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Bahraini opposition voices backing to reforms
The Shiite Bahraini opposition on Thursday voted for the reforms started already by the ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa al-Khaleifa in the second day of the referendum for the national charter, which was characterized by intensive people's turnout on the election.
Bahrain, Politics, 2/16/2001
King Mohammed calls for more efforts to protect childhood
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has called for more efforts at international, Arab and national levels to shield childhood and protect children against all the dangers looming on them and urged childhood activists in the Arab world to make rational and realistic recommendations likely to help devise national and Arab strategies to promote the Arab childhood.
Morocco, Culture, 2/16/2001
Chief of the Iraqi intelligence visited Damascus, the two Baath party wings froze differences
Sources at the Iraqi opposition in Syria unveiled that the chairman of the Iraqi intelligence Lt. Gen. Taher Jalil al-Haboush has recently visited Damascus and that Damascus and Baghdad had agreed to put " the doctrine differences" between " the two wings of the Baath party" aside and to co-operate for attaining regional balance.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 2/16/2001
Damascus: Banking laws and the bourse in the beginning of March
In its issue published on Wednesday, the Syrian daily al-Thawra said that the Syrian people's Assembly PA will discuss in its ordinary session that will start February 17 tomorrow (Saturday) the law provides for the establishment of joint and private banks, the issue of banking secrecy as well as the law to establish a stock market approved on Tuesday by the Syrian government.
Syria, Economics, 2/16/2001
Arab regional civil society forum on childhood opens in rabat
The Arab Regional Civil Society Forum on Childhood opened proceedings in Rabat Thursday under the chairmanship of Prince Moulay Rachid who was accompanied by Princess Lalla Meriem, chairwoman of the Moroccan national observatory of child right.
Regional, Culture, 2/16/2001
Tightened military and economic siege against the Palestinians
The Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak and the coming Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon held unanimous views to carry out large- scale military operations against the Palestinians following the Tel Aviv operation on Wednesday.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/16/2001
Saudi- Jordanian efforts to sign the free trade agreement
Saudi Arabia and Jordan are working to sign two agreements. The first provides for the establishment of a free trade zone and the second to protect the investment and encourage it between the two states.
Jordan-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 2/16/2001
Israel brings in military build up to South Lebanon
Lebanese President Emil lahoud on Thursday reviewed with the representative for the UN Secretary General to South Lebanon Stavan Domistora the general conditions in South Lebanon and the work of the UN forces ( UNIFIL) in coordination with the Lebanese security systems.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 2/16/2001
Qatari gas to the Emirates
Qatar's minister of energy and industry Abdullah al-Ateyah has expected to reach an integrated agreement to export Qatari gas to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) very shortly.
Qatar-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 2/16/2001
Mubarak talks on phone with Qaddafi, Saleh and King Abdullah
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt on Thursday made two telephone calls with the Libyan President Muaammar al-Qaddafi and with the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 2/16/2001
Maghreban human resources commission meets in Nouakchott
The Maghreban human resources commission held its 9th session in Nouakchott, Mauritania, February 14-15 and participating ministers of education called for reactivating the commission and sub-commissions stemming from it.
Mauritania-Maghreb, Politics, 2/16/2001
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Syrian prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro on Thursday evening received the Iraqi trade minister Muhammad Mahdi Saleh. Talks dealt with means of strengthening cooperation relations in the economic and trade fields, encouraging joint investments between the public and the private sector for the interests of the two sisterly countries and peoples.
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Morocco ratified last January the convention on child labor adopted in June 1999 by the 87th session of the International Labor Conference. The convention will come into force in Morocco in January 2002, a statement by the Moroccan ministry of employment said, adding that the ratification of this instrument evidences Morocco's commitment to promote children's rights and to ban and eradicate all forms of child labor.
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The Iraqi trade minister Muhammad Mahdi Saleh has stated that the volume of Arab trade with his country registered in the year 2000 $ 6 billion, representing 47% of the total Iraqi foreign trade. He added that his country will sign an agreement with Jordan to establish a free trade zone similar to that signed with each of Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
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The Israeli resigned prime minister Ehud Barak on Thursday agreed to the proposal made by the Israeli prime minister Elect Ariel Sharon to have the post of the war minister in the new israeli government.
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