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Lebanon asks for the Swiss experience in investigating Hariri assassination
Lebanon has officially asked for the help of Swiss experience in the investigations in the implications of the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafic Hariri. News reports quoted official sources in Lebanon that Lebanon refused security cooperation with France in the investigation.
Lebanon, Politics, 2/17/2005
Hariri's funeral procession
The body of former Premier Rafic Hariri and the other six men who were accompanying him were laid to rest at Mohammad al-Amin mosque, downtown Beirut.
Lebanon, Politics, 2/17/2005
Invetsigations of Hariri's assassination
Special Peace Envoy of the European Union, Marc Oti, on Wednesday expressed confidence that the Lebanese authorities will certainly figure out the responsible party for assassinating the former Lebanese prime Minister Rafic Hariri.
Lebanon, Politics, 2/17/2005
Nasrallah: Lebanon could never be hostile to Syria
Secretary General of Hizbullah in Lebanon said Tuesday Hariri supported the establishment of excellent fraternal relations with Syria, stressing that "Lebanon could never be hostile to Syria."
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/17/2005
Syria - Iran solidarity
Syria underlined on Wednesday solidarity with Iran in facing what it has been exposed to of unfair threats under various names and pretexts.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 2/17/2005
Syria's economic relations with Iran to match political closeness
Syria's Prime Minister Naji Otari depicted on Wednesday his current visit to Tehran as of particular importance due to challenges facing the two countries and the region.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 2/17/2005
Jaafari: no attempts to establish a religious state in Iraq
Iraqi Interim Vice President and the strongest candidate for assuming the post of the prime minister in the new Iraqi government Ibrahim al-Jafaari denied any attempt to establish a religious state in the country.
Iraq, Politics, 2/17/2005
Arab economic council demands border measures facilitation
The Arab League (AL) social and economic council concluded its meetings in Aden, Yemen. The final statement assigned the AL general secretariat to prepare the technical aid program of the less growing Arab states in preparations to including these states within the Greater Free Arab trade Zone. The council also called for easing border measures between the Arab states.
Regional, Economics, 2/17/2005
Russia confirms determination to provide Syria with non shoulder- borne air defense missiles
Russia on Wednesday stressed its determination to sell new air defense missiles to Syria despite Israel's fears, but it explained that these weapons are middle-range and will not violate the military balance in the Middle East. This, however, did not prevent Washington from expressed unease.
Syria-Russia, Politics, 2/17/2005
Damascus: Direct messages from Rice to the Syrian leadership
The Syrian official news agency said that the US ambassador in Damascus, Margaret Scobey, handed over the Syrian officials today a message from the US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice concerning Lebanon.
Syria-USA, Politics, 2/17/2005
Gbagbo seeks Moroccan King's mediation to resolve crisis in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire president, Laurent Gbagbo, has asked King Mohammed VI of Morocco to make efforts for mediation in order to resolve the crisis in the west African country, the Moroccan foreign ministry said in a release.
Morocco-Cote D'Ivoire, Politics, 2/17/2005
Plan to upgrade pharmaceutical industry in Egypt, increase exports
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rasheed Mohammed Rasheed said the modernization of Egypt's pharmaceutical industry is inevitable amidst the government's orientation to merger with the world economics in a way that necessitates taking due steps and measures to face world competition in this vital industry for which the government had drawn up a plan to upgrade its production and increase exports.
Egypt, Economics, 2/17/2005
Rumsfeld refuses to estimate the size of resistance in Iraq
The US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld refused to give any estimates about the size of resistance the American forces and the Iraqi army are facing in Iraq. This was expressed in his testimony before the armed forces committee at the Congress.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 2/17/2005
Bloody attacks in Iraq
Iraq on Wednesday witnessed bloody incidents because of which several Iraqis were killed including members of the Iraqi security forces in attacks and clashes in various areas of the country.
Iraq, Military, 2/17/2005
More American losses in Iraq
Concerning the American losses in Iraq, one American military statement announced the killing of four American soldiers in different attacks and incidents that resulted also in killing other Iraqi victims in various parts of Iraq.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 2/17/2005
Italian kidnapped journalist calls for her country's forces withdrawal from Iraq
The kidnapped Italian journalist in Iraq since two weeks Juliana Segrena appealed the Italian government to withdraw its forces from Iraq in response to demands set by the kidnappers. The call of the Italian journalist came at a time in which members of the Italian Senate voted with a great majority for extending for the Italian forces working in Iraq.
Iraq-Italy, Local, 2/17/2005
Turabi's party meet officials at Washington's embassy in Khartoum
A group of leaders of the Sudanese People's Congress party held a lengthy meeting with officials in the American embassy in Khartoum on Wednesday.
Sudan-USA, Politics, 2/17/2005
Russian Look Oil company tries to return back to Iraq
The Russian "Look oil" company said on Wednesday that it has been in talks with the Iraqi government in order to restore back the rights to develop "al-Qurna al-Gharbi" oil field and hopes to get the quick consent from Baghdad after the end of general elections in Iraq.
Iraq-Russia, Business, 2/17/2005
Micro loans stood at 500 million euros by the end of September 2004
Moroccan micro-finance associations granted loans totalling 5 billion Dhs (around 500 million euros) by the end of September 2004, which is a 47 percent rise compared to the amount granted by the end of December 2003, a report of the micro-credit associations federation (FNAM) said.
Morocco, Economics, 2/17/2005
Jordan returns back its ambassador to Israel on Sunday
Jordan on Wednesday announced that the new Jordanian ambassador to Israel will return back to Tel Aviv on Sunday, four years after his withdrawal following the eruption of the Palestinian Intifada.
Jordan-Israel, Politics, 2/17/2005
International official: Egypt committed to nuclear nonproliferation
A Senior Western Diplomat in U.N. headquarters in Vienna said the annual report was issued by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the Egyptian nuclear program showed that the nuclear materials and facilities in Egypt inspected by IAEA matched the activities which Egypt had informed the IAEA of it previously.
Egypt, Politics, 2/17/2005
British company wins oil contract in Egypt
Egypt-UK, Business, 2/17/2005
Global Fund to Fight AIDS to allocate $5 Mln to Morocco
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will allocate US $5 million to Morocco to finance programs related to HIV/AIDS, reported PANA.
Morocco, Health, 2/17/2005
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The British newspaper 'Daily Telegraph' on Wednesday stressed that suspicions on the assassination of the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri indicated to Israel saying Israel has a previous history in attempt to mix cards on the Lebanese political arena.
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Senior Syrian military officer underlined on Wednesday close ties joining Syria and Jordan and reviewed latest events the region is undergoing with a high ranking Jordanian military delegation.
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EU Higher Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy said on Wednesday the situation in the Middle East is very dangerous.
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EU Higher Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Javier Solana on Wednesday stressed that the assassination of the former Lebanese Premier Rafic Hariri will not affect the Syrian-European relations. This was expressed in a statement to the AP news agency in Brussels.
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Secretary-General of the National Council of Motherhood and Childhood, Ambassador Moshira Khattab said that Mrs Suzanne Mubarak pays great attention to activate the businesswomen role in economic and social domains.
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Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mahmoud Abu Zaid said that Egypt categorically rejects any Israeli bargain to move Nile water to it.
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Directors of bank branches in Syria conferred on Wednesday on the surplus at the private banks and means of investing them, in addition to the possibility of the private banks gaining facilities offered by Central Bank of Syria (CBS).
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