Today's Headlines
- The first issue of reviving civil society magazine
under the tile "Citizen's bulletin, for what?" considering it a means to conveying the "views and opinions, stances and necessary expertise for his return ( the society) to the public service and its direct activities as a relatively independent entity from the existing political representation." Syria, Politics, 5/10/2002
- Bahrain: Good turnout for the municipal elections
The Bahraini people on Thursday cast their votes for electing five independent municipal council each is composed of 10 members in the context of democratic reforms for the first time since 1975. Bahrain, Politics, 5/10/2002
- The first trial session of Dalila, Saleh trial
The first session of the trial of both the Syrian economy researcher Arif Dalila and the founder the "dialogue forum" in Tartous Habib Saleh started on Thursday amid an absence for the representatives of Arab and foreign media and foreign diplomats accredited in Damascus from the events of the trial. Syria, Politics, 5/10/2002
- Al-Assad hold phone calls with Mubarak, confers with Berri
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday evening received a telephone call from Egyp's President Hosni Mubarak during which discussions dealt with the expected Syrian- Saudi, Egyptian summit. Syria-Regional, Politics, 5/10/2002
- Strategic studies Institute: Saudi crown prince initiative filled a political gap
In its annual report, the International Institute For Strategic Studies said that the US will have to have greater participation in settling the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians as it has to play a mediating role and to even provide a peace keeping mission. Regional-USA, Politics, 5/10/2002
- Saudi forces conclude maneuvers near the Jordanian borders
The Saudi news agency said that some 30,000 Saudi soldiers supported by the air forces concluded on Wednesday the final stage of military maneuvers to the north-west of Saudi Arabia near the coastal city of Sharma which overlooks the Red Sea ( 150 Km from the Jordanian coast). Saudi Arabia, Military, 5/10/2002
- Parliamentarian of Syrian origin provokes party crisis in Germany
German Parliament member of Syrian origin Jamal Qarisli has made a break in the party relations in the parliament of Dosoldove city, because of his resignation from The Green party, in protest of the policy pursued by the German foreign minister Yushka Fischer towards Israel, and he joined the Liberals party, as his new membership is faced by strong rejection of the "Jewish Lobby," inside that party. Regional-Germany, Politics, 5/10/2002
- Morocco to host Euro-Mediterranean meeting on child's rights
After she surveyed the progress scored worldwide with regard to improving the indicators related to children's survival and development, such as reducing child mortality rate, eradicating several killer diseases, and increasing children's schooling rate and after she renewed Morocco's unfailing resolve to carry on efforts at the service of childhood issues, she noted however that "during the past decade, a new problematic and worrying phenomena affected large numbers of children, who are threatened by ill-treatment, and by all sorts of odious exploitation, especially economic and sexual exploitation." Regional-Morocco, Culture, 5/10/2002
- Princess Lalla Meryem holds talks; king's presence evidence to interest in children issues
Morocco's Princess Lalla Meryem, chairwoman of the National Observatory of Children's Rights, who is leading the Moroccan delegation to the UN special general assembly on children convened at the UN headquarters May 8-10, held side talks with heads of several delegations to the special session. Morocco, Culture, 5/10/2002
- Egypt to establish first plant to transform gas into oil by products
"Feasibility studies by international petrochemical research centers to establish Egypt's first plant to transform natural gas into liquified oil by-products were discussed on the sidelines of the 17th international oil conference for the Arab-Euro Mediterranean basin countries held in Alexandria recently, "Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmy said. Egypt, Economics, 5/10/2002
- Fallman rejects any pullout from the Golan
Chairman of the so-called settlements council in the occupied Syrian Golan heights Ehuda fallman has stressed his cling to continued occupation of the Syrian Golan regardless to conditions. Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/10/2002
- Tightened security measures in Yemen, an explosion near Bajmal's house
An explosive went off near the house of the Yemeni prime minister Abdul Qader Bajmal without any casualties reported at a time security cooperation continued between the Yemeni and the American authorities. Yemen, Local, 5/10/2002
- Shura Council debates development plan for 2002/20003
The financial and economic affairs committee at the Shura Council began yesterday discussing the new development Plan for fiscal year (FY) 2002/2003. Egypt, Economics, 5/10/2002
- Israeli military build up in Shebaa farms
While the Lebanese foreign minister Mahmoud Hammoud had stressed that the meeting of the foreign ministers of the Arab peace initiative states will be held in Beirut, Lebanese security sources announced Israeli moves along the line separating the occupied Lebanese Shebaa farms and the occupied Syrian Golan heights. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 5/10/2002
- Church of Nativity evacuees to leave for Cyprus, Israel prepares incursion in Rafah, attacking Gaza
The Italian News Agency said on Thursday, quoting western diplomatic sources in Rome that the 13 Palestinians who are besieged in the church of nativity in Bethlehem and are considered by Israel as dangerous will leave today evening the Nativity church for Cyprus and from their they will be distributed on several European countries including Canada. Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/10/2002
- Egyptian exports increase to some markets
A recent report on the activities of the Egyptian trade representation offices abroad pointed to a significant surge ranging between 27-100 per cent in Egyptian exports to a number of foreign markets, including: Canada, Russia, India, Oman, south Africa and Zambia. Egypt, Economics, 5/10/2002
- Mubarak opens new water projects in Giza Governorate
Egyptian President Mubarak Wednesday opened a number of new projects in Sheikh Zayed City. They include three drinking water projects that will serve the Sheikh Zayed City and the Al-Remaya Club district in the Giza Governorate. Egypt, Economics, 5/10/2002
- Kuwaiti fund to finance Lebanese schools project
The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) will provide 50% of the US$ 90 million needed for a schools project in the Lebanese capital of Beirut Lebanon-Kuwait, Economics, 5/10/2002
- Oman's largest bank to float an Indian subsidiary
BankMuscat, Oman's largest bank, would soon float an Indian subsidiary, and also has plans to come out with a debit card besides setting up a call center in the country Oman-India, Business, 5/10/2002
- Islamic ministerial conference adopts morocco-proposed global strategy to make islam known
The 7th conference of the ministers of Waqf (endowments) and Islamic affairs of the member countries of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), convening in Kuala Lumpur May 6-9, adopted on Tuesday a Morocco-proposed strategy to make Islam known. Regional, Religion, 5/10/2002
- An explosion in a restaurant in north Lebanon
The Lebanese police said on Thursday that an explosion took place earlier in the day in a restaurant belonging to the American franchise Kentucky Fried Chicken in Tripoli, North lebanon and this resulted in its partial destruction and slight wounds for its guard. Lebanon, Local, 5/10/2002
Short Takes
- Norway's foreign minister Yan Peterson has announced that his country is ready to send observers to supervise a possible nearby cease fire between Israel and the Palestinian authority. Go
- The secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdul Rahman Bin Hamad al-Ateyah has announced that the special session of the GCC ministerial council will be held May 12 in al-Riyadh at the request proposed by Saudi Arabia. Al-Ateyah added that the GCC foreign ministers will be meeting in Riyadh for one day in order to discuss current developments taking place at the regional and international arenas and to coordinate stances among the GCC member states on means of challenging these developments especially in the occupied Arab territories and the continued Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people. Go
- The US Senate has passed a law which bans the citizens of states that the US State Department accuses of supporting terrorism from entering the USA and to tighten control on foreign students. The countries effected by this decision are Cuba, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Sudan, and Northern Korea which are accused by the US state department officially of supporting terrorism. Citizens of these countries can only travel to the US as emigrants. Statistics issued by the US Congress say that 16,000 of the citizens of Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Libya and Syria came to the US as students during the past ten years. Go
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