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Vatican announces Pope demise
The Vatican announced yesterday the demise of Pope John Paul II (age 84). For 26 years he headed the Catholic Church advocating peace in the world.
Regional-Vatican, Politics, 4/4/2005
Al-Hosni is the speaker of the Iraqi parliament
The representatives of the Iraqi Interim National Assembly ( the parliament) has chosen in their third session held on Sunday the candidate of the Arab Sunni, the minister of tourism in the Interim government, Hajem al-Hosni, as a speaker for the parliament, ending thereby a political dispute over who will occupy this post and paving the way towards forming a new Iraqi government.
Iraq, Politics, 4/4/2005
Saudi court postpones considering the case of three reformers
Continuously, the accused men refused to answer accusations addressed to them and demanded an open trial. However, al-Dumeini decided on Sunday to give 25- page defending himself, according to one of his relatives who was permitted to attend the trial.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 4/4/2005
Syria promises complete withdrawal from Lebanon by the end of April
The UN special envoy to the Middle East Terje Roed-Larsen said that Syria will withdraw all its forces and security intelligence from Lebanon before the end of April 30.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 4/4/2005
Abul -Gheit criticizes Israel's decoration of 'terrorist' Egyptian Jews
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit dismissed as "strange" the decoration by Israel of Egyptian Jews convicted of carrying out deadly bombing in early 1950's.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 4/4/2005
Al-Shara; Larsen hold joint press conference
UN Secretary General Special Envoy to the Middle East Terje Roed Larsen said on Sunday that he Syrian government informed him that Syria will withdraw all its troops as well as security bodies from Lebanon by the 30th of April 2005.
Syria-UN, Politics, 4/4/2005
Saudi police man, three wanted killed in north Saudi Arabia
Clashes which erupted between the Saudi security forces and gunmen in al-Raas city in al-Qasim area to the north of the capital Riyadh continued on Sunday.
Saudi Arabia, Local, 4/4/2005
Rasheed: Egypt, Saudi Arabia agree to multiply trade exchange
"Egypt and Saudi Arabia agreed to multiply the trade exchange," Egypt's Foreign Trade and Industry Minister Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed said yesterday.
Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 4/4/2005
44 Americans injured in Abu Ghraib
The American army confirmed Sunday that the number of US soldiers who were injured in the attack launched by scores of gunmen against Abu Ghraib prison increased to 44 including many soldiers in grave health conditions, noting that 12 other prisoners were also injured in the attack.
Iraq-USA, Military, 4/4/2005
Egypt, Saudi Arabia to conduct joint military drills
The Egyptian and Saudi air forces will begin today joint war games codenamed "Faisal 6 ."
Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Military, 4/4/2005
Izzat Saad el-Sayyed: Egypt launches initiatives on Afro-Asian strategic partnership
"An Egyptian delegation to the meetings of African and Asian officials preparing for an Afro-Asian summit in Jakarta on April 22-23 has forwarded a number of initiatives with the aim of supporting the Afro-Asian strategic partnership project, "Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs Izzat Saad El-Sayyed said yesterday.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 4/4/2005
Four military men and two gunmen killed in confrontations in Algeria
Algerian press sources disclosed on Saturday that four Algerian military men were killed, besides two gunmen suspected to have links to the Islamic groups, in two separate accidents took place last Wednesday and Thursday.
Algeria, Local, 4/4/2005
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received at the People's Palace on Sunday Russian Regional Development Minister Vladimir Yakovelv and an accompanying delegation.
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"What Israel and the US are seeking for is to provoke the spirit of sedition among the Lebanese," senior official in Hizbollah said on Sunday.
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A telephone call was held Sunday evening between UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara.
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The Lebanese daily Al-Nahar said in its Sunday's issue that two armed Syrians in a Jeep car belonging to the Lebanese army were arrested on Sunday at dawn in Beirut which was evacuated from Syrian forces in March.
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