http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Al_Jazeera_Satellite_ChannelFind stories, videos, and photos about Al Jazeera Satellite Channel from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:40:28 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Al_Jazeera_Satellite_Channel14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Al Jazeera Satellite Channel from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/afghanistan.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/afghanistan.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTextQatar-based news network Al-Jazeera expressed concern Monday about two of its producers, saying Afghan intelligence officials are holding them in the capital, Kabul.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/04/military.conversion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/04/military.conversion/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military is denying that troops in Afghanistan have been attempting to convert Afghans to Christianity, countering video showing a chaplain delivering a sermon about religious conversion and Bibles printed in local languages.Mon, 04 May 2009 21:31:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1839293,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1839293,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHuge boulders peeled away from a cliff and buried dozens of homes in an Egyptian shanty town SaturdaySat, 06 Sep 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/01/gitmo.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/01/gitmo.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTextAl-Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj arrived home in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum early Friday after nearly six years in the U.S. Navy prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Fri, 02 May 2008 14:41:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1721604,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1721604,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsrael said Wednesday it would impose sanctions on the influential Arab satellite network Al-Jazeera, accusing it of slanted coverage favoring the violent Hamas movementWed, 12 Mar 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/11/bbc.arabic/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/11/bbc.arabic/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe BBC has launched an Arabic-language television news channel in a bid to challenge Al-Jazeera and other popular Middle East TV news outlets.Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/05/08/algeria.bomb/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/05/08/algeria.bomb/index.htmlThe Al-Jazeera television network Tuesday aired footage purportedly showing one of the suicide bombings last month in Algeria that killed at least two dozen people.Tue, 08 May 2007 21:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/02/13/algeria.attacks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/02/13/algeria.attacks/index.htmlSix people were killed and 13 wounded Tuesday in seven separate attacks in northern Algeria, a statement from the country's interior minister said.Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/23/fernandez.statement/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/23/fernandez.statement/index.htmlA senior State Department diplomat apologized Sunday for having told the Arab satellite network Al-Jazeera on Saturday that there is a strong possibility history will show the United States displayed "arrogance" and "stupidity" in its handling of the Iraq war.Mon, 23 Oct 2006 06:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/10/bush.memorials/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/10/bush.memorials/index.htmlPresident Bush and other top officials joined thousands gathering across the country Sunday in tearful tributes, prayers and quiet reflection on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.Mon, 11 Sep 2006 01:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/07/alqaeda.911/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/07/alqaeda.911/index.htmlFor the first time, a video has been released showing al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden meeting with suspected terrorist Ramzi Binalshibh, purportedly as they prepare for the September 11, 2001 attacks, according to Al-Jazeera, which aired the tape Thursday.Thu, 07 Sep 2006 20:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/07/zawahiri.alqaeda/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/07/zawahiri.alqaeda/index.htmlAn Egyptian militant group vigorously denied weekend assertions by Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda's second-in-command, that the group's members had joined the ranks of the terrorist network.Mon, 07 Aug 2006 05:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/18/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/18/iraq.main/index.htmlThe Arabic-language satellite network Al-Jazeera has broadcast video showing a United Arab Emirates diplomat who was kidnapped earlier this week.Thu, 18 May 2006 09:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/27/egypt.jazeera/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/27/egypt.jazeera/index.htmlAl-Jazeera's Egypt bureau chief was released Thursday on $1,745 bail after being arrested, interrogated and charged with filing a false report that could have threatened national security, the Arab-language news network reported.Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/23/binladen.tape/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/23/binladen.tape/index.htmlA newly broadcast audiotape believed to be from Osama bin Laden slams the West for cutting off funds to the Palestinian Hamas-led government and calls on al Qaeda followers to fight a proposed international force in Sudan.Sun, 23 Apr 2006 12:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/07/iraq.hostages.ap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/07/iraq.hostages.ap/index.htmlAl-Jazeera television has broadcast a 25-second, silent videotape showing three of four hostage Christian Peacemaker activists, and said that the men asked their governments and countries in the Persian Gulf to work for their release.Tue, 07 Mar 2006 10:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/31/iraq.german.hostages/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/31/iraq.german.hostages/index.htmlIraqi insurgents have released a second videotape showing two kidnapped German engineers.Tue, 31 Jan 2006 23:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/31/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/31/iraq.main/index.htmlA day after a video of a U.S. journalist held hostage in Iraq aired on Al-Jazeera, a journalists' organization said it plans to work with the Arabic-language media to help gain Jill Carroll's release.Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/28/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/28/iraq.main/index.htmlKidnappers in Iraq have renewed their threat to kill four Western hostages unless U.S.-led forces release Iraqi prisoners, Arabic TV network Al-Jazeera reported Saturday.Sat, 28 Jan 2006 13:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/27/iraq.germany/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/27/iraq.germany/index.htmlArabic TV network Al-Jazeera broadcast a video Friday showing two Germans kidnapped in Baiji, Iraq, this week.Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/17/iraq.journalist/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/17/iraq.journalist/index.htmlAn American journalist's kidnappers threatened to kill her unless the United States releases all female Iraqi prisoners within 72 hours, the Arabic-language TV network Al-Jazeera said after it aired a video showing her Tuesday.Tue, 17 Jan 2006 20:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/10/britain.memo/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/10/britain.memo/index.htmlTwo men will stand trial later this month in London facing charges of leaking a secret memo which, according to a British newspaper, indicates U.S. President George W. Bush considered bombing Al-Jazeera's headquarters in Qatar.Tue, 10 Jan 2006 16:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/06/us.hostage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/06/us.hostage/index.htmlA video allegedly made by the Islamic Army in Iraq shows what the group says is an American hostage, an Arabic-language TV station reported Tuesday.Tue, 06 Dec 2005 12:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/06/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/06/iraq.main/index.htmlA Western anti-war group made another plea for kidnappers in Iraq to release four peace activists they have threatened to kill on Thursday.Tue, 06 Dec 2005 11:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/03/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/03/iraq.main/index.htmlTwo days after a roadside bomb killed 10 U.S. Marines on patrol in Falluja, insurgents in Iraq on Saturday staged another deadly strike, killing 11 Iraqi soldiers in an ambush north of Baghdad.Sat, 03 Dec 2005 11:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/03/iraq.hostages.video/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/03/iraq.hostages.video/index.htmlArabic-language news network Al-Jazeera has aired video that appears to show the four peace activists abducted in Iraq last weekend.Sat, 03 Dec 2005 09:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/30/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/30/iraq.main/index.htmlGunmen opened fire on a minibus northeast of Baquba on Wednesday, killing eight Shiite construction workers, Iraqi police said.Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/29/britain.jazeera/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/29/britain.jazeera/index.htmlTwo men appeared in court Tuesday for the first time after being charged with leaking a top secret memo which, according to a British newspaper, showed U.S. President George W. Bush considered bombing Al-Jazeera's headquarters in Qatar.Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/29/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/29/iraq.main/index.htmlArabic news service Al-Jazeera has aired video from a previously unknown group showing four kidnapped Western aid workers affiliated with a Christian organization in Iraq, along with a statement from the group calling them spies.Tue, 29 Nov 2005 11:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/24/jazeera.protest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/24/jazeera.protest/index.htmlEmployees of the Arabic news network Al-Jazeera have been protesting over a recent report by a British tabloid that the U.S. allegedly planned to bomb the network's headquarters in Qatar -- a report vehemently denied by the White House.Thu, 24 Nov 2005 16:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/23/britain.jazeera/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/23/britain.jazeera/index.htmlThe British government has warned news organizations against publishing details of a secret memo which one London tabloid newspaper said recounted discussions between Prime Minister Tony Blair and President Bush about bombing the headquarters of the Arabic news network Al-Jazeera.Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/22/us.al.jazeera/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/22/us.al.jazeera/index.htmlThe White House characterized as "outlandish" Tuesday a British newspaper report that President Bush once discussed bombing the headquarters of Arabic-language television network Al-Jazeera with Prime Minister Tony Blair.Tue, 22 Nov 2005 21:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/02/london.tape.cia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/02/london.tape.cia/index.htmlThe latest al Qaeda videotape, aired on the Arabic channel Al-Jazeera on Thursday, appears genuine in that the two speakers are who they claim to be, CIA spokesman Paul Gimigliano said Friday.Sat, 03 Sep 2005 01:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/02/london.claim/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/02/london.claim/index.htmlBritish and U.S. officials are investigating a video broadcast on Al-Jazeera that the Arabic-language TV channel said was one of the four London suicide bombers claiming responsibility for the July 7 attack.Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/01/london.claim/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/01/london.claim/index.htmlAl-Jazeera TV has broadcast what it says was a videotape of Mohammed Siddiq Khan claiming responsibility for the July 7 London bombings, which killed 52 people and the four bombers.Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/05/schuster.column/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/05/schuster.column/index.htmlSo Ayman al-Zawahiri has decided to weigh in on the London attacks.Fri, 05 Aug 2005 20:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/22/iraq.romania/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/22/iraq.romania/index.htmlAl Jazeera has aired video of three Romanian journalists and a translator held hostage in Iraq since last month and threatened to kill them if Romania fails to withdraw its troops from Iraq within four days of the video's release.Fri, 22 Apr 2005 16:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/22/iraq.copter/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/22/iraq.copter/index.htmlU.S. military investigators Friday surveyed the Iraqi crash site of a helicopter suspected to have been shot down by insurgents. Two insurgent videos appear to confirm that scenario.Fri, 22 Apr 2005 13:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/22/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/22/iraq.main/index.htmlA suicide car bomber killed at least nine people and wounded 24 others Friday near a Shiite Muslim mosque in Baghdad, police sources said.Fri, 22 Apr 2005 04:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/14/iraq.pakistan.hostage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/14/iraq.pakistan.hostage/index.htmlA Pakistani embassy official who disappeared more than five days ago in Baghdad has appeared in a hostage video on the Arabic-language network Al Jazeera.Thu, 14 Apr 2005 22:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/14/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/14/iraq.main/index.htmlInsurgents killed 18 people Thursday in attacks on police in three Iraqi cities, authorities said.Thu, 14 Apr 2005 07:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/19/doha.blast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/19/doha.blast/index.htmlA car bomb exploded at a theater near a British school in the Qatari capital of Doha on Saturday night, killing a British national and wounding 12 others, said the Qatari Interior Ministry.Sat, 19 Mar 2005 20:49:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/18/news/international/aljazeera/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/18/news/international/aljazeera/index.htmIf Al Jazeera shares were traded on the New York Stock Exchange, would you buy its stock?Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/30/iraq.arabreax/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/30/iraq.arabreax/index.htmlAs the world watched Iraq's historic elections Sunday, Arab media weighed in with a mix of hope, concern, and skepticism. The following is a selection of quotes from Arabic newspapers as well as TV networks:Sun, 30 Jan 2005 15:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/28/media.election/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/28/media.election/index.html"What Elections?" reads the headline in Al-Hayat, a widely popular Arab-language newspaper based in London, reflecting the diverse approach to the Iraqi elections in Arab media.Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/10/iraq.soldier/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/10/iraq.soldier/index.htmlA U.S. soldier pleaded guilty to murder charges Friday related to his role in the shooting death of a wounded Iraqi teenager.Fri, 10 Dec 2004 13:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/20/spain.journalist/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/20/spain.journalist/index.htmlThe wife of jailed Al-Jazeera TV correspondent Tayseer Allouni has told the network that she has officially requested he be released Monday for heart surgery.Sat, 20 Nov 2004 10:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/19/spain.journalist/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/19/spain.journalist/index.htmlSpanish police have re-arrested an Al-Jazeera TV correspondent after a court this week upheld his indictment on charges of belonging to a terrorist organization linked to al Qaeda, officials say.Fri, 19 Nov 2004 11:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/03/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/03/iraq.main/index.htmlThe Arabic-language news channel Al-Jazeera Wednesday aired video of what it described as three kidnapped Iraqi National Guard members and reported that they were beheaded, though it declined to show the grisly footage of the killings.Wed, 03 Nov 2004 06:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/01/binladen.tape/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/01/binladen.tape/index.htmlThe Arabic-language network Al-Jazeera released a full transcript Monday of the most recent videotape from Osama bin Laden in which the head of al Qaeda said his group's goal is to force America into bankruptcy.Mon, 01 Nov 2004 23:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/29/binladen.tape/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/29/binladen.tape/index.htmlOsama bin Laden delivered a new videotaped message in which he told Americans their security does not depend on the president they elect, but on U.S. policy. And he said al Qaeda remains motivated to strike the U.S. again.Fri, 29 Oct 2004 20:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/29/poland.hostage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/29/poland.hostage/index.htmlA video of a Polish woman captured last week by an Iraqi militant group showed her pleading for her life Saturday and urging Poland to withdraw its troops from Iraq.Fri, 29 Oct 2004 17:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/18/macedonians.hostages/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/18/macedonians.hostages/index.htmlTwo Macedonian construction workers kidnapped south of Baghdad have been beheaded, and the group claiming responsibility accused the men of working as spies for U.S. forces in Iraq, the Arab television network Al-Jazeera has reported.Tue, 19 Oct 2004 00:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/02/iraq.indon.hostage.demand/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/02/iraq.indon.hostage.demand/index.htmlArabic-language news channel Al-Jazeera has reported hostage-takers in Iraq are demanding Indonesia's government release Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir in exchange for two female hostages.Sat, 02 Oct 2004 05:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/01/zawahiri.tape/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/01/zawahiri.tape/index.htmlThe Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera Friday aired what it claims is a new audiotape from al Qaeda's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahiri, issuing a call to action in the Muslim world.Fri, 01 Oct 2004 13:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/30/iraq.hostages/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/30/iraq.hostages/index.htmlA group calling itself the Islamic Army in Iraq says it has captured 10 hostages, including two Indonesian women, Al-Jazeera has reported.Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/20/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/20/iraq.main/index.htmlAn American hostage was beheaded in Iraq, a video showed Monday, shortly after two influential clerics were killed in the war-torn country.Mon, 20 Sep 2004 07:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/19/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/19/iraq.main/index.htmlThe Turkish Embassy in Baghdad said Sunday that 10 employees of a U.S.-Turkish company were kidnapped in Iraq, a day after the wife of an American held captive in Iraq pleaded for his life.Sun, 19 Sep 2004 06:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/19/iraq.hostages/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/19/iraq.hostages/index.htmlThe wife of Jack Hensley, one of three Westerners kidnapped from their residence in Baghdad on Thursday, made a personal plea to the kidnappers to free the trio, saying they were trying to help the Iraqi people.Sun, 19 Sep 2004 05:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/18/iraq.hostages/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/18/iraq.hostages/index.htmlThe wife of Jack Hensley, one of three Westerners kidnapped from their residence in Baghdad on Thursday, made a personal plea to the kidnappers to free her husband, saying he wanted to help the Iraqi people.Sat, 18 Sep 2004 10:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/09/zawahiri.tape/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/09/zawahiri.tape/index.htmlOsama bin Laden's top lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahiri, appeared in a videotaped message Thursday on the Arabic-language TV news network Al-Jazeera saying southern and eastern Afghanistan are controlled by the mujahedeen, or holy warriors.Thu, 09 Sep 2004 18:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/31/france.hostages/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/31/france.hostages/index.htmlWith French officials mounting a diplomatic offensive, the Arab League says it has won another 24-hour extension for two French journalists being held by a radical Islamic group in Iraq.Tue, 31 Aug 2004 08:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/30/france.hostages.villepin/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/30/france.hostages.villepin/index.htmlTwo French journalists kidnapped in Iraq have pleaded for Paris to meet their captors' demands and reverse a ban on Muslim headscarves for girls in public schools.Mon, 30 Aug 2004 07:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/29/france.hostages.villepin/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/29/france.hostages.villepin/index.htmlFrench President Jacques Chirac dispatched his foreign minister to the Middle East on Sunday to try to secure the release of two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq.Sun, 29 Aug 2004 14:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/28/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/28/iraq.main/index.htmlThe Arabic-language TV network Al-Jazeera broadcast videotape Saturday showing two French journalists who apparently have been taken hostage in Iraq by a group calling itself the Islamic Army in Iraq.Sat, 28 Aug 2004 10:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/26/italy.hostage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/26/italy.hostage/index.htmlAn Italian journalist held hostage in Iraq has been killed, the Italian government confirmed on Thursday.Thu, 26 Aug 2004 23:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/24/iraq.italian/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/24/iraq.italian/index.htmlItaly's government says its troops will stay in Iraq despite a reported threat by an Islamist group to kill a hostage unless Rome announces a pull-out within 48 hours.Tue, 24 Aug 2004 14:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/09/aljazeera.baghdad/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/09/aljazeera.baghdad/index.htmlAl-Jazeera continues to beam its programs into Iraq, but its Baghdad office is to remain closed for the next month, by order of Iraq's interim government.Mon, 09 Aug 2004 21:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/07/iraq.al.jazeera/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/07/iraq.al.jazeera/index.htmlIraq's interim government has closed the Baghdad office of the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television network for one month, citing national security concerns.Sat, 07 Aug 2004 11:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/29/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/29/iraq.main/index.htmlIraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi Thursday praised a Saudi plan that would send Muslim troops to Iraq to help stem fighting that took more than 100 lives this week.Thu, 29 Jul 2004 07:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/26/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/26/iraq.main/index.htmlCaptors in Iraq released an Egyptian diplomat Monday after declining a large ransom and citing his polite and spiritual personality as the reason for his liberation.Mon, 26 Jul 2004 06:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/22/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/22/iraq.main/index.htmlPolice found a decapitated body Thursday in the Tigris River, an Iraqi official said.Thu, 22 Jul 2004 06:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/19/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/19/iraq.main/index.htmlA U.S. Marine translator once reported captured in Iraq denied Monday that he had deserted and urged fellow Marines there to "keep their heads up and their spirits high."Mon, 19 Jul 2004 05:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/16/iraq.bulgaria/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/16/iraq.bulgaria/index.htmlHopes for two Bulgarian hostages in Iraq are fading as the government awaits evidence that a headless body found in the Tigris River is one of its nationals.Fri, 16 Jul 2004 09:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/16/iraq.egyptian/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/16/iraq.egyptian/index.htmlThe Saudi employer of an Egyptian hostage in Iraq says it has met the demands of kidnappers by pulling out of the country, according to an Arabic-language TV channel.Fri, 16 Jul 2004 07:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/15/iraq.body/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/15/iraq.body/index.htmlA beheaded body pulled from the Tigris River may be one of two Bulgarian truck drivers held hostage by militants in Iraq, police in Mosul said.Thu, 15 Jul 2004 18:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/15/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/15/iraq.main/index.htmlThe abductors of an Egyptian hostage in Iraq have given his Saudi employer 48 hours to prove the company has left Iraq, the Arabic-language news network Al-Jazeera reported Thursday.Thu, 15 Jul 2004 08:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/15/philippines.hostage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/15/philippines.hostage/index.htmlMilitants holding a Filipino hostage say they will free him when "the last Filipino leaves Iraq on a date that doesn't go beyond the end of this month," according to a statement read by the Arabic-language news network Al-Jazeera.Thu, 15 Jul 2004 05:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/14/iraq.bulgaria/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/14/iraq.bulgaria/index.htmlTwo Bulgarian hostages may still be alive, according to an Iraqi police chief, despite reports that one of them had been executed by Iraqi militants.Wed, 14 Jul 2004 07:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/13/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/13/iraq.main/index.htmlA Bulgarian government spokesman confirmed reports Wednesday that one of two Bulgarians held hostage in Iraq had been killed.Tue, 13 Jul 2004 05:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/10/iraq.philippines.bulgaria/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/10/iraq.philippines.bulgaria/index.htmlA Filipino truck driver taken hostage in Iraq apparently has been freed and is now safe, a Philippines official says.Sat, 10 Jul 2004 09:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/09/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/09/iraq.main/index.htmlIn a grim milestone, the number of deaths in the American-led coalition in Iraq surpassed 1,000 this week.Fri, 09 Jul 2004 04:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/08/iraq.bulgaria/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/08/iraq.bulgaria/index.htmlAn Iraqi insurgent group has threatened to behead two Bulgarian hostages within 24 hours if the United States does not release all prisoners in Iraq, according to a video aired by Al-Jazeera.Thu, 08 Jul 2004 23:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/08/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/08/iraq.main/index.htmlA mortar attack killed five U.S. troops and an Iraqi National Guard member Thursday in the central Iraqi city of Samarra, according to a U.S. military spokesman in Tikrit.Thu, 08 Jul 2004 10:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/West/07/06/marine.utah/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/West/07/06/marine.utah/index.htmlThe brother of an American Marine who had been taken hostage in Iraq asserted Tuesday that his brother, Cpl. Wassef Hassoun, has been freed.Tue, 06 Jul 2004 12:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/05/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/05/iraq.main/index.htmlAn Iraqi Islamic military group said it has taken a kidnapped U.S. Marine to a safe place after he promised not to return to his military unit, according to a statement read Monday by the Arabic-language television network Al-Jazeera.Mon, 05 Jul 2004 08:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/29/missing.marine/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/29/missing.marine/index.htmlThe brother of a U.S. Marine missing in Iraq said Tuesday that a blindfolded man shown in a video with a curved sword above his head is his brother and pleaded for his captors to "just release him."Tue, 29 Jun 2004 16:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/29/iraq.turkey/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/29/iraq.turkey/index.htmlThree Turkish citizens held hostage in Iraq have been freed by militants who had earlier threatened to behead them, the Turkish foreign minister has said.Tue, 29 Jun 2004 09:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/29/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/29/iraq.main/index.htmlThree Marines were killed and two were wounded in Baghdad when a roadside bomb exploded as their humvee passed by the device, the Coalition Press Information Center said.Tue, 29 Jun 2004 08:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/28/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/28/iraq.main/index.htmlThe Arabic-language television network Al-Jazeera reports it has received a statement and a videotape from militants who claimed to have killed 20-year-old U.S. Army Spc. Matt Maupin, missing since April.Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/27/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/27/iraq.main/index.htmlThe Arabic-language television network Al-Jazeera broadcast a videotape Sunday of a man who it said an Iraqi resistance group identified as a captured U.S. Marine.Sun, 27 Jun 2004 06:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/26/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/26/iraq.main/index.htmlInsurgents are pressing their campaign as the handover of sovereignty to Iraq's interim government draws nearer, spilling fresh blood and snatching new hostages Saturday.Sat, 26 Jun 2004 08:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/02/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/02/iraq.main/index.htmlThe Arabic-language television network Al-Jazeera showed video Wednesday of three Italian hostages taken captive in Iraq nearly two months ago. In the video, one of the men said the captors were treating them "excellently."Wed, 02 Jun 2004 08:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/21/iraq.aljazeera/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/21/iraq.aljazeera/index.htmlAn Arab journalist was among five Iraqis killed in fighting between coalition forces and insurgents in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, a hospital official said.Fri, 21 May 2004 10:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/16/russian.hostages/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/16/russian.hostages/index.htmlThe Arabic language news network Al Jazeera aired pictures Sunday of what it said were two Russian electrical workers taken hostage last week by an Islamic group in Dura, south of Baghdad.Sun, 16 May 2004 18:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/14/iraq.hostages.int/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/14/iraq.hostages.int/index.htmlThe Italian foreign minister has confirmed that one of a group of four Italian hostages in Iraq has been executed.Wed, 14 Apr 2004 06:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/13/coalition.news/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/13/coalition.news/index.htmlCiting reports by Arabic-language television networks they considered erroneous, U.S. military representatives urged Tuesday that reporting from some news organizations not be taken at face value.Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/12/iraq.missing.int/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/12/iraq.missing.int/index.htmlAn anti-kidnapping fatwa issued by Muslim clerics failed to prevent 11 Russian civilians from being abducted Monday in Iraq, and efforts to broker a full cease-fire in Fallujah were reportedly making slow progress.Mon, 12 Apr 2004 04:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/11/iraq.missing.int/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/11/iraq.missing.int/index.htmlSeven Chinese men have been kidnapped by gunmen in central Iraq, apparently as they were traveling from the Jordanian border toward Baghdad, China's official state news agency Xinhua reports.Sun, 11 Apr 2004 23:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/11/iraq.missing.intl/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/11/iraq.missing.intl/index.htmlA U.S. Army Apache helicopter was brought down by unidentified ground fire west of Baghdad on Sunday, military sources said, despite a cease-fire that was in effect in the region.Sun, 11 Apr 2004 07:15:00 EDT