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- January 5, 2003 – Ambush by Islamic militants kill 45 in Algeria
- January 7, 2003 – Algerian elite forces hit hard by Al-Qaida-backed militants
- January 10, 2003 – Al Qaida-backed group delivers another blow to Algerian military
- January 20, 2003 – Algeria kills 40 militants believed linked to Al Qaida
- January 21, 2003 – New Algerian terror cell targets intellectuals
- January 24, 2003 – Algeria appeals to U.S. for systems to combat insurgents
- January 28, 2003 – Algeria kills leading Islamic militant
- February 7, 2003 – Algeria surrounds area of suspected terror conference
- February 17, 2003 – Morocco drafting sweeping anti-terror legislation
- April 8, 2003 – Morocco offers U.S. monkeys for demining
- April 11, 2003 – Algeria campaign kills 20 Islamic insurgents
- April 21, 2003 – Algeria destroys underground Salafist hideouts
- April 28, 2003 – N. African states increase military spending for first time in decade
- April 29, 2003 – Salafists may have abducted European tourists
- May 5, 2003 – Algeria negotiates for freedom of Europeans
- May 15, 2003 – Salafists still holding 15 tourists; 17 are freed by Algerian forces
- May 20, 2003 – U.S. to upgrade military ties with Algeria
- June 8, 2003 – Algeria has kidnappers of western tourists surrounded
- June 11, 2003 – U.S. sends military team to Mauritania after coup attempt
- July 4, 2003 – Morocco: Casablanca attacks ordered by Al Qaida
- July 14, 2003 – Terror suspects in Casablanca bombings sentenced to death
- July 22, 2003 – U.S. requests basing rights in Algeria
- July 24, 2003 – U.S. plans major military presence in northern Africa
- July 28, 2003 – Sudan captures Russian cargo helicopter
- July 31, 2003 – Morocco shuffles security chiefs after Al Qaida attack
- August 3, 2003 – Morocco sentences insurgents tied to Casablanca bombings
- August 20, 2003 – Salafist terror group releases European tourists
- September 12, 2003 – U.S. warns against travel to Algeria
- September 18, 2003 – U.S. issues warning for citizens in Morocco
- September 30, 2003 – Morocco court sentences 2 clerics for Casablanca bombing
- October 5, 2003 – Algeria targets Salafist smugglers in southern Sahara
- October 13, 2003 – Salafist leader ousted in Algeria
- October 21, 2003 – U.S. freezes assets of Algerian group
- October 23, 2003 – New terror leader in Algeria pledges allegiance to Al Qaida
- October 27, 2003 – U.S. adds Salafists to terror list, boosts ties with Algeria
- November 5, 2003 – Morocco arrests 34 suspects in Casablanca strike
- November 10, 2003 – Algeria launches search-and-destroy op against Salafist
- November 11, 2003 – Al Qaida alert closes U.S. embassy in Sudan
- November 18, 2003 – Morocco stops new wave of bombings
- November 25, 2003 – Algeria captures Armed Islamic Group head
- January 13, 2003 – N. Korea marketing improved Scuds to Mideast
- February 7, 2003 – N. Korean arrested in Lebanon, charged with anti-U.S. plot
- February 28, 2003 – New book: North Korea, Iran in major missile partnership
- March 10, 2003 – N. Korea closes off range in Sea of Japan for missile test
- March 16, 2003 – Japan plans major aid program for Middle East
- May 16, 2003 – Tokyo daily: N. Korea increasing missile exports to Mideast
- May 23, 2003 – U.S. hits major Chinese, Iranian companies with sanctions
- July 11, 2003 – Defector to Bush officials: Strike N. Korea before it’s too late
- August 27, 2003 – North Korean ship resumes visits to Japan, seeks delicacies for Kim
- September 4, 2003 – China warns Tokyo against missile defense plans
- September 17, 2003 – Seoul in uproar over U.S. request for troops to Iraq
- September 18, 2003 – Despite bombast, N. Korea throws low-key 55th anniversary party
- September 25, 2003 – N. Korea defies IAEA resolution, calls agency ‘stooge’ of U.S.
- September 30, 2003 – China’s first manned space launch called imminent
- October 8, 2003 – Cash-strapped N. Korea opens its capital for dollars
- October 12, 2003 – Pyongyang demands Japan’s ouster from future talks
- October 12, 2003 – Net-savvy young Koreans reject major dailies and their politics
- October 14, 2003 – Secret video provides glimpse of North Korean local market
- October 16, 2003 – Japanese used car dealer tried to export missile trailer to N. Korea
- October 21, 2003 – No slip of the tongue: Cunning tactics behind Mahathir’s rant
- October 21, 2003 – Defector: Kim Jong-Il fears same fate as Romania’s Ceausescu
- October 27, 2003 – Madame Chiang Kai-shek, 105: A former flame in America’s
love affair with China - October 27, 2003 – North Korea has delivered 400 ballistic missile to Mideast
- October 30, 2003 – China’s rising military star also heads space program
- October 31, 2003 – North Korea conducts second flight test of cruise missile
- November 4, 2003 – End of ‘peace constitution’? Japan seeks right to make war
- November 6, 2003 – China’s quest for Russian oil in doubt after arrest of Putin rival
- November 11, 2003 – Top defector Hwang: Military rebellions frequent in N. Korea
- November 18, 2003 – Chinese Christians arrested for ‘spying’ were probing demolitions
- December 1, 2003 – Kim Jong-Il honored as a deity, has more than 1,200 titles
- December 8, 2003 – China in talks with Arabs states to increase arms sales
LATIN AMERICA STATESIDE - January 2, 2003 – U.S. increasing air strikes on Iraqi targets
- January 3, 2003 – U.S. reject Israeli objection to ‘roadmap’
- January 3, 2003 – U.S. cracks down on Israel, U.S. firms over military links to China
- January 5, 2003 – U.S. continues sanctions on Libya
- January 6, 2003 – 3rd Infantry Division deployed to Kuwait
- January 7, 2003 – U.S., Israel plan major weekend test against salvo of missiles
- January 8 2003 – U.S. steps up bombing pace in Iraq
- January 9 2003 – New Kuwait command center would direct ground invasion
- January 9 2003 – U.S. presses Turkey as new government balks over bases
- January 10, 2003 – Turkey’s new government agrees to U.S. inspection team
- January 13, 2003 – Turkey says its parliament must OK deployment of U.S. troops
- January 13, 2003 – Major missile defense test underway in Israel
- January 14, 2003 – U.S., Turkey near agreement on $22 billion aid package
- January 14, 2003 – New congressional panel to monitor terror
- January 14, 2003 – U.S. hits Iraqi anti-ship missile battery
- January 16, 2003 – Pentagon urgently seeks missile protection for military transports
- January 16, 2003 – Iraq discloses production of banned missile fuel
- January 17, 2003 – U.S. offers to reduce number of troops based in Turkey
- January 17, 2003 – U.S. troops in Kuwait warned to guard against attacks
- January 20, 2003 – U.S. open to exile proposal, allows trip by Saddam’s aide
- January 21, 2003 – U.S. still plans to prosecute Saddam as war criminal
- January 21, 2003 – U.S. integrated command center in Gulf called ‘transformation’
- January 22, 2003 – U.S. enters final stages of missile defense tests with Israel
- January 22, 2003 – Kuwait blames Iraq, Al Qaida after 6th attack on Americans
- January 23, 2003 – Microsoft deal with Israel alarms Arabs
- January 27, 2003 – U.S. warns Mideast embassies to prepare for emergency evacuation
- January 28, 2003 – U.S. warns Kuwait to prepare for war
- January 29, 2003 – Powell to push Sharon on Palestinian state
- January 29, 2003 – U.S. planning group sees oil as key to post-Saddam Iraq
- January 30, 2003 – Bush calls on Sharon’s support for Palestinian state
- January 30, 2003 – Trained sea lions help U.S. Fifth Fleet detect Iraqi mines
- January 30, 2003 – Perry: Downplaying N. Korean nukes threatens U.S. security
- January 30, 2003 – U.S.-Turkey agreement allows 20,000 U.S. troops for now
- January 31, 2003 – U.S. begins vaccinating soldiers in Kuwait
- February 2, 2003 – Israel to continue space program
- February 3, 2003 – U.S. urges Americans in the Gulf to go home
- February 4, 2003 – U.S. warns Russia of sanctions if Iran assistance continues
- February 4, 2003 – U.S., Israel in live missile defense test
- February 4, 2003 – Israel, Egypt, terror war allies to get most U.S. aid
- February 5, 2003 – U.S. changes mind on immunity for Saddam
- February 5, 2003 – U.S. asks major increase in military aid for Yemen
- February 7, 2003 – Bahrain pledges to maintain U.S. military presence
- February 10, 2003 – U.S. sees attacks on ‘soft targets’ as early as Wednesday
- February 10, 2003 – Saudis call for exit of U.S. forces seen as prelude to crackdown
- February 11, 2003 – U.S. Predators to hunt Scud missiles in western Iraq
- February 12, 2003 – Epidemic: U.S. seeks new funds to combat proliferation
- February 12, 2003 – CIA repeats warning of imminent Al Qaida attack
- February 13, 2003 – U.S. hikes budget for advanced Patriot missile program
- February 14, 2003 – U.S. to upgrade strategic ties with Morocco
- February 14, 2003 – Westerners beat retreat from Cairo before ‘day of rage’
- February 14, 2003 – Report: U.S. should prepare for Israeli attack on Iraq
- February 17, 2003 – Ronald Reagan on the day the Challenger exploded
- February 17, 2003 – Bush puts State Dept. in charge of ‘flexible’ policy on terror sponsors
- February 18, 2003 – Mass deportation of Muslim illegal aliens ruled out
- February 18, 2003 – CIA: Iran’s student uprising no match for the ayatollahs
- February 19, 2003 – Threat of WMD attack dominates Army training
- February 19, 2003 – U.S. loses patience as ships near Turkey can’t unload troops
- February 20, 2003 – U.S. set to revamp war plans as Turkey balks
- February 23, 2003 – U.S.: Imminent war with Iraq spurs Iran’s WMD efforts
- February 25, 2003 – Perle: U.S. also seeks regime change in Iran, Libya, Syria
- February 25, 2003 – U.S. bombers begin exercises in Gulf
- February 27, 2003 – Bush envisions Palestinian state free of terror, but not Arafat
- February 27, 2003 – U.S.-Israel plan to guard airliners from shoulder-fired missiles
- February 28, 2003 – Pentagon sees no future for U.S. forces in Saudi Arabia
- February 28, 2003 – Turkey will have twice as many troops as U.S. in northern Iraq
- March 3, 2003 – Iraqi missiles now within striking distance of U.S. forces
- March 3, 2003 – Israel: War delayed for at least two weeks
- March 4, 2003 – U.S.: Main N. Korea threat is proliferation
- March 4, 2003 – Report: U.S., Israel more closely linked than in 1991
- March 5, 2003 – Saudis allows massing of U.S. troops near its border with Iraq
- March 5, 2003 – Captured Al Qaida fundraiser sents tens of millions from U.S.
- March 5, 2003 – U.S. abandons Turkey as northern front; Kuwait sets conditions for additional invading forces
- March 6, 2003 – U.S. halts base modernization program in Turkey
- March 7, 2003 – Saudis stay off U.S. list of nations violating religious freedom
- March 10, 2003 – U.S. fighter jets, ships arrive in Turkey despite official rejection
- March 10, 2003 – U.S. cuts fence on Iraq’s southern border in prelude to invasion
- March 10, 2003 – More U.S. troops arrive near Saudi border with Iraq
- March 11, 2003 – Israeli monitor intercepts order: War starting on March 18
- March 11, 2003 – U.S. concludes it has wiped out most Iraqi air defenses
- March 12, 2003 – U.S. Army invites bids for postwar reconstruction of Iraq
- March 12, 2003 – U.S. plans northern front without Turkey
- March 13, 2003 – U.S. planning coalition against North Korean proliferation
- March 13, 2003 – Officers holding Al Qaida clueless about Islam, terrorism
- March 14, 2003 – 10 U.S. ships leave Turkey for Gulf after appeal by Bush fails
- March 16, 2003 – Times up: Cheney apppeal fails, aid offer to Turkey withdrawn
- March 16, 2003 – U.S. pushes forward with ‘road map’ to Palestinian state
- March 16, 2003 – Libya admits downing of Pan Am 103, U.S. ties to be restored
- March 17, 2003 – U.S. intelligence issues alert for Bali-type attack in UAE
- March 18, 2003 – U.S. waits for coup but doesn’t expect it; Terror attack ‘possible’
- March 18, 2003 – Report urges ‘fast squeeze’ attack to block preemptive WMD strike
- March 18, 2003 – Kuwait given date for invasion, Iraqi diplomats pressed to defect
- March 20, 2003 – U.S. launches surgical strikes on Saddam’s bunker
- March 21, 2003 – U.S. meets resistance in South, Iraqi central command quiet
- March 21, 2003 – Turkey’s parliament approves U.S. overflights
- March 21, 2003 – Saudis still balking on airspace rights
- March 21, 2003 – New U.S. Patriots down Iraqi rockets in first combat use
- March 23, 2003 – U.S. embassies are closed throughout Arab world
- March 23, 2003 – U.S. dismayed as Turkish troops pour into northern Iraq
- March 24, 2003 – Pentagon: Allied campaign on track despite increased resistance
- March 25, 2003 – Pentagon: Allied campaign on track despite increased resistance
- March 25, 2003 – Turkey disaster slows advance on Baghdad, will extend war
- March 25, 2003 – U.S. Predators take aim at mobile missile units in South
- March 26, 2003 – Battle for Baghdad looms: U.S. approaching from three sides
- March 26, 2003 – U.S. war technology easily takes out Russian systems
- March 26, 2003 – Bush seeks $ 5 billion in emergency aid for Mideast allies
- March 27, 2003 – Bush approves revisions in U.S. war strategy
- March 27, 2003 – Report: Saudi agencies can’t cope with threat to Westerners
- March 28, 2003 – Baghdad on hold: U.S. may wait weeks for reinforcements
- March 28, 2003 – U.S. renews request for bases in Turkey
- March 30, 2003 – U.S. forces near Baghdad
- March 31, 2003 – U.S. finds more chemwar suits, sets sights on ‘Chemical Ali’
- March 31, 2003 – U.S. withdrawing fighter-jets from Turkey’s Incerlik
- April 1, 2003 – Saddam sites, elite Republican Guard units take U.S. fire
- April 1, 2003 – Congressional report sees Turkey’s stand as blow to U.S.
- April 2, 2003 – U.S. commandos destroy Iraqi pipeline to Syria
- April 2, 2003 – Pentagon to blacklist European companies that invested in Iraqi energy
- April 2, 2003 – U.S. intensifies psy-op campaign as forces press toward Baghdad
- April 3, 2003 – Allies to apply lessons learned in Basra to Baghdad campaign
- April 3, 2003 – Turkey allows in U.S. Hummers, Powell offers limited aid
- April 3, 2003 – Saddam vs. Mother Earth: Allied fleet read for Gulf War replay
- April 3, 2003 – What’s next? U.S. set sights on Iran, North Korea
- April 7, 2003 – Kuwait expected to get reconstruction contracts for Iraq
- April 7, 2003 – U.S. reports only low level resistance as battle for Baghdad begins
- April 7, 2003 – U.S. conducts air strikes near Iraq-Syria border
- April 7, 2003 – U.S. activates supply lines from Turkey into northern Iraq
- April 8, 2003 – U.S. destroys meeting it believes included Saddam, top aides
- April 8, 2003 – Air attack using precision-guided munitions called overwhelming
- April 9, 2003 – Post-strike assessment: ‘Essentially a hole in the ground’
- April 9, 2003 – Baghdad falls, Iraqis celebrate
- April 9, 2003 – The Iraq War back home: Infighting over post-Saddam plan
- April 10, 2003 – U.S. moves on major chemical facility in western Iraq
- April 10, 2003 – U.S. points to failed inspections, wants tougher IAEA
- April 11, 2003 – Killing of Shi’ite cleric is blow to plans for pro-West government
- April 11, 2003 – U.S. asks Israel to halt construction of security fence
- April 11, 2003 – U.S. cuts Iraqi oil supply to Syria
- April 11, 2003 – U.S. reassures Turkey over control of oil-rich Kirkuk
- April 14, 2003 – Iran considers diplomatic ties with U.S.
- April 14, 2003 – U.S. calls killing of Shi’ite cleric ‘setback’
- April 14, 2003 – Congress reintroduces sanctions bill on Syria
- April 14, 2003 – U.S. also denies Iraqi oil to Lebanon
- April 14, 2003 – U.S. captures Hizbullah combatants in Iraq
- April 14, 2003 – Worldwide hunt for Saddam’s money
- April 15, 2003 – U.S. demands Syria give up Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction; Rumsfeld, Rice urge quick action
- April 15, 2003 – Allies begin to withdraw some forces from Gulf
- April 16, 2003 – U.S. military orders massive resupply effort
- April 16, 2003 – U.S. concentrating forces near Syrian border
- April 16, 2003 – Special Operations forces capture hijacker of Achille Lauro
- April 18, 2003 – U.S. lowers Al Qaida threat level
- April 18, 2003 – U.S. finds terror camp near Baghdad
- April 18, 2003 – Syria charges Israel is leading WMD producer in region
- April 18, 2003 – U.S. closing in on Saddam through relatives
- April 21, 2003 – Terror war report: Let Iraq be a lesson to Syria, Iran
- April 21, 2003 – U.S. plans new, smaller Iraqi military
- April 21, 2003 – U.S. military to stay put in Qatar
- April 21, 2003 – U.S. captures more top aides to Saddam
- April 24, 2003 – Thousands of Iranian agents organizing anti-U.S. rallies in Iraq
- April 24, 2003 – U.S. in ceasefire pact with Iranian Mujahadeen in Iraq
- April 24, 2003 – U.S. drops top Iraqi general from most-wanted list
- April 25, 2003 – U.S., Turkey at odds over deployment of troops
- April 28, 2003 – Bush blames Turkey for extending war
- April 28, 2003 – U.S. rethinks Gulf presence based on Iran as regional power
- April 29, 2003 – U.S. warns world that Iran has violated Non-Proliferation Treaty
- April 30, 2003 – U.S. moves air operations out of Saudi Arabia as 1st step in exit
- April 30, 2003 – U.S. resumes oil production from Kirkuk
- April 30, 2003 – Libya sets up Lockerbie fund, U.S. lifts sanctions
- May 1, 2003 – Report: U.S. Special Forces may have captured Bin Laden
- May 1, 2003 – Americans in Saudi Arabia told to brace for imminent attack
- May 2, 2003 – U.S. ends military mission in Turkey, bilateral ties under review
- May 2, 2003 – New Pentagon target: State Dept. export of U.S. arms
- May 2, 2003 – American shot at Saudi naval base
- May 5, 2003 – U.S. considers backing Iranian opposition
- May 6, 2003 – Report: Saudis, Iran could back insurgency groups in Iraq
- May 6, 2003 – U.S. eyes permanent military bases in North Africa
- May 7, 2003 – Saddam’s fortune in France? U.S. agents conducting search
- May 7, 2003 – Rumsfeld urges Gulf states not to buy French weapons
- May 9, 2003 – U.S. moves counter-terror HQ to North Africa
- May 11, 2003 – Thousands of Iranian fighters in Iraq agree to surrender
- May 11, 2003 – U.S. presses Israel on Palestinian state despite attacks
- May 12, 2003 – U.S. downsizing in Gulf, quitting Camp Snoopy
- May 13, 2003 – U.S. captures ‘Dr. Germ’ — colleague of ‘Mrs. Anthrax’
- May 14, 2003 – U.S. intelligence: Saudi military riddled by Al Qaida infiltrators
- May 14, 2003 – Most U.S. contractors to stay put in Saudi Arabia
- May 14, 2003 – U.S. panel calls for end to Saudi restrictions on U.S. military
- May 15, 2003 – Carnegie wants U.S. to offer Iran nuke deal
- May 15, 2003 – Saudis rebuffed U.S. requests for added security
- May 16, 2003 – Pentagon: No change in withdrawal from Saudi Arabia
- May 16, 2003 – U.S. warns of imminent attack in Jedda, Saudi Arabia
- May 18, 2003 – U.S. captures top Republican Guard official
- May 18, 2003 – U.S. gives priority to Palestinian state over democracy campaign
- May 19, 2003 – U.S., Turkey disagree on PKK threat
- May 20, 2003 – Report: N. Korea ‘has little else to export’ but nuclear weapons
- May 21, 2003 – Bin Laden’s son, other Al Qaida left Iran after Saudi attacks
- May 22, 2003 – U.S. drops objection to Israel’s sale of Phalcon system to India
- May 23, 2003 – U.S. forces return to Sudan
- May 27, 2003 – Iran agrees to extradite Al Qaida suspects in Saudi strikes
- May 27, 2003 – U.S. Marines begin major exercise in Kuwait
- May 27, 2003 – U.S. please with Egypt’s security assistance
- May 27, 2003 – U.S. wants Jordan to train new Iraqi army
- May 27, 2003 – U.S. threatened sanctions if Israel blocked ‘Roadmap’
- May 29, 2003 – U.S. hits Iranian firm with sanctions for 2nd time this week
- June 2, 2003 – U.S.-Lebanon ties boosted by Al Qaida arrests
- June 2, 2003 – U.S. wants timetable from Israel for removing outposts
- June 2, 2003 – U.S. braces for revenge attacks by pro-Saddam Sunni minority
- June 2, 2003 – Bush cancels stop in Kuwait due to security concerns
- June 3, 2003 – U.S. plans smaller Iraq Army for 2004
- June 3, 2003 – U.S. sees security breakthrough in Yemen
- June 4, 2003 – Mideast war at the White House: Karl Rove mediated
- June 5, 2003 – U.S. allies agree to help interdict WMD shipments from N. Korea
- June 5, 2003 – U.S. mobilizes for offensive against Saddam loyalists
- June 6, 2003 – Israel: U.S. interagency team will monitor ‘roadmap’ and security
- June 6, 2003 – U.S.-backed leaders in Iraq reject Russian, Chinese oil contracts
- June 8, 2003 – PR campaign a bust: U.S. image takes a beating in Arab world
- June 11, 2003 – U.S. rebuffs complaint by Greece to NATO on Turkey
- June 12, 2003 – U.S.: Saudis helped rapid flow of weapons, supplies in Iraq War
- June 16, 2003 – U.S. Army raids Saddam strongholds to capture Iraqi weapons
- June 16, 2003 – U.S. to seek Turkey’s cooperation on Iran, Iraq, Syria
- June 16, 2003 – CIA starts crash course for Palestinian agents
- June 18, 2003 – U.S. digs in for the long haul in Kuwait
- June 18, 2003 – U.S. sets test tonight of Aegis missile defense
- June 19, 2003 – Test of Aegis missile defense records first failure
- June 19, 2003 – Israel agrees to ban on Hamas assassinations
- June 20, 2003 – U.S. reveals Al Qaida plot to attack N.Y. commuter bridge
- June 20, 2003 – Rumors sweep Baghdad that U.S. secretly captured Saddam
- June 20, 2003 – IAEA finds that Iran did not violate Non-Proliferation Treaty
- June 24, 2003 – Greece captures ship of explosives bound for Sudan
- June 24, 2003 – Syria still harboring terror groups, Congress told
- June 24, 2003 – New Iraq army recruiting starts July 1, old army still paid
- June 25, 2003 – Iran opposition lays down arms in Iraq
- June 26, 2003 – U.S. reluctantly backs 3-month truce by Palestinian groups
- June 26, 2003 – Under the gun: Pentagon reviews force requirements for Iraq
- June 26, 2003 – Gulf firms win U.S. military contracts
- June 27, 2003 – U.S. admits Saudi funds bought nationwide sleeper cell network
- July 1, 2003 – U.S. conducts 20 raids, captures 200 suspected loyalists
- July 2, 2003 – U.S. looks to new Iraqi military to reduce security workload
- July 2, 2003 – U.S. set to restore direct aid to Palestinians
- July 4, 2003 – U.S. forces arrest Shi’ite opposition leader
- July 7, 2003 – Release of soldiers ends latest U.S.-Turkey crisis
- July 8, 2003 – Release of soldiers ends latest U.S.-Turkey crisis
- July 15, 2003 – U.S. delays troop withdrawal as some allies decline to help
- July 15, 2003 – Congress weighs Syria sanctions
- July 17, 2003 – Syria hearings canceled after White House pressure
- July 18, 2003 – U.S. reports Iraqi insurgents are ‘more organized’
- July 20, 2003 – Security heightened at U.S. bases in Turkey
- July 20, 2003 – Gerald Ford at 90 reflects on his presidency, prays for Bush
- July 20, 2003 – Commission stresses security in Iraq, calls for contractors
- July 21, 2003 – U.S. move against Iran-backed Kurds in northern Iraq
- July 22, 2003 – New U.S. plan: 20,000 Iraqis trained for paramilitary force
- July 22, 2003 – U.S. mobilizing scores of Arabic translators to Iraq
- July 23, 2003 – Report: Iraq victory is template for coming rogue state fixes
- July 23, 2003 – Walk-in informant qualifies for $30 million reward
- July 24, 2003 – U.S. decided against Apaches, A-10s in Mosul attack
- July 24, 2003 – Bush leans on Israel to stop security fence
- July 25, 2003 – U.S.: Saudis declined to cooperate on Al Qaida from 1996-2001
- July 25, 2003 – U.S. deploys 34,000 troops in Kuwait through March
- July 25, 2003 – New Hamas policy distinguishes between political, military wings
- July 28, 2003 – Bush rejects State Dept. plan for Hamas
- July 28, 2003 – Deleted sections of September 11 report document Saudi backing
- July 28, 2003 – Bush kicks off Muslim strategy for reelection
- July 29, 2003 – U.S. estimates 5,000 insurgents in Iraq
- July 31, 2003 – U.S. sensors could track any car, all passengers in foreign ciites
- July 31, 2003 – 11,000 sign up to enlist for new Iraqi army
- August 1, 2003 – U.S. finds 30 hidden Iraqi war jets, some buried in the sand
- August 1, 2003 – Senators warn White House they will seek sanctions against Saudis
- August 1, 2003 – U.S. backs Turkey in eliminating Kurdish Workers Party from Iraq
- August 4, 2003 – Report: U.S. cooperating with Shiites in Iraq
- August 8, 2003 – U.S. seeks Russian weapons for new Iraqi military
- August 8, 2003 – U.S. makes Iraq War a training template for all commands
- August 10, 2003 – U.S. to lift restrictions on foreign investment in Iraq
- August 12, 2003 – Commander: No sign of Saddam or ‘actionable intel’
- August 12, 2003 – First 400 soldiers in new Iraqi army off to basic training
- August 13, 2003 – Powell again extends olive branch to Hamas
- August 14, 2003 – Muslim organization seeks to block Pipes’ appointment
- August 15, 2003 – U.S. reports capture of Al Qaida leader in Thailand
- August 15, 2003 – Lobbyist warns lawsuit will damage U.S.-Saudi strategic ties
- August 15, 2003 – Syria approves first energy deals with U.S. firms since 1988
- August 18, 2003 – State Dept. hypes U.S. with new glossy mag for the Mideast
- August 18, 2003 – U.S. won’t lift sanctions on Libya until WMD concerns answered
- August 18, 2003 – U.S. expands sanctions on Iran
- August 19, 2003 – Panel urges U.S. to adopt new policy toward Libya
- August 20, 2003 – U.S. to hire 11,500 to guard Iraqi oil pipeline
- August 21, 2003 – 5 of 19 killed in Israel bus bombing were Americans
- August 22, 2003 – U.S. urged to win backing of Sunni tribes
- August 22, 2003 – Powell seeks allied pressure on Abbas, Arafat to stop Hamas
- August 25, 2003 – Report: U.S suspects Iraqi WMD in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley
- August 27, 2003 – Report: U.S. will not quit Iraq
- August 27, 2003 – U.S. considers international force to enforce ceasefire
- August 28, 2003 – U.S. seeks helps from Turks, Kurds against Sunni insurgency
- August 28, 2003 – U.S. pays tribes to protect oil pipeline
- August 28, 2003 – Kuwait arrests 2 key Al Qaida financier suspects
- September 2, 2003 – U.S. pullout from Saudi Arabia will leave only advisors behind
- September 2, 2003 – Turkey delays deployment decision
- September 3, 2003 – U.S. bans Israeli invasion of Gaza
- September 3, 2003 – Jailed Israeli agent seeks access to Weinberger memorandum
- September 4, 2003 – Hamas to U.S.: You won’t find our bank accounts
- September 4, 2003 – Report; U.S. is one-stop shopping center for terrorists
- September 8, 2003 – U.S. plans to train 75,000-man Iraqi police force
- September 8, 2003 – U.S. expatriates sue Saudi Arabia over pension fund
- September 8, 2003 – Gulf allies rebuff U.S. on troops to Iraq
- September 9, 2003 – U.S. deploys dolphins to protect Fifth Fleet in Persian Gulf
- September 9, 2003 – Ex-commandos helping private firms with Iraqi reconstruction
- September 9, 2003 – GAO: Air Force failed to block exports of classified systems
- September 10, 2003 – U.S. campaigns for Arab money to rebuild Iraq
- September 12, 2003 – CIA report: Al Qaida leadership ‘reeling’ from U.S. blows
- September 11, 2003 – Report warns U.S. may face another major war in Iraq
- September 15, 2003 – U.S. stopped Israeli raid to seize Arafat
- September 17, 2003 – U.S. acknowledges intelligence on transfer of Iraqi WMD
- September 18, 2003 – U.S. has reduced miliary presence in Iraq by 20,000 since war’s end
- September 18, 2003 – U.S. to upgrade military ties with Kuwait
- September 18, 2003 – U.S. to equip Iraqi army with ‘low-end’ Russian equipment
- September 22, 2003 – Army housing contract points to lengthy U.S. stay in Iraq
- September 23, 2003 – U.S. ambassador steps on royal toes in Saudi Arabia
- September 23, 2003 – Some U.S. forces in Jordan for anti-terror monitoring
- September 25, 2003 – U.S. airman charged with passing military secrets to Syria
- September 25, 2003 – How to stop Iran’s radical clerics from adopting the nuclear option
- September 28, 2003 – U.S. reviews policies that led to recruitment of Wahabi chaplains
- September 30, 2003 – U.S. exasperated by Turkey’s delays in sending troops to Iraq
- October 1, 2003 – U.S. Muslim leader charged with funneling money to terror groups
- October 1, 2003 – Egyptian with intelligence ties arrested at Guantanamo
- October 2, 2003 – Report cites rising anti-U.S. sentiment in Muslim world
- October 5, 2003 – U.S. blames ‘terrorist element’ for improved Sunni attacks
- October 7, 2003 – U.S. Navy to remain in Bahrain despite unrest
- October 9, 2003 – House committee approves Syrian sanctions bill
- October 9, 2003 – U.S. in final bid to keep Saudis off list of religious rights violators
- October 13, 2003 – Kahane web sites called ‘terrorist’ by State Dept.
- October 13, 2003 – Kahane web sites called ‘terrorist’ by State Dept.
- October 15, 2003 – Bomb attack targets U.S. diplomats in Gaza
- October 16, 2003 – Americans killed in Gaza worked for major security contractor
- October 20, 2003 – Palestinians balk at helping U.S. probe of Gaza bombing
- October 21, 2003 – U.S.: Al Qaida tailing Americans in Saudi Arabia
- October 21, 2003 – Egypt agrees to help stabilize Palestinian groups
- October 22, 2003 – Anti-missile system to use blimp 25 times larger than Goodyear’s
- October 39, 2003 – U.S. intelligence consensus: Iraqi WMD shipped to Syria
- October 30, 2003 – U.S. loses first Abrams-class tank since Iraq conflict began
- October 31, 2003 – State Dept. drops opposition to Syria sanctions
- October 31, 2003 – U.S. rushes training for Iraqis as allies wimp out
- November 3, 2003 – U.S. developing laser defense against SA-7 attacks
- November 4, 2003 – Palestinian authorities little help in Gaza probe; U.S. sets reward
- November 5, 2003 – U.S., Turkey and Israel launch major military exercises
- November 7, 2003 – U.S. to dock Israeli aid for cost of security fence
- November 7, 2003 – Bush asks Egypt to lead the way for Mideast democratic reforms
- November 9, 2003 – U.S. conducting search for surface-to-air missiles in Iraq
- November 17, 2003 – Report: Saudi basing of F-15s may affect future U.S. sales
- November 23, 2003 – Bush names new ambassador to Saudi Arabia
- November 23, 2003 – U.S.: Insurgency in Iraq lacks popular support, staying power
- November 25, 2003 – U.S. to India on missile defense: Buy American
- November 27, 2003 – U.S. cuts $289 million from Israeli aide as penalty
- December 1, 2003 – U.S. to deploy 3,000 additional Marines to Iraq
- December 1, 2003 – U.S. firm signs oil deal with Syria
- December 1, 2003 – Israel reaches ‘arrangement’ with U.S., speeds fence project
- December 2, 2003 – Congress considering sanctions for Saudis
- December 4, 2003 – Bolton threatens seizure
of rogue states’ WMD - December 4, 2003 – Iraqi heat and dust taking toll on U.S. military equipment
- December 4, 2003 – Al Qaida planning major attack on U.S. compound in Saudi Arabia
- December 7, 2003 – U.S. diplomats ordered to stay indoors in Saudi Arabia
- December 7, 2003 – U.S. may have 3.5 million Arabs, most of which are Christians
- December 8, 2003 – Israel weighs leasing India military satellite
- December 11, 2003 – Report: U.S. could target Iran, Syria in stage 3
- December 11, 2003 – U.S., Turkey agree on strategic pipelines
- December 11, 2003 – U.S. not pushing Israel on non-proliferation
- December 11, 2003 – U.S. qualifies Arab allies for military contracts in Iraq
- December 14, 2003 – U.S. special forces capture Saddam
- December 15, 2003 – U.S. leans on Israel to help establish Palestinians state in 2004
- December 16, 2003 – Saudi columnist: ‘We are the problem, not America’
- December 18, 2003 – U.S. approves basing of Saudi jets near Israel
- December 21 2003 – ‘Freedom of religion does not exist,’ but Saudis avoid sanctions
- December 22, 2003 – U.S. finds advanced nuke centrifuges in Libya
- December 29, 2003 – U.S. set to deploy new, high tech brigade in Iraq
- December 30, 2003 – Bush set to visit Libya in first half of 2004
MIDDLE EAST - January 1, 2003 – Palestinian groups bomb one another in Lebanese camp
- January 1, 2003 – As U.S. troops arrive, riots erupt in Bahrain
- January 1, 2003 – Turkey sends convoy of 100 tanks, APCs to northern Iraq
- January 2, 2003 – Iraq continues to sell oil, both under and outside UN control
- January 3, 2003 – Bahrain committee investigates ‘planned’ riots
- January 3, 2003 – Kuwait fears a powerful post-Saddam government
- January 3, 2003 – UN report: Saudis have transfered $500 million to Al Qaida
- January 5, 2003 – Iraq turns over list of 500 scientists
- January 6, 2003 – Suicide bombers kill 22 in Israel; Restraint urged
- January 6, 2003 – More riots in Bahrain, Gulf neighbors brace for trouble
- January 7, 2003 – Fatah split over suicide missions
- January 7, 2003 – Arab Leagues submits 10 new names to join Iraq inspectors
- January 8 2003 – Report: Syria number two terror sponsor
- January 8 2003 – Kuwait alters its Islamic curriculum to curtail violence
- January 8 2003 – Saudi military goes on alert in anticipation of war
- January 9 2003 – Saudis finally joins 43 U.S. allies, sends liasion to war effort
- January 9 2003 – Syrian troops involved in firefight inside Israel
- January 10, 2003 – Iraq convinces UN that tubes not for uranium enrichment
- January 13, 2003 – Israel destroys 35 Palestnians weapons facilities
- January 13, 2003 – Palestinian Authority ends ban on pro-Iraq rallies
- January 13, 2003 – Mosque-watch: Saudis to release book of authorized sermons
- January 14, 2003 – Saddam agrees to send top aide to discuss possible exile
- January 15, 2003 – Israel: U.S. seeks Saddam’s exile, war decision by late January
- January 15, 2003 – Lebanon seizes military shipment to Iraq from Belarus
- January 15, 2003 – Despite Oslo windfall, PLO still running drugs, laundering money
- January 15, 2003 – Report: Egypt penetrating, controlling insurgency groups
- January 16, 2003 – Ankara angered by military’s purge of fundamentalists
- January 17, 2003 – Saddam cancels exile mission, fearing aide’s arrest
- January 19, 2003 – Saddam cancels exile mission, fearing aide’s arrest
- January 19, 2003 – Israelis destroy booby-trapped, unmanned Palestinian boat
- January 19, 2003 – Parliament members join anti-U.S. protests in Bahrain
- January 19, 2003 – Saudi men not clicking with Saudi women; Lower dowries suggested
- January 20, 2003 – Israel completes preparations to defend against Iraq strike
- January 20, 2003 – Yemen arrests 20 linked to terror cell
- January 20, 2003 – Hamas threatens Americans during pro-Iraq demonstrations
- January 21, 2003 – Spy chief sees Israel in crosshairs of global terrorism
- January 22, 2003 – Hizbullah fires barrage on Israeli base from Lebanon
- January 22, 2003 – Kuwait has emergency plan to keep oil flowing during war
- January 23, 2003 – Sunni Muslims: Having modern nukes ‘a religious obligation’
- January 24, 2003 – Hamas rebuffs Cairo on ceasefire with Israel
- January 24, 2003 – Kuwait identifies terror cell in attacks on Americans
- January 27, 2003 – Saddam again delays envoy’s trip
- January 27, 2003 – Wolfowitz cites reports Iraq has infiltrated UN inspections team
- January 27, 2003 – Israeli forces destroy rocket sites, capture launchers in Gaza
- January 27, 2003 – Bahrain’s parliament demands real power
- January 27, 2003 – Hamas claims direct hit with new anti-tank missile
- January 28, 2003 – Israel demotes dissident intelligence officer
- January 28, 2003 – Israel’s right wing wins big
- January 29, 2003 – Report: Hizbullah network spreading throughout Mideast
- January 30, 2003 – Secret Islamic cell vows new attacks on Americans in Kuwait
- January 31, 2003 – Secret Islamic cell vows new attacks on Americans in Kuwait
- January 31, 2003 – Intelligence alert sparks Israeli search operation in West Bank
- January 31, 2003 – Palestinian insurgents dressing as women
- February 2, 2003 – Saudis sentence Yemeni to death for insulting Islam
- February 3, 2003 – Turkish ruling council approves U.S. deployment
- February 3, 2003 – 12 allied warships crossed Suez Canal over weekend
- February 4, 2003 – Egypt prepares for war, sees $8 billion blow to tourism
- February 4, 2003 – Israeli court sentences Palestinian member of Al Qaida
- February 4, 2003 – Yemen arrests 200 Al Qaida members
- February 5, 2003 – Kuwait closes its northern half to open U.S. invasion route
- February 5, 2003 – Palestinians stop rocket attacks by Hamas
- February 6, 2003 – Egypt refuses U.S. bid to meet nuke scientists hired by Iraq
- February 7, 2003 – Bahrain pledges to maintain U.S. military presence
- February 10, 2003 – Arab unemployment hits 20 percent
- February 10, 2003 – Report: Rumsfeld advisor drew up plan for Saddam’s exile
- February 11, 2003 – Israel receives missile defense batteries from Germany
- February 11, 2003 – Hamas leader to Muslims: Attack Americans the moment war starts
- February 12, 2003 – Arabs plan to monitor Israel’s nuclear activities
- February 12, 2003 – Saudis confirm Iraq war will end U.S. presence in kingdom
- February 13, 2003 – Israel’s military debates second strike capability
- February 13, 2003 – Palestinians waive civil defense against Iraq missile strike
- February 13, 2003 – Powell: U.S. will study any asylum proposal; Iraqi ministers ready to bolt
- February 14, 2003 – Turkey threatens to delay U.S. deployment after NATO split
- February 16, 2003 – Terror cell captured in Bahrain; Planned attacks on Fifth Fleet
- February 16, 2003 – Palestinian mine destroys Israeli tank, kills all five crew members
- February 16, 2003 – Internet explosion in Gulf: 10-fold increase since 1998
- February 17, 2003 – Arab allies see NATO dispute as overblown
- February 17, 2003 – Sucker punch: Israelis booby trap UAV sold to Hamas
- February 17, 2003 – UN bans Iraq’s Al Samoud missile
- February 17, 2003 – Report: Iraq to replace Saudis as U.S. headquarters in region
- February 18, 2003 – Saddam, the ‘incurable optimist,’ is unlikely to abdicate
- February 18, 2003 – Israel kills commander in third day of attacks on Hamas
- February 18, 2003 – Kuwait shuts down oil fields near Iraq
- February 18, 2003 – Senior Saudi official assassinated
- February 19, 2003 – Syria pulls out 4,000 troops from Lebanon under U.S. pressure
- February 19, 2003 – Israel kills 11, hits 4 factories in latest assault on Hamas
- February 19, 2003 – Gulf analysts predict same old Baghdad if U.S. relents
- February 20, 2003 – Rand Corp. drafts news Islamic curriculum for Qatar schools
- February 20, 2003 – Hamas renews Kassam missile attacks on Israeli communities
- February 20, 2003 – Crash of Iranian transport kills 300, including senior officers
- February 23, 2003 – Kuwait arrests Iraqi on espionage charges
- February 23, 2003 – Turkey misses another U.S. deadline
- February 24, 2003 – IAEA cuts short inspections of Iran’s nukes
- February 25, 2003 – Turkey’s cabinet approves U.S. deployment as talks continue
- February 25, 2003 – Al Qaida sleeper cell suspects captured in Kuwait
- February 25, 2003 – Wave of killings puts Saudis on alert
- February 27, 2003 – Turkey’s Gul agrees to 60,000 U.S. troops
- February 27, 2003 – Egyptian authorities alarmed by scale of anti-U.S. rallies
- February 28, 2003 – Israeli system needs only seconds to destroy incoming missile
- March 2, 2003 – Live spat between Saudi prince, Khaddafy spoils Arab summit
- March 2, 2003 – U.S. stunned as Turkish parliament rejects deployment
- March 2, 2003 – Al Qaida leader assassinated in Lebanon; PLO blames Israel
- March 3, 2003 – Bahrain to get 5-minute missile warning
- March 3, 2003 – Israel captures Hamas cell that targeted Sharon
- March 3, 2003 – Crisis meeting in Lebanon over Al Qaida feud with Palestinians
- March 4, 2003 – Top Turkish general fears Kurds will be new U.S. ally vs. Iraq
- March 6, 2003 – Israel assures U.S. on response to suicide bombing
- March 6, 2003 – 3,000 Saudi troops deployed to defend Kuwait
- March 7, 2003 – U.S. ships unloaded in Turkey as buildup in northern Iraq resume
- March 7, 2003 – Kuwait increases security around oil facilities
- March 7, 2003 – Palestinian Authority resumes praise for suicide bombings
- March 7, 2003 – U.S. intelligence: Iraq switched engines in missiles it destroyed
- March 10, 2003 – Israeli missile strike kills Hamas leader
- March 10, 2003 – Palestinians OK prime minister’s slot, debate job description
- March 11, 2003 – Turkey’s leader: Fate of northern Iraq causing impasse with U.S.
- March 11, 2003 – Yemen plans 500 percent increase in anti-terror budget
- March 11, 2003 – 30,000 U.S. troops now in northern Saudi Arabia
- March 12, 2003 – Palestinians name Bush in lawsuit on use of U.S. weapons
- March 13, 2003 – Kuwait reaches maximum oil production levels
- March 14, 2003 – Jordan awash in Iraqi agents, launches widescale crackdown
- March 16, 2003 – Arab brain drain destabilizes Mideast, poses threat to West
- March 17, 2003 – Survivor or suicide? Intelligence agencies debate Saddam’s fate
- March 17, 2003 – UN inspectors still on the job but have their bags packed
- March 17, 2003 – 70,000 Kurds ready to fight Saddam alongside U.S. forces
- March 18, 2003 – Code pink: Al Qaida announces women’s suicide division
- March 18, 2003 – Arafat fights to limit powers of new prime minister
- March 19, 2003 – Iraq recruits suicide army from neighboring states
- March 19, 2003 – Interpol alert: Nations warned of terror attacks during Iraq warn
- March 19, 2003 – Israel reports rocket buildup by Hizbullah in Lebanons
- March 19, 2003 – New U.S.-Turkey agreement focuses on overflight rights
- March 20, 2003 – U.S. braces for ‘massive’ Turkish intervention in northern Iraq
- March 20, 2003 – Israel: Saddam has not deployed missiles in western Iraq
- March 20, 2003 – Hamas plans major attacks on Israel, says U.S. not the target
- March 21, 2003 – Islamic clerics, organizers call for massive demonstrations
- March 23, 2003 – Jordan arrests pro-Iraqi leaders as nationwide protests break out
- March 23, 2003 – Turkey plans to invade northern Iraq
- March 23, 2003 – Iraqi military command still intact
- March 24, 2003 – U.S. projecting chemical weapons attack by elite Iraqi units
- March 24, 2003 – Arab ministers to discuss Saddam’s abdication
- March 24, 2003 – Pentagon: 10 Iraqi oil wells have been torched
- March 25, 2003 – Bahrain deputies call for expulsion of U.S. military
- March 26, 2003 – Turkey delays invasion; 40,000 troops on Iraqi border
- March 27, 2003 – Interrogation 101: Israel willing to train U.S. military
- March 27, 2003 – Four Iraqi suicide speedboats spotted, one intercepted
- March 27, 2003 – Palestinian boy with suicide suitcase targeted orphanage
- March 28, 2003 – Hundreds of Hizbullah enroute to northern Iraq
- March 28, 2003 – Syria’s Assad: ‘We will not wait’ to be next U.S. target
- March 30, 2003 – The Friday sermon at a Baghdad mosque: ‘Allah guard the symbol of belief and Jihad, the leader Saddam Hussein’
- March 31, 2003 – Palestinians contingents deployed to Iraq
- March 31, 2003 – Jordan hands over Palestininan Al Qaida agent to Israel
- March 31, 2003 – Syria still supplying Iraq despite U.S. warning
- April 2, 2003 – U.S.-Kurds root out Al Qaida satellite in northern Iraq
- April 2, 2003 – Syria helps Arab volunteers cross border to join conflict in Iraq
- April 2, 2003 – Arafat orders halt to peace talks due to war on Iraq
- April 2, 2003 – Gulf forces deployed away from Iraqi border in Kuwait
- April 3, 2003 – Palestinian security agencies await pro-U.S. leadership
- April 4, 2003 – Saudis preparing for Iraqi WMD attack
- April 4, 2003 – Egyptian military experts say U.S. won’t capture Baghdad
- April 4, 2003 – Iranian-back Islamic Jihad gains support among Israeli Arabs
- April 7, 2003 – Iraqi opposition help allies interact with local population
- April 7, 2003 – FLASHBACK: Saddam’s enforcer — ‘Chemical Ali’ thrives on genocide
- April 8, 2003 – Report: Saddam’s ‘last circle’ ready to die for him
- April 8, 2003 – U.S. extinguishes all but one burning oil well in southern Iraq
- April 8, 2003 – Israeli think tank releases plan for international peacekeeping force
- April 9, 2003 – Clerics fail to fire Muslim enthusiasm for Saddam
- April 9, 2003 – Israel kills Hamas leader in missile attack
- April 10, 2003 – Saddam’s regime evaporates, Russia denies rumors
- April 10, 2003 – Oil still flowing to Syria through Iraqi pipeline
- April 11, 2003 – Out of Baghdad: U.S. says Saddam’s top ministers are gone; Report: Information minister extorted $200,00 from foreign journalists
- April 14, 2003 – Israeli military amazed, ‘jealous’ at U.S. war against Iraq
- April 15, 2003 – Saudis seek contracts to construct the new Iraq
- April 15, 2003 – Checks stop coming for Palestinians on Saddam’s payroll
- April 15, 2003 – Jordan receives first Saudi oil shipment
- April 16, 2003 – UN plans to ship Iraqi aid via Syria
- April 18, 2003 – Iraq-backed Iranian opposition left hanging out to dry
- April 18, 2003 – Palestinians say Clinton signed amnesty for Abbas
- April 21, 2003 – Israel plans positive gestures to back Palestinian prime minister
- April 21, 2003 – Israel takes down missile defense network against Iraq
- April 21, 2003 – Syria tightens grip on Lebanon as U.S. warns both nations
- April 22, 2003 – Witnesses saw Saddam, sons leave bunker after 1st bomb
- April 22, 2003 – CIA: Hizbullah cells in U.S. could strike if Syria pressed
- April 22, 2003 – West presses Palestinian PM to compromise with Arafat
- April 24, 2003 – Egypt brokers deal between Arafat and his new PM
- April 24, 2003 – Iraq resumes oil production
- April 25, 2003 – Intelligence examines cargo flight from Baghdad to Belarus
- April 25, 2003 – Palestinians flee Iraq for Jordan; denounced as Saddam backers
- April 28, 2003 – Syria begins deporting Arab volunteers for Saddam
- April 28, 2003 – Bombings rock Lebanese refugee camp as fighers return from Iraq
- April 28, 2003 – Saudis developing an interest in reform
- April 28, 2003 – Opposition groups meet in Baghdad to discuss the new Iraq
- April 29, 2003 – Israeli military reviews illegal settlements
- April 29, 2003 – Saudi economy seen benefitting from increased oil production
- April 29, 2003 – Israel captures Islamic Jihad commander
- April 30, 2003 – Saddam’s letter to the people of Iraq and the Arab nation
- April 30, 2003 – 60 Egyptian firms out $600 million for goods sold to Saddam
- April 30, 2003 – Arab states meet on anti-terror security procedures
- April 30, 2003 – Suicide bomber kills 4 next to U.S. embassy
- April 30, 2003 – New Palestinian PM announces weapons ban
- May 1, 2003 – Jordan seeks Chalabi’s arrest; Interpol balks
- May 2, 2003 – Israeli hunt for Hamas commander sparks 14-hour battle
- May 5, 2003 – Saddam killed his top commander as U.S. forces stormed Baghdad
- May 5, 2003 – Terrorist offices still open in Syria despite Powell ‘closures’ claim
- May 5, 2003 – Former Saddam official to head new Iraq’s oil sector
- May 6, 2003 – U.S. captures ‘Mrs. Anthrax’ after Syria expelled her
- May 6, 2003 – FLASHBACK: ‘Mother of anthrax’ was only woman in Saddam’s inner circle
- May 6, 2003 – Jailed Palestinian said to be directing attacks
- May 8, 2003 – Saudis capture large Al Qaida cell that targeted U.S. forces
- May 8, 2003 – Wolfowitz thinks Turkey has an attitude problem
- May 8, 2003 – U.S. concludes mobile lab was for biological weapons
- May 9, 2003 – Arafat forces hand of new prime minister in early test
- May 9, 2003 – With removal of Iraqi threat, Israel prepares to reduce force level
- May 9, 2003 – Saudis discover major Al Qaida infrastructure
- May 11, 2003 – Tensions rising between Lebanon and its Syrian residents
- May 12, 2003 – Israel cracks down on human shield group that used foreigners
- May 12, 2003 – U.S. offers to finance new Palestinian security force
- May 12, 2003 – Israeli firm nears completion of anti-missile system for airliners
- May 13, 2003 – Al Qaida attack U.S. defense contractors in Saudi Arabia; At least 20 killed, including 10 Americans
- May 13, 2003 – Hamas, Hizbullah in terror summit as U.S. turns up the heat
- May 13, 2003 – Israel: Arafat harboring terror cell that struck during Powell visit
- May 14, 2003 – Saudi military forces on highest state of alert
- May 15, 2003 – Communique: Saudi bombers were veterans of Tora Bora
- May 16, 2003 – Saudis shut down charity after pressure from U.S.
- May 18, 2003 – Jews in Casablanca observed Sabbath, survived attack
- May 18, 2003 – Israel hit by 3 attacks: bombers dressed as Orthodox Jews
- May 18, 2003 – Saudi cities on alert; Mecca hotel fire kills 14
- May 19, 2003 – U.S. warns of attacks in Bahrain, Oman
- May 19, 2003 – Israel closes West Bank after 3 weekend bombings kill 9
- May 20, 2003 – Fatah claims credit for attack; Israel threatens to deport Arafat
- May 21, 2003 – Two U.S. allies review Islamic curricula at schools, mosques
- May 21, 2003 – Israel finds major suicide bomb cache
- May 22, 2003 – Abbas replaces 15 security chiefs
- May 22, 2003 – Israel weighs high tech, common sense solutions to suicide bombs
- May 22, 2003 – Al Qaida targets: United States, major Saudi oil complex
- May 23, 2003 – Arafat orchestrates boycott by commanders of Abbas government
- May 23, 2003 – Israelis capture boat with rockets, detonators, suicide instructions
- May 25, 2003 – Israel: ‘Roadmap’ is ‘bad’ but this is ‘not the time to argue’ with U.S.
- May 25, 2003 – Saudis review textbooks, hear call for broader worldview
- May 27, 2003 – Al Qaida’s new military leader operates from Iran
- May 27, 2003 – Kurdish Workers Party fighters seek haven in Syria
- May 29, 2003 – CIA: Iraq’s mobile labs were functioning in early 2003
- May 29, 2003 – Saudis capture Al Qaida suspects, form elite security force
- May 29, 2003 – Turkey’s weights ‘repentance law’ for Kurdish Workers Party
- May 29, 2003 – Hamas continues missile attacks on Israel
- June 2, 2003 – Barrage of Palestinian attacks continue
- June 2, 2003 – U.S. under the gun, starts new hunt for Iraq’s WMD
- June 3, 2003 – Cyprus called hub of Mideast prostitution
- June 8, 2003 – Hamas suspends talks with Palestinian Authority
- June 9, 2003 – U.S. to help Palestinians pay top dollar for insurgents’ arms
- June 9, 2003 – An increasingly isolated Turkey sends fighters over Greek air space
- June 9, 2003 – Saudis cancels negotiations with western firms for huge gas deal
- June 10, 2003 – Israel agrees to a ‘tolerable’ level of Palestinian attacks
- June 11, 2003 – Palestinian direct pay plan for forces fought by commanders
- June 11, 2003 – Sharon orders retaliatory strike on Hamas, angering U.S.
- June 11, 2003 – Saudi nationals join fighting against U.S. in Iraq
- June 12, 2003 – Saudis report dozens dead battling infiltrators from Yemen
- June 12, 2003 – Hamas makes good on threat: 16 Israelis dead
- June 12, 2003 – Abbas threatens to resign, charges Arafat incited Hamas
- June 16, 2003 – Al Qaida targets Lebanese government for being pro-West
- June 16, 2003 – Hamas continues rocket barrage from southern Gaza strip
- June 16, 2003 – 7 die in Mecca shootout as Saudis storm Al Qaida stronghold
- June 18, 2003 – MI5: Al Qaida found ‘renegade scientists’ to develop WMD
- June 19, 2003 – Turkey ignores U.S. warnings, sets high-level contacts with Iran
- June 19, 2003 – Yankees go home: Fighters arrive in Iraq from Iran, Syria
- June 23, 2003 – Open letter to the free people of the world from Iranian students
- June 23, 2003 – Top Al Qaida aide is captured in Turkey
- June 23, 2003 – Israel kills Hamas fugitive
- June 24, 2003 – Saudis report more oil reserves than previously estimated
- June 24, 2003 – Israel hits Hamas infrastructure, arrests 130 in Hebron
- June 25, 2003 – Saudis order religious cops to get people skills training
- June 25, 2003 – Israeli intelligence identifies new explosives route from Sudan
- June 26, 2003 – Pakistan filling void in Saudi Arabia left by departing Westerners
- June 27, 2003 – As ceasefire announcement nears, fighting intensifies
- June 27, 2003 – Israeli think tank doubts outsiders could enforce ceasefire
- June 29, 2003 – Israel, Palestinians agree on security changes
- June 29, 2003 – Report: Iran has arrested Bin Laden’s son, top aide
- June 29, 2003 – Turkey offers amnesty to Kurds who seized heavy Iraqi weapons
- June 30, 2003 – Turkey, Russia to take gas price dispute to arbitration
- June 30, 2003 – Israel’s military pulls out of N. Gaza
- June 30, 2003 – UN: Most of world not helping war against terrorism
- June 30, 2003 – Egypt cracks down on opposition after anti-U.S. protests
- July 1, 2003 – Iran helping Turkey against Kurdish Workers Party
- July 1, 2003 – Terrorism hits home in Cairo, Egypt wants coalition effort
- July 1, 2003 – Palestinians offer security jobs to militants
- July 2, 2003 – Saudi leaders agonize: Where did Wahabism go wrong?
- July 2, 2003 – Palestinian security replaces Israeli patrols in Bethlehem
- July 2, 2003 – Syria facilitating Sunni insurgency in Iraq
- July 2, 2003 – Libya to sign security accord with Italy
- July 3, 2003 – Israel’s military plans major cuts after war ends Iraqi threat
- July 3, 2003 – Palestinians moving weapons in Gaza one day after Israeli pullout
- July 3, 2003 – Gulf allies reject U.S. call to stop funding Hamas
- July 3, 2003 – Iran tells Kuwait, Saudia Arabia it holds 350 Al Qaida members
- July 4, 2003 – Arab League officials agree: Radical clerics have to go
- July 6, 2003 – Turkey moves towards reversing secularism
- July 6, 2003 – Islamic candidates lose big in Kuwait election
- July 6, 2003 – Bombing sends message to Iraqis who cooperate with U.S.
- July 6, 2003 – Hizbullah fires anti-artillery shells into northern Israel
- July 7, 2003 – Mortars fired at U.S. troops for first time since war’s end
- July 7, 2003 – Israel critical as Abbas persuades rather than forces insurgents
- July 8, 2003 – Iran may lose Japan oil deal after pressure from U.S.
- July 8, 2003 – U.S. presses Syria to halt flow of Iranian aid to Fatah
- July 14, 2003 – Iran considers withdrawing from Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
- July 14, 2003 – Palestinians terrorists kidnap Israeli
- July 14, 2003 – Hamas, Islamic Jihad threaten any effort to seize their arms
- July 14, 2003 – Congressional report: Al Qaida trained up to 120,000
- July 14, 2003 – Israel arrests IRA bomb expert
- July 15, 2003 – Kurdish Workers Party renews attacks in Turkey
- July 15, 2003 – Mistaken identity: Journalist, IRA bomber have same name
- July 17, 2003 – U.S. C-130 transport survives SAM attack near Baghdad
- July 17, 2003 – Saudis threaten to implicate western banks in 9/11 suit
- July 17, 2003 – Kuwait defense minister seeks to win support for buildup
- July 20, 2003 – Abbas authorizes creation of new U.S.-backed security force
- July 20, 2003 – AIDS reported on the rise throughout Middle East
- July 21, 2003 – Israel to release 400 including Hamas, Islamic Jihad
- July 21, 2003 – Khamenei OKs delivery of intermediate-range missile to military
- July 22, 2003 – Saudis charge 16 insurgents with plotting attacks on oil sites
- July 24, 2003 – Iran says it still holds 100 Al Qaida members
- July 25, 2003 – Iraq hits 1 million barrels of oil per day
- July 25, 2003 – Palestinians attempt assassination of Arafat’s nephew
- July 28, 2003 – Israel pulls back from West Bank, plans release of Palestinians
- July 28, 2003 – Saudis capture 100 Al Qaida suspects
- July 29, 2003 – U.S.-trained Saudi forces kill six in latest raid on Al Qaida
- July 31, 2003 – Turkey proposes deal with U.S. for deploying its troops to Iraq
- August 1, 2003 – Israel, Serbia plan military, security ties
- Aug. 3, 2003 – Arafat arrests, provides safe haven to fugitives wanted by Israel
- Aug. 3, 2003 – Switcheroo: Car bomb kills Hizbullah official in Beirut
- August 4, 2003 – Ceasefire? Palestinians, Israelis accused of multiple violations
- August 4, 2003 – Most Saudis unaware of new charity regulations
- August 4, 2003 – Ceasefire? Hizbullah steps up shelling of northern Israel
- August 4, 2003 – Iraq’s oil production capacity up to 1.7 million BPD
- August 8, 2003 – Palestinians won’t seek halt in Saudi funding for Hamas
- August 8, 2003 – Israel responds to rocket threat with raids on Jericho, Jenin
- August 10, 2003 – Hizbullah pounds northern Israel with rockets, mortars
- August 10, 2003 – Saudis impose new Internet restrictions to stop Al Qaida
- August 12, 2003 – High speed chase ends in shootout at Al Qaida-controlled rest stop
- August 12, 2003 – Ceasefire? New wave of suicide strikes kill 2 Israelis
- August 13, 2003 – Saudi-Al Qaida shootout, Part II: Cell escapes after 5-hour battle
- August 13, 2003 – Iran financing tied to teen suicide attacks by Fatah
- August 13, 2003 – UAE says its security is ready for Sept. 18 IMF meeting
- August 14, 2003 – Libya signs Lockerbie settlement: $10 million per victim
- August 14, 2003 – London: Al Qaida plans to down British airliner
- August 15, 2003 – UAE government asks Islamic clerics to cool it
- August 15, 2003 – Israeli missile kills Islamic Jihad leader in safe house
- August 15, 2003 – Turkey’s Erdogan okays 10,000 troops to Iraq
- August 18, 2003 – Turkey wins contracts in Iraq
- August 18, 2003 – Capital flight from Gulf caused by arms buys, foreign work force
- August 19, 2003 – U.S. now sees Al Qaida as leader of war effort in Iraq
- August 19, 2003 – Israel accuses Palestinians of staging counter-terror raids
- August 20, 2003 – Suicide attack brings pressure on Sharon to reverse withdrawal
- August 20, 2003 – Palestinian Authority endorses extended truce, backs ‘roadmap’
- August 21, 2003 – Palestinian Authority weighs plan to respond to suicide bombing
- August 22, 2003 – Ceasefire? Hamas, Israel are back at war
- August 22, 2003 – Saudis suspend international transfer of funds from charities
- August 24, 2003 – U.S. freezes additional assets tied to Hamas
- August 24, 2003 – Iranian charged in Argentina bombing arrested in England
- August 24, 2003 – Palestinian Authority seals 3 of 12 tunnels from Egypt
- August 25, 2003 – Palestinian Authority seals 3 of 12 tunnels from Egypt
- August 25, 2003 – New Hamas Kassam-4 missile achieves 20-km range
- August 25, 2003 – Israel kills Hamas operations chief
- August 27, 2003 – Hamas emergency decree limits movements to avoid Israeli attacks
- August 27, 2003 – Saudis have arrested more than 200 suspects since May 12
- August 28, 2003 – Israel, Turkey clash over access to Iraqi oil
- September 2, 2003 – New Hamas missile can reach Israeli city from Gaza
- September 2, 2003 – Arafat, Abbas in patronage showdown
- September 2, 2003 – New attack sabotages Iraqi oil pipeline
- September 3, 2003 – Qatar’s emir puts son in line to control military
- September 3, 2003 – Off the roadmap: Abbas packs his bags, U.S. warns Arafat
- September 3, 2003 – PKK ends ceasefire with Turkey, attacks reported near border
- September 4, 2003 – Returning nightmare: Egypt seeks to stop replay of Luxor
- September 8, 2003 – Abbas cites lack of U.S. support for resignation
- September 8, 2003 – Arafat appoints loyalist as new prime minister
- September 9, 2003 – Arafat’s appointment wants U.S. guarantees
- September 10, 2003 – U.S. campaigns for Arab money to rebuild Iraq
- September 10, 2003 – Al Qaida planned Israel attack with hijacked Saudi F-15
- September 10, 2003 – Kuwait seeks reduction in U.S. troop presence
- September 12, 2003 – Arafat beefs up security, anticipates Israeli arrest
- September 11, 2003 – Iran reportedly shipped out son of Bin Laden early this week
- September 11, 2003 – Palestinian Authority still plans to unify security agencies
- September 15, 2003 – Isael on high alert for suicide attacks
- September 15, 2003 – Iran gets a deadline from the IAEA
- September 15, 2003 – Yemen insurgents blow up pipeline
- September 15, 2003 – UN Security Council lifts sanctions on Libya, U.S. will not
- September 17, 2003 – U.S. acknowledges intelligence on transfer of Iraqi WMD
- September 17, 2003 – Scores of Al Qaida among 140 who died in Saudi prison fire
- September 17, 2003 – Jordan stuns neighbors, freezes Hamas-linked charities
- September 18, 2003 – Jordan reverses decision to freeze Hamas assets
- September 18, 2003 – Palestinians offer Israel unlimited ceasefire
- September 18, 2003 – Iraq invited to next OPEC meeting
- September 22, 2003 – Two killed as warring Fatah factions clash
- September 22, 2003 – Assassination try targeted 1 of 3 women in new Iraqi government
- September 22, 2003 – Hamas clashes with Palestinian Authority forces
- September 22, 2003 – Another attack keeps Kirkuk pipeline out of business
- September 22, 2003 – Center: Israel can reduce military in wake of Iraq War
- September 22, 2003 – Rand report warns container ships pose WMD terror threat
- September 23, 2003 – Purge engineered by Iran sparks crisis for Islamic Jihad
- September 23, 2003 – Israel destroys Hamas cell in Hebron
- September 25, 2003 – Al Qaida fugitive sought by U.S. killed in firefight with Saudis
- September 25, 2003 – Iran displays series of missiles at military parade
- September 28, 2003 – Al Qaida warning: U.S. has infiltrated our ‘holy warriors’
- September 28, 2003 – Israel kills Jihad commander in shootout’
- September 28, 2003 – IMF: Arafat stole $750 million from government budget
- September 28, 2003 – U.S.: Half of Hamas funding comes the from Gulf
- September 29, 2003 – Palestinian NGOs refuse to sign anti-terror pledge
- September 29, 2003 – Terrorism pays: Al Qaida offers recruits 10 times the norm
- September 30, 2003 – Arafat breakdown: Feared he had been poisoned
- October 1, 2003 – Hamas leadership calls for halt to attacks on Israel
- October 5, 2003 – Iraq paid North Korea $10 million for missiles
- October 5, 2003 – Egypt to release 1,000 imprisoned since Sadat assassination
- October 5, 2003 – Israel blasts Syrian training camp hours after Haifa suicide attack
- October 5, 2003 – Oman holds first national election
- October 7, 2003 – Israelis declare military alert in north on borders with Syria
- October 7, 2003 – Saudis cut oil production to raise prices
- October 8, 2003 – Israel in military build-up on Lebanon border
- October 8, 2003 – Turkey plans Iraq deployment in November
- October 8, 2003 – Kay: Saddam sent ‘convoys’ to Syria in months before war
- October 9, 2003 – Arafat fails to return to normal duties
- October 12, 2003 – Qaddafi rant: ‘Train the women’ to booby-trap cars, purses, toys
- October 12, 2003 – Report: Mideast most corrupt region in the world
- October 12, 2003 – Oman, UAE sign agreement ending border feud
- October 12, 2003 – Israel’s military destroys 3 Palestinian tunnels
- October 12, 2003 – Clerics shaken by public anger at Saudi’s religion cops
- October 13, 2003 – Iran, most Arab states refuse to report arms deals to UN
- October 13, 2003 – Saudis arrest Al Qaida combatants headed for Iraq
- October 14, 2003 – Jordan intercepts infiltrators to Israel: Kills 2, wounds 2
- October 14, 2003 – Tunnels to Egypt are major supply line for Palestinian insurgency
- October 15, 2003 – Al Qaida planned simul-blasts in Casablanca, Riyad
- October 15, 2003 – One day after setting 1st elections, Saudis have 1st political protest
- October 15, 2003 – Opposition: Iran has tested 180 centrifuges at secret nuke facility
- October 16, 2003 – U.S. did not foresee Saddam’s troops merging with Al Qaida
- October 19, 2003 – Symantec: Iran, Israel among top bases for Internet attacks
- October 20, 2003 – Hamas missile barrage answers Israeli assassination of commander
- October 22, 2003 – Anti-missile system to use blimp 25 times larger than Goodyear’s
- October 23, 2003 – Arab cell in Jerusalem helps Hamas with suicide logistics
- October 23, 2003 – Saddam calls for jihad, his wife takes Mideast shopping spree
- October 27, 2003 – Egypt arrest Christian missionaries
- October 27, 2003 – Hamas leadership in hiding
- October 27, 2003 – Britain: Al Qaida smuggled anti-aircraft missiles into Saudi Arabia
- October 27, 2003 – Saudis stop demonstrations for 2nd time, arrest scores
- October 27, 2003 – Ramadan in Iraq: 5 suicide attacks in 1 hour
- October 27, 2003 – Israeli intelligence: Syria orders attack on border targets
- October 28, 2003 – Snafu seriously delays anti-missile system for Israeli airliners
- October 28, 2003 – Hizbullah conducts 2-hour rocket barrage near Syria, Lebanon
- October 28, 2003 – Palestinians, Israelis, cooperating in some security functions
- October 30, 2003 – U.S. shelves bid for Turkish troops after opposition by Iraqis
- October 30, 2003 – Israel sets price tage on security fence: $1.66 billion
- October 30, 2003 – Bin Laden’s family wins bid to run Saudi airports now on alert
- October 31, 2003 – Israel’s military, government in policy war over defense cuts
- October 31, 2003 – 40 suicide attack alerts detected during recent calm in Israel
- November 3, 2003 – Israel on new alert for suicide attacks
- November 4, 2003 – Freeze on Hamas still in place despite change of Palestinian PM
- November 4, 2003 – Al Qaida bust near Mecca captures 2 with large arsenal
- November 4, 2003 – Captured Al Qaida cite Iran as transit route for sleeper agents
- November 4, 2003 – Nuclear deal: Pakistan gets free crude oil from Saudi Arabia
- November 5, 2003 – Planned defense cuts would limit Israeli operations in Palestinian areas
- November 7, 2003 – Egypt has 30 citizens in Guantanamo
- November 7, 2003 – Defector: Iran thought center was Mossad HQ, ordered bombing
- November 9, 2003 – Arafat wins again — has sole control of security
- November 10, 2003 – Westerners in Bahrain warned of terror attack
- November 10, 2003 – Israel considered abducting Hizbullah’s Nasrallah
- November 11, 2003 – Israeli special forces capture Islamic Jihad commander
- November 11, 2003 – Post-Saddam Iraq now has 116,000 in uniform
- November 12, 2003 – Kurdish Workers Party says it’s dumping terrorism for democracy
- November 12, 2003 – Iran admits violating Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
- November 12, 2003 – U.S. acknowledges rampant Palestinian Authority corruption
- November 16, 2003 – UN official: World not helping war on Al Qaida
- November 16, 2003 – OPEC seen in decline with new reservs in Africa, S. Merica
- November 16, 2003 – Iraq plans to sell 1.5 million barrels of oil daily in 2004
- November 17, 2003 – Beefed up Saudi security braces for last 10 days of Ramadan
- November 17, 2003 – Turkish intelligence sees Al Qaida in Iran behind synagogues attack
- November 19, 2003 – Iran ups oil output to 4.2 million barrels per day
- November 19, 2003 – Quality of intelligence from Iraqis improves dramatically, U.S. says
- November 19, 2003 – Israelis, Palestinians plan summit
- November 21, 2003 – Second Al Qaida strike in a week on Turkey is similar to first
- November 23, 2003 – Yemen begins reeducation program for state-hired imams
- November 23, 2003 – Christian pilgrim killed in attack near Jordan
- November 23, 2003 – Congressional report: Saudis fear Iran nuke threat
- November 23, 2003 – U.S., Israel, Britain to help Turkey respond to terror
- November 24, 2003 – Mubarak cancels major appearance
- November 25, 2003 – New laws in Bahrain makes terrorism illegal
- November 25, 2003 – Egypt stopped Jihad group’s plot against Israel
- November 27, 2003 – Increase in Mideast arms sales projected
- November 27, 2003 – Iran gets off with an IAEA scolding, no fines or sanctions
- November 27, 2003 – Sabotage of pipelines slowing Iraq’s recovery
- December 1, 2003 – Iraq insurgents focusing less on American, more on fellow Iraqis
- December 1, 2003 – Gulf states top Arab world in economic freedom
- December 1, 2003 – British issue new alert on Saudi Arabia
- December 1, 2003 – Palestinians, Kurds have anti-aircraft missiles
- December 1, 2003 – Saudis to expand controversial air force base near Israel
- December 1, 2003 – Syria hands over 22 suspects in Turkey bombings
- December 2, 2003 – Jordan to train 32,000 Iraqi police in $1 billion program
- December 2, 2003 – U.S. now sees central command for Iraq insurgency
- December 4, 2003 – Syria’s extradition of 22 may lead to closer security ties with Turkey
- December 4, 2003 – Administration sees improvements in Saudi Arabia, others skeptical
- December 8, 2003 – Geneva accord would eliminate security role for Israeli military
- December 11, 2003 – Backpack bomber stopped from entering U.S. embassy in Beirut
- December 11, 2003 – Israel resumes tunnel hunt after firefight with Jihad fugitive
- December 11, 2003 – Iraq council to expel Iran’s Mujahadeen Khalq
- December 15, 2003 – Protests against insurgency began last week in several Iraqi cities
- December 16, 2003 – Saddam aides believed responsible for disbursing funds
- December 15, 2003 – Syria reaches out to neighbors after enactment of U.S. sanctions
- December 18, 2003 – Iraq hopes to export 2 million barrels of oil per day in 2004
- December 18, 2003 – U.S. intelligence: Saddam gave insurgents money but few orders
- December 18, 2003 – Syria, Turkey sign security pact
- December 18, 2003 – Israel assures U.S. it will honor ceasefire
- December 18, 2003 – Israel warned Iran approaching ‘point of no return’ with nukes
- December 21, 2003 – Democracy forbidden in Gulf, increasing unrest seen
- December 21, 2003 – Israel bows to U.S. demand for Palestinian state in 2004
- December 22, 2003 – Egyptian parliament protests special security for U.S.
- December 22, 2003 – Leading Hamas operative captured
- December 22, 2003 – IMF report: Offshore banks lax in blocking terror funds
- December 22, 2003 – Iraqis enlisting for security forces from ‘triangle’ up sharply
- December 29, 2003 – IAEA: Libya began enriching uranium in the 1980s
- December 29, 2003 – Report: Al Qaida targets foreign workers in Saudi Arabia
- December 29, 2003 – Israel renews tunnel hunt
- December 29, 2003 – Iraq may reopen door to Russians for oil contracts
- December 29, 2003 – Bahrain fears New Year’s repeat of attacks on Westerners
EUROPE - January 5, 2003 – Group asks Russian Church to decide: Babylon or Jerusalem?
- January 14, 2003 – Latest terror suspect arrested in Greece has family, bank job
- January 16, 2003 – 24 hours after agreement, Russia backs off on Syrian nuke plant
- January 20, 2003 – Russia salvages $3.2 billion Iraqi oil deal
- January 21, 2003 – Britain begins major deployment to Kuwait
- January 22, 2003 – Greece plans new arrests linking November 17 with other groups
- January 27, 2003 – Greece spooked by cost of security at 2004 Olypics
- January 29, 2003 – Greece rules out help to U.S. war on Iraq
- February 3, 2003 – Greece conducting pre-Olympics mop-up of terrorists
- February 3, 2003 – EU talking military technology cooperation with Syria
- February 7, 2003 – EU probes evidence its aid to Palestinians funded terrorism
- February 20, 2003 – Saddam and Chirac: Love at first sight
- March 4, 2003 – November 17 terrorist go on trial in Greece for 1000 offenses
- March 13, 2003 – Russia to provide nuclear fuel to Iran
- April 9, 2003 – Russian intelligence disputes U.S. casualties claim
- April 18, 2003 – France denies selling advanced systems to Iraq
- April 29, 2003 – Russia bans Kuwaiti relief organization as terror front
- April 30, 2003 – Russia’s arms sellers hope to profit from U.S. pressure on Syria
- May 2, 2003 – U.S. wants Greece to take futher steps against terrorism
- May 6, 2003 – Germany blocked export of detonators for Iran nukes
- May 20, 2003 – EU probes diversion of its aid to Palestinian Authority
- May 22, 2003 – Casablanca bombs spark French interest in Al Qaida
- June 3, 2003 – EU plans ‘roadmap’ corollary for Lebanon and Syria
- June 9, 2003 – Top Russian missile executive gunned down in Moscow
- July 1, 2003 – Russia’s defense industries see threat from Israeli competition
- August 12, 2003 – Another leading professor killed in Moscow
- August 24, 2003 – British institute: Ban Al Qaida sympathizers from mosques
- August 24, 2003 – British institute: Ban Al Qaida sympathizers from mosques
- August 28, 2003 – EU refuses to place Hamas on terror list
- September 3, 2003 – Russia, Saudis sign energy agreement
- September 3, 2003 – EU places Hamas on its terrorist list
- October 15, 2003 – Britain goes on alert as Egyptian goes on trial
- October 16, 2003 – Ukraine, Libya sign oil agreement
- October 20, 2003 – Iran close to deal with EU, IAEA on its nuke program
- October 21, 2003 – UN report: Arab states using terror threat to deny freedoms
- October 21, 2003 – Israel launches 5 attacks on Gaza Strip
- November 18, 2003 – Germany hesitating on subs sale to Israel
- November 19, 2003 – U.S. deploys 20,000 troops near Syrian border
- November 24, 2003 – Emergency Olympics summit after Al Qaida attacks in Turkey
- November 27, 2003 – Al Qaida recruiting Euro youth for Iraq, officials fear
- December 2, 2003 – Greece to hire 10,000 soldiers to secure the Olympic Games
- December 11, 2003 – Greek court convicts 15 November 17 members
- December 18, 2003 – Greece sees Al Qaida threat to Olympics from Bosnian Arabs
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Guest Commentaries - December 30, 2003 – Russia’s shoulder-fired surface to air missiles: Now an Islamist
terrorist threat - December 30, 2003 – Saving Islam from the evangelists of terror
- December 18, 2003 – Ding, dong, the witch is dead
- December 7, 2003 – Iran’s nuke threat: Taking a page from N. Korea’s
playbook - October 21, 2003 – The disturbing world reaction to Mahathir’s remarks
- October 13, 2003 – It’s time to play hardball over human rights abuses in China
- September 28, 2003 – Media bias distorting public’s view of today’s Iraq
- September 5, 2003 – August in Iraq: The bombing of the ‘humanitarians’
- July 29, 2003 – Questioning Bush’s intelligence: Editor should question his own
- July 20, 2003 – Journalist dies after arrest in Iran; family can’t get answers
- July 20, 2003 – So things are going badly in Iraq?
- July 20, 2003 – Abbas authorizes creation of new U.S.-backed security force
- July 14, 2003 – Iraq: A microcosm of World War IV?
- May 15, 2003 – Singapore on post-Saddam world: Who needs Europe?
- May 15, 2003 – Yes, Bush landed on the carrier; But don’t overlook his speech
- May 5, 2003 – Enron fraud small change next to U.S. accounting gimmicks
- May 5, 2003 – Victory over the naysayers, at home and abroad
- April 29, 2003 – Time for a change in Iran: Here’s
how it should happen - March 31, 2003 – Koch: This Gulf war and the last one
- March 13, 2003 – Forget about 1441 . . . How about Resolution 687?
- March 11, 2003 – Koch: New York risks nation’s wrath with anti-war resolution
- February 6, 2003 – Saddam and terrorism: No lack of evidence
- January 23, 2003 – An authoritative indictment of Saddam by a once-credible source
- January 23, 2003 – Rendering unto Caesar: Life and death at St. Patrick’s in New York
- January 22, 2003 – ‘If we were to back down now, we would lose all credibility
- January 7, 2003 – Radical Islam: The cycle of history repeats itself
- December 19, 2002 – Why Saddam? Why now? – Christopher Holton
- November 12, 2002 – Ed Koch: ‘God help the Democratic Party’
- October 25, 2002 – The ‘Rule of Too’s’ and the looming conflict with Iraq
- October 24, 2002 – Why does U.S. rely on Ted Turner to mind Russia’s nukes?
- October 6, 2002 – How not to prepare for war: Views of an active duty Marine – Bob Howard
- September 12, 2002 – The wake-up call – Christopher Holton
- August 2, 2002 – The sputtering war on terrorism – Christopher Holton
- May 17, 2002 – A letter to Americans from Iranian students – Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy in Iran
- May 17, 2002 – A modest proposal for Fidel Castro – Timothy C. Brown
- May 17, 2002 – Cracks in the Baxter case – Reed Irvine
- May 13, 2002 – Arafat’s terrorist past – Reed Irvine
- March 4, 2002 – Dell fiasco shows growth of gun rights community – Michael S. Brown