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Sfeir indicates lack of confidence in president Lahoud
On the current controversy taking place in Lebanon on the fate of the Lebanese President Emil Lahoud, the Maronite Patriarch Nasrullah Sfeir said that Lahoud no longer owns the means to practice his authorities.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 4/6/2006

Lebanese party calls for restoring Syria Lebanon relations
Lebanese "Unity and the New Order" Party on Wednesday called for restoring distinguished relations between Syria and Lebanon, stressing that establishing a strategic partnership between the two states in economy and policy as an Arab necessity.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 4/6/2006

Daily Star: Lebanese MP urges Syria to free Lebanese detainees
Reform and Change bloc MP, Ghassan Mokheiber, told a Saudi Arabian based web site that Syria may be brought before the International Criminal Court if it fails to release the Lebanese detainees held in its prisons.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 4/6/2006

Syria reports on Israeli violations against labors in Golan
Syria reported to the World Labor Organization on Wednesday about violations perpetrated by Israeli forces of occupation against Syrian citizens of Golan in field of labor.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 4/6/2006

Qathafi calls Africans to ask colonial powers compensation
The Libyan leader col. Muammar al-Qathafi called on the African countries to ask former African colonizers compensations. He urged the Senegalese to file a case against France of exploiting them in the front of fighting during the French colonialism of Senegal and parts of the African continent.
Libya-Italy, Politics, 4/6/2006

On the resignation of Jaafari
Adel Abdul Mahdi, one if the main leaders of the United Iraqi Coalition, renewed his demands for Ibrahim al-Jaafari to give up his nomination for the prime minister position of the Iraqi government.
Iraq, Politics, 4/6/2006

Jazeera TV: Dari says 40,000 Sunnis killed
The Muslim scholars commission in Iraq held the government of the prime minister whose term of office expired Ibrahim al-Jafaari the responsibility for killing more than 40,000 Sunnis.
Iraq, Politics, 4/6/2006

Iraqi interim government reviews upcoming Iran-US talks
Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said today that the Iraqi interim government in today's meeting reviewed the upcoming talks between Iran and US on Iraqi issue.
Iraq-Iran-USA, Politics, 4/6/2006

Israeli police detain Palestinian minister for Jerusalem
Israeli occupation police today detained Palestinian Minister for Jerusalem Khalid Abu Arafeh and his two bodyguards while on their way from East Jerusalem to the nearby town of Izariya, where Abu Arafeh was supposed to inaugurate a new office building for the Palestinian Authority.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/6/2006

PLO expresses deep concern for Israeli measures to isolate Jerusalem
WAFA reported that PLO Executive Committee (EC) today expressed deep concern for the Israeli measures to isolate Jerusalem city and turning its neighboring villages and towns into cantons.
Palestine-Israel-European Union, Politics, 4/6/2006

Mashaal appeals Arab states to increase its support for the Palestinian government
The chairman of the political bureau of the Islamic resistance movement (Hamas) said that the government of Hamas inherited a heavy burden and empty treasury, noting that the allocations of the recent Arab summit in Khartoum do not meet the demands.
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 4/6/2006

Sudan bans UN emergency relief chief's plane; mission protests to Government
The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Monday protested against the Government's refusal to let UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland's plane land yesterday in the country, which is suffering serious humanitarian problems in its conflict-torn western Darfur region as well in the recently pacified South.
Sudan-UN, Politics, 4/6/2006

Sudan: Concern for 90,000 Sudanese displaced people after aid group asked to leave
Living conditions for 90,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the conflict ridden Darfur region of Sudan are likely to get worse after Sudanese authorities asked the Norwegian non-governmental organization that was coordinating the largest IDP camp to leave, the top United Nations relief official said yesterday, just a few days after authorities banned him from visiting the impoverished region.
Sudan-UN, Politics, 4/6/2006

Rice criticizes Hizbullah as problem for the Lebanese
The US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice considered that the Lebanese Hizbullah party is the biggest problem facing the Lebanese people at the meantime, stressing the need of dismantling the weapons of Hizbullah party under the pretext that this is one of the requirements of the UN Security Council resolution 1559.
Lebanon-USA, Politics, 4/6/2006

Israeli occupation wounds 16 citizens, arrests 21 others
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/6/2006

Al-Azhar message to the UN chief
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 4/6/2006

Rights activist sentenced to five years prison in Syria
Islamic researcher and a human rights activist was sentenced on Sunday by Syria's State Security Court to five years imprisonment on charges of disseminating false information, inciting sectarian riots and forming a secret organization, a human rights activist said.
Syria, Politics, 4/4/2006

Egyptian attorney hails Nuuman Jumaa over al-Wafd Party case
Former chairman of the Egyptian al-Wafd party Nuuman Jumaa and other 14 persons including a parliamentarian were put in custody for four days over the background of the bloody confrontations at the headquarters of the said party on Friday.
Egypt, Politics, 4/4/2006

Ibrahim Nafe brought before Egyptian judiciary over corruption
The general assets attorney in Egypt started listening to statements by the former chairman of the board and chief editor of the al-Ahram foundation Ibrahim Nafe over the notifications against him, accusing him of illegal profiting and damaging the public assets during his presidency of al-Ahram foundation.
Egypt, Politics, 4/4/2006

Captive in Golan returns back to his village
Liberated captive Sameh Samara on Sunday returned back to his village Magdal Shams in the occupied Syrian Golan after he spent four years and a half in Israeli prisons because of his resistance to the occupation forces.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 4/4/2006

Sharaa: Arab Summit is successful and positive results
Syria's Vice President Farouq al-Sharaa described the Arab Summit as "a successful summit" and its results as "positive."
Syria-Regional, Politics, 4/4/2006

Mubarak in Algeria to settle difference on UN forces in Darfur
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak arrived in Algeria on Sunday in a several hours visit during which he discussed with Algerian peer Abdul Aziz Butaflika "the decisions concluded by the Arab summit,"
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 4/4/2006

Zaman: Gul: Iran and Syria to confront PKK forces
Turkey's Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said on Friday night in an interview with Turkey's state television, TRT1, that both Iran and Syria have pledged to confront the forces of the Kurdish PKK party, the Turkish daily "Zaman " reported
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 4/4/2006

Rice escalates pressure on Jaafari
Journalists accompanying the US Secretary Of State, Condoleezza Rice, and her British peer Jack Straw stressed during their meeting that the tone of Rice with the Iraqi vice president whose term of office expired, Adel Abdul Mahdi, was more friendly than her tone with the prime minister whose term of office expired Ibrahim al-Jaafari.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/4/2006

Al-Assad receives US Churches for Middle East Peace delegation
The delegation include CMEP Board and staff members, accompanied by CMEP Leadership Council members.  Corinne Whitlatch, CMEP Executive Director and Julie Schumacher Cohen, CMEP Legislative Coordinator
Syria-USA, Politics, 4/4/2006

Al-Jazeera TV: Washington discusses aid to Palestinians
Henya said while receiving several supporters of the movement that Hamas had won in democratic elections according to international and democratic standards advocated by the USA.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 4/4/2006

Haaretz: Kadima's views on solving the issue Jerusalem
"'Kadima revealed some details of its vision of a divided Jerusalem yesterday, saying a future Palestinian state would include the East Jerusalem neighborhood
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/4/2006

Saad Hariri meets Palestinian leader Ahmad Jibril
Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 4/4/2006


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