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| March 1, 2003 | Saturday | Zul Hijjah 27, 1423 |
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Cricket mania and beauty pageants
TORONTO: Multiculturalism is one of this century’s biggest buzzwords in Canada, particularly in the city which is now my home away from home. Once primarily a British and Protestant city, Toronto... 
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Building a ‘coalition of the coerced’
WASHINGTON: While US President George W. Bush insists that many countries are eager to join what he calls a “coalition of the willing”, a more apt name may be “coalition of...
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Israel eyes Negev Desert for settlements
TEL AL-MILEH (Israel): The Israeli government has an offer for Jabir Abu Kaf. It will recognize a small patch of parched land as his own, provided he agrees to get off...
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Karzai fears Afghanistan might be forgotten
WASHINGTON: As a war with Iraq looms, Afghan President Hamid Karzai spent the last two days in Washington trying to drum up attention for his country, fearing it may be forgotten...
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Palestinians do not read much into Bush’s words
TEL AVIV: US President George W. Bush has raised hopes he will turn his attention to ending Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians after any war in Iraq. But there are doubts...
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Washington remains vague on post-invasion plans
WASHINGTON: Despite calls from the humanitarian community for the administration of President George W. Bush to articulate its relief plans in the event of war on Iraq, US officials refuse to...
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North Korea plans to test ballistic missile: US, S. Korea express alarm
SEOUL, Feb 28: North Korea, which is reported to have fired up a key nuclear reactor, now looks set to raise tensions further by preparing to start reprocessing plutonium and test...
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Arafat to appoint PM within two weeks
RAMALLAH, Feb 28: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is to appoint a prime minister on March 8, UN Middle East envoy Terje Roed-Larsen told reporters on Friday as he was leaving a...
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No big rise in India’s defence budget
NEW DELHI, Feb 28: India on Friday announced only a small rise in defence spending for the next financial year, but said modernization projects would not be derailed....
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Bangladesh, Indian troops exchange fire
DHAKA, Feb 28: Bangladeshi and Indian border guards exchanged heavy fire for about five hours on Thursday morning, reportedly after some Indian smugglers tried to bring in a few camels to...
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US orders fresh deployment
WASHINGTON, Feb 28: The United States on Thursday ordered the deployment of radar-evading batwing B-2 stealth bombers and directed a sixth aircraft carrier to sail to the Gulf region....
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Invasion not to affect aid to Kabul: Karzai
WASHINGTON, Feb 28: Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday he had received assurances in meetings with top officials that the United States will not allow war with Iraq to erode...
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Arabs reject US call to press for Saddam’s exit
 SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Egypt), Feb 28: Arab foreign ministers dismissed on Friday U.S. pressure to urge Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to resign, as Arab leaders arrived in Egypt for talks on bridging...
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Annan sets Cyprus deadline for 10th
NICOSIA, Feb 28: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said on Friday the leaders of divided Cyprus had agreed to meet him at The Hague on March 10 to tell him whether...
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