Today's Headlines
- Al- Assad discusses with Gul bilateral relations, the situation n the region, stressed international legitimacy
Gul described the results of his visit to Damascus as constructive and fruitful. He said that view points were identical on that there should be no war and "we have to exert efforts to halt a war as such." Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/6/2003
- Bahraini women demand unified civil status law
Scores of Bahraini women yesterday organized a silent sit in, in the courtyard of the ministry of justice in Manama demanding a unified civil status law. Bahrain, Politics, 1/6/2003
- Turkey might join the Arab League as an observer
The secretary general of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa announced in conclusion of his meeting with the Turkish prime minister Abdullah Gul that Turkey will join the AL as an observer. Regional-Turkey, Politics, 1/6/2003
- Riyadh denies hunger strike in Rweis prison Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/6/2003
- Al-Assad to Ankara in March; Gul in Cairo, tomorrow in Amman to spare the region war
Turkish prime minister Abdullah Gul stressed yesterday following his meeting with the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at Sharm Esh Sheik resort in Egypt, his second leg in his tour on the region, his rejection for "seeing a divided Iraq," and called on all sides concerned "to work strongly to avoid the war," on which he said will be "of a very heavy price. Regional-Turkey, Politics, 1/6/2003
- Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak launches girls education initiative
The national plan for the education of girls complements efforts of the ministry of education and ministries concerned and reallocating resources to realize the goals of the plan. Egypt, Education, 1/6/2003
- Cultural agreement between Qatar, Sudan
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has received a message from Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Thani, relating to bilateral relations between the two states. The message was handed over by the chairman of the national council for culture, the arts and heritage in Qatar Sheikh Saud Bin Muhammad Bin Ali al-Thani during his meeting with the Sudanese president in Khartoum on Saturday. Sudan-Qatar, Politics, 1/6/2003
- Sudanese- Ethiopian talks on common issues
The Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Othman Ismael on Saturday evening made a telephone call with his Ethiopian counterpart during which talks dealt with several issues relating to bilateral relations between the two countries and peace in Sudan. Sudan-Ethiopia, Politics, 1/6/2003
- A-Assad review with US Senator conditions; Israel needs to obey UN resolutions
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad yesterday received member of the US Senator Senator Arlen Specter and members of the accompanying delegation. Syria-USA, Politics, 1/6/2003
- Two Palestinian operations in Tel Aviv result in killing 23 Israelis, wounding 80
The Israeli defense minister Shoul Mofaz said that his forces arrested 104 Palestinians on charges of resisting occupation, and simultaneously tried to justify the policy of demolishing the Arab houses under the pretext that they constitute a deterrent element for resistance acts. Palestine-Israel, Military, 1/6/2003
Short Takes
- The French President Jacques Chirac on Saturday at the Paris Elysee Palace talked with the Lebanese Prime minister Rafic Hariri on the important files in the region especially events taking place in the occupied Arab territories and Iraq and the role played by France at the UN security council. Go
- Saudi Arabia's minister of finance and national economy Ibrahim al-Assaf yesterday in Riyadh met with the Russian minister of energy Igor Yousovov and discussed with him means of developing economic cooperation between the two countries in the economic, trade and investment fields as well as opportunities and privileges available to establish joint investment projects in order to increase the volume of trade exchange. Go
- Libya and Senegal have signed a memorandum of understanding between the general company for electricity in Libya and Senegal's ministry of energy and waters on cooperation in the area of electricity and carrying out a feasibility study for common joint projects in the realm of generating electricity. Go
- Sessions of unofficial dialogue between various cultural, economic, political, academic and intellectual activists will be held in Damascus as from today January 6 through 8, from the Syrian and American sides. Go
- The Iraqi satellite TV station said yesterday that the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will today at 8 GMT deliver a speech on the occasion of the 82nd anniversary of the foundation of the Iraqi army. Go
- Egypt's ambassador in Ankara Fathi Al-Shazli said Turkey's Prime Minister Gul stressed during his talks in Egypt interest in furthering joint cooperation in the fields of oil and natural gas, enhancing trade exchange and encouraging joint investment and economic cooperation. Go
- A recent report by the Central Bank of Egypt CBE said economic and monetary indicators reflected further improvement in 2002. Deposits at the banks went up to LE. 350 billion by the end of last August. Go
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