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October 2, 2003 Thursday Sha’aban 5, 1424 Welcome mat shrinking for Asian workers in UAE DUBAI: It is called the ‘cultural diversity policy’ — but what it means is that the visa applications of workers from mostly Asian nations will be scrutinized carefully and often rejected... Tehran on collision course with UN TEHRAN: Loathe to ditch a project it began in 1985 and riven by factional disputes on how to respond to international pressure, Iran appears unlikely to allay fears about its atomic... Minefields keep old wars going in Balkans BELGRADE: The landmines planted during the wars in the Balkans have proved lethal leftovers. They have killed hundreds, and maimed many more. The number of amputations carried out in Belgrade alone... Bush cronies set about buying up Iraq WASHINGTON: Former US government officials with close connections to the Bush family have set up a consultancy with the former Thatcher aide Lord Powell to advise companies how to win contracts... S. Arabia, Russia to defend oil prices LONDON: Closer cooperation between Opec powerhouse Saudi Arabia and main oil rival Russia will fortify producers’ efforts to hold up oil prices even though Moscow is a long way from actually... Bush administration goes on the defensive WASHINGTON: To say that there’s blood in the water and the sharks are circling around the Bush administration’s Iraq policy would be understatement at this point.... Blair suffers setback over hospital reforms BOURNEMOUTH, Oct 1: British Prime Minister Tony Blair suffered a setback on Wednesday when delegates at his Labour Party’s annual conference voted against his controversial proposals for hospital reform.... Chechnya film fair cancellation flayed MOSCOW, Oct 1: Russian human rights activists on Wednesday accused the Kremlin of intimidation after a Moscow cinema abruptly cancelled a festival of hard-hitting documentary films about Chechnya on the eve... US envoy dismisses Bremer’s remarks KUWAIT CITY, Oct 1: US Ambassador to Kuwait Richard Jones has dismissed a controversial suggestion made by the US chief civil administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer, that Kuwait should forgive Iraq’s... EU stubs out ‘light’ and ‘mild’ cigarettes BRUSSELS, Oct 1: The European Union halted the branding of cigarettes as “light” or “mild” on Wednesday but smokers and tobacco firms shrugged off the latest step in the EU’s campaign... Schwarzenegger will win election: poll LOS ANGELES, Oct 1: A poll released on Wednesday confirmed actor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s likely victory in the California recall election and condemned Governor Gray Davis to a solid defeat.... Iran seeks to prevent N-issue going to UN: Vows to show more transparency TEHRAN, Oct 1: Iran’s government declared Wednesday that it was determined to prevent a row with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) being sent to the UN Security Council, vowing to... 19 Lebanese return home from Israel BEIRUT, Oct 1: Nineteen Lebanese who fled to Israel in its May 2000 troop pullout from southern Lebanon following 22 years of occupation returned home on Wednesday, Lebanese police sources said.... Arab state ‘foils bid to kill Hamas leaders’ AMMAN, Oct 1: The intelligence organs of an Arab country have foiled an attempt to assassinate leaders of the Palestinian hard-line movement, Hamas, currently living outside the Palestinian territories, Hamas Politburo... Sars ascribed to gene difference WASHINGTON, Oct 1: A genetic susceptibility may explain why Sars raged last year in southeast Asia and nowhere else in the world outside of Toronto, Taiwanese researchers reported this week.... US opposes EU plan for mly HQ BRUSSELS, Oct 1: The United States on Tuesday restated its firm opposition to plans by a European Union quartet led by France and Germany to create a military headquarters separate to... FBI to set up office in Yemen SANAA, Oct 1: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will soon open an office in Yemen, seen as a hotbed of militants, as part of the US “war on terror”, the... Shooting mars UN peacekeeping debut in Liberia MONROVIA, Oct 1: A gunfight broke out between rebels and loyalist forces in Liberia’s capital on Wednesday, leaving three civilians dead just hours after the United Nations took command of West... Cardinal urges Catholics to pray for Pope BERLIN, Oct 1: A top cardinal has called on the world’s one billion Roman Catholics to pray for Pope John Paul, who he said was in “a bad way”.... Amman refuses to let Tel Aviv use its port: Strike paralyses Israeli coast TEL AVIV, Oct 1: Israel said on Wednesday it was considering an unprecedented move of moving imports and exports through Egypt and Jordan, as a public sector strike left dozens of...

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