Today's Headlines
- Seminar qualifies as 'excessive' decision to ban Lmrabet from reporting
A seminar of Mediterranean journalists described, in Ameria, Spain, Saturday, as "excessive" the Moroccan justice's decision last Tuesday to ban the Moroccan journalist Ali Lmrabet from reporting for 10 years. Morocco, Politics, 4/18/2005
- Kuwaiti parliamentarians join international organization to fight corruption
Several former and current members of the Kuwaiti parliament decided to establish a special unit to fight corruption so as the Ummah council (parliament) will be the third Arab parliament to take this step following the Palestinian legislative council, and the Yemeni parliament. Kuwait, Politics, 4/18/2005
- Convergence between Lebanese government supporters and opposition
Designated Lebanese prime minister Najib Miqati continued his consultations to form a new Lebanese government after a decrease in the pace of difference among the alienated parties with the consent of main supporters on a mini government and the resignation of the security forces heads. Lebanon, Politics, 4/18/2005
- Al Ahram Al-Arabi: relations between Morocco, Algeria grow warmer
The participation of Morocco's King Mohammed VI in the Arab summit, held last March in the Algerian capital, helped Morocco and Algeria take steps toward warmer relations, commented on Friday the Egyptian magazine "Al Ahram Al-Arabi." Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 4/18/2005
- Israeli court sentenced one Syrian Golanese
An Israeli court on Sunday sentenced the Syrian citizen Wiam Amasha, of the occupied Syrian Golan village of Baqa'atha, to 20 years in prison on charges of resisting the occupation. Syria-Israel, Politics, 4/18/2005
- Turbulent meeting for the Iraqi parliament
Al-Madayen crisis overwhelmed works of the Iraqi National Assembly (parliament) which resumed its works on Sunday morning. Iraq, Politics, 4/18/2005
- Miqati's consultations to form a Lebanese government
The designated Lebanese prime minister Najib Miqati started official consultations to form a new government by meeting with three former Lebanese prime ministers. Lebanon, Politics, 4/18/2005
- Egypt ends differences with Ethiopia, brings together al-Bashir and Zenawi
News reports in Cairo said that a tripartite summit including the Egyptian President Honsi Mubarak, the Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir and the Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi will be held today in Sharm al-Sheikh. Egypt-Ethiopia, Politics, 4/18/2005
- Libya faces the problem of escalated unemployment
Libya is facing the problem of unemployment which reached according to some estimates 15%, at a time that the state's administrative department is not able to hire more employees as the number of workers in it reached one fifth of the population. Libya, Economics, 4/18/2005
- Chad resumes mediation over Darfur
The African moves to support peace negotiations in Darfur coincide with Chad's decision to resume mediation efforts to solving Darfur crisis after getting promises from Khartoum to take measures against Chad's rebels, Chad says they are stationed in Sudan. Sudan-Chad, Politics, 4/18/2005
- Yemen supports Syria's efforts to realize just and comprehensive peace
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Sunday stressed Yemen's support to Syria's efforts to realize just and comprehensive peace in the region in accordance with the international resolutions and to restore the occupied Arab territories and Arab rights. Yemen-Syria, Politics, 4/18/2005
- Jeune Afrique l'Intelligent: Serious drop in number of countries recognizing Polisario's SADR
The number of countries recognizing the Polisario Front's self-proclaimed Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) is "seriously dropping," noted "Jeune Afrique l'Intelligent" weekly in its latest edition. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 4/18/2005
- North-south accord key to peace in Sudan, Zoellick says
"We think that the North-South Accord has the potential to be an historic accord, not only for North-South relations but for all of Sudan and, we hope, for this part of Africa," Zoellick said. Sudan-USA, Politics, 4/18/2005
- Tension to incite sectarianism in al-Madayen
News reports coming from al-Madayen, south Baghdad, said that hundreds of the Iraqi and American forces took their positions around the town in a large scale military operation to retake control of the city. Iraq, Politics, 4/18/2005
- Jordanian king calls for Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank, after Gaza
The Jordanian king Abdullah II stressed the need that the Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian territories not to be limited for Gaza only, rather to be followed by a withdrawal from the West Bank and freezing the building of settlements. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 4/18/2005
- Wolfensohn will visit Gaza shortly; elections on time
Abbas announced the readiness of the Palestinian Authority to coordinate with Israel over the withdrawal from Gaza. Abbas will be hold talks with the Jordanian king Abdullah II following his talks in Sharm al-Sheikh with the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Palestine-USA, Politics, 4/18/2005
- On Israeli withdrawals from the Palestinian territories
The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon denied his intention to carry out other unilateral withdrawals after the withdrawal from Gaza set in July. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/18/2005
- The Middle East is in need to create millions of job opportunities
A World Bank report said that oil revenues which increased during the few past months are still not enough to cover the tremendous needs to create jobs for the young generation in the Middle East. Regional, Economics, 4/18/2005
- Debt forgiveness plan gains more international support, Snow says
A U.S. plan to forgive debt of the poorest countries to multilateral institutions is gaining more support among leading industrialized nations, U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow says. Regional-USA, Economics, 4/18/2005
Short Takes
- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid Riza Assafi has described the Iranian-Syrian relations as strong and strategic. In his weekly press conference, Assafi criticized the US pressures on Syria. Go
- "Chad Republic announced that it is resuming its contributions to the efforts made to solve Darfur problem, in response to (Muammar al-Qathafi's) initiative that Chad's contributions to these efforts be continued," JANA reported yesterday Go
- Former Sudanese prime minister and leader of the opposition Sudanese party Sadeq al-Mahdi called for a national solution to the Sudanese crisis through a conference including all Sudanese sides. Go
- A delegation representing the African Union will arrive during this week in Sudan in order to discuss the resumption of peace negotiations over Darfir in May. Go
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