BBC NEWSAmericasAfricaEuropeMiddle EastSouth AsiaAsia PacificArabicPersianPashtoTurkishFrench
BBCiNEWS  SPORT  WEATHER  WORLD SERVICE  A-Z INDEX    

BBC News World Edition
 You are in: Middle East 
News Front Page
Africa
Americas
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Middle East
South Asia
UK
Business
Entertainment
Science/Nature
Technology
Health
-------------
Talking Point
-------------
Country Profiles
In Depth
-------------
Programmes
-------------
BBC Sport
News image
BBC Weather
News image
SERVICES
Daily E-mail
News Ticker
Mobile/PDAs
-------------
Text Only
Feedback
Help
LANGUAGES
EDITIONS
Change to UK
Saturday, 18 January, 2003, 17:26 GMT
In pictures: Anti-war protests
Across the world thousands of people have taken to the streets to demonstrate their opposition to a war against Iraq. The global day of action attracted a wide range of participants, as these pictures show.

Women at peace rally in Tokyo, Japan
In Tokyo women displayed pictures of alleged victims of the 1991 Gulf War

Anti-war demonstration in Lahore, Pakistan
Protesters in Lahore condemned Pakistan's close ties with the US

Anti-war demonstration in Damascus
Tens of thousands of Syrians thronged the streets of Damascus

Anti-war demonstrators in central Beirut, Lebanon
A demonstrator in Beirut burns an image of President Bush

Anti-war rally in Paris
Protesters in Paris urged France to use its UN veto to oppose a war

Anti-war demonstration outside UK military HQ in Northwood, north London
An effigy of President Bush featured at a UK peace rally

Naked women in Baring Witness group protest in northern California
Naked protest: The California peace movement Baring Witness
 WATCH/LISTEN
 ON THIS STORY
Linguistic philosopher Noam Chomsky
"The disparity of forces is so extraordinary it's likely to be a slaughter"
Full coverage

Key stories
US clerics oppose war
Saudi war warning
Iraq polio campaign
'New Europe' hits back

Analysis
Blair's political troubles
US and UK regroup
Blix tiptoes tightrope

CLICKABLE GUIDE
Global voices on Iraq

BBC WORLD SERVICE
News in Arabic

AUDIO VIDEO
Inspectors' report: Point by point

TALKING POINT
Your views on inspectors' report
See also:

18 Jan 03 | Middle East
18 Jan 03 | UK
18 Jan 03 | Middle East
17 Jan 03 | Middle East
16 Jan 03 | Politics
14 Jan 03 | Americas
Internet links:

Unmovic (UN inspection team)
Iraqi Presidency
International Atomic Energy Agency

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites
Top Middle East stories now:

US draws up second Iraq resolution
Mid-East peace moves urged
Saudis launch first al-Qaeda trial
Palestinian gas mask appeal dismissed
Kuwait protests over Iraq statement
Polio campaign launched in Iraq
Iran academic sent back to death court
Jerusalem gets ultra-Orthodox mayor
Links to more Middle East stories are at the foot of the page.


E-mail this story to a friend

Links to more Middle East stories

© BBC^^ Back to top

News Front Page | Africa | Americas | Asia-Pacific | Europe | Middle East |
South Asia | UK | Business | Entertainment | Science/Nature |
Technology | Health | Talking Point | Country Profiles | In Depth |
Programmes

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To BBC Sport>> | To BBC Weather>> | To BBC World Service>>
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
© MMIII | News Sources | Privacy