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Cairo Declaration of D-8 countries
We are convinced that Cairo Summit is held at a time that witnesses better economic situations of the D-8 member-states especially those suffering from financial crises that had earlier hit a number of developing countries. Although the D-8 member-states mostly enjoy today higher rates of economic growth, still they are facing a number of serious economic challenges.
Regional, Economics, 2/26/2001
Al-Assad concludes visit to Libya
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday afternoon returned back home after a two-day visit to Libya where he held talks with the Libyan President Muammar al-Qaddafi.
Libya-Syria, Politics, 2/26/2001
King Mohammed ends visit to Bahrain
King Mohammed VI congratulated the Bahraini head of state on the adoption by popular referendum of "the national action charter" and the popular support enjoyed by initiatives of political, economic and social modernization, confirming the existing symbiosis between the Bahraini people and leadership.
Bahrain-Morocco, Politics, 2/26/2001
A second document by the civil society committees
The London- based al-Hayat daily said on Sunday that member of the "founding commission" of the civil society committees have formulated their second document to answer criticism and accusation addressed to them by government's officials and leaders of the ruling Baath Party with the aim to distort the image of the civil society's advocates, intellectuals and commission's members.
Syria, Politics, 2/26/2001
King Mohammed starts visit to India
The Moroccan media lavishly commented on the importance of the king's visit to India, noting its dimensions and perspectives it is opening for bilateral relations and Morocco's ties with the Asian sub-continent.
Morocco-India, Politics, 2/26/2001
Moroccan home minister traces before Algerian journalists history of Sahara issue
For Morocco, he said, the Sahara issue is a problem of separatism and the Sahara is the property of all Moroccans and not only to persons of Sahrawi descent. Furthermore, Spain's retrocession of the Sahara to Morocco was part of a process under which the kingdom recovered separately Sidi Ifni, then Tarfaya and the Sahara but Spain is still retaining Sebta, Melilia and the Jaafarine Islands.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 2/26/2001
Iraqi officials replies to Powell's statements
Hammoudi explained that Iraq is the one which is threatened daily in its national security, and the life of its children and women, noting that the US administration's provoked fears in the Gulf states with the aim at promoting very expensive arms deals, plundering the Arab national resources and destabilizing the region.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 2/26/2001
Economic cooperation between Egypt, Iraq
Iraq's minister of agriculture Abdul Illah hamid has stressed Iraq's care to strengthen economic relations with Egypt in all fields in the framework of the free trade agreement between the two states.
Iraq-Egypt, Economics, 2/26/2001
Sudan: al-Turabi's detention is a political measure
The Sudanese ministry of justice on Saturday described the detention of the secretary general of the people's congress party Hassan al-Turabi, together with several members of his party's leadership as a political measure that has no connection to the investigations made with them.
Sudan, Politics, 2/26/2001
Iranian FM : meeting with Mubarak,cordial and fruitful
"Unless all Palestinian rights, including the refugees' right of return, are restored, peace cannot be attained in the region," said kharrazi.Talks also touched on Egyptian-Iranian cultural and economic relations.
Egypt-Iran, Politics, 2/26/2001
Powell: we will play an important role in the peace process
Powell regretted the angry Arab reaction to the US- British raids on February 16 at the outskirts of Baghdad but he gave "no apologies on that." As for criticism made by Egyptian officials on Saturday towards these raids, Powell said " I did not expect such a reaction, but we would have coordinated in a better way with the allies of the USA."
Regional-USA, Politics, 2/26/2001
Jordanian Premier confers with Arafat
Jordan's prime minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb on Saturday in Amman discussed with the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat the grave deteriorated conditions in the Palestinian territories as a result of the Israeli military escalation and the tightened sanction measures and the siege against the Palestinian people.
Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 2/26/2001
Arab Parliamentary Union Council Draft Communique stresses support for Intifada
Meanwhile, President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan AL Nuhayyan called for lifting imposed on the Iragi and libyan peoples international sanctions.
Regional-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 2/26/2001
On the Israeli soldiers held by Hizbullah
During his meeting with the US secretary of state Colen Powell, the Israeli President Moshe Ksaf on Sunday debated the issue of the Israeli soldiers held by Hizbullah in South Lebanon and asked him his country to practice its influence to help in releasing these soldiers and asked this issued to be raised during Powell's visit to Syria.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 2/26/2001
Moussa stresses: Three-peace tracks are inseparabile
Egypt's Foreign minister Amr Moussa underlined the inseparability of three peace tracks between Israel and each of Syria, Lebanon and Palestine, bearing in mind that the peace process is not confined to the Palestinian rights but extends to include all Arab rights.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 2/26/2001
Azhar, Vatican's Permanent Committee voice concern over situation in Palestine
The joint Permanent Committee of Al-Azhar for dialogue with the monotheistic religions and the pontifical council for multi-faith dialogue, issued during its annual meeting on sunday, a statement on the situation in the Palestinian territories.
Regional-Vatican, Religion, 2/26/2001
Free trade exchange on Agenda of Gulf states and European Union
The Bahraini daily al-Ayam published on Saturday in al-Manama said that the question of the free trade exchange between the Gulf and European groups is on the top agenda of the meeting, noting that it is expected that cooperation in the field of oil and natural gas and energy
Gulf-European Union, Economics, 2/26/2001
DR Congo counts on Morocco
The Democratic Republic of Congo "counts very much on Morocco," said DR Congo international cooperation deputy minister, Thassinda Uba Thassinda.
Morocco-Congo, Politics, 2/26/2001
An Arab minister in the Israeli government
The " al-Bayadar al-Seyasi" magazine which is published in the occupied Arab territories ( Palestinian territories) said that the Israeli Durzi member of parliament Ayoub al-Qarra has decided to be a minister in the new Israel government, noting that he ( al-Qarra) met with the Israeli prime minister elect Ariel Sharon and held a supporting conference for himself to be the first Arab minister in an israeli government.
Israel, Politics, 2/26/2001
More killings in Algeria
Algerian dailies issued on Sunday said that 30 persons including 27 armed extremists were killed on Friday and Saturday in acts of violence that took place in various areas in Algeria.
Algeria, Local, 2/26/2001
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The British "Sunday Times" daily reported in its Sunday's issue, reporting Israeli military sources that the Israeli prime minister elect Ariel Sharon gave his instructions to the Israeli army chief of staff Shaoul Mofaz to prepare for directing an early strike to the missile- launching area in the west of Iraq.
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President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt on Saturday received a message from the Libyan President Muammar al-Qaddafi relating to conditions in the region and bilateral relations between Egypt and Libya.
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The Jordanian minister of Planning Jawad Hadid stressed that there is a complete Syrian- Jordanian agreement on proceeding forward in al-Wahda dam project on al-Yarmouk river which is of a total cost of USD 210 million.
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Moroccan Premier, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, said the government puts the sector of new information technologies among its priorities. The government is doing its best to develop the sector and to make it contribute to Morocco's development, Youssoufi told the first TV channel TVM, when he was visiting the international technologies fair (Sitexpo 2001), which downed curtain Saturday in Casablanca.
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The Sudanese security authorities have permitted the family of Dr. Hassan al-Turabi, the secretary general of the opposition Sudanese people's congress party to visit him on Saturday in Kober prison in al-Khartoum and talks with him for a long time.
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The lebanese daily al-Deyar issued on Sunday in Beirut said, according to well-informed sources that Damascus will not receive member of the Lebanese Parliament Walid Junblat before he ( Junblat) reforms for relation with President Emil Lahoud.
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President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt on Sunday discussed with the Turkish President Ahmad Nacdet Ceazar the developments of the Middle East peace process, the Iraqi question as well as bilateral relations between the two countries.
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Foreign ministers of the D-8 Islamic countries ministers signed on Saturday an agreement on facilitating entry visa procedures for business men to member states, with the exception of Malaysia.
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The Israeli warplanes on Sunday violated the Lebanese airspace and flew over several Lebanese areas.
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Morocco and Turkey on Sunday set up a friendship association that will work for the consolidation of ties between the two countries. The association, set up by a number of Moroccan political figures and businessmen, will seek to intensify the Moroccan-Turkish cooperation, especially in cultural realms.
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Former president of Mali, Amadou Toumani Toure, arrived in Rabat on Sunday for a private visit to the kingdom.
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The Saudi higher judiciary council has announced that stopping at Arafat mountain ( as part of al-Haj performance that marks al-Adha Eid) is on Sunday March 4 and therefore the holy Eid al-Adha starts on Monday, March 5.
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Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj on Sunday won the 1500 m of the French indoor meeting of Lievin. The Moroccan clocked 3:31.37 ahead of Kenya's Laban Rotich and Bernard Lagat.
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In a report published on Saturday ( Feb24) the Jordanian daily al-Dostour said that an Iraqi doctor who lives in Tehran stated that the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein who appears in public occasions is not the President, rather a man resembling him.
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