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Questions on a Palestinian referendum on Israel
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has proposed that the Palestinians indirectly recognize a Palestinian state within the 1967 border boundaries and East Jerusalem.
Palestine-Israel, Analysis, 5/29/2006

Lebanon border fight with Israel following assassination
Al-Manar reported today that the launching of an attack against Israeli targets across from the Lebanese border, was done anonymously, and came following the assassination of a Palestinian Islam Jihad leader in south Lebanon Friday morining.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 5/29/2006

Iran-Iraq railroads connections coming
Iran's cabinet approved yesterday a previously signed agreement on connecting Iran's railroad to that of Iraq in southern and western parts of that country.
Iraq-Iran, Economics, 5/29/2006

Bashir thanks Qathafi on role in Darfur peace agreement
Libya's leader Muammar al-Qathafi received yesterday Majthoub Alkhalifa, the Advisor to the Sudanese President and Head of the Sudanese Delegation to Abuja negotiations, a personal envoy from President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan.
Libya-Sudan, Politics, 5/29/2006

New Egyptian health insurance system in October
Mubarak: this new system should be based on enhancing health insurance services provided for citizens, and that the rich should shoulder a fair share in financing this system
Egypt, Politics, 5/29/2006

Iran to continue internal uranium enrichment
Iran will continue enriching uranium for peaceful purposes in its soil, said today Iranian government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham.
Iran-Russia, Politics, 5/29/2006

Syria calls for expansion of economic ties with Iran
Mir-Kazemi also called for closer ties in all areas between the two nations. He said the preferential tariffs should be a positive step in bolstering the mutual relations
Syria-Iran, Economics, 5/29/2006

Khatami: political pressure on Iran is due to nuclear program
Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami said today in Kuwait that political pressures are being exerted on Iran because of its nuclear activities.
Iran-Regional, Politics, 5/29/2006

Arab League backs Iran's peaceful nuclear activities
Moussa's at the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meeting in Malaysia said the Middle East region should be free from weapons of mass destruction, he said, adding that peaceful use of nuclear energy is Iran's inalienable right.
Regional-Iran, Politics, 5/29/2006

US Marines may have shot unarmed Iraqi civilians
No good can come of speculation surrounding a Nov. 19 incident in Haditha, Iraq, in which 24 Iraqi civilians, including women and children, were killed in the aftermath of a roadside bomb attack, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/29/2006

South Iraq said to be lawless, report
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported yesterday that "Southern Iraq, long touted as a peaceful region that's likely to be among the first areas returned to Iraqi control, is now dominated by Shiite Muslim warlords and militiamen who are laying the groundwork for an Islamic fundamentalist government, say senior British and Iraqi officials in the area."
Iraq, Politics, 5/29/2006

Two Pakistanis kidnapped and killed in Iraq
Reports suggest that the kidnapped Pakistanis were working for a Kuwait-based American transport company. One section of the same company is also working in Iraq
Iraq-Pakistan, Local, 5/29/2006

Tamimi: Israel breaches international & human law against the Palestinians
Islamic Chief Judge Sheikh Tayssir Tamimi affirmed that Israel breaches international and human law in the Palestinian Territories.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/29/2006

Poverty, unemployment worsen in Israeli-occupied Arab territories
4 out of every 10 Palestinians were living under the official poverty line of less than $2.10 a day.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 5/29/2006

Abbas, Hamas lawmakers meet amid continuing differences
Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas met with some two dozen Hamas lawmakers in Ramallah yesterday evening amid continuing differences over a national consensus program contained in a document drafted recently by the leaders of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
Palestine, Politics, 5/29/2006

Mubarak- Olmert talks Sunday
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak will be holding talks with Israeli Prime Ministetr Ehud Olmert at the Red Sea town of Sharm el-Sheikh next week.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 5/29/2006

Arab women religious leaderships in fighting AIDS
Regional-Libya, Health, 5/29/2006

More oil bids opened in Libya
Libya's Secretary of the People's Committee of the National Oil Corporation confirmed the continuation of opening doors before international oil companies to invest in the exploration and drilling operations.
Libya, Economics, 5/29/2006

                                                                                                                                                   
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US Assistant Secretary of State, Paula DeSurtter and her accompanying delegation left yesterday afternoon after a visit to Libya. Go

The Islamic Center for the Sciences of the Holy Quran in the Arab Republic of Egypt, granted the Center's Shield and Appreciation Certificate to Dr. Aisha Muammar al-Gathafi, The Secretary General of Watassimo Association for Charitable Works, in appreciation of her efforts and humanitarian initiative. Go





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