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Speech by President Mubarak on the Anniversary of the October 6th victory
On this occasion we would like to stress together a number of great values and meanings that, I trust, you will always keep in mind, especially as we are confronting critical conditions threatening the security and stability not only of the Middle East but also the whole world.
Egypt, Politics, 10/4/2001
Tunisian premier in Rabat for meeting of high joint commission
Tunisian Premier, Mohamed Ghanouchi, arrived in Rabat this Thursday on a three-day official visit to Morocco, during which he will co-chair with his Moroccan peer, Abderrahman Youssoufi, the 9th session of the Moroccan-Tunisian high joint commission.
Morocco-Tunisia, Politics, 10/4/2001
Inter- Arab coordination to lift sanctions from Libya
The secretary general of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa started coordination with International organizations which support lifting of sanctions ultimately and immediately from Libya.
Libya-Regional, Politics, 10/4/2001
Maher underlines the importance of Syrian, Egyptian, Saudi co-ordination
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher has stressed the importance of the Syrian, Egyptian and Saudi coordination in dealing with regional and international developments and for serving unwavering Arab stances towards the need of fighting terrorism in the framework of the UN
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 10/4/2001
British minister: the Palestinians have suffered and deserve to live in peace
The British foreign minister Jacques Straw has stressed the need to proceed forward in order to establish peace in the Middle East region which has suffered a lot from terrorism, noting thereby to the suffering of the Palestinian people in the occupied Arab territories.
Palestine-UK, Politics, 10/4/2001
Syria and the incidents in the USA
The Qatari daily al-Watan in its Tuesday's issue quoted a high ranking Syrian officials as saying that it will be wrong if Syria will not fully think of investing the developments of incidents in the US and its reflections on the Middle East in order to direct the American- International pressure on towards Israel.
Syria-USA, Politics, 10/4/2001
A change in Junblat's position towards Syria
The Lebanese daily al-Deyar has stated that there is a turning point in the stances of the Lebanese Druz member of parliament Walid Junblat following the developments in the US of September 11, noting that Junblat called for changing the political address towards Syria.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 10/4/2001
Egypt won't be part in any military action
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said that Egypt will not be part in any military operation in the fight against terrorism, but it will share information in drawing a clean map of terrorism and terrorists so that they are tracked down and brought to justice.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 10/4/2001
Iranian- Gulf coordination
Diplomatic sources have stressed that Tehran will shortly delegate to Saudi Arabia the secretary general of the higher council of the Iranian national security Hassan Rouhani to hold talks dealing with developments and the US preparations to wage a military campaign against Afghanistan.
Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 10/4/2001
Morocco welcomes US president's statement on Palestinian state
Morocco's minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, said Thursday Morocco welcomes the statement made by US president George W. Bush regarding the establishment of a Palestinian state.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 10/4/2001
Mubarak, Bush exchanged messages before September11
"I make no secret when I say that the current US moves were supposed to take place earlier had it not been for the September 11 events," said Maher, referring to recent devastating attacks on New York and Washington.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 10/4/2001
Lebanese resistance attacks Israeli positions in Shebaa
A group of the Lebanese national resistance on Wednesday evening attacked Rweiset al-Alam position in the occupied Shebaa farms by rockets.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/4/2001
Comprehensive Israeli attack, land, sea, air at Gaza
A seventh Palestinian citizen, Sayed Salim Zeyara ( 33 year old) was killed in Gaza when he was hit by an Israeli gun machine of 500 mm caliber in his head during the Israeli invasion of Gaza on Wednesday morning.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/4/2001
Inter- Arab investment is booming
The secretary general of the federation of the Arab chambers Elias Ghantous has stated after he attended a forum to acquaint with the conference of the Arab businessmen and investors due to be held in Dubai in November that inter- Arab investments have been improved
Regional, Economics, 10/4/2001
Ahmad Saadat, secretary general of the people's front for the liberation of Palestine
The executive committee of the People's Front for the Liberation of Palestine on Wednesday elected Ahmad Saadat as a new secretary general in succession to the former secretary general Abu Ali Mustafa who was assassinated by Israel on August 27.
Palestine, Politics, 10/4/2001
Again, on Arafat's visit to Damascus
The Jordanian weekly al-Sabeel said that the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had telephoned just two hours before the time set for the arrival of the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat to Damascus and asked the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to postpone this visit and set another date for it because of the approval of the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon to Arafat- Peres meeting.
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 10/4/2001
A new naval base in the north of Kuwait
The Kuwaiti defense minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah has announced that the Kuwaiti defense ministry asked the specialized authorities to decide on a proper site to found a new naval base in the northern part of Kuwait.
Kuwait, Military, 10/4/2001
Most Sahrawis live peacefully in Moroccan Sahara
Morocco, Politics, 10/4/2001
Egypt, the first country to call for international conferance on terrorism
Egyptian Presidential Political Advisor Osama Al-Baz asserted Egypt's clear stance Vis a Vis terrorism, as expressed by President Hosni Mubarak a long time ago.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 10/4/2001
Cabinet underlines the significance of Mubarak's stance in facing terrorism
The Cabinet, at meeting Wednesday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Atef Ebeid reviewed several reports on the international situation and its repercussions on the national scene, politically and socially, and on all sectors.
Egypt, Politics, 10/4/2001
US defense secretary starts ME tour in Saudi Arabia
The US defense secretary Roland Ramsfeld on Wednesday evening arrived in Riyadh marking the beginning of a tour on the Middle East which will also cover beside Saudi Arabia, Omar, Egypt and Uzbekstan.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 10/4/2001
Muslim countries to discuss formation of authority defending Islam
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said Wednesday he would forward his proposal on the formation of an authority in defence of Islam during the emergency Islamic foreign ministerial meetings, slated for October 10 in Doha.
Regional, Politics, 10/4/2001
Egypt backs UN role in anti-terror efforts
A senior Egyptian official has said that Cairo's recent moves have aimed at highlighting Egypt's view that the world should hold ranks against terrorism with the participation of the UN.
Egypt, Politics, 10/4/2001
Islam condemns any terrorist action against innocents
Egyptian Minister of Higher Educating and state for Scientific Research Mufid Shehab addressing the 162 session of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Executive Council said the tragic events that claimed innocent lives in the U.S. on September 11 have stirred feelings of sadness and created a state of worry on the future of the entire world.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 10/4/2001
Spanish fishermen associations press for return to Morocco of tradition fishing fleet
A group of associations representing the fishermen of the Spanish northwestern region of Galicia has called the government to start the soonest negotiations with Morocco to allow Spanish traditional fleet to resume activities in Morocco.
Morocco-Spain, Economics, 10/4/2001
Belgian supreme prosecution indicates Sharon for committing war crimes
The Arab Lawyers Union (ALU) secretariat was briefed by the Arab-European league for trying Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in Belgium as a criminal of war that the Belgian prosecution charged Sharon with perpetrating war crimes and genocide.
Israel-Belgium, Politics, 10/4/2001
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday received a telephone call from the Jordanian King Abdullah II during which current conditions on the regional and international conditions were reviewed.
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI received Thursday deputy defense minister, Prince Abderrahmane Ibn Abdelaziz.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday evening received a telephone call from President B. Musharraf of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan during which current conditions on the international arena were reviewed following the attacks which targeted recently the US and the need of coordinating positions among the Islamic states to reach a united position during the forthcoming meeting of the foreign ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Conference OIC in Doha this month.
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On Wednesday afternoon, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received former Lebanese minister Michael Samaha and discussions dealt with issues of concern to Syria and Lebanon.
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An Iraqi military spokesman in Baghdad said that two Iraqi citizens were killed and a third was wounded as a result of raids launched by American and British warplanes against civilian firms to the south of Iraq on Wednesday.
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The economic unity council of the Arab League said in a report it issued on Monday ( October 1st) that Doha's meeting ( the fourth ministerial meeting of the world Trade Organization to be held on November 9-13 ) necessitates rapid implementation of the Greater Arab free zone area and making the set reduction in the provisional customs tariff especially in regard to agricultural items and expanding the scale of the said agreement so as to include services and intellectual property rights.
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Belgian judicial sources said on Wednesday that the first session for trying Ariel Sharon was postponed until 22nd of November. The sources explained that Sharon appointed a personal lawyer for himself after appointing Michael Hearthch as a lawyer for Israel raised a controversy among the judicial sources because the case is addressed to a person ( Sharon) and not to a state.
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The mini israeli government has decided to abrogate the cease- fire announced following the recent meeting held between the Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres and the chairman of the Palestinian Authority yasser Arafat.
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Egypt's delegate to the United Nations Ahmed Abul-Gheit suggested to the Secretary-General Kofi Annan to enlist a new item on the current agenda of the General Assembly concerning declaring 2003 as a year for protecting the human heritage.
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Several Moroccan intellectuals are attending a Euro-Maghreb meeting on peace in the Mediterranean that opened Thursday in Madrid. The meeting, attended by writers and thinkers, seeks to foster the contribution of men of letters and politicians to fostering a climate of trust and understanding for a better future of relations between the Maghreb and Europe.
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A batch of faked dollars was seized recently in Kenitra, 40 Km north of Rabat, police sources here said. The dollars, illegally introduced in Morocco by seven Lithuanian nationals, were circulated in Rabat, Tangiers and Kenitra.
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