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Iraqis have learned little from the past
With the brutal dictatorship of Saddam Hussein, it is hard to see how a new constitution, no matter how bad it is, that it would not be an improvement over the past. But the question should be: is this the best that Iraqis can do?
Iraq-USA, Editorial, 8/26/2005
Iraqi constitution differences continue
The Iraqi parliament postponed until an indefinite time a meeting which was due on Thursday to discuss the new draft constitution of the country.
Iraq, Politics, 8/26/2005
Articles of the draft Iraqi constitution; speaks of racism and terrorism without defining them
This council draws the constitution of the district and enact laws in a way that does not contradict with federal laws and its constitution
Iraq, Politics, 8/26/2005
Efforts to calm Shiite rivalry
The Iraqi Presidency and the government on Thursday succeeded to bring back calm to several Iraqi cities which witnessed in the past days confrontations between al-Sader group and the Bader organization which belongs for the Higher Council OF Islamic Revolution that resulted in the death of 8 Iraqis and injuring other 10.
Iraq, Politics, 8/26/2005
Butaflika calls France to admit brutal colonialist past in Algeria
The Algerian authorities said that the massacres which took place on May 8, 1945 killed 45,000 persons in several days, while Europena historians said it resulted in killing between 15,000 and 20,000 when the French forces opened fire at scores of thousands of Algerians who took the streets demanding independence
Algeria-France, Politics, 8/26/2005
UN calls on Syria to cooperate on Hariri investigators
Lebanon's President, Emil Lahoud, accused certain Lebanese sides of aiming to use the report of the UN international investigation committee into the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri against what he called internal politics. Lahoud called on the Lebanese not to pre-judge results of the investigation.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 8/26/2005
Sudan rebels talks postponed to mid September
The 6th round of the peace talks supervised by the African Union between the Sudanese government and the two rebel movements in Darfur was postponed until mid September.
Sudan, Politics, 8/26/2005
American policy sieges Syria and Lebanon: Venezuelan Official
Charge d' Affairs of the Venezuela's Embassy in Damascus Ghazi Naser Ed-Din has said that the American policy that is "based on the preemptive war which has killed thousands in Iraq and Afghanistan and targeting Syria and Lebanon can be attributed to many allegations."
Syria-Venezuela, Politics, 8/26/2005
UN Security Council 'confident' of cooperation on fate of missing Kuwaitis in Iraq
Welcoming the Iraqi Government's constructive engagement in the ongoing inquiry into the fate of Kuwaitis who went missing in Iraq after the 1990 invasion of their country, the United Nations Security Council yesterday expressed confidence that the parties involved would work to ensure that all outstanding issues were satisfactorily addressed.
Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 8/26/2005
36 unidentified bodies found in Kout, Iraq
The Iraqi ministry of interior said that it found 36 bodies who have not been identified thrown in a small river in Oreida area east of al-Kout city.
Iraq, Military, 8/26/2005
Four policemen killed, injured in explosions in Sinai
Two officers in the Egyptian police were killed and other two injured in two explosions in Sinai where the police forces and the security are chasing a group suspected to be involved in the recent Sharm el-Sheikh attacks in July.
Egypt-Israel, Local, 8/26/2005
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Both the White House and the State Department expressed support for the Iraq's efforts to draft a constitution. White House official Trent Duffy says the United States is encouraged by the progress the Iraqis are making and is ready to assist them in that effort, while State Department spokesman Sean McCormack notes that all Iraqi groups, Shiite, Sunni, Kurds and others, have been involved in the discussions aimed at resolving outstanding political issues.
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Sudan's Vice President, leader of the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement, Sylva Keer, has not ruled out and for the first time the possibility that his predecessor John Garang was killed deliberately in the plane crash in southern Sudan by the end of July that ended his life.
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Idleb Governor Atef Ghanem al-Naddaf and Governor of Antakya Abdul Qader Sari discussed strengthening cooperation in cultural, tourist and agricultural fields and the carrying out of joint projects.
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