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BBC Monitoring Headlines From Pan-Arab TV 4 Aug 05

Posted on: Thursday, 4 August 2005, 03:00 CDT

The following is a selection of pan-Arab TV headlines from bulletins broadcast at 0400 and 0500 gmt on 4 August:

Al-Arabiya 0400 gmt: Saudis swear allegiance to new king ... Saudis mourn late King Fahd ... Saudi embassy in US opens its doors to mourners following death of King Fahd ... Saudi embassy in London receives several British officials who came to present condolences following death of King Fahd ... Al-Arabiya reports on Saudi-US relations ... Military council in Mauritania appoints Col Ely Ould Mohamed Vall as president following coup ... African Union denounces coup in Mauritania ... Sudanese president announces formation of committee to investigate death of Sudan People's Liberation Movement's leader John Garang ... Arab League head says extraordinary Arab summit to convene later this month, consultations being conducted to set date.

Al-Jazeera 0500 gmt: Military council in Mauritania appoints Col Ely Ould Mohamed Vall as president following coup; Mauritanians take to street to celebrate; US, African countries denounce coup ... Twenty-one US marines killed in western Iraq in 24 hours ... Jaysh Ansar al-Sunnah group claims responsibility for attack against group of US troops ... Security forces deployed in Khartoum following riots that erupted in Sudanese capital after announcement of John Garang's death ... Muslim scholars, tribal leaders swear allegiance to new Saudi king, crown prince ... Woman, her daughter killed, five wounded in blast in Istanbul ... Israeli defence minister to meet Jordanian king today ... Man suspected of involvement in recent London bombings to appear before court ... African countries to hold extraordinary summit to discuss UN Security Council enlargement.

Al-Alam 0500 gmt: Military junta that took power in Mauritania appoints Col Ely Ould Mohamed Vall as president, says military rule not to exceed two years ... US, African Union, EU denounce coup d'etat in Mauritania ... Khartoum under curfew for third day since riots that followed announcement of John Garang's death ... Red Cross announces 84 people were killed in riots in Khartoum following death of John Garang ... "US occupation forces admit" killing of 14 marines in Al-Hadithah, western Iraq ... US president reiterates refusal to set timetable for pulling troops out of Iraq ... Iraqi draft constitution expected to be presented to referendum on schedule ... Kuwaiti encroachment into Iraqi territory worry some Iraqi National Assembly members ... Thousands of Israeli right-wing extremists march on Gaza, vow to halt planned pullout of settlements from strip ... Egyptian security delegation arrives in Gaza to oversee training of Palestinian security forces ... Report published in UK reveals that British authorities supplied Israel in late 1960s with materials used in manufacturing nuclear weapons without informing US ... Egyptian Kifayah opposition movement holds demonstration, calls for fighting corruption, denounces president's candidacy for fifth term in office; Ruling party holds demonstration in support of President Mubarak ... Saudi people swear allegiance to new king.

LBC Sat 0500 gmt: Muslim scholars, tribal leaders swear allegiance to new Saudi King Abdallah ... Saudi foreign minister says kingdom will continue to fight terrorism both militarily and ideologically ... US Pentagon denies Jaysh Ansar al-Sunnah group's claim on the Internet that it abducted a US marine in Iraq ... US president says best tribute to the 14 US troops killed yesterday is to complete the mission they were sent to carry out ... Mauritanian army announces formation of military council to rule the country for two-year period ... Thousands of right-wing Israelis thwarted by security forces in their march on Gaza ... Canadian investigators find two black boxes belonging to Air France plane that crash landed at Toronto airport.

Source: BBC Monitoring Newsfile

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