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Al-Arabia: Syrian Vice President denounces government: al-Assad threatened Hariri before his assassination
He said that because of the lack of reforms, corruption was now rife in the government and poverty was on the rise. "Million of Syrians can't find food and many more are searching for food in the garbage, while wealth is being accumulated in the hands of a few," he said.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/31/2005
Sudan calls on its refugees to return home after 20 die
The Sudanese minister of state for foreign affairs Ali Ahmad Karti called on the Sudanese refugees in Cairo to return back to their country, after the death of 20 of them, and the injuring of 66, during forced evacuation by Egyptian police from a public square during a protest in the downtown of Cairo, Egypt.
Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 12/31/2005
UNHCR regrets the death of Sudanese asylum seekers in Egypt
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, which takes Switzerland as a headquarters expressed great regret over the killing of several asylum seekers, stressing that there is no justification for resorting to violence in dealing with the protesters.
Sudan-Egypt-UN, Politics, 12/31/2005
Jaafari, Abdul Mahdi compete to be Iraq's Prime Minister
While the Shiite leader in Iraq Abdul Aziz al-Hakim continues his consultations with the Kurdish leaders in Kurdistan district over the formation of the next Iraqi government, the leading figure in al-Dawa (call) party Walid al-Heli announced that the party nominated its leader Ibrahim al-Jaafari to preside over the next government, noting that this nomination meets the desire of the Shiite religious leader.
Iraq, Politics, 12/31/2005
Lebanese government crisis continues
A joint statement issued by the coalition of the Amal movement and Hizbullah said that the leadership of the two movements stress commitment to the content of the agreement which was agreed upon with the chairman of al-Mustaqbal (future) trend in the Lebanese parliament Saad al-Hariri.
Lebanon, Politics, 12/31/2005
Egypt's new government formed
A new 30-minister government under Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif will be sworn in today, and includes 8 new faces. 12 ministers were excluded from the outgoing government.
Egypt, Politics, 12/31/2005
Syrian Kurd killed in Lebanon
al-Qurabi considered that "there is a danger threatening Syrian citizens in Lebanon and they have to be careful while moving," appealing "all Lebanese officials to stop offensive statements against Syria, because this deepens the hatred of the Lebanese, and a price for that is paid by innocent Syrians rather that the Syrian authorities."
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 12/31/2005
Sawaseyah: Jordanian authorities expelled Syrian workers
The Syrian human rights organization, Sawaseyah, accused Jordan of having unfairly expelled hundreds of Syrian workers.
Syria-Jordan, Politics, 12/31/2005
Turkish News: Erdogan hopes what happened in Iraq will not repeat for Syria
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has indicated that it is Turkey's sincere hope that what took place in Iraq will not be repeated in Syria.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 12/31/2005
US on troop reduction in 2006, Iraq army recruits mostly Shiite
Indicating to a potential problem that can add to the perceived lack of cohesiveness of the developing new Iraqi social and political landscape, a top US military official indicated that, in addition to political divisions along religious lines, this division has extended to the military where the Shiite dominate in command positions and recruits.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/31/2005
US, UN welcome international review of Iraqi elections
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan have welcomed a mission by international experts to review the conduct of Iraq's legislative elections December 15 and rule on their fairness.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/31/2005
Sudan closes its embassy in Iraq
The Sudanese foreign ministry on Friday announced the closure of Sudan's embassy in Iraq and the withdrawal of its diplomats there as from yesterday ( Friday). It also called for the release of its citizens kidnapped in Iraq.
Iraq-Sudan, Politics, 12/31/2005
Two American soldiers killed in Iraq
The American army announced the killing of two of its soldiers in Iraq, noting in a statement that one of them was killed on Friday in a bomb explosion in Baghdad and the second died because wounds he had during fighting operations in Falluja on Thursday.
Iraq, Military, 12/31/2005
US should 'seek resolution' with Iraq over $1.4 billion Kellogg, Brown and Root contract
Halbwachs, a retired UN budget official, summarized the Board's chief concerns, including the absence of oil metering to maintain control over oil revenues, the use of unaccounted bartered transactions, weak controls in Iraq's spending ministries, and the use of non-competitive bidding for some contracts.
Iraq-USA, Economics, 12/31/2005
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Egypt's Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieddin said according to International Finance Institution indices Egypt "ranked first among 28 countries in terms of investment revenues in bourse as its revenues hit 128.7%," the government noted, with Jordan comming next.
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Libya's leader Muammar al-Qathafi called Thursday evening President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Salah offering condolences to the victims of the landslide catastrophe that took place in Dhafir village in Sanaa Governorate Wednesday night, JAN reported.
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An Egyptian official source said yesterday that statements by Israeli Knesset member Yuval Steinitz, Head of the Knesset Foreign Relations Committee, that Egypt helped Iran to complete its nuclear program as groundless and "a figment of his own imagination," same as for his remarks that Egypt was supplying weapons to Palestinian factions.
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The chairman of Shaheed Allah foundation which affiliates to Muqtada al-Sader office in Iraq, Sahib al-Ameri, said that the Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sader arrived in Saudi Arabia to perform al-Haj Islamic religious ritual.
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