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Lebanese elections make for strange alliances
Political contacts among the main forces in north Lebanon and the elections in general have brought together old opponents joining each other in a mesh of political alliances and rivalries.
Lebanon, Politics, 6/17/2005
Agreement between Sudanese government, northen opposition
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will attend in Cairo tomorrow signing of the final agreement between the Sudanese government and the opposition National Democratic Alliance.
Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 6/17/2005
Agreement on Iraqi constitutional committee reached
A detente took place in Iraq on Thursday after the Iraqi parliamentarian Jawad al Maliki, the second man in the Islamic Dawa ( call) party led by the Iraqi prime minister Ibrahim al-Jafaari. Jawad al-Malki said that it was " agreed in the committee of formulating the Iraqi constitution to increase number of the Sunni Arab members in the committee from two members to 25 members, among whom 15 members will be permanent while the other ten are consultants.
Iraq, Politics, 6/17/2005
Damascus: Bahjat Suleiman moved from his post
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made on Thursday important changes in the structure of the leadership of certain Syrian security forces.
Syria, Politics, 6/17/2005
Jordanian king calls for accelerating reforms
The Jordanian king Abdullah has called on Thursday his prime minister Adnan Badran to accelerate the pace of reforms. He criticized members of the Jordanian parliament among them the opposition for the reforms, in remarks to the resignation of the minister of finance Basem Awadallah, which was accepted earlier.
Jordan, Politics, 6/17/2005
Upcoming visit of Algerian PM 'untimely', foreign ministry
The visit that Algeria's Prime Minister, Ahmed Ouyahia was to pay to Morocco (June 21-22) is "untimely" because of the current state of Morocco-Algerian relations, a communique of the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation said Thursday.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 6/17/2005
Doha Summit condemns US unilateral procedures against Syria
"Policies of hegemony and wars as well occupation are of no use, and the policy of dialogue, international cooperation and peace are the wining choice for both the north and south," Shara said.
Syria-USA, Politics, 6/17/2005
Lahoud: Just peace is the only solution according to UN resolutions
President Lahoud, meeting Turkish Premier Recep Tayyeb Erdogan, added that "security in Lebanon is a red line that should not be overstepped," stressing that the return of security to Lebanon is stabilizing day by day.
Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 6/17/2005
Lebanon calls to develop Arab stock market
Lebanon called on Thursday the Arab states to develop financial markets and catalyze Arab companies to allow them to include their shares in local stock markets to make use of available finance liquidity.
Regional-Lebanon, Economics, 6/17/2005
Signs of Israeli-European crisis following contacts with Hamas
Israel had complained over contacts the European Union had made with the Islamic resistance movement, Hamas, in a development that warns of a new crisis to occur in the European- Israeli relations; relations which have already been stressed since some time over what Israel considers a European bias against Israel.
Israel-European Union, Politics, 6/17/2005
Rice arrives in Gaza tomorrow
An American delegation arrived in the Palestinian territories on Thursday in preparations for the forthcoming visit by the US secretary of state Conzaleezza Rice to the region on Saturday.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 6/17/2005
EU announces no position to isolate Syria: European MP
The European Union did not take any attitude to isolate Syria, on the contrary, the EU has supported Syria's stances in different fields of economy, technology and logistics, Beatrice Patri, head of the EU parliamentary delegation to Syria said Thursday.
Syria-European Union, Politics, 6/17/2005
Qathafi presses for a united Africa
The proposals are related to the creation of the portfolios of ministers of foreign affairs , defense, external trade, transportation, and communication, at the African Union, as well as abolishing customs among AU member countries
Libya-Regional, Politics, 6/17/2005
Prince Nayef discloses investigations into al-Qaida burning three copters in al-Qasim
Al-Qaida organization in the Arab peninsula claimed responsibility for what it called an operation to burning three helicopters in al-Qasim airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in May.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/17/2005
Suleiman probes Israeli Gaza withdrawal in Ramallah, Tel Aviv
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 6/17/2005
US agrees to expansion, continues efforts to shift focus from real Security Council reform
"In line with the Security Council reform, we should speed up the security Council reform by increasing its membership, so the African Union will have a permanent membership in it, as well as Latin America, and introduce more improvements to its performance and cancel whatever hinders the carrying out of its tasks and foremost 'The veto right' which has become obsolete."
Regional-USA, Politics, 6/17/2005
Congressman talks about US pullout; six marines, more Iraqis killed
Six US marines were killed in Iraq while several Iraqis were killed and injured in different blowing up operations following the killing of 46 Iraqis in various attacks on Wednesday.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 6/17/2005
Iraqi judge killed in Iraq
in the east of the city of Karbala, member of the dissolved Baath party was killed at the hands of persons wearing the costumes of the Iraqi police
Iraq, Military, 6/17/2005
Threats and snipping in Iraq
The office of the Sunni Waqf in Iraq, led by Sheikh Adnan al-Duleimi, deplored in a statement the breaking in of the house if the chairman of the Muslim Scholars Commission, Sheikh Harith al-Dari, on Tuesday by joint America- Iraqi forces.
Iraq, Military, 6/17/2005
Morocco 'invited' to resume mediation in the Mano River region, FM
Morocco has received an "invitation" to resume mediation between countries of the African Mano River Union, revealed Thursday, Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Minister Mohamed Benaissa.
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 6/17/2005
German - Arab trade is in a constant growth
Regional Director of German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the Middle East Michael said that German trade with the Arab states had increased at the rate of 10% to reach Euro 24 billion.
Regional-Germany, Economics, 6/17/2005
Contract to establish first firm to produce giant oil pumps
A contract to establish an Egyptian-German company to produce heavy-duty oil-pumps according to international specifications was signed yesterday.
Egypt-Germany, Business, 6/17/2005
Morocco unilaterally cancels visa for Russians
Morocco decided, as of June 13, to unilaterally cancel the visa and the airport taxes for Russian citizens, announced the kingdom's ambassador to Russia, Abdelmalek Jeddaoui.
Morocco-Russia, Economics, 6/17/2005
Weather change costs Morocco 4.6 of GDP, official
Morocco loses 4.6% of the GDP because of the weather changes, which triggers desertification, said the High Commissioner for Water and Forests Abdeladim Lhafi.
Morocco, Economics, 6/17/2005
Sudanese minister of interior resigns following building collapse
The minister of the Interior Abdul Rahim Muhammad Hussein submitted his resignation to the Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir following the issuance of a report by the minister of justice on the collapse of a building at Rabat university hospital in Khartoum.
Sudan, Local, 6/17/2005
Um Durman university closed doors because of burning incident
The Sudanese minister of higher education, Mubarak Muhammad Ali Majzoub, issued a statement closing Um Durman university over acts of unrest that took place in the university on Wednesday and resulted in complete burning and destruction of nine installations estimated at a total cost of 2 million dollars.
Sudan, Education, 6/17/2005
King Tut's treasures to dazzle Los Angeles, Schwarzenegger to attend
The golden treasures of Egyptian boy King Tutankhamon's tomb are set to dazzle America for the first time in three decades with today's Hollywood-style launch of a unique exhibition in Los Angeles.
Egypt-USA, Local, 6/17/2005
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