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Talibani wants to meet Sunni demands for constitution that serves all Iraqis indiscriminately
Talibani stressed the need of meeting the demands of the Arab Sunni in the draft constitution, noting that the constitution should be in the service of all Iraqis rather for one group of the Iraqi people.
Iraq, Politics, 8/25/2005
Fear the constitution is intentionaly being made democratically weak
They also rejected that the draft constitution does not define the authorities of the presidium council which is composed of the President of the Republic and the heads of the parliament and the Cabinet. If such an allegation is true, that there is such an important body whose authority has not been clearly defined, then this can be interpreted as an attempt to circumvent the democratic process
Iraq, Politics, 8/25/2005
Articles from the draft Iraqi constitution; simple majority to change Iraq's province structures
The districts are composed of one governorate or more and one district or more are eligible to be organized in one district at a referendum request to be submitted by two ways: First asking one third of members in each of the governorate's councils which want to formulate the new district
Iraq, Politics, 8/25/2005
Religion injected into Iraqi draft constitution
Iraq's new draft constitution strikes a careful balance between the country's Islamic traditions and its democratic aspirations, according to U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/25/2005
Jaafari calls for calm, inter-Shiite clash in Najaf, Baghdad
The Iraqi prime minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari has called for calm in his televised speech on late Wednesday evening and deplored the attack against the group of the Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sader which resulted in clashes in the two cities of al-Najaf and Baghdad.
Iraq, Politics, 8/25/2005
Tunis bans journalists union from holding founding conference
The Tunisian authorities on Wednesday notified the Tunisian Journalists Union that it cannot convene its founding conference due on September 7th, according to chairman of the founding committee of the Union Lutfi Haji.
Tunisia, Politics, 8/25/2005
Workshop on democratic change in the Arab states
He also said that democratic change in the Arab states face tremendous challenges
Regional, Politics, 8/25/2005
No one will force you to return, UN tells Darfur's displaced
United Nations refugee agency chief Antonio Guterres today told a camp housing some 10,000 displaced people in strife-riven Darfur that despite pressure from the Sudanese Government, they would never be forced to go back to the villages they fled under armed attack over the last two years.
Sudan-UN, Politics, 8/25/2005
Libya charge de affairs suicide in Sweden
The Libyan charge de affairs in Sweden was found dead in his apartment in Stockholm amid official Libyan confirmation that he had committed suicide.
Libya-Sweden, Politics, 8/25/2005
Lahoud: Lebanon to fortify internal Front
President Emile Lahoud of Lebanon on Wednesday said that Lebanon and the region are passing through dangerous and crucial conditions, the matter that requires strengthening the internal front and facing foreign plots.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/25/2005
Damascus denies tribal clashes in al-Hassake
The Syrian government on Wednesday denied what was stated by media on bloody tribal clashes took place on Tuesday in al-Hassake city northeast of Syria, said to have resulted in many being killed.
Syria, Local, 8/25/2005
Continued killing in Iraq
With continued stumbled attempts to formulate the Iraqi constitution, the security situation in Iraq has been witnessing great deterioration as the Iraqi minister of justice secretary Osho Ibrahim survived a second attempt assassination within 24 hours.
Iraq, Military, 8/25/2005
Abbas meets Mubarak after Israeli withdrawal arrangements
The Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said he expects a withdrawal for the Isralei occupation forces from Gaza the latest by October 4, while Egypt deployed Egyptian border guards forces on the border crossing between Egypt and Gaza.
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 8/25/2005
With Gaza pullout, Israel, Palestinians must implement Roadmap, says UN
It will be necessary to bring the process back into the mainstream laid down in the Roadmap to peace plan, which calls for a series of parallel steps leading to two states living side-by-side in peace, and to achieve a comprehensive and just peace in the region.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/25/2005
Five Palestinians killed in an Israeli raid on Toulkarem
Five Palestinians were killed and two others injured in an Israeli raid in the West Bank. It is the first Israeli raid since the Israeli withdrawal from the settlements of Gaza and north of the West Bank.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/25/2005
UN prescription for reviving Palestinian economy
Unemployment remained high: one third of the labor force was jobless at the end of 2004. Some 61 per cent of households were living below the poverty line of $350 per month.
Palestine-UN, Economics, 8/25/2005
Mrs. Mubarak opens library in Hurghada
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak opened Tuesday Mubarak's Public Library in Hurghada. Mrs. Mubarak had a cordial dialogue with a group of the children who were on hand to welcome her at the Library.
Egypt, Education, 8/25/2005
Farouk Hosni : 12 mummies to be displayed at Egyptian Museum
including mummies of Tuhutmos III known as the greatest warrior of Egypt
Egypt, Local, 8/25/2005
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Arab Journallists Union and the Freedom Committee condemned on Wednesday kidnapping of the Yemeni Journalist Jamal Amer who chairs the Yemeni paper of al-Wasat by an armed group.
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Speaker of the Lebanese parliament Nabih Berri on Wednesday said that Lebanon is committed to the historic and geographic relations with Syria who had offered large sacrifices for peace and security in the country.
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Syria's Customs Director General, Bassel Sannoufa has said that there isn't any traffic congestion regarding the trucks on the Syrian side of aTanf border crossing with Iraq, and that the congestion is actually on the Iraqi Walid border crossing.
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Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmad Abul-Gheit said a date will be fixed for the coming Arab summit during a meeting of the Arab League Council on September 6.
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Italian La Repubblica talked about Syria's religious, civilized and historical role over ages, saying "Syria knew the deeply-rooted Christianity in the Arab culture before being known by the west through Saint Paul who spread Christianity starting from Damascus Road."
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The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld decided to dispatch 1500 extra soldiers to Iraq in order to enhance the forces on the ground during the Iraqi elections.
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