Today's Headlines
- New Syrian Cabinet sworn in before the Syrian president
The new Syrian cabinet ministers headed by the prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro took oath of office on Saturday after noon at the Damascus al-Shaab palace. Syria, Politics, 12/24/2001
- Syrian- Iraqi trade relations promoted
Iraq's trade minister Muhammad Mahdi saleh on Sunday stressed during his inauguration of the Syrian products exhibitions at the Syrian trade center in Baghdad praised the trade and economic relations between the two states, noting that these relations have become an example to be followed. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 12/24/2001
- An oil agreement signed between Iraq, Jordan
Iraq and Jordan on Sunday signed the special program on ensuring the latter ( Jordan)'s requirements of crude oil and oil by- products for 2002 at preferable prices. Iraq-Jordan, Economics, 12/24/2001
- Al-Assad meets with Chinese foreign minister
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the Damascus al-Shaab Palace on Sunday received the Chinese foreign minister Tang Jian and members of the accompanying delegation. The meeting was attended by the foreign minister Farouk al-Shara, the Syrian ambassador in China and the Chinese ambassador in Damascus. Syria-China, Politics, 12/24/2001
- Morocco moves to institute unemployment insurance in morocco
The administrative board of "La Caisse Nationale de S?curit? Sociale" (CNSS/social security fund) adopted a draft bill providing for instituting an unemployment insurance. Morocco, Economics, 12/24/2001
- Iranian delegation visits Saudi Arabia
A delegation representing the Iranian Shoura council, chaired by the speaker of the council Mahdi Karoubi will today pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia. The visit will last for several days. Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 12/24/2001
- Referendum in Comoros
Voting operations started on Sunday morning in the three islands of Comoros on the draft constitution aiming at putting an end to the separation and constitution crises the country suffers. Comoros, Politics, 12/24/2001
- National strategy for sustainable development in Syria
In a statement to Arabic News Eng. Yahia Awaidah, director of Environmental Management Directorate at the ministry of State for Environmental Affairs said that in collaboration with other ministries concerned, the ministry of State for Environmental Affairs adopted the Syrian National Environmental Action Plan (NEAP), which proposes several action plans and programs that if implemented according to the defined time schedule would lead to an overall sustainable development in Syria. Syria, Economics, 12/24/2001
- Arab League Chief in Beirut to Prepare for Arab Summit
Arab League secretary general, Amr Moussa, started this Monday a visit to Beirut for talks with Lebanese officials on preparations for the coming Arab summit scheduled to be held in the Lebanese capital next March Regional-Lebanon, Politics, 12/24/2001
- Libyan- Chinese cooperation relations
The secretary general of the people's general committee Mubarak al-Shamekh discussed with member of the permanent committee of the political bureau and member of the central committee of the Chinese Communist party on Sunday in Tripoli means of strengthening Chinese- Libyan relations in all fields. Libya-China, Politics, 12/24/2001
- Morocco, Ukraine sign accords on trade and investments
The first agreement means to develop trade relations between the two countries, which undertake to grant each other the most-favored nation status regarding duties, taxes and customs procedures. Morocco-Ukraine, Politics, 12/24/2001
- Ukrainian foreign minister hands to moroccan peer message from president of ukraine to king Mohammed
Ukrainian foreign minister, Anatoli Zlenko, who started on Sunday an official visit to Morocco, handed this Monday to Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, a message from Ukraine president Leonid Koutchma to King Mohammed VI. Morocco-Ukraine, Politics, 12/24/2001
- Bin Laden's mother denies her son involvement in September attacks
Alya Ghanem, mother of Osama Bin Laden described the video tape which the US proves Bin Laden's prior knowledge of the September attacks as false. Regional, Local, 12/24/2001
- Preparations to convene the national reconciliation conference in Somalia
The Somali war leader Hussein Muhammad Aided announced on Sunday in Addis Ababa that a team delegated by the government's authority to fighting drought and desertification IGAD is currently touring Somalia in preparations to convene the national reconciliation conference. Somalia, Politics, 12/24/2001
- Israeli soldiers sneaked into the depths of the Lebanese territories
An Israeli military spokesman said that Israeli soldiers have recently crossed the borders until the international borders with Lebanon and sneaked to the depth of the Lebanese territories. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 12/24/2001
- Moroccan party calls for release of persons sequestered in Tindouf
The Moroccan Party for Justice and development (PJD) on Saturday called human rights organizations to coordinate action to speed up the release of persons sequestered in polisario-controlled camps in Tindouf (south-western Algeria). Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 12/24/2001
- Israeli minister calls for expelling the Palestinians from the territories of 1948
The Israeli infrastructure minister " Avigdore Lieberman " on Saturday called for expelling the Palestinians of the 1948 territories. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/24/2001
- More pressures on Arafat
Sources close to the CIA unveiled that the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat will very shortly face a very " complex situation" when he will receive from the American administration, rather than Israel, a list including the name of 120 officials and persons accused of planning for suicide operations inside Israel from the Hamas and the Islamic Jihad movements, the People's Front For the Liberation of Palestine and the People's Front For the Liberation of Palestine ( General Command) that he has ( Arafat) to arrest and almost hand over many of them. Palestine-USA, Politics, 12/24/2001
- Jerusalem Mufti stresses the need of continuing resistance
The preacher of al-Aqsa mosque Sheikh Ikrama Sabri, who is also the Mufti of Jerusalem has stressed the need of continuing the Palestinian resistance against the Israeli occupation. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/24/2001
- Morocco hails formation of interim government in Afghanistan
Morocco hailed the formation of an interim government in Afghanistan as a major step towards the restoring of peace and stability in the country Morocco-Afghanistan, Politics, 12/24/2001
Short Takes
- The ruler of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani today starts an official visit to federal Russia. During this visit which will last for two days, the ruler of Qatar will hold talks with the Russian President Vladimir Putin and with high ranking Russian officials dealing with key international situations especially the condition in the Middle East and the Arab Gulf region, bilateral relations and means of developing them in economic and investment fields and oil and gas exploration and refining. Go
- Syria's foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Saturday in Damascus met with the European Union EU ME peace process Miguel Angel Moratinmos and members of the accompanying delegation. Go
- The Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Sunday received a telephone call from Bahrain's prime minister Sheikh Khaleifa Bin Salman al-Khaleifa. Go
- Morocco's consulate in Almeria (southern Spain) will officially open this Monday after all conditions have been met, said Moroccan consul, Mohamed Haiti.The new diplomatic representation will enable around 40,000 Moroccans living in the southern provinces of Almeria and Granada to conduct administrative formalities there without having to go to Algesiras (extreme south of Spain). It will also be working with the local businessmen wishing to do business in Morocco. Go
- King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz if Saudi Arabia, and the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Sunday sent two cables of congratulations to the chairman of the provisional Afghani government Hamed Qardai on the occasion of the new government assuming power in Afghanistan. Go
- The Arab states are holding in Cairo this Dec.24-28 the 8th session of their higher education ministerial council to discuss public financing means of scientific research and means to develop research in the Arab world. Go
- The Israeli warplanes on Sunday renewed its violations to the Lebanese airspace and flew at intermediate altitude over Bin Jbeil city and the central sector. Go
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