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Egypt: ministry of agriculture official arrested for corruption
The Egyptian authorities this week arrested the chairman of the agricultural development bank and the secretary of the ministry of agriculture Youssef Abdul Rahman on charges of receiving bribes. Abdul Rahman is considered the second man in the ministry after minister Youssef Wali.
Egypt, Politics, 8/26/2002
Saleh defends Yemen about missiles: All Arab states to have Iraq's fate
The Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Saturday defended his country's right to buy Skud missiles, noting that Sanaa was not exposed to the American sanctions because it backs the American war against terrorism.
Yemen-USA, Politics, 8/26/2002
Trade exchange between Syria, Iraq
The Iraqi minister of commerce Muhammad Mahdi Saleh has announced that the total volume of trade exchange between Syria and Iraq in the framework of the UN imposed "oil for food" program and the free trade agreement signed between the two states exceed has exceeded 4 billion dollars since 1997.
Iraq-Syria, Economics, 8/26/2002
Syrian customs confiscates boat of smuggled tobacco
The Syrian naval customs on Friday confiscated a boat carrying 238 containers of smuggled foreign tobacco inside the Syrian territorial waters. There were four Lebanese on the board of the boat, who were arrested and brought before the judiciary for trial.
Syria, Economics, 8/26/2002
Al-Itihad: The first Saudi products exhibition in Iraq
Saudi Arabia will organize the first exhibition for its products in Baghdad on September 9 through 13.
Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 8/26/2002
Al-Shara reviewed with Bulgarian counterpart tense conditions in the region
The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Sunday in Damascus received the Bulgarian foreign minister Solomon Basi and members of the accompanying delegation. The meeting was attended by high ranking officials representing the two sides..
Syria-Bulgaria, Politics, 8/26/2002
Al-Watan: a forthcoming Syrian, Egyptian, Saudi summit
The Saudi daily al-Watan said in its Sunday's issue that the two messages sent by President Bashar al-Assad to the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and to Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz unveiled stress to convene a tripartite Syrian, Egyptian and Saudi summit in the second half of September.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 8/26/2002
Israeli forces kill Arab youth; admit to robbing Palestinian houses before burning them
While one Palestinian young man was shot by the Israeli bullets in Jenin and other three wounded when an Israeli on foot patrol opened fire randomly against the Palestinians in one of the city's market, an Israeli force stormed into Marqa village near Jenin and arrested three of its citizens. The Israeli force also stormed into Salfeit town and arrested five Palestinians under the charges that they are members of the Palestinian activists.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/26/2002
Al-Rai al-Am: Contacts between Khartoum, Asmara
The advisor for the Sudanese president for political affairs Qutbi al-Mahdi has stated that contacts were made between Khartoum and Asmara during the past days in order to revitalize the special agreement relating to the security committees meeting between the two countries.
Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 8/26/2002
Al-Sharq al-Awsat: Al-Qaida cell discovered in Oman
The London- based al-Sharq al-Awsat said Sunday quoting American sources that a cell that belongs to al-Qaida organization in Oman was discovered and its members were arrested.
Oman, Local, 8/26/2002
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Qatar's foreign minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem Bin jaber al-Thani will head today for Baghdad in a short visit during which he will hold talks with his Iraqi counterpart Naji Sabri al-Hadithi and several members in the Iraqi leadership on the developments of events in Iraq in light of the escalated American threats to direct a military attack against Iraq aiming at toppling the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
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The Jordanian prime minister Ali Abul Ragheb on Sunday denied the existence of any mediation between Amman and Doha in order to contain the recent differences resulting from the al-Jazeera TV channel broadcasting a program which was considered as damaging and insulting for Jordan. Abul Ragheb said there is no mediations as "the matter is between us and Qatar."
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An Iraqi military spokesman announced on Sunday the killing of 8 Iraqis and wounding of other 9 in bombardment operations by the British and American forces targeting civilian establishments in al-Basra province to the south of Iraq
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The Kuwaiti daily al-Qabas said on Saturday that the Kuwaiti deputy premier and minister of the Interior Mohammad Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah paid a short visit to Washington last Tuesday where he met with the director of the CIA George Tenet.
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A meeting was held on Saturday evening in Tripoli included the secretary of the Libyan people's committee for African unity Ali Abdul Salaam al-Tureiki, the Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Othman and Uganda's foreign minister James Wabaka.
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The London based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily said in its Saturday's issue that the Palestinian embassy in Baghdad refused to receive the body of Sabri al-Banna ( Abu Nidal), the leader of the Fatah movement- the revolutionary council who was found dead from "shot guns" in his flat in Baghdad more than one week before.
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The Lebanese daily al-Sharq said in its Saturday's issue, quoting Palestinian sources, that member of the PLO executive committee and the closer to succeed the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Mahmoud Abbas, Abu Mazin has stopped working since more than one month.
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The Saudi ministry of the Interior announced on Sunday that the Saudi young man Saud al-Rasheed which the American FBI issued a warrant of arrest against him on the charge of being involved in the attacks of September 11, is currently being investigated by the Saudi authorities.
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The Israeli warplanes on Sunday renewed its violations of the Lebanese airspace and flew at intermediate altitudes over various Southern Lebanese areas. A Lebanese security source said that the Israeli planes continued their flying until the Bekaa area and the city of Baalbeck.
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It was announced in Beirut on Saturday the death of the archbishop Muthalath al- Rahmat Bassilious, former bishop of the patriarchy of "Houran and the Arab Mount and Quneitra in Syria for the Greek- Orthodox community.
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