Today's Headlines
- Some 1.6 million Iraqis died as a result of the sanctions
The Iraqi news agency said that the Iraqi permanent mission at the UN reported the death of 1.6 million Iraqis as a result of diseases resulting from the sanctions imposed on the country since 1990. Iraq, Politics, 12/31/2001
- An intention to push inter- Arab trade into a ceiling of $ 60 billion
The Arab economic unity council has called on the Arab states to re-structure existing industries in the council member states with the aim to increase the ability of these industries to compete in world markets. Regional, Economics, 12/31/2001
- Jordan to sign free trade agreement with Iraq soon
Jordanian Prime Minister, Ali Abu Al-Ragheb, will visit Baghdad soon to sign a bilateral free trade agreement, Jordanian ambassador in Iraq told reporters. Jordan-Iraq, Economics, 12/31/2001
- Moussa to visit Turkey by the beginning of 2002
Sources at the Turkish foreign ministry said the secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa will hold an official visit to Ankara during the first week of January during which he will discuss with the Turkish officials the developments of conditions in the region and the stumbled ME peace process. Moussa's talks in Turkey will also concentrate on current developments concerning Iraq. Regional-Turkey, Politics, 12/31/2001
- Gulf summit starts meetings, stresses economic unity priorities
The Arab Gulf 22nd summit started on Sunday in Muscat to discuss some 30 files focusing on issues of cooperation among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) 6 member states in the security, economic, political, military and security areas. Gulf, Politics, 12/31/2001
- Libyan- Egyptian technical committee meets
Meetings of the 2nd session of the Libyan- Egyptian joint trade and technical committee started on Saturday in Tripoli to reach solutions for problems impeding the trade exchange movement between the two states and to continue discussions of issues debated during the committee's previous meetings in Cairo in July 2001. Libya-Egypt, Politics, 12/31/2001
- Bin Ali visits Algeria
Tunisian President Zein al-Abidin Bin Ali starts an official visit to Algiers in the mid of January 2002. The visit which will comes at the invitation of the Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika will last for two days. Tunisia-Algeria, Politics, 12/31/2001
- Arab chambers of commerce discuss revitalization of joint economic track
Heads of the Arab chambers of commerce will shortly start a series of meetings with the Arab leaders in order to exert efforts to revitalize the joint Arab economic work and achieve Arab projects so as to serve developmental and integration purposes in all Arab states and to meet their set ambitions. Regional, Economics, 12/31/2001
- Arab Gulf states for strengthening relations with Iran
The secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC Jamil Hujeilan has stressed the need to have good relations between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states and Iran. Gulf-Iran, Politics, 12/31/2001
- Shura Council reviews plans to modernise Egypt
The Shura Council Saturday reviewed a report drawn by specialized Committees at the Council on the issue of modernizing Egypt and plans to realize this aim so that Egypt's modernization may become a national project. Egypt, Economics, 12/31/2001
- Kidnappers sentenced in Yemen
The special court in charge of cases relating to kidnapping foreigners on Saturday sentenced verdicts between 20to 25 year imprisonment for 4 Yemenis accused of kidnapping a German for ten days in November this year. Yemen, Politics, 12/31/2001
- Organization of Islamic conference backs Libya's efforts to defuse India-Pakistan tension
The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) supports the Libyan President Mouammar Kaddafi's efforts to defuse tension between India and Pakistan. Libya-Regional, Politics, 12/31/2001
- Israel transfers polluted waters to Jordan
The Israeli authorities have transferred the polluted waters and drainage system of Eilat city, the settlements and the factories on al-Aqaba Gulf to the Jordanian territories and this resulted in polluting large areas of the Jordanian lands and ground-waters in the area. Jordan-Israel, Environment, 12/31/2001
- Israeli forces prevent Italians in Hebron from maintaining solidarity with the Palestinians
The Israeli forces on Sunday prevented scores of foreigners coming from Italy from having access to Hebron to express rejection to the Israeli aggressive practices carried out by the Israeli government against the Palestinian people. Palestine-Italy, Politics, 12/31/2001
- Three Palestinians were killed in the Israeli bombardment of Gaza
While US administration circles talked about contacts with Israel and the Palestinian Authority over the possibility of resuming the mission of the US envoy to the region Anthony Zinni after the new year festivities, the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon denied to have had approved a plan to found a Palestinian state, noting that contacts of his foreign minister Shimon Peres with the Palestinian authority aims only at halting the Palestinian Intifada. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/31/2001
- US Fox station: The Mossad had prior information about September 11 attacks
A US TV station has disclosed that the Israeli intelligence had known earlier about the incidents of September 11 but did not inform the American officials about that. Regional-USA, Politics, 12/31/2001
- Al-Bashir welcomes the American role
The Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has reiterated his country's welcome to the American role to solving the Sudanese question. Sudan, Politics, 12/31/2001
- Moroccan premier receives Iraqi troupe that performed play on life of Moroccan martyr Zerktouni
Moroccan Prime Minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, received Saturday in Rabat, the members of the Iraqi troupe "Fen Wa Tourat" that performed in several Moroccan cities a play on the life of Moroccan martyr Mohamed Zerktouni. Morocco-Iraq, Culture, 12/31/2001
- Jordanian- Algerian economic talks Jordan-Algeria, Politics, 12/31/2001
- Administration shall observe neutrality in coming elections
Moroccan minister of the interior, Driss Jettou, asserted that the administration shall observe total neutrality in the coming legislative elections and that his department is ready for the elections and is only awaiting the agreement of the political parties on the voting mode. Morocco, Politics, 12/31/2001
- Islamic culture ministers call for release of Palestinian intellectuals from Israeli prisons
Culture ministers of Islamic countries, who wound up here on Sunday their third conference, called for the release of Palestinian intellectuals, academics and students held in Israeli prisons. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 12/31/2001
Short Takes
- Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam on Saturday evening received the Iranian deputy foreign minister Sadeq Kharazi. The meeting was attended by the Iranian ambassador in Damascus Hussein Sheikh al-Islam. Discussions dealt with developments of the international conditions and its reflections on the Arab and Muslim worlds. Go
- The British prime minister Tony Blair has stressed that it is ripe time now to exert joint efforts in order to establish peace in the Arab region. Go
- At the end of their talks in Sharm EL Sheikh, Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa al- Thani underlined the need for adopting a unified Arab stance for facing the challenges confronting Arab nation and tackling its issues at regional and international levels. The two Arab leaders agreed that ministers concerned in both countries should coordinate economic issues and ways of enhance cooperation in the fields of development and investments. Go
- The customs agents arrested in Taza (northern Morocco) on Sunday a Spanish truck driver with 4,458 kg of cannabis resin in his vehicle. Go
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