The following is Part II of MEMRI's report on Arab media reactions to the capture of Saddam Hussein . This includes additional items from the Iraqi media, as well as reports from the broader Arabic press: The Iraqi Press The independent Iraqi daily Al-Zaman published two articles on the capture of Saddam; the first was titled "The Mother of All Arrests" by Iraqi writer Abd Al-Hamid Al-Sa'ih , and the second was titled "The Mother of All Defeats" by Tunisian liberal author Lafif Lakhdar . The ...
Palestinian reactions to the bombing of the convoy of the U.S. Fulbright academic review committee in Gaza, in which three American security personnel were killed, blamed Israel. The PA security forces arrested nine suspects, six of whom are members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) . Following the arrests, PLO Executive Committee member Zakariya Al-Agha stated that the PA would not extradite the detainees, and that they would be tried within PA territory by the ...
Anop-ed by Abd Al-Bari Atwan, editor of London Arabic daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi, claiming that the U.S. is to blame for the Arab world's hatred of it, 1 sparked a debate in the Arab press. Munir Al-Mawari, a Yemenite journalist and columnist for the London Arabic-language daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat , wrote several articles responding to Atwan's claims. The following are excerpts from two of Al-Mawari's articles: The Arab Media Fans Hatred of the U.S. In an article titled, "False Interpretation of the ...
This release from MEMRI's Baghdad office focuses on a number of issues including Iraq's present and future, Arab TV channels, foreign investments, and Iraq's relations with its neighbors. The annex to this report will be the ninth biographical note on Iraq's post Saddam leadership. The subject is Kurdish leader and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zibari. This will be the last release in this series, which began after the conclusion of the war. Future news about Iraq will be covered in other ...
This release from MEMRI's Baghdad office focuses primarily on editorials addressing Iraq's new administrative institutions, the country's relations with the Arab League , and the nature of the soon to be drafted constitution. In the Annex MEMRI publishes the eighth biographical note on a figure in Iraq's post Saddam leadership: the Grand Ayatollah Ali Hussein Al-Sistani. Editorials I. An Assessment of Iraq's New Administrative Institutions The daily Al-Qabas (published by The New Iraqi ...
On September 22, 2003, an agent of Iran's Intelligence Ministry was charged with the murder of Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi. Commenting on the arrest, a spokesman from the prosecutor's office said "The crime is attributed to one of the Intelligence Ministry interrogators," and added that no government body was involved. 1 Kazemi, of Iranian origin, was arrested on June 23, 2003 after photographing and interviewing relatives of detainees arrested during riots in Tehran. Subsequently, ...
In three articles posted on the liberal Arabic-language website www.elaph.com during June 2003, Tunisian intellectual Lafif Lakhdar 1 discusses the Arab identity crisis and education in the Arab world, in addition to other issues. The following are excerpts from the articles. 2 For more information on Al-Afif Al-Akhdar, see the Reform in the Arab and Muslim World section of MEMRI's website: http://www.memri.org/reform.html . Why Do Other People Love Life While We Love Death? "Why is it that our ...
The following is the eighth release from MEMRI's Baghdad office. It focuses on editorials which appeared in the Iraqi press regarding President Bush's speech on funding for Iraqi reconstruction, Iraqi sectarianism in response to terror, and the building of a new Iraqi regime. In Annex VI, MEMRI publishes the sixth biographical note on one of Iraq's post-Saddam leaders. In this issue, the biographical note is that of Jalal Al-Talabani. Editorials I. The Iraqi Press on President Bush's September ...
The following report is the seventh release from MEMRI's Baghdad office. It focuses on editorials which appeared in the Iraqi press regarding the assassination of Ayatollah Muhammad Baqir Al-Hakim, Iraq's relations with the Arab world, terrorism in Baghdad, as well as other issues relating to the rebuilding of Iraq. In Annex V MEMRI publishes the fifth biographical note on one of Iraq's post-Saddam leaders. In this issue, the biographical note is that of Dr. Ibrahim Al-Ashaiqer Al-Ja'fari. ...
The following report is the sixth release from MEMRI's Baghdad office. It focuses on editorials which appeared in the Iraqi press regarding Iraq 's relations with the Arab world, terrorism in Baghdad , and the rebuilding of Iraq . There are over 100 dailies and weeklies published in Iraq, many of which characterize themselves as "politically independent," while others are clearly associated with established political parties or groups such as Al-Mu'tamar (Iraqi National Congress headed by Dr. ...
