World News Atlas
Arab Countries
2001
June
| Arab Countries, June 2001 Timeline | Thursday, November 27 | Author |
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| Jun.1 | Iraq |
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Humanitarian scheme extended U.N. has approved a one-month extension of the oil-for-food programme to give more time to consider a U.S.-British proposal
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| Jun.2 | Kenya |
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Ceasefire talks fail A summit of East African leaders failed to secure a agreement between Sudanese President and rebel leader
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| Jun.3 | Northern Lebanon |
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Syrian vice-president collapses Abdel-Halim Khaddam has collapsed during a live broadcast in the Lebanese city of Tripoli
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| Jun.4 | Iraq |
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Iraq carries out oil threat Oil running through an Iraqi-Turkish pipeline stopped in retaliation for a change in the UN's oil-for-food programme
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| Jun.12 | New York |
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Embassy bomber sentenced to life Mohamed al-'Owhali, a 24-year-old Saudi, sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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| Jun.14 | Algeria |
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Hundreds injured in riots||||
| Tear gas fired at hundreds of thousands of protesters trying to reach the presidential compound |
Yemen | Embassy came dangerously close to being attacked |
West Bank
Iraq | U.S. troops has moved to its highest state of alert on the basis of a threat against U.S. interests |
Spain
Bin Laden associate arrested| Mohammed Bensakhria, 34, an Algerian, was leader of a cell connected with Laden |
Iraq
U.S., British strike air defenses| Warplanes bombed an anti-aircraft artillery site in response to acts against coalition aircraft |
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