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Qatar pursues steps towards democracy
On April 29th the Qataris will be preparing to take part in the referendum that aims at enabling Qatar to have the first written constitution.
Qatar, Politics, 4/21/2003

Economic woes on the war against the Arab states
The war that U.S. leaders claimed would make the world safer may be over, but economic problems at the heart of Middle East instability remain, experts say.
Regional, Economics, 4/21/2003

Al-Assad- Mubarak hold summit in Damascus
Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, left Damascus on Sunday after a short visit to Damascus where he met with President Bashar al-Assad on the latest developments in Iraq.
Syria-Egypt, Politics, 4/21/2003

Egypt - Libya to immediately end obstacles to flow of people and trade
Egypt said it was agreed to take immediate measures with Libya to remove all obstacles in the way of the passage of individuals and their belongings through crossing points between the two countries.
Egypt-Libya, Politics, 4/21/2003

Oman- Qatar to increase joint investment; new company
The Omani- Qatari joint committee held a meeting on Saturday evening in Muscat, chaired by Suheil Bin Mustaheil Shammas, the minister of housing, electricity and waters in Oman and Abdullah Bin Hamad al-Atiyah the minister of energy and industry in Qatar.
Oman-Qatar, Economics, 4/21/2003

Gen. Garner heads to Baghdad; No mass destruction weapons found
The American army gen. Jay Garner who was assigned by the US administration to run Iraq provisionally stressed that his team has no set schedule to transfer the authorities to the Iraqis, claiming that the US will not impose the form of the next Iraqi government or its composition.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/21/2003

Al-Anbaa: On the Sudan government - rebels agreement
The advisor of the Sudanese president for peace affairs, Ghazi Salah Eddine, has stressed that so far no agreement was made on the possibility of giving the rebels the post of vice president or the percentage of Southern Sudanese in the central Sudanese government and the state's establishments in future.
Sudan, Politics, 4/21/2003

Al-Khaleej: Armitage deny militarily targeted countries; Powell to discuss Syrian call for end to mass destruction weapons in ME
US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage has stressed that the US seeks political and diplomatic means to settle issues of differences with Damascus.
Syria-USA, Politics, 4/21/2003

Gul: Turkey for good relations with Syria
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdallah Gul has said that the Syrian-Turkish relations are very good. "We insist on developing the cooperation relations in all domains," Gul added.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 4/21/2003

Moussa looms to resign because of Kuwait
The secretary general of the Arab league Amr Moussa has stressed he will quit his post. He expressed his wonder over the accusations addressed against him by Kuwait, stressing that this matter "will be dealt with and will not be kept silence regarding it."
Regional-Kuwait, Politics, 4/21/2003

Israeli aggression in Rafah, 16 Palestinian children wounded, 7 killed
two Palestinians were killed yesterday morning in clashes with the Israeli forces in Nablus, when Palestinian youth threw explosives at Israeli military cars, while the Israeli forces opened fire at school children resulted in wounding 16 of them.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/21/2003


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Short Takes:
Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad received on Sunday US Congressmen, Nick Rahal and Darrell Issa. Talks during the meeting dealt with developments of the Iraqi situation and its repercussions on the region as well as Syrian-American relations. Go

Saudi Arabia's minister of interior Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz said regarding the new ministerial formation in Saudi Arabia that this take place on May 4th, adding that incidents in the region will not delay its date and this change will cope with the future look of Saudi Arabia. Go

Saudi Arabia's minister of interior Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz has stressed that his country will work to bring back the Saudi detainees at Guantanamo prison. Go

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal yesterday in Riyadh met with the Pakistani foreign minister Khoursheed Mahmoud Kasouri. They reviewed regional and bilateral relations. Go

The U.S. said April 20 that Abd al-Khaliq Abd Al-Gafar, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research had been captured, and that the Iraqi National Congress claims to have Jamal Nustafa Sultan al Tikriti, Deputy Chief of Tribal Affairs, and are turning him over to the US. Go

The archaeological team of the French Institute for Eastern Antiquities in Cairo unearthed a cemetery comprising rock tombs dated back to the ancient state "BC 2400-2100" in Sakkara. Go

The U.S. Army's 3rd Division has replaced elements of the 1st Marine Division in Baghdad, the U.S. Central Command announced April 20. The transition includes the Civil Military Operations Center, which has responsibilities in the areas of electricity, law enforcement, water and sanitation, and medical care. Go





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