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BBC Monitoring Pan-Arab TV Headlines 30 Aug 05

Posted on: Tuesday, 30 August 2005, 03:00 CDT

The following is a selection of Pan-Arab TV headlines from bulletins broadcast at 0400 and 0500 gmt on 30 August:

Al-Arabiya TV 0400 gmt: Sharon says Israel will not hold on to all West Bank settlements ... Solana says he hopes Palestinians and Israelis can restart the road map without delay ... Egyptian presidential envoy continues meetings with Palestinians leaders to discuss Gaza future following withdrawal ... Sunni Islamic Party hints at accepting the constitution if some amendments were made ... Hundreds of Sunnis demonstrate in Tikrit against the draft constitution ... Funeral held for Reuters sound engineer killed in Baghdad by US forces ... Oil pipe attacked in Bayji ... Saudi forces arrest four Iraqi infiltrators in Jubail Province east of the country ... Saudi cabinet ratifies arms and ammunitions bill presented by the interior minister ... Egyptian emergency state security court adjourns trial of Taba bombing suspects till 25 September ... Egyptian film critics criticize new film saying it supports normalization with Israel.

Al-Jazeera TV 0400 gmt: Sharon says Israel will have to remove more settlements in West Bank, but will keep larger settlement blocs ... Palestinian Authority says Egyptian intelligence chief brings specific proposal regarding Rafah crossing ... Solana says he is optimistic about the post-Israeli withdrawal period ... Iraqi prime minister says no place for defunct Al-Ba'th Party in new Iraq ... Egyptian elections committee to exclude 1,700 judges from supervising presidential elections ... US state department spokesman urges Egypt to allow monitors to take part in the elections ... Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman says armed clashes took place between Saudi security and Iraqi infiltrators near Jubail east of the country.

LBC TV 0500 gmt: Lebanese parliamentarian reveals that Al-Hariri investigating committee told Lebanese security forces of existence of a list of people to be assassinated ... Lebanon signs agreement with Kuwait worth 800m US dollars to import fuel oil ... Sharon says settlements in West Bank will not remain forever ... Solana says he hopes Palestinians and Israelis can restart the road map without delay ... Head of Egyptian intelligence to meet representatives of Palestinians factions in Gaza today ... Bush says Sharon has taken a brave step in Gaza withdrawal, time for Palestinians to take such step ... Armed group linked to Al-Qa'idah threatens to attack polling centres during referendum ... Iraqi Islamic Party hints at accepting the constitution if some amendments were made ... Iraqi president calls on all Kurds to vote yes for the referendum.

Al-Alam TV 0500 gmt: Egyptian intelligence chief holds talks with Palestinian officials on situation in Gaza after withdrawal ... Hamas say that Palestinian prisoners must be released ... Palestinian communications minister says Israelis insist on keeping control of Rafah crossing ... Palestinian Authority rejects Israeli foreign minister's comments on road map delay until armed groups dismantled ... Sharon stresses importance of removing more settlements in West Bank before final peace agreement with Palestinians ... Sharon says Israel will keep larger settlement blocs in West Bank ... Israeli professor describes Gaza withdrawal as very important, calls on Palestinians to reciprocate by dismantling armed groups ... Chirac threatens to turn Iranian nuclear file over to Security Council ... Egyptian administrative court adjourns case brought by Kifayah movement against the interior minister ... Muslim Brotherhood Movement's decision to participate in Egyptian elections receives support from other candidates ... Iraqis reactions to draft constitution vary between those who support and those who want some changes ... Droves of people register in Basra in response to call by Al-Sistani to support the referendum ... US soldier killed, other injured last night in attack on helicopter in northern Iraq according to occupation forces ... Funeral held for Reuters correspondent killed in Baghdad by US forces ... Japan says it received official request from Iraq to extend its forces stay, due to end next December ... Iranian foreign minister says his country is willing to help Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine and central Asia in health, education and services fields ... Security sources say that Saudi forces have clashed with Iraqi infiltrators in the east of the country ... Mauritanian prime minister says all Mauritanians will be able to participate in all political activities ... Maurtanian authorities end solitary confinement for those involved in the coup attempt against the previous regime.

Source: BBC Monitoring Newsfile

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