Today's Headlines
- Some 10,000 candidates for parliamentary elections in Syria on Sunday
More than 10,000 Syrian candidates are competing over 250 seats at the Syrian People's Assembly ( parliament ) on March 2nd in the first parliamentary elections organized in Syria since President Bashar al-Assad assumed power in July 2000. Syria, Politics, 2/28/2003
- Jordanian legislative elections on June 17
The Jordanian prime minister Ali Abul Ragheb announced that the legislative elections in Jordan will be on June 17. Jordan, Politics, 2/28/2003
- Arab FM s preparatory meeting in Sharm esh Sheikh
Arab Foreign Ministers held yesterday in Sharm esh Sheikh, Egypt a consultative meeting in preparation for the 15th ordinary Arab Summit which will be held on Saturday. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 2/28/2003
- Hopes for stronger Russian contribution to Sahara issue settlement
Speaker of the Morocco House of Representatives (parliament lower chamber), Abdelouahed Radi, voiced hope that Russia contributes "more to the United Nations efforts to close the artificial issue of the Moroccan Sahara once and for all." Morocco-Russia, Politics, 2/28/2003
- La Tribune: Balkhadem stresses strategic relations with France
Algeria's foreign minister Abdul Aziz Balkhadem has announced that Algeria and France seek to "build a strategic partnership." Algeria-France, Politics, 2/28/2003
- Some 94 persons convicted in al-Kashah incidents found not guilty, two sentenced
The criminal court of Suhaj city, Upper Egypt, sentenced only two persons out of scores who were accused in the sectarian confrontations in al-Kashah village in Suhaj governorate by the beginning of 2000. Egypt, Politics, 2/28/2003
- Chirac contacts Saudi crown prince on Iraqi developments
In a telephone call, the Saudi Crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz discussed with the French President Jacque Chirac "the developments of conditions in the region." The Saudi official news agency said on Thursday that the telephone call was made by Chirac. Saudi Arabia-France, Politics, 2/28/2003
- Some 12 persons killed in fighting between warring militias in Somalia
Seven persons were killed in fighting between warring militias in the south west of the Somali capital Makadishu raising the number of killing to 12 persons who were killed within two days of confrontations. Somalia, Local, 2/28/2003
- Iraqi opposition says it is difficult to run Iraq without it
The Iraqi opposition conference yesterday continued its work in the Salah eddine town in Irbil province to north Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 2/28/2003
- Israeli forces demolish some six Palestinian homes
Palestinian security sources and eye- witnesses said that the Israeli forces leveled a highway and forced hundreds of Palestinians in the two areas to get out into the streets under bad weather conditions and the Israeli soldiers broke into the houses and damaged the furniture. Palestine-Israel, Military, 2/28/2003
Short Takes
- Germany is pushing for UN chief weopon's wespector to Iraq, Hans Blix, to define, as soon as next week, Iraq's "key remaining disarmament tasks", a move France, The New York Times reported today. Go
- Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Britain, Prince Turkey al-Faisal said yesterday that Saudi Arabia will not support a war led by the US against Iraq without a new resolution by the UN Security Council that permits clearly the use of force, he told the BBC. Go
- United Nations secretary general, Kofi Annan, called this week for accelerating the release of all remaining Moroccan POWs, in Tindouf, south of Algeria. Go
- Moroccan Prime Minister, Driss Jettou, met Wednesday speaker of the Douma (lower chamber of Russian parliament), Seleznev Guennady Nikolayevech, currently on a three-day visit to Morocco. Jettou and Nikolayevech stressed the importance of the declaration of strategic partnership signed between the two countries. Go
- Morocco's Prince Moulay Rachid, younger brother of King Mohammed VI, received on Thursday the Speaker of Douma (Russia's lower chamber), Guennady Seleznev, currently on a visit to Morocco. Go
- "In defiance of the United States and Spain, U.N. Security Council member Mexico vowed on Saturday to maintain its opposition to an attack on Iraq. 'I want to reiterate that Mexico's position has been and will be very clear. It will exclusively serve our interests, the interests of the Mexicans and no-one else,'' said Interior Minister Santiago Creel," reported the New York Times on Feb 22nd. Go
- Representatives of the Islamic countries, who took part the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, agreed to hold an emergency summit of Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) in the Qatari capital Doha on March 5 to discuss the Iraqi crisis and means to confront the US threats to change the Iraqi regime. Go
- Minister of Foreign Trade, Youssef Boutros Ghali said that the coming period will witness a significant in the Egyptian-Jordanian trade and economic cooperation. Go
- Forty-four of the 45 countries required to destroy their remaining stockpiles of landmines under a United Nations treaty have succeeded in doing so within the prescribed time frame, making it one of the most successful disarmament accords, UN officials said. Go
- Morocco's tennis man, Hicham Arazi, on Thursday, cruised to the third round of Dubai tennis tournament after rolling out Russia's Yevgeny Kafelnikov, in three sets, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Go
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