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Iran restarts nuclear fuel enrichment programs
Iran's president's swift decision and reaction to the AIEA decision may be seen as a strong shift in this regard, and that the resolute position that Iran threatened to take will be the only clear option to defend Iran's rights, by taking the offensive, instead of playing defensive, and being slowly strangulated in the coming process.
Iran-UN, Politics, 2/4/2006
Hamas to form next Palestinian government
The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stressed in Friday his determination to assign the Islamic resistance movement, Hamas, to form a new government later, but he stressed the need of honoring "the Palestinian Authority obligations."
Palestine, Politics, 2/4/2006
Protesters in Syria decry Mohammed cartoons, threaten retaliation
Anger in Syria mounted Friday, over cartoons published in a Danish newspaper mocking Islam's Prophet Mohammed, with more public protests and calls for boycott of Danish products and threats of retaliation.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 2/4/2006
Grand Mufti of Bosnia calls for standing by Syria
What the world had offered to Jerusalem during 50 years of occupation? the Mufti inquired, indicating that the city of has become a city for war.
Syria, Politics, 2/4/2006
The Iraqi elections and the government
Concerning the issue of the Iraqi elections, the Independent Higher Commission For Elections in Iraq said on Friday that announcing the ratified final results of the elections will be within the few coming days.
Iraq, Politics, 2/4/2006
UN Security Council for UN forces in Darfur
The UN security council on Saturday called for drawing plans to send a UN force to Darfur district west of Sudan in order to replace the forces of the African Union.
Sudan-UN, Politics, 2/4/2006
Iran: depriving us of nuclear right will be a historic mistake
Iran said today that there is no difference between forwarding Iran's nuclear dossier to the UNSC, reporting the case to the Security Council, or just informing that international body of the case. These actions are interpreted as equally in collusion and hostile against Iran by those allowing or supporting such action.
Iran-European Union, Politics, 2/3/2006
Shiite ministers rejoin Lebanese government
Five Shiite ministers from Hizbullah party and the Amal movement ended their two-months boycott of the Lebanese government and rejoined.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/3/2006
Consultations continue to form Iraqi government
The Iraqi political blocs which won the elections continued consultations in order to agree on a new government. This came at a time when the Iraqi capital Baghdad witnessed two attacks by two booby trapped cars that killed 11 Iraqis and injuring scores.
Iraq, Politics, 2/3/2006
Sharaa: Syria to build closest ties with sisterly Iraq
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouq al-Sharaa underlined Thursday Syria's will and desire to establish the closest ties with "sisterly Iraq on the basis of historic links, belonging and geography that connect the two states and peoples."
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 2/3/2006
Saudi King is Pakistan agree on fighting terrorism, cheap oil
Concerning the conflict between Pakistan and India, King Abdullah said he appreciates the recent peace initiatives and hopes that the dialogue between the two countries will achieve optimum results so as conflicts to be settled fairly.
Saudi Arabia-Pakistan, Politics, 2/3/2006
Jordanian paper republishes drawings blasphemy for the prophet
A Jordanian paper republished three caricatures insulting for the prophet Muhammad, already published by the Danish paper in December 2005 and caused a great Arab and Islamic anger, in an unprecedented Arab printed material in this regard.
Jordan-Regional, Politics, 2/3/2006
Mubarak warns of repercussions to anti-Islam campaign
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak warned of the consequences of the ongoing events relating to the Western depiction of prophet Muhammad as a terrorist, and other anti-Muslim manifestations.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 2/3/2006
Islamic organization calls Muslims to react in civil way against prophet blasphemy
World Islamic People's Leadership WIPL stressed that the actions of some Danish mass media of the deliberate and repeated affront to the Prophet of Islam is a matter that touched the dignity and faith of every Muslim in the world and incurs an insult to the Muslims.
Regional, Politics, 2/3/2006
Ahmadinejad and King Abdullah Telephone Contact
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Saudi King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz discuss on a telephone contact today issues of mutual concern and bilateral relations.
Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 2/3/2006
Al-Thawra: Wakim says Al-Assad's popularity extends Syria
Leader of Lebanese People's Movement Najah Wakim on Thursday said that President Bashar al-Assad is the only Arab leader whose popularity extends beyond his country.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 2/3/2006
Abbas expected to visit Syria next week
News reports in Damascus said that the Syrian leadership has invited Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas to visit Damascus, Syrian government sources say, and Abbas is expected to visit next week.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 2/3/2006
Russian MP: US-Israeli anti-Iranian moves, premeditated assassination of Iranian nation
Russian Duma representative Alexi Mitrafanov Friday called the harmonized plot hatched by some EU members, United States, and Israel against Iran's nuclear program "premeditated assassination" of the Iranian nation."
Iran-Russia, Politics, 2/3/2006
Mubarak to Yedioth Ahronoth: Egypt seeks push peace forward
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak asserted Friday that the Islamic resistance movement Hamas, which won the Palestinian elections wants peace.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/3/2006
Syria, Iraq and Turkey to activate new air- corridors
A coordinative meeting among representatives from the Civil Aviation Establishment in Syria, International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO and International Air Transport Association IATA held talks on activating modern air-corridors between Syria, Iraq and Turkey.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 2/3/2006
Kurdish Media: Syrian Kurdish group meets US officials, asks support
the article said "God, please God, send a bird flue to these leaders so that we can get rid of this injustice. What is the sin of these kids you kill in the villages? The real sinners live in palaces. God, kill them instead."
Syria-USA, Politics, 2/2/2006
Iraqi coalitions continue consultation to choose prime minister
The Iraqi prime minister whose term of office has expired, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, said on Wednesday that the Shiite United Iraqi Coalition list has not settled yet the question of choosing its candidate for assuming the post of prime minister.
Iraq, Politics, 2/2/2006
Ahmadinejad: enrichment basis of nuclear energy
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in reaction to the remarks of the IAEA Chief Mohamed ElBaradei that "Iran has the right to access nuclear technology, but does not need to enrich uranium" said Thursday that the essence of nuclear energy was the same as enrichment.
Iran-UN, Politics, 2/2/2006
New Iraqi coalition formed
In another development in Iraq, al-Tawafuk ( alliance) Sunni Iraqi front led by Adnan al-Duleimi and the National Iraqi List led by the former Iraqi prime minister Eyad Allawi decided to be united into one bloc.
Iraq, Politics, 2/2/2006
Saudi King in Pakistan talks trade, terrorism, regional issues
Discussions dealt with the files of Iraq and Afghanistan and the Middle East peace process in light of results of the Palestinian legislative elections as well as the Iranian file and war against terrorism.
Saudi Arabia-Pakistan, Politics, 2/2/2006
Newspapers challenge Muslims over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed
The Daily Telegraph reported that "Newspapers across Europe yesterday defended what one editor called the 'right to blasphemy' by printing Danish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed that have provoked fury in the Arab world."
Regional-Denmark, Politics, 2/2/2006
Syria recalls ambassador in Copenhagen over insulting cartoons
Syria has recalled on Wednesday her ambassador to Denmark to "consult about the Danish government measures against some papers insulting Prophet Mohammed and Muslims."
Regional-Denmark, Politics, 2/2/2006
Lebanese parliamentarian calls for restoring distinguished ties with Syria
Lebanese Parliamentarian Ali Bizi expressed Wednesday total commitment to the national firm principles particularly Lebanese resistance and distinguished ties with Syria.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/2/2006
US Council For The National Interest meets Al-Assad, Palestinians
The US Council for the National Interest is founded by its chairman, former Congressman Paul Findley, who had said "Most citizens are unaware of the startling fact that for years our US Middle East policy has not been crafted by seasoned experts who are committed to America's basic national interests."
Regional-USA, Politics, 2/2/2006
Early elections in Algeria likely due to Butaflika's health
A high ranking Algerian source said that his country is on its way "to organize early Presidential elections," because of what he called the deteriorated health conditions of President Abdul Aziz Butaflika.
Algeria, Politics, 2/2/2006
Sudan's Rebecca Garang in Washington
Sudan's minister of roads and transport, Rebecca Garang, said she is committed to the Cabinet position she holds with the government of Southern Sudan because she painfully has traveled her nation's disastrous roads and knows how vital decent transportation routes are to her people's efforts to move their produce to market.
Sudan-USA, Politics, 2/2/2006
Hamas ready to continue truce, rejects preconditions
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, which is preparing to form a new government, announced after winning the legislative elections, preparations to discuss the issue of the truce with Israel.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/2/2006
20,000 Sudanese and Congolese refugees to return home
About 20,000 refugees from the Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including many living in exile for nearly four decades, will start returning home next month under pacts signed between the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) and both African governments this week.
Sudan-UN, Politics, 2/2/2006
Berlin concerned over fate of its kidnapped in Iraq
Germany has announced concern over the fate of the two German hostages seized in Iraq after an armed group threatened to kill them if Berlin will not respond to its demand of closing its embassy in Baghdad within three days.
Iraq-Germany, Politics, 2/2/2006
Iran: threats will never weaken Iranians' will
Iran said "It is regretful that countries possessing the biggest arsenals of nuclear weapons are developing and producing new and more complicated weapons instead of building confidence and sticking to the NPT rules. This is while they use (threaten) nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states."
Iran, Politics, 2/1/2006
Syria Comment: Syria opposition meeting in Washington DC
The conference, organized by the Syrian National Council and the Syrian Democratic Assembly of Canada, kicked off Saturday morning with speeches from prominent opposition figures who couldn't attend
Syria-USA, Politics, 2/1/2006
Syria Arab proposal for assistance to the Palestinians
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouq al-Sharaa said Syria will submit a proposal to the next Arab summit calling for continuing to offer aid to the Palestinian people as was decided by previous Arab summits.
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 2/1/2006
UN official says broad support for assassinations tribunal in Lebanon
A senior United Nations official yesterday reported to the Security Council that there is wide backing in Lebanon for the establishment of a tribunal of an international character to try those charged with the killing of former Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri and others.
Lebanon-UN, Politics, 2/1/2006
Justice Minister: Syria is careful that truth be revealed in Hariri assassination
Syria's Minister of Justice Mohammad al-Ghafri stressed that Syria is careful that truth in the assassination of former Premier Rafiq Hariri be revealed, adding it is unfair to implicate Syria in the crime.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 2/1/2006
Doha, Riyadh call for accepting Hamas victory
The Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem Bin Jaber al-Thani said that Hamas won the elections via ballot centers and democracy sought by the West.
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 2/1/2006
Bush calls on Hamas to recognize Israel, drop the gun
The US president George W. Bush renewed his call for the Islamic resistance movement ( Hamas) which won great victory in the Palestinian elections last week to recognize Israel and drop resistance movement.
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 2/1/2006
The Guardian: Secret US calls for Arab support of Hamas
The British daily The Guardian on Tuesday quoted western diplomats as saying that the USA contacted certain Arab states and called on them to continue financial backing for the Palestinian Authority under a government lead by Hamas.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 2/1/2006
Syria depends on friends support while defending rights
Syria said on Tuesday she defends her rights and she sticks to them depending on support of friends atop of them Federal Russia.
Syria-Russia, Politics, 2/1/2006
Arutz Sheva: Israel investigates Azmi Bishara
The Israeli Attorney General, Menachem Mazuz, has ordered the police to open a criminal investigation of Knesset member Azmi Bishara, head of the Arab nationalist Balad Party. The investigation centers around Bishara's trip last month to Lebanon.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/1/2006
Salafeyah group in Algeria announces killing of a senior leader
The al-Salafeyah Group For Call And Fighting in Algeria announced the killing of one of its main leaders in clashes with the security forces.
Algeria, Politics, 2/1/2006
Mubarak meets Palestinian president and Israeli foreign minister
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/1/2006
UN Security Council extends for UNIFIL for 6 months
Lebanon-Israel-UN, Politics, 2/1/2006
Putin calls for Palestinian support despite Hamas victory
The Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the west against cutting aid to the Palestinians on the background of Hamas winning of the Palestinian legislative elections.
Palestine-Israel-Russia, Politics, 2/1/2006
Danish paper apologizes to Muslims over insulting them, companies sales come to a halt
Another Arla official, Jens Refslund, the food products division manager, said in a statement that "all Arla's customers in the region have canceled their orders, and sales have come to a standstill in almost all markets."
Regional-Denmark, Politics, 1/31/2006
Egypt urges more Danish steps on anti-Prophet cartoons
Egypt considers statements the Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen in which he condemned any attempt to depict any ethnic group of people as evil as a first step, said Assistant Foreign Minister Mohamed Shaaban.
Egypt-Denmark, Politics, 1/31/2006
Iran: referral of nuclear issue to Security Council means end of diplomacy
Larijani said "Iran's right for access to peaceful nuclear technology should be officially recognized. No one should resist the Iranian nation's will. "Iran will accept nothing beyond the framework of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)."
Iran-UN, Politics, 1/31/2006
Thabateoru visits occupied Malila today ignoring Morocco's sentiments
The Spanish prime minister Jose Louis Thabatero will be visiting today, the Moroccan Malila city which is occupied by Spain and to visit Sebta city tomorrow in a step which is the first of its kind since 1981, taking the risk of angering Morocco.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 1/31/2006
Nazif: Improving salaries, expanding social insurance, top priorities
Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said the "social dimension, improving people's income, low-income brackets and expanding the umbrella of social insurance top the government's priorities in the coming period."
Egypt, Politics, 1/31/2006
Saudi King in Malaysia
Saudi Arabia's king Abdullah arrived in Malaysia on Monday in a visit which is the first of its kind in 36 years with objectives concentrating on trade and oil as well as means of reform of the Islamic world.
Saudi Arabia-Malaysia, Politics, 1/31/2006
Zawahiri tape intent to show failed US attack
The US State Department announced it is analyzing the video tape broadcast by al-Jazeera satellite TV on Monday for the second ranking man in al-Qaida organization Ayman al-Zawahri to make sure it is authentic.
Regional-USA, Politics, 1/31/2006
Al-Jazeera: Al-Zawahiri accusations for the Pakistani President
Zawahari described the Pakistani army as being converted to "hunting dogs for the sake of what he called the crusaders."
Regional-Pakistan, Politics, 1/31/2006
Daily Star: Brammertz concentrates on interviewing Syrians
The new head of the UN investigation into the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, Serge Brammertz, will be primarily focusing on interviewing Syrian officials, sources from the UN team said Monday, the Lebanese Daily Star reported.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 1/31/2006
Lebanese president welcomes any Arab initiative
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud supported Monday any Arab initiative that aims at getting Lebanon out of the current crisis and returning the Syrian-Lebanese relations back to their normal status.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/31/2006
Kidnapped US female journalist calls on Americans to free Iraqi women
Kidnapped American female journalist in Iraq, Jill Carol, appealed yo her family and colleagues at the Christian Science Monitor and the Americans in all parts of the world to demand the American army and the Iraqi ministry of the interior to release all detained Iraqi women in the American and Iraqi jails.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/31/2006
US, EU hold Palestinian aid hostage; Hamas rejects it as blackmail
The Islamic resistance movement Hamas rejected the statement by the so-called Quartet group, led by the US, which sponsors the Roadmap and considered it as showing "the extent of blackmail and real ignorance" for the rights of the Palestinian people.
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 1/31/2006
Ben Ali: Arab and Moslems' image abused after 9/11
Arabs and Moslems' image was affected a lot by misunderstanding their civilization and culture, resulting in behavior and stances that hurt their feelings, Tunisian President Zine al-Abidin Ben Ali underscored Monday.
Tunisia-Regional, Politics, 1/31/2006
Arab interior ministers meet in Tunis
The Arab ministers of interior opened works of their 23rd conference in Tunis on Monday in an attempt to revitalize the Arab agreement for fighting terrorism and to discuss the implementation of several strategies and inter- Arab security agreements, as well as fighting drugs.
Regional, Politics, 1/31/2006
British soldier killed in Iraq
Iraq-UK, Politics, 1/31/2006
The Media Line: Syria to grant 300,000 Kurds citizenship
Syria plans to grant citizenship to 300,000 Kurds living in the country, a Kurdish representative told the London based Al-Sharq Al-Awsat.
Syria, Politics, 1/30/2006
Rafsanjani condems threats against Syria
Syria-Iran, Politics, 1/30/2006
Al-Sharq al-Awsat: No US military plans against Syria
Syria-USA, Politics, 1/30/2006
Kuwait's new amir to choose crown prince, prime minister
Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah was sworn in as a new Amir of Kuwait (ruler) in a private session of the Kuwaiti parliament held Sunday.
Kuwait, Politics, 1/30/2006
Al-Assad calls for honoring Hamas victory
At the time when the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad called for honoring results of the Islamic resistance forces hamas winning of the Palestinian legislative elections, Israel said that it sets a precondition to start negotiations with it which is Hmas giving up what it called terrorism and recognizing Israel's rights to existence.
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 1/30/2006
New Kerala India: CPI objects to US caution on Syrian oil field project
New Kerala India reported: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday expressed strong objections to the United States cautioning the Indian Government on acquiring an oil field in Syria in partnership with China.
Syria-India, Politics, 1/30/2006
Syrian chief of staff meets Russian counterpart
Chief of staff of Syria's armed forces Gen. Ali Habib received Sunday Russian counterpart Gen. Yuri Baluyevsky and an accompanying delegation.
Syria-Russia, Politics, 1/30/2006
Saddam's trial delayed again; withdraws from court
The Iraqi Kurdish judge Raouf Rashid Abdul Rahman, in charge of trying the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and seven of his aids before a special Iraqi court announced that delay of the trial until next Wednesday or Thursday as the resumption of the trial falls on an official day off.
Iraq, Politics, 1/30/2006
Al-Zahar: Hamas will not recognize Israel
The leading figure in the Hamas movement Mahmoud al-Zahar said that his movement will not recognize Israel, but may sign a long truce with it.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/30/2006
Bush urges Hamas to become partner in peace in middle east
The recent Palestinian elections, which resulted in 76 of the 132 seats of the Palestinian legislature going to the Islamic militant group HAMAS, showed the Palestinian people's desire for change, President Bush said in a January 27 interview with CBS.
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 1/30/2006
Iran: Israel seeks to divert attention from its nuclear weapons
Iran-Israel, Politics, 1/30/2006
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