Today's Headlines
- The ruling party accuses al-Turabi party of planning acts of destruction, assassination
The ruling party in Sudan has accused the opposition People's Congress party, which is led by Hassan al-Turabi, and whose activities were suspended, of planning for acts of destruction and assassination by using military acts with the aim of spreading "chaos" and "instability" in the country. Sudan, Politics, 4/3/2004
- Human rights council to take immediate measures to solve citizens complaints
Egypt's National Council for Human rights is to take immediate and effective measures to investigate around 500 complaints filed by citizens. Egypt, Politics, 4/3/2004
- Algeria: elections committee calls on the government to limit violence
The elections committee in Algeria called on the government to halt the series of the acts of violence which overwhelmed the presidential campaigns in preparations for the elections to be on April 8th. Algeria, Politics, 4/3/2004
- Al-Assad mediates to settle the disputes over the Arab summit
News reports in Cairo said that the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is making efforts to mediate for convening a meeting between the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and the Tunisian President Zine al-Abidin Ben Ali to settle the controversy over the place and time of convening the Arab summit. Regional, Politics, 4/3/2004
- Bin Ali is committed to reforms; al-Faisal stressed the inevitability of convening the summit
Vagueness remained overwhelming the atmospheres relating to convening the Arab summit, its place and time, yesterday despite the atmospheres of optimism which coupled the meeting between the Tunisian President Zine al-Abidin Ben Ali and the Secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa. Tunisia-Regional, Politics, 4/3/2004
- Damascus denies the two booby trapped car reports; Jordan: Syria is not responsible for that
Amman was careful yesterday to deny that Syria is involved in the entry of the two booby trapped car to Jordan via the Syrian lands, by saying "this was not made at the knowledge and responsibility of the Syrian authority," at a time during which Syria expressed its strong regret "over these news and stressed care to maintain Jordan's security." Jordan-Syria, Politics, 4/3/2004
- Saudi crown prince in Morocco
The Saudi crown prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz arrived in Cazablanca yesterday in a visit which lasts for several days during which he will hold talks with the Moroccan King Muhammad IV, who welcomed the crown prince at the airport together with prince Moulai Rasheed, according to an official source. Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Politics, 4/3/2004
- Crown prince Abdullah discuss oil prices with Bush
The spokesman for the White House said yesterday that the US President George W. Bush and the Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah discussed oil prices, noting that the US administration also speaks with other producers from inside OPEC and outside it. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 4/3/2004
- Two Americans killed; Bush will not be scared, nor withdraw; al-Sader: we are the Iraqi wing for Hamas and Hizbullah
The Iraqi Shiite Clergy Muqtada al-Sader yesterday announced his solidarity with the Palestinian Hamas movement, in response to the call made by the secretary general of the Hizbullah party Hassan Nasrullah, adding he should be considered the "striking arm" of the movement in Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/3/2004
Short Takes
- Morocco's King Mohammed VI of Morocco held private talks in Casablanca Friday with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdallah Ibn Abdel Aziz, deputy chairman of the ministers council and chief of the Saudi national guard. Go
- Activities of the Egyptian Cultural days will start in Damascus and a number of the Syrian cities on Sunday. The various activities include artistic exhibitions, lectures, cinema films, book exhibitions in addition to parties of folk dancing. Go
- Egypt's Prime Minister Atef Ebeid is to open on April 28, the library of rare Islamic manuscripts in the Sayda Zeinab Mosque. Awkaf Minister Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq said that the library houses the rare manuscripts and documents of the Egyptian mosques, noting that the library will be furnished with the technological equipment to help researchers and scholars to benefit from its contents. Go
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