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Joint political understanding between Nasrullah, Aoun
The document states stressing that dialogue among the Lebanese is the only way to solve the crisis. It indicated that reforming the elections law and embarking on equal opportunities standards among all Lebanese national strata.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/7/2006

Al-Assad receives Muqtada Al-Sadr
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received at al-Rawda Palace on Monday the Iraqi religious and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr and an accompanying delegation.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 2/7/2006

Libya hosts mini summit on Sudan, Chad
Libyan officials stressed on Monday that the Libyan leader Muammar al-Qathafi will host a mini summit Wednesday in order to eliminate tension between Sudan and Chad as each one accuses the other of backing rebels.
Libya-Sudan, Politics, 2/7/2006

18 killed in confrontations between Yemeni forces, Houthi supporters
Some 18 rebels from the supporters of Bader Eddine al-Houthi and five soldiers in the Yemeni army were killed in renewed confrontations on Monday in Sadah governorate, northwest of the country, according to Yemeni military sources.
Yemen, Politics, 2/7/2006

Imam of Al-Azhar leads protest over cartoons
"Tantawi said boycotting the products of all countries which insulted Prophet Muhammad is a religious duty that should be followed by all Muslims," it was noted.
Egypt-Regional-Denmark, Politics, 2/7/2006

Reactions on cartoons depicting prophet Mohammed
The Islamic Christian Joint Action Committee condemned Monday the publishing of some cartoons insulting Prophet Mohammed in some Danish and Western newspapers recently.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 2/7/2006

Shiite coalition in Iraq postpones choosing prime minister
The list of the Shiite United Iraqi Coalition decided to postpone its meeting which was due on Monday to choose the prime minister until Saturday.
Iraq, Politics, 2/7/2006

Security developments in Iraq
the Iraqi government said on Monday that 53 Iraqi detainees were released within a plan started by the government in coordination with the coalition forces at a time when reconsidering the issues of all detainees in the Iraqi and American jails is being looked at.
Iraq, Military, 2/7/2006

Church of England to divest companies profiting from Israel's occupation of Palestinians
UK Church Funds-Israel The Church of England is to disinvest funds from companies profiting from Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian territory.
Palestine-Israel-UK, Politics, 2/7/2006

Hamas talks with Egyptian officials
Talks between Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, and the Egyptian government yesterday dealt with the formation of the new Palestinian government.
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 2/7/2006

US, EU diplomats meet with so-called terrorists
Several European and Western diplomats have secretly been meeting with leaders of the Islamic Resistance Group, Hamas lately, Palestinian Islamic sources said.
Palestine-Israel-European Union, Politics, 2/7/2006

Israel raids on Palestinian population centers
A Palestinian resistance activist affiliated with the Islamic Jihad organization was killed and two Israeli occupation soldiers injured today during an Israeli raid in the northern West Bank town of Nablus.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 2/7/2006

1000 missing in Egyptian ferry incident
Hopes have diminished on finding survivals in the incident of the Egyptian al-Salaam ferry, four days after it had sunk in the Red Sea with 1415 passengers on deck. The Egyptian authorities had not officially announced the end of search operations.
Egypt, Local, 2/7/2006

The story behind the sinking of the Egyptian ferry
Regarding the Egyptian ferry that sunk four days ago in the Red Sea with 1415 hundred passengers, one passenger Omar al-Sayyed described how the attempts to defuse the fire, which erupted in the cars storage in the ferry, that lasted for two hours, as being the same amount of time the ferry would have taken has its captain decided to return back to Dabba port.
Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Local, 2/7/2006

Defense minister receives public Jordanian delegation
Syria's Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Hassan Turkmani on Monday received a Jordanian public delegation who stressed that they came to Syria to express their peoples solidarity with her in facing the campaign of pressures and threats.
Syria-Jordan, Politics, 2/7/2006

Body of al-Fahoum is buried in Damascus
The body of former Head of the Palestinian National Council (PNC) Khaled al-Fahoum was buried in Damascus on Monday in a funeral attended by several Syrian, Palestinian, and Lebanese figures.
Syria-Palestine, People, 2/7/2006


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Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister Saad al-Hayani called for more coordination between Iranian and Iraqi foreign ministers to bolster mutual cooperation. Al-Hayani visiting in Iran further told Iranian foreign minister's special envoy for Iraqi affairs Ali-Asghar Khaji that his country plans to host more Iranian pilgrims to Iraqi holy sites following improvement of security conditions there. Go

Kuwaiti sources on Monday expected that the ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah will assign the post of the crown prince and the prime minister to the first deputy for the government in Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. Go





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