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Bahraini demonstration on May Day
More than 1000 persons held a demonstration on Wednesday on the occasion of May day ( May 1st), in the first demonstration of its kind in Bahrain and in the conservative Gulf states.
Bahrain, Politics, 5/2/2002
Retirement and the new generation in Syria
Well-informed sources in Syria told the Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am that the government has determined to implement the decision taken by the prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro he had released by the beginning of February that states to quit all persons reaching the age of 60 so as to open the door before a new generation of administrative leaderships.
Syria, Politics, 5/2/2002
Mubarak, Zayed meeting reflects their important role
A senior U A E official said the meeting held on Tuesday between President Hosni Mubarak and Sheikh Zayed reflects the important role played by both leaders at such tough conditions the region is going through.
United Arab Emirates-Egypt, Politics, 5/2/2002
Draft resolution demands Israeli cooperation
The Arab states are preparing a draft resolution to the Security Council to force Israel to allow a United Nations Fact-Finding mission into Jenin refugee camp, where Israeli occupation forces massacred Palestinian civilians.
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 5/2/2002
Saudi Arabia, the US embark on a joint strategy for peace
The New York Times on Wednesday quoted Saudi and American officials as saying that the US President George Bush and the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz agreed during their meeting last week on a strategy of joint work and pressure in order to break the current stalemate in the Middle East crisis.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 5/2/2002
Arafat's visit to Syria is still valid
The chairman of the Palestinian National Salvation Front Khaled al-Fahoum has announced that the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat will visit Syria in the course of a tour he will shortly pay to the Arab capitals, noting that the idea of this visit is still valid and confirmed.
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 5/2/2002
Al-Jalabi TV stopped as American financing suspended
The television Liberty TV of the opposition Iraqi National Congress, chaired by the Ahmad al-Jalabi was stopped on Wednesday because no further financial aid voted for by the US congress were paid out by the US State Department since February this year, the opposition group announced in a statement from London.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/2/2002
Cheney voices appreciation of Mubarak's role in establishing Middle East peace
US Vice-President Dick Cheney voiced great appreciation of the positive role played by Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak in establishing peace and stability in the Middle East.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/2/2002
Israel refuses to dismantle any settlement in Gaza
The Israeli defense minister Benjamin Bin Aliazer has renewed the rejection of the Israeli government to remove or dismantle any Israeli settlement in Gaza in the context of any agreement with the Palestinian Authority.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/2/2002
Meetings between Arab ambassadors council and European officials in Brussels
The Arab ambassadors council in Brussels has stressed to the European officials during a series of intensive meetings held between the two sides in April the need of the Israeli withdrawal from all the occupied Palestinian territories and other Arab occupied lands in the Golan and the Lebanese Shebaa farms.
Regional-European Union, Politics, 5/2/2002
Arafat to make vast changes in his Authority
The Lebanese daily al-Sharq said on Wednesday, according to high ranking Palestinian sources that the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat will start basic changes in his authority and in the Fatah movement, noting that Arafat will assign the chief Palestinian negotiators in Madrid Haidar Abdul Shafi to chair a plenary government including ministries having all Palestinian security departments.
Palestine, Politics, 5/2/2002
Israeli tanks invade Rafah, six Palestinians killed including one infant
The Israeli forces on Wednesday continued their aggressions against the Palestinians. As a result six Palestinians were killed and other 14 wounded by the Israeli tanks bullets at the Palestinian houses in Rafah.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/2/2002
Czech republic deny transporting weapons to Iraq
The Czech foreign ministry denied news which claimed that Czech weapons were transported to Iraq.
Iraq-Czech Republic, Politics, 5/2/2002
Algeria investigates prison fire
It was officially announced in Algierson Wednesday that the attorney general department opened a judicial investigation to find out the reasons behind the fire which erupted on Tuesday in the rehabilitation establishment in Bab al-Jadid (Surkaji prison) in the capital Algiers.
Algeria, Local, 5/2/2002
Israeli president cancels European- Asian tour
A spokesman for Katsav said that the security condition in the region and the escalation of the wave of criticism against Israel in the world because of the incidents in the West Bank and Gaza were among the other reasons that led to canceling the said tour.
Israel-International, Politics, 5/2/2002
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The Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz discussed with the King of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa al-Khaleifa latest developments on the Palestinian arenas and the brutal Israeli aggressions against the Palestinians. In a telephone call, made by the Saudi crown prince held on Tuesday evening with the King of Bahrain, the two sides discussed results of the visit made by the crown prince to the US and the talks held with the US President George Bush, according to the Saudi news agency.
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The chairman of the Russian Duma council Genady Selezenove has stressed that the Iraqi issue cannot be solved by force, stressing that the possible American bombardment of Iraq will not correct the situation, to the contrary it will completely destabilize it.
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The Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday continued its aggression against the liberated areas of south Lebanon, adjoining the occupied Shebaa farms.
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Egypt's Ambassador to the United States Nabil Fahmy underlined the importance of reaching a full dressed and permanent settlement in order to break the deadlock between Palestinian and Israelis. He said the current stage requires a clear-cut definition on whether the option is peace or surrendering to violence.
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Pope John Paul II has stressed the need of establishing peace in the Middle East. In Wednesday's public sermon before gathered crowds at Saint Paul square at the Vatican, the Pope underlined the importance that peace prevail in the world and security and stability to be achieved in the Middle East.
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A Tunisian official source said on Wednesday that a helicopter belonging to the Tunisian army crashed at Majaz al-Baab, 170 Km from the Tunisian capital and this resulted in killing several people including army officers.
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The Jordanian minister of finance Michael Martho said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed to give Jordan USD 80 million in the framework of a loans program of a three year period.
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