August, 2005

• 23 August

  Chechen accident is authorized by leaders of west

  One of the main reasons of the Chechen accident is that it is authorized by leaders of the West. Thus “the new world order”, probably, is established: They want the oppressed people to get accustomed to a hopelessness of their fate before the policy of the state terror. “The Chechen …

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• 23 August

  Details of the special operation of the Mujahideen in Avtury

  As reported earlier by DAYMOHK, a large-scale special operation has been carried out in Avtury by CRI Armed Forces. Today the same agency published some details of the operation. On 21 August, at 5 p.m. Johar time, Mujahideen from the subdivisions of the Kurchaloi sector took completely control of the …

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• 23 August

  Israeli army, settlers battle to dominate public opinion

  OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — As Israeli soldiers dragged Jewish settlers from their homes, one settler walked in front of about a dozen television cameras and wailed: “How could they do this? This the land of Israel.” When the cameras were turned off, he stopped crying and walked away. Another family invited …

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• 23 August

  Mauritanians’ shifting allegiance

  NOUAKCHOTT — After 20 years of oppression under the previous regime, the people of Mauritania have welcomed the arrival of their new leader after a bloodless coup in the country. Nouakchott is bleached by the Saharan sun and smothered in the desert sands on a daily basis. It is a …

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• 23 August

  Clergy choose new patriarch for Holy Land

  OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (AP) — The Greek Orthodox Church in the Holy Land elected a new patriarch on Monday to succeed their ousted leader, who fell from grace over a controversial East Jerusalem land deal. The church’s Holy Synod elected Metropolitan Theofilos in a 14-0 vote. Church rebels had dismissed Patriarch …

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• 23 August

  Egypt examines possibility of Islamist party

  CAIRO — Nearly 10 years ago, Abul-Ela Madi was jailed when he first proposed creating an Islamist party in Egypt. Now, he seems closer than ever to achieving his dream — and if he does, it will further alter his country’s already changing political landscape. If Madi’s Al Wasat Party …

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• 23 August

  Powerful blast rocks north Beirut suburb

  BEIRUT (AP) — A powerful explosion late Monday rocked a shopping centre and hotel in the Zalka neighbourhood in north Beirut, injuring at least three people and causing extensive damage, security officials said. Heavily armed Lebanese soldiers cordoned off the area, punching and hitting journalists to keep them back. Two …

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• 23 August

  Last settlers leave Gaza

  OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — The last Jewish settlers were evacuated yesterday from the Gaza Strip as attention shifted to four small settlements in the northern West Bank. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, meanwhile, talked of creating a “culture of peace,” while Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vowed to continue building in the …

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• 22 August

  Impasse on Iraq constitution as new deadline looms

  BAGHDAD (AP) — A day before the deadline for the new constitution, Sunni Arabs appealed Sunday to the United States to prevent Shiites and Kurds from pushing a draft through parliament with their consent, warning it would only worsen the crisis in Iraq. Leaders of the Sunni Arabs, Shiite and …

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• 22 August

  Israeli bulldozers reduce Gaza settler homes to rubble

  PEAT SADE, Gaza Strip — “The world turns. A while ago we were destroying Palestinian homes, and now we’re destroying Jewish homes,” remarked an Israeli soldier on Sunday as he watched bulldozers smash into the homes of settlers evicted from the Gaza Strip. The modest homes in the tiny settlement …

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