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Syrian official source denies Israeli allegations over Baghdad's explosion
Syria-Israel, Politics, 8/23/2003
Inter- Sudanese negotiations in Kenya suspended indefinitely
The 7th round of peace negotiations between the Sudanese government and the rebels led by John Garang in Kenya will be suspended tomorrow following weeks of negotiations during which the two sides have failed to reach a solution for pending issues according to the Kenyan mediator Lazaraos Simbayo yesterday.
Sudan, Politics, 8/23/2003
Negotiations in Libya, de Villepin is optimist
The French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin said yesterday that representatives of families of the victims of the French Uta plane which had accused Libya of blowing it up in 1989 headed for Libya on Thursday to make consultations with International Charity Foundation Kaddafi which is chaired by Saif Al-Islam Kaddafi, son of Libya's leader on a deal for a better compensation than that they received in 1999.
Libya-France, Politics, 8/23/2003
Moussa, Maher meet with the Iraqi governing council tomorrow
The spokesman for the Arab League Hesham Youssef said yesterday that the secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa will receive a delegation representing the transitional governing council in Iraq tomorrow in Cairo in order to discuss all details relating to the Iraqi issue.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 8/23/2003
Two US soldiers killed in Iraq, Spanish base attacked, Turkey considers sending troops
Two American soldiers were killed yesterday in the city of al-Hella to the south of Baghdad and two other soldiers were captured to the west of Baghdad, while a Spanish military base was exposed to artillery bombardment in al-Dewaneyah, and the UN has announced launching an airline bridge between Baghdad and Amman to evacuate workers of the UN organization from Iraq back to their home countries.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/23/2003
Talibani in Australia: mass destruction weapons are hidden
al- Talbani's statement on the Iraqi weapons comes at a time when an official investigation is being made on intelligence information concerning Iraq in which the Australian expert Andrew Welky said that the government lied and exaggerating the threats constituted by Iraqi weapons.
Iraq-Australia, Politics, 8/23/2003
La Republica: Ghali and the American foreign policy
Former Secretary General of the United Nations Botrus Botrus Ghali has criticized the American foreign Policy, particularly in Iraq, and called on it to avoid playing the role of the world policeman.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/23/2003
NGO says French association report on Moroccan POWs is only part of horrible reality
The revelations of the French association "France Liberte" that denounced the imprisonment of Moroccan prisoners of war in inhumane conditions, is only a part of an irreversible reality in Tindouf sequestration camps, the Association of Defense of Sahrawi Refugees in Tindouf (ADESETI) said.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/23/2003
Demonstration in al-Azhar in support of the Intifada, against Iraq's occupation
Hundreds of Egyptian worshippers in al-Azhar mosque gathered following Friday's prayers yesterday to take part in a demonstration of protest against the American occupation of Iraq and in support of the Palestinian resistance.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 8/23/2003
Maher condemns Abu Shanab's assassination
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/23/2003
Lahoud describes UN Iraq explosion as criminal act
Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 8/23/2003
Obeid hold Israel responsible for UN Baghdad's headquarters
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/23/2003
Syrian - Sudanese relations are strong
Syria's Ambassador to Sudan Wajih Asaad has asserted that the Syrian- Sudanese relations are strong particularly concerning coordination towards the issues of the region and the challenges facing the Arab and the Islamic nations.
Sudan-Syria, Politics, 8/23/2003
Mubarak, Qaboos discuss regional issues
Egypt-Oman, Politics, 8/22/2003
French association denounces Algeria and Polisario's liberation of Moroccan POWs by batches
The French association "France Liberte" denounced Algeria and Polisario separatists' liberation by batches of Moroccan prisoners as "a contradictory with international humanitarian law."
Algeria-France, Politics, 8/22/2003
Sudanese rebels demand oil revenues sharing; Bashir confident of success
Officials in Kenya which hosts talks aiming at ending 20 years of civil war in Sudan said that the Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir expressed his confidence in the success of these talks and the establishment of peace in the country.
Sudan, Politics, 8/22/2003
Vote for lifting sanctions imposed on Libya postponed
The UN Security Council has postponed voting for a draft resolution to lift sanctions imposed by the UN on Libya in order to give France more time to negotiate with Tripoli concerning financial compensations for the victims of the French passenger plane tot have similar compensation given to the victims of Lockerbie incident.
Libya-France, Politics, 8/22/2003
Wild Taye' nominates himself for a third term of office
Mauritania's President Mu'aweya Wild Taye' has announced his nomination for a third term of office in the presidential elections which are due on November 17th.
Mauritania, Politics, 8/22/2003
Kurd elected chairman of the constitution's preliminary committee
The Iraqi transitional governing council announced yesterday that the preliminary committee in charge of preparing for the constitutional conference in Iraq has elected member of the Kurdistani National Federation party Fouad Masoum as its chairman.
Iraq, Politics, 8/22/2003
AL renews call for Iraqi groups to meet in Cairo
The Arab League (AL) renewed yesterday its confirmation that "it has no objection to host various Palestinian groups in order to convene a meeting under its sponsorship to discuss the Iraqi issue and to prepare and formulate the Iraqi constitution.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 8/22/2003
UN resumes work in Iraq tomorrow; Abizaid: Ansar al-Islam are in Baghdad
The UN announced yesterday it will resume tomorrow its activities in Iraq after transferring its headquarters to new offices but with minimizing the of its employees to two thirds.
Iraq, Politics, 8/22/2003
Qathatfi: Africans should avoid foreign intervention
Libya's Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi received yesterday President of the Mozambique Republic, Joacquim Chissano, the current African Union chairman.
Libya-Mozambique, Politics, 8/22/2003
Saudi Mufti calls for not exaggerating in religion
The general Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah al-Sheikh, yesterday called on Muslims not to "exaggerate in religion" and to avert unjustified calls for Jihad (struggle)
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/22/2003
Al-Qaddoumi: resistance is the only option
PLO Head of the Political Department, Farouk Kaddoumi, said in an open message he had sent yesterday from the headquarters of the political department in Tunisia to the US President George W. Bush and the secretary general of the United Nations AL Kofi Annan that "occupation is terrorism, in itself and defending the homeland and the freedom of the people and their dignity is the only option which is left for the Palestinian people, at a time when the racist government of Israel defies the world
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/22/2003
Israel assassinates Ismael Abu Shanab; Hamas: no use for truce
The Islamic resistance movement Hamas stressed the killing of Ismael Abu Shanab, its prominent key figure in addition to two of his escorts in an Israeli missiles targeting his car in Gaza.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/22/2003
Five million Euros, a Libyan ransom to release Mali's European hostages
Diplomatic sources in Bamako said yesterday that Libya paid a ransom of 5 million Euros, at its own special initiative, for the kidnappers of the 14 European hostages who were held for more than 5 months in the desert.
Libya-Mali, Politics, 8/22/2003
Identification of Kuwaiti remains in Iraq brings closure to families, Annan
The remains of some of the Kuwaitis listed missing for more than 12 years since Iraq's invasion of its southern neighbour have been identified among the bodies found in mass graves, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in his latest report on the repatriation of all Kuwaiti and third-country nationals or their mortal remains.
Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 8/22/2003
Washington warns against attacks of its interests in Yemen
The USA has issued a warning on the possibility of al-Qaida organization launching new attacks against its interests in Yemen and recommended its citizens not to travel there.
Yemen-USA, Politics, 8/22/2003
Al-Assad- confers with Iranian presidential advisor
Syria-Iran, Politics, 8/22/2003
Haaretz: Some 17 Iraqi Jews arrived in Israel
Some 17 Iraqi Jews arrived on Wednesday in Israel including three non Americans, who were permitted to get into Israel within the context of the immigration law which avails relatives of Jews to stay in Israel.
Iraq-Israel, Politics, 8/22/2003
King Mohammed renews will to build efficient democracy
Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Wednesday renewed will to build "an efficient democratic state" to shield the country against all kinds of religious anathema and political exclusion.
Morocco, Politics, 8/21/2003
King Mohammed: Decision on new Family Code to be announced soon
Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Wednesday said that his decision on the amended draft for a new family code will be announced shortly.
Morocco, Politics, 8/21/2003
King Mohammed: No bargaining over Moroccan Sahara
Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Wednesday voiced outright rejection of any bargaining over the Moroccan Sahara and stressed that Morocco remains open to constructive and open dialogue.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/21/2003
Khartoum: Washington is the reason behind the stumbled negotiations
The Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Othman Ismael said yesterday that the failure of negotiations between the government and the southern rebels led by John Garang is Washington's inability "to withstand pressure groups formed by the former US administration on which the (rebels) movement is based," adding that the policies of the previous administration presided over by Bill Clinton "included economic sanctions and placed Sudan on the terrorism sponsor list."
Sudan, Politics, 8/21/2003
Saudi Arabia agrees to host Iraqi governing council delegation which meets with Amir of Kuwait
The delegation representing the Iraqi governing council arrived in Kuwait yesterday in the course of its Gulf tour to ask for Arab support, at a time when Saudi Arabia announced consent to the request made by the delegation to visit the kingdom.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 8/21/2003
Libya starts compensation money transfer to victims, sanctions to be lifted next week
The UN Security Council decided yesterday to accept a French request to postpone voting on lifting UN sanctions imposed on Libya in order to give Paris extra time to end its negotiations with Tripoli concerning extra compensations demanded by families of the French planes victims, which France accused Libya of blowing up over Niger in 1989.
Libya-France, Politics, 8/21/2003
UN, international organizations in Iraq evacuated because of the explosions
The bloody explosion in Baghdad which claimed the life of the UN representative in Iraq in additions to the many killed and wounded, raised a state of unrest yesterday in the lines of the UN which issued contradictory instructions to its employees on withdrawal from Iraq to Jordan and by the ultimate end rested on "partial evacuation" to Amman at a time when a group of other international organizations pulled out all its employees from Baghdad.
Iraq-Jordan, Politics, 8/21/2003
Lebanese parties denounce Israeli threats
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 8/21/2003
Syrian demand to exclude Israeli companies from reconstructing of Iraq
Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 8/21/2003
Abul Naga: Egyptian-Chinese relations witness important leap
Egypt-China, Politics, 8/21/2003
Syrian, Jordanian agricultural cooperation
Syria-Jordan, Politics, 8/21/2003
Al-Sahafa: Southern rebels want veto right; Sudanese negotiations suspended indefinitely
John Garang said "we want a capital for all in which all enjoy all rights and duties."
Sudan, Politics, 8/20/2003
Lizane: Syrian - Belgian relations are good
Lizane condemned also "the US lies about weapons of mass destruction which were taken as pretexts to launch its war against Iraq."
Syria-Belgium, Politics, 8/20/2003
Lahoud, al-Hariri and Obeid condemn the criminal aggression against UN headquarters in Baghdad
Lebanese President Emil Lahoud yesterday condemned "the criminal aggression against the UN headquarters in Baghdad," considering that " attacking representatives of the UN representatives and its headquarters and working in it negatively impact the attempt of the US to perform its main role to restoring back stability to Iraq and end the current status in it."
Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 8/20/2003
Saad Eddine Ibrahim calls on the Americans to pressure Egypt
The Egyptian activist in human rights Saad Eddine Ibrahim considered that the American- British invasion of Iraq is a strong warning message to the Arab regimes, noting that this matter might help to encourage political reforms in the region.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/20/2003
Top UN envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello killed in blast in Baghdad
Among others killed were Rick Hooper of the United States, Ranillo Buenaventura and Marilyn Manuel of the Philippines, Jean-Selim Kanaan of Egypt and Fiona Watson of the United Kingdom. In addition, the Program Coordinator for the UN ChildrenŐs Fund (UNICEF) in Iraq, Christopher Klein-Beekman, also died
Iraq-UN, Politics, 8/20/2003
UN special envoy De Melo killed in an explosion in Baghdad
News reports quoted a UN official as saying that United Nations envoy in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello was killed under the remains of the headquarters of the UN organization in Baghdad which was targeted by a booby trapped car.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 8/20/2003
Financial Times: Saudi Islamists cross for Iraq
The British Financial Times said yesterday that Islamist Saudis are crossing the borders heading for Iraq in order to fight the American and British forces.
Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 8/20/2003
Al-Shara hold telephone talks with Obeid on development
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 8/20/2003
Al-Assad meets Japanese government envoy for ME peace
Syria-Japan, Politics, 8/20/2003
Syrian Official Source deplore the attack against UN quarters in Baghdad
Syria-UN, Politics, 8/20/2003
Turabi's lawyers call for his release
Lawyers of the Islamic Sudanese opposition member Hassan al-Turabi yesterday called on the minister of Justice Ali Othman Ismael to release their client, but the latter replied that the decision is to be taken only by the President of the republic Omar Hassan al-Bashir.
Sudan, Politics, 8/19/2003
Libya denounces Saudi Arabia press; relations uneffected
Saif Al-Islam Kaddafi, son of Libya's leader and chairman of the International Charity Foundation Kaddafi, said yesterday that his father did not intend to criticize Saudi Arabia when he talked about the Wahhabi movement as a source of terrorism, in a statement he had made to an American news station two weeks ago.
Libya-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/19/2003
Morocco-Spain relations are extraordinary, Spanish fm
Spanish minister of foreign affairs, Ana Palacio, said she is "enormously satisfied" over Morocco-Spain relations that are of an "extraordinary quality."
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 8/19/2003
Morocco denounces hideous exploitation of situation of Moroccan POWs in southern Algeria
"Algeria's responsibility in this issue, as in all the aspects of the Moroccan Sahara question is clear, " Fassi Fihri underlined
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/19/2003
Syrian- Malaysian parliamentary talks
Speaker of the People's Assembly Naji Otari received in Damascus yesterday the Malaysian Prime Minister Mahateer Mohammad and an accompanying delegation.
Syria-Malaysia, Politics, 8/19/2003
Iraqi constitution work to start soon
The chairman of the Iraqi governing council Ibrahim al-Jaafari yesterday expressed his conviction that the new Iraqi constitution will be born within 6 months, while the formation of the Iraqi government will be next week.
Iraq-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 8/19/2003
Opposition supports nomination of Hedalah for Mauritania's presidency
The federation of the progress forces "Qiwa al-Taqaddoium," one of the important parties in Mauritania's opposition, announced withdrawal of the nominee for the presidential elections due to be held on November 7th and support for the nomination of former President Muhammad Khona Wild Hedalah.
Mauritania, Politics, 8/19/2003
Samaha vows commitment to UN resolutions
Lebanese Information Minister Michel Samaha has stressed that the shortest route to reach the security and stability in the region is achieving just and comprehensive peace based on Madrid terms of reference and relevant UN resolutions.
Lebanon-USA, Politics, 8/19/2003
UN anti- racial discrimination committee condemns Israel
All members announced that Israel is violating the International Convention on Human Rights and the committee demanded Israel to cancel the law it issued lately that prevents Palestinians who marry Arab Israeli women to live together in one place.
Israel-UN, Politics, 8/19/2003
Arab League: accusations against Zayed Center are groundless
The spokesman for the secretary general of the Arab League, Hesham Youssef said yesterday that the American accusations of Zayed's international center for coordination as anti-Semitic "is absolutely baseless," noting that the Arab League has not received an official notification yet on UAE decision to give up this center.
Regional-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 8/19/2003
Lahoud stresses Palestinians rights to return
Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 8/19/2003
Mubarak receives Qaboos in Alexandria today
Oman-Palestine, Politics, 8/19/2003
Saudi cabinet calls for unified Arab stance against challenges
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/19/2003
Saudi unit to fight money laundry
Saudi Arabia announced yesterday the foundation of a unit for fighting money laundering under the name "financial investigation units," in the course of its efforts to prevent any financing operations to extremist organizations.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/19/2003
Arab Dialogue Committee meets in Damascus
Arab Popular Organizations Committee held in Damascus yesterday a meeting headed by Chairman of the Organization, Hasan Jammam.
Regional-Syria, Politics, 8/19/2003
Al-Assad, Mahateer Muhammad outlined policies
Syria's President Bashar al -Assad gave a dinner banquet yesterday evening in honor of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahateer Muhammad.
Syria-Malaysia, Politics, 8/18/2003
French rights body accuses Algeria, Polisario of killing, torturing Moroccan pows
France Liberte, a leading rights body, accused Algeria and its puppet Polisario separatist group of torturing and killing Moroccan POWs in Tindouf (south-western Algeria, and Blida (northern Algeria).
Algeria-France, Politics, 8/18/2003
Abbas to meet with al-Assad in Syria in September
Palestinian foreign affairs minister Nabil Shaath said that the Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas will visit Damascus in September.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/18/2003
Egypt, Kenya hold Garang responsible for the stumbled talks in Sudan
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Maher has stressed that what is needed now is to influence the leader of the rebels in south Sudan, John Garang, to give up his "stubborn position" in this phase of Sudanese peace negotiations.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 8/18/2003
Bush holds telephone talks with Crown Prince Abdullah
The White House announced in Washington yesterday that the US President George W. Bush made a long phone call with the Saudi ArabiaŐs Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz that dealt with the efforts made to fighting what is called terrorism.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 8/18/2003
U.N. called to free sahrawi families jailed in Algerian camps
The Association of Defense of Sahrawi Refugees in Tindouf (ADESETI) has asked the newly-appointed special representative of the United Nations Secretary General for the Sahara, Alvaro De Soto, to spare no effort to find "as soon as possible a solution that brings to a halt the suffering of the Sahrawi families sequestered" by Polisario separatists in Tindouf, south-western Algeria.
Morocco-UN, Politics, 8/18/2003
Powell: Libya will be on the terrorism list despite its concessions
The US Secretary of State Colin Powell announced that Libya will remain on the list of it called state sponsors of terrorism, despite its admission to shoulder the responsibility over the Lockerbie incident of 1988.
Libya-USA, Politics, 8/18/2003
Saudi Fatwa forbids terrorism
The council of the commission of senior scholars in Saudi Arabia issued a Fatwa (religious announcement) condemning the explosions that took place recently in the Kingdom and called on the Saudi citizens to cooperate with the security authorities to eliminating the armed groups.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/18/2003
Tlass meets Chinese delegation
Syria's Deputy Commander in-Chief, Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Mustafa Tlass has received in Damascus the Director of the Political Administration in the Chinese Public Liberation Army, Wan Tsengrin and an accompanying delegation.
Syria-China, Politics, 8/18/2003
Al-Ahram: Obeid: resistance is legitimate
Lebanese Foreign Minister, Jean Obeid has stressed Syria and Lebanon's commitment to their "national firm and principled stances" concerning the restoration of occupied Golan and Shabaa farms.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 8/18/2003
Al-Shara meets with Shaath on Arab issues
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received in Damascus on Saturday Palestinian foreign affairs minister Nabil Shaath and an accompanying delegation.
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 8/18/2003
UAE closes Zayed center because it promotes anti Semitism
A United Arab Emirates UAE official in Dubai said yesterday that the United Arab Emirates decided to close "Zayed's international center for coordination and follow up" which was established in 1999 at a decision of the Arab league in order to enhance common Arab action.
United Arab Emirates-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2003
Message from Arafat to the Amir of Kuwait
The Kuwaiti official news agency KUNA said that the Amir of Kuwait received a message from the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat dealing with the situation in the Palestinian territories.
Kuwait-Palestine, Politics, 8/18/2003
Dutch Ambassador highlights Arab peace efforts
Regional-Netherlands, Politics, 8/18/2003
Japanese continued commitment to ME peace
Palestine-Japan, Politics, 8/18/2003
Liberation of detained in Tindouf is a priority for ICRC
The liberation of people detained in Tindouf, southwestern Algeria, "is a priority for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)," an ICRC official said.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 8/18/2003
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