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Syrian journalist not seen since arrest
Michel Kilo, a Syrian journalist, human rights activist and political scientist, was arrested on 14 May 2006 in Damascus. His wife said he had not been seen since he got a phone call in the afternoon ordering him to report to a police station.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 5/17/2006
Egyptian police attack journalists covering demonstration supporting judges
the police attacked journalists covering a demonstration in Cairo yesterday in support of two Egyptian judges who were due to appear before a disciplinary tribunal.
Egypt, Politics, 5/17/2006
Ahmadi-Nejad: Nothing can stop Iran from nuclear right
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad said today that nothing can stop the Iranian nation from its legal right to access nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
Iran-European Union, Politics, 5/17/2006
Syria called to halt any arms movements to Lebanon
The United Nations Security Council today called on Syria to take measures against movements of arms into Lebanon, "strongly encouraged" it to respond positively to Lebanese requests to delineate their common border and establish full diplomatic relations, and called for the disbandment of all militias inside Lebanon.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 5/17/2006
Gamal Mubarak met with Bush
Gamal Mubarak, the Secretary of the National Democratic Party's Polices Committee in Egypt, has asserted to US officials during a last week's whirlwind visit to the United States that the NDP was committed to pursuing political and economic reforms started by President Hosni Mubarak.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/17/2006
Annan says Darfur needs help now
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said there is much that need to be done about Darfur, Sudan, and help is needed now.
Sudan-UN, Politics, 5/17/2006
US hopes Sudan would agree to a UN force in Darfur
The US Department Of State spokesman Sean McCormack said yesterday that the US is hoping the Sudan government would agree to a UN force in Darfur.
Sudan-USA, Politics, 5/17/2006
Palestinians new security force deployed
Palestinian Interior Minister Saiid Sayam, from Hamas, announced that a new security force, previously vetoed by Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, has started operating in Gaza.
Palestine, Politics, 5/17/2006
Abbas condemns Israeli crime in Nablus
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today condemned the new Israeli crime in the West Bank City of Nablus, that resulted in killing two Palestinians and wounding three others.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/17/2006
Hamas minister in Germany in talks with MPs
A cabinet minister of the Hamas-led Palestinian government is currently in Germany for talks with German legislators aimed at easing financial sanctions against the Palestinian people, news reports said today.
Palestine-Germany, Politics, 5/17/2006
Arab gas pipeline to Europe being studied
Egypt's Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi said an agreement was reached with petroleum ministers of the countries taking part in the Arab gas pipeline on timetable of the coming stages of the Arab gas pipeline to extend it to European countries via Turkey.
Regional-Turkey, Economics, 5/17/2006
Russia, Saudi Arabia to discuss Iran nuclear issue
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has announced he will exchange views with senior Saudi officials on Iran's peaceful nuclear activities.
Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 5/17/2006
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The new representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Lebanon, Abbas Zaki, said after meeting head of the Future bloc in Parliament MP Saad al-Hariri, that Hariri promised to carry out international contacts to help relieve the international sanctions that have been imposed on the Palestinians.
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The "Lebanese army soldiers exchanged fire with pro-Syrian Palestinian guerrillas in eastern Lebanon on Wednesday, wounding a soldier and a fighter, security sources said. They said the brief skirmish began when an army patrol came under fire from a post of the Fatah Uprising guerrilla group at the village of Yanta near the border with Syria in the Bekaa Valley," The New York Times reported today.
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