Today's Headlines
- Syria's National Progressive Front announces candidates for parliamentary elections
The candidates list of the Syrian National Progressive Front which includes seven Syrian parties, including the ruling Baath Party yesterday in Damascus was announced candidates for the parliamentary elections, due on March 2nd. Syria, Politics, 2/19/2003
- Ismael: Sharing authority with the rebels will not be difficult
The Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Othman Ismael said yesterday in Cairo that peace in Sudan has become almost at hand, noting that reaching an agreement in the authority sharing talks with the rebels will not be difficult. Sudan, Politics, 2/19/2003
- Al-Faisal: American unilateral attack against Iraq is an aggression
The Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud al- Faisal has stated that an American unilateral attack against Iraq will be considered by many as a hostility action, however, he explained that the attack against Iraq is not considered so if it is made with the approval of the UN Security Council. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 2/19/2003
- King Mohammed, President Ben Ali want peacful solution to Iraq issue
Morocco's King Mohammed VI and Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali endeavour relentlessly to find a peaceful solution to the Iraq crisis and avoid war, Morocco's Foreign Affairs and Cooperation minister, Mohamed Benaissa told MAP news agency. Tunisia-Morocco, Politics, 2/19/2003
- Kuwait complains against Lebanon's running of Arab foreign ministers meeting
An official source at the Arab League said yesterday that Kuwait has filed an official complaint on what it called the presidency of the Ministerial council of the foreign ministers meeting which was held last Sunday and dedicated to discuss the situation in Iraq. Lebanon-Kuwait, Politics, 2/19/2003
- Prince Nayef announces bringing 90 Saudis to court over joining al-Qaida
Saudi Arabia's minister of the interior Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz stressed yesterday that 90 Saudis were brought before the court after it was proved they have joined al-Qaida organization, among other 253 detainees who are still being interrogated, while other 150 Saudis were released. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 2/19/2003
- Al-Shara contacts with AL chief, Arab peers
Syria's Foreign Minister, Farouk Al-Shara on Tuesday evening received a number of phone calls from Tunisian and Libyan foreign ministers as well as from the Arab League Secretary General, Amr Moussa. Syria-Regional, Politics, 2/19/2003
- New redeployment of the Syrian forces in Lebanon
Upon directives of the two Presidents, Syria's Bashar al-Assad, Lebanon's Emile Lahoud, and in the framework of cooperation and coordination agreement between Syria and Lebanon and according to al-Taif Agreement, Chief of General Staff of the Army and Armed Forces, Lt. Gen. Hasan Tourkmani and an accompanying military delegation on Tuesday paid a visit to Lebanon. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/19/2003
- OIC to meet on February 26th to discuss the Iraqi issue
Malaysia's foreign minister Sayed Hamid al-Burr announced yesterday that members states at the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) will meet in Kuala Lumpur on February 26th to discuss the Iraqi issue. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 2/19/2003
- Arrival of the first shift of GCC forces in Kuwait
The first shift of the United Arab Emirates UAE forces rallied under the al-Jazeera Shield of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states arrived yesterday in Kuwait to defend against any likely Iraqi attack. Kuwait-Gulf, Politics, 2/19/2003
- Morocco to train 72,000 professionals in tourism related sectors by 2010
Moroccan tourism training centres will train 72,000 professionals by 2010, a date set by Morocco to gain 10 million tourists per annum. Morocco, Economics, 2/19/2003
- Irbil meeting today with a low American representation
Figures representing the Iraqi opposition will be meeting today in Irbil, for the first time on the Iraqi territories since more than 10 years, in the first meeting of its kind since London's conference in December 2002. Iraq, Politics, 2/19/2003
- Al-Thawra: Syrian- Iraqi contracts at 13 million
A delegation representing Syrian public companies has signed in Baghdad textile contracts worth 13 million dollars, according to the Syrian daily al-Thawra. This was at the directives of the Syrian ministry of industry, while the total sum under negotiations was 16 million. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 2/19/2003
- Suffering of Palestinians, Israelis can end only through political solution, UN envoy says
"We must ensure that every teacher and pupil is able to get to school, every patient has access to health care, every worker can reach his or her workplace; every household has access to safe and affordable water," Roed-Larsen told the participants. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/19/2003
- Mofaz threatens more escalation against the Palestinians; One killed, two houses demolished
The Palestinian youths Muhammad al-Murr from Yata town was killed yesterday after the Israeli forces besieged his house and opened fire at him. Another Palestinian house was demolished in Rafah under the pretext that the Israeli forces found weapons in it, while the Israeli soldiers broke into the city and arrested 18 Palestinian under the charge of resisting occupation. Palestine-Israel, Military, 2/19/2003
Short Takes
- Syria's Foreign Minister, Farouk al-Shara received yesterday a phone call from the Secretary of Foreign Communications and International Cooperation in Libya, Abdul Rahman Shalgham, and discussed latest developments in the region including the Iraqi crises and issues of mutual concern. Go
- Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received today Lebanese Prime Minister, Rafic Hariri, on regional and bilateral and Iraqi issues. Go
- Morocco, which managed to take up the democratic challenge, is well prepared to win the stake of growth and job generation, said Monday World Bank President, James Wolfensohn, who paid a visit to Morocco Feb. 15-17. Go
- United Nations inspectors will carry on with their work until the Security Council decides otherwise, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said yesterday in Rome, stressing that there is no time limit in the Council's resolutions and that a debate is going on in the 15-nation body about how much more time is needed. Go
- The British Daily the Guardian said yesterday that the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein ordered placing the Iraqi defense minister Lt. Gen. Sultan Hashem Ahmad under home arrest. Go
- Syria's Minister of transport, Mukram Obeid and the President of the Russian "Trans Stroy" Company, Vladimir Arkadoveg Bregneve discussed today means of cooperation between the two countries in fields of aviation, marine and railways. Go
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