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Washington's political war on Syria, Takrit negotiates and fight; vagueness in al-Najaf
American officials including President George Bush, the secretary of state Colin Powel and the defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld have escalated their political campaign against Syria. They repeated accusations against Damascus of supporting the regime of Saddam Hussein before it fell and of providing weapons and volunteers to Iraq. They also repeated their warning to Damascus not to harbor the former Iraqi leaderships, but expected Syria to implement their demands.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/14/2003
Al-Assad confers with De Villepin
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received on Saturday French Foreign Minister Dominique De Villepin and the accompanying delegation.
Syria-France, Politics, 4/14/2003
President Mubarak outlines repercussions of Iraq war
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak yesterday met with the leadership of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) to discuss the war in Iraq and its consequences in the Middle East.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 4/14/2003
Al-Shara and de Villepin joint press conference in Damascus
Al-Shara said that the war on Iraq was illegitimate and unfair according to Syria, France, and the majority of the countries worldwide.
Syria-France, Politics, 4/14/2003
De Villepin: Mid-East is facing once again ordeal of war
De Villepin Saturday said the Middle East once again facing the ordeal of war, with its accompanying privations, casualties, and feelings of injustice in a region already inflicted by suffering.
Regional-France, Politics, 4/14/2003
De Villepin stressed on the necessity to achieve peace in the Middle East and in Iraq
French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin stressed on the necessity to achieve peace in the Middle East and in Iraq besides activating the UN role in the post-Saddam Iraq,
Regional-France, Politics, 4/14/2003
La Verite: Morocco, Spain must work for infallible ties, Spanish party
On PSOE's position on the US-led war on Iraq, Zapatero said it is illegal and unjust. "Illegal because it was waged without a UN mandate and transgresses its charter, and unjust because there were other solutions, less tragic, to disarm Saddam Hussein's regime," he said.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 4/14/2003
Al-Shara gets phone call from Kharazi, al-Tureiki
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received on Saturday a phone call from his Iranian counterpart Kamal Kharazi.
Syria-Libya, Politics, 4/14/2003
Arab dailies call for coherent Arab stance against US accusation on Syria
The Emirates Newspaper Al-Khaleej has called for strong and coherent Arab stance against the American escalating accusations against Syria.
Syria-USA, Politics, 4/14/2003
Al- Dostour: details on assassination of Iraqi leadership
Well-informed sources told the Jordanian daily al-Dostour yesterday that an operation of collective assassination was made by American- British forces for the Iraqi leadership and was carried out, according to a tightened intelligence plan in al-Mansour suburb in Baghdad.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/14/2003
Bush promises Iraqis security and order
US President Bush promised Iraqis that they will eventually enjoy order and security in addition to freedom.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/14/2003
Iraqis will be 'better off' without Saddam, Powell promises
Iraqis, he told David Frost of the British Broadcast Corporation (BBC) during an interview April 12, "will be under a democratic form of government and we will help bring that democratic form of government into being."
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/14/2003
Saddam Hussein's half brother arrested
A Kurdish TV said yesterday that the US-led forces arrested yesterday Watban, half brother of Saddam Hussein.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/14/2003
Rumsfeld says transition to new Iraq underway
Iraq's transition from the regime of Saddam Hussein to a new nation governed by the Iraqi people is underway, even though pockets of resistance and urban disorder remain, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/14/2003
CBS news: US Defense Secretary on Iraqi situation
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/14/2003
Israeli soldiers shoot another ISM activist in the head
Between 4:30 and 5:00 PM Saturday Israeli snipers shot another ISM activist in the head. Tom Hundall from Manchester Britain is currently in critical condition in a helicopter on his way from Europa Hospital in Khan Younis to a hospital in Bir Sheva. He is 22 years old.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/14/2003
PNA rejects Sharon's changes to Road Map, giving up right of return
The Palestine National Authority (PNA) on Sunday refused Israeli suggested amendments to the internationally - drafted "roadmap" to peace in the Middle East, rejected Israel's demand to give up the right of return of Palestinian refugees and warned the US administration against giving in to Israeli terms and conditions.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/14/2003
Israel kills two Palestinian civilians in Gaza and Hebron
One Palestinian civilian has died early Sunday of wounds he sustained when the Israeli warplanes raided Al Zaitoon neighborhood, eastern Gaza Strip on the 8th of April, 03.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/14/2003
Hizbullah intercepts Israeli jets in South Lebanon
The Lebanese Hizbullah party's defense means yesterday intercepted Israeli warplanes which violated the Lebanese airspace twice and flew over the southern parts of the country.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/14/2003
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The Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa said that: the Charter of the Arab League must be reconsidered and the Arab states already agree upon amending the Charter of the Arab League and we do have some amendments from some Arab states to be discussed, and I advocate the calls of President Mubarak, the Saudi Crown Prince and the Libyan leader and other heads of state for reconsidering the entire rules that govern the Arab states in order to have a modern Arab League for coping with world development.
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Arab League Secretary General Amre Mousa has rejected the US accusations against Syria, stressing the necessity for the Arabs to be fully aware of the new developments in the region.
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King Abdullah II of Jordan is expected in Cairo on Monday for a summit meeting with President Hosni Mubarak over the latest developments of the US-led war on Iraq, a statement by the Jordanian royal court said Saturday.
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Sudan's President, Omar Hassan Imar al-Bashir arrives today in Damascus on an official two- day visit to Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad and other senior officials.
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President Bashar al-Assad received yesterday a phone call from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Talks dealt with the current situation in Iraq and the means for dealing with it.
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Libya's Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi on Saturday evening discussed with the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on latest developments in Iraq.
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The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher yesterday discussed in a telephone call he got from his Saudi counterpart prince Saud al-Faial the development of the current situation in Iraq under the state of instability due to the American- British attack against it.
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Jordanian governmental sources have stated that Jordan is dealing with the Iraqi ambassador in Amman Sabah Yassin as an ambassador for Iraq as he still represents a country, people and a land and will remain so until an order will come from Baghdad to make the change.
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The Palestine National Authority (PNA) on Sunday refused Israeli suggested amendments to the internationally -- drafted "roadmap" to peace in the Middle East, rejected Israel's demand to give up the "right of return" of Palestinian refugees.
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Secretary general of the Arab Journalists Union (AJU), Sakaheddine Hafed, said the union, in coordination with other Arab and international organizations, will sue the perpetrators of the "war crimes" against the journalists covering war in Iraq.
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President Saddam Hussein's scientific adviser surrendered to U.S. forces Saturday, proclaiming that Iraq has no weapons of mass destruction, the US said.
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Islamic World Association in Riyadh has called on Arab and Islamic leaders to unify their efforts and to agree on a joint action program that preserve the nation, stresses cooperation and Moslems' interests.
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Syrian-Lebanese Joint Ministerial Committee for Higher Education held in Damascus a meeting. The two sides discussed the spheres of cooperation concerning higher education and scientific research, means of activating agreements between Syrian and Lebanese universities and the possibility of developing a virtual university.
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The British foreign office secretary Jacque Straw will pay today an official visit to Kuwait carrying a message from the British Prime minister Tony Blair relating to the British position concerning the Iraqi crisis, on the need that the UN should have a role in dealing with this issue.
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Morocco and Greece were elected coordinators of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) preparatory committee for the Euro-Mediterranean conference on Peace and cooperation, to be held in Athena in 2004.
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The US State Department urged Americans to avoid travel to the Sahara Desert areas of southeastern Algeria, where more than 25 European tourists have disappeared since February.
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The Belgian police seized in Brussels Friday 232 kg of cannabis worth some 1 million Euro on a bus coming from Morocco, Belgian media reported Saturday.
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