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Syria rejects UN investigation committee meet President al-Assad
A high ranking Syrian official said that Syria's President Bashar al-Assad will not respond to the request made by the chairman of the UN investigation committee into the murder of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, to meet with him.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 1/3/2006
Iraqi al-Tawafuk front, Barazani for national unity government
Sunni Kurds and Arabs consultations are ongoing regarding the formations of an Iraq unity government. The Iraqi al-Tawafuk front and Iraq Kurdistan president Maosud al-Barazani agreed on the need to form a balanced national unity government that includes all social strata of the Iraqi people.
Iraq, Politics, 1/3/2006
Mubarak wants governors to interact with public on problems
At a meeting with newly-appointed Egyptian governors after their swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace Monday morning, which was attended by Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, and Chief of the Presidential Palace Zakaria Azmi,, President Mubarak said "Egypt would press ahead with its decentralization policies."
Egypt, Politics, 1/3/2006
Al-Jazeera: Abbas threatens elections delay, demands calming down
The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas threatened that to postpone the legislative elections due on January 25th if Israel prevents the voters living in East Jerusalem from voting.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/3/2006
Egyptian move regarding the Syrian UN Hariri investigation position
In light of the Syrian rejection to the UN Hariri murder investigation committee requests to meet Syria's president, there is an Egyptian- Saudi effort to coordinate the two states position over the Syrian situation. In this context, the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak arrived in Saudi Arabia to meet with King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz.
Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/3/2006
Iran to restart halted nuclear research
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi today said Iran is resuming nuclear research it had previously halted voluntarily, and that an announcement about this is forthcoming, the official news agency reported.
Iran, Politics, 1/3/2006
Egyptian opposition wants investigating Sudan refugees killings
The Egyptian opposition called for the resignation of Egypt's minister of interior Habib al-Adeli on the background of the clashes which took place between the police and the Sudanese refugees last Friday, in one of Cairo's main squares, and resulted in killing 27 persons.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 1/3/2006
US calls Syria to collaborate with UN investigation
The USA has urged Syria to respond to the demands. The US representative to the UN, John Bolton, said that the US strongly supports the UN investigation committee and is expecting Syria to collaborate fully and unconditionally
Syria-Lebanon-USA, Politics, 1/3/2006
Turkish ambassador in Iraq wounded, 16 killed
The police also found 8 unidentified bodies in the filtration basins of al-Rustomeyah waters.
Iraq-Turkey, Military, 1/3/2006
First branch for the Arab Bank in Syria
A celebration was held on Monday marking the opening of the first foreign bank with private assets and 51% Syrian share holders and 49% by the Arab Bank which takes Jordan as a headquarters.
Syria-Jordan, Business, 1/3/2006
1.3 million pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia for al-Haj rituals
Saudi Arabia said that more than 1.3 million pilgrims arrived the country in order to perform al-Haj rituals for this year, which start on the 8th of Zee al-Hijra month of the Islamic Calendar, which falls on Januray 8th, 2006.
Saudi Arabia-Regional, Religion, 1/3/2006
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