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Mauritania opposition gives up armed struggle
The coalition of Mauritania opposition on Monday announced giving up armed struggle, and gave support for a period of consultation after the regime change in the coupe which was led by the chairman of the military council Maj. Gen. Ala Weld Muhammad Faal on August 3.
Mauritania-Senegal, Politics, 8/16/2005
Iraqi constitution draft delayed as Kurds make new demands
In a new development relating to the draft constitution in Iraq, hundreds of Kurds and Arabs demonstrated on Monday in the center of Irbil, north Iraq, demanding the annexation of Makhmour city situated between Irbil and Musil and Karkouk to Kurdistan.
Iraq, Politics, 8/16/2005
Balanced coverage of Egyptian presidential race
Minister of Information Anas El Fiki announced on Monday the rules guiding the September 7 presidential election campaign.
Egypt, Politics, 8/16/2005
Reconciliation between Mubarak, Butaflika, summit to be defined after September
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and the Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika arrived in the Libyan city of Sert to take part in a tripartite summit with the Libyan leader Muammar al-Qathafi dealing with the Egyptian- Algerian summit and developments of Arab conditions especially in Iraq and Palestine where Israel had started withdrawal from Gaza on Monday.
Egypt-Algeria, Politics, 8/16/2005
Sudan ends curfew imposed after Garang's death
The Sudanese authorities lifted a curfew which was imposed after the death of the first Sudanese Vice President John Garang, that resulted in the eruption of acts of riots and the death of 111 persons.
Sudan, Politics, 8/16/2005
Workshop on the Syrian media
Syria's Minister of Information Mehdi Dakhlallah on Monday opened a 3-day workshop organized by the Media Directorate at the Ministry of Information on "Improving Media: Issues, Obstacles and Prospects."
Syria, Politics, 8/16/2005
Two Lebanese parties stress need for national unity
Leaderships of the Hizbullah Party and Amal Movement in south Lebanon underlined the importance of national unity to face plots aiming at dominating the Middle East.
Lebanon, Politics, 8/16/2005
Nasrallah: dialogue must be on national terms
Secretary General of Lebanese Party of Hizbullah Hassan Nasrallah expressed the party's readiness for dialogue on all national bases and to listen to any military and security formula that preserves Lebanon's dignity and security.
Lebanon, Politics, 8/16/2005
Several killed in attacks in Iraq
Several areas in Iraq witnessed in the few past hours various attacks that caused the death of several Iraqis. The Iraqi police found 30 bodies in a mass grave
Iraq, Military, 8/16/2005
Chavez calls for UN reform, justice in the world
At the end of the meeting the Venezuelan president raised the Palestinian flag amid applause and shouting of attendances in support of the Palestinian cause and Palestinian people's struggle against the Israeli occupation.
Regional-Venezuela, Politics, 8/16/2005
Palestinian Arab refugees-annual conference
The two officials indicated that UNRWA and the General Assembly of the Palestinian Arab Refugees have joint aims represented by securing the delivery of basic human services to the Palestinian refugees, providing good learning, medical and social services.
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 8/16/2005
Barak in Cairo for talks with Mubarak
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak received Tuesday morning visiting former Israeli premier Ehud Barak who arrived earlier in the day for talks with a number of top Egyptian officials on recent developments in the region in the light of Israeli withdrawal from Gaza Strip and four northern West Bank settlements.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/16/2005
Egypt Militants claim explosion in Sinai
Egyptian security sources said that one explosion took place inside a small bus in a military air base used by the multi national forces in Sinai, and resulted in killing or injuring many people.
Egypt, Local, 8/16/2005
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Yemen underlined Monday support to Syria and its demands to restore the occupied Golan.
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President Mubarak Monday received a telephone call from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in which they discussed the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza settlements and the Egyptian Palestinian coordination in this regard.
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Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak said that all possible efforts were being exerted to care for children with special needs and the homeless children.
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Speaker of Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri said Monday that Lebanon and Syria share one political and geographical area, and their stance is similar toward the Arab-Israeli conflict and international pressures.
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The National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM) will carry out a project aiming at providing distinguished services for women in fields of reproductive health and family planning.
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President Hosni Mubarak said Israeli withdrawal from Gaza Strip and four settlements in the northern West Bank should to be just a first step to be followed by other moves towards establishment of an independent and viable Palestinian state in accordance with the internationally-backed Roadmap Peace Plan.
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Saudi Arabia on Monday called on Israel to withdraw from the West Bank following its withdrawal from Gaza Strip. The Saudi Cabinet, following a weekly session, expressed the Kingdom's hope that the Israeli pull out of occupied Gaza will be a step towards an Israeli full withdrawal from the occupied Palestinian territories to enable the Palestinian people to establish their independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.
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"Turkey hopes that the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza Strip and four settlements in the West Bank would contribute to reviving the Roadmap to reach a just and comprehensive solution in the region," Turkish Foreign Ministry said Monday.
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Syria's Grand Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Badruddin Hassoun and Germany's Ambassador in Damascus discussed Monday means of boosting cooperation between the two countries "in the interest of humanity, spreading amity and peace as well as rejecting terrorism and extremism."
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