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Deteriorated health conditions of Radoun, Seif
The Arab human rights organization in Syria on Sunday demanded the Syrian authorities to transfer its chairman Muhammad Radoun, who was detained on May 22, to ha ospital "immediately in order to receive necessary medical care and treatment."
Syria, Politics, 7/11/2005
Aoun's trend to take part in the Lebanese government
Lebanese politician Michael Aoun dropped his decision not to take part in the first Lebanese government, which the designated Lebanese prime minister Fouad Sanyoura has been trying to form since June 30th.
Lebanon, Politics, 7/11/2005
Sunday Times: Allawi: Iraq may be on verge of civil war
Iraq's former interim prime minister "Iyad Allawi has warned that his country is facing civil war and has predicted dire consequences for Europe and America as well as the Middle East if the crisis is not resolved," The British Sunday Times reported yesterday.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/11/2005
Interim Iraqi president accuses Jaafari of monopolizing authority
The Interim Iraqi President Jalal al-Talibani accused the interim Iraqi President Ibrahim al-Jaafari of monopolizing authorities in Baghdad.
Iraq, Politics, 7/11/2005
Abu Mazin disarming Palestinians in Lebanon is a Lebanese issue
The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stressed that UN resolution 1559 relating to disarming all groups in Lebanon is an internal Lebanese matter. He described his recent visit to each of Lebanon and Syria as very important.
Palestine-Lebanon, Politics, 7/11/2005
Libya removes customs fees on more that 3500 items
Libya has decided to removed customs fees on more than 3500 commodities imported to the country with the exception of 81 items. This is in a step that aims at liberalizing trade together with "protecting local products."
Libya, Economics, 7/11/2005
Iran wants good relations with gulf states
Iran-Asefi-Persian Gulf Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi Saturday said Iran has always had a peaceful and friendly message to Muslim neighboring states of the Persian Gulf, IRNA reported on Saturday.
Iran-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 7/11/2005
Mail On Sunday: USA, Britain to withdraw more forces from Iraq
Both the USA and Britain are thinking of pulling out more than 100,000 men from Iraq by the end of 2006. This measure is among many other options.
Iraq-UK, Politics, 7/11/2005
Egypt astonished at Iraqi statement on slain envoy
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul -Gheit yesterday expressed his astonishment at statements attributed to Iraqi officials that their government is investigating if Egypt's slain envoy Ihab el-Sherif had contacts with the insurgents.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/11/2005
Jaafari vows to ensure security of diplomats in Iraq
Concerning attacks which targeted several diplomatic missions in Iraq, the Iraqi prime minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari stressed that his government will work to ensure full protection of embassies and diplomats recruited in Baghdad in coordination with the Iraqi ministry of the interior.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 7/11/2005
32 Iraqis killed in Baghdad, Musil, Karkouk
In one of the most violent among these attacks, some 25 persons were killed and other 47 injured when one person detonated himself wearing an explosive belt amid a crowd of men recruited in the Iraqi army.
Iraq, Military, 7/11/2005
Nasrallah deplores attempts to end resistance
Secretary General of Hizbullah Party Hassan Nassrallah said U.S. and Israel's efforts at the UN Security Council to issue a resolution for intervention in Lebanon's internal affairs aimed at ending the national resistance and disarming it.
Lebanon-USA, Politics, 7/11/2005
Riyadh discloses suspect was arrested in Yemen, restores back 12 Saudis
Saudi Arabia's ministry of the interior said that one Yemeni citizen described in June as one of the main wanted is being detained in Yemen under another name, and that it received from the Yemeni authorities some 12 Saudi nationals.
Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 7/11/2005
Notable increase in Tunisian tourism revenues
Tunisian tourism revenues increase during the first half of the current year by 11.6% in comparison with the same phase of 2004 to reach 981 million Tunisian dinars (USD 734 million).
Tunisia, Economics, 7/11/2005
Mauritania intensifies efforts against Islamist groups accused of extremism
The secretary general of the ruling party in Mauritania, Belah Weld Makkeyeh, said on Saturday that his party announced a "general alert" in the country which he said is living in a state of war against what he called terrorism inside and outside the country, and postponed the convening of the party's congress in three months.
Mauritania, Politics, 7/11/2005
Organization linked to al-Qaida active in Somalia
The International Emergency Force in Somalia stressed that one organization linked to al-Qaida called al-Mujahideen organization has started to be active in that country, warning that the lack of security there will lead to the increase of the pace of its activities and the emergence of new organizations.
Somalia, Politics, 7/11/2005
Syrian-Lebanese borders in Dabosiya opened
General Director of Customs Basel Sanoufa has categorically denied that the Syrian-Lebanese borders in Dabosiya were closed to Lebanese trucks.
Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 7/11/2005
Exxon-Mobile sells its share in a private Syrian company
An industrial source in Damascus said that the American oil company Exxon-Mobile sold its share in a private joint company in Syria, especially because of the sanctions Washington imposed on Damascus.
Syria-USA, Business, 7/11/2005
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In a telephone call, the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad discussed with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak developments on the Palestinian and Iraqi arenas.
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Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif reaffirmed yesterday Cairo's resolve to maintain its support of the Sudanese people in the north and south. Cairo, he said, was also intent on solving the problem of Darfur.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Saturday that understanding between peoples of different religions was a must if the underlying causes of terrorism were to be addressed.
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The US said about the new Sudanese government that "The Sudanese people and their leaders now have an opportunity to create a future of peace, reconciliation, democracy and development.Ê We will remain engaged to help them realize the potential for lasting peace throughout Sudan and a better life for all the Sudanese people."
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Israeli warplanes on Sunday violated again the Lebanese air-space and sovereignty.
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The Israeli foreign minister Silvan Shalom on Sunday expressed his country's satisfaction over the "positive development " in the relations between Israel and the UN. This was expressed after the UN condemnation of the attack carried out by Hizbullah on the border.
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Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Dr. Mahmoud Abu Zeid stressed that the second stage of drawing the complete topographic charts of the River Nile is currently implemented so as to study the morphologic changes that took place in the Nile since 1979.
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The toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein smokes in his American detention center Cuban cigars which his family is very careful to provide regularly via the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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