In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Inews Daily Tuesday 21st February 2006 - 22nd Muharram 1427
West may have to accept a nuclear Iran - El-Baradei IAEA chief Mohammad El-Baradei said that the West might have no choice but to allow Iran to carry out small-scale uranium enrichment on its soil. El-Baradei suggested that Iran could be allowed to conduct limited uranium enrichment under certain conditions as a compromise to defuse its nuclear standoff with Western states. Iran resumed small-scale uranium enrichment earlier this month, after the International Atomic Energy Agency referred its nuclear dossier to the UN Security Council, which can impose sanctions. Iran's Foreign Minister welcomed El-Baradei's proposal as a 'step forward'. Hamas dismisses Israeli sanctions Palestinian Prime Minister-designate Ismail Haniya has dismissed the effect of Israeli financial restrictions on the Palestinian Authority. Mr. Haniya said that Arab and Islamic states would offset a drop in Western aid and said Hamas would not disarm or recognise Israel. On Sunday, Israel approved a series of punitive measures against the Palestinians. The EU, the biggest donor to the Palestinian Authority, has threatened to stop funding unless Hamas recognises Israel and renounces violence. Iran leader urges Muslims to fund Palestinians Iran's supreme leader Ayatullah Ali Khamenei yesterday called on Muslims worldwide to provide financial support to the Palestinians during his talks with the representatives of Hamas, state television reported. "We must make a plan so all Muslims will be able to supply the Palestinians with a yearly financial aid package," Khamenei told Hamas' political leader Khaled Mashaal. He lauded Hamas for not moderating its fierce resistance to Israel after its upset victory in Palestinian parliamentary elections last month. Pakistan bans poultry imports from India, Iran, France Pakistan has banned all poultry imports from India, Iran and France after the countries reported cases of the H5N1 bird flu, officials said yesterday. Agriculture authorities have also set up quarantine facilities on a rail link between India and Pakistan, which reopened over the weekend after four decades. India's first H5N1 bird flu outbreak was confirmed on Saturday in western Maharashtra state, where according to officials 50,000 birds died last week. Hundreds of thousands of birds were being destroyed Monday. New attacks in Iraq - 23 dead 23 Iraqis were killed and scores more wounded in a slew of attacks across the country yesterday. In the day's bloodiest attack, a suicide bomber killed 12 people on a mini-bus in a Shia neighbourhood in northern Baghdad. Rescue teams were combing the blackened vehicle to extract charred human remains. At least eight wounded were rushed to the hospital, he added. The attacker struck in Kadhamiyah, which has been regularly targeted by US funded extremists intent on fanning sectarian strife among Iraq's religious groups. Karbala governor suspends ties with US The governor of the Iraqi city of Karbala said yesterday he had suspended ties with US forces because of excessive security measures employed by US troops during a visit to his offices. Governor Akil Al Khazali complained the soldiers' behaviour was excessive and disrespected the governorship. "We have decided to suspend ties with the Americans," he added. The American delegation showed disrespect towards the Iraqi forces who were also present in the governors building and the US troops used sniffer dogs even to check the governor's chair. Holocaust denier jailed while Danish blasphemer walks free David Irving, the historian who questioned the holocaust, was last night starting a three-year prison sentence in Vienna. Irving went on trial for two speeches he delivered in the country almost 17 years ago. Ironically, the Danish cartoonist who sparked the anger of Muslims around the world by insulting Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) walks free and no charges have been brought against him. Kashmiris reject Indian talk offer Kashmir's main alliance yesterday rejected an invitation by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to attend a conference to boost a peace process in the restive Himalayan region. The conference, scheduled for Saturday, has been called by New Delhi to widen the dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir where Muslims have revolted against Indian rule since 1989. Singh has called all the groups in the region for the peace conference but has not invited nuclear rival Pakistan with which New Delhi has a separate peace process. Turkmen ruler coins lasting memento for 66th birthday The president of Turkmenistan, described as a despot by the west, has celebrated his 66th birthday by creating a new set of gold and silver coins in honour of poetry he has written. Last year, to celebrate his 65th birthday, Saparmurat Niyazov issued coins featuring his family tree. This year, it was the turn of four collections of poetry and two volumes of his Book of the Soul, known as the Rukhnama. Mr. Niyazov has ruled the impoverished central Asian state since 1985. Australia Widens Inquiry Into Iraq Scandal An investigation into whether Australia's wheat exporter paid kickbacks to Saddam Hussein under the UN oil-for-food program will try to learn what government officials knew about the alleged scam, the head of the inquiry said Today. Prime Minister John Howard has insisted his government knew nothing of the multimillion-dollar payments that the country's monopoly exporter, AWB Ltd., allegedly made to the former Iraqi dictator in violation of UN sanctions. AWB, formerly known as the Australian Wheat Board, was the largest single supplier of humanitarian goods under the UN-sponsored oil-for-food program. Saudi paper 'shut' in cartoon row A newspaper in Saudi Arabia has stopped publishing after printing some of the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. 'Shams' (Sun) has been suspended as part of an investigation into its decision to publish the cartoons that have caused anger across the Muslim world. It printed them next to articles urging Saudis to take action against Denmark where the cartoons first appeared. Three weeks ago, Shams became one of few newspapers in the Arab world to print some of the cartoons. The paper, which is aimed at the country's young people, said it was doing so to mobilise the campaign in Saudi Arabia against Denmark. Sudan attacks UN envoy on Darfur Sudan's government has summoned the UN envoy, Jan Pronk, over comments about the troubled region of Darfur which it said infringed on state sovereignty. Acting Foreign Minister Ali Ahmad Karti criticised Mr. Pronk and the UN's "conduct and attitudes". Mr. Karti said statements made by Mr Pronk and his aides tarnished Sudan's image and infringed on its sovereignty. Meanwhile, UK Minister for International Development Hilary Benn is to visit peacekeepers in Darfur on Today. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inews Daily - No Copyright - http://www.fsphost.com/inewsdaily - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe by sending an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/TXWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Save Aceh now! visit http://www.pusatkrisisaceh.or.id Click English section for contact Islam Relief Organizations Want to learn about Islam and Christian? visit: http://come.to/christian-islam Yahoo! 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