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A United States historic admission: we did not support freedom and democracy; decided to change this policy
Rice: in the last 60 years the US has not supported human rights in the Middle East. She said that US has decided to change this policy saying that the US had in the "60 years that we had had a policy of essentially ignoring the freedom deficit in the Middle East and in the broader Middle East was giving us neither stability nor democracy.
Regional-USA, Politics, 5/28/2005
Heated parliamentary rivalry in Lebanon
The new alliance maintained between former leader of the Lebanese army Michael Aoun and the Druze leader Talal Arsalan will intensify rivalry with Walid Junblat who is expected to alley himself with Hizbullah which has one seat in Baabda circle.
Lebanon, Politics, 5/28/2005
Mauritanian brings Islamists to judiciary, releases others
The Mauritania's state security has brought scores of Islamists activists to the attorney which will officially accuse them of being members in an organization it described as terrorist.
Mauritania, Politics, 5/28/2005
15 Lebanese won elections by being unopposed
The number of persons who run unopposed in the Lebanese parliamentary elections which starts tomorrow, Sunday, increased to 15 parliamentarians after an announcement was made to that four new parliamentarians won in the south of Lebanon on that basis.
Lebanon, Politics, 5/28/2005
Aoun nominates himself for Bint Jbeil
Former Lebanese army leader Michael Aoun announced his nomination for Mount Lebanon area and he ruled out an alliance with the Christian opposition. This was following his failure to create an alliance with the two blocs of Walid Junblat and Saad al-Hariri.
Lebanon, Politics, 5/28/2005
Amnesty International call on for release of Syrian detainees
Amnesty International called for the release and the dropping of charges against Syrian human rights defender Muhammad Ra'dun, head of the Arab Organisation for Human Rights-- Syria (AOHR-S).
Syria, Politics, 5/28/2005
Quebec National Assembly pays tribute to King Mohammed
Quebec National Assembly paid tribute to Morocco's King Mohammed VI for his work to modernise the Kingdom judiciary system and to promote women rights, notably through the adoption last year of the family code (Mudawana).
Morocco-Canada, Politics, 5/28/2005
Qathafi: UN reform should make the General Assembly as center of power
Libya's Leader of the Revolution received yesterday, the former Mozambiquan President, Jouquim Chissano, the personal envoy of the UN Secretary General. The meeting covered issues related to UN reform.
Libya-UN, Politics, 5/28/2005
Spanish left coalition lashes out at Israel as an obstacle to peace
The Israeli occupation of Arab lands is the only obstacle to realize peace in the Middle East, there is no peace in the region without establishing an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as a capital, General Coordinator of the Spanish Unified Left Coalition, Gaspar Llamazares said Friday.
Regional-Spain, Politics, 5/28/2005
King Fahd is in good health conditions, Riyadh denies announcing state of alert
Rumors on the King being exposed to a health crisis on Friday contributed to a large decrease on the Saudi stock market in Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/28/2005
EU to help syria modernize municipalities management
At the governmental level, the project is to help in improving administrative expertise as well consolidating decentralization via recommendation to modify the local administration law.
Syria-European Union, Politics, 5/28/2005
American helicopter downed in Baqouba
There were reports about western diplomatic sources confirming that the leadership of the American forces proposed to Washington to establish a buffer zone on the Syrian- Iraqi borders at a depth of 10 km. This is a serious attempt by the American administration to find ways of dealing with Syria.
Iraq, Politics, 5/28/2005
Al-Qaida: Zarqawi in good health condition, runs operations in Iraq
Al-Qaida organization in Mesopotamia said that its leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi "is in a good health condition two days after it was announced he was injured and was taken to a neighboring country to receive medical treatment," according to a new statement for the organization on the Internet.
Iraq, Politics, 5/28/2005
Bulgarian president in Libya to discuss fate of AIDS nurses case
Bulgarian president Georgy Barvanov arrived in Libyan capital Tripoli in order to hold talks with the Libyan leader Muammar al-Qathafi dealing with the fate of five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death after they were convicted of deliberately injecting more than 400 children with HIV virus which causes AIDS.
Libya-Bulgaria, Politics, 5/28/2005
How low in its immorality can Israel go; never be surprised
A member of the Palestinian Ezz Eddine al-Qassam group, the military wing of the Hamas movement, was killed and other three injured in a vague explosion to the north of Gaza.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/28/2005
Mediation between Hamas and Fateh following a failed round
The efforts of the Egyptian delegation failed in removing tension between the Islamic resistance movement (Hamas) and the Palestine national liberation movement (Fatah). But the two rival movements expressed their hope to achieving greater progress through making more talks in the coming days.
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 5/28/2005
Abbas commends Bush efforts to establish ME peace
One day after his meeting with the American President George W. Bush, the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas commended Bush's efforts to reach peace in the Middle East and to support the national economy.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 5/28/2005
Sahrawis meet Moroccan premier and media to advance national cause
A delegation of Moroccan Southern provinces representatives held talks here Friday with premier Driss jettou, who voiced regrets at the latest Algerian statements on the Sahara issue stressing Morocco will defend its national cause in international forums.
Morocco, Politics, 5/28/2005
Iraq postpones oil shipments and halts oil pumping from the north
Oil sources said that the Iraqi oil marketing establishment SOMO notified some of oil buyers within delayed contracts of postponing shipments which were scheduled to be loaded by the end of June from al-Basra for a period between 10 to 11 days.
Iraq, Economics, 5/28/2005
Islamic party delegation visits Spain
The Moroccan Islamic opposition Party for Justice and Development (PJD) has sent a high level delegation for a series of meetings with political and cultural figures in Spain.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 5/28/2005
Jewish pilgrims commends inviting Sharon to Tunisia
Jewish pilgrims including Israelis who concluded on Friday special annual religious rituals in al-Gharbeyah synagogue in Jarba Island to the south of the capital Tunis commended "Tunisia's bravery" for inviting the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon to take part in the world summit on the information society in October 2005 in Tunisia.
Tunisia-Israel, Politics, 5/28/2005
Two sit-ins in Morocco to protest desecration of the Holy Quran
Two sit-ins were observed Friday before the Parliament building in Rabat and the American consulate in Casablanca to protest the desecration of the Holy Quran by American investigators in Guantanamo detention base.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 5/28/2005
Portugal opens Euro 100m credit lines for Portuguese investments in Morocco
Portugal has opened two credit lines totaling some Euro 110m to bolster Portuguese investments in Morocco, said Friday in Lisbon, Portuguese Premier, Jose Socrates Carvalho.
Morocco-Portugal, Economics, 5/28/2005
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Egypt's Ambassador to Syria Hazem Khairat hailed yesterday the Egyptian-Syrian ties as "deeply-rooted." Khairat said Syria and Egypt are acting in unison on the region's pressing issues.
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Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan held three-way talks Friday on the recent developments in Sudan, Somalia and on the African arena.
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Amnesty international new report for 2005 said the United States of America has been the pioneer in perpetrating human rights violations noting that her rejection to investigation was to hide "heinous actions." Director of the Amnesty International William Schultz said in a press conference in Washington on the report, that it made a detailed and strong criticism of the US relating to human rights violations.
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Iran's President Mohammad Khatami said today that "in view of the ongoing progress in the world today, Iran is also entitled to peaceful use of nuclear technology."
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Lt. Gen. Michael Suleiman, Commander of the Lebanese army, has said that the victory which the Lebanese national resistance achieved by liberating most of south Lebanon from the Israeli occupation is due to sacrifices and Syria's support.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abou Mazen) started this Saturday an official visit to Morocco.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi on Friday conferred with Lebanon's Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Kabani on the latest developments in Lebanon and means of enhancing bilateral ties between both countries.
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI said he is convinced the new director general of the World Trade Organization, Pascal Lamy, will endeavor to give a new impetus to the WTO action and to the democratisation of the world trade liberalization rules.
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Syrian Ambassador in Madrid Muhsen Bilal said Friday that the European-Mediterranean region will not achieve the aspired progress without finding a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East.
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Egypt will host meetings of the African trade ministers, due on June 8-9 with representatives of 52 African states to discuss ways of boosting inter-African trade exchange.
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