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Al-Walid Bin Talal: the Saudis will withdraw their investment from the USA
The Saudi Prince al-Walid Bin Talal has warned that certain Saudi investors might withdraw their assets from the USA because of the media campaign which targets the Kingdom and talks on its ill cooperation with Washington in the war against terrorism.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 11/30/2002
Al-Anbaa: Washington conditions for peace talks resumption between Syria, Israel
American and European diplomatic sources said that the administration of the US President George Bush informed the Syrian officials that Washington is ready to start Syrian- Israeli and Lebanese- Israeli peace negotiations in the framework
Syria-USA, Politics, 11/30/2002
After desolving the engineers Union, Jordan bans anti- normalization trade unions committee
The Jordanian divan ( court) in charge of explaining the Jordanian laws has decided to ban committees promoting anti-normalization with Israeli launched by vocational trade unions in Jordan. A matter which avails the government to desolve these committees.
Jordan, Politics, 11/30/2002
Liberation: Barazani and the war against Iraq
The chairman of the Kurdistani Democratic party, Masoud al-Barazani, announced that the war against Iraq is very possible because the Americans have commited a lot into this direction, and that toppling attempts and conspiracies failed to topple the Iraqi president.
Iraq, Politics, 11/30/2002
Yemen, Kuwait exchange information over al-Qaida members
The Kuwaiti and Yemeni security systems have exchanged information concerning persons in each of the two states suspected to be members in al-Qaida organization.
Kuwait-Yemen, Politics, 11/30/2002
Sweden to give asylum to Palestinians of the West Bank, Gaza
Sweden yesterday announced it will give political asylum to the Palestinians who arrive on its territories from the West Bank and Gaza, because of the continued acts of violence there.
Palestine-Sweden, Politics, 11/30/2002
Palestinians deny connections to Kenya's two attack operations
The international cooperation minister in the Palestinian Authority, Nabil Shaath, announced in Berlin that the two operations which took place on Thursday in Kenya against Israelis and were claimed by "Palestine Army" were not carried out by a "Palestinian organization."
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/30/2002
Jerusalem Day celebrated
Syria's Grand Mufti, Sheikh Ahmad Keftaro, has asserted that "the Israeli crimes, massacres and inhuman practices perpetrated against the Palestinian people are considered real crimes which history hadn't witnessed the likes before."
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 11/30/2002
Israeli anti poisonous gas covers to Kuwait
The Israeli daily Haartez reported yesterday that the Israeli defense ministry, in consultation with the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon and the Israeli foreign ministry approved that the Israeli "Shell On" is permitted to sell preventive suits against poisonous gases to Kuwait for fears that Kuwait will be exposed to an Iraqi aggression.
Kuwait-Israel, Politics, 11/30/2002
Egypt organize world conference on petrochemical industry
Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum will hold conference on petrochemical industries in January.
Politics, 11/30/2002
Syria: exempting customs director from his post
Syria, Politics, 11/30/2002
Algerian experts to cooperate with Moroccan peers in assessing refinery fire losses
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 11/30/2002
Syria's support for Lebanon at Paris II conference
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 11/30/2002
Chamber of representatives adopts government's program
Morocco, Politics, 11/30/2002
Israel warns its citizens from traveling to 6 countries, including Egypt
The Israeli foreign ministry issued, following the double operation in Kenya, new directives to the Israeli tourists warning them from travelling to six countries which are Thailand; Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt, including Sinai.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 11/30/2002
Al-Assad gets a telephone call from Chirac
Syria-France, Politics, 11/29/2002
Al-Assad confers with Japanese ME envoy
Toshimitsu expressed Japan's appreciation of Syria's constructive role on both regional and international levels adding that Japan is convinced that power cannot solve the peace problem of the Middle East except by the UN related resolutions and on top of them the two resolutions 242 and 338.
Syria-Japan, Politics, 11/29/2002
Moroccan floods: Algerian envoy arrives in Morocco
Algerian employment and national solidarity minister, Taieb Belaiz, envoy of Algerian president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, arrived on Wednesday in Casablanca, heading a top level delegation.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 11/29/2002
Jordan: dissolving the Engineers trade Unions
The supreme court of justice in Jordan issued a decision for desolving the engineers trade union council on the ground of a complaint submitted by members in the Union against the legitimacy of the elections which took place in April.
Jordan, Politics, 11/29/2002
Al-Shara confers with Japanese ME envoy
Foreign Minister Farouk Al-Shara received in Damascus on Thursday the first Secretary of the Japanese Foreign Minister, Toshimitu Motegi and members of the accompanying delegation.
Syria-Japan, Politics, 11/29/2002
Some 13 persons killed in explosion in Israeli hotel in Mombassa
Israel, Politics, 11/29/2002
AL denounces US decision to support Israel militarily and economically
Regional-Israel, Politics, 11/29/2002
Yemen asks Washington to hand back al-Nashiri
The Yemeni "September 26th " paper, mouthpiece of the Yemeni ministry of the interior, said yesterday that Yemen asked the US formally to hand Abdul Rahim al-Nashiri who was detained later and Washington stressed he is the responsible for the Gulf region in al-Qaida organization.
Yemen-USA, Politics, 11/29/2002
Moroccan fm pleads for Africa's debts canceling
The Moroccan minister deplored the fact that the indebtedness issue, recognized by Cairo's action plan as a major impediment to development programs, has not seen any significant progress, adding that a free, prosperous and developed continent would be an active and wealth generating partner and a creditworthy customer that would contribute to the consolidation of international peace and security.
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 11/29/2002
Muscat: right to vote for all Omani citizens in 2003
The Omani minister of the interior Saud Bin Ibrahim al-Bouseidi announced in a statement the expansion of the participation base of citizens in the elections of the Shoura council which will be held in 2003, at the directives of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, so as the right to voting will be for "every and each Omani who will be 21 year old in the first of January, 2003."
Oman, Politics, 11/28/2002
Moscow, Annan talks about lifting Iraq sanctions within months; first day of inspections 'typical'
The first day of inspection for the Iraqi weapons passed peacefully without obstacles and the inspectors got what they want, hoping that this day will be "typical" for future cooperation between the Iraqi government and the UN.
Iraq, Politics, 11/28/2002
Syria: exempting TV and radio director, satellite channel from posts
The Syrian cabinet decided to exempt the director general of the radio and TV establishment Fayez Sayyegh and the director of the Syrian TV satellite station Ala' Nemeh from their post because of broadcasting a TV interview with the American ambassador in Damascus Theodore Qattouf in which he called on Damascus to change its foreign policy.
Syria-USA, Politics, 11/28/2002
Barazani: US had decided what to do, we were not informed
The chairman of the Kurdistani Democratic Party, Masoud al-Barazani, has announced that the US administration "had drawn plans concerning Iraq and did not brief the Iraqi opposition groups on them," stressing the refusal of these groups for any American military rule of Iraq after toppling the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/28/2002
Iraqi opposition conference in London on January 13
Officials in the main opposition Iraqi groups said that the plenary conference for the Iraqi opposition will be held in London on January 13 through 15 after the completion of preliminary meetings in Washington and the last of these meetings will be held on January 2md and 3rd.
Iraq, Politics, 11/28/2002
Washington seeks to train 5,000 Iraqi opposition in Hungary
The spokesman for the Hungarian government said yesterday that Washington asked permission to use a military base to the south of Budapest to train American soldiers and employees in preparation for war against Iraq.
Iraq-Hungary, Politics, 11/28/2002
Yemen and cooperation with the USA
Abdul Karim al-Eryani, the advisor of the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, indicated that the Arab states will minimize their cooperation with the US in the war against terrorism if the latter launches a war against Iraq.
Yemen-USA, Politics, 11/28/2002
Mubarak to Israeli president: A Knight Without A Horse not against Judaism or Israel
The Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot disclosed the latest message by President Mubarak to Israeli President Moshe Katzav, where Mubarak voiced difference in opinion with Katzav on the TV series, as the latter considered it anti-Semitic.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 11/28/2002
More Syrian relief aids to the Palestinians
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 11/28/2002
Middle East: UN protests armed Israeli raid on international staff member's home
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has protested to the Israeli military at the treatment of one of the Agency's international staff members and her family, who were subject to degrading searches and unjustified detention.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/28/2002
UN refutes Israel's claim that Jenin project manager was killed amid firing in camp
The United Nations has refuted Israeli claims that a slain aid worker managing a UN project in the West Bank was killed amid gunfire. "Our preliminary findings into the circumstances surrounding the death of Iain Hook in Jenin do not concur with the statement made by the Israeli military that firing had been coming out of the UNRWA compound in Jenin,"
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/28/2002
Arab organization asks bush to reject more military aid to Israel
The Bush Administration and the U.S. Congress will have to decide whether or not to approve this staggering request for billions more in U.S. dollars for Israel. The
Regional-USA, Politics, 11/28/2002
Al-Shara reviews with Karam Syrian- Lebanese relations
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 11/28/2002
Powell: relations with Saudi Arabia are good
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 11/28/2002
Syrian- Ukraine transport relations
Syria-Ukraine, Politics, 11/28/2002
Israeli delegation heads for Washington
Israel-USA, Politics, 11/28/2002
EU welcomes release of Riad al-Turk
Syria-European Union, Politics, 11/27/2002
AL chief confers with Bahrain's Cabinet affairs minister
Bahrain-Regional, Politics, 11/27/2002
Jordanian King in Moscow: Russia is the sound of logic
The Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Jordanian king Abdullah II have expressed their desire to strengthen relations between their two countries in the military and economic fields. This was expressed during the fourth visit of the King to Russia since he ascended to the throne in Jordan in 1999.
Jordan-Russia, Politics, 11/27/2002
Jordanian Islamists annoyed by prince Nayef; Curfew lift from Maan
The Jordanian authorities lifted the curfew imposed on the city of Maan, at a time when an opinion poll showed that most of the Jordanian are displeased with the way the government dealt with the incidents in Maan
Jordan, Politics, 11/27/2002
Butaflika calls on the government to carry out partial local elections
Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika has called for proceeding with the partial local elections in the municipalities where results of voting were canceled because of acts of riots, stressing the need that these elections must be held under best conditions.
Algeria, Politics, 11/27/2002
Qaddoura highlights People's Assembly legislative achievement
Speaker of the People's Assembly Abdul-Qadder Qaddoura indicated on Tuesday that the Assembly has achieved during the 7th legislative course a series of achievements represented by the approval of many decrees, laws legislation as well as agreements with Arab and foreign countries.
Syria, Politics, 11/27/2002
Sudanese political forces oppose the call of the government on provisional phase arrangements dialogue
Sudanese official sources stressed yesterday that Washington invited the Sudanese government to meet in the USA with representatives for the rebels in an attempt to settle differences before convening the new round of peace talks which will start in January 2003.
Sudan, Politics, 11/27/2002
Russian plan to topple Saddam Hussein to prevent US occupation of Iraq
The Paris- based al-Watan al-Arabi magazine said, according to well-informed sources, that the military and intelligence leadership in Moscow had prepared a plan to topple the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein by a military coupe or an assassination operation in order to protect the Russian interests in Iraq and the region and to block the road against an American occupation of Iraq.
Iraq-Russia, Politics, 11/27/2002
Adel Fleifel status uncertain
An official source in the Bahraini national security department announced on Monday evening that reservations were made on the former state security intelligence officer col. Adel Fleifel who returned on Monday to Bahrain in the framework of the "right to return," guaranteed by the constitution in Bahrain according to article 17.
Bahrain, Politics, 11/27/2002
Abu Mazen renews call to halt militarizing the Intifada; A Palestinian committee to contact the Israeli peace camp
The secretary general of the PLO executive committee Mahmoud Abbas ( Abu Mazin ) has renewed his call to halt the suicide attacks and to return back the citizen's public face of the Intifada, while the Palestinian authority has formed a committee to follow up negotiations with the "Israeli peace camp."
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/27/2002
Fatah and Hamas dialogue to be resumed after Eid al-Fiter
One of the Fatah key figures and member of the inter- Palestinian dialogue Ahmad Ghneim stressed that the current dialogue between the Fatah and Hamas movement on a "common political vision" is achieving "progress" noting preparations for another meeting in Cairo after Eid al-Fiter.
Palestine, Politics, 11/27/2002
Lebanon provides entry visas for Russians
It was announced in Moscow that the Lebanese government had decided to give entry visas to Russian citizens, according o agreements finalized recently by the Lebanese and Russian sides.
Lebanon-Russia, Politics, 11/27/2002
Syrian party official confers with Arab parties secretary
Syria-Regional, Politics, 11/27/2002
Iraq's oil for food program extended just for nine days
Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/27/2002
Ethiopia releases Eritrean prisoners
Ethiopia-Eritrea, Politics, 11/27/2002
Al- Faisal hands message to Mubarak from King; No US pressure concerning Iraq
The Saudi foreign minister prince Saud al-Faisal denied following his meeting with President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt yesterday in Cairo any American pressures on the Arab states concerning the Iraqi issue.
Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 11/26/2002
Al-Assad confers with al-Hariri
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 11/26/2002
Belgium refused to host Iraq opposition because timing
Michel announced yesterday from Cairo that his country refused to receive the Iraqi opposition conference which was due to be held in Brussels because its timing as it does not comply with the recent resolution of the UN security council
Iraq-Belgium, Politics, 11/26/2002
Algerian- Syrian joint statement boosting relations
A joint statement was issued yesterday in Damascus on the visit of the Algerian National Reform Movement Party to Syria.
Algeria-Syria, Politics, 11/26/2002
Riyadh inspects charity funding: We delivered Washington an investigation on Princess Haifa's donations
Saudi Arabia has taken two remarkable steps to contain "the attack" it feels is being carried against it from inside the US. It announced it had delivered the American authorities the results of an investigation made on the financial donations carried out by the daughter of the former Saudi King Faisal, princess Haifa, the wife of the Saudi Ambassador to Washington, Prince Bander Bin Sultan, at a time when Riyadh launched deepened investigations on the activities of all charity organizations in the kingdom.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 11/26/2002
Maan is isolated, Abu Sayyaf's son protected by tribes
A cautious calm prevailed yesterday on Maan and its citizens stayed indoor after the Jordanian security authorities renewed curfew.
Jordan, Politics, 11/26/2002
Saudi Arabia has no sleeping cell; Kuwait: targeting American soldiers is individual incident
Kuwait on Sunday stressed that opening fire at two American soldiers in Kuwait was "an individual incident" and does not indicate that there is a "security unrest" in the country, stressing solid relations with the US.
Kuwait-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 11/26/2002
Barazani, Talibani in France for a conference on the Kurds
The secretary general of the Kurdstani National Federation, Jalal al-Talibani, and the leader of the Kurdistani Democratic Party, Masoud al-Barazani ,yesterday arrived in Paris to convene meetings and joint talks with high ranking officials there and to take part in the works of the special conference on the future of the Kurds in Iraq
Iraq-France, Politics, 11/26/2002
Last Palestinian deportees leave Cyprus
Abdul Wahid Dawoud, the last Palestinian deportee exiled to Cyprus for lifting the siege on the " church of Nativity" in Bethlehem last may left the island yesterday to an undisclosed location.
Palestine-Cyprus, Politics, 11/26/2002
Jumblat for good relations with Syria
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 11/26/2002
On UNDOF mission in the Golan
Syria-Canada, Politics, 11/26/2002
Yemen: Some 1000 prisoners were released
Yemen, Politics, 11/25/2002
Saudi crown prince, President Saleh review developments
Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 11/25/2002
Al-Shara renews Syria's rejection to close al-Jihad offices: Road Map is an illusion
Al-Shara added "they can not ignore, anyway the other 10 non- permanent members at the UN security council, as they did in the past. This mistake, we will not permit it to be repeated."
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 11/25/2002
Saudi - Sudanese agreement on comprehensive cooperation
Following Eid al-Fiter in December, Sudan and Saudi Arabia will sign a cooperation agreement that will cover all walks of life. An agreement described by the Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Othman Ismael as the first of its kind in relations between the two states.
Sudan-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 11/25/2002
Syria:licensing of four private press printings
Syria's Prime Minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro issued a decision for licensing the issuance of four non- political private publications, according to the Syrian official news agency SANA.
Syria, Politics, 11/25/2002
Demanding trial of former Bahraini intelligence officer over torture
Some 1500 Bahraini took part in a sit in called for by Bahraini political societies in front of the ministry of justice in the capital Manama in protest of the return of former intelligence officer Adel Fleifel to Bahrain. He is accused of committing violations of human rights and of practicing torture.
Bahrain, Politics, 11/25/2002
Al-Watan: A railway linking Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia
The Saudi daily al-Watan reported in Saturday that Iraq is currently studying a project to link Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia by a railway.
Regional-Iran, Politics, 11/25/2002
Saudi FM, Atomic Energy official in Cairo today
Egypt has called on the US "to maintain an agreement with other members of the Quartet committee for peace and countries concerned on efforts that will be conducive to a peaceful settlement on the grounds declared by the Arab states's peace initiative which can achieve peace through establishing two independent states,"
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 11/25/2002
One person killed, seven wounded, a curfew in Maan
Clashes renewed yesterday in the southern Jordanian city of Maan in which the Jordanian authorities have reintroduced curfew following the killing of one persons and wounding other seven.
Jordan, Politics, 11/25/2002
Riyadh denies royal financing of two September 11 persons; US Congress shakes US- Saudi relations
American- Saudi relations were shaken yesterday, with the call made by several US Congress members and the state of justice to open investigations on the accusations addressed to the royal family in Saudi Arabia of financing two of the persons accused of taking part in September 11 incidents through its embassy in Washington.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 11/25/2002
Egypt, Yemen, and Jordan deny to have got US messages about Iraq
Jordan, Yemen and Egypt have denied receiving messages from the USA asking for whether the three states are ready to cooperate in a likely war against Iraq.
Regional-USA, Politics, 11/25/2002
Al-Khazraji denies accusations addressed to him
Former Iraqi army chief of staff Nizar al-Khazraji who sought asylum to Denmark in 1996 denied accusations of war crimes addressed against him and stressed that he is a victim of a conspiracy based on lies.
Iraq, Politics, 11/25/2002
The US and peace in Sudan
US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Walter H. Kansteiner, III , considered that peace circumstances in Sudan are better now than before because of the agreement reached last week between the Khartoum government and the rebels in southern Sudan.
Sudan-USA, Politics, 11/25/2002
Israeli forces delay ambulance while UNRWA project manager dies in jenine
Ian Hook, a senior UN official from Britain was shot dead Friday the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin as Israeli soldiers who circled the camp denied immediate access to the ambulance, doctors and witnesses said.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/25/2002
International federation of journalists castigates Israel over bad treatment of journalists
The Brussels-based International Federation of Journalists said that Israeli border police who terrorized a group of journalists and assaulted a cameraman in West Bank city of Hebron reflected a "continuing mood of prejudice and intolerance" among Israeli security personnel in their dealings with media.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/25/2002
Morocco, United Arab Emirates, among 13 countries added to list of countries whose male nationals must register with U.S. government
US Attorney general, John Ashcroft, announced on Friday a new list of 13 countries (Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Eritrea, Lebanon, Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen) whose male citizens must register with the government.
Regional-USA, Politics, 11/25/2002
Canadian satisfaction over recent inter- Sudanese negotiations
Sudan-Canada, Politics, 11/25/2002
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