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Sudan, Eritrea resume severed diplomatic relations
Both Sudan, and Eritrea announced the restoration of their diplomatic relations after a boycott that lasted 10 years.
Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 12/10/2005
UN: Israeli acts in Golan in defiance of UN resolutions
The United Nations demanded once again Israel on Thursday night to abide by international resolutions relevant to the occupied Syrian Golan mainly the UN Security Council resolution 497 that considers Israel's decision to impose rules and legal and administrative rule on the Syrian Golan as null and void and of against international law.
Syria-Israel-UN, Politics, 12/10/2005
Lebanon mass grave reopens file of those missing
Helwani called on the Lebanese government to invite the heads of former militias to provide what information they have on the sites of these graves, noting that the Druz leader Walid Junblat is the only one among the political leaders who received her and expressed readiness to unmask hidden facts regarding these graves.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/10/2005
Eight from extremist religious group killed in Syria
Three members of a group that accuses others of being unbelievers (in god) has detonated themselves by a blow up belts, and five others were killed in a clash with security forces in a village in the northern Syrian governorate of Idlib.
Syria, Politics, 12/10/2005
Mehlis report to the UN two days before the end of his mission
The spokesman for the UN said that Detlev Mehlis, the chairman of the UN investigation committee into the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri, will discuss on Tuesday with the UN Security Council his final report on the results concluded by his investigations over the assassination incident.
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 12/10/2005
Leading Hizbullah figure survives assassination in Baalback
A leading figure in the Lebanese Hizbullah party survived an assassination attempt by a strong explosion in Baalback city, in the Bekaa, on late Friday night.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 12/10/2005
Iraqi governorates aim to coordinate security, demarcate borders
The participants adopted a work plan that states to demand the formation of a force from the governorates allocated to protect the area, and demanded border demarcation between the southern governorates
Iraq, Politics, 12/10/2005
Iraq national dialogue vital, Annan says
The increasingly sectarian nature of violence in Iraq, the continued lack of security, and ongoing human rights violations pose key challenges as the country prepares to go to the polls next week, underscoring the need for the communities to reach out to each other, according to a United Nations report released yesterday.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 12/10/2005
US military commander: Iraqi security forces ready for third election
A US military commander whose forces operate in western Iraq says Iraqi security forces are ready for the country's third election in 2005.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/10/2005
11 Iraqis killed in various attacks in Iraq
Some 11 Iraqis including civilians and members of the security forces were killed in attacks and clashes in various areas in Iraq.
Iraq, Military, 12/10/2005
Leading figure in al-Qaida arrested, security in Iraq deteriorating
US President George W. Bush rejected to specify a date for the withdrawal of the American forces form Iraq, while security conditions in the country have been deteriorating several days before the Iraqi parliamentary elections.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/10/2005
US continues investigation on killing of US hostage
an armed group calling itself "the army of the victorious group" said it kidnapped on Thursday five Iranian officials in al-Taremeyah area north of Baghdad. A statement broadcast by the group on the internet said it kidnapped the five officials after clashes with a speciaized military protection vehicle.
Iraq-USA, Military, 12/10/2005
Islamic summit calls Israel to withdraw from occupied Arab lands
Extraordinary Islamic Summit emphasized in its final communiqué Thursday that ending the Israeli occupation of Arab lands since 1967 including Jerusalem, Syrian Golan and other occupied Lebanese lands "is a vital demand" for the whole Islamic countries.
Regional, Politics, 12/10/2005
Arab foreign ministers to meet on December 29th
Sources in the Arab league announced on Thursday that meetings of the Arab foreign ministers which were due on Sunday and Friday were postponed until December 29 and 30.
Regional, Politics, 12/10/2005
Mehlis to leave UN Hariri investigation team
The chairman of the UN investigation committee into the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, the German prosecutor Deltev Mehlis said that his mission ends next Thursday.
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 12/10/2005
Syria denies secret contacts with Israel
"Such Israeli statements are repeated from time to time to attain media goals, mislead the world public opinion, and make it believe that Syria has become weak due to the big pressures it is exposed to," the source noted.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 12/10/2005
US: We are not allowing the Red Cross full access to accused detainees
US State Department deputy spokesman Adam Ereli was asked by the press yesterday about the acknowledgement by a State Department legal advisor in Geneva who admited that the United States is yet to grant the International Red Cross access to all its detainees accused of terrorism.
Regional-USA, Politics, 12/10/2005
Israel appeals the world over Iranian President doubts on holocaust
It is not clear on what basis ElBaradei can claim to represent and speak on behalf of the international community, and specifically which international community, citizens, parliamentarians, etc. he was elected to speak on behalf of, or which international citizenry he claims to know the feelings of.
Iran-Israel, Politics, 12/10/2005
IMF formally approves debt forgiveness plan for Mauritania
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a plan to forgive $4.8 billion in debts of the world's poorest countries early in 2006 as part of a debt-cancellation initiative launched by the Group of Eight (G8) countries.
Mauritania, Economics, 12/10/2005
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has re-affirmed his "absolute full confidence" in United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour after United States' UN Ambassador John Bolton termed as "inappropriate" statements in which she condemned holding prisoners in secret centers or handing them over to third countries.
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Syria's First Lady Asmaa al-Assad met Wednesday with a delegation of the World Family Organization and Heads of the Arab delegations participating in the said Forum. She was honored for her efforts in supporting the Arab family affairs.
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