Arabic News Weekly Edition for Politics, 11/5/2001
Weekly Edition, Politics - Week of November 5, 2001
- Government reshuffle in Oman Oman, Politics, 11/5/2001
- Arab League chief in an exclusive interview with Arabic News Regional, Politics, 11/5/2001
- Mubarak holds dialogue with NDP Parliamentary Board Egypt, Politics, 11/5/2001
- Al-Assad meets with the Arab follow up committee on debated issues
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday at the Damascus al-Shaab palace received the Arab follow up committee emerged from the extraordinary recent Arab summit conference held in Cairo. Syria-Regional, Politics, 11/5/2001 - Arab Follow-Up Committee reviewed ME issue, terrorism
The Arab Follow-Up Committee convened at the ministerial level in Damascus on Sunday under Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa to follow-up the recommendations of the last Arab summit in Amman. Regional, Politics, 11/5/2001 - Moussa, Maher: we are going to Brussels with a united Arab position
In statements to pressmen in Damascus on Sunday, the secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa described statements made by the US President George Bush and the British prime minister Tony Blair on the need to establish a Palestinian state as very beautiful and positive, but yet have not been materialized, hoping that these statements will be made into acts. Regional, Politics, 11/5/2001 - Arab follow-up committee wants concrete steps to establish Palestinian state
Arab league secretary general, Amr Moussa, on his part warned Arabs to be cautious against a second "political swindle," and insisted on the need for concrete actions saying "we are not going to wait another ten years," referring to the 1993 Oslo agreements. Regional, Politics, 11/5/2001 - Ruler of Qatar received Canterbury Archbishop Qatar-UK, Politics, 11/5/2001
- Arab housing ministers meet in Cairo Regional, Politics, 11/5/2001
- Free trade agreement between Iraq, UAE
Iraq on Friday signed a free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates provides that trade exchange between the two states will reach a value of USD 2.5 billion annually. United Arab Emirates-Iraq, Politics, 11/5/2001 - No assets for Hamas to be frozen in the US Palestine, Politics, 11/5/2001
- Blair's new initiative
The Saudi daily Okaz issued on Friday said that the British prime minister Tony Blair carried to the Syrian leadership a new peace initiative. Syria-UK, Politics, 11/5/2001 - Morocco's minister on work visit in Libya, Tripoli hosts Moroccan fair
Moroccan industry, trade, energy and mining minister, Mustapha Mansouri, is paying this November 5-6 a work visit to Libya. Morocco-Libya, Politics, 11/5/2001 - Coupe attempt failed in Comoros
The ruler of the separatist island of Anjoine in Comoros Muhammad Bakkar announced on Sunday that he had crushed a coupe attempt carried out by Col. Saeed Obeid Abdul Rahman during which one person was killed and several others were wounded. Comoros, Politics, 11/5/2001 - A new Syrian government expected very soon Syria, Politics, 11/5/2001
- Final US ultimate warning to Iraq
The Kuwaiti daily al-Seyash issued on Sunday quoted sources at the British house of commons as saying that the British prime minister Tony Blair asked the Jordanian King Abdullah II during his visit to Amman to convey a final warning from the US administration to Iraq Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/5/2001 - British dailies and Blair's talks in Damascus
The British daily the " Independent' said that the British prime minister Tony Blair will be always the man of difficult missions despite the fact he was treated in a harsh way in Syria and was frustrated in israel. Syria-UK, Politics, 11/5/2001 - Egypt, Arab states challenge Israel at the UN
Egypt's permanent representative at the UN Ahmad Abu Gheith has stressed that Egypt and the Arab states have, during the recent meetings of the UN, challenged Israel's attempts to falsify facts concerning the question of the Palestinian refugees and gave proved evidences unmasking the practices and schemes carried out by the Israeli army against the unarmed Palestinians. Measures that force the Palestinians to leave their homes. Regional-Israel, Politics, 11/5/2001 - Jordan refuses a demonstration marking the Balfore declaration
The Jordanian government has refused a request proposed by the Jordanian national parties to organize a massive demonstration on Friday marking the Balfore declaration ( the declaration given on November 2, 1917 by the British foreign secretary Balfore provided for the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine). Jordan, Politics, 11/5/2001 - Two Israelis were killed, 35 wounded in an operation in Jerusalem
Two Israeli were killed and other 35 wounded in an attack carried out by one Palestinian resistance man in a coach for the Israeli settlers near the " French Hell" in Jerusalem. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/5/2001 - Al Azhar Grand Imam receives British Ambassador
Tantawi has explained that there is not any legislation, law or tradition which permits the punishment of a whole nation. Egypt-UK, Politics, 11/5/2001 - Robertson: Bin Laden is not the only one responsible for September attacks
The secretary general of NATO George Robertson said in statements broadcast on Sunday that it is not clear yet whether Bin laden will be the only responsible side for the attacks against the US on September 11th. Regional, Politics, 11/5/2001 - Arabs do not hate US but have reservations on its stances
Egyptian Ambassador in Washington Nabil Fahmy Sunday said that the Arabs do not hate the United States. Rather they have some reservations on its stances towards the Middle East issues. Regional-USA, Politics, 11/5/2001 - Secret talks between Iran, Taliban
The British " Sunday telegraph " daily issued in London on Sunday disclosed that Iran during the three past weeks held secret talks with the Afghani movement of Taliban in an attempt to strengthen Iran's influence in the region and obstruct the return of the former Afghani King Muhammad Dhaher Shah to the rule of Kabul. Iran-Afghanistan, Politics, 11/5/2001 - New Party Born, Splinter of MNP
A new party called the Democratic Union was born on Saturday in Rabat at the end of its constituent congress held by dissidents from the National Popular Movement (MNP/chaired by Mahjoubi Aherdane). Morocco, Politics, 11/5/2001 - Israel provided the CIA with an amended list of terrorists should be liquidated
The Kuwaiti daily al-Seyasah issued on Friday said that an Arab Gulf diplomat in Washington disclosed to the paper that the Israeli government had provided the CIA with an amended list of what is called " terrorists " that should be liquidated. Regional-Israel, Politics, 11/5/2001 - Iranian media praises Moroccan support to Teheran's proposals on Afghan crisis Morocco-Iran, Politics, 11/5/2001
- Egypt's ME denuclearization initiative by UN's COD
"The United Nations' Committee on disarmament (COD) approved two important draft resolutions on Nuclear Non-Proliferation in the Middle East and rendering the region free from nuclear weapons," said Egypt's permanent delegate to the UN ambassador Ahmed Abul-Gheit. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 11/5/2001 - US sanctions on Sudan extended for more one year Sudan-USA, Politics, 11/5/2001
- Egypt participates in Barcelona process meetings
Egypt will take part in the two-day Barcelona process foreign ministers meetings, to kick off in Brussels on Monday. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 11/5/2001 - Morocco's FM leads delegation to Euro-Mediterranean conference
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, will be leading the Moroccan delegation to the conference of Euro-Mediterranean foreign ministers, slated this November 5-6 in Brussels. Regional, Politics, 11/5/2001 - Liberman replaces Zaefi Israel, Politics, 11/5/2001
- Israeli airplanes violated the Lebanese airspace Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 11/5/2001
- Turkish military unit to Afghanistan Turkey-Afghanistan, Politics, 11/5/2001
- Belgian international cooperation minister arrives in Sudan Sudan-Belgium, Politics, 11/5/2001
- Arab justice ministers' executive bureau in Cairo
Meetings of the 23ted session of the executive bureau of the council of the Arab ministers of justice started on Sunday in Cairo with the participation of the Syrian minister of Justice Nabil al-Khatib and the justice ministers of Egypt, Libya, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia, members in the office. Regional, Politics, 11/5/2001