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Sudan, Eritrea resume severed diplomatic relations
Both Sudan, and Eritrea announced the restoration of their diplomatic relations after a boycott that lasted 10 years.
Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 12/10/2005
UN: Israeli acts in Golan in defiance of UN resolutions
The United Nations demanded once again Israel on Thursday night to abide by international resolutions relevant to the occupied Syrian Golan mainly the UN Security Council resolution 497 that considers Israel's decision to impose rules and legal and administrative rule on the Syrian Golan as null and void and of against international law.
Syria-Israel-UN, Politics, 12/10/2005
Lebanon mass grave reopens file of those missing
Helwani called on the Lebanese government to invite the heads of former militias to provide what information they have on the sites of these graves, noting that the Druz leader Walid Junblat is the only one among the political leaders who received her and expressed readiness to unmask hidden facts regarding these graves.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/10/2005
Eight from extremist religious group killed in Syria
Three members of a group that accuses others of being unbelievers (in god) has detonated themselves by a blow up belts, and five others were killed in a clash with security forces in a village in the northern Syrian governorate of Idlib.
Syria, Politics, 12/10/2005
Mehlis report to the UN two days before the end of his mission
The spokesman for the UN said that Detlev Mehlis, the chairman of the UN investigation committee into the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri, will discuss on Tuesday with the UN Security Council his final report on the results concluded by his investigations over the assassination incident.
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 12/10/2005
Leading Hizbullah figure survives assassination in Baalback
A leading figure in the Lebanese Hizbullah party survived an assassination attempt by a strong explosion in Baalback city, in the Bekaa, on late Friday night.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 12/10/2005
Iraqi governorates aim to coordinate security, demarcate borders
The participants adopted a work plan that states to demand the formation of a force from the governorates allocated to protect the area, and demanded border demarcation between the southern governorates
Iraq, Politics, 12/10/2005
Iraq national dialogue vital, Annan says
The increasingly sectarian nature of violence in Iraq, the continued lack of security, and ongoing human rights violations pose key challenges as the country prepares to go to the polls next week, underscoring the need for the communities to reach out to each other, according to a United Nations report released yesterday.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 12/10/2005
US military commander: Iraqi security forces ready for third election
A US military commander whose forces operate in western Iraq says Iraqi security forces are ready for the country's third election in 2005.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/10/2005
Leading figure in al-Qaida arrested, security in Iraq deteriorating
US President George W. Bush rejected to specify a date for the withdrawal of the American forces form Iraq, while security conditions in the country have been deteriorating several days before the Iraqi parliamentary elections.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/10/2005
Islamic summit calls Israel to withdraw from occupied Arab lands
Extraordinary Islamic Summit emphasized in its final communiqué Thursday that ending the Israeli occupation of Arab lands since 1967 including Jerusalem, Syrian Golan and other occupied Lebanese lands "is a vital demand" for the whole Islamic countries.
Regional, Politics, 12/10/2005
Arab foreign ministers to meet on December 29th
Sources in the Arab league announced on Thursday that meetings of the Arab foreign ministers which were due on Sunday and Friday were postponed until December 29 and 30.
Regional, Politics, 12/10/2005
Mehlis to leave UN Hariri investigation team
The chairman of the UN investigation committee into the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, the German prosecutor Deltev Mehlis said that his mission ends next Thursday.
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 12/10/2005
Syria denies secret contacts with Israel
"Such Israeli statements are repeated from time to time to attain media goals, mislead the world public opinion, and make it believe that Syria has become weak due to the big pressures it is exposed to," the source noted.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 12/10/2005
US: We are not allowing the Red Cross full access to accused detainees
US State Department deputy spokesman Adam Ereli was asked by the press yesterday about the acknowledgement by a State Department legal advisor in Geneva who admited that the United States is yet to grant the International Red Cross access to all its detainees accused of terrorism.
Regional-USA, Politics, 12/10/2005
Annan recommends extension to UNDOF for other 6 months
The American "SAWA" radio said that the UN secretary general Kofi Annan on Friday recommended the extension for the UN peace keeping forces in the Golan heights for more 6 months.
Syria-Israel-UN, Politics, 12/10/2005
Syria hosts thousands of Iraqis: Iraqi Defense Minister
Iraq-Syria, Politics, 12/10/2005
Israel appeals the world over Iranian President doubts on holocaust
It is not clear on what basis ElBaradei can claim to represent and speak on behalf of the international community, and specifically which international community, citizens, parliamentarians, etc. he was elected to speak on behalf of, or which international citizenry he claims to know the feelings of.
Iran-Israel, Politics, 12/10/2005
Annan has full confidence in UN human rights chief after US criticism
Regional-UN, Politics, 12/10/2005
UN officials head to Ethiopia and Eritrea to ease tension
Two top United Nations officials are expected to arrive in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Sunday and in Eritrea Tuesday, acting on the urgent request of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to ease tensions after Eritrea requested the pullout of personnel of certain national origin.
Ethiopia-Eritrea-UN, Politics, 12/10/2005
Eight killed in Egyptian elections violence
Voting centers closed its doors on Wednesday evening in conclusion of the runoff round of the last Egyptian parliamentary elections which witnessed harassment against voters and vast acts of violence that resulted in killing at least seven persons and wounding other 600 as well as detaining scores by the security forces.
Egypt, Politics, 12/8/2005
Preliminary results of the Egyptian parliamentary elections
The Muslim Brothers reiterated their positions in the new Egyptian parliament, al-Jazeera satelitte TV said that 11 candidates of the Muslim Brothers won officially in the repletion session of the last round of the elections while nine of them failed. Still 12 others are competing on the circles were the vote selection process continues.
Egypt, Politics, 12/8/2005
Six Egyptian electoral circles elections suspended
The Egyptian elections higher committee decided to adjourn the elections, in 6 electoral circles represented by 12 parliamentarians, in implementation of judicial rules. A new date for carrying out the elections was not specified.
Egypt, Politics, 12/8/2005
Islamic summit starts deliberations in Mecca
Extraordinary Summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference OIC started its two-day activities on Wednesday with the participation of Foreign Minister Farouq al-Sharaa on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad.
Regional-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 12/8/2005
Syrians mobilizing internal support against outside pressure
"Pressure on Syria has been practiced before the assassination, and even before the issuance of the UN resolution 1559," Berri said during a meeting with a delegation of Lebanese journalists.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 12/8/2005
Saddam protest his trial which adjourned for two weeks
Saddam added "what I am careful about is to please my God and humanity and the American people to know what their rulers had committed against the Arab nation." Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrated in al-Auja city in Tikrit in protest of the trial which they described as unfair.
Iraq, Politics, 12/8/2005
Bush says steady progress being achieved in Iraq
In the second of a planned series of four speeches detailing the administration's strategy for victory in Iraq, US President George W. Bush outlined successes achieved in rebuilding that country's infrastructure. The president made his remarks December 7 to the Council on Foreign Relations. Here is what he said:
Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/8/2005
The course of Saddam trial
During Wednesday's trial session for Saddam Hussein, the court listened to the testimonies of two witnesses from behind the curtains. They were introduced by the initials of their names and their voices were changed in order not to be identified.
Iraq, Politics, 12/8/2005
UN rights chief: 'war on terror' is violating ban on torture
Arbour said "I don't think it's appropriate for those who purport to act in our names, to ask for a blank check -- just trust us, there are very bad things happening out there, we'll handle it and the less you know the better. I think that's completely inappropriate in democratic societies"
Regional-UN, Politics, 12/8/2005
Sudan continued insecurity in troubled Darfur region
Staff of United Nations agencies and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) continue to face harassment, threats and ambushes in western Sudan's Darfur region, where farmland, crops and water supplies are being deliberately destroyed, the UN Mission in the country (UNMIS) reported yesterday.
Sudan, Politics, 12/8/2005
Syrian anti-terrorism forces find explosives factory in Aleppo
Syrian anti-terrorism forces have found an explosives factory in the northern city of Aleppo Wednesday including bomb-making materials, tools and training manuals for attacks against public buildings and security headquarters.
Syria, Politics, 12/8/2005
UN condemn Eritrea plan to evict peacekeepers
Eritrea yesterday requested that members of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) who are nationals of key States leave that operation, drawing immediate condemnation from the Security Council and Secretary-General Kofi Annan, as well as a world body's senior peacekeeping official, who said there will be no pullout of personnel.
Eritrea-Ethiopia-UN, Politics, 12/8/2005
UK to avoid low-flying in Iraq after admitting plane shot down
Iraq-UK, Politics, 12/8/2005
More bodies found in Lebanese mass grave
Replying to a question on information which attributed the mass graves recently found in Anjar, Bekaa, belong to the period of the civil war in Lebanon in 1990 when the forces of Michel Aawn and Samir Jaajaa clashed, the leader of the opposition trend Michael Aawn told al-Jazeera satellite TV that "this is an irresponsible statement," noting that Anjar was far away from the battle fields.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/7/2005
Sharaa reiterates Syria's will to hold UN inquiry
Sharaa said "we are trying and exerting all possible effort as to improve ties with Lebanon and we are not imposing any conditions, but whenever we try to improve them; we find there is someone objecting inside Lebanon."
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/7/2005
Ghazaleh, Jame returned back after their interrogation
Two Syrian security officials returned back to Damascus on Tuesday after they were interrogated in Vienna by the UN investigators in the probe of the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/7/2005
US on Egypt's arrest of opposition figure Ayman Nour
US State Department deputy spokesman Adam Ereli was asked yesterday that "Human rights groups are reporting some widespread violations in the Egyptian elections and there's been 69 members of the Muslim Brotherhood were arrested today, and also Mr. Nour has been detained. So I just wondered whether your assessment of the Egyptian elections so far is the same as it has been in recent weeks, or do you think so far that it is a free and fair vote? And I just wondered if you had any further comment on how it's progressing. I think it's the final round on Wednesday."
Egypt-USA, Politics, 12/7/2005
Mubarak expects Hariri murder investigation to continue
Sharaa's statement came upon the assertion made by the chairman of the parliamentary majority Saad al-Hariri that a Lebanese court may not able to assume this case. A matter which makes it imperative to establish an international court
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 12/7/2005
Mauritania president at Islamic summit in Saudi Arabia
The chairman of the military council for the ruling Justice And Democracy Council in Mauritania Col. Ala Weld Muhammad Faal headed for Saudi Arabia in order to take part in the special summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference OIC due on Wednesday and Thursday.
Mauritania-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 12/7/2005
Zawahri: Bin Laden leads al-Qaida; organization is growing
The second ranking man in the al-Qaida organization, Ayman al-Zawahiri, said that the leader of the organization Osama Bin Laden is alive and is leading the Jihad (struggle) and that al-Qaida is growing and its force is increasing, as he alleged.
Regional, Politics, 12/7/2005
Muslim Scholars Commission boycott the elections in Iraq
Kubeisi stressed that "the commission does not stand with any one side in these elections."
Iraq, Politics, 12/7/2005
US military operations in Anbar governorate, west Iraq
Iraqi Islamic Party criticized this military operation and it called on the UN and the Arab League to interfere in order to stop it.
Iraq, Politics, 12/7/2005
Rice says rendition of suspects accused of terrorism within the law
RICE: Well, I think the war on terrorism has to be fought lawfully. And if it's not, then we're not a country of laws and that is no place to be.
Regional-USA, Politics, 12/7/2005
Some Sudanese refugees head for home
Some 12,000 internally displaced Sudanese returning home with half a million head of cattle will take a month to traverse the bridge that is the only crossing-point over the White Nile in the region and many animals risk being killed on the heavily mined road leading there, a United Nations refugee agency spokeswoman said yesterday.
Sudan, Politics, 12/7/2005
Syrian students hand petition to UN representative
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/7/2005
Al-Assad interview on internal and regional issues
Syria has agreed that five Syrian citizens could be interviewed by commissioner Mehlis in Vienna. What do you expect of this interrogation? And what in fact do you expect from the Mehlis report
Syria-Regional, Politics, 12/6/2005
Two Syrian officials interrogated in Vienna
Al-Jazeera satellite TV in Vienna said that investigations were completed with two of the Syrian officials in the case of the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafi al-Hariri. They are the former chief of the Syrian intelligence in Lebanon Roustom Ghazaleh and his assistant Jame Jame.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/6/2005
Saad al-Hariri accuses Syria of obstructing his father's murder investigation
The chairman of the Lebanese al-Mustaqbal (future) parliamentary group, Saad al-Hariri, accused Syria of trying to affect the UN investigation to the murder of his father.
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 12/6/2005
Saddam prevented from having pen and paper at trial
The trial of the former toppled Iraqi President and seven of his Aides will resume today over the killing of 148 persons from the town of al-Dajil in 1982. This was following a contentious session for witnesses in which tension and disorder overwhelmed the court.
Iraq, Politics, 12/6/2005
Former Iraqi official died in prison
The American army announced in a statement that Muhammad Hamza al-Zubeidi, the former Iraqi prime minister died in prison.
Iraq, Politics, 12/6/2005
Rumsfeld says Iraqis are better off
US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told students and faculty at the Johns Hopkins University yesterday in a speech about the future of Iraq that success in Iraq should not be defined as an absence of terrorist attacks.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/6/2005
Palestinian groups claim unity over resistance of occupation
Several Palestinian groups announced their stand in support of the Jihad movement which claimed responsibility for Nathania explosion in Israel by one of its members.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/6/2005
US condemns Nathania attack
The US has condemned Nathania Israeli attack operation. The spokesman for the US state department Adam Early called on the Palestinian authority to take measures immediately in order to prevent the occurrence of "similar" operations and put an "end to violence and to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism."
Palestine-USA, Politics, 12/6/2005
Rice: US does not torture detained terrorists
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the United States does not permit or tolerate the torture of any terrorists detained in its custody.
Regional-USA, Politics, 12/6/2005
Syrian civic societies stage a sit-in
Syria-Regional, Politics, 12/6/2005
Shaaban appeals to foreign countries to change Strategy towards Muslims
Syria-Regional, Politics, 12/6/2005
Iran's position on its nuclear civil development are non-negotiable
Larijani said "The US methodology of propaganda is that every time the Agency planned to hold talks on Iranian nuclear program, the US came up with new allegations and asked the UN Agency to examine them. Iran will no longer agree to such a practice in the future."
Iran-European Union, Politics, 12/5/2005
Syrian anti-terrorism forces clash with extremist group in Aleppo
Syrian anti-terrorism forces clashed with an extremist armed terrorist group in the northern city of Aleppo Sunday morning, , official news said, adding that two members of the group were severely wounded. Two civilians and a security man were slightly injured.
Syria, Politics, 12/5/2005
Turkey al-Faisal submits credentials to Bush as Saudi ambassador to USA
Prince Turkey al-Faisal submitted his credentials on Saturday to the US President George W. Bush as an Ambassador for his country, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 12/5/2005
UN reform must not stall long-term budget planning, Annan says
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called on Member States of the United Nations to divorce the urgent consideration of reform of the Organization from the equally critical need to pass a biennium budget by the end of the year, without which ongoing operations would be straight-jacketed.
Regional-UN, Politics, 12/5/2005
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