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Bahrain Dow Jones indexes inaugurated
The "Dow Jones Indexes of Bahrain" was inaugurated on Tuesday in Manama as an index for companies listed in the Bahrain's stock market ( Bourse ), according to criterion adopted by "Dow Jones International."
Bahrain, Economics, 7/6/2005
Sirte summit calls for two permanent seats in the Security Council
President Mubarak returned home yesterday after presiding over Egypt's delegation to the African Union summit which was held in the Libyan city of Sirte in presence of a large number of the heads of state and governments of the African Union.
Regional, Politics, 7/6/2005
Jordan re-arrests al-Maqdisit
News reports in Amman said that the Jordanian security forces re-arrested one of the main ideological theorists of the Jihad al-Salafeyah trend, Asem Taher al-Barqawi, known as Sheikh Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi.
Jordan, Politics, 7/6/2005
Nazif: $ 2.6 billion flow investments in Egypt
Yesterday's cabinet meeting addressed a number of internal and Foreign policy reports, President Mubarak's activities during the last few days, and the kidnapping of the head of Egypt's diplomatic mission in Iraq a few days ago.
Egypt, Economics, 7/6/2005
Delegation of UN Committee on Israeli practices in Syria
"The committee visit which includes Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon comes due to Israel's prevention of its entrance to the occupied Arab territories to investigate Arab citizens' conditions under the Israeli occupation," Chairman of the delegation said Tuesday in a statement to SANA in Dara'a.
Syria-UN, Politics, 7/6/2005
Agreement of principle between government, Darfur rebels
The Sudanese government and the two rebel movements in Darfur have settled the first obstacle in the face of peace negotiations in Abuja, Nigeria, by sgning an agreement of principles that would open the door before a peaceful solution for the conflict which started more than two years ago in this intensified district located to the west of Sudan.
Sudan, Politics, 7/6/2005
Peace negotiations to resume in Sudan on August 24th
Following an agreement of principles, the Sudanese sides agreed to resume peace talks on August 24. Both the two rebel movements and the government showed cautious optimism over achieving peace in Darfur.
Sudan, Politics, 7/6/2005
Zarqawi vows to continue fighting
The leader of al-Qaida organization in Mesopotamia, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, rejected stances which call for distinction between legitimate resistance which target the Americans in Iraq and those that target civilians.
Iraq, Politics, 7/6/2005
Financial Times: British forces withdrawal from Iraq expected
The British daily Financial Times disclosed on Tuesday that the British defense office has prepared a plan to withdraw a great part of its forces from Iraq.
Iraq-UK, Politics, 7/6/2005
Continued attacks in Iraq
Two sisters were killed in bombardment by mortar shelling to the north of al-Ramadi city in al-Anbar governorate to the west of Baghdad. The side which fired the mortars was not identified.
Iraq, Military, 7/6/2005
Combating unemployment commission to finance new projects
'Combating Unemployment Commission' on Tuesday signed an agreement with the Industrial Bank for 1 billion S.P to develop small projects in Syria.
Syria, Economics, 7/6/2005
Syria aims for 8 million tourists by 2010
Minister of Tourism said on Tuesday Syria aims at increasing tourists number to reach eight million by 2010.
Syria, Economics, 7/6/2005
Qatar to invest $ 20 billion in petrochemical projects
Qatar's minister of energy and industry Abdullah Bin Hamad al-Ateyah said his country will allocate more than $ 20 billion for petrochemical projects.
Qatar, Economics, 7/6/2005
Hamas rejects joining the Palestinian government
Asked about Hamas's rejection to form a unity government with the Palestinian Authority, and that Hamas expect to sit it out and wait to the fall elections instead to possibly displace Fatah
Palestine, Politics, 7/6/2005
Al-Ahram: Abu-Zeid: Egyptian experts take part in building three dams to generate electricity in Ethiopia
A group of experts of Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation and National Centre for Water Research have completed drawing up engineering designs for a number of dams to generate electricity in Ethiopia.
Egypt-Ethiopia, Politics, 7/6/2005
Abul-Naga: Egyptian-Chinese economic trade ties promoted
Egypt and China are set to work together in order to boost economic, investment, trade and tourist ties in the forthcoming economic periods.
Egypt-China, Economics, 7/6/2005
Wife of terrorist testifies to Syrian TV
The wife of one of those who run away during the Syrian security forces operation against a terrorist group most recently near Damascus said the group members were changing their residence place every four days.
Syria, Politics, 7/6/2005
Pakistani diplomat attacked in Iraq
A procession carrying the Pakistani diplomat to Iraq was exposed to an armed attack in Baghdad. It is the second attack of its kind which targeted a prominent diplomat within hours and the third within three days.
Iraq, Local, 7/6/2005
Al-Qaida claims responsibility for kidnapping Egyptian ambassador in Iraq
Al-Qaida organization in Mespotamia claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of the Egyptian ambassador in Iraq Eyhab al-Sharif while operations targeted foreign diplomats in Iraq were escalated.
Iraq-Egypt, Military, 7/6/2005
Mubarak opens Sohag bridge within hours
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak opens today Sohag over-flying bridge at costs of LE 100 million.
Egypt, Economics, 7/6/2005
Donor states finance feasibility study of Jordan Red Sea - Dead Sea canal
The World Bank announced yesterday in Paris that Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority received the consent of the donor states to finance the feasibility study of a huge project to finance a canal linking the Red Sea to the Dead Sea.
Jordan-Israel, Economics, 7/6/2005
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Lebanese Islamic and national parties and organizations on Tuesday showed a unified stance towards international challenges and pressures, rejecting, at the same time, foreign intervention in the Lebanese internal affairs. The parties, meeting in the Lebanese southern city of Tyre, underlined the importance of providing all capabilities and atmospheres to the national resistance as it is a power weapon in the face of Israeli plots.
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Israeli warplanes on Tuesday infringed again on the Lebanese air-space and the sovereignty in the south and the north.
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