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A new form of government
it has become evident to me that democracy in its current form and practice is a very repressive system. Democracy is far more advanced that the systems it replaced of the past, but it is very flawed as well.
1/7/2006
Al-Osboo: Al-Assad refuses to meet UN investigators, denies threatening Hariri
"I wish to say here that no one joined us in the last meeting between me and Hariri, so where did these allegations come from?" al-Assad said
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 1/7/2006
Financial Times: Muslim Brotherhood leader supports Syrian defector, Khaddam
The leader of Syria's opposition Muslim Brothers has indicated that his group might back a change of regime supporting Abdul-Halim Khaddam, the recently defected former vice-president now presenting himself as an alternative.
Syria, Politics, 1/7/2006
Syrian opposition distance itself from Khaddam
Former political prisoner journalist Yassin Haj Ali, who was imprisoned for 16 years, pointed out to the "retreat of the regime's control on its external stability through withdrawing from Lebanon, being under international monitoring, and the loss of the important regional role."
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 1/7/2006
Reciprocated Iraqi accusations over deteriorated security conditions
The Iraqi National Dialogue Council on Friday held the Iraqi government, whose term of office expired, chaired by Ibrahim al-Jaafari, the responsibility for the deteriorated security conditions in the country.
Iraq, Politics, 1/7/2006
Al-Qaida's Zawahiri says US has been defeated in Iraq
The second highest ranking man in al-Qaida organization, Ayman al-Zawahiri, congratulated the Islamic Ummah (nation) on what he called the victory of Islam in Iraq, citing the announcement made by the US President George W. Bush on November 2005 on his determination to withdraw his forces from Iraq.
Regional, Politics, 1/7/2006
US general: 2006 decisive year for Iraq
A US military official assigned to western Iraq says 2006 is shaping up to be another decisive year for the country, and predicts an evolving political process there with a greater emphasis on local elections.
Iraq-USA, Military, 1/7/2006
Eulogies in Iraq for victims of growing attacks
The funeral of Karbala killed persons was converted into angry demonstrations for the Shiite in which the eulogizers called for punishing the executors. Senior Shiite men of religion deplored the attacks but urged their followers not to retaliate.
Iraq, Politics, 1/7/2006
American losses in Iraq increasing
The UN army in Iraq had great losses during the past 24 hours. In separate statements the American army in Iraq announced the killing of 6 of its soldiers and thereby number of persons killed in its lines increased in one day to 11 killed soldiers.
Iraq-USA, Military, 1/7/2006
Staff of TelQuel sentenced on appeal
On 29 December 2005, publication director Ahmed Benchemsi and news editor Karim Boukhari, of the weekly "TelQuel," were sentenced on appeal, to a two-month suspended prison term and ordered to pay a fine of 800,000 dirhams (72,000 euros).
Morocco, Politics, 1/7/2006
Qathafi calls for having foreign bank in Libya
Libya's leader Muammar al-Qathafi called for offering opportunities to Foreign Banks to invest in Libya to benefit the economy, saying there should be no fear from such a move.
Libya, Economics, 1/7/2006
Straw in Basra
British foreign office secretary Jack Straw arrived in Basra, southern Iraq, on Friday in a unannounced visit, during which he holds talks with officials there concerning the efforts to form a new Iraqi national coalition government for the four next years.
Iraq-UK, Politics, 1/7/2006
Different reactions to Sharon's illness
Reactions continued to Sharon's illness. While the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas considered that the Middle East will be better in the absence of Sharon, the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas telephoned senior officials in the Israeli government and expressed to them best wishes for Sharon's recovery.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 1/7/2006
2.5 million pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
Despite the announcement made by the Saudi authorities that it had spent billions of dollars to improve the conditions for receiving Muslim pilgrims, with the introduction of public health utilities and new constructed roads, however, incidents have increased with the increasing number of pilgrims which doubled 11 folds during the 15 past years to 2.5 million pilgrims.
Saudi Arabia-Regional, Economics, 1/7/2006
Sharon still in critical condition, stabilized
The director of Hadasa Ein Karm hospital in Jerusalem said that the health condition of the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon is critical, but stabilized.
Israel, Local, 1/7/2006
74 pilgrims killed in Mecca hotel collapse
A Saudi official said that number of persons killed in the building collapse incident of Lou'lo'at al-Kheir hotel in Mecca increased to 74 while other 64 were reported injured.
Saudi Arabia-Regional, Local, 1/7/2006
Italian tourists in Yemen released, kidnappers surrender
Yemeni tribal and governmental sources said that five Italian tourists were released after they were kidnapped by tribesmen on January 1st in Mareb governorate to the northern of the caipal Sanaa. The Italian foreign ministry confirmed this news.
Yemen-Italy, Local, 1/7/2006
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The Lebanese An-Nahar reported yesterday that former Syrian vice president Abdul Halim Khaddam Thursday received the Hairi assassination UN investigator Detlev Mehlis and his team, at Khaddam's residence in Paris.
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The Israeli warplanes on Friday renewed violation of Lebanon's airspace and sovereignty.
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In statements to the US Sawa Radio, Ambassador Suleiman Awwad, Egyptian Presidential Spokesman, has announced that President Hosni Mubarak is exerting great efforts for best possible means for ensuring Syria's cooperation with the UN Investigation Commission into Hariri's assassination.
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Chairman of the French-Syrian Friendship Association has denounced the western pressures and the US threats against Syria for carrying out the Greater Middle East Project to serve the Israeli interests.
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Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak has sent greetings to Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese, on the occasion of Christmas celebrations, and a cable to Egyptian Copts abroad.
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Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia will discuss a draft agreement in February for a project to generate electricity from water resources in the Ethiopian highlands.
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"The real cost to the US of the Iraq war is likely to be between $1 trillion and $2 trillion, up to 10 times more than previously thought, according to a report written by a Nobel prize-winning economist and a Harvard budget expert," The Guardian reported today.
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Libya's Secretary of Foreign Relations at General People's Congress meets Vice Chairman of Foreign Relations Committee at US Congress Tom Lantos and his accompanying delegation currently visiting Libya, JANA said.
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A third Turkish child has died from the Bird Flue this week that swept through poultry flocks in Asia and began to creep toward Europe in the first human cases of the disease to appear outside of Southeast Asia.
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Egypt's Ministry of Finance said the rate of economic growth was 5.1% in 2005 compared to 3.5% in the last three years and is expected to be 6% in 2006.
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The Ministery of Trade and Industry said that the EU agreed on joining Egypt to the EU Technology Transfer Network which provides advanced technology to the industry sector. Egypt is the first Arab and African country to join this network, seen as enabling modernization plans.
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