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Jafaari government takes oath, six vacant posts
The Iraqi interim government led by Ibrahim al-Jaafari took its constitutional oath on Tuesday before the speaker of the National Assembly (the parliament).
Iraq, Politics, 5/4/2005
Arab states mistreat free press
The Arab states is at the back of the free media in the world and Iraq has been the most dangerous media square, and the year 2004 witnessed the worst since 1995 concerning the number of journalists who were killed in the world.
Regional, Politics, 5/4/2005
Moroccan journalists 'deliberately' targeted, Press Union
Evoking the various difficulties the media sector encounters in Morocco, the Moroccan press Union deplored Monday that journalists are "deliberately targeted" by security forces and authorities despite the particular interest granted to this sector.
Morocco, Politics, 5/4/2005
Scores injured in protests over Shalom's to Mauritania
Scores of civilians and security men in the Mauritanian capital were injured in confrontations that took place during angry protest demonstrations over the visit of the Israeli foreign minister Silvan Shalom to Nouakchott.
Mauritania-Israel, Politics, 5/4/2005
Lahoud calls on the Lebanese government to embark on new elections law
The Lebanese President Emil Lahoud extended a message to the parliament in which he urged the parliamentarians to make parliamentary elections at their set constitutional terms under a law that can ensure the best expression for the will of the people in an attempt to settle the controversy over the elections law.
Lebanon, Politics, 5/4/2005
Mubarak: Reform is a strategic option
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak Tuesday said adherence to reform is an unshakable principle and a strategic option that lives up to the aspirations of the people and makes stability of the homeland one of the main priorities of the country.
Egypt, Politics, 5/4/2005
On the withdrawal of the Syrian forces from Lebanon
The Lebanese government on Tuesday finalized a controversy on the issue of the existence of a Syrian position in the Lebanese territories after the withdrawal by confirming that the Syrian camp to the east of the country is built on a Syrian land.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 5/4/2005
Walid Junblat and disarmament of Hizbullah party
The chairman of the Lebanese Socialist Progressive party Walid Junblat said that the solution of the question of the Hizbullah weapons can be only through dialogue among various Lebanese sides.
Lebanon, Politics, 5/4/2005
Moroccan media plays greater role in democratic transition, official
Morocco is going through a period of great change marked by the enlargement of the freedoms space and a will to enable all the media kinds and trends to accompany the democratic transition, said Moroccan communication minister and government spokesman, Nabil Benabdellah.
Morocco, Politics, 5/4/2005
Women in Business International Forum 2005
The conference, which is held for the first time out of its HQ in London, will give an opportunity for 400 businesswomen and international delegations from all over the world to review women's active role in economy in the interest of the community as a whole.
Syria-Regional, Economics, 5/4/2005
Comprehensive reform to the education system in Qatar
The government of Qatar launched a comprehensive initiative to reform the educational system under the title "education for a new phase" with the objective to cope with successive developments in this field at the world level.
Qatar, Education, 5/4/2005
Law professor discusses judicial review power of supreme court
The U.S. Supreme Court established the principle of judicial review -- the power to determine the constitutionality of legislative acts -- in one of its earliest rulings. A distinguished legal scholar discusses the Court's application of judicial review
Regional-USA, Judicial, 5/4/2005
Clashes between gunmen and American forces in Iraq
Armed operations continued and escalated with the taking oath ceremony of the first elected Iraqi government since 50 years.
Iraq, Economics, 5/4/2005
On the two missed American warplanes
Iraq-USA, Military, 5/4/2005
On Shalom's visit to Mauritania
The spokesman for the ruling Republican party, Kaber Weld Hammoudi, defended Shalom's visit, saying in an interview with al-Jazeera TV that his country intends out of these visits to serve the Palestinian question and Arabs in general.
Mauritania-Israel, Politics, 5/4/2005
Ahl Tamek family denounces the schemes of renegade Ali Salem Tamek, communique
The Ahl Tamek family members denounced "the schemes of a member belonging to (their) family, namely Ali Salem Tamek," whom they exclude "from family, tribe and national unity" and regard as "a renegade" for flouting their dignity and damaging "the sacrifices made by our valorous Ait Oussa Tribe to preserve the unity and territorial integrity of the Kingdom."
Morocco, Politics, 5/4/2005
Nazif discuses establishing Sino-Egyptian University in Egypt
Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif conferred yesterday with Chinese Ambassador in Cairo Wu Sike on a project for establishing a Sino- Egyptian university in Egypt teaching the highest technologies in the field of industry.
Egypt-China, Education, 5/4/2005
Iran has right to peaceful nuclear energy , minister
Iran-European Union, Politics, 5/4/2005
Younis: Egypt's total power capacity hits 20000 megawatts
"The total power capacity in Egypt has hit 20,000 megawatts, "Minister of Electricity Hassan Younis, adding that a strategy has been drawn up for the power sector from 2007-2022.
Egypt, Economics, 5/4/2005
Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in Morocco to shoot 'Babel'
Cinema icon Brad Pitt, Oscar winner Cate Blanchett and Gael Garcia Bernal will be starring together in Babel, a drama directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, and currently shot in Ouarzazate.
Morocco, Local, 5/4/2005
Moroccan cinema to hold a pride of place at Cannes Festival
Moroccan cinema will hold a pride of place at the Cannes Festival on May 14 in the Moroccan cinema day.
Morocco, Economics, 5/4/2005
Dialog with EU is the solution to emigration phenomenon, Minister
"It is now necessary to launch a serious dialog with the European Union on emigration" said Monday Minister-Delegate in Charge of Moroccan Expatriates, Nouzha Chekrouni.
Morocco-European Union, Politics, 5/4/2005
U.S. recaps strategy to stop spread of weapons of mass destruction
The United States has identified the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by rogue states and terrorist organizations as one of the greatest threats to international security and is actively promoting a number of steps to prevent it.
Regional-USA, Politics, 5/4/2005
Energy security requires broad range of sources, U.S. says
Countries should consider a whole range of energy sources when they make their energy security plans, U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman says.
Regional-USA, Economics, 5/4/2005
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday morning received Jordanian Prime Minister Adnan Badran and the accompanying delegation. Badran handed al-Assad a letter from King Abdullah II of Jordan on the bilateral relations between the two states as well as coordination and cooperation between them.
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Lebanese Premier Najib Miqati arrived in Damascus today morning in an official visit to Syria during which he will hold discussions with senior Syrian officials.
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UAE newspaper al-Khalij said Israeli procedures to judaize Jerusalem and establish new settlement units as well as establishing a university in one of the West Bank's settlements prove that Israel is playing for time, exploiting the U.S. attack on the region, to blow up any hope for any solution except the Judaization map.
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Syria announced on Tuesday the formation of a joint Syrian-Lebanese committee to inspect reports over some Syrian soldiers trespassing the Syrian-Lebanese borders in southern Bekaa valley, an official source said.
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Health Minister Awad Tag Eddin said Egypt has succeeded in" eliminating Malaria owing to his ministry's tremendous efforts and the preventive programmes carried out by the Ministry for eradicating the contagious diseases.
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The German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) is due to sponsor a training programme for workers in Egyptian textile and ready-made clothes companies in cooperation with the German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce (GACIC).
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