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Call for easing tension and unity in Iraq
Continued attacks in Iraq coincided with the time when the Iraqi leaders stressed their commitment to the efforts aiming to form a national unity government and ending sectarian acts of violence hitting the country since the Samara shrine explosions which took place last Wednesday.
Iraq, Politics, 2/27/2006
Mubarak tours gulf states: discusses Lebanon, Syria, Hamas, Iran
The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak started in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Sunday a Gulf tour which will also lead him to Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia during which he will discuss several issues, including the Syrian- Lebanese crisis and the situation of the Palestinian Authority in light of Hamas winning the Palestinian elections and the Iranian issue.
Egypt-Gulf, Politics, 2/27/2006
Bashir threatens to convert Darfur into a grave for foreign intervention
Bashir said that the African forces have to leave if they are unable to perform their mission, renewing the stances of his government in rejecting the transfer of its authorization to the UN.
Sudan, Politics, 2/27/2006
Sudanese opposition call for accepting UN forces
The Sudanese deputy prime minister of south Sudan Rayak Mushar called on the Sudanese authorities to accept the deployment of UN forces in Darfur in order to replace the African forces.
Sudan, Politics, 2/27/2006
Al-Assad requests from government specific goals and timetables
Al-Assad requested the adoption of clear mechanisms of cooperation among the ministries and the parties that their work meet with targets of the involved ministry in the framework of a clear and specific time table.
Syria, Politics, 2/27/2006
Iran's president concludes trip to Kuwait
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today that the Islamic Republic of Iran wants peace, security and progress for all countries in the region.
Kuwait-Iran, Politics, 2/27/2006
Aoun for good relations with Syria
Lebanese MP Michael Aoun has underlined the Lebanese people's commitment not to allow Lebanon to be a passage of a base for launching attacks against Syria, stressing the necessity to have good and normal relations with Syria.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/27/2006
France refuses to extradite Syrian over Hariri murder
French legal authorities have refused to extradite to Lebanon an ex-Syrian intelligence officer to answer questions about the murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Syria-France, Politics, 2/27/2006
Bkheitan reiterates Syria's commitment to national, pan-Arab stances
Assistant Regional Secretary of al-Baath Arab Socialist Party Mohammad Saeed Bkheitan reiterated that Syria under the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad "will continue to commitment to abide by her national and pan-Arab stances in defense of the Arab nation's legitimate rights."
Syria-Regional, Politics, 2/27/2006
Iranian first VP describes visit to Syria as useful
Iranian First Vice President Parviz Davoudi described his three-day official visit to Syria as "useful and valuable" on Saturday as he returned from Damascus, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 2/27/2006
Saddam meets his lawyer ends food strike
Chairman of the defense commission for the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, Khalil al-Duleimi, said that Saddam ended a hunger strike that lasted 11 days.
Iraq, Politics, 2/27/2006
Calm in Baghdad after end of curfew
Relative calm prevailed in the Iraqi capital Baghdad after lifting the curfew imposed earlier on Baghdad and three adjoining governorates in order to end the acts of sectarianism following the blowing off of the dome of Imam Ali al-Hadi shrine in Samara city last Wednesday.
Iraq, Military, 2/27/2006
More Iraqis were killed despite calls for erase down
Some 16 Iraqis were killed and other 45 injured in two attacks by mortars shelling against two quarters in Baghdad.
Iraq, Military, 2/27/2006
About 120 million euros in aid to Palestinians
The European Union has decided the release of main aid for the Palestinian authority estimated at 120 million euros in order to avoid a nearby financial crisis, coincided with the assignment of Hamas movement to form the next government.
Palestine-European Union, Economics, 2/27/2006
Competition in the Euro-Mediterranean partnership
Eduard Sanchez Monjo added that in this program "we have discussed" the following topics: compilation policy, free movement of goods, customs, taxation and rules of origin, intellectual property rights, public procurement, personal data potentials and e-commerce, financial services and so on.
Regional-European Union, Politics, 2/27/2006
Saudi Arabia announces killing of five gunmen
Saudi Arabia's ministry of interior announced in a statement the killing of five wanted persons, and arresting a 6th, in clashes today at dawn in al-Yarmouk quarters east of the capital Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia, Local, 2/27/2006
UN envoy in Somalia urges leaders to chose reconciliation over chaos
Addressing the opening session of Somalia's parliament yesterday, the top United Nations envoy to the war-torn country called on leaders to choose reconciliation over anarchy, and pledged the international community's full support for the Somali people's efforts to rebuild their nation.
Somalia-UN, Politics, 2/27/2006
Two-day Asia-Middle east dialogue begins Tuesday
The dialogue hosted by Malaysia and Saudi Arabia is aimed at enhancing cooperation between countries in both regions.
Regional, Politics, 2/27/2006
Australia seeks to resume its wheat exports to Iraq
Australia said it continues its efforts with the Iraqi government in order to preserve continued exports of its wheat to Baghdad, which is considered one of its largest markets.
Iraq-Australia, Economics, 2/27/2006
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Egypt said exports of engineering industries increased by 33% last year to reach. $1.3 billion in 2005, with a goal of reaching $3 billion in exports in 5 years.
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Sudanese President's Advisor, Mustafa Osman Ismail, stressed that the US has a special agenda for the Middle East and wants to isolate Syria to force Syria "to abandon her national and pan-Arab stances."
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King Abdullah II of Jordan on Sunday meeting Lebanon's Parliament Speaker, Nabil Berri, expressed pointed out to the importance of enhancing Lebanon's national unity to overcome the current conditions, calling for continued consultations contacts between Jordanian and Lebanese officials.
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President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen has strongly criticizes the campaign that targets Syria, describing the pressures on the country as unjustified.
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Grand Imam of the highest Sunni educational institution Al-Azhar Sheikh Mohammad Sayyed Tantawi on Sunday met visiting German Hamburg University students seeking first hand experience about Islam, asserted that Islam advocates peace, tolerance, and respect for other religions.
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