Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir renews his appeal for the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon while Syria says their presence is necessary for the stability of the country.
BBC,27th March,2001

Moslems want to build a big mosque near the church of Annunciation in Nazareth, Israeli's largest Arab city. Moslems pray in a tent on the disputed land since December 1997
BBC(Arabic) 23rd March,2001

Three American missionaries have been arrested for allegedly distributing materiel promoting Christianity in Dubai.
BBC News, Wednesday, 21 March, 2001

Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah said Pokemon encouraged gambling as well as carrying religious symbols that "represented Zionism, Christianity and Free Masonry".
By the BBC's Caroline Hawley, March 29, 2001

Huge drop in immigration expected after Yishai implements Rubinstein ruling.
Haaretz, March 21-th, 2001, By Mazal Mualem

In a pre-Easter message,heads of local Christian communities say that negotiations were the only way of assuring the well-being of Palestinians and Israelis alike and call for respect for the rights of all and for mutual trust and security.
By Haim Shapiro, Jerusalem Post,29th of March,2001

A RUSTY old bicycle on which a courageous French woman pedalled around southern France almost 60 years ago to denounce the Nazi persecution of Jews is to take pride of place at Israel's Holocaust Memorial centre. This women had volunteered to hand-deliver a message by a bicycle to more than 40 parishes calling on Catholics to protect the Jews.
The Daily Telegraph,March 25th,2001

Muslims want to build a mosque on a land near the church of announciation. Dispute is unsloved for more than 4 years.
Religion Today, March 14, 2001