Today's Headlines
- Bahraini activists head for Iraq in a solidarity trip
A Bahraini activist has announced that 100 Bahraini activists will head for Iraq on the dock of a ship on February 17 in a one- week solidarity trip to Iraq. Bahrain-Iraq, Politics, 2/13/2003
- Khartoum releases 6 of al-Turabi partisans
The Sudanese authorities have released several detainees including members in the opposition People's National Congress party led by Sheikh Hassan al-Turabi. Sudan, Politics, 2/13/2003
- Pope's envoy meets with Aziz, Ramadan
The Pope's special envoy held talks yesterday with the Iraqi vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan and with the deputy premier Tareq Aziz. Iraq-Vatican, Politics, 2/13/2003
- Egypt: pardoning 861 prisoners on the occasion of the Eid
The Egyptian Middle East News Agency said that the Egyptian ministry of the interior yesterday decided to release 861 prisoners on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. Egypt, Politics, 2/13/2003
- King Mohammed congratulates heads of state of Islamic countries on Aid al-Adha
Morocco's King Mohammed VI, Amir Al-Mouminine (commander of the faithful) sent kings, presidents and emirs of Islamic countries a message of congratulations on Aid Al-Adha (sacrifice feast). Morocco-Regional, Religion, 2/13/2003
- Security Council to hold open meeting on Iraq Friday, with follow-up on 18th
The United Nations Security Council decided yesterday that an upcoming briefing on Iraq by the UN's top weapons inspectors will be open to non-Council members. Iraq-UN, Politics, 2/13/2003
- Qatar calls for an urgent Islamic summit
An official source at the Qatari foreign ministry has stated that the Amir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Thani, who is also the current chairman of the 9th session of the Islamic Summit Conference has made and received contacts with many of his "brothers" leaders of the Islamic countries concentrated on developments, conditions and challenges. Several leaders of these countries asked the him to convene an urgent summit to reconsider these developments. Qatar-Iraq, Politics, 2/13/2003
- US seeks second UN resolution on Iraq
Diplomatic conversations are under way concerning the language of a follow-up to United Nations Security Council resolution 1441 on Iraq, White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer confirmed yesterday. Iraq-USA, Politics, 2/13/2003
- Washington denounces violations of the Sudanese forces against civilians
The US administration has criticized what it described the repeated violations carried out by the Sudanese government of the cease- fire agreement concluded with the rebels. Sudan-USA, Politics, 2/13/2003
- Two Palestinians killed in Gaza; General Command claims responsibility for Bethlehem attack
Two Palestinians were killed and a third was wounded when the Israeli forces opened fire at them under the pretext they had tried to enter Doghit settlement to the north of Gaza on Tuesday evening. Palestine-Israel, Military, 2/13/2003
- House of representatives' committee starts examining anti-terrorism law
The justice, legislation and human rights committee of the House of Representatives will start next week examining a draft law on terrorism. Morocco, Politics, 2/13/2003
- Al-Jabbouri: Ode ' assistant disappeared in Lebanon
The leader of the opposition Iraqi al-Watan party, Mashaan al-Jabbouri, which takes Damascus as a headquarters said yesterday that one assistant for Ode Saddam Hussein, the official responsible for most of sport activities in Iraq and son of the Iraqi president, had disappeared in Beirut since four days when he was staying with a delegation of the Iraqi Olympic committee in one of the hotels in Beirut. Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 2/13/2003
Short Takes
- A telephone call was made yesterday evening between the Syrian foreign minister farouk al-Shara and his French peer Dominique de Villepin during which recent developments in the region, especially the situation in Iraq were reviewed. Go
- A large mass demonstration will be staged in Damascus on next Saturday 15th of this month to protest the premeditated aggression on Iraq, and to express solidarity with courageous Palestinian Intifada. The march is responding to a call by the Syrian People's Intifada Support Committee,and Resistance of he Zionist Project. Go
- The German foreign ministry yesterday warned Germans from traveling to Kuwait which borders Iraq because of the security situation in the region. Earlier, the German foreign ministry warned the Germans from traveling to 11 countries including Afghanistan and African countries. Go
- Morocco and China signed on Tuesday a cooperation agreement to build a railway tunnel in Meknes, a very important facility for completing the doubling of the Sidi Kacem-Meknes railway. Go
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