Today's Headlines
- Saudi authorities release one reformer
Saudi Arabia's authorities yesterday releaed the Saudi reformer Muhammad Saeed al-Tayeb. His wife Faeqa Bader said in a telephone call from Jeddah "they released him and he returned back home since one hour." Saudi Arabia, Politics, 3/31/2004
- Mubarak receives al-Shara; reform is internal matter
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara on Tuesday said that he conveyed a letter from President Bashar al-Assad to the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak related to the necessity of the sincere and serious work to convene the Arab summit in a good atmosphere. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 3/31/2004
- Saudi Crown Prince confers with al-Shara, a message conveyed
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz exchanged on Tuesday messages within the frame work of Arab consultations for holding the postponed Arab summit. Saudi Arabia-Syria, Politics, 3/31/2004
- Intensive Syrian- Egyptian moves on the summit
The Arab states yesterday intensified its diplomatic moves to arrange the convening of the Arab summit after Tunisia had postponed it. Regional, Politics, 3/31/2004
- Sudan detains 10 army officers over involving in coupe operation
A Sudanese official source announced that ten Sudanese army officers were detained under the charge of being involved in a military coupe attempt, seemed to be linked to the current conflict in Darfour. Sudan, Politics, 3/31/2004
- Meeting for the committee in charge of defending Saddam Hussein; disagreement among lawyers
Jordanian former chairman of the Bar association, Saleh al-Armouti, said that the French lawyer Manuel who had volunteered to defend the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will arrive next week in Jordan to coordinate with the Jordanian defense committee, formed by several lawyers to defend Saddam Hussein. Iraq, Politics, 3/31/2004
- Java's Conference on Right to Return for Palestinians
Participants at the Conference of "The Right of Return and Just Peace" that was held in the Palestinian city of Java stressed commitment to the Palestinian people's right to return, asserting rejection to abandon this right. Palestine, Politics, 3/31/2004
- governing council set conditions for elections; One American is killed, al-Seisatni demands guarantees
The Interim Iraqi governing council yesterday notified the UN that the UN will have no role in running the next Iraqi elections. It expressed its desire that the neighboring states will have no role in these elections, simultaneously it announced the formation of a committee assuming authority transfer on June 30 at a time the Shiite clergy Ali al-Seistani called for guarantees that these elections will be held in due time. Iraq-USA, Politics, 3/31/2004
Short Takes
- An official source in the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry on Tuesday stressed that Kuwait will attend the Arab Summit whatever the venue of the Summit and whenever the date of it. Go
- Member of the Iraqi governing council, Yunadem Kena, said yesterday that an open trial for the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will only be made under an Iraqi sovereign government. Go
- The Preliminary Committee delegation of the Iraqi Constituent Conference stressed the necessity of ending the US-British occupation of Iraq with all the legitimate means. Go
- Egypt decided Tuesday to send oil experts to Tanzania to consider the country's requirements needed in the light of its initial steps to produce crude oil in July. Go
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