Arabic News Weekly Edition for Politics, 10/15/2001
Weekly Edition, Politics - Week of October 15, 2001
- Al-Assad confers with Greek foreign minister
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday at the Damascus al-Shaab palace received the Greek foreign minister George Papandreau and members of the accompanying delegation. Syria-Greece, Politics, 10/15/2001 - Some 22 persons killed in violent confrontations among warring groups in Somalia Somalia, Politics, 10/15/2001
- Mubarak: Egypt does not seek war but keen to enhance development
In an interview with the Israeli TV broadcast late Sunday, Mubarak said that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the Israeli government should lift the siege of the Palestinians and implement the Mitchell report, adding this should have been done months ago. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 10/15/2001 - Fadlullah vows to continue struggle against Israel Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/15/2001
- Presidential decree referring Jihad members to Military Prosecutor General Egypt, Politics, 10/15/2001
- King starts tour in central and southern Morocco
Morocco's King Mohammed VI started on Sunday a tour in Moroccan central and southern provinces by visits to the cities of Rommani, Khemisset and El Hajeb. Morocco, Politics, 10/15/2001 - Al-Assad meets with Egyptian party officials
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday afternoon at the Damascus al- Shaab presidential palace received the chairman of the unionist progressive national coalition party in Egypt Khaled Mohey Eddine and the party's secretary general Rifaat al-Saeed. Syria-Egypt, Politics, 10/15/2001 - Ukraine embassy in Damascus evacuated Syria-Ukraine, Politics, 10/15/2001
- Maher: Sharon is masterminding useless campaign against Egypt
Egyptian Foreign Minster Ahmed Maher asserted that Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon is currently waging a campaign against Egypt and that such a vicious campaign would be in vain as the whole world acknowledges the pivotal role played by Egypt and President Hosni Mubarak. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 10/15/2001 - A Sudanese national reconciliation conference to settle the Sudanese question Sudan, Politics, 10/15/2001
- I don't believe that Americans would attack Arab Countries
In his full dressed interview with members of the Secretariat General of the Arab Journalists Union at the Presidential Palace yesterday, President Mubarak welcomed the new stance of US President George Bush and his declaration that a Palestinian State should be set up. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 10/15/2001 - Palestinian Authority detains more Intifada activists Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/15/2001
- Austrian president to visit Syria
Austrian President Thomas Klistel said he will visit Syria to know President Bashar al-Assad. This was expressed in the Saudi daily al-Watan on the occasion of the Austrian President's visit to Saudi Arabia which started on Sunday. Saudi Arabia-Austria, Politics, 10/15/2001 - The US will not cancel Syria, Iran names from the terrorism sponsor states Syria-USA, Politics, 10/15/2001
- Morocco appoints honorary consul in Aleppo
Morocco has appointed Mohamed Alae-Eddine Kiali as its honorary consul in the Syrian city of Aleppo and opened a new consulate there. Syria-Morocco, Politics, 10/15/2001 - The US and Syria Syria-USA, Politics, 10/15/2001
- Israeli sources regret Arafat's today's visit to Britain Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/15/2001
- Saudi- Eritrea border demarcation
The President of Eritrea Asyass Afourki has described results of his talks with the Saudi officials during his recent visit to Riyadh as fruitful and successful. Saudi Arabia-Eritrea, Politics, 10/15/2001 - On Egyptian- American relations
The French news bulletin weekly NNA said that Egyptian- American relations are not better than the American - Saudi relations, noting that the US administration is not pleased with statements the Egyptian President Egypt-USA, Politics, 10/15/2001 - Israeli embassy in Mauritania closed, temporarily Mauritania-Israel, Politics, 10/15/2001
- Sharon telephones Powell Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/15/2001
- Israeli forces assassinate one of the Hamas cadres
The Israeli government has continued the assassination operations against the Palestinian national cadres, taking tougher measures in the occupied Arab territories. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/15/2001 - Blair for reviving the ME peace
British Prime minister Tony Blair has renewed his commitment to reviving the Middle East peace process. He also vowed to work for lifting the suffering of the Iraqi people and not to expand the scale of the current war against Afghanistan. Regional-UK, Politics, 10/15/2001 - Turkey, Jordan against the transfer of US military acts from Afghanistan to Baghdad
The Turkish daily Millet issued on Sunday said that the Jordanian King Abdullah II and the Turkish President Ahmad Nacdet Cezar stressed during their talks on Saturday to recommend Iraq for avoiding stances that will result in increasing the US reactions and thereby the transfer of military operations from Afghanistan to Baghdad. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 10/15/2001 - Chinese ambassador denies his country to have warned Chinese to travel to the ME
The Chinese ambassador in Riyadh Wao Si Ka has denied news reports which banned the travel of many countries' citizens in the Middle East by its planes following the recent attacks at the US. Regional-China, Politics, 10/15/2001 - Arab ambassador in Prague concerned over hostilities against Arabs in the Czech
The council of the Arab ambassadors and Arab diplomatic missions accredited in Prague expressed concern over the behavior of the majority of the Czech mass media and its avoidance to trace reality in holding equal between terrorism on the one hand and Arabs and Muslims on the other Regional-Czech Republic, Politics, 10/15/2001 - Lebanese resistance intercepts Israeli warplanes
The air defense unit at the Lebanese national resistance on Sunday intercepted the Israeli warplanes upon its violation of the Lebanese sovereignty in the airspace of South Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/15/2001 - Israeli sources regret recent statements by Mubarak, Maher in criticizing Israeli policy
Sources at the Israeli foreign ministry have criticized statements recently made by President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and the Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher in which they criticized Israel's policy and stances. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 10/15/2001 - Cairo hosts a meeting on fighting organized crimes
Meetings of experts and representatives for 12 Arab states started in Cairo on Sunday to draft the Arab agreement to fighting organized crime through national borders. Regional, Politics, 10/15/2001 - Israeli security official to visit the US
Israeli political sources said that the chairman of the Israeli general security department Ave Dikhter will visit during the few coming days the USA. Israel-USA, Politics, 10/15/2001