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UN team inspects former chemical weapons facility in Iraq
Iraq, Politics, 12/5/2002
Al-Rai al-Aam: The new Kuwaiti vision for Iraq
Kuwait's first deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah has stressed that Kuwait's attitude to the current Iraqi regime will be changed if Iraq's behaviour will be changed and recognize, honestly, Kuwait's borders, sovereignty and security.
Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 12/5/2002
Discussions at the Arab League on the Somali situation
The secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa has discussed with Somalia's foreign minister and minister of finance Youssef Hassan Ibrahim and Hassan Mahmoud Sheikh, respectively, latest developments concerning the situation of the Somali area
Somalia-Regional, Politics, 12/5/2002
Powell welcomed declared Saudi measures on fighting terrorism
US Secretary of State Colin Powell has welcomed measures announced by Saudi Arabia in the framework of fighting terrorism and considered that they constitute a new effort by Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 12/5/2002
Washington seeks Turkish official support over Iraq
The Turkish daily Daily News yesterday quoted sources at the Turkish cabinet as saying that Washington had sought to get an official commitment from Turkey to collaborate with it, and that it has received this commitment partially during the visit of the US under defense secretary and the assistant for the secretary of state to Ankara, noting that the extent Turkey will proceed in such a cooperation will be made clear through the negotiations to be held between Turkey and the USA in the coming days.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/5/2002
Deputy secretary of defense characterization of his talks in Turkey regarding Iraq
Q: We had an opportunity to have an exchange with the Foreign Minister yesterday. And he articulated Turkey's position as follows: He said fairly explicitly that Turkey would require a second UN Security Council Resolution before any military campaign could be launched from Turkish soil -- a position his political advisor in the party reiterated.
Turkey-USA, Politics, 12/5/2002
Clashes between Iraqi Kurds and Islamists
Some 20 persons were killed or wounded from the fighters of the Kurdistani National Federation in armed clashes that took place yesterday morning against armed Islamists believed to have links to al-Qaida organization near Halabja city to the north of Iraq.
Iraq, Politics, 12/5/2002
American- British military maneuvers in Qatar
A spokesman for the British embassy in Qatar said that some 800 British troops are taking part in the maneuvers of the American army that are coordinated with Qatar.
Qatar-USA, Politics, 12/5/2002
Three Palestinians shot by Israeli forces, hundreds arrested
One Palestinian was shot dead by the Israeli forces in Wadi al-Tuffah area in Hebron and a third Palestinian was shot and other four wounded in an Israeli Apache planes bombardment of a complex for Palestinian Authority establishments in Gaza, where three missiles were fired.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 12/5/2002
Lahoud condemns attacks against a mosque in the Bekaa
The Lebanese President Emil Lahoud yesterday condemned the attack launched against al-Aziz prophet shrine in the Bekaa area on Tuesday evening, as well as all attacks which target holy shrines and religious places.
Lebanon, Local, 12/5/2002
Two persons killed in an explosion in Sanaa
Two persons were killed and a third was wounded yesterday in a mortar bomb explosion who were playing with the bomb near a slaughter house to the north of Sanaa.
Yemen, Local, 12/5/2002
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Amid police investigation of corruption, Bahrain's Labor and Social Affairs Minister, Majeed Al Alawi said he was "determined to fight corruption within his ministry telling the Gulf Daily News yesterday "Any case of corruption will be severely dealt with."
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Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh announced the release of some 1285 prisoners which were sentenced for minor criminal issues. the decision was taken upon the fall of Eif al-Fiter (holiday).
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The Lebanese national resistance announced that Israel violated the Lebanese sovereignty for 33 times during last week.
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A high ranking Israeli security source said that Israel is now ready to challenge any likely Iraqi attack in a better way than it has during the second Gulf war ( the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.)
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Large number of the Islamic countries celebrate today the first day of Eid al-Fiter following the fasting of the holy month of Ramadan.
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