OCCUPIED ARAB WORLD (2003)

[Issue number in brackets]


(149) IRAQ: US moves closer to war with unilateral declaration of Iraq's 'material breach'
(149) ALGERIA: Algeria benefiting from new Western support
(150) UK: Iraqi opposition conference reveals only their weakness and differences
(151) OCCUPIED PALESTINE: Palestinians still dying in droves as world builds up to Iraq war
(151) EGYPT: Egypt takes lead to end Palestinian intifada but takes back seat over war on Iraq
(151) IRAQ: America’s plans for the post-war administration of occupied Iraq
(152) IRAQ: No substance to US’s ‘conclusive’ presentation of Iraq evidence
(152) EGYPT: Mubarak changing stance on Iraq and Palestine
(152) OCCUPIED PALESTINE: Israel’s economy suffering impact of Palestinian resistance
(153) EGYPT: Arab League demonstrates its utter impotence over Iraq crisis
(153) EGYPT: Protest against Iraq war despite government repression
(153) OCCUPIED PALESTINE: Arafat focused on political survival as Palestinians die around him
(154) OCCUPIED PALESTINE: "Halt the invasion, not the Intifada" - Hamas
(154) OCCUPIED PALESTINE: Dozens martyred as Israel moves against Hamas in Ghazzah
(154) QATAR: OIC fiasco exposes Arab rulers’ divisions and impotence yet again
(155) IRAQ: US/UK spin the war as missiles, bombs and troops ‘liberate’ Iraq
(155) IRAQ: US/UK strategy under pressure as unexpected resistance forces troops into heavy fighting
(155) IRAQ: Arab governments trying desperately to contain popular anger at US/UK war
(155) IRAQ: US planning post-war rule without reference to Iraqi political groups
(156) IRAQ: Traumatised Iraqis hunt their dead as Baghdad falls to US troops
(156) IRAQ: US targets independent media in its war
(156) OCCUPIED PALESTINE: Palestinians struggling to meet demands of a road map to nowhere
(157) IRAQ: Iraqis seek Islam, independence; US offers Turkey-style ‘democracy’
(157) SYRIA: US increases political pressure after deposing Saddam
(157) IRAQ: Muslims facing grim future, as US joins long line of invaders to have raped Iraq
(157) Mubarak, Blair and Aznar: Uncle Sam’s most exalted agents
(158) IRAQ: Iraqis welcome Ayatullah Hakim as US bids for UN legitimacy
(158) ARAB PENINSULA: Riyadh explosions draw US attention to Saudi Arabia
(158) ARAB PENINSULA: Mixed feelings in Saudi regime on US transfer of forces to Qatar
(158) YEMEN: Yemen rewarded for "war on terrorism" but not censured for ‘rigged election’
(159) OCCUPIED PALESTINE: Israelis approve roadmap after humiliating Abu Mazen
(159) ARAB PENINSULA: Riyadh bombings spur political reform in Saudi Arabia
(160) OCCUPIED PALESTINE: Palestinians show anger at Aqaba sell-out as Israel steps up attacks (161) IRAQ: US and British losses increase as Iraqis fight back against occupiers
(161) JORDAN: Long-delayed parliamentary elections change nothing in Abdullah’s kingdom
(162) ALGERIA: Algerians wait to see results of FIS leaders’ release from jail
(162) US intelligence agencies determine Arab states’ security agendas
(162) Syrian leader under pressure to reform the system inherited from his father
(163) OCCUPIED PALESTINE: Palestinians still suffering as politicians talk about a spurious ‘peace’
(164) LEBANON: Increased tension between Hizbullah and Israel after assassination
(164) OCCUPIED PALESTINE: Israel’s apartheid wall just another of Sharon’s ploys to dispossess Palestinians
(165) OCCUPIED PALESTINE: Zionists force end of hudna to justify an all-out assault on Palestinians
(165) EGYPT: Reality of government’s campaign for a ‘renewal of religious discourse’
(165) Libya robbed and humiliated as Qaddafi sells out to US
(166) IRAQ: US launches fire sale of Iraqi assets as occupation problems reach crisis point
(166) IRAQ: Assassination of Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim leaves unanswered questions on who was responsible
(166) OCCUPIED PALESTINE: Israel targets Islamic movements while blaming Arafat for failure of ‘peace process’
(166) SYRIA: US keeps Syria under pressure with accusations on WMDs
(167) IRAQ: US facing possible intifada as Muqtada al-Sadr declares "shadow government"
(167) OCCUPIED PALESTINE: Palestinians continuing to die as Israel maintains assassinations and assaults on towns
(167) SAUDI ARABIA: Saudis the latest to combine facade democracy and political repression
(168) SAUDI ARABIA: House of Saud in crisis after Riyadh bombings and under American pressure
(168) LEBANON: Hizbullah driving a hard deal to free hostages held by Israelis
(168) IRAQ: US forced to change approach as Iraqis step up resistance

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