Today's Headlines
- Israel kills five Palestinians, other hundreds wounded
Amid world-wide Arab and international denunciation,the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon continued attacking the Palestinians. Three Palestinians were killed and other tens wounded by the Israeli bullets fire and bombardment by Apatchi and F 16 planes Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/5/2001
- Works of the 74th session of the Arab economic unity council at the ministerial level started today
Works of the 74th session of the Arab economic unity council at the ministerial level started today in Cairo under the chairmanship of Mauritania's minister of economic affairs Muhammad Wild Thani. Regional, Economics, 12/5/2001
- Syrian government resigned, paper says
The Saudi daily Okaz said in its Tuesday's issue that the Syrian government chaired by Muhammad Mustafa Miro had submitted its resignation two days before. Syria, Politics, 12/5/2001
- Al-Baz outlines Egypt's position towards current ME developments
The political advisor for the Egyptian President Osama al-Baz has held Israel responsible for the grave escalation taking place in the occupied Palestinian territories as a result of the aggression against the Palestinians. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 12/5/2001
- Al-Assad gets a message from Yemeni counterpart
President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday at the Damascus al-Shaab palace received the Yemeni foreign minister Abu Baker al-Qurabi. Syria-Yemen, Politics, 12/5/2001
- Al-Assad confers with Spanish foreign minister
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday evening at the Damascus al-Shaab palace received the Spanish foreign minister Josip Peket and members of the accompanying delegation. Syria-Spain, Politics, 12/5/2001
- American plan to strike Iraq
A western diplomat in Cairo disclosed to the Jordanian daily al-Arab al-Youm paper an American plan to strike Iraq due to start by the end of January, 2002. Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/5/2001
- Oman, Iran sign memorandum of understanding
Oman and Iran have announced that had signed a memorandum of understanding in the area of trade and commerce in conclusion of the meetings of the joint Iranian- Omani committee in Tehran. Oman-Iran, Politics, 12/5/2001
- American envoys tour aims at halting the Intifada
The Qatari daily al-Watan issued on Tuesday quoted a well-informed Syrian source as saying that the tour of the two American envoys Anthony Zinni and William Burns in the region aims at halting the Palestinian Intifada before any thing else. Syria-USA, Politics, 12/5/2001
- People's Assembly condemns Israeli aggression on Palestinians
The Egyptian People's Assembly Arab Affairs Committee condemned all forms of violence and killing of innocent civilians. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 12/5/2001
- Morocco decries Israeli escalation in occupied Palestinian territories
"The Kingdom of Morocco strongly condemns and firmly decries the war escalation by the Israeli forces in the occupied Palestinian territories and Israel's attempts to destroy the Palestinian authority, its institutions and buildings," the spokesman for the Moroccan foreign affairs and cooperation department said. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 12/5/2001
- Jordan invites Arab follow up committee for meeting over Palestinian conditions
Jordan has decided to invite the Arab follow up committee to convene a meeting next Sunday in Cairo in an attempt to contain the tense situation in the Palestinian territories and the aggression against the Palestinian people by the Israeli occupation forces. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 12/5/2001
- Iraqi FM and the US threats
Iraq's foreign minister Naji Sabri al-Hadeithi has stressed that he can not say there is an American threat for Iraq, adding that there is no justification for the aggression. Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/5/2001
- King Mohammed chairs meeting on integrated development of Saharan provinces
During the meeting, King Mohammed VI stressed the need to devise the plan in a larger framework, that of the decentralization and regionalization policy, which has been adopted by Morocco for several years and which is called to be reinforced and deepened. Morocco, Politics, 12/5/2001
- Calls for more efforts to prevent further deterioration in Mideast
Egyptian Minister of Information Safwat A1 Sherif Tuesday called for exerting more efforts to prevent further deterioration in the Middle East. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 12/5/2001
- Egypt calls on Washington to interfere for halting Israeli attacks against Palestinians
Minister Maher told reporters that the message dealt with the deteriorating situation in the Middle East and the Egyptian-US efforts to save the situation. Egypt-USA, Politics, 12/5/2001
- Democracy, good governance in Africa depend on peace, security, Moroccan diplomat
Morocco is convinced that democracy and good governance is a shared goal sought by all African countries, but these goals cannot be fulfilled unless peace and security prevail in the continent, said in New York Tuesday Morocco's permanent representative to the United Nations, Mohamed Bennouna. Morocco-Regional, Politics, 12/5/2001
- Mubarak chairs NDP general secretariat
The National Democratic Party "NDP" General Secretariat met yesterday under the Chairmanship of President Hosni Mubarak and reviewed the parliamentary nominations for vacant constituencies throughout the country. Egypt, Politics, 12/5/2001
- Apache oil company to increase prospecting for oil, production activities in Egypt
Oil cooperation between Egypt and the US is increasing, US Apache oil company Board Chairman Raymond Plank said Tuesday after a meeting with President Hosni Mubarak, adding that his visit was aimed to boost that cooperation. Egypt, Economics, 12/5/2001
- China denounces the Israeli raids against the Palestinians
China on Tuesday denounced the raids carried out by the Israeli occupation forces at the Palestinian authority positions. Palestine-China, Politics, 12/5/2001
- Moroccan government to help set up 120,000 SME by 2010
The Moroccan government is projecting to contribute to the setting up of 120,000 small and medium-sized enterprises by year 2010 and the creation of 2.4 million jobs, said Moroccan minister of industry, trade, energy and mining, Mustapha Mansouri. Morocco, Economics, 12/5/2001
- Italian official for a just ME peace
The Italian deputy minister of defense Filippo Bersini has asserted the need of reaching a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East based on international legitimacy resolution and the land for peace formula. He stressed that such a peace will have a positive impact on the stability of the world as a whole. Regional-Italy, Politics, 12/5/2001
- Egypt calls upon handling African disputes, and return of stability to Somalia
Egypt stressed the necessity of speeding-up the Africa disputes, and pointed to the significant role of the United Nations (UN) in the settlement of disputes in a peaceful manner. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 12/5/2001
- US embassy in al-Riyadh denied to have asked women asking for visa to take off their veils
The US embassy in al-Riyadh has denied news that it had asked women who apply for entry visa to the US to take off their veils apart from the migration visa in which women supposed to appear unveiled in the picture attached to the application. Saudi Arabia-USA, Local, 12/5/2001
Short Takes
- The Syrian Foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Tuesday evening received a telephone call from his Lebanese counterpart Mahmoud Hammoud. The two ministers held consultations on latest developments of conditions in the region, especially Israel's terrorist practices in the occupied Palestinian territories. Go
- A solidarity rally was held in al-Rabat on Tuesday evening in support with the Palestinian people Intifada. It was organized by the Moroccan society in support of the struggle of the Palestinians and several Moroccan societies. Go
- The Lebanese daily al-Mustaqbal in its Tuesday's issue quoted western diplomatic sources as saying that there is an American proposal to send Jordanian forces to the Palestinian areas to work for separating between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Go
- The Turkish prime minister Polent Acawet on Tuesday made a telephone call with the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon. The Hebrew-language Israeli radio said that the Turkish prime minister learnt from Sharon about recent developments in the West Bank and Gaza and discussed also bilateral relations with him. Go
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