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The Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir issued a decision of re-issuing independent newspaper El-Rai El-Akhar (the other opinion) concerning which he ordered stopping it two months ago. The advisor to the president for press affairs El-Sadek Bekhit said that "new newspapers will be issued during the coming period which are El-Ayam and El-Akhbar - adding that the press liberties will not be harmed in the coming period and that the obstacles and characters there were affecting us in this - had finished." Go

Many Arab Human rights organization welcomed in a joint statement today the decision of the Tunisian president Zein El-Abidin Bin Ali to lift the obligatory residency of the Tunisian opposition member Mohammed Moada that was imposed on him in his house in Tunis since a year. The statement expressed thanks for president Bin Ali for releasing some prisoners of opinion from different political trends since last November till now. Go

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaleifa Bin Zayed al-Nahyan on Friday received a telephone call from the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani. During the telephone conversations talks dealt with bilateral relations between the two state and means of backing them in various areas. Go

The Egyptian ministry of labor and immigration asked Egyptian workers seeking employment in Qatar to obtain ratified work contract guaranteeing a job. This, in order to provide legal protection for Egyptian workers and not depending on entering Qatar with a normal visit Visa then looking for a work opportunity. Go

Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa met on Friday with Arab states' ambassadors accredited in Washington. He briefed the ambassadors on the results of the first round of Syrian- Israeli talks in Washington. Go

The Tunisian president Zein El-Abidin Bin Ali received a message from the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat that tackles the peace process developments on the Palestinian - Israeli track. Go

Lebanon and Uruguay on Friday signed a cooperation agreement in the fields of education, culture, sciences, sports and information. The agreement was signed by Lebanese Minister of Education Muhammad Youssef Beidoun and the deputy foreign minister of Uruguay. Go

The Secretary General of the Palestinian presidentship El-Tayeb Abd El-Rahim asked Israel to exert serious efforts toward the peace process by implementing its commitments on the Palestinian track as the Palestinian cause is the base of conflict in the Middle East area - adding that there is no peace in the area without solving the Palestinian cause and implementing the security council's resolutions 242 and 338 and the land for peace principle as well as solving the refugees' case. Go

The Jordanian security bodies arrested yesterday evening a group of individuals entering Jordan from Afghanistan among whom are Iraqi and Algerian citizens. The authority claims that they seek to commit a series of terrorist operations which target Jordanian politicians. Go

Algerian sources reported on Friday that 15 persons were killed on Thursday night near Busmeal, 40 Km from the capital, Algiers. The new massacre was carried out by the Armed Islamic Group after al-Iftar prayers when the armed group attacked the people upon leaving the mosque with axes and knives. Go

A Spanish national was sentenced to 1-year in jail by a Tangiers court after having been found guilty of drug trafficking. Sanz Murillo Enrique, 54, was also sentenced to pay fines worth $1,100 and had his car confiscated. Go