Arabic News Weekly Edition for Politics, 9/17/2001

Weekly Edition, Politics - Week of September 17, 2001

• King Mohammed VI Appoints New Interior Minister Morocco, Politics, 9/19/2001
• Mubarak, Qaboos had talks in Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt-Oman, Politics, 9/19/2001
• Syria's vice President, premier, al-Hariri discuss bilateral relations between Syria, Lebanon Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 9/19/2001
• Al-Assad discusses with Mubarak, Saudi crown prince regional, international developments, revitalizing Arab solidarity
  Tuesday witnessed an intensive political effort made by Syrian President bashar al-Assad. Syria-Regional, Politics, 9/19/2001
• Saudi crown prince gets a telephone call from Yemeni President Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 9/19/2001
• Syrian- Yemeni joint statement condemns Israeli terrorism, stresses revitalization of common Arab defense
  A joint statement was issued by the summit meeting held between President Bashar al-Assad and President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen. Yemen-Syria, Politics, 9/19/2001
• Egypt adopts the proposal of international conference on terrorism Egypt, Politics, 9/19/2001
• Mubarak, Abdullah hold talks in Sharm al-Sheikh
  Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Tuesday held a tete-a-tete session of talks with King Abdullah II of Jordan who had arrived in Sharm Al-Sheikh early Tuesday. Egypt-Jordan, Politics, 9/19/2001
• Saudi sources doubt American reports on identity of certain suspects in attacks against the US
  Information relating the identity of the executors of the attacks targeted last week key positions in Washington and New York started to raise doubts after it was found out the names of persons supposed to be killed in the explosions were for persons who have not visited the US since many years. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 9/19/2001
• AL permanent representatives convene emergency meeting Regional, Politics, 9/19/2001
• Qabous starts a three- day private visit to Bahrain Oman-Bahrain, Politics, 9/19/2001
• News on Israeli withdrawal from Palestinians territories, ceasing fire
  News reports from the Palestinian territories said that the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon gave his instructions to the Israeli army to halt all its military activities inside the Palestinian territories. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/19/2001
• New Libyan- Egyptian memorandum for the Sudanese sides
  Both Libya and Egypt have handed over a new memorandum to the Sudanese sides pertinent to the two countries' joint initiative to achieve national reconciliation. Sudan, Politics, 9/19/2001
• Ruler of Qatar to visit Washington by the beginning of October Qatar-USA, Politics, 9/19/2001
• British warplanes strike positions in southern Iraq
  British warplanes on Tuesday bombarded a position in south Iraq. Iraq-UK, Politics, 9/19/2001
• Germany advises tourists to visit Egypt Egypt-Germany, Politics, 9/19/2001
• Egypt asks US to look before it leaps
  Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has urged the United States not to initiate any retaliation for last week's attacks without obtaining conclusive evidence indicting the perpetrators of these vile assaults. Egypt-USA, Politics, 9/19/2001
• Egypt refuses double standards in nuclear issues in ME
  Egyptian permanent delegate to UN organizations in Vienna and ambassador to Austria Sameh Shukri said Egypt fully supported the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) efforts in the use of Atomic Energy for peaceful purposes. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 9/19/2001
• Egyptian officials express conolences at US embassy
  The Egyptian Speaker of the Shura Council, Mustafa Kamal Helmi sent a telegram of condolences to US Senate Speaker. Egypt-USA, Politics, 9/19/2001
• Tantawi receives Welch
  Egyptian Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Muhammad Sayed Tantawi Tuesday received new U.S. ambassador to Egypt David Welch. Egypt-USA, Politics, 9/19/2001
• Iraqi deputy premier cables condolences to American charity organization on attacks victims
  The Iraqi deputy Premier Tareq Aziz has expressed in a message he extended to the American "Voices in the Wilderness" which stands against the embargo imposed on Iraq his warmest condolences over the victims of the attacks targeted the US. Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/19/2001
• Germany bans its citizens from traveling to several Arab countries
  The German foreign ministry on Monday evening issued a list including names of countries that the Germans are banned to visit or at least to take caution measures when it is a must to travel to them. The list includes 42 countries that the Germans have to rethink before traveling to them including 10 Arab states, and Syria is among them. Regional-Germany, Politics, 9/19/2001
• Al-Assad, Saleh stressed crystallizing a united Arab position towards regional, international conditions
  Talks held between President Bashar al-Assad and the Yemeni President Abdullah Saleh dealt with bilateral relations and the importance of crystallizing as united Arab position concerning regional and international developments and the need of revitalizing inter- Arab solidarity. Yemen-Syria, Politics, 9/18/2001
• Mubarak receives king Abdullah Tuesday
  Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received King Abdullah II in Sharm El-Sheikh today for talks on the world situation after last Tuesday's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. Egypt-Jordan, Politics, 9/18/2001
• Al- Qaddafi gets a message from Mubarak Libya-Egypt, Politics, 9/18/2001
• Saudi foreign minister confers with Somali counterpart Saudi Arabia-Somalia, Politics, 9/18/2001
• Three Palestinians killed, 20 wounded by Israelis
  Despite the fact that the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat gave his firm instructions to abide by observing cease- fire, the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon renewed his rejection to halt the war and the aggressive acts against the Palestinians. Three Palestinians were killed and 20 wounded by the Israeli bullets in the West Bank and in Gaza on Monday. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/18/2001
• Al-Shara gets two telephone calls from Kharazi, Solana Syria-Iran, Politics, 9/18/2001
• Lahoud: Israel is a school in terrorism
  The Lebanese President Emil Lahoud has condemned the terrorist acts by all its kind and called for the need to make a distinction between these acts of terrorism and resistance which aims at liberating the lands from occupation. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 9/18/2001
• Unlimited American support for Israel renewed Israel-USA, Politics, 9/18/2001
• Mubarak advice US against selective anti-terror alliance
  Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak yesterday urged the United States to carefully consider its approach of forming an international anti-terror alliance, warning that current plans threatened to divide the world into two camps. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 9/18/2001
• Kuwait's new ambassador in Rabat hands copies of credentials to fm Morocco-Kuwait, Politics, 9/18/2001
• Algerian groups threaten to attack western interests
  Prince of the " Predestination " ( al-Salafeyah) group in Algeria Hassan Hattab has threatened to attack the Western interests especially the US, in Algeria if they continue to harass the Islamic network spread in America, Britain and Belgium. Algeria-USA, Politics, 9/18/2001
• Syria and the New US alliance
  The Monte Carlo radio correspondent in Damascus said on Monday that the Syrian position towards Washington's call to establish an international alliance against terrorism is controversial among observers expectations that this will be an additional sensitive point in the Syrian- American relations because each side has a different base when it comes to identify terrorism. Syria-USA, Politics, 9/18/2001
• Fears of converting US anti- terrorism campaign into a campaign fighting Palestinian resistance organizations
  Well-informed sources in Damascus have warned in a statement to the London- based al-Hayat daily in its Monday's issue against the possibility of converting the US campaign against terrorism into a campaign to fight the Palestinian resistance organizations. Syria-USA, Politics, 9/18/2001
• Do not be hasty in revenge before having clear-cut evidence
  Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak called on the US not to rush in avenging Tuesday's attacks on targets in Washington and New York before having a clear-cut evidence against perpetrators of the attacks. Egypt-USA, Politics, 9/18/2001
• US president calls for respecting Islam
  US president George W. Bush visited on Monday the Islamic Center of Washington, DC where he met with US-based Muslim leaders and called for respecting Muslims and Islam saying "the face of terror is not the true faith of Islam." Regional-USA, Politics, 9/18/2001
• Yalmas denies reports on attacking Iraq
  The Turkish deputy prime minister on Monday denied news mentioned in the Turkish daily Hurriet on a tripartite plan to attack Iraq, noting that these reports are mere rumors. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 9/18/2001
• An emergency meeting for the Gulf foreign ministers
  A well-informed Arab Gulf source said that contacts are being made among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states to convene an emergency meeting for the foreign ministers of the GCC six member states in order to discuss current developments following the attacks against the US and how to deal with the consequences of these attacks and its impact on the GCC states. Gulf, Politics, 9/18/2001
• The Arabs and the West
  The British daily " the Times" in its Monday's issue questioned the reason behind the feeling of non- satisfaction of the Arab and Islamic world towards the Western world. Regional-Israel, Politics, 9/18/2001
• Islam against all forms of terrorism
  Egyptian Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Mohamad Sayed Tantawi said that Islam is against all forms of terrorism, noting that President Hosni Mubarak has always been warning against terrorism. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 9/18/2001
• Iran calls for emergency meeting of OIC foreign ministers
  President Mohamad Khatami of Iran on Monday called for holding an emergency meeting of foreign ministers of the Organization of islamic Conference (OIC) to discuss the crisis caused by the attacks perpetrated in New York and Washington. Iran-Regional, Politics, 9/18/2001
• Namibian premier holds series of talks in Rabat
  Visiting Namibian premier, Hage Geingor, reviewed in Rabat on Monday with prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, the need for a legal framework to foster fruitful cooperation between the two African countries. Morocco-Namibia, Politics, 9/18/2001
• Sorour urges support for Mubarak's anti-terrorism conference, calls
  Egyptian People's Assembly Speaker Ahmad Fathi Sorour urged support for President Hosni Mubarak's call to hold an international anti-terrorism conference under the umbrella of the United Nations (UN) in order to sign an international terrorism-confronting treaty and cooperation in this respect. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 9/18/2001
• Spanish socialist party urges head of government to resume direct talks with Morocco
  Secretary general of the Spanish socialist Labor party (PSOE/opposition), Jose Luis Rodriguez, has called head of the Spanish government, Jose Maria Aznar to visit Morocco to resume dialogue with the kingdom. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 9/18/2001
• Saudi citizen denies to be on list of US planes high-jackers
  The Saudi citizen Abdul Aziz al-Omari whose name was stated by the office of the American Federal Investigation Bureau FBI in the list of the high- jackers of the 19 planes which carried out the attack in the USA said he was at his workplace in al-Riyadh when the explosions took place in New York and Washington on September 11. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 9/18/2001
• One Palestinian killed, 39 wounded in a new breaking in for the Israeli forces into Ramullah
  Palestinian security sources said that the Palestinian youth Ali Khuder Jaber ( 26 year old) was killed and other 39 Palestinians were wounded when Israeli tanks and bulldozers broke into Ramullah on Sunday morning. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/17/2001
• Al-Assad starts today an official visit to Yemen Syria-Yemen, Politics, 9/17/2001
• Syrian prime minister meets with Iraqi trade minister Syria-Iraq, Politics, 9/17/2001
• Mubarak, Gaddafi assert inportance of combating terrorism Egypt-Libya, Politics, 9/17/2001
• Al-Shara, Hammoud review developments Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 9/17/2001
• The American attack and Syria
  The Israeli expert in the Middle East affairs Eyal Zeiter said on Sunday that the US has not defined yet whether it will launch an attack at Afghanistan to attack Osama Bin Laden as a decided goal or to attack world terrorism which means " attacking Iran and Iraq," and pressuring Syria. Syria-USA, Politics, 9/17/2001
• Egypt doesn't enter into alliance Egypt-USA, Politics, 9/17/2001
• American pressures on the Arab countries
  The Monte Carlo radio in Washington said on Sunday that in the framework of the efforts aiming at isolating Afghanistan, Washington has called on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to withdraw their recognition of the Taliban government in Kabul. Regional-USA, Politics, 9/17/2001
• Embassy in Washington looks after Egyptians in US
  Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher Sunday said that the Egyptian Embassy in Washington follows the situation as regards Egyptians who are summoned for investigations in connection with the September 11 bombings. Egypt-USA, Politics, 9/17/2001
• Telephone discussions between Saudi crown prince, Musharraf Saudi Arabia-Pakistan, Politics, 9/17/2001
• Hizbullah warns against Israeli attempts
  The Lebanese Hizbullah party has called for caution against attempts made by Zionist circles in using the incidents that took place in the US for practicing more acts of killing and destruction against the Palestinian people and their heroic Intifada. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 9/17/2001
• On Arafat's visit to Damascus Palestine-Syria, Politics, 9/17/2001
• Saudi Arabia: Actual terrorism is practiced against the Arabs
  The Saudi foreign minister prince Saud al-Faisal has stated that fighting terrorism is an international responsibility that should be carried out by the international community and that the danger of terrorism is actual on Arabs and Muslims, especially if this happens in western countries where Arabs and Muslims are minorities. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 9/17/2001
• Ruler of Kuwait gets a message from Pakistani President Kuwait-Pakistan, Politics, 9/17/2001
• Israeli officials and the campaign against Islam
  The Israeli minister of the Interior Ozi Landao has admitted that Israel has exerted great efforts to convince the Americans and the Europeans on the need to fight what he called " extremist Islam." Regional-Israel, Politics, 9/17/2001
• Lebanese defense means intercept the Israeli warplanes Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 9/17/2001
• The Observer: Why the Israeli element in the attacks in America is ignored
  The British daily " the Observer" issued on Sunday criticized the US President George Bush and the British prime minister Tony Blair for their negligence of facts in the Arab region, noting that the western media especially the British dare nor to mention the Israeli element behind the attack against the US last Tuesday. Regional-Israel, Politics, 9/17/2001
• Shimon Peres and the meeting with Arafat
  The Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres has admitted the need of convening the meeting with the chairman of the Palestinian Authority, otherwise Israel will be considered the side which is persistent to refuse the meeting. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/17/2001
• Iraqi- Iranian parliamentary talks
  Both Iraq and Iran have agreed to exchange visits of parliamentary delegations between the two countries and coordination of their stances in international arenas regarding the cause of Palestine and the struggle mounted by the Arabs for liberation and resisting colonialism, according to the Iraqi daily " al-Iraq" issued on Saturday. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 9/17/2001
• The elections law in Yemen
  The ruling general people's conference in Yemen and the Yemeni opposition parties on Saturday agreed to settle points of differences relating to the project provided for amending the election law which was a controversial issue between the Yemeni government and the opposition since June. Yemen, Politics, 9/17/2001
• US defense secretary to visit Saudi Arabia
  The Saudi daily al-Watan said on Saturday that the US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld will by the end of October pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia to discuss means of military co-operation between the two countries. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 9/17/2001
• Lebanese citizen denies involvement in attacks in the US
  The Lebanese citizen Zeyad Samir al-Jarrah has denied any links into the attacks took place in the USA last Tuesday. Lebanon-USA, Politics, 9/17/2001

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