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Security clashes in Ein Shams university
The demonstrators, including hundreds of female students chanted slogans against the security forces last week for detaining university female students and interrogate them for hours, as well as the security men interference in the life of the university students
Egypt, Politics, 10/10/2005
Air bridge to return African emigrants from Morocco
Al-Jazeera satellite TV said that the UN organization for Migration and the ICRC opened an air bridge between the Moroccan city of Wajda and the countries of the south of the African desert to repatriate illegal emigrants.
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 10/10/2005
Diplomatic moves to contain crisis of emigrants from Morocco to Spain
The Spanish foreign minister Migeul Angle Moratinos who arrived in Rabat today hopes to reach a political agreement in which he requests an emergency plan from the UN humanitarian agencies for the emigrants.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 10/10/2005
Algerian efforts to challenge illegal immigration
Algeria announced it will intensify its efforts to counter illegal immigration after Morocco demanded it to stop emigrants from crossing its lands to Morocco on their way to Europe.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 10/10/2005
Lebanese parliamentarian reiterates palestinian right to return home
Lebanese member of parliament Ayyoub Hamid said the Palestinians have a right to return to their homeland in line with the UN Security Council Resolution No. 194.
Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 10/10/2005
Mehlis committee to continue mission until December
Lebanese Justice Minister, Charles Rizk, said that the UN investigation committee into the assassination of former Lebanese Premier Rafiq Hariri would remain in Lebanon until mid December.
Lebanon-UN, Politics, 10/10/2005
Hizbullah warns against foreign intervention in lebanon
Deputy secretary General of the Lebanese Hizbullah, Sheikh Naim Qassem, described foreign intervention in his country's internal affairs as "an Israeli decision in nature, identity and outcomes."
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/10/2005
Former Lebanese premier criticizes foreign intervention
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karami said condemned the decision of foreign intervention in his country's internal affairs as presented by the US and France to the United Nations is an Israeli decision, adding that all its article reflect Israel's demands.
Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 10/10/2005
Asefi decribes Syrian-Iranian relations as distinguished
Asafi underlined that Syrian and Iranian officials have a political will to reinforce those relations
Syria-Iran, Politics, 10/10/2005
Iraqi Turks oppose the constitution
The advisor of the national security in Iraq, Muwaffaq al-Rubei, said that if the draft constitution referendum fails in mid October, it will mean a delay in the political transfer operation in Iraq of one year or more.
Iraq, Politics, 10/10/2005
Baghdad rejects national reconciliation under an Arab umbrella
The Interim Iraqi government rejected the call made by the Arab League to convene a national reconciliation conference in Iraq and announced it is not in need of convening such a conference under the umbrella of the Arab League.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 10/10/2005
12 Iraqis, US soldier killed in Iraq
One American marine was killed in a bomb explosion in al-Ramadi city west of the capital Baghdad.
Iraq, Military, 10/10/2005
Tishrin: Syrian premier outlines main economic indicators
Syria's Prime Minister Naji Otari underlined that the Syrian economy is promising and the improvement of the living conditions and the executions of the development plans are strategic goals.
Syria, Economics, 10/10/2005
Arab League welcomes code of honor by Palestinian factions
The Arab League on Sunday welcomed the "code of honor" reached by eight Palestinian factions to end inter-Palestinian fighting and inter-Palestinian blood-letting.
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 10/10/2005
Solana calls for halting acts of violence in Darfur
The higher representative for the foreign policy in the European Union Javier Solana expressed in statements he made in Njamina his wonder over the renewed cycle of violence in Darfur, calling for calm.
Sudan-European Union, Politics, 10/10/2005
African Union kidnapped soldiers released in Darfur
The African Union announced that several members of its contingents held earlier as hostages in the Sudanese Darfur region were released.
Sudan-Regional, Politics, 10/10/2005
Damascus old souqs signify special ancient trade experience
Each khan was specialized both in terms of the commodity traded and the nature of the visitor, whether foreign merchants or a traveling caravan.
Syria, Culture, 10/10/2005
Kuwaiti parliamentarians call for protecting a mosque
Two Kuwaiti Shiite parliamentarians asked the authorities to ensure protection for a Shiite mosque which was exposed to an attack last Friday. Parliamentarian Saleh Ashour said that 50 persons, most of them are young people, set fire in a car in front of the mosque in al-Jahra city and threw stones at worshippers.
Kuwait, Politics, 10/10/2005
$1.9 billion foreign direct investments
A recent report released by the Central Bank of Egypt estimated local cash liquidity at LE 505.9 billion in July 2005, up LE 12 billion. Analysts attributed such an increase to the rise in quasi money by LE8.2 billion.
Egypt, Economics, 10/10/2005
Mauritania's ruler keeps the relation with Israel
Faal, on the other hand, stressed that the government will not permit a license to founding Islamic parties, noting that Islam is Mauritania's religion, according to the constitution "and no party can monopolize it," adding to the "democratic alliance" ( al-Tadafur al-Demoqrati ) party which Islamists constitute its main power which had been seeking a license since a while.
Mauritania-Israel, Politics, 10/10/2005
Egypt demands Qatar hand Qatari accused of death of 5 Egyptians
The Egyptian attorney general Maher Abdul Wahid on Sunday announced that Egypt asked Qatar to hand it over one of its citizens over accusations addressed to him of being behind a car accident on September 23 at Cairo International airport highway that resulted in killing five persons and injuring other 10, following a car race with one young Egyptian.
Egypt-Qatar, Local, 10/10/2005
$ 350 million for new petrochemicals project in Port Said
Egypt's Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi said a number of companies, including E-GAS and GASCO, would start building a new petrochemicals project to produce propylene and polypropylene with an annual capacity of 350 thousand tons and an investment cost of $350 million.
Egypt, Economics, 10/10/2005
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The opposition al-Tagammu (Grouping) Party will vie for three of the six parliamentary seats in North Sinai. The General Secretariat of the party said that its candidates would run in the governorate's first constituency in al-Arish and its second one that covers Rafah, Sheikh Zayid and central Sinai.
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President Hosni Mubarak meets Monday with King Abdallah II of Jordan and King Hamad bin Isa of Bahrain in a three-way summit at an Iftar banquet hosted by the President. The three-way summit will deal with the latest developments in the region in the light of Israel's withdrawal from Gaza.
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The Israeli forces killed on late Sunday evening three young Palestinians near Kisovim check point in Gaza.
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President Mubarak received on Sunday the International Quartet envoy James Wolfensohn. The meeting dealt with the latest developments in the occupied Palestinian lands especially following Israeli withdrawal from Gaza Strip and northern West Bank areas along with means and ways to boost the Palestinian economy during this critical stage.
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A meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon due on Tuesday has been postponed indefinitely.
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Concerning the trial of the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, a source close from the special Iraqi court said that the first session of the trial due on October 19 will be dedicated to read the accusation sentence and requests set by lawyers.
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