Date of source: Thursday, September 2, 1999 to Wednesday, September 8, 1999
Intention of Pope John Paul II to visit Iraq, among other countries in the Middle East, for millennium celebrations, has been known for over a year. But this week the United States made its disapproval of the impending trip public as it has become clear that the Vatican organizers are going ahead...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 1, 1999
Jordan’s clampdown on the activities of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, is bound to put an end to complaints by the Palestine National Authority and Israel, diplomats and political analysts said on Tuesday.
Date of source: Thursday, August 26, 1999
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, says it plans to establish a new "national body" before year’s end to replace the Palestine Liberation Organization, which it describes as obsolete.
Date of source: Thursday, August 26, 1999 to Wednesday, September 1, 1999
A year after Washington launched a deadly missile strike on Afghanistan, the target, alleged terrorist Osama bin Laden, remains at large while Afghans continue to live under threat of further strikes.
Date of source: Saturday, August 21, 1999
Egypt has been a target of malicious media assaults from different parts of the world for so long. Mass media in some countries make use of any incident that might take place in Egypt and make big stories out of them, thus attempting to disgrace the image of Egypt in the eyes of the whole world....
Date of source: Saturday, August 14, 1999
Truth has got one face. But every accident has hundreds of false faces. Egypt has become the target of malicious lie sellers who are praying every day in the temple of manipulation. One of them is the conspiracy of the truck against the Copts. Another attack comes through a highly selective way of...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 18, 1999
The Clinton administration is considering dropping Libya from the US list of alleged state sponsors of terrorism and Syria may not be far behind, according to a Congressional research report. "Libyan sponsorship of terrorism has declined to the point at which the administration is considering...
Date of source: Monday, August 16, 1999
One year after the Clinton Administration’s launching 79 Cruise missiles against what the President stated were terrorist targets in Afghanistan and Sudan in retaliation for the devastating terrorist bombings that had destroyed U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, which...
Date of source: Thursday, July 29, 1999 to Wednesday, August 4, 1999
Saudi-born militant Osama bin Laden has decided to leave Afghanistan, fearing a fresh U.S. attack against him, the independent Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) said on Friday.
Date of source: Sunday, July 25, 1999
Pakistan will not allow use of its territory for any action against alleged terrorist Osama bin Laden, the Minister of Interior said. His remarks followed a flurry of unconfirmed reports in the local Press that American commandos were in Pakistan for an operation to detain the alleged terrorist.