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Friday 24 June 2005 (18 Jumada al-Ula 1426)

Zarqawi Says US Bombing Killed Al-Rashoud
Raid Qusti & Saad Al-Matrafi, Arab News

 
RIYADH/JEDDAH, 24 June 2005 — A statement posted on the Internet by the leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Mussab Al-Zarqawi, said yesterday that Abdullah Al-Rashoud, one of the most wanted men on a Saudi...  Full Story 
 
 
Better Understanding With Non-Muslims Stressed
Arab News
RIYADH, 24 June 2005 — Participants who gathered in a preliminary session of the 5th National Forum for Dialogue which is to be held in Abha, have asked that the word “infidel” be substituted by “other”...  Full Story 
 
 
Shoura OKs Council for Scientific Research
M. Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Arab News
RIYADH, 24 June 2005 — The Shoura Council has approved its science committee’s proposal to establish a National Council for Scientific Research (NCSR) to promote and coordinate research activities...  Full Story 
 
 
If You Don’t Look Ahead Expect Chaos Everywhere
Lubna Hussain, lubna@arabnews.com
Summer has arrived. I was not apprised of its advent through the usual channels of migrating birds or sweltering hot temperatures, but by a method which could be deemed wholly unconventional. A traffic...  Full Story 
Fighters to Get PA Jobs
Hisham Abu Taha, Arab News

 
GAZA CITY, 24 June 2005 — The Palestinian Authority has agreed to absorb some 700 activists of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades into Palestinian security services in an attempt to keep the streets free...  Full Story 
 
 
Nour Barred from Leaving Egypt Because of Court Case
Summer Said, Arab News
CAIRO, 24 June 2005 — Egyptian authorities yesterday banned Ghad Party leader Ayman Nour from leaving the country to attend a meeting with the European Parliament, party officials said. Nour,...  Full Story 
 
 
Neocons Have Their Gazes Fixed on Syria
Sarah Whalen, sawhalen@xula.com.edu
The news out of Iraq? It has come down to a monthly body count if you’re American. A daily body count if you’re Iraqi. 126 US troops killed in January! 88 in May! 45 in June so far! 25,000...  Full Story 
 
 
Women’s Driving: Why Bring in Religion to the Debate?
Ali Al-Khoshaiban, Arab News
Before you start a dialogue with Arabs, laymen or scholar, you have to convince them that a world outside their narrow perceptions exists, according to a Palestinian writer. Keeping this in mind makes...  Full Story 

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