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Kuwait interrogates mosques Imams on the question of al-Jihad in Iraq
The Kuwaiti security authorities addressed a memorandum to the attorney general demanding investigation with several mosques Imams under the accusation of " provoking for Jihad " and embracing a " disbelieving thinking."
Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 8/7/2004
Jordanian ministry of interior threatens to bring members of anti- normalization committee to judiciary
The pace of crisis was escalated between the Jordanian government and the vocational trade Unions on the background of accusing the trade union committee of resisting normalization with Israel.
Jordan, Politics, 8/7/2004
Following a stop in Beirut during which he met with Berri, al-Seistani in London for medical treatment
The Shiite clergy Ayatullah al-Auzma Ali al-Seistani arrived in London for medical treatment after he had " simple heart problem." This was in a trip in which he stopped in Beirut for hours during which he had met with the speaker of the Lebanese parliament Nabih Berri.
Iraq-Lebanon, Politics, 8/7/2004
Turkish prime minister for boosting relations with Syria
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdongan has announced that he is going to visit Syria soon, and his government is determined to develop relations with Syria and neighboring countries.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 8/7/2004
Sudanese opposition calls for negotiated solution
Two Sudanese opposition parties stressed that the solution in Darfur district will not be militarily, rather political through negotiations between the central government and the rebels.
Sudan, Politics, 8/7/2004
Yemeni army mops up Marran, number of killing tolls 500, Sanaa vows to end al-Houthi rebellion today
The Yemeni forces announced yesterday it controlled various areas in Marran mountains in Saadah province to the north west of Yemen during violent clashes with the supporters of the Shiite Zeidi clergy Hussein Bader Eddine al-Houthi that resulted in killing more than 500 persons, and vowed to end al-Houthi rebellion within the few coming hours.
Yemen, Politics, 8/7/2004
Syrian- Lebanese coordination highlighted
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 8/7/2004
Beltagui says media won't be privatized
Egypt, Politics, 8/7/2004
Syrian- Belarus parliamentary relations stressed
Syria-Belarus, Politics, 8/7/2004
Sudan, the UN agree a detailed plan in Darfur
The Sudanese government agreed with the UN on a work plan for 30 days over Darfur area.
Sudan-UN, Politics, 8/6/2004
Morocco's decision to lift visa for Algerians is a positive step, Libyan FM
Morocco's decision to lift entry visa for Algerian nationals is a "positive step" that would facilitate contact between peoples in the region, underlined, in Tetuan Thursday, Libyan Foreign minister, Abderrahman Chalghom.
Libya-Morocco, Politics, 8/6/2004
Morocco's decision to lift visa for Algerians aims to open cooperation prospects, FM
Morocco's King Mohammed VI's decision to lift visa requirements for Algerians wanting to visit Morocco, starting last Friday, is meant to open new prospects of bilateral cooperation, said Wednesday Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohammed Benaissa.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/6/2004
FM hails Morocco's good offices between Mauritania, Libya
Mauriatanian foreign minister, Mohamed Vall Ould Bellal, hailed Tetuan Thursday, Morocco's good offices to facilitate the "rapprochement between Libya and Mauritania."
Mauritania-Maghreb, Politics, 8/6/2004
Damascus and Pyong Yang sign a cooperation agreement
A cooperation and friendship agreement between Damascus governorate and Korean city of Pyong Yang was signed in Damascus, Thursday.
Syria-North Korea, Politics, 8/6/2004
Saudi Arabia arrests al-Zahrani, one of the main wanted
Saudi Arabia has announced the detention of Fares al-Zahrani, one of the main wanted on the list of the 26 wanted Saudis chased by the Saudi authorities.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/6/2004
Syrian- Lebanese cooperation to serve expatriate issues
Syria's Expatriates Minister Buthaina Shaaban Thursday met a delegation of the Lebanese Expatriates Council for Investment chaired by Naseb Fawaz.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 8/6/2004
Syrian- Kuwaiti financial talks in Damascus
Syria's Finance Minister, Mohammad al-Hussein, and his Kuwaiti counterpart Mahmoud al-Nori on Thursday discussed the bilateral relations between Syria and Kuwait in financial, banking and customs fields.
Syria-Kuwait, Politics, 8/6/2004
Egyptian observers for Darfur
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Abu al-Gheit said that Egypt will send a group of observers to Darfur district and their number are not to be more than 80.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 8/6/2004
Morocco remains a model of tolerance and openness in Mediterranean civilisations, King
Morocco remains a model of tolerance and openness of Mediterranean civilisations toward each other, both western and eastern with all their diverse cultural identities and religions, said King Mohammed VI.
Morocco, Politics, 8/6/2004
Yemeni forces tighten al-Houthi positions. his fate is unknown
Yemeni sources announced yesterday that the government forces tightened control over the mountainious positions of the Yemeni Shiite Zeidi scholar Hussein Bader Eddine al-Houthi who had been hiding with his supporters for more than 6 weeks.
Yemen, Politics, 8/6/2004
Al-Sader calls for the resumption of truce
While clashes continued in Iraq, the Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sader called, in a statement by his spokesman, to resume the truce between the two sides as agreed in June.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/6/2004
Rafah crossing re-open today before arrivals from Egypt
A spokesman for the Israeli army said yesterday that the Israeli authoriies will reopen Rafah border crossing which is closed since three weeks as from today Friday.
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 8/6/2004
Israel agrees to arm the Palestinian police in the West Bank
The Israeli defense ministry said that the defense minister Shaoul Mofaz agreed with the Palestinian authority to run Palestinian police armed patrols in the cities of Toulkarem, Ramullah and Areiha.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/6/2004
Algeria: New appointments in the army
The Algerian presidency announced that the Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika who assumes the ministry of defense held yesterday new appointments in the leadership of the army following the resignation of lt. Gen. Muhammad al-Ammar on Tuesday.
Algeria, Politics, 8/6/2004
Syrian - Jordanian transport agreement signed
Syria-Jordan, Politics, 8/6/2004
Syria releases 35 prisoners including the first political one
The human rights society in Syria said that the Syrian authorities released 35 political detainees after many of them spent 20 years under custody.
Syria, Politics, 8/5/2004
Municipal elections in Saudi Arabia in November
The Saudi news agency said that the elections to choose half members of the municipal council in the Kingdom will be in November and will continue until the beginning of 2005.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/5/2004
Three Saudi reformers to be tried soon
A wife of one Saudi reformer who demand reforms in Saudi Arabia said that his trial together with two of his colleagues will start in August 9th.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/5/2004
It's high time Sahara problem was resolved, Spanish FM
It's time to try to settle the Sahara issue, said Spanish foreign minister, Miguel Angel Moratinos, stressing that his country has a part to play in this context.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 8/5/2004
Khartoum ready to negotiate Darfur rebellions, African Union to increase forces
Sudan's minister of state for foreign affairs, al-Teijani Saleh Fadeil, said that Sudan is ready to resume negotiations with the two rebel movements in Darfur. But the minister stressed the government's rejecion of any prior conditions by the side of the rebels, saying that " if we accept prior conditions there will be then nothing to negotiate for."
Sudan, Politics, 8/5/2004
Robert Fisk lectures in Beirut: US casualties in Iraq are higher then stated
The British journalist Robert Fisk said U.S. President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair who used to warn the world against dangers of weapons of mass destruction that never existed in Iraq have now been hiding concrete realities about the situation in the invaded country.
Regional, Politics, 8/5/2004
Polisario, main obstacle to Maghreb project (debate)
The separatist movement 'Polisario,' that is claiming the secession of Morocco's southern provinces (known as the Sahara), and the political instrumentalization of the Sahara question are the main obstacle hampering the edification of the Maghreb project, deplored, in Geneva Tuesday, participants in a debate animated by former Polisario officials.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/5/2004
Riyadh denies any suspect in the relaions with Bush family
The Saudi Arabian ambassador in London, Prince Turkey al-Faisal, yesterday replied to some excerpts included in the documentary film " Fahrenheit 9/11" by film maker Michael Moore and what was stated in a book issued recently dealing with the relations between the two families of al-Saud and Bush.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 8/5/2004
Al-Ramadi governor resigns after his sons were kidnapped
The governor of al-Ramadi on Wednesday resigned from his post after kidnappers conditioned that for the release of three of his sons.
Iraq, Politics, 8/5/2004
Clashes beween Yemeni forces and al-Houthi supporters renewed
Tribal sources said that armed clashes renewed between the Yemeni security forces and supporters of Hussein Bader al-Houthi who leads an armed rebellion in a mounanious area to the north of the country.
Yemen, Politics, 8/5/2004
Jordanian hostages return back to families
The four Jordanian hostages who were freed by al-Mujahideen Shoura council in Falluja yesterday headed for Amman. Their families headed to al-Karamah border crossing to receive them after the Jordanian foreign ministry confirmed news on their release.
Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 8/5/2004
Emergency law narrowed in Egypt, parties call for abrogation
Egypt, Politics, 8/5/2004
Arab trade unions voices support to Sudanese efforts to restore back stability
Regional-Sudan, Politics, 8/5/2004
Syria and Jordan sign Memo of Understanding
Syria-Jordan, Politics, 8/5/2004
Hariri holds talks with Russian ambassador on developments
Lebanon-Russia, Politics, 8/5/2004
EU concern over Israeli expansion in Palestine
Palestine-European Union, Politics, 8/5/2004
First Syrian prisoner released
News reports in Damascus said that the Syrian authorities released on Tuesday evening Imas Sheiha ( 51) year old, the oldest political prisoner in the Syrian jails after he had spent 30 years in prison after he was convicted of belonging to the Arab communist organization.
Syria, Politics, 8/4/2004
Egyptian organization condemns government's maltreatment of Shiite in Egypt
The "Egyptian initiative for the right of the individual" organization yesterday in Cairo condemned what it called the government's maltreatment of the Shiite minority in the country.
Egypt, Politics, 8/4/2004
Al Azhar committee condemns attacks on Iraq churches
Al Azhar's permanent committee for dialogue among the Divine Religions condemned the attacks that targeted some churches in Iraq on Sunday.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 8/4/2004
Tunisia hails Morocco's decision to lift visa requirements for Algerians
Tunisian foreign minister, Habib Ben Yahya, hailed Morocco's initiative, announced on Friday, to lift visa requirements for Algerian nationals wanting to enter Morocco, official sources said.
Tunisia-Morocco, Politics, 8/4/2004
Arab foreign ministers hold emergency meeting on Sunday on Sudan
The Arab Foreign Ministers are to hold an emergency meeting on Sunday on the Sudan's Darfur province.
Sudan-Regional, Politics, 8/4/2004
Algerian army chief of staff resigns, a successor
A statement issued by the Algerian presidency said yesterday that the Algerian army chief of staff Muhammad al-Ammari submitted his resignation from his post for " health reasons."
Algeria, Politics, 8/4/2004
The US welcomes the Sudanese offer
The US welcomed the deployment of Sudanese police to maintain security in Darfur. But the spokesman for the US Department Of State, Richard Boucher, considered this step as not enough and called on Khartoum to take more steps in order to stop Jangaweid activities.
Sudan-USA, Politics, 8/4/2004
Rebels suspicious of the offer of sharing wealth in Darfur
The rebels "Justice and Equity" movement in Darfur suspected the seriousness of the proposal made by the Sudanese government to share wealth and authority in the district which is situated in the west of Sudan.
Sudan, Politics, 8/4/2004
Arab League condemns Israeli settlements policy
Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Moussa Tuesday sent urgent letters to the U.S. Secretary of State, Russian Foreign Minister, UN Secretary General and EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy in which he urged them to seriously "prevent Israel from implementing its illegal plots that aim at killing any opportunity for peace in the region," Speaker for the AL said Tuesday.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 8/4/2004
Mufti Al Qods hails Moroccan king's stance to protect the city
Mufti Al Qods (Jerusalem), Sheikh Ekrema Sabri, hailed Tuesday the stance of King Mohammed VI following news that Israeli extremist groups plan to launch attacks against Al Aqsa mosque, one of the holiest sites in Islam.
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 8/4/2004
Iraq's Christians leave it for Syria and Jordan
Iraqi Christians that resorted to Syria said that many of their sects in Iraq are making the same step fleeing the acts of violence in their country.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 8/4/2004
New Spanish immigration law in the pipeline, Spanish FM
Spanish foreign minister, Miguel Angel Moratinos, said in Assilah Monday the final version of a new immigration law is being finalized.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 8/4/2004
ICRC visits Saddam Hussein, his aides
A delegation representing the International committee of the Red Cross including one doctor visited Saddam Hussein on Friday but refused to give any details over his health conditions
Iraq, Politics, 8/4/2004
Lebanese circles deplore attacks on churches in Iraq
Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 8/4/2004
Attacks on Iraqi Churches condemned by World Islamic Forum and ME cuncil churches
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 8/4/2004
Jewish club targeted in May attacks reopens
The Jewish club "le cercle de l'alliance Israelite," targeted by the terrorist attacks of May 2003, reopened on Monday, part of the celebration of the Throne day.
Morocco, Politics, 8/4/2004
Baz urges Israeli to withdraw to the line of June 4th, 1967
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/4/2004
EU expects partnership with Syria in September
Syria-European Union, Politics, 8/4/2004
King Mohammed VI receives founding chairman of Senegal's Islamic institute of sciences, education, culture
Morocco-Senegal, Politics, 8/4/2004
Al-Sherif: Nazif needs time to tackle problems
Egypt, Politics, 8/4/2004
An International Front to defend the Saudi reformer Bin Zeer
The Arab Human Rights Committee said it works for forming an Arab and international commission to defend the Saudi reformer Sheikh Saeed Bin Zeer who was forced by the authorities of the Kingdom last Saturday to be brought before the judge without a defendant lawyer after three months of his detention.
Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 8/3/2004
Iraq, Kuwait announce resumption of diplomatic relations
Kuwait and Iraq announced the resumption of their complete diplomatic relations, severed since 14 years since the invasion of the Iraqi forces of Kuwait.
Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 8/3/2004
Morocco's lifting visa requirements for Algerians, a token of friendship, Algerian FM
Algerian foreign minister, Abdelaziz Belkhadem, described on Saturday Morocco's decision to lift visa requirements for Algerian nationals, in force since 1994, as a token of "friendship and brotherhood between the two countries," the Algerian news agency APS reported.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 8/3/2004
Some 37,000 civilians were killed in Iraq since the invasion
One Iraqi group announced that final results show that final the number of persons killed in Iraq in the period extended since the beginning of the American invasion of Iraq in March 2003 until the end of the year reached 37,000.
Iraq, Politics, 8/3/2004
Lebanon reinvestigates the case of Imam al-Sader disappearance
The attorney general in Lebanon Adnan Adoum decided to re-open the file of the disappearance of the Lebanese Shiite leader Mousa al-Sader in 1978.
Lebanon-Libya, Politics, 8/3/2004
Arab, African moves to discuss the crisis; the UN: security conditions are improving in Darfur camps
The special representative for the UN in Sudan, Yan Brunik, said that the security conditions in camps for the refugees have been improved despite the fact that the rebels and the militias fighting them caused the lack of security in the area.
Sudan-Regional, Politics, 8/3/2004
Jordan's prime minister in Damascus next week
An official source in Amman said yesterday that the Jordanian prime minister Faisal al-Fayez will visit Damascus by the beginning of next week in order o hold talks with his Syrian counterpart Naji Otari and senior Syrian officials on bilateral issues especially border violations.
Jordan-Syria, Politics, 8/3/2004
Allawi denies receving official invitation to visit Iran
Iraq's Interim prime minister Eyad Allawi in al-Manam yesterday denied abrogating his visit to Iran. He said he did not receive an official invitation to this effect.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 8/3/2004
Saudi Cabinet warns against Israeli Practices
Saudi Cabinet Monday warned against the repercussions of some Israeli radical plans to attack the holy mosque of al-Aqsa.
Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 8/3/2004
Unidentified group claims responsibility for Churches explosions; confrontations in Najaf
One soldier from the American marines was killed in confrontations in al-Anbar governorate to the west of Baghdad today. A statement by the American army said that the soldier had a fatal hit in a battle while he was making what was described as operations to establish security and stability, giving no more details.
Iraq, Politics, 8/3/2004
A new round of inter- Palestinian negotiations in Cairo
A new round of dialogue between various Palestinian groups are expected to start today in Cairo in the presence of many of its leaders.
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 8/3/2004
One Turkish hostage killed in Iraq
Turkey's foreign minister Abdullah Gul expressed regret over the killing of the Turkish citizen Murad Yuji by the hands of his kidnappers. He said that his country will exert its utmost efforts to rescue the other Turkish hostages held there.
Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 8/3/2004
Al-Assad confers with al-Barazani, Browari
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/3/2004
Beirut's conference of nuclear power warps up deliberations
The General Conference of the Arab Association for Nuclear Energy (ASNE) called for intensifying efforts to continue the project of the agreement of freeing the Middle East from weapons of mass destruction (WMD, on top of which nuclear weapons.
Regional, Politics, 8/3/2004
Powel to 42 Arab women: We want you to know us better
The US secretary of state Colin Powell yesterday welcomed 42 Arab women visiting the US considering that they constitute the vanguard of democracy in the Middle East.
Regional-USA, Politics, 8/3/2004
British ambassador highlights Syrian-British Relations
Syria-UK, Politics, 8/3/2004
First aggression against Iraq's christians: scores killed, wounded in explosions against five churches
A series of simultaneous explosions most of them in booby trapped cars, on Sunday hit five churches in Iraq, four of them are in Baghdad and one in al-Musil in an operation which resulted in killing and wounding scores of people, and the first of its kind targeting the Christian minosity in Iraq since its fall under the American occupation 15 months ago.
Iraq, Politics, 8/2/2004
Morocco cancels visa procedures for Algerian nationals
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/2/2004
King Mohammed VI wants stronger ties with Algeria, FM
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, voiced king Mohammed VI's will to consolidate ties with neighbor Algeria.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/2/2004
Allawi meets the Amir of Kuwait
The Kuwaiti official news agency Kuwana said that the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah received yesterday the Iraqi prime minister Eyad Allawi, currently visiting Kuwait for three days, in a visit which is the first of its kind since he assumed his task as a prime minister in Iraq on June 28th.
Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 8/2/2004
Sudan rejects the one month grace period, Egypt sends observers to Darfur
The Sudanese government yesterday condemned the 30-day grace period given by the UN Security Council to move in Darfur district, but said it will carry out a 90-day program agreed upon earlier with the UN secretary general Kofi Annan
Sudan, Politics, 8/2/2004
60% of the Bahraini boycott the American products
A field study conducted by the Arab center for food in Bahrain on boycotting the American food production in the Bahraini society said that 34% of the people in Bahrain boycott wholly, 36% partially, while 30% do not boycott these American products.
Bahrain-USA, Politics, 8/2/2004
Syria, Lebanon, celebrate armies day
On the 59th anniversary of the Army Day, Deputy Commander in Chief of the Army and Armed Forces and Minister of Defence Lt. Gen. Hasan Ali Tourkmani who reprsented Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad, accompanied by Army and Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Ali Mohammad Habib Mahmoud on Sunday paid a visit to the Martyrs Tomb in Najha.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 8/2/2004
Al-Qathafi announces rejection to the Saudi proposal
The Libyan leader Muammar al-Qathafi announced his rejection to a saudi proposal to sending Islamic forces to Iraq, considering that this initiative, which was also rejected by each of Algeria and Bangladesh will not be fruitful before the withdrawal of the multi national forces from this country.
Libya-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/2/2004
Algeria, Bangladesh will not send force to Iraq
The Algerian Foreign minister Abdul Aziz Balkhadem announced that Algeria rejects the plans of sending foces to Iraq.
Iraq-Algeria, Politics, 8/2/2004
Yemen: postponing the trial of persons convicted in Limburg explosion
A trial session of persons accused in blowing up the French oil tanker "Limburg" was stopped on saturday after the defendant commission of the convicted had withdrawan in protest of the fact that it was not able of photocoy the files pertinent to the case.
Yemen, Politics, 8/2/2004
Collapse of negotiations to release the hostages in Iraq
The Iraqi tribal leader Hisham al-Deilimi yesterday denied that the seven hostages he is mediating for release, are freed, noting that the negotiations concerning them " collapsed."
Iraq, Politics, 8/2/2004
Syria releases conductors of Israeli goods after Amman's apology
Damascus on Saturday evening announced readiness to release the drivers of Jordanian trucks where Israeli goods were seized, while trying to transport it to northern Iraq.
Syria-Jordan, Politics, 8/2/2004
Israel seeks to prevent selling American missiles to Jordan
The Israeli army radio said yesterday that Israel tries to prevent the finalization of a deal for selling to Jordan air to air missiles of "Amram" type.
Jordan-Israel, Politics, 8/2/2004
Hizbullah denies halting of negotiations with Israel over hostages, efforts to release al-Qintar, other prisoners
The Lebanese Hizbullah party stressed the negotiations with Israel over the release of so far Lebanese prisoners held in the Israeli jails are still continuous and have not reached a deadlock. This, however, following months after a deal for the exchange of hundreds of prisoners between the two sides.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/2/2004
Israeli forces kill one woman, al-Aqsa groups reconcile with the intelligence
The Israeli occupation forces on Sunday late evening killed one Palestinian woman during an incursion operation in the western side of Khan Younis to the south of Gaza before these forces withdrew later.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/2/2004
Syrian Vice-President confers with Barzani
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/2/2004
Saudi FM deplores Israeli practices against the Palestinians
Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 8/2/2004
Fanono continued confessions of Israeli WMD
Israel-Regional, Politics, 8/2/2004
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