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Issues in the Iraqi reconciliation conference in Cairo today
"The present and future of Iraq concerns us all, the success of the ongoing political process in Iraq is our aim, and we have a strong conviction that national reconciliation among the people of Iraq and the unity of its sons, are the road to secure this success," Mubarak added.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 11/19/2005
Egypt detains four Muslim Brothers members
The Egyptian police detained four members of the Muslim Brothers group because they circulated publications that cast doubt about the results of the parliamentary elections, whose first phase started on November 9th.
Egypt, Politics, 11/19/2005
Hussein al-Shafi, one symbol of the Naserite revolution is dead
Shafi was born in al-Gharbeyah governorate in 1918. His father was an engineer in Tanta. He came to know the Egyptian leader Abdul Nasser during their study in the military academy in 1937, and fought with him in Palestine in 1948, and then joined al-Ahrar ( liberal) officers which was established by Abdul Nasser.
Egypt, Politics, 11/19/2005
Syrian envoy in Spain to hold discussions with UN investogator
The legal advisor for the Syrian foreign ministry Riad al-Dawoudi met in Barcelona on Friday with Detlive Mehlis, the chairman of the UN investigation committee to the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 11/19/2005
Bahrainis intend to sue Washington for being tortured at Guantanamo
Three of the released Bahraini citizens who were detained in US Guantanamo detention center talked about torture they were exposed to together with other prisoners during their detention which lasted for 4 years.
Bahrain-USA, Politics, 11/19/2005
Jordanians deplore Amman explosions in a demonstration
An opinion poll issued in Jordan several days ago showed that two thirds of the Jordanians changed their attitude in a negative way about how they feel about al-Qaida organization in Iraq.
Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 11/19/2005
Reactions supporting Syria under pressure, effect on Turkey
"Syria is the only Arab country that plays a big role in the region. This role exceeds her national borders, where the Syrian forces in Lebanon had worked to preserve the Arab identity of this country and to foil the continuous endeavors to take it out of its Arab frame," chairman of Java center for political studies in Cairo, Rifaat Sayed Ahmad, said
Syria-Regional-USA, Politics, 11/19/2005
Bush reacts to Congressman Murtha's call for Iraq withdrawal
Following a call from a promenant US Congressman for US withdrawal from Iraq, President George W. Bush said today that setting a deadline for withdrawing US forces from Iraq would be "a recipe for disaster."
Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/19/2005
Zarqawi: Amman explosions aimed at intelligence officers, not civilians
In a voice recording, the leader of al-Qaida organization in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, said that his organization had not intended to target Muslim wedding parties in the explosions that were launched last week in Jordan.
Iraq-Jordan, Politics, 11/19/2005
New bloody day in Iraq
Also assassinated in al-Baya and al-Ridwaneyah areas south of Baghdad were Sheikh Abdul Wahab Abdul Razzaq, preacher of "Imam Ali Husenieh" in al-Sweib area south of Baghdad together with his driver when bullet fire opened at them on the highway.
Iraq, Military, 11/19/2005
On American attacks in Iraq; S. Korea, Polish forces withdrawal
The American forces in Iraq on Friday continued military operations in al-Anbar governorate west of Baghdad. A statement by the American navy announced killing 32 gunmen in a clash near a mosque in the center of Ramadi city, the capital of the governorate.
Iraq-Poland, Politics, 11/19/2005
al-Thawra: Dollar crisis in Syria might be political, says bank
Director of the Commercial Bank of Syria said on Thursday that Syrians rushing to buy dollars in the last few days is a crisis that might be due to political reasons rather than economic reasons.
Syria, Economics, 11/19/2005
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Short Takes:
First Regional Conference for Arab Parliamentarians starts in Syria (Editor Note: we mistakenly said earlier as being held in Egypt) today with the participation of many Arab parliamentary delegations including human rights committees.
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British politician George Galloway told al-Jazeera satellite tv Thursday in an interview that "The great powers would like to keep Arabs apart to facilitate controlling them and their resources."
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Iranian officals said yesterday that Iran's nuclear policy is focused on the principle that the IAEA should be the center of the negotiations, IRNA reported.
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Turkish foreign minister Abdullah Gul talked during a phone call with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on results of his visit to Syria, Turkish Anadolu Agency News said Friday.
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The US priority in Iraq is to strengthen the capacity of the Iraq government at the national and provincial levels to provide for the basic needs of its citizens, said David Satterfield, the deputy chief of mission at the US Embassy in Baghdad.
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Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara arrived Friday evening in Cairo to take part in the preparatory meeting for the Iraqi national reconciliation conference due to start today in the Arab League headquarters.
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Five Lebanese fishermen were arrested Friday by the Syrian coastguard patrol in the Syrian regional water were on board a Syrian fishing-boat without documents to prove their identities and were transferred along with a Syrian national the owner of the boat to the involved authorities.
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