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Maher stresses importance of establishing Palestinian State
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher described the statements made by British Prime Minister Tony Blair on the importance of establishing a Palestinian State as important.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/17/2001
Amazigh, a key component of Morocco's culture, cannot be used to serve political designs, king says
King Mohammed VI asserted Wednesday in Ajdir, a locality in the Middle Atlas mountain province of Khenifra, that the Amazigh (Berber) culture constitutes a key component of Morocco's national culture and a rich cultural heritage, pledged to promote this culture in the frame of the enforcement of a modernist and democratic society project, and insisted that Amazigh cannot be used to serve political designs of whatever nature.
Morocco, Politics, 10/17/2001
Syrian petroleum minister in Egypt to activate gas project
Syrian petroleum minister Mohammed Maher Jamal and his accompanying delegation arrived in Cairo on Monday on a three-day visit to Egypt during which he is due to be received by his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Fahmy to discuss bilateral cooperation and activate a joint gas project.
Egypt-Syria, Economics, 10/17/2001
UAE deputy prime minister confers with former UN chief
United Arab Emirates UAE deputy prime minister Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed al-Nahyan on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi discussed with former UN secretary general Kurt Valdheim, who is also former President of Austria the international efforts to fight terrorism and the tense condition in the Middle East and the stalemated ME peace process.
United Arab Emirates-Regional, Politics, 10/17/2001
Jordan foiled attacks at Jordanian embassies abroad
Jordan, Politics, 10/17/2001
Attacks against embassies in Beirut foiled
News reports quoted a high ranking Jordanian official as saying that the Jordanian security forces in collaboration with the Lebanese security forces have foiled attacks targeting several Arab and foreign embassies in Beirut including the Jordanian embassy as well as the American and British embassies, noting that " Osbat al-Ansar" group, which is existed in Lebanon tries to carry out these aggressions.
Lebanon-Jordan, Politics, 10/17/2001
Holland for the establishment of the Palestinian state
Palestine-Holland, Politics, 10/17/2001
One Palestinian child killed by Israeli bullets
A two year old Palestinian child was killed by the Israeli bullets while she was in her house, near Mourag settlement, built on the Palestinian territories in Rafah near the borders with Egypt.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/17/2001
Bush will work for establishing the Palestinian state
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak expressed belief that U.S. President George W. Bush will be working for carrying out his pledge to help estbalish the state of Palestine.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 10/17/2001
Morocco outlines anti-urban poverty strategy
Morocco outlined Tuesday before the fourth international forum on urban poverty, opened Tuesday in Marrakesh, its strategy meant to reduce poverty in urban and pre-urban areas.
Morocco, Politics, 10/17/2001
King Mohammed deplores developed nations' failure to live up to commitments to increase assistance to development
Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Tuesday deplored the developed nations' failure to live up to their commitments to allot 0.7 percent of their GDP to international assistance.
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 10/17/2001
Somalia and the UN
The UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has announced that Somalia is still an insecure place for the establishment of a UN office despite the fact that 9 months has elapsed on the UN Security Council ratification of approving peace plans in this country which is divided by the civil war.
Somalia, Politics, 10/17/2001
Moussa urges Arabs, Muslims to increase financial support of Palestinians
Arab League secretary general Amr Moussa urged on Tuesday Arabs and Muslims to increase their financial assistance to the Palestinians to enable them to face up to the daily Israeli attacks.
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 10/17/2001
$ 40 billion needed to withstand shrortage in Arab electricity
An economic report has expected that the cost to renovate and develop the potentials of generating, transport and distribution for the sector of electricity in the Arab states until the year 2005 to reach $ 40 billion and that Arab governments to ensure part of the required investments through their general budgets and another part from paving the way for the private sector to build and operate electricity generation stations.
Regional, Economics, 10/17/2001
German FM to tour the region
Regional-Germany, Politics, 10/17/2001
Egypt's economic climate optimistic
Egyptian Prime minister Atef Ebeid told yesterday the investors and exporters of al Salhia city that the current Egyptian economic condition is optimistic and the government is planning to face the foreign challenges cropped up following the recent incidents in the USA.
Egypt, Economics, 10/17/2001
Moussa abrogates a visit to Brussels
It was announced in Brussels that the secretary general of the Arab league AL Amr Moussa has canceled a visit which was due to Belgium today ( Wednesday) because of the current conditions in the Arab region.
Regional-Belgium, Politics, 10/17/2001
International forum on poverty opens in Marrakesh
The fourth international forum on urban poverty opened in Marrakesh Tuesday with representatives of more than 60 countries attending.
Regional, Politics, 10/17/2001
UN expresses appreciation of Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak's efforts
Faisal Abdul kader, the new UN resident representative of the UN population fund in Egypt, lauded the pioneering and distinguished role of Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak in the issues of population, development and childhood in Egypt.
Egypt, Culture, 10/17/2001
ADC Applauds Blair's Support for a Palestinian State
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) welcomed Monday the statement by British Prime Minister Tony Blair expressing his support for the creation of an independent Palestinian state.
Regional-UK, Politics, 10/17/2001
Bombardment at Afghanistan continues
Regional-Afghanistan, Politics, 10/17/2001
China: no decision prevents Arabs from coming to China
The Chinese embassy in Amman has denied any decision by the government that prevents the travel of Arab citizens to China.
Regional-China, Politics, 10/17/2001
School feeding key weapon in war against hunger, poverty: WFP chief
The head of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) Monday called on national governments and the humanitarian aid community to help create a global school feeding program for the world's undernourished children, calling such a scheme a "key weapon" in the war against hunger and poverty.
Regional, Health, 10/17/2001
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The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Tuesday received a telephone call from the secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa during which the two sides held consultations and the exchange of views on the forthcoming meeting of the Arab follow up committee which Damascus will host. Similar phone calls were received from the Moroccan foreign minister Muhammad Bin Issa, the Jordanian prime minister Abdul Illah al-Khatib , Lebanese peer Mahmoud Hammoud.
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The Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika arrived in the Cape on Tuesday in a visit to South Africa which lasts for four days in which he will discuss with his South African counterpart Thabu Mabeki and officials in South Africa means of maintaining cooperation and strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries.
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The Jordanian foreign minister Abdul Illah al-Khatib stressed on Tuesday that the Israeli practices are totally in contradiction with the peace terms of reference. During his meeting with Jordanian economic activists in Amman, al-Khatib said that achieving just and comprehensive peace in the region requires Israel's withdrawal from the occupied Arab territories. He added " we have almost reached an international consensus to establish an independent Palestinian state."
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The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon has announced that the Oslo agreements signed in 1993 between the Israelis and the Palestinians have ended.
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Israel's resigned tourism minister Rah'bam Zeifi, who is an extremist against the Arabs, died after he was hit today ( Wednesday) morning in three bullets in his head. The group of Palestinian " martyr " Abu Ali Mustafa claimed responsibility for the attack.
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The Lebanese daily al-Sharq said on Tuesday that the foreign relations committee at the US congress is preparing to meet with Lt. Gen. Michael Aoun in a hearing forum, noting that this change in the Congress' policy might not be innocent as relations claimed to be severed as claimed by the American side since the beginning of the 1990s.
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The White House has announced that Bahrain's crown prince Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad al-Khaleifa will pay a visit to Washington on October 25th. News reports quoted the spokesman for the White House Ari Fleischer as saying in a statement that Sheikh Salman will hold talks on the close cooperation between the US and Bahrain.
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Several Palestinian water cadres are currently undergoing a training session, organized by the Moroccan water company (ONEP/state-owned). The session, to run until November 9, is meant to acquaint the Palestinian cadres with used water analysis techniques.
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A Lebanese security source has denied what was stated by one news agency of foiling attacks against certain Arab and foreign embassies in Beirut. In a statement, the security source stressed that the security condition is stable and immunized and there was no attempt to violate security as claimed by the said news agency.
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A fire has erupted in the third floor of the building of the Syrian embassy in Ankara on Tuesday and resulted in no human casualties and the building was evacuated immediately from its working staff. The fire resulted in destroying one full office before firemen could extinct the fire.
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The Turkish Jeihan news agency said on Tuesday that the joint Turkish- Israeli joint committee will discuss during its meeting which was held on Tuesday in Ankara joint security cooperation and activities of drug traffickers.
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Morocco's Hicham Arazi on Tuesday cruised to the second round of the $ 2.95 stuttgart tournament, listed on ATP fixtures.
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