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Saudi, Yemeni forces withdraw from border areas
It was reported in Sanaa that that the forces which are still deployed on the Saudi- Yemeni borders will be withdrawn shortly.
Yemen-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 2/24/2001
Issue of media and democracy widens in Egypt
Al-Sherif said that he believed in facing facts, and the right of the people to know so as to deepen democratic practice and dialogue with civilizations, while, maintaining the Egyptian identity at the same time.
Egypt, Politics, 2/24/2001
Syria: civil society committees to reorganize themselves
The Syrian economic sciences society announced on Friday it will hold its 14th session next Tuesday, stressing that what is applicable on intellectual and political forums is not applicable on it as an economic society whose seminars are limited to economic topics.
Syria, Politics, 2/24/2001
For Morocco, Sahara is a national cause
The Sahara is for Morocco a national cause that "will never be put between quotes," Moroccan interior minister, Ahmed El Midaoui said Friday.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 2/24/2001
Iraqi- Tunisia free trade zone
An Iraqi source said that Ramadan who arrived in Tunisia will discuss during his visit the question of signing an agreement for free trade exchange similar to the two agreements he signed in January with Syria and Egypt.
Tunisia-Iraq, Politics, 2/24/2001
Bouteflika seeks to spread human rights culture and commision in Algeria
The president also put forward that "the fundamental rights of the citizens and public freedoms can no longer be in the world today the matter of the states alone, society must be able to participate in a more effective way to their promotion and their protection."
Algeria, Culture, 2/24/2001
Cairo declaration stresses vital role of private sector
Mubarak will deliver a speech calling on members to launch more cooperation in economic and trade fields and encourage investment to redress the world trade imbalance.
Egypt-Regional, Economics, 2/24/2001
One Palestinian killed 40 wounded in Friday's confrontation
News reports from the Palestinian territories said that the Palestinian Raed Mahmoud Mousa was killed in Bethlehem and other Arab Palestinian teenagers were wounded in the confrontation took place on Friday in the city.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/24/2001
China, Malaysia against US ÐBritish air raids on Iraq
China has expressed great concern over the recent US- British raids on Iraq and called for a just and acceptable solution to the Iraqi question in the framework of the UN Security Council and on the ground of honoring its resolutions.
Iraq, Politics, 2/24/2001
Al-Assad shows interest in the question of Imam Mousa al-Sader
The London- based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily said in its Friday's issue that Syria's President Bashar al-Assad showed clear interest in the question of the absence of Imam Mousa al- Sader and his two companions Sheikh Muhammad Yaqoub and Abbas Bader eddine whose trace vanished during a visit they were holding to Libya in 1978
Syria-Libya, Politics, 2/24/2001
Mubarak, two Congressmen probe Egypt-US ties, peace process
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak yesterday received US Senate delegation chired by Senator Edward Stevens. The President also received member of House of Representatives James P. Moran.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 2/24/2001
New cabinet reshuffle in Sudan
Seven ministers have kept their ministerial posts in the new Sudanese government.
Sudan, Politics, 2/24/2001
Powell's tour,represents new US policy towards region
Egypt's Ambassador in Washington Nabil Fahmi described, as a start of a new US era towards the Middle East region, the US State Secretary Colin Powell's tour of the Mideast region due, to start Saturday.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 2/24/2001
More Yemenis killed after the election results
Yemeni police sources said that five persons including two policemen were killed in armed conflicts took place to the west and south East of Sanaa. A matter which increases number of victims of the election competition to 20 since the beginning of voting for these elections on Tuesday.
Yemen, Politics, 2/24/2001
D-8 Summit, new boost to economic cooperation
Egypt's Prime Minister Atef Ebeid has stressed the importance of the D-8 summit saying it would make exmpahsis on economic aspects and would enhance commercial and economic cooperation among the D-8 members.
Egypt-Regional, Economics, 2/24/2001
Egyptian-Pakistani relations, cordial and profound
Pervez Musharraf, the Chief Executive of Pakistan will arrive to Cairo tomorrow to take part in the summit of the Islamic eight states, under President Hosni Mubarak.
Egypt-Pakistan, Politics, 2/24/2001
Islamic organizations defy the British law
Islamic extremist organizations, which take of London as a headquarters, vowed to defy the new British law designed for fighting terrorism which was put into implementation four days ago.
Regional, Politics, 2/24/2001
As conditions worsen in West Bank and Gaza, UN pitches urgent bid for funds
With continuing confrontations in the occupied territories and the resultant Israeli punitive restrictions on movement in the West Bank and Gaza, the key United Nations relief agency in the region has requested $37.2 million to help refugees there for the next three months.
Palestine, Economics, 2/24/2001
UN warns of slow donor response for Sudan, where 600,000 people may starve
Warning of an "impending catastrophe" in Sudan, where 600,000 people are at immediate risk of starvation, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator on Friday expressed deep concern about the "very poor response" of donors to the country's deteriorating humanitarian situation.
Sudan, Local, 2/24/2001
Heavy rains result in damages in Syrian province of Tartous
Heavy rain fell in Tartous on Friday morning have caused a flood in Marqieh river.
Syria, Local, 2/24/2001
Israel under fire in US human rights report
In what is described as an unprecedented criticism, a US human rights report has slammed Israel's way of reacting to the Palestinian Intifada which erupted late in September. This came in an annual report on human rights, by the US Secretary of State.
Israel-Palestine, Politics, 2/24/2001
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Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri on Friday in Beirut received the Lebanese- Iranian joint committee which is led on behalf of the Iranian side by the minister of housing Ali Abdul Ali Zadeh and on the Lebanese side by the Lebanese minister of the economy Bassel Fleihan.
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The School Hygiene Preservation Contest assessment committee began its field visits to schools in an effort to increase awarness in children, ONA reported.
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The German President Yuhans Rao arrived on Friday in Doha in an official visit to Qatar which will last for three days.
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The " Green Peace " International Organization in charge of protecting environment on Friday accused Israel for polluting the waters of the Mediterranean by dumping mines and different industrial and chemical wastes.
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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will head the United Nations delegation at the opening and closing sessions framing two days of high-level talks with a delegation from Baghdad, set to begin on Monday at UN Headquarters in New York.
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The Moroccan Human Rights Association (AMDH) has decried the US-British raids on Iraq, terming them as "war crimes and collective extermination against humanity." The AMDH requested, in a release, the trial of those accountable for the raids and called on the Cairo-based Arab League to endeavor for lifting the sanctions imposed on Iraq.
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI appointed nine new directors at the health department. The new officials will be in charge of the university hospital centers of Marrakesh, Fez, Rabat and Casablanca.
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Former Argentine President, Carlos Menem, arrived in Rabat Friday for a private visit to Morocco.
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The meeting of the 38th session of the council of the Arab Parliamentary Union, due Feb. 25-26 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates will study several issues pertaining to the role of Arab MPs in backing the Palestinian Intifada (Uprising), the settlement of inter-Arab conflicts through peaceful means and the establishment of an Arab common market.
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Some 2.5 million tourists visited Morocco in 2000, the Moroccan tourism said. The department said the figure will jump to 4 million in 2003 and 10 million in 2010. To attain this objective, Morocco intends to increase accommodation to 30,000 beds in 2003 and 160,000 in 2010.
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