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Palestinian official does not rule out delay of elections
The Palestinian foreign minister Naser al-Qidwa did not rule out a postponement at the last moment to the Palestinian legislative elections which will be held on January 24th, if the Israeli government will obstruct it.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/14/2006
Le Novelle Observateur: Khaddam says $20 billion stolen in Lebanon and Syria by al-Assad friends
In the framework of the continued media campaign by the Syrian former vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam from his exile in Paris against the current Syrian government, he said in an interview with Le Novelle Observateur " magazine that more than $ 20 billion were stolen in Lebanon and Syria by persons close to the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 1/14/2006
Lebanese personnel on need for strategic relations with Syria
Lebanese ex-premier condemned Friday US pressures as aiming at passing the so-called Greater Middle East project "to destroy Arab nationalism, and tear the region in the service of the Israeli entity."
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/14/2006
Ahmadinejad: nuclear research continues
"The Middle Ages era is over and they should quit using the language of force and bullying," Ahmadinejad said, adding "If you are in search of a role to play in global equations, you should avoid discrediting the international organizations.
Iran-Regional, Politics, 1/14/2006
30-year jail term for Kurdish writer for defamation
Karim, whose name is also given as Kamal Sayid Qadir, was convicted by a state security court in the city of Arbil, after a one-hour-long trial on December 19, 2005, of defaming public institutions, the organization said
Iraq, Politics, 1/14/2006
US: al-Qaida in disarray in Iraq
The American general in Iraq Johns Fines considered that al-Qaida organization is being dismembered in Iraq after the killing or jailing many of its members, many of them along the Euphrates River and the Syrian borders, and the demolishing of the Sunni support
Iraq-Syria, Politics, 1/14/2006
UN head in Sudan: Security Council must enforce sanctions
The United Nations Security Council must enforce its sanctions against belligerents and human rights violators in Sudan or lose credibility, the head of the UN Mission in the country (UNMIS) said yesterday.
Sudan-UN, Politics, 1/14/2006
Syrian witness held in Lebanon
In another development in Lebanon, a Lebanese judicial source said that the judiciary detained on Friday a Syrian citizen under the pretext of giving "false testimony" to the investigation into the murder of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 1/14/2006
Islamist detainees relatives protest in Mauritania
spokeswoman for the relatives Leila Bint al-Ghouth said that continued detention of their children and relatives without trial constitutes "a disgrace to the independence of judiciary and to the credibility of slogans of justice and good governance advocated by the interim authorities."
Mauritania, Politics, 1/13/2006
Siniora meets Mubarak, calls Syria to support Lebanon's stability
Siniora called on Damascus to "stop its support for the Palestinian men outside the camps, as a strong message that Syria supports stability in Lebanon."
Lebanon-Egypt, Politics, 1/13/2006
Saad al-Hariri meets Chirac; urges Syria to cooperate
Saad al-Hariri, the son of the murdered former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, urged Syria to cooperate with the UN investigation committee warning that Syria's rejections to collaborate will bring the region to chaos.
Lebanon-Syria-France, Politics, 1/13/2006
Tareq Aziz lawyer: My client is dying in room allocated for dogs
The lawyer of Tareq Aziz, former Iraqi vice president under the government of Saddam Hussein, said that his client "is dying" and will not live more than one month because he suffered a brain stroke and heart disease.
Iraq, Politics, 1/13/2006
The Guardian: response to UN investigation meeting al-Assad misunderstood
The Syrian government signaled yesterday that it would allow United Nations investigators to talk to president Bashar al-Assad about the assassination of the Lebanese prime minister, Rafiq al-Hariri.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 1/13/2006
Talibani looks for unity Iraqi government within a month
The current Iraqi Interim President Jalal al-Talibani expects the formation of a national unity government to see light within one month, stressing that all parties will be taking part in this government.
Iraq, Politics, 1/13/2006
US wants Iran punished for asserting its rights
He added, "When fossil energy is used up in the world, they will start to sell their own nuclear energy at enormous prices to other nations and also impose pressure to maintain their own dominance on the world."
Iran-USA, Politics, 1/13/2006
Refugees accord for returns to south Sudan
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has signed the first in a series of expected tripartite agreements that will clear the way for up to 70,000 refugees to return to South Sudan in the first half of this year.
Sudan-UN, Politics, 1/13/2006
Annan urges Damascus to collaborate with UN committee
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Syria to cooperate fully with the UN investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese leader Rafiq al-Hariri.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 1/13/2006
Americans expect increased violence in Iraq
The American army expected the pace of the acts of violence to increase in Iraq during the coming weeks while the country is being torn by a political vacuum with attempts made by politicians and religious groups to form a new government.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/13/2006
Rumsfeld says unconventional enemies seek powerful weapons
US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld claimed that military and civilian leaders share "a great sense of urgency" as they confront enemies who seek increasingly powerful weapons as part of their arsenal of terrorism.
Regional-USA, Politics, 1/13/2006
Resignation of the Israeli Likud ministers
Three out of four ministers Israeli ministers from the Likud party resigned from the Israeli government, in a step that might have direct impact on the performance of the government which will run the country until the legislative elections on March 28th.
Israel, Politics, 1/13/2006
Sudan's Darfur funds of African Union force run low
With funding running out for the African Union's force in Sudan's troubled western Darfur region, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Security Council members today reviewed their options, including having the UN eventually take over the peacekeeping function.
Sudan-UN, Politics, 1/13/2006
No cooperation with US and Israel against Syria: Gul
Syria-Turkey-USA, Politics, 1/13/2006
Mubarak hands-on regarding election pledges
Egypt, Politics, 1/13/2006
Lavrov: Syria cooperated with UN Investigation committee
Syria-Russia, Politics, 1/13/2006
Damascus rejects al-Assad meet UN investigators
Syria has officially rejected the request of the UN investigator committee into the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri to meet with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, information minister Mahdi Dakhlalluah said.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 1/12/2006
Assafir: Syria's Ghazali in Vienna for Hariri investigation
The Lebanese daily Assafir said in its today's issue that the former chairman of the security department of the Syrian forces in Lebanon, Maj. Gen. Rustoum Ghazali, will once again be brought today to Vienna before UN investigation into the murder of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 1/12/2006
Hakim opposes changes to Iraq's constitution
The leader of the United Iraqi Coalition, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, said that the Shiite list will not accept fundamental changes to the Iraqi constitution which was approved in mid October.
Iraq, Politics, 1/12/2006
Jordan detains Islamic liberation party members
The Jordanian authorities detained ten members of the banned Islamic Liberation Party during the two past days.
Jordan, Politics, 1/12/2006
Ahmadinejad: Big powers want to control Persian Gulf
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday that big powers intend to dominate the strategic region of the Persian Gulf
Iran-Regional, Politics, 1/12/2006
Rafsanjani: Iran will break down colonial taboos
Rafsanjani: "They plan to deprive the Third World countries particularly the Islamic states of nuclear technology, keeping them always some steps behind."
Iran-Regional, Politics, 1/12/2006
Al-Hurra: Qathafi: absence of old guards in Israel, Palestine is better for peace
Libya's leader Muammar al-Qathafi considered on Monday that the old guards from both the Israeli and Palestinian political system are an obstacle to the peace process in the Middle East.
Libya-Palestine, Politics, 1/12/2006
Belgian to head UN Lebanon-Syria Hariri probe
A Belgian prosecutor with the International Criminal Court (ICC) will be the new head of a UN investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, the United Nations announced on Wednesday.
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 1/12/2006
Saudi king confers with Muqtada al-Sader
Saudi Arabia's king Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz received the Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sader in his first open appearance in the region for this controversial Shiite Iraqi leader.
Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 1/12/2006
UN's Iraq envoy says rule of law must prevail
Secretary-General Kofi Annan's senior envoy to Iraq today decried recent bloodshed in the country and called on its people to demand that their leaders focus on protecting civilians and fostering a lawful society.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 1/12/2006
Germany denies its secret service assisted US in Iraq war
Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency actively aided US troops during its Iraq war in spring 2003 despite Berlin's repeated remarks it had no role in the conflict, the German media said Thursday, IRNA reported.
Iraq-Germany, Politics, 1/12/2006
Rice says January Palestinian elections a positive move
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 1/12/2006
General Assembly resumes talks on Human Rights Council
The United Nations General Assembly yesterday resumed closed-door talks on setting up the new UN Human Rights Council to replace the Commission on Human Rights, as called for by leaders meeting at the 2005 World Summit last September.
Regional-UN, Politics, 1/12/2006
Rice continues threats against Syria
Syria-Lebanon-USA, Politics, 1/12/2006
Detainees in Military trials resume at Guatanamo Bay Naval Base
Regional-USA, Politics, 1/12/2006
Border tension between Ethiopia and Eritrea has ease
Ethiopia-Eritrea-UN, Politics, 1/12/2006
Khaddam: al-Assad made the decision to assassinate Hariri
Former Syrian vice president Abdul Halim Khaddam escalated accusation against the current Syrian President Bashar al-Assad saying al-Assad was the one who issued the order to assassinate the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 1/11/2006
Calm celebration of the first anniversary of Sudan's peace treaty
In a celebration atmosphere, Sudan marked the first anniversary of signing the peace treaty which put an end to 21 years of civil war in southern Sudan and had resulted in killing 1.5 million persons.
Sudan, Politics, 1/11/2006
Kurdish regional government says 30-year sentence was imposed for defaming public institutions
Reporters Without Borders has reiterated its call for the release of Kamal Sayid Qadir after the Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq said his 30-year prison sentence was imposed in accordance with a law punishing "defamation of public institutions."
Iraq, Politics, 1/11/2006
Iraqis demand evacuation of US forces after Mosque headquarters break in
Iraqi voices demanding the evacuation of the American forces from Iraq were louder with the preacher of Um al-Qura mosque and member of the Muslim Scholars Commission, Harith al-Obeidi, urging in a Eid al-Adha sermon on Monday the withdrawal of the American forces from Iraq and considered that the "occupation forces are behind every crime and the death of each and every innocent in Iraq."
Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/11/2006
Rafsanjani: Iran will get its nuclear rights with wisdom
Rafsanjani said the motive behind assaults on Iran goes beyond opposition raised against nuclear programs of the country. "The root cause of these assaults lies in the colonialist nature and policies of the West, whose plan is to keep countries backward."
Iran, Politics, 1/11/2006
French pressure on Syria regarding Lebanon
In the framework of continued French pressure against Syria, the French President Jacques Chirac said that the "time of interference and escaping punishment in Lebanon can no longer be accepted."
Syria-Lebanon-France, Politics, 1/11/2006
Bush expects increased violence in Iraq in 2006
The US will pursue a security strategy that puts Iraqi forces in control of more territory than coalition forces by the end of 2006 said the the US president.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/11/2006
Egypt pardons Palestinians in Rafah incident
Egypt said it granted amnesty to Palestinians who were arrested during Rafah crossing incident, where Palestinian gunmen broke into the border area and shot two Egyptian soldiers.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 1/11/2006
US view on Israeli intervention in Palestinian elections
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 1/11/2006
Syrian ambassador to speak at Utah Valley State College
Syria-USA, Politics, 1/11/2006
Israeli PM: Palestinians in Jerusalem can vote, but not for Hamas
Israel's acting prime minister Ehud Olmert said that "Palestinians in East Jerusalem will be able to vote in the upcoming Palestinian Legislative Council elections on January 25, but will not be able to vote for Hamas candidates," Haaretz reported today
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 1/10/2006
Morocco's Equity and Reconciliation Panel praized
Morocco, Politics, 1/10/2006
Lebanese policemen injured by pro Syrian Palestinian group
Two Lebanese policemen to the south of Beirut were injured on Tuesday by the bullets of fighters belonging to a Palestinian group that supports Syria.
Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 1/10/2006
Bremer request for half million US soldier in Iraq was ignored
The US defense department admitted that the former US administrator of Iraq Paul Bremer asked in an official memorandum before leaving his senior post in Iraq to increase the number of the American forces to half a million soldiers to control the armed operations.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/10/2006
American raid against a mosque angers Sunnis in Iraq
The Iraqi and US forces intensified search operations for an American female journalist who was kidnapped in Iraq two days before and her translator who was killed in the west of Baghdad, at a time when Washington is seeking to contain the consequences of one of its raids against one Sunni mosque.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/10/2006
On the Iraqi elections results
Concerning the elections in Iraq, the independent supreme commission for the elections in Iraq postponed the announcement of the results of the investigation carried out concerning the complaints over the process of the elections which was due yesterday until a later date.
Iraq, Politics, 1/10/2006
Iran: nuclear research not limited to particular site or activity
Iran today stressed that its nuclear research activities will not be limited to a particular site.
Iran-UN, Politics, 1/10/2006
Al-Assad confers with Jordanians supporting Syria
Syria-Jordan, Politics, 1/10/2006
Mubarak- Chirac discuss Syrian issue
Egypt-France, Politics, 1/10/2006
Abul Gheit talks with US Secretary of State
Syria-USA, Politics, 1/10/2006
On the Australian forces in Iraq
Iraq-Australia, Politics, 1/10/2006
Al-Assad talks with Saudi king about UN Hariri investigation
The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held talks in Jeddah with the Saudi king Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz concentrated on the implications of the UN investigation into the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/9/2006
Denial of Douba, Shihabi joining Khaddam
A senior Syrian official source has mocked at tidings recently circulated by some Arab and international media means with regard to the defection of the former chief of the Syrian military security department Major General Ali Douba and former Syrian staff Lt. Gen Hikmat Shihabi in order to join former vice president Abdul Halim Khaddam in exile.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 1/9/2006
Al-Assad meets Mubarak on pressure Syria faces
The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with his Egyptian peer Hosni Mubarak on Sunday in Sharm esh Sheikh, Egypt, in the framework of his Arab moves to contain the increasing pressures on Syria on the background of the investigation into the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Syria-Egypt, Politics, 1/9/2006
Syrian mixed reaction to Khaddam as leader of opposition
The Syrian opposition has been moving to tighten the belt around the Syrian regime, as it welcomed Abdul Halim Khaddam's defection from the regime and his joining its ranks, on the ground this his defection serves its objectives which aim at introducing democratic change in the country, as this opposition alleged.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 1/9/2006
On the interrogation of President al-Assad
Syria has responded to the request of the UN committee into the murder of the Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri to interrogate President Bashar al-Assad and the foreign minister Farouq al-Sharaa.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 1/9/2006
Syria's National Progressive Front discuss current political situations
Syria's Secretary Generals of the National Progressive Front ( NPF) discussed in its regular meeting on Sunday the political situations in the region and "the fierce campaign directed against Syria's national and pan-Arab stances."
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 1/9/2006
Syria calls UN commission to protect Syrian under Israeli occupation from deportation
The villagers, who have been living under Israeli occupation since 1967, hold rightful property deeds to their lands in the village. Syria holds the UN Human Rights Commission responsible for pressuring Israel to abstain from partitioning the village of al-Ghajar
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/9/2006
BBC: Blair impeachment urged for Iraq war
The BBC reported today that a former top British soldier called for impeaching Prime Minister Tony Blair for the war against Iraq.
Iraq-UK, Politics, 1/9/2006
Western embassies in Jordan close for security reasons
The two embassies of Canada and Australia in Jordan on Sunday decided to close their doors for security reasons.
Jordan-Regional, Politics, 1/9/2006
Butaflika - Qathafi consultation
Libya-Algeria, Politics, 1/9/2006
Iran regarding Russia's nuclear proposal
Iran-Russia, Politics, 1/9/2006
Egypt to deport Sudanese without a visa
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 1/9/2006
Al-Jazeera: Iran president to visit Syria
Syria-Iran, Politics, 1/9/2006
Iran on Mujahideen Khalq Organization in Iraq
Iran-Iraq, Politics, 1/9/2006
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