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United Arab Emirates vice president body arrives today
the body of the deputy of the United Arab Emirates, Vice President and ruler of Dubai, the late Maktoum Bin Rashed al-Maktoum, will be arriving today from Australia to the UAE.
United Arab Emirates, Politics, 1/5/2006
On deciding Maktoum's follower
News are contradictory on appointing a successor for the United Arab Emirates Vice President and ruler of Dubai, the late Maktoum Bin Rashed al-Maktoum, in the presidency of the government and the post of the vice President.
United Arab Emirates, Politics, 1/5/2006
Damascus agrees Sharaa to be interrogated by UN committee
News reports quoted diplomats as saying that Syria agreed to permit the UN investigators to meet with the Syrian foreign minister Farouq al-Sharaa regarding the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 1/5/2006
Mubarak discusses in Paris the developments of Damascus file
The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak held talks in Paris on Wednesday with the French President Jacques Chirac.
Egypt-Syria-France, Politics, 1/5/2006
Egypt denounces Palestinian gunmen attack on its soldiers
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit strongly denounced today the Palestinian armed men who shot Egyptian soldiers on Rafah borders, the government noted.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 1/5/2006
British foreign minister in Lebanon
The British foreign office said that the foreign office secretary Jack Straw will head to Lebanon on Wednesday in his first visit to this country, during which he will be meeting with government officials and religious figures.
Lebanon-UK, Politics, 1/5/2006
Straw calls on Syria to establish formal relations with Lebanon
The British foreign office secretary Jack Straw has called on Syria to build diplomatic relations with Lebanon and to fully recognize Lebanon as an independent and sovereign state.
Syria-Lebanon-USA, Politics, 1/5/2006
Damascus criticizes escalated US pressure
Damascus has criticized the escalated American pressures concerning the investigations of the UN committee into the murder of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, after Washington's official demands from Syria to permit the interrogation of President Bashar al-Assad and other senior officials.
Syria-Lebanon-USA, Politics, 1/5/2006
Bush says US troops in Iraq will be reduced
The United States will withdraw some combat forces from Iraq in 2006 because security is improving and other forces will take over some of those duties, President George W. Bush said yesterday at the Pentagon.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/5/2006
50 Iraqis killed in various attacks
Some 56 Iraqis were killed on Wednesday in various attacks in various cities most of them are victims of a suicide bombing in al-Miqdadeyah town in Baqouba northern east of the capital Baghdad.
Iraq, Military, 1/5/2006
Sharon in critical health condition
The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon has been hospitalized and underwent surgery for a brain hemorrhage that put him into a coma.
Israel-Palestine, Politics, 1/5/2006
UN heightens security in Darfur, Sudan
With a massing of armed troops along the northern border of Darfur, Sudan, the United Nations has raised the security level in parts of the province, pulling out all but essential personnel.
Sudan-UN, Politics, 1/5/2006
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Chairman of Lebanese Popular Conference, Kamal Shatila, underlined Tuesday the importance of launching an Arab initiative to find a solution for the situation in Lebanon, and to prepare a Lebanese effort to restore the Syrian-Lebanese relations back to normal.
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Saudi ambassador in Beirut, Abdul Aziz Khouja, emphasized on Wednesday the distinctive feature of ties between Syria and Saudi Arabia.
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Syria's Minister of Information Mehdi Dakhlullah on Wednesday described relations between Syria and Italy as deep and historical, referring to the visit of late Pope John Paul II to Syria many years ago which was one of the longest visits he ever paid abroad Italy.
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