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For the Lebanese hostages, liberation was the end of a nightmare that began with their capture by the terror group Islamic Jihad. "We didn't live," said Kauffmann in Paris. "We survived." The captives were kept in chains for months at a time and were repeatedly moved, sometimes in sealed...
How much had France paid for its citizens' freedom, both to Iran, which brokered the release, and to Islamic Jihad? Interior Minister Charles Pasqua insisted that "not a franc, not a dollar, not a deutsche mark" was rendered. But another French official said the Iranians were interested in re- establishing...
At first, the uprising was a spontaneous outburst of angry young men, known locally as the shabab (an Arabic word loosely translated as "guys"), driven not by leaders but by the bitter frustration of 20 years of Israeli rule. As the uprising gained momentum, the established Palestinian political factions inside...
The Islamic patrol, drawn from young men known as the Fruit of Islam, got off to a rough start. On their first day, a group of Muslims beat up a suspected drug dealer who was carrying a shotgun, as well as a television cameraman. The local Muslim leader, Dr. Abdul...
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia likes to remain on good terms with his neighbors. That is not easy when Iran's Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini is one of them. Still & angry at the Islamic republic for provoking riots during the 1987 Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia last week broke diplomatic...