Today's Headlines
- Five Palestinians killed, 50 wounded, four houses demolished in Palestinian territories
The Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday escalated their attacks on the Palestinian cities and Israeli tanks broke into Khan Younis and the aggression resulted in killing four Palestinians, several wounded while one Palestinian was killed in confrontation in Hebron ( al-Khalil). Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/14/2000
- Egypt, Jordan's reconciliatory document for agreement between Israel, the Palestinians
The Israeli daily Maareve said on Wednesday that Egypt and Jordan are crystallizing a reconciliatory document for an agreement between Israeli and the Palestinian government. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 12/14/2000
- Al-Turabi renewed criticism on the Presidential, parliamentary elections
The leader of the Sudanese People's Conference Hassan al-Turabi on Wednesday renewed his criticism on the Presidential and parliamentary elections which had started on Wednesday. Sudan, Politics, 12/14/2000
- Sudanese minister resigns because Sudan wastes its resources
Sudanese minister of state at the ministry of road and communications Taaban Dinq has announced his resignation from his post in protest that the Sudanese government did not implement the al-Khartoum agreement concerning peace. Sudan, Politics, 12/14/2000
- US warns companies against breaking sanction with Iraqi on oil
The US on Tuesday told oil companies that it expects these companies to refuse Iraq's attempts to make these companies violate the UN sanctions by paying extra fees at an account outside the control of the UN. Iraq-USA, Economics, 12/14/2000
- Boycott of Israeli goods copes with Egypt's principles
"President Hosni Mubarak's assertion that every Egyptian had the right to boycott Israeli products fully conforms to the ethics Egypt has always called for," Minister of Information Safwat El Sherif said. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 12/14/2000
- Constant change in warding to cope with mutations in the kingdom, minister says
Midaoui told the house of representatives, at Wednesday Question Time, the warding based on decentralizing must go in pair with power and attributions transfer if it is to play its true role, meet expectations of all layers of society and lay foundations for the new authority concept upheld by King Mohammed VI. Morocco, Politics, 12/14/2000
- Jordanian information ministry closes al-Hadath news paper Jordan, Politics, 12/14/2000
- Arab League prepares meeting for Arab boycott office of Israel
The General secretariat of the Arab League (AL) in coordination with the main office of the Arab boycott of Israel. Which takes Damascus as a headquarters started contacts and consultations to convene an emergency meeting for the Arab boycott office in Damascus within the few coming days with the aim to revitalize the main boycotting office and the branch offices in the Arab states. Regional-Israel, Economics, 12/14/2000
- Albright confers with Butaflika
The US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has stated that Algeria wants after its mediation in the peace agreement signed on Tuesday between Eritrea and Ethiopia to improve its relations with the US and other states. Algeria-USA, Politics, 12/14/2000
- On the meetings of the Saudi- Yemeni coordination council
Saudi defense minister prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz has stressed in conclusion of the meetings of the Saudi- Yemeni coordination council that it was agreed on all debated issues and no difference was noted regarding any of the debated issues. Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 12/14/2000
- Vanuatu to open diplomatic representation in Morocco
Foreign affairs and trade minister of Vanuatu, Rialuth Serge Vohor, announced in Rabat Wednesday his country's decision to open a diplomatic representation in Rabat as the platform to promote the republic in the Arab world, Europe and Africa. Morocco-Vanuatu, Politics, 12/14/2000
- People's Assembly hail Mubarak's defense of Arab rights
Members of the People's Assembly in Egypt have expressed their deep appreciation of the wise policy adopted by President Mubarak. Egypt, Politics, 12/14/2000
- Baghdad: three men in Ode's assassination attempt is in a neighboring state
An Iraqi security source said on Wednesday that three out of five persons who took part in the assassination attempt against Ode Saddam Hussein, the elder son for the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in 1996 are still fleeing, noting that they are existed " in a foreign state neighboring Iraq." Iraq, Politics, 12/14/2000
- Sudan, Britain and the US
The British ambassador in al-Khartoum Richard Macbeth has stressed that his country continued dialogue with the American administration to narrow the gap between the US and Sudan. Sudan-USA, Politics, 12/14/2000
- Spain Sets Unilaterally Maritime Borders For Canary Islands
Spanish authorities have delineated maritime borders for the Canary Islands without consultations with Morocco Morocco-Spain, Politics, 12/14/2000
- Arrest made in recent explosion in Saudi Aarbia
The Saudi daily al-Watan said on Wednesday that the Saudi security forces arrested one American resident in Saudi Arabia at suspects that he is involved in the explosion took place in al-Riyadh on November 18 and 23. Saudi Arabia, Local, 12/14/2000
- Yemeni investigations on the US warship explosion
Yemen's minister of the Interior Hussein Muhammad Arab has announced that the Yemeni authorities are making further search operations for those suspected in the attack against the US warship USS Cole in October, besides six persons who were arrested earlier. Yemen-USA, Politics, 12/14/2000
- No radioactivity in Moroccan sea, Morocco says
Morocco on Wednesday denied the existence of any radioactivity in its sea linked to the British sub-marine Tireless, currently stranded in the neighboring Gibraltar waters. Morocco-UK, Environment, 12/14/2000
- Iraq resumes exports under UN oil-for-food scheme
After a 12-day suspension, the United Nations-administered loading of Iraqi crude oil has resumed at an oil platform in the south of the country, a UN spokesman announced Wednesday. Iraq, Economics, 12/14/2000
- Jordan offers military equipment to Indonesia
Jordan is planning to sell and donate some of its warships and weapons to Indonesia, Indonesian news agency ANTARA said Wednesday, qutoing defence minister Mahfud MD. JORDAN-Indonesia, Military, 12/14/2000
- Refaie Mosque
This mosque lies past Sultan Hassan mosque, left of Saladin Citadel in Cairo. Princess Khoshiar, mother of Khedive Ismail, gave orders in 1869 AD (1286 H) to have that mosque built in that site. Egypt, History, 12/14/2000
- Bab Al-Azab
This place is connected in history with the massacre of the Citadel plotted by Mohammed Ali Pasha, ruler of Egypt, to get rid of the Mamelukes in 1811 AD where only very few fled away. Egypt, History, 12/14/2000
- Construction of Hindu temple over mosque's ruins worries pan-Islamic body
The Jeddah-based Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) voiced concern over the call made by certain Indian officials to construct a Hindu temple over the ruins of the Baberi mosque, destroyed by extremists in 1992. Regional-India, Religion, 12/14/2000
Short Takes
- Algerian minister of culture and communications Muhammad Eddine Ali al-Nour said on said on Tuesday that regional conflicts in the African continent can be settled through dialogue and understanding, in remarks to the way the Ethiopian- Eritrean was settled following a bloody war that lasted more than two years. Go
- The Turkish government has stressed it decided to dispatch a financial backing to the Palestinian government estimated at US $ 3 million in the course of the Humanitarian aids to the Palestinian people. Go
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