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Abbas visits Damascus today to end tension, meets with Palestinian groups
A Palestinian delegation headed by the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization PLO Mahmoud Abbas is to start a visit to Syria today. The first visit of its kind to Damascus since many years.
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 12/6/2004
Yemen to be a regional center for democratic dialogue in the region
The Yemeni foreign minister Abu baker al-Qurabi said that Sanaa will be a permanent headquarters for the democratic dialogue center which will have the task of boosting democracy in the Middle East and north Africa countries.
Yemen-Regional, Politics, 12/6/2004
Nazif: Egyptian market opens for all investors
Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said that the Egyptian market was open for all local and foreign investors to start business in Egypt without restrictions.
Egypt, Economics, 12/6/2004
British Ambassador in Damascus and Syria Stance
British Ambassador in Damascus Peter Ford described Syria-Britain relations as good, and that the Syrian presence in Lebanon is based on Lebanese government support.
Syria-UK, Politics, 12/6/2004
Sudan denies dropping accusations addressed to Turabi
The Sudanese ministry of justice denied that it had taken a decision to drop accusations addressed against the secretary general of the opposition People's Congress party, Hassan al-Turabi, and the party's leaderships over the recent coupe attempt.
Sudan, Politics, 12/6/2004
Turkish demonstrations against war in Iraq
Demonstrations against the U.S. war on Iraq continued on Saturday in various Turkish provinces.
Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 12/6/2004
Another bloody day in Iraq, al-Ibraheimi doubts the date of the elections
One American soldier was killed and other five injured in a bomb explosion to the east of Baghdad. In a statement the American army gave no other details on the attack.
Iraq, Politics, 12/6/2004
Violence escalated in Iraq
The Iraqi Red Crescent society on Monday withdrew from Falluja at the orders of the American forces in the city.
Iraq, Military, 12/6/2004
French Total company returns back to Damascus
The Syrian minister of oil and mineral resources Ibrahim Haddad disclosed a request asked for by the French Total company to establish a partnership with the Syrian Oil company.
Syria-France, Business, 12/6/2004
UN stressed continued violations in Darfur
The military spokesman for the Sudan's liberation movement said that the "massacre" took place between Monday and Thursday in Adwa village which is controlled by the movement, 45 Km from Neyala village.
Sudan, Politics, 12/6/2004
Al-Jazeera: Hamas clings to truce conditions
The leading figure in the Hamas Islamic Resistance movement, Hassan Youssef, refused to accept what was stated by certain media agencies on the position of the movement towards the truce with Israel.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/6/2004
Continued conflict between Hamas and the PA
In the course of its attempt to control internal conditions in the Palestinian house and confrontation of the consequences of nominating the secretary of the Palestine National liberation movement ( Fatah) Mustafa al-Barghouthi for the Palestinian Presidency, the leaderships of the Palestinian authority held sudden and quick discussions with the leaderships of the Hamas movement which announced earlier its boycott of the elections.
Palestine, Politics, 12/6/2004
Cairo-Ethiopia sign $50 million meat import agreement
Egyptian and Ethiopian companies signed Saturday in Addis Ababa a $50 million agreement to import meat products from Ethiopia, a source at the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said.
Egypt-Ethiopia, Economics, 12/6/2004
Kuwait is to build a port for containers at a cost of $ 1.2 billion
The Kuwaiti minister of public works Bader al-Humeidi said that work in establishing the port which will be held in Bobian islands situated between Iran, Iraq and Kuwait will start by the beginning of 2005.
Kuwait, Economics, 12/6/2004
Fire causes one million SP loss in northeast Syria
A fire that broke out in a fuel container carrying 14 tons of gas oil in Qahtaniya town, near Hasaka has caused material damage totaling more than one million Syrian Pound.
Syria, Local, 12/6/2004
Israel celebrates the release of Azzam, considers his release an rapprochement opportunity with Egypt
Israel has welcomed at the public and official levels its Druz citizen, Azzam Azzam, who is convicted of spying, after Egypt had released him in exchange for the release of 6 Egyptian students held in Israel.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 12/6/2004
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British Labour MP George Galloway said his visit to Lebanon was the first after the clear judicial decision to refute lies and accusations against him because of his solidarity with Arab issues, particularly the Palestinian and Iraqi issues.
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Four Saudi security men were killed in an armed attack against the American consulate in Jeddah. Saudi security sources said that it killed three of the attackers and detained two of the gunmen who held for several hours unknown number of hostages.
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Amir of Qatar State Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani on Sunday received Syrian vice-President Abdul Halim Khaddam who conveyed to His Highness a message from His Excellency President Bashar al-Assad on the latest developments in the region and the relations between the two states.
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Friday afternoon arrived in Argentina on an official visit, last leg of a five nation Latin American tour.
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US President George W. Bush told Pakistani President Musharraf during his visit to Washington that Middle East peace will be a priority in his second term.
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Head of the Expediency Council in Iran Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani warned against the serious repercussions of continued U.S. occupation of Iraq.
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Palestinian Authority officially demanded the Arab League to insert in the agenda of the meeting of the Council of Arab Ministers of Environment an item about the environmental and health hazards resulted from the Israeli Dimona nuclear rector.
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Germany will contribute 50 million Euros to the construction of one of two wind-generated energy plants in Essaouira (south Atlantic city).
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