Arabic News Daily Page for 2/17/2004
Daily Edition - Tuesday, February 17, 2004
- Yemeni president discusses security deployment plan
The Yemeni President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, discussed yesterday in Sanaa with senior security and military officials and many of his Aides "the security deployment plan in various parts of the republic and the rate of implementing the general training plan for the armed forces, set by the Ministry of defense and the army chief of staff for the training year 2004." Yemen, Politics, 2/17/2004 - Amir of Qatar issues a decree on terrorism fighting
The Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Thani, has issued the terrorism fighting law after it was approved by the Qatari government and the Shoura council, according to the Qatari news agency. This law, however, is considered the first of its kind in this state. Qatar, Politics, 2/17/2004 - Occupation forces release Sadoun Hammadi; Two Americans killed, options for authority transfer
The American forces detained the chairman of al-Falouja city council, Raed Breisha after he resigned from his post following an attack against the city police that resulted in killing scores of security men. Breisha's deputy said that the man was detained because he did not consult the occupation forces before his resignation. Iraq-USA, Military, 2/17/2004 - American presents for the Syrian ministry of culture
Minister of Culture Mahmoud al-Sayed on Monday received from Mrs. Margaret Scobey, US Ambassador to Syria, a present from the US Embassy in Damascus to the Syrian General Directorate of Archeology and Museums. Syria-USA, Politics, 2/17/2004 - Delegation of American Jews leaders visit Morocco
A delegation of leaders from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations is visiting Morocco this Feb.15-17, the organization announced in a release. Morocco-USA, Politics, 2/17/2004 - Donors conference in Abu Dhabi by the end of February
The Iraqi minister of planning, Mahdi al-Hafez, said yesterday that an international conference will be held in Abu Dhabi on February 28 and 29 to get aids estimated at a value of 15 billion dollars, dedicated to rebuilding Iraq. Iraq-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 2/17/2004