Today's Headlines
- Damascus meeting for Iraqi neighboring states, attended by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey, Iran
Well-informed Arab diplomatic sources said that a 6- member meeting at the level of foreign ministers will be held in Damascus next week. The meeting will include Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey and Iran in order to discuss a peaceful solution for the Iraqi crisis, based on the implementation of UN resolution 1441. Syria-Regional, Politics, 1/17/2003
- King Mohammed gets message from President Hussein
"Inspectors don't undertake their mission in a professional manner, no matter what they pretend," Aziz said, adding that they "visit certain plants and scientific institutions that might have a link with the alleged WMD, but in fact they are searching for data on industrial, technological and conventional defense armament potential, which are not prohibited by international customs." Iraq-Morocco, Politics, 1/17/2003
- Saddam Hussein's envoy visit to Egypt postponed
A source close to the Egyptian Presidency said that the visit of member of the revolution's leadership council in Iraqi Ali Hassan al-Majuid to Egypt, delegated by President Saddam Hussein was postponed to a later date. The source did not explain the reasons behind the postponement. Al-Majuid, one of Saddam's cousins, was expected to arrive in Egypt on Saturday. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 1/17/2003
- Lahoud: Lebanon restores its financial regional position; untited Arab stock market
the Lebanese President said that inter- Arab solidarity in the economic field is of no less importance than the solidarity maintained at the political, security and social fields. Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 1/17/2003
- Russian deputy FM arrives in Baghdad
The Russian deputy foreign minister Alexander Sultanov arrived in Baghdad in an attempt to find out a diplomatic solution and avoiding a war that might be launched by the USA. Iraq-Russia, Politics, 1/17/2003
- Turkey calls for regional summit in Ankara on the Iraqi crisis
Turkey has invited several leaders of the Middle East states to convene a summit in Ankara next week in the context of its efforts to avoid an American war against Iraq. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 1/17/2003
- Shara phone calls with Saudi, Egyptian, Jordanian, Turkish and Kuwaiti counterparts
A number of phone calls have been made on Thursday between the Syrian Foreign Minister, Farouk Al-Shara and his Arab and regional counterparts. Syria-Regional, Politics, 1/17/2003
- Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki: Moroccan government to propose law for clear definition of terrorism
Moroccan human rights minister, Mohamed Aujjar, said the government will propose a draft law that will clearly define terrorism. Morocco, Politics, 1/17/2003
- Syrian information minister deplores Israeli practices against the Palestinians
Information Minister Adnan Omran has denounced the continued brutal Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 1/17/2003
- Bahrain: acts of riot did not target the Saudis
Bahrain's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Rashed al-Dousari, said that investigations are continuous in the acts of riots that took place in Manama on the new year's ( Christmas ) celebrations, stressing that the Bahraini authorities will take strong measures against those will be proved to be involved in the incidents. Saudi Arabia-Bahrain, Politics, 1/17/2003
- Khartoum sends delegation to Kenya; Negotiations to resume from suspension point
The Sudanese government announced yesterday that it will send a delegation to the third round of Mashakos negotiations with the rebels on January 22, after it had received assertions that the negotiations will be resumed from the point they were stopped at. Sudan, Politics, 1/17/2003
- Israel destroy 16 houses, expel 40 Palestinian families from their homes
An Israeli military spokesman admitted that a large explosive went off when an armored Israeli vehicle passed at the northern entrance of the city of Bethlehem in the West Bank. Palestine-Israel, Military, 1/17/2003
Short Takes
- Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad made on Thursday a phone call with his Egyptian counterpart, Hosni Mubarak on the situation in the region as well as bilateral relations between the two states. Go
- Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov announced that the meeting between President Vladimir Putin and the Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam yesterday dealt with the bilateral relations, and the situation in the Middle East particularly the Iraqi issue. Go
- Syrian Justice Minister, Mohammed Nabeel al-Khateeb and his Saudi counterpart, Abdullah Bin Mohammed Al Sheik signed yesterday in Saudi Arabia a memo of understanding on cooperation between the two ministries of Justice in the both states. Go
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