June, 2007

• 1 June

  ابن بطوطة

  في درب صغير بمدينة (طنجة) بالمغرب، كان يعيش فتى عربي مسلم يهوى قراءة كتب الرحلات، والاستماع إلى أخبار الدول والناس، وعجائب الأسفار من الحجاج والتجار الذين يلقاهم في ميناء (طنجة) أو من أصدقاء أبيه.. هذا الفتي هو محمد بن عبد الله بن محمد بن إبراهيم اللواتي) الشهير بـ(ابن بطوطة) ولد …

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• 1 June

  Rehn, Frattini hint EC may activate safeguard clauses for Bulgaria, Romania

  BRUSSELS, Belgium — EU Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini warned Bulgaria and Romania that safeguards could be introduced if progress in judicial reforms is not reported.

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• 1 June

  Turkey beefs up military presence on Iraqi border

  Turkey sent more tanks and troops to its border with Iraq on Wednesday (May 30th), fuelling speculation about an imminent military offensive against Kurdish rebels based in the neighbouring country’s north.

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• 1 June

  NATO finances reconstruction of 50 bridges in Macedonia

  A new project for repair and stabilisation of bridges in Macedonia is underway, with financial support from NATO. The contractor is a Turkish firm, CESAS.

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• 1 June

  Romania modernises its highway infrastructure

  Expanding and modernising its road infrastructure has become a top priority for Romania. Economic growth demands faster and easier cross-country transit. Moreover, as a new EU member, Romania needs better connections with state-of-the-art European highways.

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• 1 June

  UN Hariri court raises stakes for Syria

  DAMASCUS — Syria is digging its heels in for a long confrontation with the United Nations after the Security Council voted to set up a special court to try suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri.

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• 1 June

  Saudi Arabian Guantanamo detainee dies in ‘apparent suicide’

  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Saudi Arabian detainee died Wednesday at Guantanamo Bay prison and the US military said he apparently committed suicide.

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• 1 June

  Iran warned by US as it holds atom talks with EU

  MADRID (Reuters) —  The United States told Iran on Thursday it must change its nuclear course or be isolated, but Tehran remained defiant despite the spectre of harsher sanctions as it held talks on its atomic work with the European Union.

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• 1 June

  China urges patience on Sudan, opposes sanctions

  BEIJING (Reuters) — China urged the international community on Thursday to show patience with Sudan over the strife in its Darfur region, as an advocacy group called on Beijing to take more action to pressure Khartoum.

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• 1 June

  Somali troops briefly seize port

  KISMAYU (Reuters) — Several hundred Somali soldiers briefly seized the southern port of Kismayu in a protest over unpaid salaries in the latest sign of the turmoil plaguing the Horn of Africa nation, residents said on Thursday.

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