Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 1/31/2005
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of January 31, 2005
- US welcomes Israel's initiatives to release detainees
The US has welcomed Israel's approval to release hundreds of Palestinian detainees at a time this subject and others raised Israeli- Palestinian differences resulted in foiling a preliminary meeting between the two sides for the Sharm al-Sheikh summit set for next week. Palestine-USA, Politics, 2/5/2005 - Israel studies initiatives, rules out negotiations in Sharm al-Sheikh
The Israeli mini security council discussed on Thursday what is called the series of initiatives towards the Palestinians at a time when it ruled out negotiations with the Palestinians in Sharm al-Sheikh which will be held next Tuesday between the leaders of Israel, the Palestinian authority and Egypt in addition to Jordan. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/4/2005 - Six Israeli soldiers injured by Palestinian attacks
Six Palestinian soldiers were injured on late Thursday evening in two separate attacks in the West Bank and Gaza. Palestine-Israel, Military, 2/4/2005 - Israeli, Palestinian preparation meetings for Sharm al-Sheikh summit Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/4/2005
- Mubarak calls for a summit brings together Sharon and Abbas in Egypt
The office of the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday that the Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak extended an invitation to Sharon and the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to convene a summit in Sharm Esh Sheikh in Egypt next Tuesday. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/3/2005 - Washington welcomes Quartet summit in Sharm el-Sheikh
In response to an initiative launched by President Mubarak, Sharm el-Sheikh will host next Tuesday a four way summit among President Mubarak, King Abdullah' II of Jordan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Palestine-USA, Politics, 2/3/2005 - Mahmoud Abbas to fulfill official visit to Iran
The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has accepted an official invitation to visit Iran whose relations have known tension with leaders of the Palestinian authority since some time. Palestine-Iran, Politics, 2/3/2005 - Egyptian intelligence chief talks with Palestinian leaders Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/3/2005
- On Rice's visit to Israel, PA
Before her expected visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, the US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice expressed Washington's readiness to help in training and providing equipment for the Palestinian forces. Palestine-USA, Politics, 2/3/2005 - Stumbled Israeli- Palestinian negotiations
News reports on Wednesday indicated the stumbled negotiations between the Israeli defense minister Shaoul Mofaz and the Palestinian former minister of the interior Muhammad Dahlan. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/3/2005 - Egypt talks to Hamas and Al Jihad abroad Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/2/2005
- Abbas in Ankara, optimistic on achieving peace
The Palestinian Authority has stressed that peace in the Middle East has witnessed progress despite the vagueness in the fate of the undeclared truce between the Palestinians and Israel. Palestine-Turkey, Politics, 2/2/2005 - Islamic revolution and Palestine festival Iran-Palestine, Politics, 2/2/2005
- Palestinian budget strain Palestine, Economics, 2/2/2005