Iraq

October 26, 2003

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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday received at his palace on Sunday an Iraqi delegation of political and religious figures, led by Dr. Wameed

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Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi said on Sunday that Tehran has provided the UN with the names of 225 people whom it had repatriat

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Over 40 percent of Britons believe Prime Minister Tony Blair deliberately distorted information about Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruc

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At least one Palestinian was shot dead overnight Sunday by Israeli occupation troops in the Gaza Strip.

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The Heads of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the United Nations (UN) and the World Bank have approved the terms of reference of the Internatio

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)'s Office of Inspector General has reported that as a result of an investigation conducted by its Cairo, Egypt field office, US-based Morc

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Operator Orascom Telecom Iraq Corporation has chosen Motorola as its supplier of GSM base stations and transmission equipment for its network to provide communications services to Baghdad and the cent

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Donors pledged at least $33 billion for the reconstruction of Iraq at the two-day international conference on Iraq reconstruction in Madrid, organizers announced Friday, October 24, 2003.

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Syrian banks are in discussions regarding the return of Iraqi assets back their rightful owners, said Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam. US investigators said they have evidence that $3 billio

October 25, 2003

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Six to eight rockets hit the Al Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad early Sunday, where U.S. military and civilian employees stay, the U.S. military said. An Ame

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A Royal Decree was issued on Saturday approving the formation of the new government led by Faisal Al Fayez, <i>Petra</i> news agency reported.

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Syria stands strongly behind Iraq in its struggle to regain its sovereignty, the Vice President told a visiting Iraqi delegation on Saturday.  Everyon

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A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter was shot down Saturday by ground fire near former leader Saddam's ancestral hometown of Tikrit, U.S. officials said.

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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary, Paul Wolfowitz pledged Saturday to help US soldiers fighting Saddam Hussein's supporters get more funds to train Iraqis

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The US-backed police chief of the major southern Iraqi city of Amarah was shot to death as he left a mosque after prayers, officials said Saturday.