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Baath congress wants active and transparent leadership
Members of al-Baath 10th Congress said Tuesday "delicate criteria should be adopted in choosing the party leadership," asserting importance of transparency, frankness and constructive criticism as well as combating corruption and inaction.
Syria, Politics, 6/8/2005
Calls to reinvigorate political life in Syria
Political committee of the Baath party congress today called to reactivate the political life in Syria and to deepen the popular participation in addition to "pay attention to others' opinion."
Syria, Politics, 6/8/2005
Accountability real factor for reform and combating corruption
Shaaban said that the discussions and interpositions of the committees meetings concentrated on implementing the accountability principle which constitutes the real factor of reform and combating corruption.
Syria, Politics, 6/8/2005
Preparations underway for third phase of Lebanese elections
Preparations are underway for the third phase of the Lebanese parliamentary elections in the Bekaa area and the Mount of Lebanon next Sunday.
Lebanon, Politics, 6/8/2005
Morocco to be admitted to IMF Data Dissemination Standards in October
Data dissemination standards help enhance the availability of timely and comprehensive statistics, which contributes to the pursuit of sound macroeconomic policies.
Morocco, Economics, 6/8/2005
Khartoum to obey International Criminal Court: we do not want confrontation with the Security Council
Khartoum on Tuesday lessened its opposition to the Sudanese mission for the International Criminal Court, when the Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Othman Ismael announced that Khartoum will assume by itself investigations in the crime of killing, rape, and burning of villages in Darfur district to the west of Khartoum.
Sudan-UN, Politics, 6/8/2005
Bush and Blair assertions in direct conflict with secret memo on attacking Iraq
US President George W. Bush and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair were asked "On Iraq, the so-called Downing Street memo from July 2002 says intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy of removing Saddam through military action. Is this an accurate reflection of what happened?"
Iraq-USA, Politics, 6/8/2005
NDP submits draft bill on Presidential elections to the government
The National Democratic Party (NDP) yesterday submitted to the Government the final draft bill which will regulate the forthcoming presidential elections.
Egypt, Politics, 6/8/2005
Syria is to establish a media higher council
"Syria is studying prospects of establishing a new media mechanism and giving room for party pluralism," Spokesperson for the Baath 10th Congress, Minister of Expatriates Buthaina Shaaban said Tuesday.
Syria, Politics, 6/8/2005
Syrian spokeswoman: Khaddam is still a leading figure
The Syrian minister of expatriates and spokeswoman for the 10th Baath party congress, ruling in Syria, stressed that the Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam is still a member in the Baath party regional leadership.
Syria, Politics, 6/8/2005
US senator meets Annan, accuses Syria of killing Hariri
In the first American, but not official accusations to Syria of involving in the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, The US senator Patrick Leihi said he still doubts that Damascus is responsible for the assassination.
Syria-USA, Politics, 6/8/2005
Baghdad pursues slow death policy against gunmen, accusations against al-Jaafari government of targeting Baghdad Sunnis
The Muslim Scholars Commission warned that the current security operation in Baghdad in which so far 887 persons were at least arrested might lead to the emergence of sectarian conflict.
Iraq, Politics, 6/8/2005
19 killed in clashes in Iraq
At least 19 persons were killed and other 70 injured in three booby trapped car explosions in al-Hweijeh near Karkouk in the north of Iraq.
Iraq, Military, 6/8/2005
Bush's nominee as U.S. ambassador to Iraq lists priorities
Zalmay Khalilzad, US President George W. Bush's nominee to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to Iraq, outlined a seven-point plan to help Iraq overcome its present difficulties and realize a secure and prosperous future.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 6/8/2005
16 Somalis killed in tribal clashes
Somali officials and eye witnesses said on Tuesday that 16 persons were at least killed and scores injured in clashes between the militias in two towns to the north of the capital Mogadishu.
Somalia, Politics, 6/8/2005
Morocco, Spain agree to re-launch search for Sahara conflict solution, communique
Morocco and Spain agreed on the need to "re-launch the search for a solution to the Sahara conflict which has been going on for more than thirty years," a communique of the Spanish foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 6/8/2005
Paintings on Algerian resister by French artist presented in Fez museum
Paintings inspired from the spiritual writings and poems of humanist intellectual and symbol of the Algerian resistance to colonial power, Emir Abdelkader, are exhibited in the Batha museum of the Central city of Fez.
Morocco-Algeria, Culture, 6/8/2005
Trial of persons accused in Sinai explosions start in July
The trial of three Egyptians accused of killing more than 34 persons in resorts in tourism sites in Sinai in October 2004, will start on July 2, according to the Egyptian attorney general.
Egypt, Local, 6/8/2005
Sofia doubts Libyan sentence on officers' not guilty of torturing nurses
The Bulgarian government doubted the efficacy of the Libyan judiciary after three Libyan policemen were found not guilty of torturing Bulgarian nurses. The nurses alleged that they were tortured to make confessions in the case of injecting Libyan children of HIV virus.
Libya-Bulgaria, Politics, 6/8/2005
Abu al-Gheit to visit Israel on June 19
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 6/8/2005
Jericho International Seminar II cancelled
"An international seminar organized by the Palestinian Peace Coalition to discuss the potential scenarios following the Gaza Withdrawal was cancelled as Israeli participants have failed to receive the adequate security clearance to enter Jericho, venue of the conference, the Palestinian Peace Coalition/ PPC organization said yesterday.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/8/2005
Al-Thawra: Ten insurance companies to operate in Syrian market
Director General of the Supervisory Board on Insurance in Syria Abdullatif Abboud stressed that more than 10 Arab and foreign insurance companies are expected to apply for licenses to establish private-owned insurance companies in the country.
Syria, Business, 6/8/2005
El Watan: Lack of Maghreb integration blocks Barcelona process, official
The Moroccan Industry Minister has deplored that the lack of Maghreb integration is a "factor that blocks the implementation of the Barcelona process" which lays foundations of a regional relationship between the European Union and partners of the Southern Mediterranean.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 6/8/2005
Lebanese musician and writer named UN 'artist for peace'
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) cultural agency is set to appoint Lebanese musician and writer Marcel Khalife one of its artists for peace, saying his original musical compositions make him a "cultural ambassador."
Lebanon, Local, 6/8/2005
RAM contributes to creation of Gabonese carrier
The Moroccan carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will contribute to the creation of a new Gabonese airliner dubbed "Air Gabon International," announced a RAM official.
Morocco-Gabon, Business, 6/8/2005
Government dedicates US$ 33 million to upgrade soccer in Morocco
The government will dedicate MAD 280 million (nearly US$ 33 million) to upgrade the Moroccan soccer under a contract-action plan signed Tuesday.
Morocco, Sports, 6/8/2005
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Egyptian ambassador to Jordan Ahmed Rezq praised yesterday the outcome of the summit meeting between President Hosni Mubarak and Jordanian King Abdullah II in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Monday.
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King Mohammed VI of Morocco has called for "energizing and developing the Maghreb Arab Union" (UMA) in a message to Libyan leader, Muammar al-Qathafi. The message, which was delivered Tuesday by Moroccan Foreign Minister, Mohamed Benaissa, also touched on preparing the " appropriate conditions for holding the chairmanship Council of the Union" said a Libyan official source.
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Citizens of the occupied Syrian Golan on Tuesday sent a message to the 10th Regional Congress of al-Baath Arab Socialist Party, hailing President Bashar al-Assad's policy and welcoming the meetings of the Party's Congress.
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The Bahraini parliament on Tuesday condemned Israeli groups attempts to desecrate the holy mosque of Aqsa, appealing to the international community to press Israel to halt judaizing Jerusalem and attacking the Islamic sanctuaries.
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Israeli warplanes on Tuesday morning again violated the Lebanese airspace and sovereignty over the western of Bekaa and the south.
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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov agreed yesterday to launch satellites owned by Egypt and Saudi Arabia from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome.
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