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Sheikh Khaleifa: UAE to have first ever parliamentary elections
President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khaleifa Bin Zayed al-Nahyan, said on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of the foundation of the UAE that a partial parliamentary elections will be organized for the first time in the history of the country, but without specifying a date for that.
United Arab Emirates, Politics, 12/2/2005
On the results of the Egyptian elections
Concerning the results of the Egyptian parliamentary elections, news reports in Cairo said that six members of the candidates of the Muslim Brothers are achieving progress in this round, noting that 25 of the candidates of the movement and 3 Naserites and three of al-Wafd party will join the runoff round which will be next Wednesday.
Egypt, Politics, 12/2/2005
Obstructing of Egyptian voters; violence delay announcement results
The last phase of the Egyptian legislative elections ended without the appearance of preliminary results of the process to elect 136 out of 445 parliamentarians.
Egypt, Politics, 12/2/2005
Objections of judges to Egyptian elections
In protest of the acts of violence in the Egyptian elections, the Judges Club in Egypt demanded its members who supervise the parliamentary elections to withdraw from the voting committees if they will not be able to carry out their work due to the fact that the police prevent the voters from voting.
Egypt, Politics, 12/2/2005
UN General Assembly demands Israel fully withdraw from Syrian Golan
The UN General Assembly demanded Israel to fully withdraw from occupied Syrian Golan to the line of 4th June 1967, in accordance with the related UN resolutions.
Syria-Israel-UN, Politics, 12/2/2005
UN expected to extend Hariri assassination investigation; Mehlis stay uncertain
The UN secretary general assistant for political affairs Ibrahim Ghambari expected that the UN Security Council will extend the period of investigation committee, looming that Mehlis may not continue to be the head of the committee after submitting his report on December 15.
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 12/2/2005
Butaflika suffers chronic disease that threatens his life
A high ranking Algerian source disclosed that the Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika who is currently under medical treatment in France suffers a chronicle disease in the Kidney that requires
Algeria, Politics, 12/2/2005
Syria committed to peace, envoy to UN says
Syria has repeatedly expressed commitment to the just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East, and she is calling for the Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Arab lands according to the international relevant resolutions, Syria's Permanent Envoy to the United Nations Faisal Miqdad said Thursday.
Syria-Israel-UN, Politics, 12/2/2005
New York Times: Pentagon paying for positive news on Iraq
added "In addition to paying newspapers to print government propaganda, Lincoln has paid about a dozen Iraqi journalists each several hundred dollars a month, a person who had been told of the transactions said. Those journalists were chosen because their past coverage had not been antagonistic to the United States"
Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/2/2005
Top US general says victory is only option in Iraq
US chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff expressed his thinking about a Variety of issues related to the situation in Iraq, and said there is no option in Iraq other than victory. He said progress must be made across political, economic, security fronts.
Iraq-USA, Military, 12/2/2005
Congressman Murtha: Bush's plan for victory is rehtoric
With the increasing US debate about the correct policy for Iraq, US Congressman John Murtha said a BBC report that US president Bush's plan for victory in Iraq is mere "rhetoric."
Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/2/2005
US: Control of Iraq-Syria border re-established
Recently completed military operations have re-established Iraqi control of the Iraq-Syrian border, says the spokesman for Multi-National Force-Iraq.
Syria-USA, Politics, 12/2/2005
Palestinian group promotes their cause using dance
Created in 1979 by a small group of committed artists, El-Funoun is an independent, non-profit organization run primarily by volunteers that has evolved into Palestine's leading dance company. The group had been scheduled to perform its collection, "Dancing and Tragedies and Dreams,"
Palestine-Israel-UN, Politics, 12/2/2005
UN official on Hizbullah arms in Lebanon
Responding to a question on the flow of arms and personnel from Syria into Lebanon, Gambari said he had no evidence that Syria had changed its stance
Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/2/2005
369 infected with AIDS in Syria
There are 369 infected persons with AIDS disease in Syria, among them 221 Syrians and 148 from different nationalities, Syria's Health Minister Maher Hussami said Thursday.
Syria, Health, 12/2/2005
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Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora met with Syrian Minister of Education Hani Murtada who is visiting the Lebanese capital at the time Murtada briefed al-Siniora of his visit program to Beirut.
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"The trading activity increased to LE one billion over the past three months, Mr. Hani Serri, Chairman of Egypt's Stock Market. He noted that the market value increased for the first time in history to LE 400 billion. The foreign investment portfolio increased to 42 percent of the market value," and Egyptian government report said.
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The Duke of York, Prince Andrew, in his first official visit to Egypt in his capacity as the special representative of the UK Trade and Investment, touring a liquefied natural gas plant in Edku Wednesday, said that investments of $ 7 billion would be pumped into Egypt over the coming 5 years.
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The Egyptian government termed as "groundless" reports published by Israeli an newspaper that Egypt and Israel had signed an agreement on coordination on the digital radio and television frequency."
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