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Egypt arrests deputy chairman of al-Ghad party
The Egyptian security forces on Tuesday detained deputy chairman of the Egyptian opposition al-Ghad party, Mousa Mustafa, just less than two weeks after the detention of the party s deputy chairman Ayman Nour.
Egypt, Politics, 2/10/2005
Bahraini opposition societies convene conference over the constitution
Four opposition societies which boycotted the legislative elections two years ago in Bahrain convenes today about the constitution. It is the second meeting of its kind held within this context.
Bahrain, Politics, 2/10/2005
Sharon ready to visit Ramullah, intends to withdraw from West Bank cities
Amid atmospheres of caution in the region waiting for the results of Sharm al-Sheikh summit on the ground, sources close to the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon said that he is ready to meet with the chairman of the Palestinian authority Mahmoud Abbas in Ramullah in the West Bank.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/10/2005
Islamic group accuses Kuwaiti of killing al-Anzi
An Islamic group defending Islamists issues on Wednesday accused the Kuwaiti security forces of "killing" the leader of "al-Jazeera lions cell" Amer Khaleif al-Anzi while he was in detention.
Kuwait, Politics, 2/10/2005
Arab, international welcome of Sharm al-Sheikh Summit
Most international reactions have welcomed the results of Sharm al-Sheikh summit in considering it the beginning to revive the peace process.
Regional, Politics, 2/10/2005
Creation of Algeria-Morocco economic zone will make border issue 'futile', Algerian political leader
"If Morocco and Algeria manage to create an economic zone at their borders and if Algeria and Tunisia succeed in doing the same, the borders issue will become quite futile, said Houcine Ait Ahmed, leader of Algerian Socialist Forces Front (FFS).
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 2/10/2005
Starting up the Arab stock exchange
Regional, Economics, 2/10/2005
Berri and OIC Union Council
Lebanese Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri on Wednesday reiterated his country's commitment to the international resolutions, stressing that the UN resolution 1559 constitutes intervention in Lebanon's internal affairs.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/10/2005
Continued clashes in various parts of Iraq
Attacks and explosions in various parts in Iraq continued on Wednesday during the past hours, the last of which was the announcement made by the American army in a statement that one of its soldiers was killed in an armed attack at an American vehicle in Musil to the north of Iraq.
Iraq, Military, 2/10/2005
New kidnapping in Iraq
Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a senior official in the Iraqi ministry of the interior in al-Doura area to the south of Baghdad on Wednesday morning. Maj. Gen. Riyadh Kate' Elewi was kidnapped as he was heading to his office in the operations room at the ministry of the interior.
Iraq, Local, 2/10/2005
Syrian- Russian financial talks
Syria's Minister of Finance Muhammad al-Hussein on Wednesday considered the agreement signed between Russia and Syria to settle the Syrian debts as an important step towards enhancing and activating bilateral relations, particularly in the field of investment and trade.
Syria-Russia, Economics, 2/10/2005
Egypt deploys hundreds of soldiers on Gaza borders
The two foreign ministers of Egypt Ahmad Abu al-Gheit and his Israeli counterpart Silvan Shalom will sign today in Cairo a memorandum of understanding to deploy forces of the Egyptian border guards along the borders between Egypt and Gaza.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 2/10/2005
Palestinian groups doubt Israel's commitment to halting military operations
The Palestinian groups took the position of doubting Israel's commitment to halting the military operations, as concluded in the Quartet summit in Sharm al-Sheikh.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/10/2005
The ambassadors of Egypt, Jordan return back to Israel within two weeks
The spokesman for the Egyptian cabinet Majdi Radi said that Egypt's ambassador to Israel will return back to Tel Aviv within one week or ten days just four years after his withdrawal from Israel by the beginning of the Palestinian Intifada.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 2/10/2005
Morocco, Algeria should work together to settle Sahara dispute, British MPs
A visiting delegation of British MPs has called on Morocco and Algeria to find a solution to the three-decade long Sahara dispute opposing the kingdom to the separatist movement "Polisario."
Morocco-UK, Politics, 2/10/2005
Morocco, Poland to strengthen economic relations
Polish businessmen convened, in Cassablanca Wednesday, with members of the Casablanca Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services to discuss means to reinforce bilateral trade cooperation.
Morocco-Poland, Economics, 2/10/2005
Moroccan justice says terrorist suspects extradited by Syria wanted in Morocco
The general prosecutor at the Rabat court of appeal said the two Moroccan nationals extradited by Syria were actually wanted in Morocco.
Morocco-Syria, Local, 2/10/2005
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Russian Ambassador in Tunis, Alexy Tserub, said that Syria has the right to obtain defensive weapons. "Russia has cooperated with Syria for decades, and my country is convinced that Syria has a strong right to get defensive weapons," the Russian ambassador told Tunisian al-Sabah newspaper in an interview published Wednesday.
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received on Wednesday a message from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to express appreciation of President al-Assad's recent visit to Russia and deal with developments in the Mideast peace process.
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Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak received yesterday Mrs. Ommatu Al-Aleem Al-Sousa, the Yemeni Minister of Human Rights currently visiting Egypt to participate in the symposium held in the People's Assembly under the title "The rule of law and the protection of civilians."
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Mexican President, Vicente Fox will pay on Friday a two-day official visit to Morocco, the first to an Arab state. A press release from the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery said the visit comes at "the invitation of King Mohammed VI" of Morocco.
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President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt stressed on Wednesday necessity of moving seriously to resume peace negotiations on the Syrian track.
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Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said that his country will continue to support the Palestinian people and contribute to finding a solution to the Middle East issue.
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The higher Independent Commission For The Iraqi Elections said that results of voting which was held in Iraq on January 30 will be announced after the 10th of February. The date which was announced earlier.
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Majority of Britons think British troops should withdraw from Iraq as soon as possible to let the Iraqis handle their security particularly after the election.
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Head of the EU delegation in Damascus underlined on Wednesday that the EU is exploring new fields of cooperation through the initialing of the Syria-EU partnership accord among which is the civil society development program that is based on building institutions, training the civil society and the initiative fund to finance some activities.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday stressed necessity of resumption of the Middle East peace process on all tracks. "Achieving the just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East requires resumption of the peace process on all tracks," the Russian Minister said in a statement.
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Egypt's ambassador in Washington Nabil Fahmy said that Egypt and the United States are stepping closer to launch official negotiations to enter into an agreement to set up a free trade zone, declining to name a date for these negotiations.
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