Arabic News Weekly Edition for Politics, 8/2/2004
Weekly Edition, Politics - Week of August 2, 2004
- An International Front to defend the Saudi reformer Bin Zeer
The Arab Human Rights Committee said it works for forming an Arab and international commission to defend the Saudi reformer Sheikh Saeed Bin Zeer who was forced by the authorities of the Kingdom last Saturday to be brought before the judge without a defendant lawyer after three months of his detention. Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 8/3/2004 - Iraq, Kuwait announce resumption of diplomatic relations
Kuwait and Iraq announced the resumption of their complete diplomatic relations, severed since 14 years since the invasion of the Iraqi forces of Kuwait. Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 8/3/2004 - Morocco's lifting visa requirements for Algerians, a token of friendship, Algerian FM
Algerian foreign minister, Abdelaziz Belkhadem, described on Saturday Morocco's decision to lift visa requirements for Algerian nationals, in force since 1994, as a token of "friendship and brotherhood between the two countries," the Algerian news agency APS reported. Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 8/3/2004 - Some 37,000 civilians were killed in Iraq since the invasion
One Iraqi group announced that final results show that final the number of persons killed in Iraq in the period extended since the beginning of the American invasion of Iraq in March 2003 until the end of the year reached 37,000. Iraq, Politics, 8/3/2004 - Lebanon reinvestigates the case of Imam al-Sader disappearance
The attorney general in Lebanon Adnan Adoum decided to re-open the file of the disappearance of the Lebanese Shiite leader Mousa al-Sader in 1978. Lebanon-Libya, Politics, 8/3/2004 - Arab, African moves to discuss the crisis; the UN: security conditions are improving in Darfur camps
The special representative for the UN in Sudan, Yan Brunik, said that the security conditions in camps for the refugees have been improved despite the fact that the rebels and the militias fighting them caused the lack of security in the area. Sudan-Regional, Politics, 8/3/2004 - Jordan's prime minister in Damascus next week
An official source in Amman said yesterday that the Jordanian prime minister Faisal al-Fayez will visit Damascus by the beginning of next week in order o hold talks with his Syrian counterpart Naji Otari and senior Syrian officials on bilateral issues especially border violations. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 8/3/2004 - Allawi denies receving official invitation to visit Iran
Iraq's Interim prime minister Eyad Allawi in al-Manam yesterday denied abrogating his visit to Iran. He said he did not receive an official invitation to this effect. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 8/3/2004 - Saudi Cabinet warns against Israeli Practices
Saudi Cabinet Monday warned against the repercussions of some Israeli radical plans to attack the holy mosque of al-Aqsa. Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 8/3/2004 - Unidentified group claims responsibility for Churches explosions; confrontations in Najaf
One soldier from the American marines was killed in confrontations in al-Anbar governorate to the west of Baghdad today. A statement by the American army said that the soldier had a fatal hit in a battle while he was making what was described as operations to establish security and stability, giving no more details. Iraq, Politics, 8/3/2004 - A new round of inter- Palestinian negotiations in Cairo
A new round of dialogue between various Palestinian groups are expected to start today in Cairo in the presence of many of its leaders. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 8/3/2004 - One Turkish hostage killed in Iraq
Turkey's foreign minister Abdullah Gul expressed regret over the killing of the Turkish citizen Murad Yuji by the hands of his kidnappers. He said that his country will exert its utmost efforts to rescue the other Turkish hostages held there. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 8/3/2004 - Al-Assad confers with al-Barazani, Browari Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/3/2004
- Beirut's conference of nuclear power warps up deliberations
The General Conference of the Arab Association for Nuclear Energy (ASNE) called for intensifying efforts to continue the project of the agreement of freeing the Middle East from weapons of mass destruction (WMD, on top of which nuclear weapons. Regional, Politics, 8/3/2004 - Powel to 42 Arab women: We want you to know us better
The US secretary of state Colin Powell yesterday welcomed 42 Arab women visiting the US considering that they constitute the vanguard of democracy in the Middle East. Regional-USA, Politics, 8/3/2004 - British ambassador highlights Syrian-British Relations Syria-UK, Politics, 8/3/2004
- First aggression against Iraq's christians: scores killed, wounded in explosions against five churches
A series of simultaneous explosions most of them in booby trapped cars, on Sunday hit five churches in Iraq, four of them are in Baghdad and one in al-Musil in an operation which resulted in killing and wounding scores of people, and the first of its kind targeting the Christian minosity in Iraq since its fall under the American occupation 15 months ago. Iraq, Politics, 8/2/2004 - Morocco cancels visa procedures for Algerian nationals Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/2/2004
- King Mohammed VI wants stronger ties with Algeria, FM
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, voiced king Mohammed VI's will to consolidate ties with neighbor Algeria. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/2/2004 - Allawi meets the Amir of Kuwait
The Kuwaiti official news agency Kuwana said that the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah received yesterday the Iraqi prime minister Eyad Allawi, currently visiting Kuwait for three days, in a visit which is the first of its kind since he assumed his task as a prime minister in Iraq on June 28th. Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 8/2/2004 - Sudan rejects the one month grace period, Egypt sends observers to Darfur
The Sudanese government yesterday condemned the 30-day grace period given by the UN Security Council to move in Darfur district, but said it will carry out a 90-day program agreed upon earlier with the UN secretary general Kofi Annan Sudan, Politics, 8/2/2004 - 60% of the Bahraini boycott the American products
A field study conducted by the Arab center for food in Bahrain on boycotting the American food production in the Bahraini society said that 34% of the people in Bahrain boycott wholly, 36% partially, while 30% do not boycott these American products. Bahrain-USA, Politics, 8/2/2004 - Syria, Lebanon, celebrate armies day
On the 59th anniversary of the Army Day, Deputy Commander in Chief of the Army and Armed Forces and Minister of Defence Lt. Gen. Hasan Ali Tourkmani who reprsented Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad, accompanied by Army and Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Ali Mohammad Habib Mahmoud on Sunday paid a visit to the Martyrs Tomb in Najha. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 8/2/2004 - Al-Qathafi announces rejection to the Saudi proposal
The Libyan leader Muammar al-Qathafi announced his rejection to a saudi proposal to sending Islamic forces to Iraq, considering that this initiative, which was also rejected by each of Algeria and Bangladesh will not be fruitful before the withdrawal of the multi national forces from this country. Libya-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/2/2004 - Algeria, Bangladesh will not send force to Iraq
The Algerian Foreign minister Abdul Aziz Balkhadem announced that Algeria rejects the plans of sending foces to Iraq. Iraq-Algeria, Politics, 8/2/2004 - Yemen: postponing the trial of persons convicted in Limburg explosion
A trial session of persons accused in blowing up the French oil tanker "Limburg" was stopped on saturday after the defendant commission of the convicted had withdrawan in protest of the fact that it was not able of photocoy the files pertinent to the case. Yemen, Politics, 8/2/2004 - Collapse of negotiations to release the hostages in Iraq
The Iraqi tribal leader Hisham al-Deilimi yesterday denied that the seven hostages he is mediating for release, are freed, noting that the negotiations concerning them " collapsed." Iraq, Politics, 8/2/2004 - Syria releases conductors of Israeli goods after Amman's apology
Damascus on Saturday evening announced readiness to release the drivers of Jordanian trucks where Israeli goods were seized, while trying to transport it to northern Iraq. Syria-Jordan, Politics, 8/2/2004 - Israel seeks to prevent selling American missiles to Jordan
The Israeli army radio said yesterday that Israel tries to prevent the finalization of a deal for selling to Jordan air to air missiles of "Amram" type. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 8/2/2004 - Hizbullah denies halting of negotiations with Israel over hostages, efforts to release al-Qintar, other prisoners
The Lebanese Hizbullah party stressed the negotiations with Israel over the release of so far Lebanese prisoners held in the Israeli jails are still continuous and have not reached a deadlock. This, however, following months after a deal for the exchange of hundreds of prisoners between the two sides. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/2/2004 - Israeli forces kill one woman, al-Aqsa groups reconcile with the intelligence
The Israeli occupation forces on Sunday late evening killed one Palestinian woman during an incursion operation in the western side of Khan Younis to the south of Gaza before these forces withdrew later. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/2/2004 - Syrian Vice-President confers with Barzani Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/2/2004
- Saudi FM deplores Israeli practices against the Palestinians Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 8/2/2004
- Fanono continued confessions of Israeli WMD Israel-Regional, Politics, 8/2/2004