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One Palestinian killed, 39 wounded in a new breaking in for the Israeli forces into Ramullah
Palestinian security sources said that the Palestinian youth Ali Khuder Jaber ( 26 year old) was killed and other 39 Palestinians were wounded when Israeli tanks and bulldozers broke into Ramullah on Sunday morning.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/17/2001
The American attack and Syria
The Israeli expert in the Middle East affairs Eyal Zeiter said on Sunday that the US has not defined yet whether it will launch an attack at Afghanistan to attack Osama Bin Laden as a decided goal or to attack world terrorism which means " attacking Iran and Iraq," and pressuring Syria.
Syria-USA, Politics, 9/17/2001
American pressures on the Arab countries
The Monte Carlo radio in Washington said on Sunday that in the framework of the efforts aiming at isolating Afghanistan, Washington has called on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to withdraw their recognition of the Taliban government in Kabul.
Regional-USA, Politics, 9/17/2001
Embassy in Washington looks after Egyptians in US
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher Sunday said that the Egyptian Embassy in Washington follows the situation as regards Egyptians who are summoned for investigations in connection with the September 11 bombings.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 9/17/2001
Hizbullah warns against Israeli attempts
The Lebanese Hizbullah party has called for caution against attempts made by Zionist circles in using the incidents that took place in the US for practicing more acts of killing and destruction against the Palestinian people and their heroic Intifada.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 9/17/2001
Saudi Arabia: Actual terrorism is practiced against the Arabs
The Saudi foreign minister prince Saud al-Faisal has stated that fighting terrorism is an international responsibility that should be carried out by the international community and that the danger of terrorism is actual on Arabs and Muslims, especially if this happens in western countries where Arabs and Muslims are minorities.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 9/17/2001
Israeli officials and the campaign against Islam
The Israeli minister of the Interior Ozi Landao has admitted that Israel has exerted great efforts to convince the Americans and the Europeans on the need to fight what he called " extremist Islam."
Regional-Israel, Politics, 9/17/2001
The Observer: Why the Israeli element in the attacks in America is ignored
The British daily " the Observer" issued on Sunday criticized the US President George Bush and the British prime minister Tony Blair for their negligence of facts in the Arab region, noting that the western media especially the British dare nor to mention the Israeli element behind the attack against the US last Tuesday.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 9/17/2001
Shimon Peres and the meeting with Arafat
The Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres has admitted the need of convening the meeting with the chairman of the Palestinian Authority, otherwise Israel will be considered the side which is persistent to refuse the meeting.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/17/2001
British Council Director: Syrian- British cultural relations flourishing
There is a wide and growing interest both in Syria and Britain to promote their cultural cooperation relations. And the British Council in Damascus seems to provide excellence in its cultural activities conducted in Syria.
Syria-UK, Culture, 9/17/2001
Iraqi- Iranian parliamentary talks
Both Iraq and Iran have agreed to exchange visits of parliamentary delegations between the two countries and coordination of their stances in international arenas regarding the cause of Palestine and the struggle mounted by the Arabs for liberation and resisting colonialism, according to the Iraqi daily " al-Iraq" issued on Saturday.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 9/17/2001
Iraq calls on Syria, Lebanon, Jordan to implement gas pipe erection project
Iraq on Sunday called on Syria, Lebanon and Jordan to work for the implementation of the project to install a pipe to transport the Iraqi gas to these countries in the framework of direct agreements, noting that these agreements do not need the consent of the UN.
Iraq-Regional, Economics, 9/17/2001
The elections law in Yemen
The ruling general people's conference in Yemen and the Yemeni opposition parties on Saturday agreed to settle points of differences relating to the project provided for amending the election law which was a controversial issue between the Yemeni government and the opposition since June.
Yemen, Politics, 9/17/2001
US defense secretary to visit Saudi Arabia
The Saudi daily al-Watan said on Saturday that the US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld will by the end of October pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia to discuss means of military co-operation between the two countries.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 9/17/2001
Lebanese citizen denies involvement in attacks in the US
The Lebanese citizen Zeyad Samir al-Jarrah has denied any links into the attacks took place in the USA last Tuesday.
Lebanon-USA, Politics, 9/17/2001
Investigations on EgyptAir plane crash tend to technical defects
The crash returned once again to focus after a spokesman of the National Transport Safety Board announced the termination of a series of technical test on the Boeing 767.
Egypt-USA, Local, 9/17/2001
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President Bashar al- Assad heads today ( Monday) for Sanaa at the invitation of the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. During the visit which will last for two days President al-Assad will hold talks with the Yemeni President Ali Abullah Saleh and high ranking Yemeni officials.
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Syrian prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro on Sunday in Damascus met with the Iraqi trade minister Muhammad Mahdi Saleh and members of the accompanying delegation. Present at the meeting were the deputy premier for economic affairs Khaled Raad, the minister of the economy and foreign trade Muhammad al-Imadi and the chairman of the Iraqi interests office in Damascus Rifaat al-Ani.
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Sunday received a telephone call from Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi. They discussed the outcome of the terrorist attack against the United States. The two leaders asserted the importance of exerting collective international efforts to combat terrorism which intimidated societies and caused instability.
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The Syrian Foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Sunday received a telephone call from the Lebanese foreign minister Mahmoud Hammoud during which consultations were made and views on developments in the region in light of the catastrophic incidents took place in New York and Washington and events taking place in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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"Egypt does not enter into alliances," Maher said. "We think that such issues can be addressed either through an international conference or through the world agencies such as the UN and the Security Council. He was commenting on a US bid for building global anti-terror coalition.
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A telephone call was made on Saturday evening between the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz and the Pakistani President B. Musharraf in which both of them denounced the attacks launched against Washington and New York last Tuesday.
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In its recent issue the " al-Hayat al-Jadida" ( new life) magazine in its recent issue, published in the West Bank quoted the Palestinian local rule official at the Palestinian authority Saeb Oreikat as saying that the expected visit of the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat to Syria will be made in the very near future.
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The ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah received on Sunday a message from the President of Pakistan B. Musharraf. The message was handed over by the Pakistani minister of the Interior Mu'in Eddine Haidar during his meeting with Sheikh Jaber in Kuwait on Sunday.
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The Lebanese national resistance forces on Sunday morning intercepted the Israeli warplanes which flew in the Lebanese airspace. In a statement, the Lebanese resistance said that its defense unit intercepted on Sunday morning to the Israeli warplanes which violated the Lebanese airspace in the central sector over South Lebanon.
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The volume of inter- Arab investments in the field of telecommunications has reached USD 10 billion. This increase falls in the context of growing Arab interest to developing and modernizing this sector because of its positive contributions to the development efforts and economic reforms in most of the Arab states.
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The Egyptian exports to the European Union increased by 5.5 % in the first three months of this year despite the fluctuation of the global foreign trade rates. "The total exports worth 3.4 billion euro in 2000 against 2.2 billion euro in 1999 with an increase rate of 41%," said Egypt's head of the trade office in Brussels.
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A "secret door" was unearthed during restoration of North Cairo Wall, said Gaballah Ali Gaballah, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA). Abdallah Al-Attar, Head of the Islamic Antiquities Sector, said that the tower was re-used during the days of the French Expedition of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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Egyptian Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, agreed on holding an International exhibition on november mark the centenary the Egyptian Museum inauguration. November 10th. The celebration starts with a three-day conference and an exhibition comprising antiquities of all museums.
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