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Syrian, Arab and foreign condemnation on Mehlis report
Syrian, Arab and foreign condemnation against the report of UN Investigating Committee on the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri mounted on Friday.
Syria-UN, Politics, 10/29/2005

Qathafi on enacting new laws in Libya
Among the treaties and agreements protocols and treaties cited by the leader in this respect the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as per resolution 217 of the UN General Assembly in 1948 which the leader urged not to ignore and indeed to observe it when speaking about human rights besides a set of other treaties agreements and protocols
Libya, Politics, 10/29/2005

Damascus detains infiltrators into Iraq, monitors the border
Damascus said it detained 1400 "Arab and Islamic" fighters since the beginning of the war against Iraq, most of them were returned back to their homeland, Syria increased the number of border guards in an attempt to prevent infiltration attempts, one of the main accusations in the American list of accusations against Syria.
Syria-Iraq-USA, Politics, 10/29/2005

Nasrullah calls for halting pressure on Syria
Nasrullah stressed before scores of thousands of participants on World Day In Solidarity With Jerusalem, held in southern Beirut, his party's stand beside Syria in challenging what he called "the American and Zionist aims," accusing the international community of supporting Israel at the expense of the Palestinians, the Lebanese and the Arabs.
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 10/29/2005

Hoss warns against foreign intervention
Former Lebanese Premier, Salim al-Hoss, has warned against the dangers of foreign intervention in the internal affairs of Lebanon and of using the UN Security Council 1559 for pressuring Lebanon to cause division in the country.
Lebanon-Palestine-UN, Politics, 10/29/2005

Alleviated Lebanese border measures
News reports in Lebanon said that the Lebanese army lessened the restrictions it had imposed three days ago on bases for the Palestinian organizations People's Front For Liberation Of Palestine - General Command and the Fatah Intifada uprising near the Lebanese borders with Syria, following the killing of one Lebanese surveyor who was demarcating the borders.
Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 10/29/2005

Al-Jihad denies launching its operations as from Syria
The representative of the Islamic Jihad movement in Beirut Anwar Abu Taha denied in a statement to al-Jazeera satellite TV on Monday that the headquarters of the movement in Damascus are the place for launching military operations.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/29/2005

Washington, Paris for strong resolution against Syria
Both the USA and France said that they are confident that the UN Security Council will adopt a strong draft formula against Syria over the file of the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, during the session to be held on Monday at the level of foreign ministers, while China and Russia have reservations about such action.
Syria-Lebanon-USA, Politics, 10/29/2005

Al-Qathafi receives Eritrean presidential envoys, Sudanese delegation
The two envoys conveyed to Qatahfi a verbal message from president Isaias Afworki President of Eritrea
Libya-Eritrea, Politics, 10/29/2005

Quartet calls on Syria to take immediate measures and close Islamic Jihad movement offices
The Quartet which sponsors the ME peace process and composed of the USA, Russia, the UN and the European Union called on Syria to take immediate measures to close the offices of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement and prevent the use of its lands by armed groups that carry out terrorist acts."
Syria-Palestine-USA, Politics, 10/29/2005

Syria keen to collaborate with UN investigation into Hariri assassination
Syria-Egypt-UN, Politics, 10/29/2005

Rafsanjani denounces pressures on Syria
Syria-Iran, Politics, 10/29/2005

Qathafi - Ben Ali phone call
Libya-Tunisia, Politics, 10/29/2005

Assad-Brazilian President talk on current discussions at UN
Syria-Brazil, Politics, 10/29/2005

Bush cites tremendous significance of Iraqi constitution vote
Iraq-USA, Politics, 10/29/2005

American peace activist Rachel Corrie killed by Israel remembered
Britain's former International Development Secretary Clare Shirt has blamed American support for Israel as being responsible for global conflict.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/28/2005

Syria to discuss draft law for political parties
Syria announced on Thursday she will soon put a draft law for political parties on the discussion table, as she will accomplish executive measures to handle statistic of 1962.
Syria, Politics, 10/28/2005

Iraqi parties alliances ahead of elections
The United Iraqi Coalition decided to take part in the next parliamentary elections in December using almost in the same candidates in which it launched the previous elections.
Iraq, Politics, 10/28/2005

Egypt launches special channel on elections
The Egyptian government has announced the launch of a terrestrial channel for covering the upcoming parliamentary elections, pledging neutral and equal coverage of the process.
Egypt, Politics, 10/28/2005

Saad al-Hariri wants killers of his father tried
The chairman of the majority block in the Lebanese parliament Saad al-Hariri said on Thursday that he will not oppose the imposition of sanctions against officials accused in the assassination crime of his father, the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Lebanon, Politics, 10/28/2005

Palestinian organization in Lebanon detains Lebanese military men
Lebanese military build up around the Palestinian camps in which tanks were used came after the killing of on Lebanese land surveyor while he was carrying demarcation operation between Syria and Lebanon at the directives of the Lebanese army, and the army was told that the fire was opened at the man from a base for the Fatah the uprising organization, a matter which was denied by the group.
Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 10/28/2005

Lebanon rules out braking into Palestinian groups bases
This area which includes bases drilled in the mountains are witnessing tension since the withdrawal of the Syrian forces in April this year, and following Lebanese statements indicating the involvement of Palestinian members in smuggling persons and weapons from Syria to Lebanon.
Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 10/28/2005

Bad situation in the Middle East, Russian paper says
Russian Pravda newspaper said the economic sanctions and political isolation that the American administration is trying to impose of Syria means a new phase of tension and destabilizing the Middle East region.
Syria-Russia, Politics, 10/28/2005

Greek and Jordanian fronts rebuff US pressures on Syria
Greek Labor Struggle Front has announced on Thursday unlimited support to the Syrian people to face the brutal and unfair attack against the Syrian people.
Syria-Jordan-USA, Politics, 10/28/2005

Algerian newspaper editor Mohamed Benchicou's 500th day in prison
Borders activists demonstrated outside the Algerian embassy in Paris today
to mark Algerian newspaper editor Mohamed Benchicou's 500th day in prison
Algeria, Politics, 10/28/2005

UK urged to take US to Security Council for supplying Iraq toxins
A cross-party group of MPs are urging the British government to file a complaint to the UN Security Council for breaching the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention by transferring outlawed agents to Iraq
Iraq-UK, Politics, 10/28/2005

Final report on the corruption of the UN oil for food program
Annan "notes that a vast network of kickbacks and surcharges has been exposed, involving companies registered in a wide range of member states, and certified by them as competent to conduct business under the Program
Regional-UN, Politics, 10/28/2005

Mubarak wraps up Syria visit
Syria-Egypt, Politics, 10/28/2005

Iraqi prime minister in Jordan
Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 10/28/2005

On the conditions of human rights hunger strikers in Tunisia
Eight opposition figures who began anindefinite hunger strike on 18 October to demand respect for freedom of expression and association in Tunisia and the release of all prisoners of conscience are still holding their hunger strike. The hunger strikers include Lotfi Hajji, the head of the Tunisian Journalists Union (SJT).
Tunisia, Politics, 10/27/2005

Arab- Russian opposition to sanctions on Syria
The Arab League announced it opposes the imposition of sanctions against Syria according to accusations on which investigations are still incomplete. It said that it sees no legitimacy nor logic in imposing such sanctions.
Syria-Regional-Russia, Politics, 10/27/2005

Lebanese siege of Palestinian positions
The Lebanese army on Wednesday besieged military positions run by the People's Front For Liberation Of Palestine- General Command, including a network of tunnels dug in the mountains in Sultan Yaqoub ( Jacob) area in the eastern Bekaa area.
Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 10/27/2005

UN chief: Lebanon detained Palestinians infiltrated from Syria
The UN secretary general Kofi Annan said that the Lebanese forces started a campaign to prevent the flow of weapons and persons from Syria to the armed groups in Lebanon
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 10/27/2005

Saudi Arabia on the Iraqi constitution
Saudi Arabia's crown prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz refused to comment on results of the referendum on the Iraqi constitution which was adopted at a rate of 78% and confined to saying "we can not judge this constitution by yes or no. This matter is of concern to the people of Iraq. "
Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 10/27/2005

Bolton asks for interrogating President al-Assad
The US ambassador to the UN, John Bolton, said that the UN investigation committee to the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri should be allowed to interrogate every Syrian official in the course of its investigation, regardless to their rank.
Syria-Lebanon-USA, Politics, 10/27/2005

Syria and US Presbyterian Church underline dialogue importance
Syria and the US Presbyterian church underlined on Wednesday importance of dialogue and building confidence, and called to reject war inclinations circulated by some advocates in the world.
Syria-USA, Politics, 10/27/2005

Americans criticize US policies on syria
Former Assistant of the US Secretary of Treasury said on Wednesday UN investigator Detlev Mehlis has no idea who assassinated former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.
Syria-USA, Politics, 10/27/2005

Kuwait crown prince will not resign post
A member of the ruling family in Kuwait said on Wednesday that crown prince Sheikh Saad al-Abdullah al-Sabah, who has been suffering poor health, does not intend to resign his post.
Kuwait, Politics, 10/27/2005

Iran strongly condemns oppression of Palestinians
Iran-Palestine, Politics, 10/27/2005

Amnesty International seeks investigation on violence in Sabta, Malila
Amnesty International accused the Spanish and Moroccan security forces of using violence and violating the rights of immigrants, during the attempts to fight the African waves who search for a foot in Europe during the few past months.
Morocco, Politics, 10/27/2005

Egypt, Israel agreement over Rafah crossing
The Israeli defense minister Shaoul Mofaza said that both Egypt and Israel concluded an agreement over the border crossing between Egypt and Gaza.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 10/27/2005

UN work on removing landmines
Collaborating with its partners, the United Nations is working in an environment where more landmines come out of the ground than are planted each year, a senior peacekeeping official told the General Assembly's Special Political and Decolonization Committee yesterday.
Regional-UN, Politics, 10/27/2005

Washington Post: Syria will try any Syrian involved in Hariri's assassination
The Washington Post said that the Syrian President Basharf al-Assad vowed in a message addressed to Washington, London, and Paris to try any Syrian proved to be involved in the assassination of Rafiq al-Hariri, showing readiness to cooperate with the UN investigation committee.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 10/27/2005

Lebanese figure rejects escalation against Syria
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 10/27/2005

Abbas phones Qathafi
Libya-Palestine, Politics, 10/27/2005

Libyans anniversary of Day of Mourning of Italian occupation
Libya-Italy, Politics, 10/27/2005

Iraqi constitution approved, Sunni leaders doubt results
The Iraqi constitution has been approved according to the responsible election agency, amid statements by some that the results of the vote in some critical voting areas were falsified.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 10/26/2005

Referendum polarization results in Iraq effect upcoming elections
A day after warning that the polarization in Iraq shown by the results of the constitutional referendum underscored the importance of an inclusive national dialogue, the top United Nations envoy in the country discussed the upcoming December elections with President Jalal Talabani.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 10/26/2005

Syria: unveiling Hariri assassination is in our interest
Syria's permanent Envoy to the United Nations Faisal Miqdad on Tuesday said the report of the UN investigation team into the assassination of former Lebanese Premier Rafiq al-Hariri "was basically influenced by the political circumstances which prevailed in Lebanon following the crime."
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 10/26/2005

Mehlis call for a Syrian initiated investigation
The chief of the UN investigation team into the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister, judge Detlive Mehlis said that the committee's report is final and need more time to be completed.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 10/26/2005

Al-Assad calls Putin on Mehlis report
Syria on Tuesday stressed that the report of the international investigation team into the assassination of former Lebanese Premier Rafiq Hariri "should not be used by some UN Security Council members for purposes that wouldn't serve the target for which the international committee was formed."
Syria-Lebanon-Russia, Politics, 10/26/2005

Regional views supporting Syria on accusations of Mehlis report
Egyptian newspaper al-Akhbar denounced on Tuesday "claims and sayings," repeated by some Lebanese newspapers over Syria.
Regional-Syria, Politics, 10/26/2005

France, USA suggest sanctions against suspects in Hariri killing
Both the USA and France circulated a draft resolution at the UN asking Syria to detain any suspect Syrian in the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Syria-Lebanon-USA, Politics, 10/26/2005

UN investigation into Hariri assassination faces threats
The UN reported that the head of the United Nations commission which found evidence pointing at both Lebanese and Syrian involvement in the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri told the Security Council today the team had received threats and the already high risks it faced would increase further as it completes its work.
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 10/26/2005

Mauritania: national consultations on democratic transformation
The chairman of the military council for justice and democracy in Mauritania Ala Weld Muhammad Faal opened on Tuesday a national conference lasting for three days, on the democratic transformation process in the country, attended by leaders of the political parties, the civil society organizations
Mauritania, Politics, 10/26/2005

Egypt-UK talks on Middle East peace and Barcelona Process
Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul- Gheit yesterday met with British Minister of State for Middle East Affairs, Kim Howells for talks on the Middle East peace and the Barcelona Process.
Egypt-UK, Politics, 10/26/2005

Iran backs Iraqi territorial integrity, ambassador
Dowlatabadi noted that Iran, Syria and Turkey, the neighbors of Iraq are against the country's disintegration
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 10/26/2005

Bush views Iraq as front line in battle on terrorism
US President George W. Bush says that the United States will "not rest or tire until the War on Terror is won," and the United States will not leave Iraq until it is secure and free. The terrorists in Iraq are using it as the front for their war against humanity, Bush said, but Iraq is the US front in the battle against terrorism.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 10/26/2005

Bush assures Iraqi Kurdish leader of continued support
US President George W. Bush welcomed Massoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq, to the White House, and said that Barzani's vision for Iraq is one where "people of different religions and backgrounds can live together in peace."
Iraq-USA, Politics, 10/26/2005

Ahmadinejad: Supporters of Israel will face wrath of Islamic ummah
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned countries or leaders who have taken measures "to acknowledge the Zionist regime under pressure or due to lack of sound understanding that they will be confronted with the wrath of the Islamic ummah and will forever be disgraced,"
Iran-Regional, Politics, 10/26/2005

Abbas says won't allow external parties to interfere in elections
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/26/2005

Annan calls on Security Council to act to avoid new Eritrean-Ethiopian fighting
Warning that the serious deterioration of the situation between Ethiopia and Eritrea could lead to "another round of devastating hostilities," Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on the Security Council to ensure that recent Eritrean restrictions on United Nations peacekeepers in the area are lifted.
Ethiopia-Eritrea, Politics, 10/26/2005

Sharaa cancels visit to New York, meeting with Annan
Syria-UN, Politics, 10/26/2005

Mubarak receives Israeli Defense Minister
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 10/26/2005

Al-Anbar governorate rejects Iraqi constitution
An official in the independent "higher commission for the elections" in Iraq said that the governorate of al-Anbar, of Sunni majority, rejected the draft constitution, to be the second governorate after Salah Eddine governorate to vote down the constitution draft, while other 12 governorates voted in favor according to declared results.
Iraq, Politics, 10/25/2005

Demonstration in Damascus, Aleppo against US threats, Mehlis report
"Your national unity is the rock on which all the conspiracies that Syria has witnessed were broken. This unity is the guarantee to foil the new series of these schemes that target the national unity and to destabilize your self-confidence and capabilities to surmount these pressures directed against your will and national dignity and to sow dissension and division and as well to destabilize the region," the statement said.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 10/25/2005

Shiite coalition in Lebanon oppose sanctions on Syria, Christian concern for presidency
In Beirut, the Shiite coalition taking part in the Lebanese government announced opposition to imposing sanctions on Syria because of the UN investigation report which pertains to the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 10/25/2005

Reactions criticizing the Mehlis report
"Pressure on Syria unveil Washington's hostile intentions against Damascus as well as the US strategic project to create a greater Middle Eastern region to be under its direct control," the newspaper said in an article published Monday.
Regional-Syria, Politics, 10/25/2005

US actions against Syria on UN assassination investigation report
On the type of measures the UN may take against Syria, Rice said "there are many options on the table."
Syria-Lebanon-USA, Politics, 10/25/2005

France seeks a Security Council resolution for Syrian cooperation
French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy on Monday said his country "hopes the UN Security Council will issue a resolution that calls on Syria to fully cooperate with the international investigation into the assassination of Lebanese former Premier Rafiq Hariri."
Syria-Lebanon-France, Politics, 10/25/2005

Blair does not rule out sanctions on Syria
The British prime minister Tony Blair has not ruled out the imposition of sanctions in Syria because of the UN report on the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, stressing the graveness of what is stated in the report.
Syria-Lebanon-UK, Politics, 10/25/2005

Arab League chief satisfied with visit to Iraq
In line with the preliminary results of the vote on the constitution, the secretary general of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, who concluded a visit to Iraq, said that he is satisfied following the talks he held with various Iraqi forces, but he stressed that he had realized the difficulties impeding the Arab initiative aiming at convening an Iraqi national reconciliation conference.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 10/25/2005

Moussa urges Iraqi Kurds to attend the reconciliation conference
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Amr Moussa Sunday said Iraq's Kurds are an important part not only of Iraq but also of the Arab states and the Middle East.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 10/25/2005

Egypt: Lack of movement on the peace road sends wrong message to Palestinians
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak met Monday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and asserted that Egypt would support the Palestinian Authority in its attempt to settle all the Gaza-related outstanding issues particularly the cross points, the safe passage between Gaza and the West Bank
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/25/2005

Palestine Media Center: Palestinian Authority security to incorporate Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades
"Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei on Sunday announced a new plan aimed at disarming the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, training the anti-Israeli occupation group's activists, and incorporating them into the official security services of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA)."
Palestine, Politics, 10/25/2005

The Battle of alMerghib Commemoration in Libya
"The masses of the Basic People's Congresses at alMerghib Shabia commemorated Sunday the 94th anniversary of the famous Battle of al-Merghib fought by the fathers and forefathers against the Italian invaders in defense of the pure soil of the homeland (Libya) that took place on the 23rd of October 1911."
Libya-Italy, Politics, 10/25/2005

Eritrea: UN peacekeepers face land restrictions
United Nations peacekeepers monitoring the Eritrean-Ethiopian border, already subject to a flight ban by Eritrea, now face restrictions on their land movements there as well, a UN spokesman said yesterday.
Eritrea-UN, Politics, 10/25/2005

Talibani: Iraq will not be used to strike Syria
Iraq-Syria-USA, Politics, 10/25/2005

Mehlis report has political dimensions: experts
Syria-USA, Politics, 10/25/2005

British PM phones Qathafi
British Prime Minister Tony Blair phoned Sunday the Libyan leader Muammar al-Qathafi in which he renewed his country's keen interest and desire to further promote its relations with Libya commending the positive and tangible development of these relations in different fields, JANA reported yesterday.
Libya-UK, Politics, 10/25/2005

Michel Awn phones Qatahfi
Libya-Lebanon, Politics, 10/25/2005

Syria's response to UN report accusations on Hariri assassination
Syria underlined on Saturday that she has fully cooperated with the UN investigating committee on the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri while deploring the report does not imply a note contrary to her position in this respect.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 10/24/2005

Syria's NPF criticizes Mehlis report
It added that "what is new and surprising in the report is that it went so far in dependence on suspicions and statements attributed to people who lack minimum level of credibility and relied on preconceived ideas that led to conclusions irrelevant to any evidences
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 10/24/2005

Nasrullah does not oppose investigation extension, Sinoura calls Lahoud to resign
While security measures and political consultations continued in Lebanon in light of the report of the UN investigation committee into the assassination of Rafiq al-Hariri, the Lebanese prime minister Fouad Sinioura launched a remarkable position on Sunday when he recommended the Lebanese President Emil Lahoud to resign from his post.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 10/24/2005

Junblat rejects punishing all Syrians, for acts of few
The Lebanese Druze leader and parliamentarian Walid Junblat rejected likely sanctions against Syria, over the involvement of some officials in the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, to cover the entire Syrian people, and considered that the common history between the Lebanese and Syrian people is stronger than "the handful of evils."
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 10/24/2005

Syrian lawyers letter to UN chief on Hariri assassination report
"The assassination of Hariri was a crime that targeted not only a leading prominent figure known in Lebanon, the Arab arena and the world but also was meant to assassinate the Syrian-Lebanese relationship which constituted one of the main factors of stability in the region," it stressed.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 10/24/2005

Syria denounces statement of Saad al-Hariri
It depicted the position of Lebanese MP Hariri as a "flagrant inference," and "rejected provocation," and asked how could a man like Saad Hariri, who is just a MP in Lebanon, speak about a sovereign state that gave the Lebanese people all effort and support to build peace and keep its security and stability.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 10/24/2005

Lebanese security detains Mahmoud Abdul Al
In the course of the security detentions concerning the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, the Lebanese security forces arrested Mahmoud Abdul Al, a member of the Islamic charity projects society, known as al-Ahbash.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 10/24/2005

Deputy foreign minister denies threatening Hariri
Syria's Deputy Foreign Minster Walid al-Muallem denied he had threatened former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, as it was claimed in the report of the UN investigation committee into the assassination of Hariri.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 10/24/2005

Egypt stance on the UN Hariri assassination report
Egyptian Presidency Spokesman Sulieman Awad said that his country is studying the report of the UN investigation Committee on Assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri like many other countries, asserting that the first reading of the report gives many possibilities.
Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 10/24/2005

Jebril describes UN - Hariri report as political
Secretary General of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, General Commandment, Ahmad Jebril, described the UN report on the investigation on the killing of former Lebanese Premier Rafiq al-Hariri as a political report and holds many contradictions and mysteries.
Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 10/24/2005

Senior Lebanese officials criticize Mehlis report
Lebanese Member of Parliament Marwan Fares has described the report of the international investigation Committee on the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri as a political report "which aims at putting pressures on Syria due to its legitimate and firm stances."
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 10/24/2005

Mauritania: Two new political parties
Two new political parties in Mauritania were born on Sunday after they had submitted their applications and won a temporary recognition from the ministry of interior.
Mauritania, Politics, 10/24/2005

Mubarak: Muslims and Copts indispensable for national unity
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak Saturday received a report from Interior Minister Habib El-Adli on the Alexandria incidents. The President said Muslims and Copts are of one and the same fabric; both, he said, are indispensable for Egypt's national unity. The president said this issue must be handled with great tolerance.
Egypt, Politics, 10/24/2005

Saleh, Jordanian king discuss Palestine, Iraq
The Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Jordanian king Abdullah II discussed during their meeting in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday the situation in Iraq and Palestine.
Yemen-Jordan, Politics, 10/24/2005

Moussa continued consultations in Iraq
Concerning political developments in Iraq, the Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Moussa continued his consultations on Sunday with Iraqi political forces in order to arrange for the Iraqi reconciliation conference which the AL proposed to convene in Cairo in mid November.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 10/24/2005

Ahmadinejad on the nuclear issue
"Why should Iran withdraw from its inalienable right? According to which law should we beg Europe for our rights?" he questioned.
Iran-Regional, Politics, 10/24/2005

Wolfensohn says Israel acts as if withdrawal from Gaza did not take place
James Wolfensohn, the Middle East Quartet's special envoy to Palestine, has accused Israel of behaving and acting as an occupying power of the Gaza Strip despite its recent withdrawal from erstwhile occupied territory
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/24/2005

President al-Assad Letters to heads of UN Security Council states
Syria-UN, Politics, 10/24/2005

Mubarak, Abbas tackle outcome of foreign tour
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/24/2005

Israeli warplanes violate Lebanese Airspace
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/24/2005

Washington re-open its consulate in Algeria
Algeria-USA, Politics, 10/24/2005

US on PKK presence in US controlled Iraqi areas
Iraq-USA, Politics, 10/24/2005


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