Today's Headlines
- People's army: Sudanese peace talks start Monday
An official in the Sudan People Liberation Army announced on Tuesday that the peace talks between the Sudanese government and the rebels, in particular deal with a cease fire, will be resumed in Kenya next Monday. Sudan, Politics, 8/7/2002
- Morocco renews will to consolidate Rule of Law
Morocco renewed Tuesday, before the United Nations' Human Rights Sub-Commission, its "definitive choice" to defend human rights, and voiced resolve to consolidate the rule of law. Morocco, Politics, 8/7/2002
- Husam Nazzal starts from Jordan a campaign to compete with Arafat
A Palestinian candidate for the Palestinian Presidential elections, carrying the French nationality, has started his election campaign from Jordan, calling for the foundation of a "Parliamentary Palestinian Republic." Palestine, Politics, 8/7/2002
- In the first visit since cutting relations, British foreign office secretary in Tripoli
The British minister of state for the foreign office Mike O Brian started on Tuesday an official visit to Libya that lasts for three days. A visit which is the first of its kind since 20 years. Libya-UK, Politics, 8/7/2002
- Mubarak discusses with Kuwaiti defense minister military cooperation
A source close to the Egyptian presidency announced on Tuesday that President Hosni Mubarak made on Tuesday in Cairo that talks with the Kuwaiti minister of defense, Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, focused on military cooperation between the two states. Egypt-Kuwait, Politics, 8/7/2002
- Moussa forms an official committee to follow up Barghouthi case
The secretary general of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa on Tuesday decided to form an official committee stemmed from the Arab League in order to follow up the detention issue of member of the Palestinian legislative council Marwan Barghouthi and all Palestinian detainees in the Israeli jails. This decision, however, was taken in coincidence with the launching of an international legal campaign in Cairo in defense of the Palestinian prisoners. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 8/7/2002
- Cyprus seeks to alienate a Palestinian evacuee
The Cypriot minister of Justice Nicos Koshis said on Tuesday that one of the 13 Palestinian evacuees who were expelled by Israel, following the siege on the "Church of the Nativity" in Bethlehem, who stayed in Cyprus might be transported to another country. Palestine-Cyprus, Politics, 8/7/2002
- UN calls for immediate pullout from Palestinian territories; Israel, the US reject
The UN General Assembly has called on Israel to withdraw its forces immediately from the Palestinian cities it had occupied before the beginning of the Palestinian Intifada in September 2000. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/7/2002
- Haaretz: US transfer of consulate from East to West Jerusalem
American officials have announced that the US is studying the possibility of transferring its consulate from Eastern Jerusalem to the Western part of the city for security reasons. Palestine-USA, Politics, 8/7/2002
- Israel's supreme court allow house demolition; two Palestinians killed
the supreme Israeli court issued a decision permits the Israeli army to demolish 42 houses for Palestinians under the pretext of resisting Israel. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/7/2002
- Al-Jazeera: chairman of Algerian Islamic front for Salvation changed
A source close to the Algerian (Islamic front for Salvation) said that the third conference for the front, which was held secretly last week in Belgium, had removed from its leadership the chairman of the executive committee abroad, Rabeh Kabeer, because of his stances in which he called for giving up "armed struggle" against the Algerian authorities. Algeria, Politics, 8/7/2002
- Israeli weapons in exchange for Turkish water
Israel and Turkey on Tuesday finalized a unique deal that contributes to deepening their alliance for a long future. The deal stated to exchange Israeli weapons for Turkish water for the next 20 years, at amounts estimated at 50 million cubic meters of water annually. Israel-Turkey, Economics, 8/7/2002
Short Takes
- The Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika, gained "precious political points" according to some, by releasing on Monday all detainees of Tansiqeyet al- Oroush ( greatest families of the Berber tribes area) which has now to declare its position concerning participation in the elections of October 10th and the proposal made by the government to initiate a dialogue. Go
- Morocco's King Mohammed VI decided on Tuesday that the elections for the house of representatives be held on Friday, September 27, 2002. Go
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