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THE death of Osama bin Laden provoked scenes of jubilation in America. Coming in the middle of the spring, the reaction in the Middle East was mixed. We look at responses to his death in the Arab press. In al-Sharq al-Awsat, a pan-Arab newspaper, Hussein al-Shabakshy comments on the response of the general public and media to Mr bin Laden's death and the consequences for the uprisings in the Arab world: The reaction of the Arab public has been varied. Some refuse to believe he was just killed because—according to them—he was "already dead": how else could his prolonged silence...

AQ wants to outdo 9/11 in new attack on US by Ed Morrissey An Arab newspaper in London has reported that al-Qaeda intends on launching an attack on the US that would “outdo by far” the 9/11 attacks. Al-Quds al-Arabi also reported that their Yemeni contact within AQ, a “former senior operative”, says the terrorist network has already begun consolidating its networks in preparation for the attack: OSAMA bin Laden is planning an attack against the United States that will “outdo by far” September 11, an Arab newspaper in London has reported. And according to a former senior Yemeni al-Qaeda...

Al-Qaeda is reportedly planning a terrorist attack against the United States which will "outdo by far" the attacks of September 11 in 2001. Arab newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi in London reports a senior Yemen official close to Al-Qaeda as warning of a new wave of terror attacks against the western nation.

(Translation and comments in French by MediArabe.info) The leading article of daily newspaper “Al Quds Al Arabi” American elections: “A historic Intifada called Barack Obama” Monday November 3, 2008 - 10:58, by Chawki Freïha - Beirut The editor of daily newspaper “Al Quds Al Arabi”, Abdelbari Atwane (first journalist to have met Usama Bin Laden), reconsiders in his leading article of November 3 the American elections. Under the provocative title “Intifada history of Obama”, which refers Palestinian to Intifada rented so much by the daily newspaper, Atwane stresses that “in the absence of a catastrophe, Obama will be elected, and...

Expanding Afghan War Awaits New President An expanded U.S. military involvement awaits a new U.S. president in Afghanistan where the unfinished business of September 11 has flared over the past three years into a major insurgency. A raft of assessments and reviews now underway in Washington point to a fundamental rethinking of the Afghan war. But whoever is elected Tuesday will face choices on the size of the military buildup, how to strengthen the central government, how far to go in dealing with insurgent sanctuaries across the border, how to help stabilize Pakistan, and whether and how to reconcile...

The editor of a pan-Arab daily published in London says the terrorist attack on Jerusalem's Mercaz Harav Yeshiva on March 6 attack was "justified" and that the religious seminary is responsible for "hatching Israeli extremists and fundamentalists." [The victims of the Mercaz Harav Yeshiva. Avraham David Moses (16), Ro'i Roth (18), Neria Cohen (15), Yonatan Yitzhak Eldar (16); Bottom row: Yochai Lifshitz (18), Segev Peniel Avihail (15), Yehonadav Haim Hirschfeld (19), Doron Meherete (26).] In his lead article last Sunday, Abd al-Bari Atwan, editor of Al-Quds Al-Arabi, chose not to condemn the shooting attack in which eight students were killed...

Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs has an item today about an Arabic newspaper editor pronouncing his plans to dance in London's Trafalgar Square should Iran ever use a nuclear weapon on Israel: Abd Al-Bari Atwan, editor-in-chief of the UK-based daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi, told a Lebanese TV interviewer he will dance in Trafalgar Square when Iran nukes Israel. Bari Atwan is also a contributor to the BBC and Sky News...

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"This is part of settling old accounts with Spain, the crusader, and America's ally in its war against Islam," the claim said.

The Arabic newspaper Al-Quds al-Arabi said Thursday it had received a claim of blame for the Madrid train bombings issued in the name of al-Qaida. The five-page e-mail claim, signed by the shadowy Brigade of Abu Hafs al-Masri, was received at the paper's London offices. It said the brigade's "death squad" had penetrated "one of the pillars of the crusade alliance, Spain," and carried out what it called Operation Death Trains. "This is part of settling old accounts with Spain, the crusader, and America's ally in its war against Islam," the claim said. Referring to Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria...

LONDON (Reuters) - London-based Arab language newspaper al-Quds al-Arabi said on Sunday it had received a statement from al Qaeda claiming responsibility for the attack on two Istanbul synagogues which killed at least 23 people. Abdel-Bari Atwan, the editor of the newspaper, told Arab satellite television Al Jazeera from London, that the statement was sent in an email from an al Qaeda division called Brigades of the Martyr Abu Hafz al-Masri. "The statement said that they carried out the operations after they found out that Mossad agents were working at the synagogues and therefore they bombed them," he said. Political...

A Letter from Saddam Hussein to the Iraqi People and the Arab NationBy MEMRIMEMRI | May 1, 2003 The London Arabic-language daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi, known for its ideological affinity with the regime of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, published a letter, allegedly from Saddam addressed to the Iraqi people and the Arab nation on the occasion of his birthday, April 28. According to the paper, "sources close to Saddam confirmed the authenticity of his handwriting and signature and noted that the conditions of his hiding place do not currently permit more than a written letter, for security reasons." The paper also...

DUBAI - Main extracts of a letter purportedly written and signed by Saddam Hussein published on Wednesday by the London-based Arabic newspaper Al Quds Al Arabi“As Hulagu entered Baghdad, so the criminal Bush entered, with great bitterness. They conquered you, you who reject occupation and shame, you who keep Arabism and Islam in your hearts and minds, only through betrayal.“It is not a victory as long as your resistance lasts.“Henceforth, what we said has become a reality. We will not live in peace and security for as long as the Zionist entity sullies our Arab territory. This is why there...

WASHINGTON - Saddam Hussein is alive and plans to speak to his people sometime in the next 48 hours. That's the word from a new group calling itself Iraqi Resistance and Liberation, which sent a letter to the London-based Arabic newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi. "President Saddam Hussein wasn't killed, is still alive and will address a message to the Iraqi people and the nation," the statement said. The shadowy group also charged U.S. forces have tortured 5,000 Iraqis to death. U.S. officials have said they do not know whether Saddam survived two bombing attacks. Iraqi exile leader Ahmed Chalabi has said...

Saddam letter sent to Arab newspaper April 30, 2003 A LONDON-BASED Arabic newspaper says it has received a handwritten letter signed by Saddam Hussein in which he urges the Iraqi people to resist US troops that took over Iraq and ousted his regime earlier this month. The message to the Iraqi people is dated April 28, coinciding with the 66th birthday of the former Iraqi strongman whose whereabouts are unknown, Abdul Bari Atwan, editor of the daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi said. Atwan said the letter, received by fax from an undetermined location and signed "Saddam Hussein," would be published in the...

A LONDON-BASED Arabic newspaper says it has received a handwritten letter signed by Saddam Hussein in which he urges the Iraqi people to resist US troops that took over Iraq and ousted his regime earlier this month. The message to the Iraqi people is dated April 28, coinciding with the 66th birthday of the former Iraqi strongman whose whereabouts are unknown, Abdul Bari Atwan, editor of the daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi said. Atwan said the letter, received by fax from an undetermined location and signed "Saddam Hussein," would be published in the newspaper today. The one-page message contains a reference to...

Dubai: An Iraqi group opposed to the US presence in Iraq said yesterday that Saddam Hussein would address the country within three days. “He is still alive. He is going to address a message to Iraqis and to the (Arab) nation within 72 hours,” the previously-unknown Iraqi Resistance and Liberation wrote in a letter published by the London-based newspaper al-Quds al-Arabi. The group said that it was not made up of “the remnants of the (ousted) Iraqi Government”. (AFP)

DUBAI (AFP) - A previously unknown Iraqi group opposed to the US presence said deposed president Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) was to deliver a message to his country within three days. "President Saddam Hussein was not killed. He is still alive. He is going to address a message to Iraqis and to the (Arab) nation within 72 hours," the group calling itself Iraqi Resistance and Liberation said in a letter published Tuesday by the London-based Arabic newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi. The letter said Saddam "has come across evidence that some Iraqi officials had long been involved with American and...

DUBAI (AFP) - A previously unknown Iraqi group opposed to the US presence said deposed president Saddam Hussein was to deliver a message to his country within three days. "President Saddam Hussein was not killed. He is still alive. He is going to address a message to Iraqis and to the (Arab) nation within 72 hours," the group calling itself Iraqi Resistance and Liberation said in a letter published Tuesday by the London-based Arabic newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi. The letter said Saddam "has come across evidence that some Iraqi officials had long been involved with American and British intelligence." The mysterious...

Pro-Saddam Editor of Al-Quds Al-Arabi Before and during the war, the pro-Saddam editor of the London daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi, Abd Al-Bari Atwan, assured his readers that the Americans were bound to encounter fierce resistance in Baghdad. He found it difficult to adjust to the new reality. In an article titled "A More Difficult Stage Has Begun," Abd Al-Bari Atwan wrote: "I don't believe that the American forces' stay in Baghdad will be enjoyable and without danger. Despite the astonishing and inexplicable collapse of its defenders, the looting we witnessed on the television screens, and the incidents of vengeance and bloody...