Today's Headlines
- Bush seeks support for his policy on Iraq
Bush today intends to address the nation on Iraq. This comes amid the reality that the military situation in Iraq is not going according to US military plans, and domestic support for the Bush policy in Iraq has weakened greatly. Iraq-USA, Editorial, 6/28/2005
- Libyan opposition rejects foreign military support to topple Qathafi
Some 300 Libyan opposition figures stressed rejection to return back on the deck of an American tank to Tripoli to achieve its objectives of toppling the regime of the Libyan President Muammar al-Qathafi, as a first step to establish "rule of law" Libya. Libya, Politics, 6/28/2005
- Syrian delegation is in Baghdad today
the Syrian-Iraqi joint cooperation and coordination to control the borders between the two states had achieved good results during the last period, Former Iraqi Premier Iyad Allawi said Monday, denying existence of any discords between Syria and Iraq. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 6/28/2005
- Lahoud: Enemies of Lebanon behind acts of assassination
"Lebanon, during the last months, has witnessed difficult and hard events that can bring it back to crucial times and hurt all national and pan-Arab achievements," President Lahoud added Lebanon, Politics, 6/28/2005
- Mubarak, Allawi discuss regional developments
"There are infiltrators," Allawi said, "but that does not necessarily mean that they are supported by the Syrian government. [The infiltrators] are misusing Syria's hospitality and cross into Iraq." Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 6/28/2005
- Algeria removes 'Islamic study' subject from secondary school books
The Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika on Monday signed a decision for the removing the "Islamic study" subject from being taught in secondary schools and the Baccalaureate certificate, thereby defying a strong opposition from the Islamic trend. Algeria, Education, 6/28/2005
- World Tribunal On Iraq calls for investigation of those responsible for crimes against humanity
The World Tribunal On Iraq on Monday condemned each of the US, Britain and the coalition forces over the incidents taking place in Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 6/28/2005
- Senator Biden: The US is facing a serious crisis in Iraq
Biden: The fact of the matter is that, as I've said from the outset, no foreign policy can be sustained without the informed consent of the American people. And there has not been informed consent Iraq-USA, Politics, 6/28/2005
- US contradictory statements on negotiations with gunmen in Iraq; Blair supports negotiations
Statements by US military officials over negotiations with armed groups in Iraq were contradictory, at a time when the scale of confrontations on the ground was escalating and gunmen intensified their attacks. Iraq-USA, Politics, 6/28/2005
- US military view on current situation in Iraq
GEN. CASEY: The most significant thing that I need to see in the next year is the progress of this political process in Iraq. That will do more than anything we will do militarily to draw people away from the insurgency. Iraq-USA, Politics, 6/28/2005
- Attacks continue in Iraq, several police men killed
An explosion of a booby trapped car in the new Baghdad area resulted in killing four Iraqis and injuring other three. One police officer in the terrorism fighting office was killed by gunmen bullets in Karkouk. Iraq, Military, 6/28/2005
- Mujahideen army downs US Apache plane
The American army announced the killing of two of its pilots in the crash accident of their Apache helicopter in al-Shahida area to the north of Baghdad, adding that an investigation in underway to know the implications of the incident. Iraq-USA, Military, 6/28/2005
- Fire opened at an Israeli military unit in the Golan
Israeli military sources said that one Israeli military unit was exposed to fire in the occupied Syrian Golan heights, but no casualties were reported. Syria-Israel, Politics, 6/28/2005
- Conference on latest developments of banking sector in Syria
Central Bank of Syria in cooperation with Bank of Lebanon and the Investing Bank Magazine, is to hold a conference on the latest development of banking sector in Syria on 2-3 of next July. Syria, Economics, 6/28/2005
- Sudanese daily on so-called 'SADR' entity
The self-proclaimed 'Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic' (SADR) does not have any of the internationally recognised components of a sovereign state, said on Monday Sudanese daily "Arrai al Aam." Sudan-Morocco, Politics, 6/28/2005
- 43 Muslim countries to discuss problems and to reform their organization
Foreign ministers in the countries of the Organization of the Islamic Conference OIC are to discuss in their meeting which start its works in Sanaa today, the armed conflicts taking place in many Islamic states and the mechanism of reforming the organization. The conference will be held with the participation of 43 Muslim states. Regional, Politics, 6/28/2005
- Mubarak receives Indonesian FM
He expressed his country's thanks and appreciation for Egypt for hosting around 4.000 Indonesian students. Egypt-Indonesia, Politics, 6/28/2005
- Sudan complains to UN security council against Eritrea
The Sudanese official news agency said on Tuesday that Khartoum will file a complaint to the UN Security Council against Eritrea accusing it of destabilizing the situation in Sudan. Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 6/28/2005
- Saudi sources deny resignation of Prince Bandar
Saudi Arabian officials announced on Monday that Prince Bander Bin Sultan, the Saudi ambassador to the US, remains in his post and will return back to work by the end of August. This was in reaction to reports that talked about his resignation. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 6/28/2005
- Assahra Al Maghribia: Algerian stances thwart rapprochement with Morocco
Observers of the latest developments of the Sahara issue "are astounded" by the recent Algerian stances "which are clearly opposite to the objectives of normalisation and rapprochement between the peoples" of Morocco and Algeria and to the energizing of the Arab Maghreb Union, said Ahmed Osman, President of the National Rally of Independents (RNI). Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 6/28/2005
- Saudi company for electricity borrows one billion dollars
The Saudi Company For Electricity said that it signed on Monday a loan contract at a value of 3.5 billion Saudi riyals ( approximately one billion dollars) with Saudi and Gulf banks in order to finance capital spending. Saudi Arabia, Business, 6/28/2005
- Egypt calls for natural gas usage in Egypt Egypt, Economics, 6/28/2005
- El-Leithi :Fish farm project with Holland
The plan is to increase the production by a minimum of 40,000 tones of fish annually to meet both domestic needs and to produce a surplus for export. Egypt-Holland, Economics, 6/28/2005
Short Takes
- Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak will announce tomorrow morning the new service of the hot line for protecting and helping the children from violence. Go
- Morocco and Botswana decided to establish diplomatic relations at the level of ambassadors "to develop friendship and cooperation in political, economic and cultural." Go
- Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Monday received members of Damascus Chamber of Commerce headed by Rateb al-Shallah. Talks dealt with economic issues and legislative procedures that contribute to enriching economic, tourist and industrial action. Go
- Morocco's King Mohammed VI received Tuesday at the Royal Palace of Agadir, visiting Pakistani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Makhdum Khurso Bakhtyar. Go
- The Mauritanian rural police arrested, over the weekend, three members of the "Polisario" movement involved in cigarette-smuggling, in the north of Mauritania. Go
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