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Bethlehem, birth place of Christ, suffers Israeli occupation
Batarseh was reported saying that the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian land is the sole obstacle to peace and the major cause of instability in our region.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/24/2005
Objection increase to results of Iraqi elections
The representatives of 35 Iraqi groups representing Sunni, Shiite and secular trends decided to form a joint operations chamber to demand the international community reconsider the results of the recent legislative elections and carry out new elections.
Iraq, Politics, 12/24/2005
Chad describes President Bashir as an enemy
The tense situation between Sudan and Chad has witnessed grave escalation on the background of Chad's accusations against Sudan of arming rebels who launched attacks against the border Chad city of Adri at the beginning of the week at a time when the African Union is making efforts in Sudan with the aim to contain the crisis between the two countries.
Sudan-Chad, Politics, 12/24/2005
Sfeir efforts to bridge rift in Siniora government
Two delegations, one representing the parliamentary majority in the Lebanese parliament and the other the Lebanese Hizbullah party held talks with the Maronite Patriarch Nasrullah Sfeir.
Lebanon, Politics, 12/24/2005
Amnesty seeks fair procedures for US professor Sami Al-Arian
Amnesty International said this week that it notes the recent acquittal by a jury of the most serious of terrorism-related charges against former Florida professor Sami Al-Arian, and urges fair procedures in the resolution of outstanding charges against him, on which the jury deadlocked.
Regional-USA, Politics, 12/24/2005
On child domestic workers in Morocco
Tens of thousands of girls working as domestics in Morocco face physical and psychological abuse as well as economic exploitation, Human Rights Watch said in a report.
Morocco, Culture, 12/24/2005
Khalilzad on Iraqi development; Pressure on Syria and Iran continues
Khalilzad: We have recalibrated our reconstruction program to emphasize smaller projects reflecting the priorities of local communities and relying on Iraqi companies and workers to implement projects
Iraq-Regional-USA, Politics, 12/24/2005
Rumsfeld: US forces in Iraq will decline by 7,000 in 2006
US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says US troop levels in Iraq will be lowered from 2005 baseline levels by about 7,000 in 2006.
Iraq-USA, Military, 12/24/2005
Fighting in Iraq, two American soldiers killed
The American army in Iraq on Friday announced that two of its soldiers were killed in a bomb explosion targeting their vehicle in Baghdad and thereby number of American soldiers killed since the invasion increased to 2163 soldiers.
Iraq, Military, 12/24/2005
More Arab diplomats kidnapped in Iraq
Iraq on Friday witnessed a new security escalation and the kidnapping of more Arab diplomats, as the Sudanese authorities announced the kidnapping of six Sudanese.
Iraq-Regional, Local, 12/24/2005
Israeli human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territory
Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property in the OPT; 150 olive trees were cut and at least 120 donums of agricultural land were razed in the West Bank.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/24/2005
Palestinian outpost to protect Palestinian property removed by Israeli occupation
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) violently evacuated legal Palestinian outpost established in the West Bank village of Bil'in to protest the construction of the seperation wall on their land and arrested a number of citizens and peace activists, the International Solidarity Movement said.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/24/2005
Integrated multimodal Euro-Mediterranean transport network to be established
The European Neighborhood Policy also considers transport cooperation as one of its priorities.
Regional-European Union, Economics, 12/24/2005
US-Morocco free-trade starts in January
In anticipation of the January 1, 2006, entry into force of the US-Morocco Free Trade Agreement, President Bush issued a proclamation December 22 on adjusting tariffs on imports from Morocco and authorizing the commerce secretary to take actions to support the implementation of the pact.
Morocco-USA, Economics, 12/24/2005
Iraq completes debt-swap, receives IMF standby arrangement
Iraq announced the successful closing of a debt exchange offer on $14 billion in outstanding commercial obligations and received a $685 million standby credit agreement from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday.
Iraq, Economics, 12/24/2005
Bulgaria agrees with Libya on fund for compensate AIDS children
The Bulgarian government has announced reaching an agreement with Libya to establish a special fund for helping the families of the AIDS infected Libyan children, in what seems to be an introduction for a comprehensive settlement for the five Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian doctor case, who are sentenced to death in a case where they are accused of infecting these children with AIDS.
Libya-Bulgaria, Politics, 12/24/2005
Two kidnapped Austrian released in Yemen
Austrian official sources said that two Austrian tourists who were kidnapped in Yemen last week at the hands of tribesmen from Mareb governorate east of the capital Sanaa were released on Friday.
Yemen-Austria, Local, 12/24/2005
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei said today that he will not run for Palestinian legislative elections because Israel will bar the Jerusalemites' participation, the official news agency reported.
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received a telephone call from the French President Jacques Chirac on Friday during which talks dealt with the general situation in the Middle East and developments on the Lebanese and Syrian arenas.
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"A Hamas gunman opened fire on Palestinian policemen on Saturday evening, moderately wounding two officers, officials said," Haaretz reported.
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