13 November 2004 Saturday 29 Ramazan 1425 The rabbi who liked Arafat JERUSALEM, Nov 12: Unlike many of his countrymen, ultra-Orthodox Israeli rabbi Moshe Hirsch is mourning the loss of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, and he's not ashamed to admit it. ... UN pays tributes to PLO chief UNITED NATIONS, Nov 12: At a solemn memorial session, the United Nations General assembly on Thursday paid tributes to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat ... Ministers fail to attend funeral CAIRO, Nov 12: Yasser Arafat's solemn funeral procession in Egypt ended with confusion for many on Friday as prime ministers ... Paris looks for bigger role in Middle East PARIS: By looking after Yasser Arafat in his last days and sending his body home with full honours, France reinforced its image as a major Palestinian ally and attempted to position itself as a key player should the Middle East peace process now be reborn, observers say. ... Iran's reply puts EU in a fix: Uranium enrichment VIENNA, Nov 12: European Union officials on Friday began evaluating Iran's response to an offer for Tehran to avoid possible UN sanctions over its nuclear program in a wrangle that has led the UN atomic watchdog to hold up a key report. ... Saudi militants freed under amnesty RIYADH, Nov 12: Saudi King Fahd has ordered the release of all the militants who had surrendered to security authorities under a June amnesty, the interior ministry said on Thursday. ... LTTE leader rules out talks KILLINOCHCHI, Nov 12: The London-based LTTE theoretician Anton Balasingham, who arrived in the country last week ... Indian FM kept out of ceremony NEW DELHI, Nov 12: The Indian delegation at Yasser Arafat's funeral, led by Foreign Minister Kunwar Natwar Singh, could not catch the last glimpse of the man they admired greatly ... Suha breaks down CAIRO, Nov 12: Tears ran down the cheeks of Yasser Arafat's widow Suha and his nine-year-old daughter Zahwa on Friday as pallbearers loaded the coffin containing the Palestinian leader's body on a plane in Cairo. ... Religious right takes charge in US WASHINGTON: The 2004 election marks the rise of a quasi-clerical party for the first time in the United States. Ecclesiastical organization has become the sinew and muscle of the Republican party ... European scientists reach for the moon LONDON: European scientists are about to reach for the moon. After a 13-month journey, driven by a new kind of technology, an experimental spacecraft the size of a washing machine will begin to orbit around the moon on Monday night. ... African troops move in to calm Darfur GELLAD: The rebels emerge from the desert haze like ghosts. First one, silhouetted atop a sand dune and holding a grenade launcher ...

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