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Al-Assad heads for Kuwait today at the invitation of prince Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah
Syria-Kuwait, Politics, 8/18/2001
New changes in Syria
Well-informed sources in Damascus said that the coming weeks will witness a change in some 100 posts at the level of ministers and director general and that security officials and consultants close to President bashar al-Assad are making detailed studies to choose these among 400 candidates.
Syria, Politics, 8/18/2001
Mubarak's statements on Mideast situation
Speaking to reporters Saturday, President Mubarak said that the idea of stopping violence is an impossible issue. the aim is to reduce tension.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/18/2001
Mubarak contacts Arab leaders to curb Palestinian suffering
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 8/18/2001
Powell, Baz meet Friday on ME situation
"The Egyptian political delegation and Secretary of State Colin Powell will on Friday tackle a number of bilateral and regional issues of mutual concern, foremost among such issues is the Palestinian-Israeli situation," the State Department said.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/18/2001
Egypt seeking U.S. monitors to end ME violence
Egypt pressed the Bush administration today to take a more active role in the Middle East and to consider sending American monitors as soon as possible to defuse the violence between Israelis and Palestinians, officials said.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/18/2001
Syrian- Lebanese coalition denounces repression against Syria
Syria-USA, Politics, 8/18/2001
Maher meets with Sudanese Information Minister
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher on Thursday met with visiting Sudanese Minister of Information Mahdi Ibrahim. The meeting discussed the Egyptian-Libyan initiative on reconciliation in Sudan.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 8/18/2001
U.S. 'inaction' weakens Arab moderates, Egypt aide warns
Egypt's top foreign policy official warned today that the Bush administration's "inaction" in the Middle East could allow extremists to take hold in moderate Arab countries. This would be a consequence far graver than the administration's apparent fear, he said, of risking its prestige with an Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/18/2001
Moratinos condemns Israeli assassination of Palestinians
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Maher held a meeting on Thursday with European Union (EU) envoy Miguel Moratinos in presence of the Belgian Ambassador to Egypt whose country currently chairs the EU.
Egypt-European Union, Politics, 8/18/2001
Four Palestinians were killed, 20 wounded including children
The Israeli aggressions continued on Friday against the Palestinians amid threats voiced by the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon of more escalation and his refusal to send UN observer forces to protect the Palestinians. The Palestinians strongly confronted the invading forces.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2001
Finland to withdraw its forces working within UNIFIL in South Lebanon
Lebanon-Finland, Politics, 8/18/2001
Moroccan delegation attends Maghreban meeting in Algiers
Morocco-Maghreb, Politics, 8/18/2001
On Arafat's visit to Damascus
The al-Watan al-Arabi magazine issued on Friday in its recent issue said quoting well-informed Arab diplomatic sources that the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has recently asked for carrying out a quick visit to Damascus but the Syrian refused Arafat's request and told him they welcome a visit he holds to Damascus but under the condition that this visit will be an actual work visit and conclude certain results to have been agreed upon for anticipation.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/18/2001
Chad will not establish relations with Israel, Arabic is the official language
Chad's president Idris Deibi has stressed that his country will not establish any relations with Israel, and denounced the repeated Israeli aggressions against the Palestinian people.
Chad-Regional, Politics, 8/18/2001
Iraq hosts a new session for the people's Islamic conference
Iraq will host a new session for the people's Islamic conference on August 20 through 23rd during which a call will be advocated for Jihad in order to liberate al-Aqsa mosque from the Israeli occupation and releasing a " Fatwa " regarding positions of certain Arab regimes which are accused of collaborating with " the US and Israel."
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 8/18/2001
Security Council to meet on situation in Middle East, including Palestinian question
Members of the Security Council have agreed to hold a formal meeting to discuss the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question, in an open session held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, the UN news center reported Friday.
Palestine, Politics, 8/18/2001
Bloody confrontation in Sudanese university over political disputes
The Sudanese al-Jazira university on Thursday witnessed bloody confrontations resulted in killing one student and wounding 18 three of them are in critical health conditions.
Sudan, Politics, 8/18/2001
Arab foreign ministers to hold emergency meeting on Wednesday
All Arab states agreed to attend the emergency meeting of the Arab Foreign Ministers in Cairo Wednesday.
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 8/18/2001
China denies updating Iraqi defense system
China on Friday stressed that there is no evidence that Chinese companies have updated the Iraqi anti plane defense system or violated the UN sanctions imposed on Iraq.
Iraq-China, Politics, 8/18/2001
Armed forces are real guarantor of Egypt's security
The Egyptian Minister of Defence and Military Production Field Marshal Mohammad Hussein Tantawi attended on Thursday a celebration marking the Supremacy Day and the handing-over of the Western Military Zone from staff Major General Al-Desouki Al-Banna, who was appointed Head of the Supreme Council of Luxor city, to staff Major General Nader Abdo Taha Qora, who was the zone's Chief of staff.
Egypt, Politics, 8/18/2001
Russia, USA agree to work on ending violence, resume negotiations
The United States and Russia agreed on working together on convincing the Palestinians and Israelis to curb violence and set the stage for resumption of peace negotiations.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2001
US under pressure to send observers to Middle East
The US was under increasing pressure on Thursday to intervene in the escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians by sending observers to the region.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/18/2001
Draft resolution urges immediate end to violence in ME
A draft resolution by the UN Security Council late Friday called for the immediate cessation of all acts of violence, provocation and destruction, as well as the return to the positions and arrangements which existed prior to September 2000.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2001
Arab interior ministers council condemns Israeli aggression
The Council of Arab interior ministers condemned on Friday Israeli attacks on the Palestinian people, institutions and police and urged the international community to intervene and stop the aggression.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2001
Egypt participates in the SC emergency session
Egypt's permanent delegate to the United Nations Ahmed Abul Gheit will leave Cairo on Sunday heading to New York to participate in the Security Council emergency session due on Monday.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/18/2001
AI calls on Britain to stop weapons to Israel
The Amnesty International said on Thursday that Britain should stop exporting weapons to Israel as the organization can't accept the Israeli assurances that it doesn't use these weapons against Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza strip.
Palestine-UK, Politics, 8/18/2001
New secretary general for Amnesty International
Irene Khan from Bangladesh on Friday officially took up her role as Secretary General of Amnesty International, during the AI International Council (ICM) meeting, held as of August 17 in Dakar, Senegal.
Regional, Politics, 8/18/2001
Al-Assad visits Kuwait tomorrow
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will tomorrow ( Saturday) start a visit to Kuwait falls in the course of a tour on the Arab Gulf states that will last for several days on top of a high ranking delegation.
Syria-Kuwait, Politics, 8/17/2001
Al-Homsi lawyers proposed to release him
Syria, Politics, 8/17/2001
Meetings of Syrian- Kuwaiti ministerial committee concluded
Meetings of the 7th session of the Syrian- Kuwaiti joint ministerial committee were concluded on Thursday in Damascus under the chairmanship of the Syrian deputy premier for economic affairs Khaled Raad and the Kuwaiti minister of finance, planning and administrative development Youssef Hamad al-Ibrahim., in the presence of the delegations representing the two states.
Syria-Kuwait, Politics, 8/17/2001
Former Moroccan agent to be jailed
Morocco, Politics, 8/17/2001
Discussions on the Egyptian- Libyan initiative concerning Sudan
The Sudanese minister of the information Mahdi Ibrahim said following his meeting on Thursday with the Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher in Cairo that his talks dealt with the joint Egyptian- Libyan initiative concerning Sudan.
Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 8/17/2001
Al-Assad confers with al-Hariri, Franjieh conditions in the region, bilateral relations
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 8/17/2001
Al-Qaddafi visits Belarus by the end of this month
Libya-Belarus, Politics, 8/17/2001
Iranian- Iraqi agreement concerning prisoners, Moscow calls for lifting the sanctions on Baghdad
Iraq and Iran have agreed to resume talks over the exchange of remains of the soldiers killed during the Iraqi- Iranian war in 1980- 1998.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 8/17/2001
Egyptian FM confers with US official
It was announced in Cairo on Thursday that the Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher met with the US under secretary of state David SatterField in the course of his current tour to the Middle East region.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/17/2001
Jordanian parties to sue the government
Jordan, Politics, 8/17/2001
Abu al-Ragheb, Francs discuss consolidation of relations
Jordan-USA, Politics, 8/17/2001
Al-Shara gets telephone calls from Hammoud, al-Khatib, Shaath
The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Thursday received a telephone call from the Lebanese foreign minister Mahmoud Hammoud. Talks, during the telephone call dealt with the practices conducted against the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories and the Arab efforts made to crystallize a united Arab position towards the continued Israeli aggressions.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 8/17/2001
Israeli settlers kill one Palestinian
The Palestinians on Thursday confronted attacks made by the Israeli army forces which broke into several areas and one Palestinian was killed and several others wounded in a new crime committed by the Israeli settlers on Thursday.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/17/2001
Moroccan parties denounce Israel's criminal aggressions against Palestinian people
Four Moroccan parties have condemned the Israeli criminal aggressions against the unarmed Palestinian people and denounced the silence observed by big powers.
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 8/17/2001
Mauritania opposition call for cutting relations with Israel
Mauritania-Israel, Politics, 8/17/2001
US general visits Yemen
Yemen-USA, Politics, 8/17/2001
Arab foreign ministers to meet next Wednesday
The Arab foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting in Cairo next Wednesday to discuss the recent Israeli escalation in the occupied territories.
Regional, Politics, 8/17/2001
The new US ambassador arrives in Cairo today
The New US ambassador to Egypt David Welsh arrives today in Cairo to present his credentials to the Egyptian government in preparation to start his term of office in succession of Daniel Kurtzers who is now working as the US ambassador for Israel.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/17/2001
Ankara calls on Israel to return back Orient House to the Palestinians
Turkey-Israel, Politics, 8/17/2001
Arafat is in good health conditions after medical tests in Amman
The Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Thursday underwent medical tests in Amman before he returned back to the Palestinian territories that his health condition " is good."
Palestine, Politics, 8/17/2001
Israeli warplanes violate the Lebanese airspace
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/17/2001
Israel signs secret agreements with 39 countries
Israel has signed secret agreement with 39 countries including China and India for co-operation in the field of preventing the leakage of information about joint security projects between it and these countries.
Israel, Politics, 8/17/2001
Al-Shara gets a telephone call from Moussa
Syria-Regional, Politics, 8/16/2001
Egyptian delegation under Baz meets Powell Friday
The high level Egyptian political delegation, now visiting Washington, will meet Secretary of State Colin Powell Friday for discussing the Egyptian standpoint on ways of breaking the current deadlock of the situation in the Middle East and the risks of the Israeli security, and political escalation.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/16/2001
Intelligence cooperation between India, Israel
Israel-India, Politics, 8/16/2001
Kuwaiti foreign minister welcomed al-Assad's visit
The first deputy for the Kuwaiti Premier and the foreign minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber welcomed the expected visit to be made by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Kuwait on Saturday.
Kuwait-Syria, Politics, 8/16/2001
Some 25 items at the agenda of the council of the Arab League
Regional, Politics, 8/16/2001
One Palestinian killed, Palestinians clash with settlers, Israeli tanks besiege Palestinians areas
News reports on Wednesday said that different clashes took place on Wednesday in Gaza between the Palestinians and the Israeli forces and stressed that hundreds of Israeli tanks and armored vehicles imposed a strong besiege on Jenin, Hebron, Bethlehem, Beit Sahour, Beit Jala and areas surrounding these towns.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/16/2001
Jordanian military cooperation with Johannesburg
Jordan-South Africa, Politics, 8/16/2001
On Syrian Kuwaiti, Iraqi relations
The Kuwaiti embassy in Damascus said in an exclusive statement to the Jordanian paper al-Dostour denied on Wednesday that the timing in which works of the Syrian- Kuwaiti committee in Damascus just one day after the end of similar works for the Syrian- Iraqi committee to have any links to Syrian mediation efforts between Kuwait and Iraq, noting that the timing of holding the meeting had been decided since a long time ago.
Syria-Kuwait, Politics, 8/16/2001
Arab information ministers approve an integrated plan to support the Intifada, withstand Israeli claims
In conclusion of their one day emergency meeting held in Cairo on Wednesday, the Arab ministers of information approved a media strategy in order to invest Arab efforts in confrontation of the Israeli aggressive practices against the Palestinians.
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 8/16/2001
One plane was hit in the Iraqi airspace
An Iraqi military spokesman has announced that one of the British and American planes which were raiding north Iraq was hit.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/16/2001
Demonstrations in Copenhagen against the Israeli ambassador, calls to try him over crimes against the Palestinians
In massive demonstration in the Danish capital in protest of the policy of torture and assassination against the Palestinians, the new Israeli ambassador in Denmark Karmi Jeilo arrived in Copenhagen on Wednesday escorted by large number of police men as a result of the vast campaign of denunciation by the Danish people because of his criminal past when he was a chairman for the Israeli " Shein Beit" on 1995- 1996.
Israel-Denmark, Politics, 8/16/2001
Bilin attacks Sharon
Yousse Bilin, the former Israeli Minister of justice has launched a sharp offensive against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon because of the penetration by the Israeli army of the Palestinian city of Jenin.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/16/2001
Arab Foreign Ministers hold emergency meeting soon
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa Wednesday night said that Arab Foreign Ministers will gather for an emergency meeting in the coming few days to discuss the deteriorating situation in the Palestinian territories.
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 8/16/2001
Moroccan journalists meet Spanish politicians, NGOs over Sahara issue
A delegation of Moroccan journalists is to visit Spain by the end of next September to meet officials, political leaders and NGOs over the Sahara issue.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 8/16/2001
Moroccan committee condemns aggression against Iraq
The Moroccan national committee of support to Iraq has denounced the aggression policy of the United States and Great Britain against Iraq and called the UN to take moves to end this policy.
Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 8/16/2001
US ambassador: Washington supports ongoing reforms in Morocco
The administration of US president George W. Bush supports and hails ongoing reforms in Morocco under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, said in Rabat Wednesday US ambassador, Margaret Tutwiler.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 8/16/2001
OIC calls for urgent meeting of UN Security Council
The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has called the UN Security Council to hold an emergency session to discuss the situation in the Middle East and Israel's attempts to alter the political status of the holy city of Al-Quds (Jerusalem).
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 8/16/2001
Israeli forces were forced to leave Jenin, confrontations continued
Amid more Israeli escalation, the Israeli forces broke into the city of Jenin amid people's resistance which resulted in an important victory embodied in deterring the invading Israeli forces. The Arab Intifada Teenagers clashes with the Israeli soldiers in several areas in Gaza and the West Bank.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/15/2001
On President al-Assad's visit to Kuwait
The London- based al-Hayat daily said on Tuesday that the Kuwaitis are looking forward to the visit to be made by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Kuwait on August 18 in order to get from him a clearer picture about the extent Damascus will proceed in boosting relations with Baghdad.
Kuwait-Syria, Politics, 8/15/2001
Syrian- Kuwaiti ministerial committee stresses the revitalization of economic cooperation, investment
Meetings of the joint Syrian- Kuwaiti ministerial committee took place chaired by the deputy premier for economic affairs Khaled Raad and the Kuwaiti minister of finance, planning and administrative development Youssef Hamad al-Ibrahim.
Syria-Kuwait, Politics, 8/15/2001
Israel's withdrawal from Arab land, a must
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher Tuesday underlined that the United Nations resolutions clearly stipulated Israel's pullout from all the occupied Arab lands that were seized in 1967.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/15/2001
Egypt urges US to move for ending deterioration
The Egyptian political delegation started talks with senior officials in the state department following its arrival in Washington yesterday under an assignment from President Mubarak with the aim of breaking the current deadlock in the Middle East.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/15/2001
Al-Assad gets a message from Khatami
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday morning received a telephone call from President of Iran Muhammad Khatami during which discussions dealt with "latest developments in the region and the crimes committed by Israel against the Palestinian people and means of supporting the heroic Palestinian Intifada."
Syria-Iran, Politics, 8/15/2001
Egypt for backing Syrian position
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher has stressed Egypt's full support to Syria in its legitimate struggle in order to restore back the whole of the Golan until June 4, 1967 border lines, noting the importance of continued cooperation and consultation between Syria and Egypt in the service of the supreme Arab causes.
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 8/15/2001
Israeli aggressions jeopardize US interests in Mideast
"We are not asking Washington to do something beyond its capacity, but rather we are asking it to take a decisive stance, especially with regard to the implementation of US-sponsored agreements," Baz said.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/15/2001
Palestinian, AL representative at UN urge return back of Palestinian sovereignty on Orient House
The Palestinian Observer at the UN Naser al-Qidawa has announced that the Palestinian side launched a diplomatic campaign that aims at forcing the UN Security Council to pressure Israel to force it to end its occupation of Beit al-Sharq (Orient House) and other Palestinian establishments.
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 8/15/2001
Jordan holds the West responsible for the deterioration of conditions in the region
Jordan has warned against the danger of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and of being extended to the countries of the region, stressing that there is no alternative for the peace process terms of reference which are the land for peace.
Jordan-Regional, Politics, 8/15/2001
Egypt and S. Korea signed cooperation agreement for peaceful uses of nuclear power
The Israeli government has gone beyond all red lines, he said, accusing Israel of taking the wrong road towards peace and stability.
Egypt-South Korea, Politics, 8/15/2001
US planes held sorties in Iraqi airspace
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/15/2001
Bush slams Israeli strikes against Jenin
Palestine-USA, Politics, 8/15/2001
Several development projects launched in Oued Eddahab province
Several development projects were launched Tuesday in the Moroccan southern province of Oued Eddahab on the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of the recovery by Morocco of this province that was formerly Under Spanish rule.
Morocco, Politics, 8/15/2001
Jordan will not be affected by agreements between Syria, Iraq
Jordan-Syria, Politics, 8/15/2001
Egypt protests against Israel
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/15/2001
Ebeid, Moussa discuss AL's structural reform
Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid discussed with Secretary-General of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa the aspects of AL's structural reform and the role played by Arab Socio-Economic Council.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 8/15/2001
Sudan regrets new incidents in Somalia
Sudan-Somalia, Politics, 8/15/2001
Libya, EU for boosting relations
The assistant secretary for cooperation affairs in the people's general committee for foreign relations and international cooperation ( foreign ministry) Saeed Mujber on Monday evening in Tripoli discussed with the delegation representing the European parliament cooperation relations between Libya and the European parliament and means of supporting and developing them.
Libya-European Union, Politics, 8/15/2001
Amnesty International calls on Denmark to extradite Israel's ambassador
Amnesty International asked the Danish government to arrest or extradite Israel's new ambassador Carmi Gillon, former head of the Israel's General Security Services (GSS), a notorious torturer.
Israel-Denmark, Politics, 8/15/2001
France: Israel's incursion into Jenin will complicate situation
France warned of attempts to weaken the Palestinian Authority (PA) and said that the attempted storming of Jenin at dawn, Tuesday, would render indispensable dialogue more inaccessible.
Palestine-France, Politics, 8/15/2001
UNIFIL's patrols against expected Israeli aggressions in South Lebanon
The personal representative of the UN secretary general in South Lebanon Stevan De Mistora has announced that the UN forces working in South Lebanon ( UNIFIL) have started on foot patrol intensive sessions along the line separates the Lebanese territories from Israel because of the recent Israeli threats.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/15/2001
Arab information ministers meet in presence of Palestinian president
The Arab information ministers council holds an emergency meeting, Wednesday, under the chairmanship of Lebanese information minister Ghazi Aridi Arab league secretary general, Amr Moussa, and Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, will take part in the meeting.
Regional, Politics, 8/15/2001
Eritreans for joining the Arab league
In a step which is the first of its kind in Eritrea after getting independence, Eritrean press personalities, lawyers, judges and intellectuals criticized their country's policy towards the Arab states. They considered this relation as swinging and many of them described it as foggy and of not being clear.
Eritrea-Regional, Politics, 8/15/2001
Israel refuses to settle Lahd hirelings, because they are not Jews
The Israeli deputy minister of settlement Yuli Olshtine has announced that his ministry deliberately refuses to give the Israeli identity to more than 5,000 hirelings who fled to Israel during the retreat of the Israeli army from South Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/15/2001
Al-Assad attends a tactical project for one of the Syrian fighting formations
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has stressed Syria's total support to the Lebanese President " Emil lahoud, to the commander of the Lebanese army and to Lebanon's government, people and resistance."
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 8/14/2001
High level Egyptian delegation in Washington for consuiltations on ME issues
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has assigned a political delegation for holding consultations with the US administration officials on the volatile issues of the region, in the light of the occupation by the Israeli troops of Orient House in Jerusalem in what is considered as a violation of all agreements which have been signed by Israelis and Palestinians.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/14/2001
Maher: Sharon's policies of hate proved failure
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said that the Israeli public opinion began to witness development, which is evident in the joint statement issued by former Israeli minister of justice Yossi Beilin and Palestinian Minister of Information Yasser Abd Rabbo.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2001
Comprehensive strike in the West Bank, Gaza, continued confrontations
Comprehensive strike prevailed all parts of the occupied West Bank and Gaza as an expression of the rejection of the Palestinians to Israel's occupation of the " Orient House," while the Israeli tanks bombarded villages and houses in Rafah and these resulted in more casualties among unarmed civilians and their properties.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2001
Israeli occupation of Palestine in its last hours
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Maher said that the Israeli occupation of Palestine is experiencing its last hours.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/14/2001
Al-Assad's visit to Kuwait
The Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am said on Monday that the visit of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Kuwait will last for 24 hours and starts on August 18.
Syria-Kuwait, Politics, 8/14/2001
Israeli message for Syria
The Jordanian weekly al-Jazira said on Monday according to Israeli reports published last week in the Israeli press that the Israeli defense minister Benjamin Bin Aleazer sent a message to the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, through another state, noting the Israeli sincere intention to renew negotiations between Syria and Israel.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2001
On the water issue between Syria and Turkey
The Turkish daily al-Zaman ( the Times) said on Monday that the water problem which has been suspended between Turkey and Syria since several years started to approach its end
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 8/14/2001
Mauritanian weekly: Mauritania pins great hopes on Moroccan king's visit
Mauritanian authorities are looking forward to a scheduled visit by King Mohammed VI next September to consolidate the new orientation given to Mauritania's relations with countries of the region, says a Mauritanian weekly.
Mauritania-Morocco, Politics, 8/14/2001
Arafat might be Israel's target
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2001
Seif escapes paying state taxes
Syria, Politics, 8/14/2001
Former Israeli minister calls for dialogue
Former Israeli minister of Justice Yusi Belin on Sunday in Cairo called on the peace partisans to start a dialogue in order to get out of the nightmare in the Middle East, stressing that he will discuss this matter very soon with the chairman of the Palestinian authority Yasser Arafat.
Israel-Palestine, Politics, 8/14/2001
Moroccan youth organizations hold Algerian authorities responsible for aggressions
Moroccan youth organizations which took part in the 15th youth and student festival in Algiers before withdrawing from the encounter after being aggressed by Polisario mercenaries held the Algerian authorities and organizing committee responsible for the incidents.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/14/2001
Egyptian- Sudanese differences denied on reconciliation
Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 8/14/2001
Annan urges Israeli authorities to end occupation of Orient House
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2001
Fischer to the region on August 20
Regional-Germany, Politics, 8/14/2001
A case filed to prevent the entry of Israeli goods to Yemen
Yemen-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2001
Austrian Defence Minister: Occupation of Orient House a barbaric act
Interviewed by the Egyptian TV Channel I on Monday, Schreiber branded the occupation as a barbaric act which targets the Palestinian people' dignity.
Palestine-Austria, Politics, 8/14/2001
ISESCO calls for end to Israeli aggressions against Palestinian people
The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO/based in Rabat) has called the international community to interfere urgently to end the Israeli aggressions against the Palestinian people.
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 8/14/2001
An emergency meeting for the Arab follow up committee
Jordan and Palestine officially on Monday asked the Arab league to convene an emergency meeting for the Arab follow up committee at the level of the ten Arab foreign ministers whose countries are members in the said committee, at the headquarters of the Arab league. The meeting will discuss the continued Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people and Israel's occupation of " the Orient House."
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 8/14/2001
Israeli nuclear wastes in the Golan
Syria-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2001
European Union critizes closure of Orient House unacceptable
European union foreign policy chief Javier Solana Monday said Israel's closure of the orient house is unacceptable political escalation that does not help calm down the situation but only adds oil to fire.
Palestine-European Union, Politics, 8/14/2001
Israel will redeem for its occupation of Orient House
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2001
Parliamentary committee condemns Israeli state terrorism
The committee condemned the state terrorism practiced by Israel against the unarmed Palestinians asserted that the Israeli occupation of the Orient House and hoisting the Israeli flag on top of it, is part of the Israeli aggression that causes more violence.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/14/2001
Continued Israeli pressures on the Palestinian Authority
Israel on Monday tried to practice political and international pressures on the Palestinian Authority claiming that the PA has recently released three activists from the Palestinian resistance movement ( Hamas) believed to have taken part in operations against Israel.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2001
Sharon has to be tried for slaying Egyptian POWs
Despite the elapse of six years after several Israeli commanders had admitted in detail to committing gruesome massacres against Egyptian civilians and prisoners of war in Sinai, during the 1956 and 1967 wars, no serious attempts have been made to take legal procedures to investigate such information. Nothing was actually performed to bring Israeli criminals of war before international or even Egyptian judiciary.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2001
ADC board names new chairman and president
The Board of Directors of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) unanimously elected Ziad Asali as its new President and Ahmad Sbaiti as new Chairman of the Board of ADC.
Regional-USA, Politics, 8/14/2001
Syrian Premier meets with Iraqi President, higher committee talks opened
The Iraqi President Saddam Hussein on Saturday evening in Baghdad received the Syrian Prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro.
Iraq-Syria, Politics, 8/13/2001
Al-Shara gets telephone calls from Moussa, al-Khatib
Syria-Regional, Politics, 8/13/2001
On new changes in Syria
The Kuwaiti daily al-Seyasah issued on Sunday said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has asked for making a plenary study for more than 400 Syrian figures in preparation to appoint them in key positions of " administration " in the country.
Syria, Politics, 8/13/2001
Some Israeli voices refuse Israeli policies
"Egypt will make intensified contacts with different world tries as part of a diplomatic campaign aimed to halt different world countries as part of a diplomatic campaign aimed to halt the provocative acts committed by the Israeli government, the latest of which was occupying the Orient House in the occupied Al Quds," Foreign Minister Ahmad Maher said.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 8/13/2001
Israel's take-over of Orient House strengthens resistance
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa held talks Sunday with Libyan Secretary of the People's Committee for African Unity Ali El-Turayki.
Regional-Libya, Politics, 8/13/2001
Arafat sends messages to world leaders
The chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat has called on the international community to move urgently in order to end the Israeli occupation of Beit al-Sharq (Orient House) and the Palestinians establishments closed by the Israeli forces in occupied Jerusalem.
Palestine, Politics, 8/13/2001
New suicide operation near Haifa
A Palestinian youth carried out a " suicide operation" in " wall street " restaurant near Kreyat Motskin settlement in Haifa resulted in wounding 15 Israelis.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/13/2001
High-level Egyptian contacts for halting explosion of situation
The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will hold a meeting today with the political group for examining deterioration of the situation in the occupied Arab territories after the latest Israeli escalation, its occupation of the Orient House and sustained acts of violence in the occupied lands.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/13/2001
Al-Shara confers with Satterfield
The Foreign minister Farouk al-Shara' on Saturday received the US under secretary of state for the Near East affairs David Satterfield and members of the accompanying delegation.
Syria-USA, Politics, 8/13/2001
Maher, Beilin hold talks
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher voiced appreciation of peace efforts exerted by Yossi Beilin, a former Israeli Knesset member.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/13/2001
Makadishu accuses Ethiopia of interfering in its internal affairs
The Somali minister of the Interior Taher Muhammad Sheikh has accused Ethiopia of interfering in the internal affairs of his country and of providing logistic and material aids to war lords in order to undermine the legitimacy represented in the rule of the Somali provisional President Abdul Qadem Salad Hassan.
Somalia-Ethiopia, Politics, 8/13/2001
Al-Assad to visit Kuwait
Well-informed sources told the Kuwaiti daily al-Anbaa in its Saturday's issue that the visit of President Bashar al-Assad to Kuwait was decided on August 18 to 21.
Kuwait-Syria, Politics, 8/13/2001
Moroccan parties denounce aggression against Moroccans at world youth festival in Algiers
Several Moroccan parties and associations have strongly denounced the aggression perpetrated last Wednesday in Algiers against 10 Moroccan youth participating in the world youth festival, by members of the polisario separatist movement.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/13/2001
The next ministerial council of the Arab League
The general secretariat of the Arab League (AL) has sent the agenda for the next session of the AL ministerial council due to be held in the first half of September at the level of foreign ministers in the Arab states which are AL members.
Regional, Politics, 8/13/2001
Al-Qaddafi invites for attending al-Fateh's celebrations
Well-informed sources in Khartoum said that the Libyan President Mu'ammar al-Qaddafi extended an invitation to both the Sudanese government and opposition to attend the Libyan celebrations on September 1st ( which marks al-Qaddafi's assuming power in Libya on September 1st, 1969,).
Libya-Sudan, Politics, 8/13/2001
Sunday Times: expanded conflict in the Middle East
The British daily "Sunday Times" issued on Sunday in London stressed that the threat to expand the conflict in the Middle East has been escalating after the Egyptian government started to study the possibility of sending the third armored army to Sinai desert, if Israel will move its forces inside the Palestinian territories.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/13/2001
Arab Lawyers condemn occupation of orient house
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/13/2001
Egypt-PA in contact on grave deterioration in Palestinian lands
"The next step that we must expect, will be the infringement on A1 Haram A1 Sharif," he said.
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 8/13/2001
Continued arrests of Palestinians
Palestinian sources reported that the security forces of the Israeli army are still in a state of alert because of continued warnings on possible new operations by the Palestinian Intifada teenagers.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/13/2001
Orient House was occupied at Sharon's directives
The British daily "Sunday Times" issued on Sunday in London said that the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon has personally ordered the Israeli forces to occupy Beit al-Sharq (the Orient House) in Jerusalem and to hoist the Israeli flag over it instead of the Palestinian flag.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/13/2001
Palestinian collaborator sentenced to death
The Palestinian Authority security court on Sunday sentenced to death a Palestinian collaborator with Israel in killing the Palestinian Maj. Gen. Masoud Ayyad, one of the cadres of the Fatah Movement in Gaza.
Palestine, Politics, 8/13/2001
Israeli planes flew in the Lebanese airspace
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/13/2001
Arafat in Cairo Wednesday to take part in extraordinary meeting of Arab information ministers
Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat is expected in Cairo on, Wednesday to take part in the emergency meeting of Arab Information Ministers which kicks off on Wednesday at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo under Lebanese Minister of Information Ghazi A1-Aridi.
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 8/13/2001
Two US-based organizations Call for Removal of Israeli Forces from Orient House
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) and the American Committee on Jerusalem (ACJ) have condemned Israel's seizure of Orient House, the unofficial headquarters of Palestinian political activity in the occupied east Al-Quds (Jerusalem).
Palestine-USA, Politics, 8/13/2001
Arab information ministers to convene emergency meeting
An emergency meeting for the council of the Arab ministers of information will be held on Wednesday, August 15 at the headquarters of the general secretariat of the Arab League, according to a statement made by the secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa on Sunday in Cairo.
Regional, Politics, 8/13/2001
Moroccan ngo denounces embezzlement of humanitarian assistance by polisario
A Moroccan ngo, the committee for Sahrawi Families Reunion (COREFASA), denounced here last week the embezzlement by the polisario leaders of the humanitarian assistance destined to the populations of the Tindouf camps.
Morocco, Politics, 8/13/2001
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