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AFRICA
January 11, 2004 - Leading Sudan rebel killed in attack
January 11, 2004 - UN: Sudan militias have driven 95,000 refugees into Chad
January 25, 2004 - Sudan rebels agree to discharge children as combatants
January 29, 2004 - Sudan's military claims it inflicted heavy rebel losses
January 29, 2004 - Morocco arrests 35 tied to Al Qaida attacks in Casablanca
February 16, 2004 - Group aligned with Al Qaida steps up attacks in Algeria
February 26, 2004 - Algeria reports major oil find
March 15, 2004 - Speaker in Al Qaida videotape had 'Moroccan accent'
April 13, 2004 - U.S. praises Algerian elections
April 29, 2004 - Once leading Algerian group absorbed by Al Qaida front
May 20, 2004 - Leader of group tied to Madrid blast captured in Chad
May 20, 2004 - U.S. removes Sudan from one terror list
May 23, 2004 - Morocco, Spain sign security pact, vow to 'learn lessons' from rift
June 1, 2004 - Islamic insurgents surrender in Algeria
June 2, 2004 - Sudan limits militia under international pressure
June 15, 2004 - Salafists warn Algeria is off limits to foreigners
June 21, 2004 - Algeria reports killing of top Salafist leadership
June 27, 2004 - Genocide in Sudan? Islamic group targeting Black Christians
July 7, 2004 - China-controlled firm to invest in Sudan oil production
July 8, 2004 - U.S. finds Sudan-militia links in 'cleansing' of black non-Muslims
July 12, 2004 - Sudan refuses to disband militia blamed for ethnic cleansing
July 20, 2004 - Documents show Sudan links to ethnic cleansing militia
August 13, 2004 - Mauritania foils coup attempt by foreign Islamic group
August 17, 2004 - Arab militia resumes attacks on black African villages
August 25, 2004 - Salafists Islamic insurgents threaten major Algerian cities
September 7, 2004 - Al Qaida-linked Salafists also backing Chechens
September 27, 2004 - Sudan arrests 170 in reported coup attempt
October 4, 2004 - Sudan moves out militia before inspectors arrive
October 18, 2004 - UN: 70,000 dead in Darfour since March
October 29, 2004 - Algeria captures fugitive Salafist insurgent
November 9, 2004 - Algeria braces for attacks on oil fields
November 15, 2004 - Sudan denies agreeing to end 'hostile flights' over Darfour
November 18, 2004 - U.S. sees Sudan mobilizing for new fight in Darfour
November 22, 2004 - Al Qaida-aligned group kidnaps German tourists in Sahara
November 23, 2004 - Oil-rich Sudan buys arms from China, Russian, Iran, Belarus
December 6, 2004 - Renewed fighting reported in Darfour
December 23, 2004 - Rebels strike oil facilities in Darfour
December 29, 2004 - Rebels claim gains against military in Darfour
EAST ASIA
January 4, 2004 - Chinese caught trying to bug Israeli embassy
January 14, 2004 - New poll sees U.S. as top threat to South Korea
January 16, 2004 - Civil war in Seoul: 'Blue House' puts down pro-U.S. rebellion
February 3, 2004 - U.S. Forces Korea blames lap dances for declining military discipline
February 8, 2004 - China concludes oil, gas agreements with Algeria
February 20, 2004 - Japan inks major oil deal with Iran over U.S. objections
March 18, 2004 - China silent on evidence it played key role in Khan's nuke network
April 9, 2004 - S. Korea to become second-largest military ally in Iraq
April 13, 2004 - Secret Taiwan missile program aims at Mainland targets
April 25, 2004 - U.S.-Japan alliance called more critical than during Cold War
April 23, 2004 - Mystery surrounds timing of rail blast in N. Korea, Kim visit
May 4, 2004 - Fast food may change N. Korea 'more than Coca Cola, blue jeans'
May 5, 2004 - N. Korea puts long-range missile on the market
June 8, 2004 - Pyongyang uses advanced tech to extend range of No-Dong missile
June 16, 2004 - Move over Tiger: N. Korea's Kim shot 38 under par his 1st time out
July 7, 2004 - S. Korean military told to lose 'hostile feelings' for the enemy
July 16, 2004 - N. Korea's security minister disappears after train blast
July 28, 2004 - Rising tide of N. Korean defectors worries Seoul
August 18, 2004 - Seoul bows to Pyongyang's threat, seeks to block defectors
August 23, 2004 - North Korea: Kim Jong-Il could have won the gold
August 23, 2004 - North Korea: Kim Jong-Il could have won the gold
August 31, 2004 - China signs oil/gas deal with Oman
September 30, 2004 - Israel lobbying for Taiwan submarine buy
October 7, 2004 - Beijing decrees: Thou shalt think Marx-Lenin-Mao-Deng thoughts
October 12, 2004 - China moves 30,000 troops to N. Korean border
October 22, 2004 - China's booming demand and the rising cost of oil
October 29, 2004 - N. Korea sends 80,000 messages annually to agents in South
November 1, 2004 - China signs $70 billion oil deal with Iran
November 24, 2004 - Who's who in Communist China: Daily lists new 'princelings'
December 1, 2004 - Anti-union Wal-Mart kowtows to the Chinese Communist Party
December 3, 2004 - Iran, China to exchange expertise on aerospace technology
December 8, 2004 - 'Peace constitution?' Japan plans precision missile program
December 15, 2004 - Top general's son defects to U.S. base in Japan
December 21, 2004 - N. Korea, 'only country on earth' without AIDS, expells 27 foreigners
LATIN AMERICA
STATESIDE
January 4, 2004 - U.S.: 2003 was a very bad year for rogue states
January 5, 2004 - U.S. concludes Al Qaida groups only credible opposition in Syria
January 5, 2004 - U.S. bid for rapprochement with Iran during relief effort is rejected
January 5, 2004 - FBI: Al Qaida still recruiting in U.S. prisons
January 6, 2004 - Bush to give Libya time to fulfill pledge before lifting sanctions
January 8, 2004 - Rumsfeld weighs strikes in Lebanon, Somalia
January 8, 2004 - U.S. firm to help Egypt search for oil
January 8, 2004 - Nuke ties with Libya threatens Pakistan's relations with U.S.
January 8, 2004 - Report: U.S. wooing rogue states in war on Al Qaida
January 11, 2004 - U.S. still investigating reports that WMD were shipped out of Iraq
January 12, 2004 - Harris Corp. gets Pentagon contract to rebuild Iraqi media
January 12, 2004 - New U.S. basing plan eliminates need for permanent presence
January 15, 2004 - U.S. pushing Athens for increased security at Olympics
January 19, 2004 - U.S. seized 1,000 centrifuges bound for Libya
January 19, 2004 - U.S. names Kuwait a non-NATO ally
January 19, 2004 - U.S. to Syria: Follow Libya's example
January 22, 2004 - Some Saudi royals furious at U.S. support for democrats
January 22, 2004 - White House shelves 'roadmap' until after election
January 22, 2004 - Saudis identify head of Al Qaida network
January 22, 2004 - Allied teams arrive in Libya to dismantle WMD programs
January 25, 2004 - U.S. captures 2 senior Al Qaida members in Iraq
January 29, 2004 - U.S. underwhelmed by Sharon plan
January 29, 2004 - Out of Libya: U.S. ships 25 tons of WMD to Tennessee
February 2, 2004 - U.S. denies it will compensate Libya for WMD
February 2, 2004 - U.S. selects six Mideast nations for NATO program
February 5, 2004 - U.S.-Palestinian standoff over ambush that killed Americans
February 5, 2004 - Inspectors arrive to destroy Libya chemical weapons
February 5, 2004 - Bush budgets $5.7 billion aid for frontline states in war on terror
February 6, 2004 - Intelligence war: Pentagon faults CIA finding on Iraqi WMD
February 8, 2004 - Bush fears Sharon's pullback plan would destabilize Mideast
February 9, 2004 - Rumsfeld invites 7 Mideast allies to sign up for counter-terror duty
February 13, 2004 - U.S. military plans to move to bases outside Iraqi cities
February 13, 2004 - State Dept. reviews new law, weighs sanctions on Syria
February 13, 2004 - Iran newspaper cites Kerry memo regretting U.S. foreign policy
February 16, 2004 - U.S. endorses portions of Sharon withdrawal plan
February 16, 2004 - Disastrous raid on Iraqi police station prompts review of training
February 19, 2004 - FBI: Hamas, Hizbullah networks in U.S. have been dismantled
February 20, 2004 - Thousands of U.S. troops now studying Arabic
February 22, 2004 - U.S. presses Syria to follow Libya's example
February 23, 2004 - U.S. firms interested in Iran oil contracts
February 26, 2004 - What was really wrong with Super Bowl 'entertainment'
February 26, 2004 - Bombmaker for Zarqawi killed in battle with U.S. forces
February 26, 2004 - U.S. intelligence: Al Qaida still targeting White House, Capitol
February 26, 2004 - Saudis stick with oil, rule out nuclear energy
February 27, 2004 - U.S. forces in Iraq now fully armored for first time
February 27, 2004 - U.S. oil execs renws tie with Libya
March 1, 2004 - Lawmakers fear Bush waiver will send wrong message to Syria
March 7, 2004 - U.S. intelligence agencies triple number of Arab linguists
March 7, 2004 - For the record: John Kerry's post-Vietnam War glory days
March 7, 2004 - U.S. beefs up security on Iraq's borders with Iran, Syria
March 8, 2004 - U.S. Special Forces fighting Salafists in southern Algeria
March 11, 2004 - PLO terrorist Mohammed Abbas dies in U.S. custody in Iraq
March 11, 2004 - U.S. to keep forward command in Qatar
March 12, 2004 - Failure to provide Iraqis needed equipment killed hundreds
March 12, 2004 - U.S. seen dependent on Saudi oil
March 18, 2004 - Syria arrests hundreds as riots sweep the nation
March 18, 2004 - U.S. to keep 20 bases in Iraq throguh 2006
March 18, 2004 - Sharon seeks Bush support for Gaza plan to silence critics
March 18, 2004 - Cheney transcript: Kerry's record on foreign policy raises questions
March 22 2004 - U.S. troop level in Kuwait continues to drop
March 22 2004 - U.S. steps up training to establish Iraqi Defense Ministry
March 25 2004 - U.S. closes embassies in Persian Gulf
March 25 2004 - U.S. military sees long-term stay in Qatar
March 26 2004 - Help wanted: U.S. firms pay well for security duty in Iraq
March 29 2004 - U.S. seeks regional support for long-term military stay in Iraq
March 29 2004 - Army report details Iraq War's logistics and supplies problem
March 29 2004 - Kuwait defense minister in U.S. for strategic talks
April 1, 2004 - U.S. now regards terror threat to Olympics as military challenge
April 2, 2004 - Lugar backs Sharon withdrawal plan
April 2, 2004 - 15,000 private security guards in Iraq now targets
April 4, 2004 - U.S. plans campaign to subdue Faluja
April 4, 2004 - Saudis agree to detain transferred Guantanamo inmates
April 5, 2004 - Mubarak comes to Washington with a long shopping list
April 5, 2004 - U.S. sanctions Gulf firm for helping Iran's missile program
April 8, 2004 - Intelligence disputes Pentagon on militia's troop strength
April 8, 2004 - Report: Israel needs security zone in West Banks
April 9, 2004 - Iraqi minister resigns over failure of security/police forces
April 13, 2004 - U.S. names new Iraqi minister charged with improving security
April 13, 2004 - U.S. to pull out most forces from Korean DMZ this year
April 15, 2004 - U.S. plans improvements in Iraqi chain of command
April 15, 2004 - U.S. to boost cooperation between security contractors, military
April 15, 2004 - Bush rejects Israeli bid to invade Gaza
April 15, 2004 - U.S. intelligence cut work force by 25 percent since demise of USSR
April 16, 2004 - U.S. using Israeli tactics to subdue Iraq uprising
April 16, 2004 - Buildup of Iraqi forces remains a U.S. priority
April 18, 2004 - U.S. assures Arab states on Israeli withdrawal plan
April 19, 2004 - U.S. Marines engaged in 'silent war' near Syrian border
April 22, 2004 - Pentagon purchases armor for Iraqi forces
April 27, 2004 - Iraqi military get new uniforms after delays
April 27, 2004 - U.S. plans to upgrade logistics in Iraq
April 27, 2004 - U.S. to set up new Iraqi chain of command by June
May 3, 2004 - U.S. urges Qatar to crack down on A-Jazeera
May 3, 2004 - U.S. contractors interrogated Iraqi prisoners
May 3, 2004 - Latest U.S. warning urges Americans to leave Saudi Arabi
May 3, 2004 - CIA, State stalling on sanctions against Syria
May 4, 2004 - Risk assessment firm pooh-poohs State Dept. warning
May 4, 2004 - U.S. dismisses Likud rejection, tells Israel to proceed with pullout
May 7, 2004 - Report: U.S. has lost Iraq
May 6, 2004 - U.S. reconstructing, reequipping Iraqi units that bolted during uprising
May 7, 2004 - Northrop Grumman wins U.S. contract for translation services
May 9, 2004 - U.S. moves to reduce Iraqi inmate population
May 10, 2004 - Meanwhile in Iran: House says stop nuke program at all costs
May 10, 2004 - Analyst: U.S. erred in dismissing Saddam forces
May 11, 2004 - U.S. contractors say they served as interrogators when asked
May 12, 2004 - U.S. tries again with Iraqi force, this time emphasizing consensus
May 12, 2004 - Bush imposes minimum sanctions on Syria
May 18, 2004 - N. Korean rail explosion foiled missile shipment to Syria
May 18, 2004 - U.S. finds first chemical weapon in Iraq
May 19, 2004 - Sharon at work on new withdrawal plan
May 20, 2004 - Senator spoke for many on Hill when he blamed Israel for war
May 20, 2004 - Saudis awarded contract to search for oil in southern Iraq
May 23, 2004 - U.S.: Some coalition partners' priority is not getting killed in Iraq
May 23, 2004 - Foreign passports, cash, arms found at 'wedding' site
May 23, 2004 - U.S. oil firm buys Israeli UAV for reconnaisance in Angola
May 24, 2004 - Pentagon comes to Chalabi's defense
May 25, 2004 - U.S. says Sadr's forces have retreated from major cities
May 25, 2004 - U.S. asks Arab allies to send forces to Iraq
May 27, 2004 - U.S. confirms sarin shell was 'pre-Gulf War' chemical weapon
May 27, 2004 - Think tank: Iraq diverted U.S. from major strategic threat
May 28, 2004 - U.S. training nuke scientists in Mideast to prevent recruitment
May 28, 2004 - U.S. withdraws from Shi'ite cities
May 30, 2004 - Brahimi refuses to endorse Alawi as interim Iraq leader
May 31, 2004 - U.S. shifts troops to stop fighters entering from Syria
June 1, 2004 - U.S. is in no rush to rebuild collapsed Iraqi security forces
June 1, 2004 - Shock waves in Seoul as U.S. to shift 12,000 more troops to Iraq
June 2, 2004 - Saudi fugitive led U.S. Al Qaida cell
June 4, 2004 - U.S. Army says Chalabi provided best Iraqi intelligence
June 6, 2004 - U.S. captures key Zarqawi aide
June 6, 2004 - Pentagon's Wolfowitz, Feith pushed for Gaza pullout
June 9, 2004 - U.S. fed up with al Sadr
June 10, 2004 - Kuwait braces for arrival of 5,000 Marines
June 13, 2004 - Oops: State Dept. reports record drop in terrorism
June 15, 2004 - U.S. wants armed security guards for Olympics team
June 18, 2004 - U.S. developing non-lethal weapons for Iraq
June 20, 2004 - U.S. launches all-out hunt for Zarqarwi
June 21, 2004 - U.S. warned that Hizbullah poses threats to Americans in Lebanon
June 22, 2004 - U.S. threatens to abandon Saudis and their oil
June 23, 2004 - Revised State Dept. terror report doubles number of casualties
June 28, 2004 - Egyptian buildup prompts call for aid cut-off
June 28, 2004 - U.S. equipment flows into Iraq, 225,000 enlist in military
July 6, 2004 - U.S. proposes security role for Kurds in northern Iraq
July 7, 2004 - U.S. Fifth Fleet evacuates families based in Bahrain
July 12, 2004 - 900 Americans leave Bahrain during security review
July 20, 2004 - Terror victims sue Arab Bank for $875 million
July 28, 2004 - U.S. warns forces, civilians in Kuwait to be on guard
July 30, 2004 - CFR to Bush: Stop Israeli strike on Iran's nuke sites
July 30, 2004 - U.S. sanctions Russian firm that traded missiles to Iran
August 3, 2004 - U.S. rewards Jordan's assistance with Iraq
August 3, 2004 - U.S. seized 77 Mideastern aliens in southern Arizona
August 4, 2004 - U.S., Iraqi forces in major move to secure Syrian border
August 9, 2004 - Terrorized truckers balk at deliveries to U.S. forces
August 10, 2004 - U.S. may block return of dependents to Bahrain
August 11, 2004 - U.S. ships 128,000 weapons, 10,000 vehicles to Iraq
August 11, 2004 - Firm tied to Abu Gharib scandal still under contract in Iraq
August 11, 2004 - Western energy firms alarmed by Saudi deals with China, Russia
August 13, 2004 - U.S. Army: Apache brownouts caused half of serious accidents
August 15, 2004 - Pentagon, State Dept. differ on threat to Americans in Bahrain
August 16, 2004 - Robot with attitude: Armed with shotgun, WMD sensor
August 18, 2004 - U.S. tries GPS-aided supply drops to counter anti-trucker terror
August 23, 2004 - U.S. cites corruption in Iraqi government
August 23, 2004 - Syria, U.S set meeting in Rome
August 25, 2004 - U.S. will train troops to avoid capture in Iraq
August 25, 2004 - Libya talks oil/gas investment with ChevronTexaco
August 31, 2004 - U.S. begins experimental swap program for Fifth Fleet crews
August 31, 2004 - Navy plans underwater drones for inhospitable ports
September 2, 2004 - U.S. military: Reconstruction of Iraq is behind schedule
September 2, 2004 - Kerry and EU would offer Iran a nuclear deal
September 3, 2004 - Iraqi security forces improving, air force begin limited operations
September 6, 2004 - U.S. attack terror base for foreign fighters in northern Iraq
September 10, 2004 - U.S. Marines test solution to roadside bombs
September 10, 2004 - U.S. to let Iraqis recapture cities controlled by insurgents
September 11, 2004 - Former President Bush at 80
September 11, 2004 - Salutes for former President Bush on his 80th birthday
September 15, 2004 - Netanyahu briefs administration on his plans to challenge Sharon
September 18, 2004 - Heckling a Yankees fan landed editor in a Baltimore prison hell
September 21, 2004 - U.S. emphasizes security in push for democratic Iraq
September 21, 2004 - U.S. has cut back on Saudi oil imports since 2002
September 22, 2004 - Pentagon think tank sees Iran nukes by 2005
September 24, 2004 - U.S. focus is training, equipping of Iraqi National Guard
September 24, 2004 - U.S. military intelligence: Saddam transferred WMD to Syria
September 28, 2004 - Bush administration completes get-tough plan for Syria
September 30, 2004 - Army intelligence finds drop in Zarqawi communications
October 7, 2004 - Rumsfeld praises Iraqi military in capture of Samara
October 8, 2004 - U.S. intercept system successfully downs cruise missile in test
October 11, 2004 - Rising cost of security slows contractors' work in Iraq
October 13, 2004 - U.S. runs live test of new bomb against insurgents in Faluja
October 14, 2004 - A get-out-the-spin letter from Terry McAuliffe
October 15, 2004 - Report details special terms for U.S. military aid to Israel
October 18, 2004 - U.S. warns citizens in Lebanon of major Al Qaida attack
October 25, 2004 - Person to person interview with President George W. Bush
November 1, 2004 - U.S. launches assault on strongholds near Syrian border
November 2, 2004 - Muslim exit poll percentages: Kerry-93, Nader-5, Bush-1
November 3, 2004 - Powell undermines Taiwan during Hong Kong interview
November 5, 2004 - U.S. softens up Faluja for final assault
November 8, 2004 - Al Qaida targeting U.S. military throughout Gulf region
November 9, 2004 - U.S., Iraq capture northern parts of Faluja
November 10, 2004 - U.S. uses bomb Ñ that reduces collateral damage Ñ in Fallujah
November 10, 2004 - Officers at Fallujah were trained in Israeli urban warfare tactics
November 11, 2004 - U.S. pins down thousands of insurgents in Fallujah
November 11, 2004 - Bush weighs changes to end 'bipolar' Mideast policy
November 11, 2004 - Mid-level official to attend Arafat funeral for U.S.
November 15, 2004 - Coalition killed more than 1,000 insurgents, captured 200
November 15, 2004 - Bush pushing for Palestinian elections, even of strongman
November 22, 2004 - U.S. salutes Iraqi troops, hails Fallujah battle as 'milestone'
November 24, 2004 - U.S. military captures top insurgency commander
December 2, 2004 - U.S. to increase protection for Turkish truck drivers to Iraq
December 3, 2004 - U.S. military sets sites on Ramadi
December 8, 2004 - DoD forms 'rapid acquisition' unit to speed up war procurement
December 7, 2004 - U.S. military emphasizes training of Iraqi military
December 7, 2004 - 30,000 Americans in Saudi Arabia warned
December 10, 2004 - Marine contingent sent to guard 'vulnerable' U.S. consulate
December 10, 2004 - U.S. Central Command has added armor to 22,000 of its 30,000 fleet
December 13, 2004 - Arab states give thumbs down to U.S. democracy campaign
December 13, 2004 - Upgraded body armor for troops protect throat, groin
December 13, 2004 - FBI investigating Israelis for military-industrial espionage
December 16, 2004 - U.S. increases air supply missions to replace truckers in Iraq
December 17, 2004 - Americans, Brits in Kuwait warned of imminent attack
December 20, 2004 - U.S. soldiers killed in hit-and-run in Kuwait
December 20, 2004 - U.S. to Israel: Be 'responsible' on weapons systems to China
December 23, 2004 - Bush: Iraqi battlefield desertions 'unacceptable'
December 23, 2004 - Insurgents conduct first successful strike on a U.S. base
December 23, 2004 - U.S. presses Israel to 'roll back' China projects
December 27, 2004 - U.S. repeats warning of attacks on Westerners in Kuwait
December 29, 2004 - U.S. threatened North Korea 5 months after Iraq invasion
December 31, 2004 - U.S. sends Armitage to Syria
MIDDLE EAST
January 4, 2004 - Oman reports killing of American
January 4, 2004 - Arafat aides under attack by ruling Fatah
January 5, 2004 - Oman says American was killed by his family
January 5, 2004 - Egypt says terrorism not factor in plane crash
January 5, 2004 - Palestinians NGOs not buying U.S. anti-terror terms for aid
January 6, 2004 - U.S. to 'monitor' ethnic violence in northern Iraq
January 6, 2004 - Palestinians continue mortar attack on Israeli communities
January 6, 2004 - Egyptian authories signal wrath toward Palestinians over attack
January 8, 2004 - Iran plans to be first Islamic nation to launch its own satellite
January 8, 2004 - UN: Israel violating Lebanon's air space, 2000 agreement
January 8, 2004 - More Iraqis taking security jobs after Saddam's capture
January 11, 2004 - Bahrain's parliament tests kingdom, demands ministers resign
January 11, 2004 - Israel braces for nuclear disarmament pressure from U.S.
January 11, 2004 - Death of spiritual leader may split Muslim Brotherhood
January 12, 2004 - Blabbermouth Israeli pols deals with Arab neighbors
January 14, 2004 - Hamas reports direct contacts with U.S.
January 14, 2004 - Kurdish Workers Party claims it has disarmed
January 14, 2004 - NIsrael captures Hamas, Jihad commanders
January 14, 2004 - U.S.-Yemen security cooperation plagued by mutual suspicion
January 15, 2004 - Arafat group sells bombers to Hamas for money, explosives
January 16, 2004 - Fatah uses Jordan as insurgency base
January 18, 2004 - Hardliners reelected by Bahrain's majority Shi'ite population
January 18, 2004 - Iraq hit by series of car bombings
January 19, 2004 - Sharon orders changes in security fence
January 20, 2004 - Palestinians breach Israeli security fence
January 20, 2004 - Iraq to appoint civilian as defense minister
January 22, 2004 - Yet another Saudi fighter-jet crashes
January 22, 2004 - Israel charges UN with lax security on northern border
January 25, 2004 - Israel, Hizbullah complete POW deal
January 25, 2004 - Libyan official balks at destruction of WMD
January 29, 2004 - Iran replaces Iraq, becomes top funding source for Arafat's Fatah
January 30, 2004 - Al Qaida strategy calls for engineering U.S.-Saudi split
February 1, 2004 - Israel, Turkey plan joint weapons deals for Azerbaijan
February 1, 2004 - Mubarak prepares to run for yet another term
February 1, 2004 - After swap, Hamas plots kidnappings of Israeli soldiers
February 2, 2004 - Israeli raids Gaza after rocket attack
February 2, 2004 - Saudi agents arrest 7 Al Qaida, may have foiled major attack
February 2, 2004 - Palestinian official condones suicide bombings by women
February 5, 2004 - Israel says only 3 percent of security fence will be concrete
February 5, 2004 - New Al Qaida statement warns of major attack on U.S.
February 5, 2004 - UN tells members to enforce sanctions on Al Qaida . . . or else
February 5, 2004 - Arafat's bodyguards recruited for suicide attackes
February 8, 2004 - Israel renews hunt for weapons tunnels in Gaza
February 8, 2004 - Israel stops Islamic Jihad plan to buy suicide rubber boats
February 8, 2004 - Palestinians respond to U.S. heat, arrest 4 in attack on security team
February 8, 2004 - Planned railroad would connect Mideast with Europe, Asia
February 8, 2004 - Al Qaida fugitive found dead in Saudi desert
February 9, 2004 - 356 Fatah members resign to protest Arafat corruption
February 9, 2004 - Hizbullah infiltrates Israeli Arab political party
February 10, 2004 - Bush-Sharon meeting postponed indefinitely
February 11, 2004 - Palestinian Authority sells off assets to make payroll
February 12, 2004 - Israeli military warns Sharon against unilateral withdrawal
February 12, 2004 - Al Qaida targeting Kurds, Shi'ites who collaborate with U.S.
February 12, 2004 - Al Qaida operatives killed in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia
February 12, 2004 - Israeli military debates assassination policy
February 12, 2004 - Computer firm in Dubai was hub for black market nuke network
February 12, 2004 - Hamas warns of new suicide campaign
February 16, 2004 - Israel fears IBM's Cairo office compromised anti-missile system
February 16, 2004 - Hizbullah to mine Israeli border with Lebanon
February 16, 2004 - Saudis identify Al Qaida car as bomb waiting to explode
February 16, 2004 - Oil price hike boosts Saudi assets
February 16, 2004 - Chechen ex-president with Al Qaida ties assassinated in Qatar
February 16, 2004 - Money dispute holds up completion of Iran's Bushehr reactor
February 19, 2004 - Israel: Al Qaida sought airline suicide attack on Tel Aviv
February 19, 2004 - Arafat rebuffs both Europe, his cabinet on salary reforms
February 19, 2004 - Yemeni tribes threaten war over Sauder border wall
February 22, 2004 - U.S. to vet Israeli policies before deciding on loan guarantees
February 23, 2004 - Rumsfeld to Kuwait as U.S. lifts alert in Saudi Arabia
February 23, 2004 - Hamas commander killed in Gaza
February 23, 2004 - Suicide bomb torpedoes test of anti-suicide tech in Israel
February 26, 2004 - IBM Egypt cleared in bugging investigation
February 26, 2004 - Hizbullah pays up to $40,000 per bombing that kills Israelis
February 26, 2004 - Israel raids banks to track assets of insurgency groups
February 27, 2004 - Israel prepares to ensure its security after Gaza withdrawal
February 27, 2004 - The days of 'easy oil' are over for the Saudis
February 27, 2004 - Turkey concerned as ranks of Kurdish Workers Party grow
February 29, 2004 - Turkey changes policy toward neighbors as EU 'promise' nears
February 29, 2004 - Israel kills Jihad commander
February 29, 2004 - Syria's Assad Jr. seeks to appease opposition his father suppressed
March 1, 2004 - Israeli change in '79 treaty would allow Egypt to patrol border
March 1, 2004 - Gulf oil prospects improve, Iraq seen surpassing projections
March 4, 2004 - Women suicide bombers: The secular temptation for Al Qaida
March 4, 2004 - Should Iran obtain nukes, Turkey, Egypt, Saudis could follow suit
March 4, 2004 - Libya's nuke program stuns the West
March 4, 2004 - Al Qaida's Zarqawi seen behind horrific bomb attack on Shi'ites
March 4, 2004 - Arafat adviser killed in Fatah power struggle
March 4, 2004 - Hamas spends $70 million in Gaza in challenge to Arafat
March 4, 2004 - Israeli military notes buildup in Gaza, calls for strike
March 4, 2004 - Al Qaida's Zarqawi: Targeting Shi'ites is 'key' to future Iraq
March 7, 2004 - Iraq-Turkey oil line is back in business
March 7, 2004 - Phalcon export contract with India biggest ever by Israeli firm
March 7, 2004 - Israel captures planner of suicide attacks
March 8, 2004 - Software helps Israeli military pick their fights legally
March 8, 2004 - Israelis kill 15 in attack on Gaza camp
March 11, 2004 - Western oil majors decide Iraq is still too dangerous
March 11, 2004 - New Iraqi army will have Shi'ite majority, but unity in doubt
March 11, 2004 - Hamas plans to govern Gaza after Israeli pullout
March 12, 2004 - Palestinians appeal to Saudis to hire unemployed laborers
March 12, 2004 - Israel outlines security consequences of Gaza withdrawal
March 15, 2004 - Shi'ites riot in Bahrain against Asians, liquor and prostitution
March 16, 2004 - 10-year-old Palestinian boy not told he was carrying a bomb
March 18, 2004 - Saudis kill Al Qaida's Gulf commander in firefight
March 18, 2004 - Libyan centrifuges could have produced several nukes per year
March 18, 2004 - Gulf states have enough oil for century
March 21 2004 - U.S. warns imminent attack may target airliners, ships
March 22 2004 - Bahrain rioters hit streets, torch cars of Arab playboy boozers
March 22 2004 - Hizbullah training Palestinians to down civilian airliners
March 22 2004 - Israel braces for Hamas revenge
March 22 2004 - Sharon directed attack on Yassin: Hamas: 'This is open war'
March 22 2004 - Arafat orders his security on alert after Yassin hit
March 25 2004 - Yassin's top deputy forced to withdraw as new Hamas leader
March 25 2004 - Israel adopts new military tactics, weapons to combat insurgency
March 26 2004 - Hamas claims credit for first in a series of 'earthquake-like' attacks
March 28 2004 - Prospect of indictment casts shadow on Sharon's U.S. visit
March 27 2004 - Zawahiri calls on Pakistanis to overthrow Musharraf
March 29 2004 - Israeli intelligence missed Libyan nukes in 'worrisome failure'
March 29 2004 - Hamas profited from close Yassin ties with Saudis
March 29 2004 - Kuwait to invite bids for northern oil fields
March 29 2004 - Libyan inspections find evidence of collaboration with Egypt
April 1, 2004 - Iran announces resumption of uranium enrichment
April 2, 2004 - Accord with Hamas affords Hizbullah more control, Shi'ite funding
April 2, 2004 - Iraqi insurgents making their bombs smaller, easier to conceal
April 2, 2004 - Hizbullah missile arsenal called strategic threat to Israel
April 2, 2004 - Sharon disclosed Libyan nukes in 2001, angering U.S.
April 4, 2004 - Egyptian textbooks exalt jihad, demean Jews
April 4, 2004 - Hamas invested in U.S. real estate with Gulf money
April 5, 2004 - Turkey faces new threat from old Marxist group
April 8, 2004 - New Iraq military of little help against insurgency
April 8, 2004 - Libya needs $30 billion in energy investment
April 9, 2004 - Sadr's Shi'ite army still controls Iraqi city
April 9, 2004 - Palestinians organize protests against U.S. presence in Iraq
April 9, 2004 - Saudis dismiss U.S. oil diversification efforts
April 13, 2004 - Sadr aided by largest Shi'ite militia
April 13, 2004 - U.S. offers Iraqi oil projects to Gulf contractors
April 13, 2004 - Arafat gave blessing to attack on U.S. convoy
April 13, 2004 - Saudis crack down on flood of immigrants from Yemen
April 15, 2004 - Sadr's militia using light arms against U.S. forces
April 15, 2004 - Egypt proposes training Iraqi security forces
April 15, 2004 - Drug dealers got surveillance helicopters sold by Israel
April 16, 2004 - Egypt offers 400 troops to train Palestinian security in Gaza
April 18, 2004 - Israel responds to intelligence alert, kills new Hamas leader
April 19, 2004 - Palestinians warned U.S. of security penetration before Gaza attack
April 19, 2004 - Hamas appoints successor to Rantisi
April 19, 2004 - Iraq awards oil contracts to U.S., European firms
April 22, 2004 - Jordan kills foreign suspects in chemical attack plot
April 22, 2004 - Gulf states consider regional security agreement with NATO
April 22, 2004 - Israeli intelligence: Americans in West Bank are targets
April 22, 2004 - Al Qaida bombs Saudi security headquarters
April 22, 2004 - Post-Yassin Hamas in cash flow crisis as Saudis withhold funds
April 23, 2004 - Half of Iraqi forces refused to fight during uprising
April 27, 2004 - Israeli Chief of Staff: Syria may have hidden Iraqi WMD
April 27, 2004 - Report: Improving insurgents may exploit U.S. troop rotation
April 27, 2004 - 2 Americans die while boarding speedboat filled with explosives
April 29, 2004 - U.S. confirms insurgents have SA-16 anti-aircraft missile
May 3, 2004 - Al Qaida attacks Saudi oil plant, 6 dead
May 3, 2004 - Impact on Hamas of double-assassinations called profound
May 3, 2004 - Report: Mideast militaries, except Israel's, are behind the curve
May 3, 2004 - Saudis vow to protect oil after Al Qaida attack
May 3, 2004 - Palestinians plan offensive after rejection of Gaza plan
May 4, 2004 - Gulf states decline military backing to U.S. allies in Iraq
May 7, 2004 - U.S. struggles with Kurdish militias as residents flee North
May 7, 2004 - U.S.-Israeli laser system destroys rocket in test
May 7, 2004 - Arafat surrounds compound with junked cars, concrete barrels
May 7, 2004 - Sale of security systems boom in Saudi Arabia
May 10, 2004 - Israel claims it has infiltrated, crippled Hamas
May 12, 2004 - Israel debates air attacks on arms factories in residential area
May 12, 2004 - Hamas, Fatah clash for control in repeated shootouts
May 13, 2004 - Another Israeli APC destroyed in Gaza
May 13, 2004 - Turkey's military loses its budget autonomy
May 13, 2004 - Bahrain is first Gulf state to promote women in military
May 14, 2004 - Strategists call for Israeli strikes against expanding WMD threat
May 14, 2004 - No military draft in post-Saddam Iraq
May 14, 2004 - Saudis ready to invest in U.S. refineries
May 16, 2004 - Israel pulls back forces from Gaza, launches air strikes
May 16, 2004 - State Dept. urged to list Saudis as religious freedom violators
May 18, 2004 - Israel developing large UAV
May 18, 2004 - Turkey cancels military projects worth billions to U.S. firms
May 18, 2004 - Israel to expand border between Egypt, Gaza Strip
May 18, 2004 - Unknown group claims assassination of Iraqi leader
May 19, 2004 - Israel deploys largest force to Gaza since 1967
May 23, 2004 - Parents demand return of teens lured by Al Qaida for 'vacation'
May 23, 2004 - Israel winds down laragest Gaza operation since 1967
May 23, 2004 - Saudis, Al Qaida in major shootout
May 23, 2004 - German killed by a shot to the head on Saudi street
May 24, 2004 - Bahrain king rattled by violent Shi'ite protests, fires minister
May 25, 2004 - U.S. asks Arab allies to send forces to Iraq
May 25, 2004 - How a Hamas suicide plot was thwarted
May 25, 2004 - Palestinians pledge security plan for Gaza
May 27, 2004 - Iraqi leadership sees U.S. military exit in mid-2005
May 28, 2004 - Suicide U.: Iran registers volunteers for martyrdom
May 28, 2004 - Hizbullah recruits minors to spy, run drugs
May 28, 2004 - Saudis ups oil production
May 30, 2004 - Al Qaida conducts major strike on oil targets near Gulf
May 30, 2004 - Turkey's military stops bill granting favors to Islamic students
May 30, 2004 - Israel kills Hamas commander
May 31, 2004 - Saudis move to reassure foreign oil firms
May 31, 2004 - Sharon, cabinet deadlocked over withdrawal plan
May 31, 2004 - New Saudi commandos free 50 hostages, 3 terrorists escape
June 1, 2004 - Israel captures Fatah leader who planned unconventional attack
June 1, 2004 - Kurdish Workers Party warns against travel to Turkey
June 2, 2004 - Israel captures Jihad commander
June 3, 2004 - Sharon hints at assurances from Bush on Iran nuke threat
June 3, 2004 - Report: Oil terrorism 'serious threat' to world economy
June 3, 2004 - IAEA to press for inspections of Israel's nuclear facility
June 3, 2004 - Egyptian arms dealers supplying Palestinian insurgents
June 6, 2004 - Saudis appeal to clerics to discredit Al Qaida
June 6, 2004 - Palestinian officers mutiny against Arafat in Gaza
June 9, 2004 - Kuwait intelligence monitoring opposition lawmakers for Iran ties
June 9, 2004 - Israel can now detect, neutralize roadside bombs from air
June 9, 2004 - Iran to develop joint oil fields whether new Iraq government likes it or not
June 9, 2004 - Israel pleased with 'new systems' tested in Gaza
June 9, 2004 - Arafat resists Egyptian pressure to ease him from power
June 9, 2004 - U.S. captures Ansar Al Islam leader
June 11, 2004 - UN inspectors: Saddam shipped out WMD on eve of war
June 13, 2004 - Reports: Scud missiles, warheads for Syria in N. Korean rail blast
June 13, 2004 - Palestinians reject anti-terror pledge
June 13, 2004 - Yemen plans to police its mosques
June 13, 2004 - Egypt authorizes force to police 'unuthorized' Islamic tracts
June 13, 2004 - Palestinian poverty rate triples from 20-60 percent since 2000
June 15, 2004 - Israel kills planner of 20 suicide attacks
June 15, 2004 - Arafat cuts payments to insurgents on security payroll
June 16, 2004 - Appeal to Osama: 'Holy warriors' are in a race with time
June 16, 2004 - Saudi security no match for Al Qaida
June 17, 2004 - Iraqi military balked at fighting their own neighbors
June 17, 2004 - Libya still has some explaining to do about its nuke program
June 17, 2004 - Arafat getting cabin fever in Ramallah
June 17, 2004 - Insurgent attacks stop flow of Iraqi oil to Gulf
June 18, 2004 - For The Record: UN inspectors' report on Saddam's WMD
June 18, 2004 - Israel envisions canal on Egypt-Gaza border
June 18, 2004 - Murbarak shows signs of physical weakness
June 20, 2004 - Al Qaida admits killing of its Persian Gulf leader
June 20, 2004 - Iran gets off with another warning without a deadline
June 21, 2004 - Al Qaida appoints Saudi to replace slain operations chief
June 23, 2004 - U.S. deems Iraqi officers capable of training recruits
June 23, 2004 - Syria is top investor in Saudia Arabia, followed by Japan
June 23, 2004 - Opposition: Saudi security knew Johnson's location
June 23, 2004 - Egypt offers plan for 30,000-man reformed security force for Gaza
June 23, 2004 - Israel stops plot to smuggle suicide bombers in containers
June 25, 2004 - U.S. turns over untrained forces to interim government
June 25, 2004 - Turkey cancels security terms with Israel; Flights canceled
June 27, 2004 - UN fears insurgents, runs Iraq programs from Jordan
June 27, 2004 - Israel takes out three major insurgency leaders in search
June 28, 2004 - Turkey deploys navy to secure summit
June 28, 2004 - First Israeli killed by Palestinian rocket attack
June 30, 2004 - Satire: The September 11 Commission's final findings
June 30, 2004 - Bahrain secures bridge used by Westerners fleeing Saudi Arabia
June 30, 2004 - Gulf states urged to increase oil capacity
June 30, 2004 - Contractor offers big raises to slow exodus from Saudi Arabia
July 1, 2004 - Report: Money still no problem for Al Qaida
July 2, 2004 - Kuwait plans to quadruple oil output
July 2, 2004 - Report: Militias still control Iraq
July 5, 2004 - Terror group expanding presence in Turkey
July 5, 2004 - Civilian shipments to Iraq hampered by insurer fears
July 6, 2004 - IAEA visits Israel, won't visit nuke sites
July 6, 2004 - U.S., Israel will guard their own athletes at Olympics
July 6, 2004 - Fayyad is new Palestinian money man after worldwide donor revolt
July 6, 2004 - United Arab Emirates reaps oil revenue windfall
July 7, 2004 - Toppling of Saddam lets Kuwait cut defense budget by $2.5 billion
July 7, 2004 - Israel reports significant drop in terror threat
July 12, 2004 - Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade splits with Arafat over money
July 12, 2004 - Sharon blames Hague ruling on fence for new bombing attack
July 12, 2004 - Expert: Al Qaida could drive oil prices to $3 per gallon
July 14, 2004 - 'Gang rule' in Palestine: Jericho only city with functioning police
July 14, 2004 - New system can see through clothing to suicide vests, belts
July 14, 2004 - Iran seeks foreign developers for southwest energy reserves
July 15, 2004 - Report: $9.4 billion network to secure Saudi borders
July 15, 2004 - Iraq creates anti-insurgency force
July 16, 2004 - Pro-Al Qaida insurgents take major Iraqi city
July 16, 2004 - Iraqi military establishes chain of command
July 16, 2004 - Israel stops major suicide bomb attack
July 20, 2004 - Iraq to establish new national oil firm
July 20, 2004 - Unholy clash in the Holy Land
July 20, 2004 - Israel prepares for Arrow-2 interceptor test in U.S.
July 21, 2004 - Iraqi defense minister blasts Iran for 'blatant interference'
July 21, 2004 - Israeli military calls for strikes against Hizbullah
July 22, 2004 - Iraq forces claim they are closing in on Zarqawi
July 23, 2004 - Kuwait plans to double oil output by 2020
July 23, 2004 - Palestinian infighting on West Bank turns violent
July 26, 2004 - Fatah steps ups attacks on Palestinian Authority
July 26, 2004 - Saudis assure West on oil production
July 26, 2004 - Tel Aviv in range of new Hizbullah rockets
July 27, 2004 - Alawi fires military chief of staff for leaks to insurgents
July 27, 2004 - Summer camp in Gaza: Kids learn to kidnap, kill
July 28, 2004 - Insurgents target Joran's key logistical role in Iraq
July 28, 2004 - Iraq establishes base in North to support Syria, Turkey borders
July 29, 2004 - Iraqi national guard winning U.S. respect
July 29, 2004 - Hamas pouring funds into Nablus network
July 29, 2004 - Saudis plan new petrochem sites
July 30, 2004 - Brit panel: Al Qaida exploited security vacuum in Iraq
July 30, 2004 - Israel helped U.S. probe of major Muslim foundation
July 30, 2004 - Arrow-2 interceptor passes its first test in U.S.
August 3, 2004 - Dahlan leading anti-Arafat revolt on West Bank
August 3, 2004 - Israeli defense minister orders military to stop missile attacks
August 4, 2004 - Oman announces oil find
August 4, 2004 - Kuwait said to lack technological base exploit ally status with U.S.
August 4, 2004 - U.S. fears execution may halt Turkish deliveries to N. Iraq
August 6, 2004 - Turkey's military defies Ankara, fires Islamist officers
August 8, 2004 - Egypt shaken by major theft of explosives from warehouses
August 8, 2004 - Hamas targets Israeli defense firms
August 8, 2004 - Qatar: 'Very relaxed attitude' toward security has ended
August 10, 2004 - UN refuses to protect its own mission in Baghdad
August 10, 2004 - Iraq accuses Iran of arming Sadr forces
August 10, 2004 - Oil states to reap record revenues from oil exports
August 11, 2004 - Gulf state offers bid for Russia's Lukos oil firm
August 13, 2004 - Jordan tightens border controls, wins Israel's praise
August 13, 2004 - Saudis pumping 10 million barrels per day
August 13, 2004 - Israel, U.S. plan anti-missile test to answer Iran's challenge
August 13, 2004 - Iraqi political opposition plagues U.S. offensive in Najaf
August 15, 2004 - UN: Palestinians reforms have been meaningless
August 16, 2004 - Saudis pumping at 2 new fields to increase production
August 16, 2004 - Iraq sends in troops to Najaf in first major military test
August 19, 2004 - Shi'ite units cave as Iraqi forces fail to show in Najaf
August 19, 2004 - First civilian named to head Turkey's powerful NSC
August 19, 2004 - Hizbullah 'more highly prepared' than ever for Israel
August 18, 2004 - As security tightened, Palestinians have increased use of children
August 23, 2004 - Iraqi government backed down in standoff with Sadr
August 23, 2004 - Chinese missile navigation system energizes Iran leadership
August 25, 2004 - Arab states still need Western money to hike oil production
August 31, 2004 - Israel takes aim at leaders of rocket attacks
August 31, 2004 - Syria's Assad exports Islamists to Iraq, prevents unrest at home
August 31, 2004 - U.S. praises Jordan special forces for April Al Qaida WMD bust
September 2, 2004 - Saudis claim to foil 95 percent of Al Qaida attacks
September 2, 2004 - India, Israel weigh joint missile project
September 2, 2004 - Hamas restoring terror network in Hebron
September 2, 2004 - United Arab Emirates top arms buyer since 1996
September 3, 2004 - Yemen on alert for Al Qaida attack on oil facilities
September 6, 2004 - Saudis report increase in oil reserves
September 6, 2004 - United Arab Emirates emerging as regional trading hub
September 7, 2004 - Israeli spy satellite launch fails
September 7, 2004 - Hamas flees Syria for Lebanon after Israeli strike
September 7, 2004 - Turkey allows U.S. use of 7 ports, 6 airports
September 10, 2004 - London report foresees civil war in Iraq after U.S. pullout
September 10, 2004 - Hamas reportedly reeling from Israeli strike
September 10, 2004 - Iraq thinks big with 2005 energy plan
September 10, 2004 - Israel using surveillance balloon to to track Kassam missile
September 10, 2004 - OPEC achieves record oil output
September 10, 2004 - Muslim group takes responsibility for 9-11: 'We are so sorry'
September 12, 2004 - Israel using surveillance balloon to to track Kassam missile
September 12, 2004 - Israelis develop radar for use against birds
September 13, 2004 - General: Israel can't even explain Palestinian issue to itself
September 13, 2004 - Flash flood of guns left Iraqis armed and dangerous
September 13, 2004 - Saudis want Saudis to take jobs of departing Westerners
September 15, 2004 - OPEC: The issue is not 'supply but is related to fears'
September 20, 2004 - UN group defers to Iran, rejects U.S. deadline
September 20, 2004 - Egypt installs monitors near Israeli reactor
September 21, 2004 - Bahrain deemed too dangerous for U.S. dependants' return
September 21, 2004 - Money draws Hamas to Iraq
September 21, 2004 - Israel activates alert system as missile attacks increase
September 24, 2004 - Israel sees weapons flow from Egypt reaching crisis proportions
September 24, 2004 - U.S. missile takes out key Zarqawi figure
September 24, 2004 - Palestinian terror groups recruiting more women
September 24, 2004 - OPEC loses ability to control prices
September 27, 2004 - Rocket-propelled grenades cache found in West Bank, in first
September 27, 2004 - Gulf oil ministers meet on prices
September 27, 2004 - Iran touts strategic missile, weighs accepting Iraqi nuclear scientists
September 27, 2004 - Israel credits Mossad for death of Hamas leader in Damascus
September 30, 2004 - Israeli intelligence upbeat about 2005
September 30, 2004 - Jordan's king ousts kid brother as air force commander
September 30, 2004 - Toning down terrorism at the N.Y. Times
October 4, 2004 - Israel claims video shows rockets being loaded on UN ambulances
October 4, 2004 - Saudi companies find new lease on life in UAE
October 4, 2004 - Saudis to manage oil resources while increasing production
October 4, 2004 - Hamas extending range of Kassam rockets
October 4, 2004 - Al Qaida renews attacks on Westerners in Saudi Arabia
October 4, 2004 - Many nations helping Iran build missiles; U.S. sanctions 14 firms
October 5, 2004 - Half of insurgents captured at Samara were Africans
October 5, 2004 - Kuwaiti blames oil prices on 'political factors'
October 5, 2004 - Hamas says 25 of its operatives killed during incursion
October 7, 2004 - Iraq attacks down by one third from peak in April
October 7, 2004 - Iran claims 2,000-mile range on missile
October 7, 2004 - Unmanned drone killed 40 last week in Gaza
October 8, 2004 - Egypt blocks Israeli medical teams from blast sites
October 11, 2004 - Saudis have intercepted 100,000 infiltrators this year
October 11, 2004 - Hamas seeks backing from Iran for attack on Jews outside region
October 12, 2004 - U.S. destroying Zarqawi network 'day by day'
October 12, 2004 - Israel to continue incursion as Hamas continues rocket attacks
October 12, 2004 - Israel: Egypt not a threat despite advanced weapons systems
October 13, 2004 - Arafat's nephew survives car bombing attack
October 15, 2004 - New Israeli missile alert system successfully warns of attack
October 15, 2004 - Private military companies paying big bucks for elite soldiers in Iraq
October 15, 2004 - Israel captures top Hamas terrorist
October 18, 2004 - One year later, Palestinians still holding out on killings of guards
October 18, 2004 - U.S. adds Zarqawi's network to list of 39 terror groups
October 18, 2004 - Duelfer: 'A lot of material left Iraq and went to Syria'
October 21, 2004 - Iran test launches enhanced missile
October 21, 2004 - Israelis tested new high tech systems in clashes with Palestinians
October 22, 2004 - Israel kills Hamas missile developer
October 25, 2004 - Saudis deny citizenship to resident Palestinians
October 25, 2004 - A third of Palestinian legislators sign petition decrying lawlessness
October 25, 2004 - Ramadan, U.S. vote blamed for 30 percent spike in Iraq attacks
October 28, 2004 - Fatah names triumvirate to replace Arafat
October 29, 2004 - Palestinian security forces on alert, leaves canceled
October 29, 2004 - Mideast to provide half of world's demand for oil
October 29, 2004 - Israel's military plans for Arafat's death
November 1, 2004 - Arafat's absence leaves vacuum of power
November 1, 2004 - Mubarak allies establish reform party in Egypt to satisfy U.S.
November 1, 2004 - U.S. asked A-Jazeera to prevent broadcating of Bin Laden tape
November 2, 2004 - Hamas leadership locked in strategy dispute
November 2, 2004 - Bahrain to curtail freedoms to cope with Shi'ite violent protests
November 3, 2004 - Mrs. Arafat keeps husband on life support; Where's his money?
November 5, 2004 - Sharon learned of Arafat's 'death' from French intelligence
November 8, 2004 - Security chiefs already battling over Arafat's successor
November 8, 2004 - Israel weighs banning Islamic movement
November 9, 2004 - Palestinian Authority plans to seize Arafat's bank accounts
November 10, 2004 - Mrs. Arafat, Qurei, Mubarak agree on funeral arrangements
November 11, 2004 - Mrs. Arafat, Khaddoumi challenge interim Palestinian leadership
November 15, 2004 - Qatar rolls out $52 billion in oil, gas projects
November 15, 2004 - Russia's LukOil firm begin drilling in Egypt
November 16, 2004 - Insurgents strike new Iraqi oil sites
November 16, 2004 - In memoriam: Fatah introduces new rocket, the 'Yasser-1'
November 16, 2004 - Well-armed pockets of insurgents 'fighting to the death' in Fallujah
November 16, 2004 - Two bodyguards killed as Abbas, Dahlan survive assassination try
November 18, 2004 - The new geopolitics of the Persian Gulf: What the 2nd Bush administration should do about Iran
November 18, 2004 - Hundreds of Iraqi police defect to insurgency in Mosul
November 18, 2004 - Fallujah captives: Saddam set up insurgency cells in 2001
November 18, 2004 - As dust settles, insurgents seen returning to Fallujah
November 18, 2004 - Syrian bank funded insurgency with Saddam's millions
November 22, 2004 - Group: Syrian agents threatening opposition members living abroad
November 22, 2004 - Turkey plans 3 nuclear power plants
November 26, 2004 - Saudis capture killer of French engineer
November 26, 2004 - Zarqawi network appeals for help in first signals of defeat
November 25, 2004 - Saudis discover gas reserves
November 29, 2004 - Iraq to invite some Baathists to participate in elections
November 29, 2004 - Barghouti pledged key role in Palestinian government
November 29, 2004 - Palestinians to kill 'death squad' that targeted anti-Arafat groups
November 29, 2004 - Iraq replacing some citys' cops; 80 percent of Mosul's defected
November 30, 2004 - Iran again beats rap from IAEA; U.S. warns of unilateral action
November 30, 2004 - Israeli military intelligence: Egypt backing Palestinian terror
December 2, 2004 - Turkey puts civilian over its National Security Council, reduces role
December 2, 2004 - UN report: World threatened by 'cascade of proliferation'
December 2, 2004 - Oman flooded with infiltators via Iran
December 5, 2004 - Israel kills Hamas commander
December 5, 2004 - Egypt arrests, tortures thousands of Bedouins over bombings
December 6, 2004 - Israel-Egypt prisoner swap called sign of improving security ties
December 6, 2004 - Senator: Iraq elections provide Gulf states 'precious opporutnity'
December 6, 2004 - Insurgents switch to small teams to hit Iraqi forces
December 6, 2004 - Iran conducts largest exercise ever
December 8, 2004 - Al Qaida claims insurgents escaped after Jedda attack
December 8, 2004 - Israel used unmanned aerial vehickle to kill 2 Palestinian militants
December 8, 2004 - Kuwait to invest billions in oil development
December 7, 2004 - In a first, Al Qaida penetrated, seized a U.S. consulate
December 10, 2004 - Iran stages climactic phase of exercises near Iraqi border
December 13, 2004 - Hamas calls for Palestinian army
December 13, 2004 - OPEC seeks to reduce supply of global crude
December 13, 2004 - Hamas tunnel, bomb under Israeli base kills 5 soldiers
December 13, 2004 - Israeli counter-terror command warns nationals to leave Iraq
December 14, 2004 - Hamas agent carbombed in Damascus
December 16, 2004 - U.S., Israel in dustup over weapons upgrade for China
December 16, 2004 - Jordan begins trial of Zarqawi-tied cell for WMD plot
December 17, 2004 - Saudi choppers, ground forces suppress nationwide protests
December 17, 2004 - Arab states warned to end economic dependency on oil
December 17, 2004 - Sanction-free Libya gets down to oil business
December 20, 2004 - Official: Iran missiles pose threat to U.S. interests in Iraq
December 20, 2004 - Aramco on alert for Al Qaida oil attack
December 23, 2004 - Hamas rejects Palestinian Authority call to lay down arms
December 23, 2004 - NATO exercise would include Israel and four Arab states
December 23, 2004 - Iran stops flow of gas to Turkey
December 23, 2004 - Israeli settlers call for civil disobedience against evacuation
December 23, 2004 - Congress: Egypt top arms-buyer from U.S.
December 23, 2004 - Arafat's successor: Palestinian state will replace Israel
December 27, 2004 - U.S. captures 2 key aides of Zarqawi
December 27, 2004 - First the 1994 Nobel Peace and now: The 'Yasser Arafat' rocket
December 28, 2004 - Insurgents kill 18 Iraqi police
December 28, 2004 - Sri Lanka accepts Israeli aid minus the Israelis
December 28, 2004 - Bin Laden annoints Zarqawi 'emir' of Al Qaida for Iraq
December 29, 2004 - Insurgents blow up house after alerting police: 29 dead
December 31, 2004 - Wag the dog: Official says Sharon weighed war during probe
December 31, 2004 - Security high in Gulf states for New Year
December 31, 2004 - U.S. captures top Zarqawi aide
EUROPE
January 6, 2004 - France uses robot sub to search for downed airliner's black box
January 20, 2004 - Anarchists called terror threat at Athens Olympics
January 27, 2004 - Russian defense industries report record $5.4 billion in exports
February 9, 2004 - 10,000-man Olympic security unit begins exercise
February 23, 2004 - Athens gives Greek military green light to guard the 2004 Olympics
March 1, 2004 - Qatar-Russia tensions mount over arrests after assassination
March 8, 2004 - Russia gets 40 year Saudi gas contract
March 12, 2004 - European intelligence: Al Qaida sleepers planned attack
March 15, 2004 - Greece rattled by Spain blast, asks NATO help for Olympics security
March 18, 2004 - Greece plans to protect Olympics against assaults by air
April 2, 2004 - Spain confirms Madrid probe targeting Casablanca bombers
April 2, 2004 - Greece hands NATO military wish list to guard Olympics
May 13, 2004 - U.S. steps up security assistance to Greece before Olympics
May 16, 2004 - EU will ignore U.S. sanctions on Syria
June 2, 2004 - Russia's LukOil unfazed by unrest in Saudi Arabia
June 29, 2004 - Russia: Ties to Saddam loyalists give Al Qaida access to WMD
June 30, 2004 - NATO's spy planes, ships and WMD unit to guard Olympics
July 23, 2004 - Greece allows nations to guard their own leaders at games
July 27, 2004 - Multinational high-tech group runs Olympics security blimp
August 3, 2004 - Several Israeli firms providing security at Olympics
August 8, 2004 - Greece sets up 45-mile no-fly zone around Olympics site
August 23, 2004 - Russian defense firms scramble as Europe eyes China market
August 25, 2004 - 20 Israeli firms tapped Olympics' $1.5 billion security budget
September 6, 2004 - 10 of 32 terrorists at Beslan were Arab nationals with Al Qaida ties
September 15, 2004 - Russia rejects Powell's criticism, joins forces with Israel
October 5, 2004 - EU sees Turkey as major factor in future European military force
October 15, 2004 - 2 months after announcing 2-year delay, Iran says reactor finished
October 18, 2004 - Russian investigation reveals at least 5 Arabs at Beslan
November 16, 2004 - 'Advanced NATO' sub chased from Israeli waters
November 26, 2004 - Syria to join EU trade group, despite WMD concerns
November 30, 2004 - NATO cites Algeria as model partner
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Guest Commentaries
November 14, 2004 - Damn the infidels: Democrats, insurgents can't tolerate dissent
November 14, 2004 - Koch: Democrats tainted by far left, Michael Moore, Hollywood sleaze
October 31, 2004 - Kerry's 'global test' would have spared Soviets, crushed Solidarity
September 24, 2004 - Essential reading: A fresh look at Sun Tzu by, his descendants
September 24, 2004 - Michael Moore: Best buddies with the sworn enemies of America
June 28, 2004 - Koch: Moore's propaganda film cheapens debate, polarizes nation
June 4, 2004 - Khobar massacre fails to register on world's outrage radar
April 4, 2004 - Who's Kerry?
February 27, 2004 - The pivotal battle has been joined: For marriage, against arrogant judges
February 23, 2004 - An open letter to Sen. Kerry: 'You are either with us, with the Iranian people, or
with the regime'
February 10, 2004 - Tom Friedman disgraces himself and the NY Times
February 3, 2004 - If you're going to blame George, make it Tenet, not Bush
January 8, 2004 - Why I, Koch, am bolting for Bush
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
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