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22 Egyptians die due to torture in detention
The Egyptian Human Rights Organization, in its annual report on the status of human rights in the country, said that death of these persons is an indication that the phenomenon of torture is widespread, and is an indicator of the deteriorated health and living conditions inside jails.
Egypt, Politics, 8/3/2005
Saudi pledges of support to King Abdullah after Fahd's funeral
Saudis today vowed support to Saudi Arabia's new King Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz, as the 6th king for Saudi Arabia, in succession for King Fahd whose funeral was held on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/3/2005
Committee to invetigate Garang's death
Amid the critical security condition in Sudan, the UN Security Council urged the Sudanese people to be faithful to the memory of John Garang and to work for the restoring calm and to continue peace efforts.
Sudan, Politics, 8/3/2005
Northern and Southern Sudanese violence after death of Garang
The Sudanese authorities continued for the second running day night a curfew in the capital Khartoum, and scores of armored vehicles were deployed at the entrances of main roads.
Sudan, Politics, 8/3/2005
Garang's funeral on August 6th
The spokesman for the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), Baqoun Amoum, said that the procedures to Vice-President John Garang's funeral will be held in Jouba which he had chosen to be the capital of southern Sudan, noting that Garang will be buried on Saturday, August 6th.
Sudan, Politics, 8/3/2005
First Egyptian female presidential hopeful
Ashgan Ahmed al-Bukhari, an Egyptian lawyer, received her application forms Monday for the coming presidential election due on September 7. She is the first woman to apply for the top post. She is married with three children.
Egypt, Politics, 8/3/2005
Al-Ahram: Al-Wafd leader rejects international observers for presidential elections
Opposition Al Wafd party leader in Egypt, Noaman Gomaa, rejected any international monitoring on the presidential elections due to be held in September.
Egypt, Politics, 8/3/2005
Supreme Leader: Iran will not give in to bullies on nuclear issue
Iran's Former President Mohammad Khatami said yesterday that "suspension of nuclear program had been a voluntary action from Iran for confidence building with international community and Iran does not need okay from any other country for operating in line with Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and safeguard agreement of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)."
Iran-European Union, Politics, 8/3/2005
Lebanese prisoners in Israeli jails committee urge UN support
The Lebanese follow up committee in support of the detainees at Israeli jails called on Tuesday upon the Lebanese government and parliament to lodge an urgent complaint to the UN Security Council over the situation of the Lebanese detainees.
Lebanon-Israel-UN, Politics, 8/3/2005
Hizbullah chief meets Iran's revolution supreme leader
Supreme Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution, Ali Khamenei, said Tuesday that Lebanon's Hizbullah has proved capability of resisting the Israeli aggression, and that it enjoys wisdom and political experience.
Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 8/3/2005
Lebanon commemorates 23rd anniversary of confronting Israeli invasion
Speeches delivered at the celebration hailed courageous and heroic operations of Lebanese national organizations which obliged the Israeli enemy to retreat and withdraw from the Lebanese capital to South Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/3/2005
Italian figure for withdrawal of Italian troops from Iraq
Chairman of the Italian Green Party, Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio, called for an immediate withdrawal of Italian troops from Iraq, pointing out that the American war against Iraq led to tremendous numbers of victims, and contributed to "pouring oil on the fire of terrorism."
Iraq-Italy, Politics, 8/3/2005
American, Iraqi ambassadors discuss transfer of authority
The American and British ambassador to Iraq discussed with the Iraqi ministers of defense and the interior the issue of security transfer to the Iraqi forces, in preparation for the withdrawal of the foreign forces from Iraq.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/3/2005
Scores of Iraqis killed in another bloody day
In another bloody day in Iraq, five Iraqi police men were at least killed and other 8 injured including two policemen in a suicide attack at an inspection point for the Iraqi police on a road in Musil leading to Baghdad.
Iraq, Military, 8/3/2005
Seven American marines killed in Iraq
Seven American marines and scores of Iraqis were killed or injured in several of blowing up operations and booby trapped car explosions during the past 24 hours.
Iraq-USA, Military, 8/3/2005
American journalist killed in Iraq
Unidentified gunmen killed an independent American journalist in Basra city, south Iraq. Police sources said that the killed journalist, Steven Vincent, was working to compose a book on Basra.
Iraq-USA, Local, 8/3/2005
Egyptian security team in Gaza as Israel's withdrawal nears
A well-informed source told Al-Ahram that the issue of the link between the West Bank, Gaza, Port, airport and Rafah checkpoint was not settled so far as concentration is focused on the withdrawal from Gaza.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/3/2005
Egyptian humanitarian aid arrives in Ethiopia
Ethiopia took delivery Tuesday of a shipment of humanitarian aid from Egypt for drought-affected people in some parts of the northeast African country.
Egypt-Ethiopia, Politics, 8/3/2005
Egypt, India trade reaches $830 million
Indian ambassador in Cairo Rajindar announced that the volume of bilateral trade between Egypt and India was valued at $ 830 million during the period April 2005-March 2005.
Egypt-India, Economics, 8/3/2005
Dramatic rise in the number of tourists visiting Egypt
A recent study conducted by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics showed that the number of tourists who visited Egypt in the last four years stood at 24 million.
Egypt, Economics, 8/3/2005
Syria adopts new measures to develop customs' sector
Syria enjoys an important feature represented by the large number of its Customs' secretariats reaching 60 in number that are distributed along land and maritime borders in addition to Syrian airports, Customs General Director Basel Sanoufa said yesterday.
Syria, Economics, 8/3/2005
Saudi stock market up after King Fahd's death crisis
He added that this control was reached following the decision of the stock market commission to keep the market open despite the death of the Saudi king.
Saudi Arabia, Economics, 8/3/2005
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President Emile Lahoud of Lebanon said that finding radical solutions to existing crises in the Middle East can only be reached by establishing a just and comprehensive peace based on the international resolutions and abandoning the "policy of might and occupation."
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Syria's Grand Mufti Sheik Ahmad Badr Eddin-Hassoun underlined that Islam depends on tolerance, stressing that Syria enjoys deeply-rooted national unity.
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Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul- Gheit will take part in an extraordinary African Union Summit, to be held in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Thursday.
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Upon a directive of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, Minister of Presidency Affairs Ghassan Laham on Tuesday visited the Sudanese Embassy in Damascus where he convoyed President Assad's condolences over the death of First Vice-President John Laham wrote a word in tribute of the late Garang in the embassy's condolence record.
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday received former UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali.
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Egypt's Minister of Health Mohammed Awad Tag Eddin tackled on Tuesday with his Djibouti counterpart Abdulah Adillahi Miguil, who is currently visiting Egypt spheres of cooperation between the two states in various domains, especially health and pharmaceuticals.
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The board of directors of the Egyptian Businessmen Association decided to hold the upcoming session of the Egyptian- Turkish business council in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh in late September.
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Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero announced that the Britain-backed Spain-promised project of the "Alliance of Civilizations" which gathers Muslims and Westerners against terrorism will be held in November.
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Security forces in northwest Syria foiled on Tuesday an attempt to smuggle a large amount of money from Syria to Turkey.
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