Today's Headlines
- Saudi crown prince: the initiative is a test for Israel
The Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz has stressed that he wants to test Israel's intention to establish peace, in his initiative to establish peace in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 3/25/2002
- Moussa: Arab states will not allow striking Iraq
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa said President Mubarak will take part in the Beirut summit. He said reports to this effect are baseless adding there were no reservations over the Saudi initiative. Regional, Politics, 3/25/2002
- Maher: all issues will be tackled at the summit
The ministers are expected to settle disagreement witnessed by the meeting of the senior officials at the foreign ministries of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 3/25/2002
- Draft Beirut declaration affirms Arab solidarity and adherence to just peace
it has been decided to issue a Beirut Declaration at the conclusion of meetings of the 14th Arab summit which opens Wednesday that deals among oher issues with the issues of Palestine, Iraq, economic integration. Regional, Politics, 3/25/2002
- Qaddafi may take part in the Arab summit
Arab diplomatic sources in Beirut said that a surprise might happen in that the Libyan President Muammar al-Qaddafi will attend the Arab summit in Beirut. Libya-Regional, Politics, 3/25/2002
- Massive demonstrations in Damascus and Sanaa in support of the Palestinian Intifada
Hundreds thousands of Syrians on Sunday morning took the streets of Damascus and gathered at the Damascus Umayyad's square. They called for supporting the Palestinian Intifada and denounced the Israel "terrorist" policy. Regional, Politics, 3/25/2002
- Arab business women conference in Damascus hosted by Syria's first lady
Under the patronage of Syria's First Lady Asmaa al-Akhras, wife of President Bashar al-Assad, Damascus will host on April 21 through 23 the regional seminar on revitalizing the role of women in business administration and economic development at the Damascus conferences palace "Ebla al-Shaam." Syria-Regional, Economics, 3/25/2002
- Message from Gaddafi to Mubarak
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak yesterday received Abdullah Mansour the chairman of the Libyan radio organization. Egypt-Libya, Politics, 3/25/2002
- Arab foreign ministers hold consultations in Beirut
Most Arab foreign ministers arrived in Beirut to convene their preliminary meeting in preparation for the summit, amid Arab official assertions and peoples' calls on the summit to come up with decisions that meet the ambitions of the Arab citizens and the challenges facing the Arab nation. Regional, Politics, 3/25/2002
- Mubarak gets American guarantees to attend the summit Egypt-Regional, Politics, 3/25/2002
- Meeting on cooperation between Arab states and Turkey
A meeting was held in Istanbul at the invitation of Turkish intellectuals. The meeting was attended by several Arab ambassadors accredited to Turkey and chief editors of several main Turkish dailies and several academics. Regional-Turkey, Politics, 3/25/2002
- Arab Socio-economic council kicks off, economic aspects high on summit agenda
Moussa noted that time is now ripe to charge the Social and Economic Council with the full responsibility to coordinate efforts on the various levels with the different Arab financial institutions to serve the Arab economic action. Regional, Economics, 3/25/2002
- Arab Socio-Economic Council approves several draft resolutions
The Arab Socio-Economic Council approved a number of draft economic resolutions that will be submitted to the Arab summit due to start on Wednesday. Regional, Economics, 3/25/2002
- Several security council members reject Algeria's proposal to partition sahara, minister
Several permanent and non-permanent members of the UN Security Council reject Algeria's proposal to partition the Sahara, said Moroccan minister of employment, vocational training, social development and solidarity, Abbes El Fassi. Morocco, Politics, 3/25/2002
- Senegal renews at OAU refusal of sahara partitioning proposal
Senegalese foreign minister, Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, underscored before his peers at the Organization of African Unity (OAU) that the draft framework-agreement proposed by the UN secretary general's personal envoy for the Sahara, James Baker, and which enjoy the adherence of most influential countries is "the most adapted political solution" to the Sahara issue. Morocco-Senegal, Politics, 3/25/2002
- Senegal protests against Algerian tendentious draft recommendation on sahara
Senegal protested to the secretary general of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) against a disproportional, unbalanced and tendentious draft recommendation on Sahara that Algeria and its ally, the Polisario, tried to have it passed by the pan-African Organization. Algeria-Senegal, Politics, 3/25/2002
- Egyptian-Syrian-Cypriot talks on Egyptian gas exports
Egyptian Petroleum Minister Sameh Fahmi said on Sunday he discussed with top Syrian and Cypriot officials the project of exporting Egyptian natural gas to Jordan and Lebanon via Syria and to Europe via Cyprus. Egypt-Syria, Economics, 3/25/2002
- Clashes in West Bank and Gaza result in killing 7 Palestinians, tens wounded
The Israeli occupation forces on Sunday continued their aggressions against the Palestinians and this resulted in killing 10 Palestinians and wounding many other on Sunday's operations. Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/25/2002
- Bush aid plan for poorer nations called 'leverage' against corruption
US President Bush's plan to increase U.S. foreign aid to the developing world will go only to those countries with "just, representative" governments that respect human rights, says Otto Reich, assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere Affairs. Regional-USA, Economics, 3/25/2002
- Bush spells out goals of development aid to poorer nations
The president said that aid must be tied to political, legal and economic reforms and that by insisting on reform, "we do the work of compassion." Regional-USA, Economics, 3/25/2002
- Cheney: no meeting with Arafat
US Vice President Cheney says Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat has not yet done enough to halt violence between Israelis and Palestinians to justify a return to the region for a meeting with the Palestinian leader. Palestine-USA, Politics, 3/25/2002
- Sharon refuses to permit Arafat to attend the summit
The Israeli prime minister has announced that he will not permit the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat to attend the Arab summit conference in Beirut, under the pretext he did not do what is conducive to reducing what he called as acts of violence during last week. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/25/2002
- Walls of Refaat al-Assad office in Damascus, removed
In its Saturday's issue, the London based al-Hayat daily said that the Syrian authorities on Friday removed a huge cement security wall, used to surround the largest of the offices of Refaat al- Assad in al- Shalaan quarters in the downtown of Damascus. Syria, Politics, 3/25/2002
- Baghdad's losses are estimated at $ 200 billion because of sanctions
the value of goods Iraq received totaled $ 17 Billion, while the remaining sum represents the contracts blocked by the United States and Britain part of the UN sanctions committee Iraq, Economics, 3/25/2002
- Historian Martin Krefflid: Israel will not defeat the Palestinians
The military historian Martin van Kreffland has said that the history of the Arab - Israeli conflict has proved that Israel will not be able to defeat the Palestinians, despite the tremendous military force it owns. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/25/2002
- Iraq and the missed American pilot
An official Iraqi source said on Sunday that his country is ready to receive an American delegation in order to investigate the fate of the American pilot who was lost during the Gulf war in 1991. Iraq-USA, Politics, 3/25/2002
- Gitex Saudi targets largest IT market in the Gulf Saudi Arabia, Business, 3/25/2002
- International Society of Petroleum Engineering (SPE) briefed on Dubai e-Government services
Dubai e-Government recently extended its awareness campaign to target specific segments of the business sector in the UAE with its first ever presentation to a delegation from the International Society of Petroleum Engineering United Arab Emirates, Economics, 3/25/2002
- Co-pilot innocent, No financial obligations on EgyptAir
Egypt Air will object to the content and result of the American report on the crash of EgyptAir plane off the US coast in October 1999 that claimed the lives of 217 passengers and crew members. Egypt-USA, Local, 3/25/2002
- IFC offers 2 loans worth $ 61.5 million to private sector
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), affiliated to the World Bank (WB), has offered two loans worth a total of $ 61.5 million as a contribution to Egypt's modernization program. Egypt, Economics, 3/25/2002
- Grand Imam receives US Church delegation
Egyptian Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi received on Saturday a U.S. ecclesiastic delegation led by Victor Emmanuel. Egypt, Religion, 3/25/2002
- IPU council examines breaches of law-makers human rights
The Inter-parliamentary Union council, an executive body of the world assembly of parliaments, examined at its session on Friday several resolutions related to law-makers human rights breaches worldwide. Regional, Politics, 3/25/2002
Short Takes
- The Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika in Algiers on Sunday received the Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam. Khaddam conveyed to Butaflika a message from President Bashar al-Assad relating to coordinating Arab stances in the forthcoming Arab summit, current Arab conditions especially events taking place in the occupied Palestinian territories against the Palestinians, acts of killing, assassination and destruction of the Palestinian infrastructure at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces. Go
- The office of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Al Hariri issued a statement last night in which it said President Mubarak had asserted to Hariri that he would take part in the Arab summit conference on Wednesday. Go
- Egyptian President Mubarak yesterday sustained contacts and intensive meetings for coordinating Arab stances and narrowing the gaps between standpoints on all issues to be tackled by the summit. Go
- The Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Sunday in Beirut received the Saudi foreign minister Saud al-Faisal in the presence of the Lebanese minister of foreign affairs and expatriates Mahmoud Hammoud. Following the meeting, al- Faisal expressed his hope that the Arab summit which will be held in Beirut this week will attain its set objectives. Go
- Saudi Arabia's acting foreign ministry prince for political affairs Turkey Bin Muhammad Bin Saud, who is also the special envoy for the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz left in Tripoli on Saturday evening following a visit to Libya during which he handed over a message from the Saudi crown prince to Libyan President Muaammar al-Qaddafi. Go
- Morocco's King Mohammed VI has sent a message to president Paul Biya of Cameroon. The message will be conveyed to President Biya, whose country is currently sitting at the Security Council as a non-permanent member, by Moroccan minister of fisheries, Said Chbaatou, who headed to Cameroon Sunday. Go
- Member of the PLO executive committee Abdel Rihim Molawah called on Sunday upon Arab leaders to take firm resolutions conducive to an Israeli withdrawal to the June 4,1967 borders to spare the region woes of a new war. Asked on the American decision to put Al Aqsa brigades on the list of terrorist organizations, he said occupation is the fiercest kind of terrorism and people have the right to resist occupation. Go
- Asked whether there has been any evidence linking Iraq and al Qaida as some recent news reports suggested. US Vice President Dick Cheney said yesterday to NBC news program Meet the Press "We haven't been able to pin down any connection with al Qaida." Go
- The US President George Bush, who is on an official visit to Peru on Saturday evening in Lima called on the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat to put an end to the Palestinian resistance against the Israeli occupation, if he desires to have a meeting with his Vice President Dick Cheney. Go
- Mexican president, Vicente fox, received on Friday Moroccan premier, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, who handed him a message from king Mohammed VI. Go
- Egypt's delegate to the European headquarter of the UN Naelah Gabr said that the UN appreciated the efforts exerted by Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak in the field of women and children rights. She added that Egypt played an important role in the child agreement, thanks to her expertise and civilizational visions. Go
- The chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat on Sunday received a message from the Japanese prime minister dealt with the Middle East peace process, the Arab summit and the Saudi initiative. Go
- Some 10,000 people demonstrated Saturday afternoon in Paris, demanding a just and sustainable peace between Palestinians and Israelis, within two states (a Palestinian and an Israeli) living in secure and recognize borders. The demonstrators rallied in response to a call by some 50 associations, unions and political parties, including the International Federation for human rights, the French Jewish Union for Peace, and the association France-Palestine Solidarit?. Go
- In its Sunday's session, the Israeli government ratified the appointment of Maj. Gen. Moshe Yaaloun as a chief of staff of the Israeli army in succession of Shaoul Mofaz who recently resigned from his post. Go
- The council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) decided on Saturday that the IPU coming session (the 108th one) will be held in April 2003 in Santiago (Chile). Go
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