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Elections committee defies an Egypt court
The Egyptian Presidential Elections Committee which oversees the elections rejected to abide by the decision of "administrative district's court", on the right of the civil society organizations to participate in monitoring the election process, and ruled out the candidacy of Wahid al-Aqsari.
Egypt, Politics, 9/5/2005
$500 from each Kuwaiti, Qatari citizen to USA hurricane disaster
The Arab Gulf states were the first among countries which provided aid to the devastated victims of Katrina hurricane in the United States. On Sunday, Kuwait announced offering $ 500 million while Qatar announced donating $ 100 million.
Gulf-USA, Politics, 9/5/2005
Decentralization proposed in the Iraqi constitution
Differences over the draft Iraqi constitution continued amid contradictory statements between the Shiite and Sunni negotiators in the formulation committee, just less than one and a half months before a referendum on it.
Iraq, Politics, 9/5/2005
Draft constitution can help unify Iraq, US ambassador says
Iraq's draft constitution should be evaluated on two standards: its substance in the areas of democracy, human rights and proposed political structure; and its potential to be a national compact that brings Iraqis together and undermines the insurgency. It meets the first test. With respect to the second, the jury will decide in the Oct. 15 referendum.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/5/2005
Call to boycott the Egyptian elections
Six non-governmental Egyptian organizations called for boycotting the presidential elections or voting for any candidate other than President Hosni Mubarak.
Egypt, Politics, 9/5/2005
Egypt: Priority for defending human dignity
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul -Gheit Sunday opened the annual International Program on Humanitarian Studies.
Egypt, Politics, 9/5/2005
Zeibari: Iraq to open embassy in Kuwait
The Iraqi foreign minister Hoshiar Zeibari said on Sunday that Iraq will reopen its embassy in Kuwait within weeks. This will be for the first time since its closure following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 9/5/2005
New calls for Lahoud's resignation
Pressure on the Lebanese president Emil Lahoud to push him to resign increased after one Lebanese judge issued on Saturday warrant of arrest against four senior aides accusing them of involvement in the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Lebanon, Politics, 9/5/2005
Ditlive Mehlis in Damascus within days
An official source at the Syrian foreign ministry announced an agreement with Detlev Mehlis, the UN chief investigator on the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafikq al-Hariri, to come to Damascus on Sept 10.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 9/5/2005
Shara meets Qaddoumi: Palestinian unity underlined
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara discussed Sunday with Head of the Political Department at the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Farouk al-Qaddoumi, the recent developments in the region.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 9/5/2005
Syrian- Lebanese talks about economic cooperation
Syria and Lebanon on Sunday stressed the necessity of boosting economic cooperation and trade exchange between them.
Lebanon-Syria, Economics, 9/5/2005
Religious tolerance promoted in Syria
Syria's Grand Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Hassoun said that Aleppo witnesses a unique coexistence and tolerance among different Islamic and Christian sects, adding that citizens in the city have lived within this atmosphere throughout history.
Syria, Religion, 9/5/2005
$4.5 billion surplus in balance of payment
Egyptian economy achieved for the first time a surplus of $4.5 billion in the balance of payment in the fiscal year 2004/2005.
Egypt, Economics, 9/5/2005
Saddam's trial to be limited to al-Dajil incident
The spokesman for the Iraiq government Leith Kebbe has not ruled out that the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will only be tried over his role in al-Dajil case which goes back to 1982 and to receive death penalty, waiting not for other sessions in other cases he is accused of, if the higher council for justice and the presidential council ratify the sentence against him.
Iraq, Politics, 9/5/2005
Fightings in Tel-Afer, Iraq
The American and Iraqi forces called on the civilians in the outskirts of Tel-Afer, west of Musil, to leave their houses in precaution to a major military operation in the city, at a time when fighting continued and the number of victims was not known.
Iraq, Military, 9/5/2005
Nazif: Egypt enters new stage of integrated health care
Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmad Nazif expressed the government keenness to provide medical care for all Egyptians.
Egypt, Economics, 9/5/2005
Al-Ahram: Nabil Fahmi: New measures for consolidating Egypt-US relations
"The new coming weeks are to witness measures for consolidating further bilateral relations between Egypt and the United States including the free trade zones establishment and boosting the Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) agreement," Egypt ambassador to the United States Nabil Fahmi said.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 9/5/2005
UAE denies existence of an Israeli mission in Dubai
The United Arab Emirates UAE has denied what was stated by Israeli papers on opening am Israeli diplomatic representation office in Dubai, stressing its cling to the Arab peace initiative which links normalization with Israel to its withdrawal from all occupied Arab lands in 1967.
United Arab Emirates-Israel, Politics, 9/5/2005
Syrian anti-terror forces kill five terrorists
Syrian anti-terror forces raided a hideout of a terrorist group belonging to a terrorist organization called "Jund al-Sham" in Hama, northwest Syria, yesterday evening, an official source at the interior ministry announced Saturday.
Syria, Local, 9/5/2005
Saudi security clash with armed men
A confrontation took place on Sunday between gunmen and the Saudi security forces in al-Dammam city, Saudi Arabia, which is situated in the eastern area overlooks the Gulf, resulted in killing one gunman and wounding another.
Saudi Arabia, Local, 9/5/2005
LE 30 billion national project for drinking water and drainge
Egypt's Ministries of International Cooperation and Urban Communities signed Sunday a cooperation protocol with Czech Republic.
Egypt, Economics, 9/5/2005
Two Israeli ministers visit Tunis in November
An Israeli official announced on Sunday that the Israeli foreign minister Silvan Shalom and the minister of communications Dalia Ishaq will visit Tunisia in November to take part in the world summit on telecommunications.
Tunisia-Israel, Politics, 9/5/2005
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Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul -Gheit Sunday said that Egypt welcomes representatives of the fledgling interim Somali institutions who are to take part in a national reconciliation conference in Cairo in response to a request by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
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Syria President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday that "he had received with severe pain and sorrow the news of the hurricane that hit a number of southern US States."
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King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia on Sunday held talks with his Jordanian counterpart Abdullah II on the latest Arab, Islamic and international developments, on top of which the Palestinian issue and situation in Iraq.
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423 Syrian citizens of the five villages of the occupied Golan returned to their villages through Quneitra crossing point Sunday, after a 3-day visit to Syria during which they met families and relatives as well as religious and archeological sites.
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Turkish Premier Recep Tayyep Erdogan on Sunday underlined the importance of reaching peace in the Middle East and making the Mediterranean basin an area of peace.
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