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Abbas announces winning the Palestinian Presidency
The executive chairman of the PLO and candidate of the Palestine National Liberation Movement ( Fatah) announced winning the presidential elections which took place on Sunday after opinion polls expected his winning by a large margin over his rivals following closure of voting ballots.
Palestine, Politics, 1/10/2005
A historical peace agreement on southern Sudan
The Sudanese government and the southern rebels signed in Nairobi on Sunday a historical peace agreement that puts an end to the longest civil conflict in Africa that lasted for 50 years and resulted in killing 2 million persons.
Sudan, Politics, 1/10/2005
Voting in the Palestinian elections extended because of occupation checkpoints
News reports in Ramullah said that the central committee of the Palestinian elections decided to extend the period of the voting for two hours ( until hour 19:00 GMT) because of the obstacles the voters are facing at the Israeli checkpoints.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/10/2005
Al-Aqsa leaders cast their votes
Leaderships of al-Aqsa groups have adventured themselves and were careful to cast their votes in various ballot centers. The leader of al-Aqsa groups Zakaraya al-Zubeidi called after he cast his vote on all the Palestinians to take part and support Fatah candidate Abu Mazin.
Palestine, Politics, 1/10/2005
American and Israeli positions concerning the Palestinian elections
US President George W. Bush commended the Palestinian presidential elections and described them as free. He vowed to help the new president and work for the resumption of the peace talks with Israel.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 1/10/2005
Abu Dhabi conference calls for lifting restrictions from the media
Dubai crown prince and defense minister of the United Arab Emirates UAE Sheikh Muhammad Bin Rashed al-Maktoum and the minister of culture and information Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed al-Nahyan called at the inauguration of the conference "The Arab media at the time of Information technology" in Abu Dhabi yesterday for lifting the restrictions which prevent the Arab media from performing its message of change and reform and linking the Arab city to modern age.
Regional-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 1/10/2005
Mubarak and the presidential elections in Egypt
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt has welcomed the nomination of Egyptian figures for the presidential elections due to be held in Autumn this year and he warned those who are ambitious to this post that "its occupants will get sick in his health, time and nerves" and job will keep him as a detainee."
Egypt, Politics, 1/10/2005
Mubarak in Aswan: Muslims and Christians live on one land, under one flag
Addressing a rally held in Aswan yesterday, President Mubarak said his main concern is the interest of the limited income brackets who must be helped by the state in confronting the daily needs of life.
Egypt, Politics, 1/10/2005
Kerry: common fears and interests with Syria; al-Assad stresses dialogue with Washington
During his meeting with the former candidate for the American presidency in Damascus on Saturday, President Bashar al-Assad stressed the importance of "dialogue" between Syria and the USA, while Kerry indicated that he had discussed with the Syrian officials the situation in Lebanon and Iraq, the mass destruction weapons and the war against terrorism.
Syria-USA, Politics, 1/10/2005
Saudi security killed four gunmen in Riyadh
The Saudi Arabian security forces killed four gunmen in clashes between the two sides in a desert area to the north west of the capital Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia, Local, 1/10/2005
Walid al-Mu'allim is a deputy foreign minister in Syria
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad issued a new decree nominating the assistant foreign minister Walid al-Mu'allim as a deputy foreign minister. This is in the course of a new post established in the ministry.
Syria, Politics, 1/10/2005
Abul-Gheit: Egypt welcomes Sudan peace agreement, offers assistance
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul- Gheit yesterday welcomed the permanent peace agreement signed between the Khartoum government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) in Nairobi yesterday.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 1/10/2005
Bassiouni: Egypt refutes Israeli nuclear claims
"Egypt has signed the Nuclear non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 1968 and ratified it in 1981, "said Mahmoud Bassiouni, the head of the Shura Council Foreign Relations and National Security Committee.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 1/10/2005
al-Riyadh: Baz calls for creation of Arab mechanism to solve inter-Arab problems
Presidential Political adviser Dr. Osama Al Baz said a mechanism within the Arab League should be created whereby inter-Arab differences could be solved and checked to avoid their adverse effects on collective Arab action.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 1/10/2005
One American, five Iraqis killed in Baghdad; US attacks a civilian house
In a statement, the American army said that one of its soldiers was killed in a bomb explosion while one American vehicle was running in one of the main roads in the capital Baghdad.
Iraq, Military, 1/10/2005
The series of kidnapping in Iraq
In another development in Iraq, three veiled men stressed in statements to a group of Iraqi journalists in Balad area to the north of Baghdad that the delegate of the French "Liberation" newspaper Florence Obeina who was missed in Iraq with her Iraqi translator Hussein hanoun al-Saadi is in a good condition.
Iraq, Local, 1/10/2005
Great turnout for the Palestinian elections
Despite the obstacles placed by Israel in Jerusalem, the voting processes in the West Bank and Gaza has proceeded smoothly and the ballot centers witnessed intensive turnout despite the fact that both the Islamic ( Hamas) and Islamic Jihad movements boycotted it.
Palestine, Politics, 1/10/2005
UN admits the killing of a French officer in south Lebanon by Israeli bullets
UNIFIL (the United Nations Interim Forces In South Lebanon) stressed yesterday the killing of one French officer working in the truce committee by the Israeli bullets. This was expressed in conclusion of a series of field developments that covered the killing of one Israeli and injuring other three.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/10/2005
GSU and PPP pledge to combine efforts to find a way out to Sahara issue
The United socialist left (GSU) and the party of progress and socialism (PPS) agreed to combine efforts to find a political solution to the Sahara issue "through a democratic management" respecting Morocco's sovereignty over its Southern provinces, a press release said at the end of a meeting in Casablanca of the political bureaus of the two Moroccan political parties.
Morocco, Politics, 1/10/2005
Mercosur keen on establishing good relations with the Arab states
Mercosur countries are firmly willing to strengthen relations with the Arab states, particularly with "countries like Morocco, which we know is well developed in the Maghreb," said Jose Martinez Lezcano, Paraguay foreign vice minister.
Morocco-Paraguay, Politics, 1/10/2005
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Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir praised the role played by Egypt in the Sudanese peace drive which ended in the signing of a final agreement yesterday. Addressing a ceremony on the occasion of signing the peace agreement, he also hailed the role played by Libya which presented a joint initiative with Egypt to settle the Sudanese problem.
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"Change and reform have become a necessity at the world level,"Head of the Egyptian National Council for Human Rights Boutros Ghali said on Saturday.
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Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak, stressed the State's keenness on protecting the disabled via developing the intellectual education schools and training people with special needs on crafts as well as providing them with job opportunities.
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