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Syria closes EU-funded human rights center
Syrian authorities have shut down an EU-funded center for human rights barely a week after it opened, the head of the center said on Saturday.
Syria-European Union, Politics, 3/6/2006
Syria: Activists condemn closure of human rights center
Activists have condemned a government decision to close the country's first human rights center, which opened in mid-February with support from the European Union (EU).
Syria, Politics, 3/6/2006
Lebanese national resistance moves to a new phase amid positive atmospheres
The speaker of the Lebanese parliament Nabih Berri said that the national dialogue conference will start today adopting the agenda of its items one by one after the end of in-depth discussions during the three past days.
Lebanon, Politics, 3/6/2006
Al-Assad: Often, Syria stood alone unbowed, and eventually proved correct
The president added that "starvation and instability were the method adopted before the Iraq war. The second method which started directly after the war was the killing of Iraqi scientists. Assassination was carried out deliberately. We should not have brains, should not develop. He continued to say that the other side is to create sedition among the Iraqis in order to obliterate the Iraqi identity
Syria-Regional, Politics, 3/6/2006
Pressures increase to drop Jaafari
Both the Kurds and the Sunnis escalated their opposition to the candidacy of the Shiite coalition choice Ibrahim al-Jaafari to head a new Iraqi government.
Iraq, Politics, 3/6/2006
Talibani: national unity necessitates Jaafari step aside
The Iraqi president whose term of office whose term of office expired said that the intention behind his call on Ibrahim al-Jaafari to quit office was not made for personal reasons, rather his care to maintain national unity and because this very step may convince other sides to join a national unity government that can prevent a civil war in Iraq.
Iraq, Politics, 3/6/2006
Iran adamant about its full rights to enrichment
Iran's Representative to the UN nuclear watchdog Ali-Asghar Soltanieh said today that talks on Iran's nuclear activities are still continuing in Vienna.
Iran-UN, Politics, 3/6/2006
Al-Manar TV: Syria pledges cooperation with UN Hariri probe
Syria pledged on Sunday to fully cooperate with a UN investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, saying the terms of the cooperation had been agreed on last month with the new head of the inquiry.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 3/6/2006
Baghdadai, al-Mahmoudi succeeds Shukri Ghanem for the Libyan government
The general people's congress in Libya made a vast government reshuffle according to which al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi was appointed as prime minister instead of Shukri Ghanem who was handed over the secretariat of the national establishment for oil in succession for Abdullah al-Badri.
Libya, Politics, 3/6/2006
Amal Movement underlines distinguished ties with Syria
Lebanese ex-Minister Wiaam Wahab stressed that the Lebanese national resistance represents the Lebanese people's determination to stand against Israeli aggressions against their countries. "There is always a need for the resistance's weapons as long as Israel is occupying Lebanese land," he said in a statement.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 3/6/2006
Wakim rejects foreign mandate for Lebanon
Lebanese ex-parliamentarian Najah Wakim on Sunday reiterated rejection to any foreign mandate for Lebanon that "some Lebanese parties have been working for."
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 3/6/2006
Muslim Scholars Commission accuses interior ministry of killings
Three persons were killed in an attack against al-Nour mosque in al-Jihad quarters in Baghdad, carried out by members manning cars of the ministries of interior and wearing military uniforms, according to the Imam of the mosque Sheikh Shaker Mahmoud.
Iraq, Military, 3/6/2006
Foreign Minister expresses satisfaction over Arab support to Syria
He pointed out that "Syria's commitment to her national and pan-Arab stances are the reason behind the American continued pressures against her," indicating that "what the American administration wants is controlling the region."
Syria-Regional, Politics, 3/6/2006
Chirac warns Syria to stay out of Lebanon
France's President Jacques Chirac warned Syria that the world will respond to any attempt to destabilize Lebanon as he began a visit Saturday to Saudi Arabia.
Syria-Lebanon-France, Politics, 3/6/2006
Bahrain to have largest Islamic bank in the world
Gulf investors announced plans to collect 10 billion dollars in order to establish the largest Islamic bank in the world. The new Bank will carry the name the al-Masraf.
Bahrain, Economics, 3/6/2006
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WAFA reported today that four Palesintians, including one child, "were killed and several others wounded, during a fresh Israeli raid on Gaza, medical sources said... Ministry of Health identified two of the victims as Moneer Sokkar and Ashraf Shallof, adding that the bodies of the casualties were ripped apart."
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Egypt's Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohyeddin said that President Hosni Mubarak's recent Gulf tour yielded positive results at the political and economic levels, telling Al-Ahram newspaper that an economic delegationtour into the gulf is planned and that in 2005, the volume of foreign investments in Egypt amounted to $3.9 billion, at a 300 percent jump from the previous year.
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Director general of the Association of Banks in Lebanon that contrary to reports of Syrians withdrawing deposits from Lebanese banks, the banks saw deposits rise 4% in 2005, The Lebanese Daily Star reported.
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