Today's Headlines
- Machakos peace protocol freezes up separation steps in South Sudan
"The USA has sponsored the SPLM for some time and gave it an umbrella, and gathered some neighbouring countries beside some Sudanese opposition elements," Ibrahim said. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 8/10/2002
- Sudanese negotiations Monday for truce, sharing of authority, oil
A new round of Sudanese talks will start in Kenya on Monday. These talks are expected to center on arranging a cease fire between the government and the southern rebels after the Macacus agreement that was concluded paving the way for southern Sudan's split and exempting it from abiding to the implementation of the Islamic Sharia. Sudan, Politics, 8/10/2002
- Rumsfeld phones Prince Sultan to contain the Saudi- American crisis
The Saudi Defense Minister Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz on Thursday received a telephone call on late Wednesday night from the US defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. During the telephone conversation, Rumsfeld expressed his own personal regret together with the US defense department over what was stated in a US recommendation report about Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 8/10/2002
- UN expert condemns Israel's destruction of homes, prevention of children from school
Kothari stressed that the demolition of homes, hoarding of natural resources and other collective punishments that continued unabated in Palestinian areas should be considered war crimes. The psychological effects of all this, particularly on women and children, warranted equal condemnation, he said. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/10/2002
- Joschka Fischer: Iraq is not a test of solidarity for anti-terrorism
The German foreign minister Joschka Fischer said that the current controversy on a likely American intervention in Iraq does not constitute a test for the solidarity of the "international alliance against terrorism." Iraq-Germany, Politics, 8/10/2002
- Texts on southern provinces development agency, Tangier port complex under scrutiny
Morocco's Prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, chaired in Rabat Thursday a meeting to study draft laws related to the creation of an Agency for Social and Economic Development of Southern Provinces and on the construction of Tangier's Euro-Mediterranean Port and Economic Complex. Morocco, Economics, 8/10/2002
- US ambassador in Beirut discusses with President Lahoud tension in Ein al-Helweh camp
The US ambassador in Beirut Vincent Battle on Thursday visited the Lebanese President at Baabda Presidential palace. Lebanon-USA, Politics, 8/10/2002
- Two Palestinians shot by the Israeli forces
Two Palestinians were shot by the Israeli bullets on Friday, while the Israeli forces continued its incursion into Toulkarem camp and Beit Lahia and broke into several houses and arrested several Palestinians including Ibrahim Dahmas one of the Hamas movement cadres in Qalqilya. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/10/2002
- King Fahd leaves Geneva tomorrow for Marbaya
The Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz will leave tomorrow Switzerland for the Spanish Marbaya resort after he had spent two months in Geneva. Saudi Arabia, Local, 8/10/2002
- Israeli maneuvers in the Lebanese occupied Shebaa farms
The Israeli occupation forces on Thursday carried out military maneuvers in the Lebanese occupied Shebaa farms in which it used live ammunition and artillery. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/10/2002
- French Chief Justice okays Nafie investigation by Egyptian judiciary
The French Chief Justice approved a request by the Egyptian judicial authorities to have Ibrahim Nafie, chief editor of Al-Ahram newspaper and chairman of the Egyptian Journalists syndicate and Arab Journalists Union, be interrogated by an Egyptian court in the anti-Semitism charges levied against and attributed to him by the French Supreme Court. Egypt-France, Politics, 8/10/2002
- Two Yemenis killed in an explosion in Sanaa
Sanaa has recently witnessed a series of explosions that targeted houses and offices of officials in the political security department Yemen, Local, 8/10/2002
- The US spied in Peru against Arab embassies
The Al Corrio newspaper issued in Chile said that the CIA used to listen to telephone contacts of the Arab states embassies and the embassies of each of Cuba, China and Russia in Lima under the rule of the toppled President Alberto Fojimori. Regional-USA, Politics, 8/10/2002
- Israeli airline refuses to transport 20 Arabs carrying Israeli nationality
The Israeli airliner al-Al on Thursday refused to transport 20 Israeli-Arab passengers of from Cairo airport after they had defended one passenger woman attacked by security men in the said Israeli airline. Egypt-Israel, Local, 8/10/2002
- Algeria: several alcohol clubs were destroyed
Several "drinking clubs" were on Thursday exposed to stealing acts during violent acts that erupted following the funeral of a young man who was assassinated on Wednesday evening al- Qala city in al-Taref state to the east of the capital Algiers. Algeria, Local, 8/10/2002
Short Takes
- The US continues preparations to equip the al- Adeed air base in Qatar in what seems as preparation for a likely attack against Iraq. Photos taken by satellites recently unveiled that new runways for planes taking off and landing were newly built at length of 13,000 feet. Go
- Tunisia's President Zein al-Abidin Bin Ali, met in Tunis Thursday Secretary General of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA), Habib Boulares. Boulares said this was his first meeting with the Tunisian President after the postponement of the UMA summit, that was to be held last June 21 in Algeria. Go
- Haim Ramon, the chief of the Israeli Knesset Security and Foreign Affairs Committee and a Labour Party member, will visit Cairo on tomorrow to meet with a number of Egyptian officials. Go
- Morocco's field and track champ Brahim Boulami won in Tunis Thursday the 3000 m steeple chase of the African championships. Boulami clocked 8'19"51'" beating Kenya's Wilson Kipketer (8'20"92"') and Stephane Shuruno (8'23"85'"). Go
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