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Sultan Qaboos pardons detainees convicted of trying to topple the regime
A governmental source in Muscat said that Sultan Qaboos Bin Said on Thursday issued a pardon for 31 detainees who were sentenced over being members in a banned secret organization seeking to topple the ruling system in Oman and to found the "Imam's system" in the Sultanate.
Oman, Politics, 6/10/2005
Baath congress approves reform ideas
Among the most significant recommendations was revision of the emergency law and limiting its rules to crimes that affect the state security.
Syria, Politics, 6/10/2005
Al-Assad: The Baath party does not own the country
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that the Baath party leads the state and the authority but does not own the country which is the property of all the Syrians.
Syria, Politics, 6/10/2005
Baath party reform recommendations wide ranging
Shaaban indicated that the congress decided to separate the party from the authority, which means that no member in the regional leadership has right to assume another post in the government with the exception of the Parliament speaker and the prime minister and members of the executive and legislative authorities.
Syria, Politics, 6/10/2005
Al-Jazeera: Reaction to the recommendations of the Baath party congress
The Syrian political analysist Yasse Nehlawi described what was concluded by the congress as the beginning of a new phase in the Syrian political scene that was provided for by President Bashar al-Assad through which he works for the building of the state with new faces as elements.
Syria, Politics, 6/10/2005
Saudi legal committee receives complaints of prisoners in the kingdom
Officials in the national society for human rights in Saudi Arabia which was established by the beginning of 2004 said they had received 2000 complaints from prisoners in the kingdom's prisons.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/10/2005
Nadia Yassine and weekly director cases sent to court
Nadia Yassine, member of the "Al Adl Wal Ihssane" movement, and Abdelaziz Koukas, Director of the weekly "Al Ousbouaaya Al Jadida" cases will be sent to court on June 28, judiciary sources said in Rabat Thursday.
Morocco, Politics, 6/10/2005
Fundamentalist organization spokesman summoned by prosecutor
Spokesman of the officially non-recognized "Al Adl Wal Ihssane" organization, Fathallah Arsalane, was summoned Thursday afternoon by the judiciary police at the request of the Rabat first instance court prosecutor, according to sources in Rabat.
Morocco, Politics, 6/10/2005
Yemen supports Iran's rights for nuclear development
President Saleh said Iran has the right to make use of nuclear technology within the framework of international rules and Òto provide nuclear fuel for its power plants,Ó IRNA reported, adding ÒRegional states are not worried about Tehran's peaceful nuclear activities, but they are concerned about Israel's nuclear arsenals.Ó
Yemen-Iran, Politics, 6/10/2005
Kuwait's human traficking report
Kuwait should also take steps to protect the rights of its huge domestic workforce by extending them protection under KuwaitÕs labor laws or through other appropriate mechanisms.
Kuwait-USA, Politics, 6/10/2005
Azmi: New tax law received widespread discussion
Zakaria Azmi, the Chief of the Presidential cabinet in Egypt said in his statement before the gathering, that the "new income tax was discussed by different party and political affiliations before being sent to the President for signature."
Egypt, Economics, 6/10/2005
Assahra Al Maghribiya: Families say their children manipulated in Laayoune incidents
The families of the people arrested during the Laayoune events said "their children were deceived by several adventurers who took advantage of the naivety of the teenagers" to serve the interests of the separatists
Morocco, Politics, 6/10/2005
Kurdistani national council retifies local law on election
In the internal Iraqi political field, the Kurdistani national council ratified a draft law of the presidency of Iraq's Kurdistan district which was proposed by the two main Kurdish parties, states that Masoud al-Barazani will assume presidency for four years.
Iraq, Politics, 6/10/2005
Straw presides European delegation in sudden visit to Baghdad
The British foreign office secretary Jack Straw met with the Iraqi President Jalal al-Talibani and several members of leaders of the Iraqi government in Baghdad which he had arrived earlier in the day on Thursday in a sudden visit accompanied by a delegation representing the European Union.
Iraq-European Union, Politics, 6/10/2005
Acts of killing in Iraq; oil pipeline explosion
The Iraqi ministry of defense said that the police found on Thursday six unidentified bodies for men wearing civil costumes in Akashat area in al-Qaem, 450 km to the west of Baghdad.
Iraq, Military, 6/10/2005
Kuwait's crown prince in hospital
A statement by the Kuwaiti Amir divan said that crown prince Sheikh Saad al-Abdullah al-Salem al-Sabah was admitted to hospital after an increase of "blood sugar level," noting that his condition is stable now.
Kuwait, Politics, 6/10/2005
US Senate to hold hearings on Guantanamo detainees
The Senate Judiciary Committee will conduct a hearing June 15 to determine whether hundreds of people from around the world who have been labled by the US as "enemy combatants" and "suspected" terrorists currently held at the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and elsewhere are being given adequate legal protection, the committee announced June 8.
Regional-USA, Politics, 6/10/2005
US Congress approves bill on UN reform
The US Congressional House International Relations Committee, on June 8, approved a bill by Committee Chairman Henry J. Hyde that calls for specific reforms at the United Nations.
Regional-USA, Politics, 6/10/2005
Washington freezes assets of a Syrian company accused of providing weapons to Saddam Hussein's regime
The administration of the US President George W. Bush on Thursday ordered freezing the assets of a Syrian company and of its officials. Washington says they provided weapons to the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in violation of sanctions that used to be imposed on Iraq by the UN.
Syria-USA, Politics, 6/10/2005
Othman: Inflation downs to 4.5 percent, growth ups by 5.2percent
Egypt, Economics, 6/10/2005
al-Thawra: Syrian real-estate bank loans at 52 billion S.P.
A banking sources estimated the volume of loans and financing offered by the Real-Estate Bank during the first quarter of the current year by Syrian pounds at 1.347 billion.
Syria, Business, 6/10/2005
al-Watan: Some 13 security guards in Algeria killed in attack by gunmen
Some 13 municipal security guards taking part in operations against Islamists gunmen in Algeria were killed and other 6 were injured in a bomb explosion placed under their truck.
Algeria, Local, 6/10/2005
Egyptian actor dies of cancer
After a long struggle with cancer, renowned Egyptian actor Abdulla Mahmoud died on Thursday evening in one of Cairo's hospitals.
Egypt, People, 6/10/2005
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The 10th regional congress of Al-Baath Arab Socialist Party in Syria elected on Thursday evening members of the regional leadership of the party as following: Speaker of the People's Assembly, Mahmoud al-Abrash; Prime Minister Muhammad Naji Otari; Mohammed Saied Bkhitan; Farouk al-Shara; Mohammed al-Hussin; Hassan Turkmani; Hisham Bukhtiar; Haitham Sataihi; Osama Adi; Yasser Hourieh; Bssam Janbiyeh; Saied Ellia and Shahnaz Fakoush.
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The 10th regional congress of the Ba'ath Arab Socialist Party has recommended on Thursday issuing of a law for parties and reviewing the elections law of the people's Assembly (Parliament) and the local administration.
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The US deputy trade representative in Cairo, Peter Allgeier, said yesterday that talks are underway between Egypt and the United States to establish a joint free-trade zone.
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Libya's leader Muammar al-Qathafi received yesterday leaders of the Equality and Justice Movement and the Sudanese Liberation Movement "within the framework of his efforts to solve Darfur (Sudan) problem, on the bases of his mandate by 3rd African summit on Darfur to continue his contacts with all parties until a permanent solution to the problem of Darfur is reached," JANA reported.
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An eight-strong team of Egyptian doctors is to arrive in the southern Sudanese province of Al-Wihda on June 16.
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Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak will take part in meetings of the Higher Council of the Arab Women Organization which will be held next Sunday in Bahrain.
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"Egypt, represented by President Hosni Mubarak, is proud of belonging to Africa, which serves as a cornerstone in its relations with the outside world," Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed said yesterday.
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Foreign Minister of the Palestinian Authority Naser al-Qidwa called on the international community to practice pressure on Israel to stop its aggression on the Palestinian people and to stop the building of the racial separation wall.
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U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao and Iraqi Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Idris Hadi discussed the state of Iraq's labor market during a meeting on the sidelines of the International Labor Conference in Geneva June 8. Chao said that creating employment is a key to Iraq's successful transition to democracy.
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The Secretary of the National Oil Corporation in Libya and US Assistant Secretary of Commerce, William Lash and his a accompanying delegation met in Tripoli Thursday morning to discuss cooperation in the fields of oil, gas, JANA reported yesterday.
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