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Al-Assad may meet Hariri inquiry
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad might meet an international investigation team if that helps find the truth about the assassination of Rafiq al-Hariri, a source said.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 1/17/2006
Financial Times: Saudi efforts to settle the Syrian- Lebanese crisis
Saudi Arabia has presented Lebanon and Syria with a proposed agreement to defuse tensions, amid rising Arab alarm over the steady deterioration in relations between the two states since last February's killing of Rafiq al-Hariri, the former Lebanese prime minister.
Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 1/17/2006
Israel bans Hamas from Palestinian elections in East Jerusalem
A European body has noted that the Israeli interference in Palestinian elections, baring Hamas from participation in the elections is harmful.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/17/2006
Canceling some results of Iraqi elections
Concerning political developments in Iraq, the Independent Higher Commission For The Elections canceled the results of 227 ballot boxes in the framework of its investigation into the protest by political entities into alleged fraud and illegal acts in the elections.
Iraq, Politics, 1/17/2006
al-Thawra: First Syrian car next June
Primary expectations indicate that the first Syria-made car will be launched next June, a newspaper quoted informed manufacturing sources.
Syria-Iran, Economics, 1/17/2006
Cheney in Egypt to discuss regional issues
US Vice President Dick Cheney will hold today talks with the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo which he had arrived on Monday evening starting a tour leading him also to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 1/17/2006
Sudanese refugees cases being looked at
Officials from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have received assurances from the Egyptian authorities that they will not deport Sudanese refugees in need of international protection who were involved in a fatal demonstration last month in a Cairo park, the agency announced today.
Egypt-Sudan-UN, Politics, 1/17/2006
Five detained, explosives checked in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia's security forces detained five persons described as extremists in various areas of the capital Riyadh over suspicion that they are linked to establishing a factory for manufacturing explosives.
Saudi Arabia, Local, 1/17/2006
Two US soldiers killed in helicopter crash
six Islamic organizations including al-Mujahideen Army and al-Qaida branch in Iraq approved the formation of what is called the Shoura council to unify their efforts against what it called " the crusaders and the non believers."
Iraq-USA, Military, 1/17/2006
Syria sees Turkey joining Europe as positive
Dakhlallah said " We in Syria feel that Turkey's joining the EU will enhance bilateral relations between the two countries since Turkey is considered Syria's gate to Europe
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/17/2006
Al-Qassam leader in Toulkarem assassinated
Lebanese security sources announced that the Israeli occupation forces assassinated today at dawn Thabet Ayad ( 24 year old) the commander of Ezz Eddine Al-Qassam Groups, the military wing of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas in Toulkarem area north of the West Bank.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/17/2006
Qurei confers with Moratinos
A statement issued by the Palestinian Cabinet in conclusion of a meeting between Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei and the Spanish foreign minister Miguel Angle Moratinos in Ramullah on Monday said that Qurei expressed his rejection to the Israeli attempts which aim at showing the elections as merely for a Palestinian community living on an Israeli land.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/17/2006
American warning against Hamas participation in Palestinian legislative elections
The US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice has warned that getting Hamas involved in any new government might affect the efforts supported by Washington to establish an independent Palestinian state.
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 1/17/2006
Israel and others join efforts to encircle Iran
He criticized the West for trying to monopolize the domain of nuclear power by restricting the right of other countries to access nuclear technology for peaceful ends.
Iran-Regional, Politics, 1/17/2006
Egypt's position on Iran nuclear development
Egypt noted it is "closely monitoring the latest developments of Iran's nuclear file. Britain, Germany and France have called for holding a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors to refer Iran's nuclear file to the UNSC," Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit said Monday.
Iran-Egypt, Politics, 1/17/2006
UN official says Sudan should adhere to women's anti-discrimination treaty
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women yesterday urged rights experts meeting in New York to encourage Sudan's adherence to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Sudan-Regional, Culture, 1/17/2006
Iranian coast guards kill Iraqi soldier, kidnap 9
The Iranian coasts police forces killed one Iraqi soldier and kidnapped other 9 in confrontations with the coast guard forces which were chasing a ship smuggling Iraqi oil.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 1/17/2006
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Syria later this month to be the first of its kind since he took power, Iranian official said. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will pay an official visit to Syria on Jan. 20, official in the Iranian Presidency Affairs said Sunday.
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Egypt said that its industrial competitiveness is up as industrial growth rate increased up by 5% in 2005.
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Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency has issued German passports for Israel's Mossad secret service, the daily Koelner Stadt-Anzeiger quoted a former high-ranking BND member as saying on Saturday allowing Mossad to use these passports during their covert operations in Middle Eastern countries, IRNA reported.
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