Today's Headlines
- Miqati annouces new government
Lebanese prime minister Najib Miqati started on Monday his parliamentary consultations with the aim to form a new government presumed to have a basic mission to supervise the elections due to be held next month. Lebanon, Politics, 4/19/2005
- Oman tries a secret Abadi organization
The trial of inspecified number of citizens started on Monday in Oman. They were detained earlier this year for being members of an Islamic secret movement and planning to conspire against the state. Oman, Politics, 4/19/2005
- Talibani opposes death penalty for Saddam
The interim Iraqi president stressed his intention to refuse signing any death penalty against the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein if he is convicted to committing war crimes. Iraq, Politics, 4/19/2005
- Al-Bashir - Zenawi summit postponed
News reports in Cairo said that the tripartite summit which was due on Monday between the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, and the Ethiopian prime minister Malas Zenawi might be postponed until today, Tuesday. Sudan-Ethiopia, Politics, 4/19/2005
- The Lebanese celebrate Qana anniversary
The Lebanese President Emile Lahoud stressed in a speech he delivered on this occasion that the Qana massacre anniversary contributed to revealing the true face of Israel since its very existence in the region, based on expansion, violence and fabricating seditions and conspiracies. Lebanon, Politics, 4/19/2005
- Junblat warns against American schemes in the Middle East
In the context of foreign interactions with the Lebanese internal crisis, the Druz leader Walid Junblat made press statements issued on Monday over what he called the American schemes in the Middle East region that are perpetuated under slogans of freedom and democracy. Lebanon-USA, Politics, 4/19/2005
- Bassel Fleihan dies
A source at the UN office in Beirut said on Monday that the UN secretary general Kofi Annan will submit today to the UN Security Council his report on the developments of implementing UN Security Council resolution no. 1559 over the withdrawal of the Syrian forces from Lebanon. A resolution which calls among many other things for the disarmament of the Lebanese Hizbullah party. Lebanon-UN, Politics, 4/19/2005
- Lahoud underlines elections on schedule
President Emile Lahoud of Lebanon yesterday voiced determination to hold parliamentary elections as soon as possible and to provide all necessary measures to ensure they are going to be fair and democratic. Lebanon, Politics, 4/19/2005
- Lebanese parliamentary blocs call for distinguished relations with Syria
Chairman of Lebanese Resistance Bloc at the Parliament 'Wafaa' Mohammad Raad said the ministerial statement of the forthcoming Lebanese government should include a clear and frank stance towards boosting distinguished relations with Syria as well as protecting resistance. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 4/19/2005
- Lebanese liberation and development bloc for good relations with syria Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 4/19/2005
- Syrian-Turkish days to better reach EU markets
Days of the Syrian-Turkish Meeting 2005 financed by the EU are to open tomorrow in Damascus to explore ways on how Syrian- Turkish textile companies can get better access to the European markets. Syria-Turkey, Economics, 4/19/2005
- Al-Madayen crisis ends, resulted in killing 13 Iraqis
They explained that "matters were exaggerated because the Shiite who won the elections and could not translate that to maintain a political force over their rivals, including the Sunnah who had been once a predominant force." Iraq, Politics, 4/19/2005
- Dakhlallah confers with Russian delegation
Syria and Russia on Monday stressed interest in developing cooperation in all domains, particularly in the field of media. Syria-Russia, Politics, 4/19/2005
- NGO denounces 'atrocities' in Tindouf camps before UN rights commission
An NGO has strongly denounced, on Monday, before the United Nations human rights commission, the "atrocities" and "barbarous violations" committed by the Polisario Front in Tindouf camps (Algeria). Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 4/19/2005
- Qaddoumi calls international community to defend palestinian captives
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Palestinian Fatah Movement called on Monday upon the international community and the United Nations to defend the Palestinian captives and detainees in the Israeli jails. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 4/19/2005
- Saudi Arabia discovers oil field, produces 3300 barrels daily
Saudi Arabia has discovered a new oil field in the center of the country that produces light crude oil at a rate of 3300 barrels per day. Saudi Arabia, Economics, 4/19/2005
- Al-Thawra: Chinese factories to move to Syria
Visit of the Chinese businesswomen and men to Syria comes within the framework of initialing the establishment of a number of Chinese factories in Syria in cooperation with Syrian industrialists and businessmen resident in China, Arab investor and supervisor on the establishment of Chinese city in Adra, Sheikh Hashel Bin Zayed al-Mubarak said. Syria-China, Economics, 4/19/2005
- Arab bankers support forming an Arab banking system
President of the Arab Banking Federation called on Monday the Arab states to take additional procedures as to fortify the banking apparatus from money laundering and financing terror. Regional, Economics, 4/19/2005
- Second dead whale appears on the Syrian coast
A dead whale weighting about 6 tones and of 7,5 meters long, was found on Monday on the seashore of the coastal city of Tartous. It is the second of its kind that died and appeared on the Syrian coast in a year. Syria, Local, 4/19/2005
Short Takes
- Morocco's King Mohammed VI has reaffirmed support to Syria's territorial integrity and its right to recover the Golan heights. Morocco "supports the territorial integrity of your brotherly country and its right to recover the plundered Golan heights," said the Moroccan monarch in a message to President Bashar al-Assad on the occasion of Syria's national day. Go
- Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa on Monday held Israel responsible for stagnation of the peace process in the region because of Israel's non-commitment to the peace process's term of reference based on the international resolutions. Go
- Moroccos' King Mohammed VI received Monday visiting US under-secretary of state in charge of the Middle East, David Welsh. Go
- Authorities at the port of Casablanca (100 Km from Rabat) seized on Saturday 8.48 tons of Hashish estimated at over MAD 80 million (USD 9.41 million). The drug was hidden in 22.278 parcels in little marble plaques. Go
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