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Violence recede, Sunni participation increase turnout in Iraqi election
The legislative elections which took place in Iraq yesterday achieved a turnout of 67% among the number of voters, in comparison to the 58% of those who took part in the elections of the interim parliament elections in January, according to the official in the elections committee Hussein Hindawi.
Iraq, Politics, 12/16/2005
Damascus interrogates Labawani again for his trial
The Arab human rights committee in Syria said that the investigation judge in one of Damascus courts interrogated on Wednesday for the second time the opposition member Kamal al-Labawani who was detained on November 8 after his return back from the USA, and the judge is to decide later on a date for his trial.
Syria, Politics, 12/16/2005
Writer detained for articles critical of Kurdish authorities
The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC), International PEN, London, expressed concerned about the detention and welfare of writer Kamal Sayid Qadir, an Iraqi Kurd with Austrian citizenship who has been detained incommunicado in Iraqi Kurdistan since 26 October 2005.
Iraq, Politics, 12/16/2005
UN Security Council extends Hariri probe, demands Syrian cooperation
The UN Security Council approved unanimously the extension of the mission of the UN investigation committee into the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri for another 6 months.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/16/2005
Syria bids full cooperation in the coming phase of UN probe
"It is a pity that despite our clarifications of contacts march between Syria and the international committee and the efforts both sides exerted to reach to common arrangements over questioning the Syrians, some have totally ignored what we pointed out and reached using selective conclusions from the report of the committee to be used in a perverted way against my country," Miqdad said.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/16/2005
AL chief hopes to lessen tension between Syria, Lebanon
Arab League Secretary General announced on Thursday there was a lot of hope in dealing with tension in the Syrian and Lebanese ties noting that evil hands are behind what is happening in Lebanon.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 12/16/2005
Gulf states leaders meet in Abu Dhabi to promote inter cooperation
Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are meeting on December 18 and 19 in their 26th ordinary annual meeting in Abu Dhabi in order to discuss means of strengthening inter- Arab Gulf relations and strengthen cooperation in the economic and social fields.
Gulf, Politics, 12/16/2005
Obstacles, challenges facing Gulf states summit
On June 29th, Saudi Arabia officially protested establishing a bridge project linking between the UAE and Qatar on the ground it will run through "the Saudi territorial waters, according to the Saudi minister of interior prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz.
Gulf, Politics, 12/16/2005
Arab, foreign condemnation to pressures and threats Against Syria
Deputy Secretary General of Hizbullah, Sheikh Naeem Qassem underlined Thursday the necessity for establishing distinguished relations between Syria and Lebanon in accordance with al-Taef Accord and on the base of good-neighbor policy.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 12/16/2005
Defense Minister: Iran to respond vigorously to any aggression
Iran's Defense-Minister-Remarks Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar stressed that Iran will vigorously respond to any kind of aggression.
Iran-Israel, Politics, 12/16/2005
Persons damages from al-Zaweyah incident in Libya continue sit in in al-Khartoum
Persons who are harmed by the Libyan al-Zaweyah incidents, in which 35 persons were killed following an attack by one Libyan group against Sudanese and Africans in 2000, continued their sit-in for the fourth running day before the headquarters of the UN mission in Khartoum, Sudan, in protest of what they called the neglect of both the Sudanese and Libyan governments for their case which is five year old.
Libya-Sudan, Politics, 12/16/2005
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