resistance, 2 US Soldiers Killed Wednesday, Civil War Attacks Continue

US

Current Issues With Hisham Tillawi, January 26, 2006

World

7th Round of the Inter-Sudanese Peace Talks on the Conflict in Darfur

January 25, 2006

Palestine and Israel

No Infringements Upon Palestinian Electoral Process, Jerusalemites Cast their Ballot Heavily

Fifth of Palestinians vote in first three hours

Abbas Calls for Maximum Palestinian Voter Turnout for Today’s Elections

Palestinian Parliamentary Elections: Facts and Numbers

Palestinian Parliamentary Elections Begin Today

French and Spanish Delegations Uphold Support for Palestinian Democracy

US and Iraq

Iraqi police shoot dead Sunni cleric, Karim Jassim Mohammed, US forces kill Iraqi cameraman Mahmoud Za'al

US and Iran

U.S. Threatens India and China Over Iran Nukes

Iran's Larijani Welcomes Russian Nuclear Offer

8 Killed, Dozens Hurt in Iran Blasts

US

Arab American News Focus, January  25, 2006

Muslim American News Briefs, January 25, 2006

Arab League

Abdullah's Visit to India Heralds a New Era

World

U.S. Threatens India and China Over Iran Nukes

World Social Forum Begins in Venezuela

Abdullah's Visit to India Heralds a New Era

AU Leaders Name Congo as Head

January 24, 2006

Palestine and Israel

US and Iraq

US

Arab League

World

January 23, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli Occupation Strike Assassinates Muhammed Abdul Aal in Gaza City

Israeli Troops Intensify Arrest Raids in W. Bank Ahead Elections' Day

Fateh Keeps a Lead Over Hamas by About 10% in Two Palestinian Polls

81.2% of Total Number of Security Personnel Cast Votes, CEC Reports

Abbas: CEC well-Prepared for Elections and Urges People to Vote

World Bank Foresees PNA's Budget deficit to reach $1 billion

US and Iraq

3 US Soldiers, 7 Iraqis Killed in Attacks, Civil War Skirmishes Increase

US and Iran

Israeli Attack Will Be a Fatal Mistake, Says Iran

US 

Muslim American News Briefs, January 23, 2006

US and Afghanistan

Bomb Hits U.S., Afghan Military Convoy

Arab League

Kuwait in Crisis Between the Ailing Emir Who Insists on Taking Oath and Prime Minister Who Insists on Removing him

Indian Officials Welcome King Abdulla's Historic Visit

Abdullah Gets Warm Welcome in China

World

Pinochet's Wife, Grown Children Indicted

January 22, 2006

Palestine and Israel

January 21, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Chief EU Monitor Criticizes Israeli Restrictions, Security Forces Kick off Palestinian Elections, Abbas Calls for Unity Government Amid Ongoing Fatah Electoral Disputes

Hamas, Fatah Deadlocked, A New Poll

Three thousand take part in non-violent protest, and the Israeli Occupation army gets mad

More Palestine and Israel News Below

US and Iraq

Bombings and Shootings Kill 8 Iraqis and a British Security Contractor, Wound 5 Bodyguard of President Talabani

US and Iran

Iran Pulling its $50 Billion Foreign Reserves From Europe, Crude Oil Prices Rose Above $67 Friday, May Go Above $100 After Sanctions

Iran calls on Islamic world to revise economic ties with West

Iran Ready for Talks on Russian Offer to Enrich Uranium

US and Afghanistan

Al-Zawahri Audiotape Posted on Web

Taleban Raids Seek to Deter NATO, Top Soldier Says

US and Pakistan

Thousands of Pakistanis Protest US Missile Attack

US

US Administration Dismisses Bin Laden's Truce Offer

Muslim American News Briefs, January 21, 2006

Arab League

Kuwaiti cabinet to study possible removal of emir

Libya, Bulgaria agree on voluntary 4.4 billion euro fund in HIV case

World

Al-Zawahri Audiotape Posted on Web

US Administration Dismisses Bin Laden's Truce Offer

Islamic Council Urges Canadian Muslims to Vote on Monday

More Palestine and Israel News

Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest Seven Palestinians, Including Parliamentary candidate in Jerusalem, Assault Peace Activists in Bil'in

58,705 Security Personnel Begins Today Voting in Legislative Election

Israel Refuses To Re-Open Karni Commercial Terminal as Losses cost at $2 Million

Five Palestinians Killed, 13 Wounded and 79 Arrests by 49th Week of Ceasefire,  A PNIC Report

Syrian President, Assad, accuses Israel of assassinating Arafat

January 20, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israeli President, Katsav, Incites Europeans Against Hamas

US and Iraq

Iraqi Elections Breakdown, Shi'is Win But Must Form a Coalition

U.S. and Iraqi Troops Launch a Major Military Operation in Southern Baghdad Friday, Five People Killed in Resistance Attacks

New Saddam Judge to Stay on Despite Claims Against him

US and Iran

Iran Warns of Oil Crisis in Case of Sanctions

Syria Backs Iran in Nuclear Standoff

US

Muslim American News Briefs, January 20, 2006

Arab League

Kuwait's ruling family asks PM to lead the country

Saudi Arabia Plans to Recruit 50,000 Vietnamese Workers

World

Muslim Campaigns to Boycott Danish Products in Response to Anti-Islamic Cartoons

January 19, 2006

Palestine and Israel

A Palestinian Killed, 20 Israelis Wounded in a Tel Aviv Suicide Bombing

Israeli Occupation Forces Continue to Molest candidates and Encumber Campaigning in Jerusalem

Israeli Investigators Hold Carter's Associate, Mara Rodman, for Two Hours, at Eretz Crossing to Gaza

Palestinian Suicide bomber film wins honor at Golden Globes

More about Palestine and Israel below

US and Iraq

Near-Simultaneous Baghdad Bombings Kill 23, Italian Troops to be Withdrawn from Iraq by Year End

In Response to Iraqi Group Demand for Releasing US Journalist Jill Carroll, Iraq Asks U.S. to Free Six Iraqi Women from US Military Prisons

US and Iran

Iranian President Cements Syrian Alliance

US

Bin Laden Warns of Attacks in the US, Offers Truce to Build Iraq and Afghanistan

Muslim American News Briefs, January 19, 2006

World

Bin Laden Warns of Attacks in the US, Offers Truce to Build Iraq and Afghanistan

More about Palestine and Israel

Hamas and Fateh Agrees no Military Displays in the Elections Day

Independent Palestine head, Mustafa Barghouthi, meets Spanish Foreign Minister, Miguel Moratinos

Palestinian Central Elections Commission's Education Campaign Continues, Election Awareness among Voting Public on the Rise

President Abbas Makes Assiduous Efforts for a Fair-Transparent Election, no Tolerance with Violators

Qurei Hopes to Resume Peace Talks without Conditions

January 18, 2006

Palestine and Israel

To Deter Palestinians from Electing Hamas Candidates, EU Says Donations to PNA Could Not Be Unconditional, Suspending $42m in Aid, World Bank Freezes 60% of Funding

Palestinian National Authority Condemns Israeli Violations of Elections, Severe Movement Restrictions Impact the Electoral Process

Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest 14 Palestinians in the West Bank

Israeli Plans for Construction of 5000 New Housing Units in Illegal Settlements, in the West Bank, in 2006

US and Iraq

2 US Security Contractors, 53 Iraqis Killed in a Surge of Attacks Across Iraq

US

Arab American News Focus, January 18, 2006

CAIR Joins Legal Challenge to NSA Eavesdropping

Arab League

Syria frees five prominent opposition prisoners

January 17, 2006

Palestine and Israel

4,242 Killed People, 793 were Children, and 46068 Wounded since the Beginning of Al-Aqsa uprising, a PNIC Report

Abbas: No Second Run for Office, Deal with Olmert with no Prejudges

Abbas Won't Seek Re-election, Pledges to Implement Reforms, PNA Slams Exclusion of Hamas, Insists Oslo Accords the Basis of Elections

Israel Will Not Agree to Iran Nuclear Capability, Says Israeli President Katsav

Israeli Mass Media continues its antagonist Attitudes against Palestinians

Israeli Occupation Forces Wound Two Palestinians and Arrest Nineteen Others

Israel's Mr. Television, Chaim Yavin, Shocks With 'Land of the Settlers'

President Abbas furious at Israeli Restrications on Campaigning in Occupied Jerusalem

US and Iraq

US Helicopter Downed, 6 Police Officers, 2 Civilians, a Child Killed in Iraq, Monday

US and Iran

Israel Will Not Agree to Iran Nuclear Capability, Says Israeli President Katsav

Iran Says Sanctions Will Drive Up Oil Prices

U.S., Other Nations Meet to Discuss Iran

US and Afghanistan

Four dead in suicide attack on Afghan army

US

Americans Honor Martin Luther King

Poll: Concerns Shift From Economy to War

CIA Transports Detainees Illegally Through Athens

Muslim American News Briefs, January 16, 2006

Arab League

Sudan Proposes Tripartite Force to Police Darfur

Syria Seeks Cooperation Deal With UN

Haj & Islamic Issues

SR4bn Jamrat Expansion Begins

Nearly 3 Millions Performed Haj, Says Al-Farsy

Indian, Pakistani Expats Fume Over Raw Haj Deal

Malaysia Will Not Undermine Shariah: Najib

World

Former Political Prisoner, Michelle Bachelet, Is Chile's First Female President

Liberia Swears in Ellen Sirleaf as First Female President in Africa

January 15, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Mother and her Son Shot Dead by Israeli Occupation Forces in a Nablus Village

US Ambassador John Bolton Protests Kofi Annan's Presence at Pro-Palestine UN Event, Complains about Display of Pre-1948 Palestine Map

Israeli Occupation Settlers Run Amok in Hebron

President Abbas against Outside Interferences in PLC Voting

US and Iraq

Saddam Trial Judge Quits in Protest at Interference from US-Backed Government

US and Afghanistan

A Suicide Car Bomb Kills Canadian Soldier, 2 Afghan Civilians, Injures 11, Including 2 Canadian Soldiers

Ex-Taleban Minister, 10 Others Killed in Attacks

US

Muslim American News Briefs, January 15, 2006

Arab League

Kuwait Emir Dies After 27 Years in Power

World

Pakistanis Protest Deadly Missile Attack

January 14, 2006

Palestine and Israel

US Backs Palestinian Voting Everywhere But without Hamas, Carter Joins US Administration in Opposing Hamas Participation !!!

Israeli Military Brings Independent Palestine Campaign Tour to Forcible End

US

Guantanamo Jail Necessary to Fight Terrorism: Bush

Muslim American News Briefs, January 14, 2006

Arab League

Sudan Says US Force in Darfur Unwelcome

World

18 Pakistani Civilians Killed in a US Airstrike Targeting Al-Zawahiri, Who Was Not Present in the Area, Pakistani Protesters Tear-Gassed

Missiles Kill Pakistanis in Border Village

January 13, 2006

Iran vows to end cooperation with IAEA if referred to UN Security Council

January 12, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Japanese Assistance for Isolated and Disenfranchised Communities in Occupied Palestinian Territories project

Mofaz Orders to Build Provisional Barrier in 3 Areas around Jerusalem, Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest 2 Palestinians in the West Bank

Israel Nixes Robertson's $50 Million Contract Over Sharon Slur

US and Iraq

19 Iraqis Killed on Wednesday, Including Six Killed by US Forces, Sunni Leader, Saleh Al-Mutlaq, Urges Changes to Constitution

US General Invokes Right Against Self-Incrimination in Abu Gharib Cases

German Spies in Baghdad Helped US During 2003 Invasion of Iraq, Contributing to Iraqi Civilian Deaths

Iraqi Children Venture Out to Play on Eid Day

US 

Bush shrugs off spy program questions

Current Issues with Hesham Tillawi, Thursday, January 12, 2006

American Muslim's Haj Guide, Yousuf Ba'aghil, Is a Big Hit in Mina

Muslim Americans Meet with FBI on Radiation Monitoring

Muslim American News Briefs, January 12, 2006

World

Blair Pushes for Iran Sanctions

Israel Nixes Robertson's $50 Million Contract Over Sharon Slur

Muslim World League Condemns Norwegian Magazine for Publishing Offending Cartoons

Haj

Death Toll Rises to 345 in Hajj Stampede

Saudi King, Abdullah, Receives Nationalist Iraqi Cleric, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Together with Haj Dignitaries

American Muslim's Haj Guide, Yousuf Ba'aghil, Is a Big Hit in Mina

Pilgrims Feel Elation and Relief

January 11, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Japan, Turkey Aim to Boost Cooperation in Mideast

US and Iraq

Iraqi Shi'is and Sunnis appeal for unity, Sunni Arabs demand Americans to leave

Iraqi Sunnis Protest Raid on Mosque in Hunt for Reporter

No violence reported in Iraq as country celebrates Eid

US

Iraq war could cost US up to $2 trillion, study says

Muslim American News Briefs, January 11, 2006

January 10, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israel Agrees to Jerusalem Vote

Palestinian Elections: Feet, Cellular Phone, are Khaled's Means to Campaign

Hamas Launches TV Station in Gaza

US and Iraq

Twin Suicide Bombings in Iraq Kill 28

US

Muslim American News Briefs, January 10, 2006

Afghanistan

Taleban Reject Talks, Vow More Attacks

Haj

Haj Reflections: Day Two

Pilgrims Seek God's Mercy on Mountain Arafat

January 8, 2006

Palestine and Israel

PNA Concerned over Political Uncertainty, Vacuum after Sharon, Who Achieved Neither Peace Nor Security for his People or Ours, Says Khatib

Palestinian Election Campaigns Heat Up: Fiery Exchanges and Calls for Holding Elections on Time

Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest a Fateh Activist, Firas Jaber, and Wounds a Child

US and Iraq

17 US Soldiers Killed in Attacks in Iraq, French Hostage Freed

First Saddam Trial May Be Over by June, But More Trials to Follow

US

US Plans for Future without Sharon

Muslim American News Briefs, January 8, 2006

Arab League

Saudi King to Meet Syrian President

Saudi Arabia on Alert as 2.5 Million Pilgrims Start Haj

Haj: All Roads Lead to Mina

Haj: Pilgrims Move Into Mina

Haj: Where Diplomacy Fails, Food and Beverage Chains Flourish

World

Strong Undersea Earthquake Rattles Greece

January 7, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Independent Palestinian Parliamentary Candidates Denied Entry to Gaza Strip

Israeli Settlers Destroy 120 Palestinian Olive Trees South of Hebron

American Alert to Support real Democratic Elections in Palestine

Bil'in Anti-Wall Demonstrations Continue

Operation Dove: Demonstrators in Aboud Succeeded in Stopping Additional Fence Works

Rachel Corrie's Parents in Five-Day Visit to Rafah

Egypt Rejects Israeli Request for Sinai Land

US and Iraq

British Withdrawal from Iraq Within Months, Female American journalist kidnapped, US officials in talks with Resistance

Al-Qaeda Touts U.S. Troop Cuts in Iraq, in a New Zawahiri Tape

US

AAI Calls for Complete Termination of NSEERS Program

Muslim American News Briefs, January 7, 2006

Afghanistan

8 Pakistani Troops Killed Near Afghanistan

Arab League

Egypt Rejects Israeli Request for Sinai Land

Violence Spreads as Police and Bahraini Protesters Clash

Haj

10,000 Nigerian Pilgrims Miss Haj Flights

Makkah Building Collapse Toll 76

World

Al-Qaeda Touts U.S. Troop Cuts in Iraq, in a New Zawahiri Tape

January 6, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Kidnap Suspect Freed in Gaza After Deadly Border Clashes, 2 Egyptian Border Guards Killed

Palestinian Authority and Turkey Sign Memorandum to Establish Free Industrial Zone North of Gaza Strip

Robertson Links Sharon Stroke With God's Wrath

US and Iraq

6 More US Soldiers Killed in Iraqi Attacks, 11 in All Thursday

US

Robertson Links Sharon Stroke With God's Wrath

Padilla to Enter Plea on Terror Charges

US Loses Legal Round on Guantanamo Names

Muslim American News Briefs, January 6, 2006

Arab League

A Saudi-UAE Conflict Brewing Over Al-Sheebah Border Oilfield, Trillions of Dollars at Stake

Former Syrian VP Says Assad Should Go

World

Old Hotel Collapses in Makkah, 34 People Killed

CIA Gave Iran Nuclear Design in Botched Plot

January 5, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Sharon Suffers Life-Threatening Stroke

Amid Palestinian Financial Crisis, Turkey Donates $5m to PNA Salam, Fayyad: We Are in Desperate Need of Arab Aid

Palestinian Central Elections Commission Threatens to Resign on a Measure Regarding Police Vote

Israeli Artillery Pounds a Palestinian Security Post, Three Arrested In Tulkarem

Palestinian Interior Minister Meets With Factions' Leaders

Middle East Facing Turmoil After the Sharon Stroke

Sharon Hit by New Corruption Claims

38% of Palestinians Would Vote for Fateh, 26% for Hamas, According to a PCPO Poll

US and Iraq

7 US Soldiers, 3 Iraqi Soldiers, 56 Police Recruits, 71 in a Karbala Shrine Killed in Thursday Attacks in Iraq

Afghan Blast Kills 10 During US Ambassador's Visit

US 

Supreme Court Says U.S. Can Move Padilla

Muslim American News Briefs, January 5, 2005

World

Haj Security Top Priority

January 4, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Israel Defies Bush, Blocks Palestinian Campaigning in Jerusalem, US: Elections Should Be for all Palestinians within Parameters Defined by PNA

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill a Palestinian in Hebron, Demolish a House in Bethlehem

Israelis Built Synagogue Under Al-Aqsa, Say Top Muslim Clerics, Jewish 'Museum of Tolerance' Desecrates Islamic Cemetery, Says Shaikh Salah

US and Iraq

52 Iraqis Killed in Wednesday Attacks, Including 32 in a Funeral of Da'awa Party Member

US

Washington Calls Israel for Allowing the Jerusalemites to Vote

Muslim American News Briefs, January 4, 2005

Arab League

Ruler of Dubai, Shaikh Maktoum, Dies While in Australia

World

Russia, Ukraine Settle Gas Dispute

January 3, 2006

Palestine and Israel

Two Islamic Jihad Members Assassinated, a Third Critically Wounded

Abbas: No Elections Without Jerusalemites

Palestinian Election Campaigning Begins, EU Monitors Deploy, Israel's Indecision on Voting in Jerusalem Could Postpone the January 25 Elections

Erakat: Sharon's Substitute Plan of Roadmap 'Sinister'

Israelis Bar Palestinian Central Election Committee Personnel Access to Jordan Valley, 11 Arrested in W. Bank

Mustafa Barghouthi: Elections Only Way to Address Leadership Vacuum and Growing Lawlessness in Palestine

US and Iraq

US Air Raid Kills 14 Members of One Iraqi Family in Baiji, Iraqi army arrests 70, court sentences to life four non-Iraqi Arabs

Iraqi Sunni Arab group agrees for first time on outlines of coalition government

Iraq Vote Results May Not Come for 2 Weeks

US

American Muslim News Briefs, January 3, 2005

World