Organisation: Arab TV

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Forty dead, 120 injured in twin blasts near religious sites in Syria

At least 40 people have been killed in twin explosions near religious shrines frequented by Shiite pilgrims in the Syrian capital, Damascus, according to Syria's interior minister and media reports.

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Militants gun down police chief as up to eight killed in attacks

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Rebel attacks on police leave eight dead in Iraq

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Two Indonesian women kidnapped in Iraq

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Chirac appeals to kidnappers holding journalists

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France ponders next move over Iraq hostages

Al-Sadr hurt in Najaf fighting

Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has been wounded in the fighting in Najaf, his spokesman said today.

Fri, 13 Aug, 2004

US forces postpone attack on holy city

US TROOPS yesterday postponed a planned offensive to root out Shi'ite militiamen they have been battling for a week in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf.

Thu, 12 Aug, 2004

Iraqi hostage threatened with beheading tomorrow

An Iraqi group holding seven foreign truck drivers hostage today threatened to kill one of the men within 24 hours if its demands were not immediately met.

Thu, 29 Jul, 2004

Growing calls for Bush to sack Rumsfeld

The White House reaffirmed President George Bush’s support of his embattled Defence Secretary today as pressure mounted on him to sack Donald Rumsfeld over the military’s abuse of Iraqi prisoners.

Thu, 06 May, 2004

Bush tells Arabs prisoner treatment was 'abhorrent'

President George Bush told Arab TV today that the treatment of Iraqi prisoners by some members of the US military was ”abhorrent” but does not represent “the America that I know”.

Wed, 05 May, 2004

Italian hostages facing death

An Arab TV station showed a video today of what it said were three Italian hostages in Iraq, with their captors’ threatening to kill them.

Mon, 26 Apr, 2004

Captured US soldier put on show

Iraq’s top Shiite cleric warned coalition forces against entering the holy cities of Karbala and Najaf to capture a radical cleric wanted for murder as US troops and Shiite militiamen fought in the south. Thirteen Iraqis died in clashes in the north and south.

Sat, 17 Apr, 2004

Iraqi kidnappers threaten to burn hostages

BLACK-GARBED captors with guns, knives and swords threatened to burn alive three blindfolded Japanese hostages unless Tokyo removed its troops from Iraq, according to a videotape seen on Arab TV.

Fri, 09 Apr, 2004

Three US soldiers die in convoy ambush

THREE American soldiers were killed yesterday when their convoy was hit by gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades in northern Iraq, a military spokeswoman said.

Fri, 25 Jul, 2003