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In the name of
Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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Daily
Friday 10th March
2006 - 9th Safar 1427
11 civilians killed in Iraq
blasts
Explosions in Iraq have killed at least 11 people and wounded 19 others - all civilians, police said. One of the deadly blasts yesterday targeted an Iraqi army patrol in west Baghdad, killing nine civilians and wounding six. Elsewhere a car bomb killed at least two people and wounded 13 as they entered a clinic. Some Iraqi clerics who have ties with the US, have complained that they are under attack from death squads associated with the Interior Ministry, in a bid to instigate secterial violence and civil war in the country. At least 452 civilians have died in that violence this week. US military to 'move' Abu
Ghraib
The US military in Iraq says it plans to transfer detention operations in Baghdad away from Abu Ghraib Prison. A new detention facility is being constructed at a site known as Camp Cropper, near Baghdad's international airport, a US spokesman said. The name of Abu Ghraib prison was synonymous with torture and cruelty under the regime of Saddam Hussein and now in US-Occupied Iraq. About 4,500 inmates are held at Abu Ghraib and will be transferred to Camp Cropper when construction was complete. Camp Copper will therefore be the new 'Abu Ghuraib'. Iraq hangs 13 for insurgency role
The Iraqi authorities have hanged 13 people accused of taking part in the insurgency, the first execution of militants since the US-led invasion and occupation. "The competent authorities have today carried out the death sentences of 13 terrorists," a cabinet statement said. Three convicted murderers were hanged last September. The US-led coalition abolished the death penalty in Iraq (sic) after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, but it was reinstated during the handover to Iraqi control in June 2004. With more than 14,000 people currently in US detention camps, it raises the possibility that there could be many more executions. Qaida fugitive surrenders in
Kuwait
A suspected al-Qaida member, sentenced in absentia to 10 years in jail in Kuwait, has surrendered to authorities, security sources said on Thursday. Meshal al-Shimmari, was sentenced in December for belonging to the al-Qaida-linked Peninsula Lions group, which is said to have staged several bloody attacks in Kuwait last year. A former Kuwaiti army conscript, he is one of several stateless Arabs who were part of a group of 37 Islamists tried for belonging to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida in Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Kuwait, which hosts up to 30,000 US troops, has cracked down on 'Islamists' opposing the foreign military presence there. Diplomats say radical Islam is taking hold among Kuwaiti youth. Doctors attack US over Guantanamo
More than 250 medical experts have signed a letter condemning the US for force-feeding prisoners on hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The doctors said physicians at the military prison had to respect inmates' right to refuse treatment. The letter, in the medical journal, the Lancet, said doctors who used restraints and force-feeding should be punished by their professional bodies. Detainees at the camp have said hunger-strikers were strapped into chairs and force-fed through tubes inserted in their noses. Some 500 'terror' suspects are being held without trial at Guantanamo Bay. The US has argued that the Geneva Convention does not apply to prisoners at the camp, who, it says, are enemy combatants who continue to pose a threat to national security (sic). EU sees delay for UN force in
Sudan
The European Union has said demands from the Sudanese government could delay a decision to ask the UN to take over peacekeeping duties in the troubled western Darfur region. The EU foreign policy chief said yesterday that he could not guarantee the African Union would come to an agreement about a UN mission on Friday, despite two days of inconclusive efforts to persuade the Sudanese vice-president. The US has accused the government of genocide and of arming Arab militias known colloquially as the Janjaweed - a claim which Khartoum denies. Two million Sudanese have been displaced in the Darfur region, according to reports. Bomb blast kills 3, injures at
least 14 in southeast Turkey
A bomb set off by suspected Kurdish guerrillas killed three people and injured 14 others on Thursday in Turkey’s Kurdish dominated southeast, as militants intensify their fight for autonomy in the region. Authorities were investigating whether a suicide bomber carried out the attack in the southeastern city of Van, bordering Iran. The blast near a supermarket heavily damaged a municipal vehicle and shattered the windows of several other vehicles and nearby houses and businesses. Kurdish guerrillas have escalated their attacks recently. The fighting has killed more than 37,000 people since 1984. Israel sets four year deadline to
draw final borders
Zionist acting prime minister, Ehud Olmert, has said the country will draw its final borders within four years without consulting the Palestinians if Hamas does not recognise the Jewish state. Olmert, who is strongly favoured to win a general election in three weeks, told the Jerusalem Post that by 2010 he intended to "get to Israel's permanent borders, whereby we will completely separate from the majority of the Palestinian population and preserve a large and stable Jewish majority in Israel". He said he would give Hamas a "reasonable" amount of time to meet demands to recognise the Jewish state, renounce violence and accept existing agreements signed by the Palestinian Authority (PA). Dubai firm pressured to back out of
US Ports Deal
A Dubai-owned company abruptly abandoned its plan for managing operations at six U.S. ports yesterday, defusing an election-year showdown between President Bush and the Republican-controlled Congress over an issue that had become a political land mine. DP World said it would 'transfer fully the US operations ... to a United States entity' in the surprise announcement. It was unclear which American business might get the port operations. The White House expressed satisfaction with the company's decision. After weeks of controversy the end came unexpectedly and quickly. Iran is only months from bomb
technology, says Britain
The west's confrontation with Iran over its nuclear activities intensified yesterday after Britain claimed that Tehran could acquire the technological capability to build a bomb by the end of the year. A day after the IAEA referred the dispute to the UN security council, British officials also indicated that London would back Washington's efforts to impose a UN deadline of about 30 days for Iran's compliance with international demands. A deadline could be set as early as next week and would cover a period "of weeks, not months", officials said. Until now, European diplomats have referred to a period of five to 10 years during which Iran might potentially build a bomb, while conceding that hard evidence is lacking. Islamophobia worse in America now
than after 9/11, survey finds
More than half of Americans believe there are more violent extremists within Islam than in any other religion and that the faith encourages violence against non-Muslims, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll conducted yesterday. Negative feelings towards Islam are much more pronounced now than in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the survey found. 58% of those interviewed now believe that Islam has more violent followers than any other religion. The poll of 1,000 was conducted by phone last week and is said to have a three-point error margin. Some Saudi supermarkets selling
'rotten' meat
Some reputed supermarkets in the city have been selling rotten meat at huge profits, according to a report by a senior officials. The report said that butchers in the stores had been caught mixing rotten meat with fresh, and using rotten meat to make burgers and pastries. It said that the low fines and penalties for these crimes meant most were not deterred and were repeat offenders. The shocking discoveries were made while on a surprise inspection of the shops and hypermarkets three months ago. Butchers are said to be using various methods. One is to mix spices with the meat to hide the smell before shaping them into burgers for sale. Another method of deception is to use old stocks of frozen meat in stuffing pastries. Syria blasts US rights
report
Syria’s Foreign Ministry yesterday criticised the US State Department’s annual report on human rights and accused the US administration of blatant violation of those rights worldwide. The annual report issued on Wednesday accused the Syrian government’s security forces of having 'committed numerous, serious human rights abuses'. The report accused Syria of a number of human rights abuses, including torture, arbitrary arrests and detentions, severely restricted civil liberties and government corruption. "The US administration is greatly mistaken when it has appointed itself as a guardian of human rights in the world," a Foreign Ministry source said. The US has, undeniably, the worst human rights records in history. 14 militants to stand trial for
Cairo attacks
Fourteen militants, including two women, will stand trial for the three terror attacks in Cairo last April that killed three tourists and wounded 19 people, it was reported. The Prosecutor-General Maher Abdel Wahed said the accused had formed a group that regarded President Hosni Mubarak and his government as 'infidels', which effectively meant they should be killed. The April attacks provoked fears of a revival of the 'Islamic insurrection' of the mid-1990s, which devastated Egypt’s tourist industry and put thousands of people out of work. 'Women enjoy a level of equality in
Oman'
A senior royal family member and minister has spoken about the increasingly important role played by Omani women in the country's development process. The Heritage and Culture Minister said Omanis were "proud of the level of equality" that women enjoyed in the society. He was speaking to reporters after presiding over a ceremony to honour Omani women who have made outstanding contributions in the social, economic and cultural fields, coinciding with celebrations marking 'International Women's Day'. Twenty-seven women were felicitated. Inews Daily - No Copyright - http://www.fsphost.com/inewsdaily -
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