Britain freezes assets of Saudi opposition group linked to Al-Qaeda
LONDON : Britain has frozen the assets of a London-based Saudi opposition group whose head is suspected of being an associate of terrorist group Al-Qaeda, the Treasury announced.
The British action against the Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA) comes three days after Washington named its head, Saad al-Faqih, as a suspected Al-Qaeda financier.
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Hamas gains grassroots edge
Hamas made significant gains against the ruling Fatah party in Thursday's municipal elections.
By Ben Lynfield | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor December 27, 2004
OBADEIAH, WEST BANK – Huddling near a gas heater in the mayor's office of this small town near Bethlehem, Fatah campaign manager Atef Rabaya is still reeling. "I'm trying to wake up from this shock," he says. "The Imams in the mosques must have persuaded people to sympathize with the Islamists."
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