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Nazif: No one above law, corruption will be exposed
In the inaugural session of the conference on the role of modern technology in uncovering corruption, Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said the government would face corruption head on adding that the corrupt would be pursued irrespective of their positions.
Egypt, Politics, 5/8/2006
Libyan political prisoner may face death penalty
Libya's most prominent political prisoner, Fathi al-Jahmi, faces a possible death sentence for slandering Libyan leader Muammar al-Qathafi and talking with a foreign official, who may be a US diplomat, Human Rights Watch said last week.
Libya, Politics, 5/8/2006
Syrian court summons against Walid Junblat
Syria had issued a court summons against Walid Junblat delivered to the Lebanon authority
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 5/8/2006
Mubarak receives Jumblat
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak Sunday May 7th received Walid Jumblatt, leader of the Socialist Progressive Party and the member of the Lebanese parliament.
Lebanon-Egypt, Politics, 5/8/2006
Iran president letter to Bush on prophet's birthday
Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki today handed over a letter from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to his American counterpart President George W. Bush to Swiss embassy in Tehran.
Iran-USA, Politics, 5/8/2006
US another try at consensus on anti-Iran resolution
The United States has invited 14 members of the UN Security Council to attend a meeting here Monday night to try again to achieve a consensus on a draft resolution legally obliging Iran to freeze its nuclear activities.
Iran-UN, Politics, 5/8/2006
Awwad on Egypt's role in Darfur
Egypt's Presidential spokesman Soliman Awwad has described the Egyptian role in Darfur peace process as "basic and major."
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 5/8/2006
US pressure for Iraqi government formation
About 3,500 active-duty soldiers who were to begin their deployment to Iraq in the coming days will remain at their base in Schweinfurt, Germany, until further notice, defense officials announced today.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/8/2006
On Sheik Abdel Kader mosque explosion in Iraq
An explosion occurred in a building within the Sheik Abdel Kader mosque compound yesterday evening in Rusafa, a neighborhood of east Baghdad causing a fire.
Iraq-USA, Military, 5/8/2006
Israel kills 3 Palestinians in cold blood, bars 274 gravely ill from treatment
Palestinian Ministry of Prisoners Affairstoday said that the Israeli occupation forces executed three Palestinians in cold blood after arresting them alive and arrested 620 others, including 65 children in April.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/8/2006
US proactively depriving Palestinians of aid from other people
"The problem is no longer procuring the money from Arab and Muslim and other friendly donors, but how to transfer the money to beneficiaries." Abdul Razeq voiced bitterness at the fact that Arab banks in the region were vulnerable to American pressure.
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 5/8/2006
3 Palestinians killed in clash between Fatah and Hamas in Gaza
Three Palestinians, two from Fatah and one from Hamas, were killed today in an exchange of fire near Khan Younis in southern Gaza, security and medical sources said.
Palestine, Politics, 5/8/2006
Israel celebrates father of modern political Zionism
Israel, under a declaration of the Israeli parliament declared today, May 8, as Herzl day in memory of his Zionist ideology teaching.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/8/2006
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Benita Ferrero Valdner, the EU Commissioner for External Relations and Neighborhood Policy met Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak yesterday and said that an international mechanism is about to be set up for assisting the Palestinian people, pointing out that this would be the main topic of discussion during the Quartet meeting.
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