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Al-Sader involved in politics, calls for end to fighting
One of the main aides of the Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sader called on members of al-Mahdi army led by al-Sader to halt the armed operations in all parts of Iraq.
Iraq, Politics, 8/31/2004
Koufa mosque keys handed over to Seistani office
In the course of the peace agreement in Najaf and Koufa between the higher Shiite clergy in Iraq Ayatullah Ali al-Seistani and Muqtada al-Sader, the keys of al-Koufa mosque were handed over to the Ali al-Seistani office.
Iraq, Politics, 8/31/2004
Tripoli- Dubai discuss enhancing economic cooperation
Libya's leader Muammar al-Qathafi and the crown prince of Dubai Sheikh Muhammad Bin Rashed al-Maktoum on Sunday discussed means of strengthening bilateral economic relations.
Libya-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 8/31/2004
UN security council grace period expires within hours; Khartoum waits UN report on Darfur
The Sudanese government is waiting for the content of the report to be submitted today by the UN secretary General Kofi Annan to the UN Security Council over Khartoum's commitment to the implementation of UN demands over the situation in Darfur.
Sudan-UN, Politics, 8/31/2004
Lebanese rejection to west criticism of the presidency term of office extension issue
Lebanese Foreign Minister Jean Obeid Monday criticized the West intervention in the Lebanese internal affairs.
Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 8/31/2004
One Israeli raid fails in assassinating two activists from Fatah
Palestinian security sources and eye witnesses said that two of al-Aqsa martyrs groups of the Fatah movement survived a raid carried out by a helicopter for the Israeli occupation forces that targeted their car in Jenin to the North of the West Bank.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/31/2004
Fire opened at one American diplomatic car in Jeddah
The American embassy in Riyadh said that armed men opened fire at one American diplomatic car in Jeddah on Monday and that no one was hurt.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Local, 8/31/2004
Attacks stop Iraq oil exports and increase in crude oil prices
One official in the Iraqi South Oil company yesterday announced the suspension of oil exports from the southern part if the country because of the blowing up of one pipeline after it was attacked.
Iraq, Economics, 8/31/2004
Pentagon official was cooperating with FBI on Israel spy inquiry
The Pentagon official under suspicion of turning over classified information to Israel began cooperating with federal agents several weeks ago and was preparing to lead the authorities to contacts inside the Israeli government when the case became publicly known last week, according to government officials.
Israel-USA, Politics, 8/31/2004
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Lebanese President Emil Lahoud underlined that Lebanon would never bargain on its sovereignty, asserting that his country in coordination with Syria could prove that commitment to the legitimate rights is the only means for restoring them.
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The Mosque of al-Azhar in the Egyptian capital of Cairo Monday condemned kidnapping of the two French journalist by one of the armed groups in Iraq. The Permanent Committee of the Heavenly Religions in Azhar said in a statement that Islam rejects any aggression on innocent civilians or any violation of basic human freedoms.
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Advisor to the Iranian Supreme Leader for International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati vehemently condemned "the American unlimited support to Israel and the American campaigns against Muslims in the world."
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The two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq have called on the French President Jacques Chirac to abrogate the law on banning the veil in the French schools. They also called in a video tape broadcast by al-Jazeera TV on the French people to demonstrate for that, stressing that their lives are endangered.
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