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Khaddam: al-Assad made the decision to assassinate Hariri
Former Syrian vice president Abdul Halim Khaddam escalated accusation against the current Syrian President Bashar al-Assad saying al-Assad was the one who issued the order to assassinate the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 1/11/2006
Calm celebration of the first anniversary of Sudan's peace treaty
In a celebration atmosphere, Sudan marked the first anniversary of signing the peace treaty which put an end to 21 years of civil war in southern Sudan and had resulted in killing 1.5 million persons.
Sudan, Politics, 1/11/2006
Tishreen: Syria's workforce grows amid problems
The report said the main problem affecting the market was the low educational levels of workers as 68.3 percent of the workforce held only elementary studies certificates.
Syria, Economics, 1/11/2006
Kurdish regional government says 30-year sentence was imposed for defaming public institutions
Reporters Without Borders has reiterated its call for the release of Kamal Sayid Qadir after the Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq said his 30-year prison sentence was imposed in accordance with a law punishing "defamation of public institutions."
Iraq, Politics, 1/11/2006
Iraqis demand evacuation of US forces after Mosque headquarters break in
Iraqi voices demanding the evacuation of the American forces from Iraq were louder with the preacher of Um al-Qura mosque and member of the Muslim Scholars Commission, Harith al-Obeidi, urging in a Eid al-Adha sermon on Monday the withdrawal of the American forces from Iraq and considered that the "occupation forces are behind every crime and the death of each and every innocent in Iraq."
Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/11/2006
Rafsanjani: Iran will get its nuclear rights with wisdom
Rafsanjani said the motive behind assaults on Iran goes beyond opposition raised against nuclear programs of the country. "The root cause of these assaults lies in the colonialist nature and policies of the West, whose plan is to keep countries backward."
Iran, Politics, 1/11/2006
French pressure on Syria regarding Lebanon
In the framework of continued French pressure against Syria, the French President Jacques Chirac said that the "time of interference and escaping punishment in Lebanon can no longer be accepted."
Syria-Lebanon-France, Politics, 1/11/2006
Bush expects increased violence in Iraq in 2006
The US will pursue a security strategy that puts Iraqi forces in control of more territory than coalition forces by the end of 2006 said the the US president.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/11/2006
Two Iraqi policemen killed
The Iraqi capital on Tuesday witnesses a relative calm in the first day of Eid al-Adha holiday.
Iraq, Military, 1/11/2006
Egypt pardons Palestinians in Rafah incident
Egypt said it granted amnesty to Palestinians who were arrested during Rafah crossing incident, where Palestinian gunmen broke into the border area and shot two Egyptian soldiers.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 1/11/2006
Pilgrims stay in Mona during the Hajj ritual
Muslims Pilgrims spent their night on Mona mountain, in Saudi Arabia, in preparations to start the ritual throwing of the three stones in the three Tashriq days which start as from the second day of Eid al-Adha.
Regional-Saudi Arabia, Religion, 1/11/2006
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Asked "is it up to the Israelis to dictate who participates in the election and who doesn't?" US Department Of State Spokesman Sean McCormack said yesterday that the US will wait to see what Israel will decide and that the "the Israeli cabinet hasn't put this to a vote yet. We'll see what it is that they put to a vote."
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Imad Moustapha, Syria's deputy ambassador to the United States, will discuss the challenges in his Arab country, during a speech on Thursday at Utah Valley State College in Orem.
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"It was decided to launch an immediate plan to accelerate installing natural gas to 6 million houses all over the country within a time span of 6 years. According to the plan, one million houses will have access to natural has yearly replacing a previously targeted plan that would have taken 15 years to be implemented. The program will cost LE 30 billion," Egypt said.
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