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Cairo: a demonstration against extension, inheritance of authority
Some 1000 Egyptian activists in Cairo yesterday demonstrated in protest of nominating the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for a new term of office in 2005 and nominating his son Jamal. This was expressed in the first and largest protest of its kind since Mubarak assumed presidency in 1981.
Egypt, Politics, 12/13/2004
Mubarak, Bashir discussed efforts to solve Darfur issue
The spokesman for the Egyptian presidency Majid Abdul Fattah announced that the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak held yesterday in Cairo talks on Darfur with his Sudanese counterpart Omar Hassan al-Bashir who paid a short visit to Egypt. After al-Bashir arrived in Cairo yesterday morning he left it immediately following his meeting with Mubarak.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 12/13/2004
Somalia parliament removes the prime minister and his government
In a session held yesterday, the Somali parliament removed the prime minister Ali Muhammad Jeidi and his government after it voted with a majority of his members on a non-confidence memorandum just two weeks after the government's assuming its mission.
Somalia, Politics, 12/13/2004
Conference in Yemen calls for empowering women politically
Deliberations of the first democratic forum for the Arab woman started on Saturday in Sanaa with the participation of more than 70 women from 21 Arab states.
Regional-Yemen, Politics, 12/13/2004
Mrs. Mubarak attends celebration on World Volunteering Day
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak said "I was keen to take part in the celebrations of the World Volunteering Day out of belief in the voluntary work and in the specialty of the celebration that came upon an initiative of Egyptian youth who are willing to express love and affiliation by taking serious actions and proposing enlightened initiatives.
Egypt, Culture, 12/13/2004
Lebanese minister stresses that pressure will not scare Lebanon
Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs Ghazi Zeiter called for deepening coordination and cohesion between Syria and Lebanon against the pressures put on the two states.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/13/2004
Forum: participants commit to consolidating democracy
Participants in the first Forum for the Future committed to strengthening the basis for democracy, consultation and cooperation in the Middle East.
Regional, Politics, 12/13/2004
Forum for the Future welcomes steps to achieve democracy in Iraq
Participants in the Forum for the Future (Dec. 10-11) welcomed "all steps taken so far to achieve democracy in Iraq and to encourage the Interim Government of Iraq to continue the political process by holding general elections before the end of January 2005."
Regional, Politics, 12/13/2004
Forum for the Future, a 'successful conference', Colin Powell
The Forum for the Future that wound up, in Rabat Saturday, was a "successful conference," said the U.S. Secretary of State who paid tribute for Morocco and to King Mohammed VI for having hosted this important event.
Regional-USA, Politics, 12/13/2004
On anniversary of Saddam's detention, his aides observe hunger strikes, calls for his release
It was announced yesterday that the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his aides started a hunger strike in protest of their detention conditions. However, the American army denied that though it had stressed that some of Saddam's aides refused food, but also denied that Saddam himself is abstaining from taking any kind of food.
Iraq, Politics, 12/13/2004
One American soldier killed, 14 injured; clashes renewed in Falluja
Violent confrontations erupted in Falluja city on Sunday between the American forces and the gunmen in the city amid an intensive American air bombardment.
Iraq, Military, 12/13/2004
Barghouthi withdraws from Palestinian elections run: An American- Israeli campaign against my nomination
The secretary of the Fatah movement in the West Bank, parliamentarian Marwan al-Barghouthi yesterday withdrew from the Palestinian Presidential elections, stressing his support for the nomination of the chairman of the PLO executive committee Mahmoud Abbas ( Abu mazin).
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/13/2004
Abbass: visits to Syria and Lebanon are successful
Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization Executive Committee, Mahmoud Abbass has described his visit to Syria and Lebanon as historic and successful, expressing hope of opening new chapter of relations with both states.
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 12/13/2004
Abbas apologizes for Kuwait over PLO's position towards the Iraqi invasion
Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization PLO Mahmoud Abbas responded to the Kuwaiti pressures which demand an official Palestinian apology over the position adopted by the late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat some 14 years ago concerning the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and considered as a supporter to this invasion.
Palestine-Kuwait, Politics, 12/13/2004
Four Israeli soldiers killed, eight injured in Rafah explosion
Four Israeli soldiers were killed and other 8 injured while one was considered as missing in the explosion which took place on a tunnel under one Israeli military position in Rafah crossing yesterday evening.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 12/13/2004
$ 204 billion are Gulf states oil revenues
A recent Gulf study said that oil revenues for the states of the Gulf Cooperation council GCC reached for the current year WAS 204 billion, representing an increase at 46% in comparison with $ 140 billion of the figures of 2003.
Gulf, Economics, 12/13/2004
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Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Thani, met yesterday in Tripoli with Libya's leader Muammar al-Qathafi. Discussions during the meeting dealt with fields of cooperation between the two states and several issues of mutual concern.
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Syrian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ibrahim Haddad on Sunday agreed with Egyptian Minister of Oil Samih Fahmi and Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Hilmi Guler on studying a three-way project to exploit phosphate available on the Syrian-Turkish border areas.
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