Today's Headlines
- Khaddam: relations with Turkey deeply rooted, rejection to striking Iraq is ultimate; Yeni Safak
Syria's Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam has expressed his satisfaction over the developed level of relations between Syria and Turkey and described these relations as very old and deeply rooted. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 7/26/2002
- Al-Shara meets Mubarak in Spain
The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Thursday started a tour as from Spain and covers each of Algeria and Morocco, according to official Syrian sources. Syria-Regional, Politics, 7/26/2002
- Moscow renews rejection to striking Iraq
A high ranking Russian official has stressed that Russia opposes directing a military strike against Iraq, but it called on Baghdad to cooperate concerning the return back of UN weapons inspectors. Iraq-Russia, Politics, 7/26/2002
- Calls to release July Revolution documents in Egypt
In the final session of a seminar under the title "50th anniversary of July 23 revolution," Arab and Egyptian intellectuals called on the Egyptian government sources to release the revolution's documents and make them available for researchers and specialists. Egypt, Politics, 7/26/2002
- Morocco's upper house passes draft election laws
The Chamber of Advisers (parliament upper house) adopted Thursday two draft organic laws on elections to both parliamentary chambers: the House of representatives and the chamber of advisers. Morocco, Politics, 7/26/2002
- Morocco amazed by Spanish officials' remarks
Morocco on Thursday voiced "amazement at the shocking, surprising and inadmissible comparison made by the Spanish foreign minister between the bloody Israeli raid against civilians in Gaza and the dispatching of a handful of Moroccan security agents to the Moroccan uninhabited islet of Toura." Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/26/2002
- Blair says no decision on attacking Iraq
The British army chief of staff Michael Bussi was exempted from his post following disputes between him and the British government on issues relating to the policy and the strategy especially in regard to attacking Iraq. Iraq-UK, Politics, 7/26/2002
- UN committee: Syrians in Golan live in very bad besiege conditions
The executive secretary of ESCWA ( UN Economic and Social Commission for West Asia ) Mrs. Mervat Tallawy has stressed that the Syrian citizens in the occupied Golan live in very hard under conditions similar to those in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. Syria-Israel, Politics, 7/26/2002
- Israel assassinates three Palestinians; US weapon's use under review
As the UN Security Council continued on Thursday its consultations concerning the Middle East for the second running day, the US called on its citizens in Israel on the need to be cautious and this came following the Israeli carnage in Gaza last Monday. Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/26/2002
- Norway to remove landmines from Lebanon; Israel continues shelling
The Israeli occupation forces on Thursday from its positions in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa farms bombarded with 8 shells the Jabal al-Saddanah area and the surrounding of Burket al-Naqqar at the hills adjoining Kafer Shouba and Shebaa. Lebanon-Norway, Politics, 7/26/2002
- Saudi King Fahd undergoes eye surgery Saudi Arabia, Local, 7/26/2002
- Conference on money laundering fighting in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, the capital of The United Arab Emirates, will host a conference on money laundering and means to fight the phenomenon with bankers and financial and juridical experts attending. Regional-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 7/26/2002
- Lebanese member of parliament dies at 51
In January 1985 as South Lebanon was under the Israeli occupation, Mustafa Saad lost his eight- year old daughter and also his sight in a booby trapped car explosion targeted his house. Lebanon, Local, 7/26/2002
Short Takes
- Syrian prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro has fired Mahmoud Nadim Mithqal from his post as a director general of the Commercial Bank of Syria, over reasons relating to poor performance and "stealing public funds." Go
- The Syrian minister of information Adnan Omran on Thursday met with an Iraqi press delegation led by the secretary of journalists Union in Iraq Raheem Mazyed. The meeting was attended by the chairman of the Iraqi representation office in Damascus Rifaat al-Ani and the chairman of Syrian Journalists Union Saber Falhout. Talks also dealt with the importance of maintaining cooperation between the two countries in various media fields. Go
- A report by the Palestinian central bureau for statistics said on Thursday that number of Palestinians killed by the Israeli forces since the inception of the Intifada reached 1649 until the end of May this year, including 311 children. In addition, 35.4% of the total wounded are children. Go
- A team of urologists at Ibn Tofail Hospital in Marrakesh succeeded in suturing back the cut penis of a child who was bit by a donkey. Go
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