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Unidentified group claims responsibility fir the assassination of Salim, world wide condemnation for the attack
An unidentified Iraqi group calling itself the Arab resistance movement - al-Rashid group, claimed responsibility for the assassination of the rotating President of the Interim council in Iraq Ezz eddine Salim also known as Abd al-Zahra Othman, in a booby trapped car explosion that targeted his procession in Baghdad. The governing council announced three-day mourning over the killing.
Iraq, Politics, 5/18/2004
A seminar by Syrian opposition in London
The seminar on dialogue on the future of national work in Syria issued a statement on the occasion of concluding a meeting held in London on Sunday, in which it stressed that "honest opposition refused to be empowered against the homeland by the foreigner." It called for lifting the state of emergency and building the country of peaceful transfer of rotating authority.
Syria, Politics, 5/18/2004
Muslim, Christian preachers to be trained on human rights conceptions
The Cultural Committee of the National Council for Human Rights decided to hold a training course for mosques and churches preachers on religions and human rights.
Egypt, Politics, 5/18/2004
Kuwait: Islamists parliamentarians threaten to spoil giving the women her political rights
Several Islamic Sunni groups and parliamentarians threatened in Kuwait yesterday to work for foiling the draft bill approved by the Kuwaiti government on Sunday provides for providing the woman her right to voting and nomination for the legislative elections.
Kuwait, Politics, 5/18/2004
Morocco, Syria have convergent views on Arab issues, party leader
Assistant secretary general of Syria's Baath Party, Abdellah Al Ahmar, who is leading a delegation of his party on a visit to Morocco, said the two countries have converging views issues of interest to the Arab states.
Morocco-Syria, Politics, 5/18/2004
One week before its convening, Butaflika takes part, Arab leaders absent from the Arab summit
The Algerian foreign ministry has announced that President Abdul Aziz Butaflika will take part in the Arab summit to be held in Tunisia on next Saturday and Sunday, while other Arab leaders announced they will not attend this summit.
Regional, Politics, 5/18/2004
Obeid: sanctions should be on Israel and not Syria
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received Monday Lebanese Foreign Minister Jean Obeid. Talks during the meeting dealt with the latest developments in the region, particularly in Iraq and in Palestine. Talks also dealt with issues of mutual concern.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 5/18/2004
King Abdullah: we do not have the right to send forces to Iraq
The Jordanian King Abdullah II stressed in the closing ceremony of the world economic forum in al-Shouna in Jordan that the international community faces the challenge of finding solutions for the Palestinian issue and the future of Iraq, while the Israeli foreign minister Silvan Shalom seized the opportunity of taking part in the final session of the forum in order to defend demolishing the houses of the Palestinian in Gaza and to launch a campaign against the Palestinian authority.
Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 5/18/2004
Arab Human Rights Organization condemned Israeli crimes; calls for war crime trials
The Cairo-based Arab Human Rights Organization condemned Israeli brutal practices committed against the Palestinian people, describing them as war crimes.
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 5/18/2004
Some 12 Palestinians killed in Israeli bombardment on Rafah
The Israeli military helicopters today at dawn launched missiles at Rafah city and this resulted in killing 12 Palestinians and injuring more 30. One Palestinian was also killed in al-Shaboura quarters earlier in an explosion whose reasons were not known.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/18/2004
Mubarak opens Thebes Glories Museum
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak arrives in Luxor within hours on a brief visit in which he inaugurates monumental projects and inspects monumental sites, which have been restored, according to the Chief of the Supreme Council of Luxor, Al-Disouqi Al-Bana.
Egypt, Local, 5/18/2004
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI of Morocco received, here Sunday, Sultane of Kelantan (Malaysia), Tuanku Ismail Petra.
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A telephone call was made Monday between Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara and his Tunisian counterpart Alhabib Bin Yahya on the current preparations for convening the Arab Summit scheduled at the beginning of the next week in Tunisia.
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Syria's Prime Minister Naji Otari and the Representative of Kuwaiti-based Arab Economic Development Fund Mirvat Badawi discussed relations of Arab cooperation and means of boosting to achieve Arab integration in economic and development domains. The two sides reviewed activities of the AEDF and its role in supporting and funding development and service projects in Syria.
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Prime Minister Dr. Atef Ebeid and German Minister for Economy and Labor, Wolfgang Clement on Tuesday inaugurate the German tower in Egypt which houses the new premises of Arab-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The tour will house the first headquarters of joint Egyptian-European Chamber of Commerce.
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Turkey on Monday expressed deep concern over the continued Israeli military aggressions on the Palestinian refugees camps in Gaza which claimed the lives of innocent Palestinians. Turkish Foreign Ministry, in a statement, warned the Israeli government of continuing the policy of demolishing the houses of Palestinians in Gaza, adding this policy will not serve what it calls "security of Israel."
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