Arabic News Weekly Edition for Politics, 6/20/2005
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- Egyptian-Yemeni summit in Sharm el-Sheikh today Egypt-Yemen, Politics, 6/25/2005
- Libyan Muslim Brothers boycott Libyan opposition conference in London
The Muslim Brothers group in Libya decided to boycott the conference of the Libyan opposition groups due to be held in London today because of its objection to lay prior conditions for the schedule of the conference. Libya, Politics, 6/25/2005 - Manama: a demonstration against use of torture
Hundreds of Bahraini women, including scores of men, demonstrated on Friday before the UN headquarters in Manama demanding reconsideration of the victims of torture and trying persons responsible for it. Bahrain, Politics, 6/25/2005 - Chinese fm visits liberated city of Qunaitera Syria-China, Politics, 6/25/2005
- Lebanese are split on speaker of parliament
Concerning political developments in Lebanon, split emerged, in the lines of the Lebanese parliamentarians who oppose Syria, over the nomination of Nabih Berri for the post of the speaker of parliament. Berri has been the head of the legislative establishment since 1992. Lebanon, Politics, 6/25/2005 - Egyptian Libyan talks on status of Egyptian labor Libya-Egypt, Politics, 6/25/2005
- Lebanese citizens eulogize Hawi
Thousands of the Lebanese people on Friday eulogized the funeral of the former secretary general of the Lebanese communist party George Hawi staring as from the hospital of the American University of Beirut amid slogans deploring his assassination on Tuesday. Lebanon, Politics, 6/25/2005 - Italy orders arrest of CIA agents for kidnapping Egyptian cleric
The UK's The Guardian reported today that "An Italian judge has issued arrest warrants for 13 CIA agents who allegedly kidnapped an Egyptian terrorist suspect in Milan two years ago and flew him to Cairo where he was questioned and tortured, it emerged yesterday." Egypt-USA, Politics, 6/25/2005 - Morocco appoints ambassador in Iraq Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 6/25/2005
- Kuwaiti prime minister in Washington next week Kuwait-USA, Politics, 6/25/2005
- Lebanese speaker fingers to Lebanon's enemies Lebanon, Politics, 6/25/2005
- Jaafari in Washington amid debate on US withdrawal timetable
The Iraqi prime minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari on Friday met with the US president George W. Bush. Al-Jafaari renewed his rejection to set a timetable for the withdrawal of the multi national forces from Iraq, considering that it would be a mistake to announce such a date. Iraq-USA, Politics, 6/25/2005 - Negotiation to return the Somali government to Mogadishu failed