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SANA's correspondent at the ministry of the Interior stated that a summons was issued to bring Mufid Abdul Karim, former transport minister in Syria for interrogation about accusations against him concerning corruption cases and misuse of authority. The former minister was arrested on Sunday morning for investigations. Go

Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa asserted that future of the M.E area will not head toward stability and real security unless the issue of the Israeli nuclear armament is tackled. Moussa in statements to ArabicNews.com demanded "Israel not to defy the international agreement resulted from New York conference on revising the nuclear non proliferation treaties, warning Israel that the area is currently living at a cross road, thus Israel must either choose in a way that guarantees security and stability or to get into a nuclear race which we do not want," adding that there is an international agreement on the necessity that Israel must abandon the nuclear weapons and the necessity of joining the non proliferation treaty, assuring that things can not go on like this with an outlaw nuclear country. Go

King Mohammed VI has discharged Mohamed Mediouri of his duties as director of the Royal security, the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery announced in a release on Monday. Go

Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak discussed during a phone call yesterday with Emirates President Sheik Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan current Arab conditions,the current communications concerning it and exchanging the points of view on the peace process development as well as the positions in the Palestinian lands. Emirates sources said the two leaders exchanged talks about the status in Iraq and the necessity that there must be an Arab move to lift the sanctions off Iraq and not waiting for the UN Security Council to do it. Go

King Mohammed VI will start on Wednesday an official visit to Tunisia at the invitation of President Zine Al-Abidine Ben Ali, the Moroccan Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery announced in a release. The king will hold talks with the Tunisian President on bilateral relations and issues of common concern, the release said, adding that the Tunisian head of state will host an official dinner banquet in honor of King Mohammed VI. Go

Israeli Prime Minister Ihud Barak ordered the participant in the Israeli secret peace negotiations with the Palestinians held in Sweden to return to Israel due to the violence works that took place in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The Israeli decision aims at punishing the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat for the clashes that have been taking place since 3 days till today. Go

Arab Diplomatic sources stressed Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika started on Sunday an Arab tour which will take him to Yemen, Qatar, Kuwait and Tunisia. This is, however, his second tour since he assumed Presidency in Algeria as he had visited Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the UAE. Go

The Advisor of the US President for national security Sandy Berger has stated that the US will not give up its role and efforts in order to reach a peace agreement on the Syrian track. Go

The secretary general of the Palestinian government Ahmed Abd El-Rahman said that the Palestinian people went out in protest demonstrations to say to the Israelis "enough manipulation in the peace process," referring that the Palestinian citizen realizes that the Stockholm - Sweden negotiations might be an Israeli way to waste the time, saying the Palestinian public is now at its biggest boiling point that is hard to be controlled. He reaffirmed intent for declaring a Palestinian state in September. Go

An Israeli military spokesman on Sunday admitted that the bombardment against the settlements close to the international borders with Lebanon were attacked and this was resulted in direct hits to the Israeli electric stations. Go

Saudi minister of agriculture and waters Abdullah Bin Muammar on Saturday in Riyadh met with the Dutch minister of agriculture, natural resource monitor and fishery and members of the accompanying delegation, currently visiting Saudi Arabia. Go

Israel's minister of regional cooperation Shemon Peres headed on Sunday for Washington in order to attend the AIPAC conference of the US lobby for backing Israel. Go

Kuwaiti weather forecast sources expect Kuwait to have a very hot Summer for this year in which temperatures will record their highest in Kuwaiti's history. An official source at the weather forecast department said in a statement to the Kuwaiti daily al-Qabas issued Saturday that the temperature exceeded during the three past days the average and unprecedented increase was registered at 45 degree (in the shadow). The source added the temperature will continue increasing and will by 53 degree (in shadow) and thereby the highest temperature in the history of Kuwait. Go

Iran's Interior Minister Abdolvahed Mousavi-Lari called on Monday the Secretary General of the Guardian Council for a speedy opinion on the polling results in 24 remaining constituencies in the run-off elections, IRNA reported. Go