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Iraqis constitution shows democratic process
Leaders of political blocs in Iraq continued consultations to settle pending issues in order to finish drafting the constitution and submitted it to the parliament before the end of the grace period set on Monday midnight.
Iraq, Politics, 8/23/2005
Mubarak talks to youths, farmers on election agenda
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the candidate for the ruling national party, continued his campaign tours and mass meetings in the course of his election campaign for the presidency.
Egypt, Politics, 8/23/2005
Marathon to support Syrian prisoners in Israeli jails
Director of the Public Relations at Areeba Telecom Company in Syria, Fares Kallas, announced that a marathon of all walks of life in Syria would kick off on Friday morning to support Syrian prisoners and detainees in Israeli jails.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 8/23/2005
Need for a culture of tolerance in religion, Syria-Lebanon religious figures
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said Syria and Lebanon represent Christianity and Islam in the East, asserting that spiritual leaderships have to shoulder this responsibility at a time the real principles of Islam and Christianity are being tarred by false allegations.
Syria-Lebanon, Religion, 8/23/2005
Investigator of al-Hariri assassination seeks more time
The spokesman for the UN in Beirut, Najib Freiji, said that the team which is investigating the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri will ask for extending his mission which expires this week.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 8/23/2005
Syrian security forces clash with gunmen near Lebanese borders
The Syrian security forces clashed with an armed group affiliated to what is called Jund al-Sham organization near the Lebanese borders in Madaya region, and the clashes resulted in killing one member of the group and detention of others.
Syria-Lebanon, Local, 8/23/2005
al-Thawra: Number of Turkish Tourists increasing
"The number of Turkish tourists in 2005 reached 96,000 compared with 22,000 in 2004, 12,000 in 2003, 10,000 in 2001 and 5,000 in 2000,"
Syria-Turkey, Economics, 8/23/2005
Toppled Mauritanian president in Doha with family
Toppled President of Mauritania, Mu'aweya Weld Sayed Ahmadf al-Taye, arrived in Qatar Tuesday coming from Gambia, as his second station after Niger where he found out about the coupe that toppled him during his return back from Saudi Arabia on August 3rd.
Mauritania-Qatar, Politics, 8/23/2005
First air flight to Basra, Iraq, since 1990
The first international plane to land at Basra airport in southern Iraq since 15 years received warm welcome on Monday from officials in the city.
Iraq-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 8/23/2005
20 Iraqis, two American soldiers killed in new attacks
Several parts of Iraq witnessed new attacks and explosions in the past hours leaving two US soldiers and 20 Iraqis killed, most of them are members in the police force, while other five bodies were found in different areas in Baghdad.
Iraq, Military, 8/23/2005
Syria and the 'socio-economic market'
The economic expert in the EU Robert Ricart on Monday expressed confidence in success of the "socio-economic market" model being pursued by Syria of concern for a free market while caring about social consequences of such a market.
Syria, Economics, 8/23/2005
US expects action from Libya before normalizing relations
The US Department Of State has not ruled out normalizing relations with Libya but said that this should be made after Libya takes more steps to improve its human rights records and fight terrorism.
Libya-USA, Politics, 8/23/2005
Jordan suspects al-Qaida behind attack on US ships
Jordanian security sources said that preliminary investigations indicate that the attackers on the two US warships might have intended to attack other objectives, including the coastal palace of the Jordanian king Abdullah II
Jordan-Regional, Local, 8/23/2005
UNICEF seeks to improve management of childhood diseases in Sudan
As part of its campaign to improve the health of over 2 million children and women in Sudan over the next 12 months, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is seeking not only to provide medicines to treat diseases but also to promote better management of such illnesses in the home.
Sudan-UN, Health, 8/23/2005
Al-Jazeera: Explosion north of Beirut leaves three injured
Three persons were injured in an explosion which took place in a car garage near Prominad Hotel in al-Zalqa area north of the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
Lebanon, Local, 8/23/2005
First petroleum well to be dug in South Valley, Egypt
Egypt's Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi said that it was decided to start wildcating first discovery well at South Valley area, following completing seismic and geological researches.
Egypt, Economics, 8/23/2005
Ancient burial site dating back to Roman period unearthed
A group archeological burial site dating back to the Roman period was unearthed 800 meters northwest of Sheizer village, Hama Governorate, as a statue of a goddess was also discovered in a nearby place.
Syria, Local, 8/23/2005
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In implementation of the recommendations of women economic empowerment policies forum that was held last month under the chairmanship of Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak, the National Council for Women prepared a program to help develop women economically.
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Egypt's Minister of Communications and Information Technology IT, Tarek Kamel, and Behira Governor, Osman AssaI inaugurated on Sunday a number of new projects in the domain of the communications and the IT including the network of smart schools. The new project of the smart schools' network aims at boosting the use of IT in the education process.
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The Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, said that there is a big difference between Jihad and terrorism pointing out that Jihad was legitimized to enable people to defend themselves, their religion, property and honour.
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Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak will be opening the traditional crafts center in El-Fustat, Old Cairo, Monday.
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Damascus University and the European Center for Study of Byzantine Buildings signed Monday a memo of understanding which states establishing a comprehensive archive and database information of mosaic paintings in Syria depending on digital and traditional means.
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