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A large funeral for Abu Ali Mustafa, three Palestinians killed,51 wounded, 38 houses destroyed
Tens of thousands of Palestinians on Tuesday took part in the funeral of Abu Ali Mustafa, the secretary general of the People's Front For the Liberation of Palestine at a time when two palestinians were killed and 51 wounded and more than 38 houses were completely destroyed by the Israeli fires.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/29/2001
Al-Assad, Chirac express joint concern over Israel's brutality
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday evening received a telephone call from French President Jacques Chirac during which the French President expressed satisfaction over the bilateral relations between the two countries. He indicated the successful visit the President recently made to France and the signed agreements during that visit.
Syria-France, Politics, 8/29/2001
Moroccan parties denounce murder of PFLP leader
The USFP called the international community to shoulder its responsibility in this critical phase of the History of humankind, and said Sharon, who is acting as Nazis did, is to be held fully responsible of the flaring up.
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 8/29/2001
ADC chairman sends open letter to President Bush
President of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Ziad Asali, on Tuesday sent US President George Bush an open letter expressing concern at Israel's policy of using death squads to assassinate Palestinian political leaders and activists and urging the United States to take action to prevent such crimes.
Regional-USA, Politics, 8/29/2001
Israeli President supports, media criticizes the assassination of Abu Ali Mustafa
The Israeli President Moshe Katsav has expressed his total support for the assassination of the secretary general of the people's front for the liberation of Palestine Abu Ali Mustafa.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/29/2001
Kuwait denies news concerning downed US pilot-less plane
The first deputy for the Kuwaiti Premier and the foreign minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah has refused the Iraqi accusations that the US planes which was downed by Iraq on Monday took off from the Kuwaiti territories.
Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 8/29/2001
Jordanian, Russian leaders discuss relations
The Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised the cooperation relations existing between Jordan and Russia. He expressed his confidence that the visit of the Jordanian King Abdullah II to Moscow will mark an important incident at the level of relations between the two countries. This was expressed at the beginning of talks between Putin and the Jordanian King, currently visiting Russia.
Jordan-Russia, Politics, 8/29/2001
King Fahd confers with the committee of the Arab ministers of information
The Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz on Tuesday in Jeddah received chairman and members of the ministerial committee emerged from the urgent meeting of the Arab ministers of information held recently in Cairo.
Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 8/29/2001
Al-Qaddafi meets with East Caribbean delegation
Libya, Politics, 8/29/2001
Trade relations between Iraq, Turkey
The Iraqi oil minister Amer Muhammad Rasheed said on Tuesday that the volume of trade exchange between Iraq and Turkey reached USD 3 billion for the current year 2001. The same figure used to be before 1990.
Iraq-Turkey, Economics, 8/29/2001
On Syrian- Iraqi relations
The Jordanian weekly al-Sabeel talked in its recent issue released on Tuesday about the Syrian- Iraqi closeness, noting that the visit of the Syrian prime minister to Baghdad constituted an accelerated progress in the relation between the two countries following a boycott of relations between the two countries lasted for several years.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/29/2001
On the Syrian mediation between Kuwait, Iraq
The Jordanian weekly al-Hilal ( the Crescent) in its Tuesday's issue quoted Arab sources as saying that Kuwait has agreed to the principle of the Syrian mediation between it and Iraq and President Bashar al-Assad to be the channel for this mediation.
Syria-Kuwait, Politics, 8/29/2001
WHO delegation in Iraq to investigate on cancer cases behind depleted Uranium
A team from the World Health Organization WHO on Tuesday started investigations on the suffering of the Iraqis from advanced cancer cases because of the depleted Uranium.
Iraq, Health, 8/29/2001
Anti-racism conference probes condemning Israel's separation policies in occupied lands
Heads of state and government as well as representatives of 190 countries and several international organizations discuss in Durban Friday a world strategy and clear-cut measures to combat the racism phenomenon rampant worldwide.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 8/29/2001
Syria takes in Isomer ( Turkey) International Fair
Syria is taking part in the Isomer International Fair which was opened on Sunday in Turkey in its 70th session at Isomer public Park with the participation of some 68 countries.
Syria-Turkey, Economics, 8/29/2001
Israeli warplanes renewed violation of the Lebanese airspace
The Israeli warplanes renewed its violation of the Lebanese airspace and sovereignty.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/29/2001
Investment flourishing in Egypt
The issued capital of investment companies that have begun operations in the last fiscal year (1999/2000) has reached LE 5.5 billion.
Egypt, Economics, 8/29/2001
Turkish- Israeli cooperation
One of the former Israeli foreign ministry officials Akoun Leil has stressed Israel's persistence to commit to strengthening relations with Turkey, describing these relations as strategic partnership ones.
Israel-Turkey, Politics, 8/29/2001
Sarid calls for Peres's resignation
The opposition chairman at the Israeli Knesset Yusi Sarid said that the Israeli prime minister is making his best efforts in order to prevent any new meeting between the Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres and the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat.
Israel-Palestine, Politics, 8/29/2001
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak voiced resentment towards the Israeli policy based on the use of force that could not lead to achieve peace and security. During a telephone contact with Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, President Mubarak called on Israeli government to change its policy, begin negotiations with the Palestinian Authority and halt acts of violence.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday received the director general of the Kuwaiti Fund for Arab economic development Mashari al-Humeidi and members of the accompanying delegation. Talks dealt with developmental projects in Syria and the Fund's contributions to these projects as well as means of developing the Fund;s contributions with Syria in all economic and investments fields.
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The Libyan President Muammar al-Qaddafi on Monday evening received a telephone call from President of Gambia Yahya Jami during which bilateral relations were reviewed and means of strengthening them as well as issues of concern to the African continent.
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A protocol provided for the establishment of diplomatic relations between Syria and the state of Belize, situated in Central America was signed at the UN.
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The Jordanian weekly al-Hilal ( the Crescent) said in its recent issue published Tuesday that the date set for the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat to Damascus which is September 12 is the same date when the Oslo agreement was signed. The agreement which is one of the stations of deteriorated Syrian- Palestinian relations. In a report from Damascus, the paper said that Arafat's visit to Damascus bears in itself a special meaning to erase the date of signing Oslo from the Syrian political memory and to replace it by a new date.
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The committee in charge of following up the joint Egyptian- Libyan committee concerning stability and peace in Sudan on Monday evening concluded its 10th meeting in Tripoli, Libya and approved procedural measures that constitute the next step in the context of the said initiative.
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The Danish capital city of Copenhagen hosts as of September 7 a three-day conference on the role of Islamic organizations in a society where the majority is Christian. Some 250 theologians and imams from all over the world will take part in the meeting that will also be attended by Saudi minister of justice and Islamic affairs and Danish minister of cult.
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An Israeli source in Jerusalem said on Tuesday that the Israeli forces were put in a state of utmost alert and a series of security measures were taken. But the source did not disclose these measures, according to the Israeli radio. The radio said that the Israeli foreign ministry instructed its embassies abroad to be aware and to tighten security and guarding measures against expected attacks by the Palestinians, following the assassination of the secretary general of the people's front for the liberation of Palestine Abu Ali Mustafa.
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