Cheney: U.S. Concerned by Palestinian Ties to Iran
January 28, 2002
Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Questioning Yasser Arafat's commitment to the peace process, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney said on Sunday the United States was concerned by the Palestinian leader's apparent turn to Iran and Hizbollah as evidenced by a recent arms shipment. ...

Herat governor "not seeking Afghan split"
January 28, 2002
BBC

The governor of Herat in western Afghanistan, Ismail Khan, has denied that he is seeking to split the country and forge closer links with Iran. ...

Iran Says Worried About U.S. Presence in Afghanistan
January 28, 2002
Reuters

DOHA (Reuters) - Iran's defense minister said on Sunday his country was worried about the U.S. presence in Afghanistan and dismissed as baseless U.S. reports that Iran was interfering in Afghan affairs or harboring al Qaeda fighters. ...

Iran demands UN play greater role in Afghanistan, Mideast
January 28, 2002
AFP

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan wound up a two-day visit to Iran, whose leaders urged the United Nations to be more active with regard both to the Afghanistan question and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ...

2 Iranians among 20 directors invited to produce film on Sept 11 events
January 28, 2002
IRNA

Tehran, Jan 27, IRNA -- Two prominent Iranian film directors Samira Makhmalbaf and Abbas Kia Rostami along with 18 well-known filmmakers have been invited by the Universal Film Company to produce a short film on the September 11 terrorist attacks. ...

Sahabi to continue defense Monday
January 28, 2002
IRNA

Tehran, Jan 27, IRNA -- Accused number one in the so-called 'nationalist-religious group' case Ezatollah Sahabi will appear in court ... ...

Alizadeh vows resolute fight against economic corruption
January 28, 2002
IRNA

Tehran, Jan 27, IRNA -- Head of the Tehran Justice Department, Abbasali Alizadeh, said Sunday that his office will deal firmly with economic ... ...

Once-popular warlord now regarded with unease
January 28, 2002
The Boston Globe

HERAT, Afghanistan - Ismail Khan, whose guerrilla exploits and enlightened rule in the 1990s won him nationwide acclaim, faces mounting discontent in a region where he was once Afghanistan's only warlord to enjoy popular support. ...

The agonizing road to democracy in Iran
January 28, 2002
The Toronto Star

ONE of the more fascinating post-Sept. 11 phenomena has been that Iranians were quick to condemn the terrorism. They held candlelight vigils, observed a minute of silence at soccer games and signed a book of condolences. They demonstrated little or no support for Osama bin Laden. ...

Teachers' rallies banned in central Isfahan province
January 28, 2002
AFP

TEHRAN, Jan 27 (AFP) - Authorities in central province of Isfahan have banned all demonstrations by teachers following a series of protests, and warned that those who defy the ban face arrest, a press report said Sunday. ...

Little - Known Afghans Plot Next Step to Democracy
January 28, 2002
Reuters

KABUL (Reuters) - The next step in Afghanistan's shaky transition to democracy is in the hands of a 21-member commission of experts so obscure that even Kabul's interim leader Hamid Karzai knows only four of its members. ...

Russia and Azerbaijan Plan Deal
January 28, 2002
Los Angeles Times

MOSCOW -- Azerbaijani President Geidar Aliev said Saturday that his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin helped forge a partnership that would allow the two ex-Soviet republics to reach a long-stalled deal on dividing sectors of the Caspian Sea. ...

Progress Made in Disputes Over Caspian
January 28, 2002
Reuters

MOSCOW, Jan. 26 — President Heydar Aliyev of Azerbaijan said today that much progress had been made in resolving disputes over dividing the Caspian Sea among four former Soviet states and Iran. ...

Baku, Moscow reach agreement on their common Caspian borderline
January 28, 2002
IRNA

Baku, Jan 27, IRNA -- Azerbaian Republic's President Heydar Aliyev declared here Saturday night that agreement has been reached between Azerbaijan and Russia on their common Caspian borderline. ...

Iran and Iraq discuss closer ties
January 28, 2002
CNN

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri was in Iran Saturday for talks aimed at normalizing relations with its longtime enemy. ...

Karzai wants U.S. to continue campaign
January 28, 2002
The Washington Times

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's interim leader, who has dazzled the international community with his charm and his hats, will tell President Bush he does not want the U.S. campaign to end until the al Qaeda network is wiped out of his land. ...

Palestinian Woman Bomber Strikes in Jerusalem [an error occurred while processing this directive] January 28, 2002
Reuters

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An attacker police suspected was a Palestinian woman detonated explosives in Jerusalem's main shopping street on Sunday, killing herself and an elderly Israeli and wounding dozens, Israeli police said. [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] Saudis implicated in Sept. 11 attacks were duped says foreign minister [an error occurred while processing this directive] January 28, 2002
Gulf News

Saudi Arabians implicated in the September 11 attacks on the United States were unwitting victims of Saudi-born Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister was quoted as saying yesterday. [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] UAE becomes second richest in the Arab world [an error occurred while processing this directive] January 28, 2002
Gulf News

Mega gas projects have catapulted Qatar to the throne of the wealthiest Arab countries to overtake the UAE and become one of the richest nations in the world. [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] Aussies Rally in Support of Refugees [an error occurred while processing this directive] January 28, 2002
The Associated Press

WOOMERA, Australia (AP) -- Hundreds of sympathizers rallied Sunday outside immigrant detention centers in Australia, shouting ``Free the refugees!'' as more asylum seekers joined a hunger strike to protest their captivity. [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] Fed Seen Halting Rate-Cut Campaign [an error occurred while processing this directive] January 28, 2002
Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve may call this week for a halt to one of the most aggressive rate-cutting sprees in U.S. history. [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] Star-studded team unlikely to rescue Lockerbie appeal [an error occurred while processing this directive] January 28, 2002
The Observer

They are superstars of law who have represented some of the world's most famous and infamous defendants, but the giants of televised court cases are having very little impact on the appeal of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi. [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive]