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Call for pan conference for National Liberation Front in Algeria
The "Correctionist Movement" in the National Liberation Front in Algeria said it will hold its conference for this year during the few coming weeks, after it had extended an invitation to the secretary general of the party, Ali Benflis, to convene a general conference for the party, in order to eliminate the current crisis following the decision by the government to freeze activities of the party.
Algeria, Politics, 1/2/2004
Conference on burdens the Islamic charities suffer due to September 11 incidents
Economists from several Islamic countries have expressed their concern over the pressures the Islamic charity work is exposed to following the incidents of September 11 in the USA. They stressed that these pressures cannot much affect the process of charity activity especially al-Zakat ( endowment ).
Regional-Qatar, Politics, 1/2/2004
Two Kurds, one Arab killed in ethnically diverse Karkouk
The Iraqi police found the body of two Kurds in the downtown of Karkouk stabbed to death, at a time when the pace of tension escalated in the city, following the killing of three Arab and Turkman demonstrators by bullets of Kurdish fighters on Wednesday.
Iraq, Politics, 1/2/2004
Mubarak denies to have his son inherit authority
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak has once again denied his confirmation in statement broadcast on Thursday that he has no intention to transfer the authority to his son Gamal.
Egypt, Politics, 1/2/2004
Press council to discuss the fate of al-Jazeera office in al-Khartoum
The press and printing council in Sudan received a request from the security department asking to withdraw the license offered to al-Jazeera TV office in Khartoum.
Sudan-Regional, Politics, 1/2/2004
Wide condemnation to Israel's decision to expand settlements in the Golan
The papers criticized the Israeli government's violation of the international resolutions, backed by the U.S. which ensures Israel the protection through using the "veto? in the Security Council regarding any resolution relevant to Israel.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/2/2004
Resistance operations continue, detention of al-Salafeyah leaders
The American forces detained some 20 members of of the higher commission for al-Dawa, Irshad and al-Fatwa ( Call, Guide and Fatwa ), in Iraq, at Ibn Teimeyah mosque, during breaking-in operations carried out by the occupation forces.
Iraq-USA, Military, 1/2/2004
Palestinian population in the world tolls 9.7 million, 3.7 million of them are in the west bank, Gaza
The number of Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territories and the Diaspora reached 9.7 million by the end of 2003.
Palestine, Politics, 1/2/2004
Al-Baz confers with Arafat
Osama al-Baz, the political advisor of the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak held yesterday talks with the Palestinian president Yasser Arafat in Ramullah, marking the beginning of his visit to the occupied Palestinian territories.
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 1/2/2004
Sultan Qaboos presides over Arabian horse race
Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said "presided over the annual Royal horse racing festival at Madinat Al Adiyat in Seeb" yesterday, the official news agency ONA reported yesterday.
Oman, Sports, 1/2/2004
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Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara indicated on Thursday that the Arab group at the UN has understood from the deliberation of the U.N. Security Council regarding Syria's proposed draft resolution to free the Middle East of mass destruction weapons, that the blue inked draft resolution will not be withdrawn, but will remain as such until proper circumstances would be available for the passing of the resolution, due to the vital importance of freeing the region of mass destruction weapons and care given to the security, stability and welfare of people of the region.
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Egypt's Foreign Minister, Ahmed Maher, strongly condemned the Israeli announcement to expand and increase the number of the Jewish settlements in the occupied Golan Heights.
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Morocco's ambassador to Egypt, Mohamed Faraj Doukkali, held talks in Cairo Thursday with president of the external affairs commission of the Egyptian People Assembly (parliament) on parliamentary cooperation, particularly at the African and Euro-Mediterranean levels.
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The third relief consignment for those affected by the destructive earthquake which recently struck Ban city in the Islamic Republic of Iran left Wednesday with 44 tonnes of aid includes medicine, foodstuff and tents to shelter the affected people.Ê
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"Ahmed bin Abdul-Nabi Macki, Minister of National Economy and Deputy President of the Financial Affairs and Energy Resources Council will open the US$ 120 million gas pipeline project in the wilayat of Sohar on Saturday," ONA reported.
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