Today's Headlines
- Syria: Rejecting licensing Seif Forum
The Syrian ministry of Social Affairs and labor has refused a request applied by member of the Syrian parliament Riad Seif to found a society under the name "the national dialogue forum" in the Damascus countryside province, while the spokesman for the " Jamal al-Attasi forum" Habib Issa complained from complications. Syria, Politics, 5/11/2001
- Qaddafi in Khartoum
Libyan President Mu'ammar al-Qaddafi who arrived in Khartoum on Thursday, held talks with the Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir in a visit over which several sources said it will deal with means for providing a success to the joint Libyan- Egyptian initiative and normalize Sudanese- Ugandan relations. Sudan-Libya, Politics, 5/11/2001
- Algeria: 11 million poor citizens; ministerial reshuffle
Algeria on Thursday announced that there are 11 million poor Algerians in the country and the government estimated the number of "missing" since the eruption of the acts of violence in 1992 at 5,000 persons. Algeria, Politics, 5/11/2001
- Acts of killings continued against the Palestinians
The Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian areas and houses in Gaza resulted in wounding more than 60 Palestinians and in heavy losses and large destruction in the Palestinian civil and security installations. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/11/2001
- Egypt ignores Nafeh visit to Cairo
The Egyptian neglect of the visit held by the Israeli minister Dani Nafeh has reflected the volume of the current crisis in the relations between Cairo and Tel Aviv. Nafeh had spent several hours in the Egyptian capital during which he met with the advisor of the Egyptian President for political affairs Osama al-Baz. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 5/11/2001
- Lebanon is committed to UNIFIL
With the continued Israeli violations in South Lebanon, Lebanon continued its diplomatic moves which aim at implementing the recommendations submitted by the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to the UN Security Council in which he proposed to reduce the UN forces in South Lebanon UNIFIL with the fall of July next year. Lebanon, Politics, 5/11/2001
- Islamic translation announcement event
The university of Damascus and the US Brigham Young University on May 10th at Damascus university Auditorium inaugurated a one day seminar under the title " Islamic Translation Announcement Event." Syria, Culture, 5/11/2001
- Sharon, Arafat to visit Paris
The French President Jacques Chirac on Thursday extended two invitations to the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and to the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon. Palestine-France, Politics, 5/11/2001
- Arab states, member of Mediterranean forum, hold side meeting
The Foreign ministers of the Arab states, member of the Mediterranean forum, held a side meeting Thursday evening in the Moroccan northern city of Tangier on the sidelines of the 8th session of the Mediterranean forum. Regional, Politics, 5/11/2001
- Vedrine: Europe is demanded to play a genuine role to establish peace in the ME
The French Foreign minister Hubert Vedrine has underlined the importance that the European Union will adopt a real policy towards the ME peace process Regional-European Union, Politics, 5/11/2001
- Arafat asks International Socialist to work to end Israeli aggressions
"The aggressors demolish houses, destroy orchards and perpetrate slaughters that spare no one, no even infants," the message said. Palestine-Morocco, Politics, 5/11/2001
- Arab capital markets meeting opens in Beirut
The 7th congress of the Arab capital markets opened in Beirut Thursday with 650 Arab businessmen and foreign finance experts attending. Lebanon-Regional, Economics, 5/11/2001
- Three-way merger to create major broker
The investment banking and securities arm of Oman & Emirates Investment Holding Company, Al Mawarid Securities Company SAOG and Al Shalman Securities Company SAOG are the companies set to consolidate Oman, Business, 5/11/2001
Short Takes
- The Minister of state for foreign affairs Nasser Qaddour on Thursday stressed upon meeting with the International Labor Committee ILC facts finding commission regarding conditions of the Syrian workers in the Golan and other occupied Arab territories that words about the Israeli daily practices conducted against Arab citizens including workers are still not enough and the heart of the matter is the great sufferings of the Palestinian children, women and men and Israel's violation of international legitimacy resolutions. Go
- The speaker of the Jordanian parliament Abdul Hadi al-Majali has stressed Jordan's support to Syria in her struggle to liberate its lands according to international legitimacy resolutions. Go
- The Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharazi starts tomorrow a one - day visit to Saudi Arabia during which he will deliver a message from the Iranian President Muhammad Khatami to King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz. He will also meet with the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz. Go
- Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has received Minister of Industry and Minerals Adnan Abdul Majeed, Minister of Health Omeid Medhat Mubarak and a number of researchers and specialists in pharmacy and drug manufacture. "The meeting studied the situation of drug manufacturing and the efforts exerted to promote it to meet the needs of the local markets to face up to the circumstances of the unjust embargo. The possibility of activating the private sector to perform its role in developing the drug manufacturing was also discussed at the meeting," INA reported on Wednesday. Go
- A 118-strong military contingent from Morocco arrived Thursday in Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to serve as peacekeepers within the United Nations mission in the country, a UN spokesman said. Go
- The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Interior has announced it will grant citizens of 33 European, American and Far Eastern countries entry without a visa, Gulf News reported this week ONA reported. Go
- The licence of cellular phones of GSM standards will be issued before July 23, 2001 to a private company, a government communique said Thursday, adding that a second one will be granted in December 2003, APS reported. Go
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