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Military coupe in Mauritania
Units of the Presidential Guards in Mauritania on Wednesday morning took control of vital installations in the capital Nouakchott.
Mauritania, Politics, 8/4/2005
Statement by Mauritania's new coupe leaders
They raised their country's flags and signs of victories and chanted slogans commemorating freedom for Mauritania. Some of them demanded the release of political detainees and the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador.
Mauritania, Politics, 8/4/2005
Arab caution, international rejection to Mauritania's coupe
The coupe in Mauritania seemed to have surprised the Arab states. So far, no comment was issued from any Arab capital concerning it.
Mauritania, Politics, 8/4/2005
Iraqi constitution to have seperation of powers with parliament at the center
Member of the Iraqi constitution writing committee, Thamer Ghadban, said that the members agreed that the post of the President of the country to be an honorary one, while the executive committee will be in the hands of the prime minister.
Iraq, Politics, 8/4/2005
New Saudi king promises justice
Saudi Arabia's new king, Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz, promised to enhance justice and serve all citizens without discrimination.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/4/2005
Saudi opposition reject allegiance to King Abdullah
The Islamic movement for reforms in Saudi Arabia, which takes London as a headquarters, refused to support Bai'a (traditional pledge of allegiance) for the new king and his crown prince, and called for the release of the political detainees in the kingdom.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/4/2005
Calm returns back to Sudan
Normal conditions started to return back to Sudan gradually following acts of violence that erupted after the announcement of the death of the Sudanese Vice President and leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) last Monday, in a Ugandan President's plane crash which was taking him from Uganda to southern Sudan.
Sudan, Politics, 8/4/2005
An investigation committee on Garang's death
In a televised speech, the Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir yesterday stressed the ability of the authority to impose security and the supremacy of the law following the bloody events in the capital Khartoum, following the death of his first deputy John Garang.
Sudan, Politics, 8/4/2005
Five new candidates apply for presidential elections
Five new presidential hopefuls Wednesday registered with the presidential elections commission to stand in the Egypt's first multi-candidate presidential election.
Egypt, Politics, 8/4/2005
Mrs Mubarak: Damietta first illiteracy-free governorate
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak will announce Thursday that Damietta is the first governorate free of illiterate citizens.
Egypt, Education, 8/4/2005
Lebanon, Syria need to boost economic ties
Chairman of Beirut Commerce and Industry Chamber, Adnan Qassar, on Wednesday underlined the importance of building distinguished relations with Syria.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 8/4/2005
Syria underlines borders with Lebanon have not been closed
Syria has underlined that borders with Lebanon have never been closed at any time, asserting that intensive measures taken at border crossing points were for security reasons because of the seizure of explosives and arms.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 8/4/2005
Hizbullah calls for internal dialogue on all issues
Lebanese Hizbullah Party on Wednesday renewed call to open in-depth dialogue on all issues including matters related to defending the country or tackling its social and economic problems.
Lebanon, Politics, 8/4/2005
AL chief: Arab summit still under discussion
Secretary General of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, said the idea of an emergency Arab summit is still in place, denying reports that it would be put off.
Regional, Politics, 8/4/2005
21 US soldiers were killed as Bush vows to stay in Iraq
The American president announced he will continue the war against what he called the enemy in Iraq. This commitment came following the killing of 21 American soldiers in Iraq within the two past days.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/4/2005
Confrontations continue in Iraq
Th US army on Wednesday admitted the death of 14 marines in an attack near Haditha city, in west Iraq.
Iraq, Military, 8/4/2005
UN rights experts call on Israel to remove barrier on occupied Palestinian territory
A group of United Nations human rights experts today called on Israel to dismantle the barrier it is building in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and to make reparation for all damage caused, stressing that continued construction constitutes a violation of the country's human rights obligations.
Palestine-UN, Politics, 8/4/2005
Egyptian security trains Palestinian security forces
A delegation of Egyptian officers arrived in the Gaza Strip Wednesday via Rafah crossing to follow up the training of Palestinian security forces formed by the Palestinian Authority to maintain law and order in the areas to be evacuated by the Israeli forces in mid-August.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/4/2005
US opposed to UN Security Council reforms at this time
Anne W. Patterson, the deputy U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, told the U.N. Security Council Tuesday the United States wants those seeking to expand the Security Council's permanent membership to defer those expansion plans.
Regional-USA, Politics, 8/4/2005
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President Emile Lahoud of Lebanon said that a state cannot survive without an independent and just judiciary system. The president added during a meeting on Wednesday with members of the Supreme Council of Judiciary, headed by Charles Rizk, that any attempt to politicize the judiciary harms its own independence and impartiality.
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Italian ambassador in Cairo Antonio Badini expressed his country's confidence in the security and stability in Sharm el-Sheikh. He said, following his government's decision on cancelling the travel warning to Sharm el-Sheikh, that Egypt and the other countries should continue leading normal life without any impression that terrorists may cause to people's life.
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