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The politics of terrorism is very bad politics
In a trend to the serious breaches of due process and respect for civil liberty that are taking place worldwide under the active promotion of the United States of America, many countries are being pushed, willingly and few unwillingly, on such a path in using terrorism to increase government powers to monitor citizens activities and have powers to intimidate and coerce
Regional, Analysis, 6/2/2003
Libya severs relations with Iraq
Libya announced yesterday severing its diplomatic relations with Iraq and closing its embassy in Baghdad because of the American decision to end diplomatic immunity all diplomats in Iraq.
Libya-Iraq, Politics, 6/2/2003
Occupation abrogates national conference for direct rule with an Iraqi consultation council
The US occupation of Iraq has stepped its latest measure towards backtracking from previous promises and obligations, and the establishment of a direct rule where no Iraqis take part. This was reflected in the decision taken to abrogate the convening of the "national conference" and instead to appoint "a political council" within weeks in charge of providing advice and consultation to the occupation forces.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 6/2/2003
Baghdad's airport is still exposed to attacks, Basra rejects appointed British ruler
Some, 5,000 Iraqis demonstrated yesterday in the downtown of al-Basra in protest of the British army appointing of one of its army officers to run the area.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 6/2/2003
Turkish delegation in Syria confers with prominent officials
Syria's Speaker of the People's Assembly, Naji Otari and Minister of Information, Adnan Omran yesterday received in two separate meetings a Turkish delegation representing various cultural, parliamentarian and information spheres headed by the Head of the Turkish Strategic Studies, Mohammed Baker Uglu.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 6/2/2003
Criminals won't forestall Morocco's democratic drive, official says
The criminal acts perpetrated on May 16th in Casablanca "will in no way forestall Morocco's democratization process," said here on Friday Morocco's Human Rights minister, Mohamed Aujjar.
Morocco, Politics, 6/2/2003
Ukrainian ambassador statement on relations with Syria
Ukrainian Ambassador to Damascus, Vladimir Koval, highly lauded the modernization and development process which Syria witnesses under the leadership of President, Bashar Al-Assad.
Syria-Ukraine, Politics, 6/2/2003
Final statement of Tehran's Organization of Islamic Conference
Organization of Islamic Conference Foreign Ministers have concluded their deliberations in Tehran. The conference's final statement stressed the importance of the establishment of the Palestinian state and implementing all UN resolutions regarding this issue.
Regional, Politics, 6/2/2003
Al-Assad confers with US congress member
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received yesterday a delegation from the US Congress headed by Congressman Darrel Issa.
Syria-USA, Politics, 6/2/2003
Al-Assad's wife inaugurates UNRWA's Loans program
The small business loans program was inaugurated in Damascus on Sunday with the attendance of Syria's First Lady, Asmaa Al-Assad.
Syria, Economics, 6/2/2003
Syria - German friendship association statement on ME developments
The chairman of the Syrian-German friendship Association, Olaf Fieldman, has stressed the importance of the Syrian role in the Middle East region, highlighting the great achievements so far on all levels.
Syria-Germany, Politics, 6/2/2003
Israel kill three Palestinians, symbolic lift of closure on West Bank and Gaza
The Israeli occupation forces said, three days before the al-Aqaba summit which will bring together the US President George W. Bush, the Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas and the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon, that it had alleviated blocking measures imposed on the Palestinian territories.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 6/2/2003
Two policemen, one Islamist killed in a chase in Saudi Arabia
Two Saudi policemen were killed on Saturday when a suspected "terrorist" threw a mortar at them while they were chasing him in an incident in which two of the chased men were killed.
Saudi Arabia, Local, 6/2/2003
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The Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA) requested that the summit issue a resolution obliging all parties concerned to implement the roadmap without amendments
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The assistant secretary for production affairs at the Libyan people's general committee, Al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi, discussed on Saturday evening in Tripoli with the British ambassador to Libya Anthony Lyden existing relations between Britain and Libya and means of supporting and boosting them in all fields.
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Gambia's foreign minister arrived in Kuwait yesterday in an official visit to Kuwait during where he will hand a message from President of Gambia to the Kuwait's Amir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.
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An agreement was signed by the Ministry of Petroleum and Kafr Al-Sheikh governorate to set up the first petrochemicals complex in Northern Delta on an area of 1000 feddans.
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The Raja football club of Casablanca on Friday qualified to the quarter final of the African champion's league by hammering Gabon's FC 105 by 6-1.
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Two rare pieces of the eagle-shaped God Horus, son of Isis, and the head of a statue of Akhenaton arrived Sunday at Cairo Airport in the company of ambassador Mahmoud Allam, Egypt's Consul General in New York, after restoring them from an antiquities merchant who stood trial in the United States.
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