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Arab FMs meet tomorrow to forge united position on ME peace
Arab foreign ministers will meet in emergency session in Cairo tomorrow to discuss escalating Palestinian-Israeli violence, a spokesman for the 22-member Arab League said yesterday.
Regional, Politics, 12/19/2001
Inter-Arab differences may obstruct ministerial meeting
News reports have quoted a high ranking Arab official as saying that differences among the Arab states may obstruct the emergency meeting for the Arab foreign ministers due to be held on Thursday in Cairo.
Regional, Politics, 12/19/2001
King Mohammed holds phone talks with president Arafat
Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Saturday renewed to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat the Moroccan people's unconditional backing to the Palestinian people and to their legitimate leadership in these difficult circumstances.
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 12/19/2001
Iraqi president calls for convening an Arab summit
The Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has called on the Arab states to convene an urgent Arab summit in Mecca or in any other Arab capital in order to discuss the Israeli aggression against the Lebanese territories.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 12/19/2001
Tension in Moroccan-Spanish relations serves neither country, Youssoufi
Moroccan Premier and first secretary of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), Abderrahmane Youssoufi underlined the need to defuse the soonest possible the crisis in Moroccan-Spanish relations and asserted that this situation serves the interest of none of the two countries.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 12/19/2001
Israeli forces break into Toubas by tanks
In the third day of Eid al-Fiter ( Tuesday) the Israeli tanks broke into a town near Jenin and arrested 6 Palestinian in Gaza, at a time Palestinian officials continued to confirm their commitment to ceasing fire.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/19/2001
European union wishes Algeria will join agadir FTZ
The European Union wishes that Algeria will join "the very important" initiative of Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, and Jordan to set up a free trade zone (FTZ), European Commission spokesman said Wednesday.
Algeria-European Union, Economics, 12/19/2001
Clashes and killing in Yemen
Some 12 persons were killed in clashes that took place between special units of the Yemeni army and police and tribal men in a village to which persons suspected to belong to al-Qaeda organization had resorted.
Yemen, Local, 12/19/2001
Spanish opposition leader: UN initiative for agreement on Sahara issue needs to be supported
Secretary general of the Spanish Socialist Labor Party (PSOE), Jose Rodriguez Zapatero, said in Rabat Tuesday the United Nations initiative meant to reach an agreement between parties to the Sahara issue should be given a chance in order to overcome the present situation.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 12/19/2001
Two US-based associations protest arrest of Sari Nusseibeh
The American-Arab Anti-discrimination Committee (ADC) and the American Committee on Jerusalem (ACJ) strongly object to Israel's arrest of Sari Nusseibeh, senior Palestinian political representative in Jerusalem, for hosting a reception marking the Muslim holiday Eid El-Fitr on Sunday.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 12/19/2001
After Kosovo,hostile campaigns against Islamic charity societies extends to Macedonian, Albania
After the international forces working in Kosovo district had broken into the headquarters of the " world emergency" establishment in two cities and arrested three Arabs of the employees of the establishment including the establishment's regional director last Friday, the second phase has started of following up activities and financing sources of all Islamic relief commissions working in Kosovo, Macedonian and Albania the same way this happened in Bosnia.
Regional, Politics, 12/19/2001
Moroccan, Spanish socialist parties sign cooperation agreement
Moroccan "Socialist Union of Popular Forces" (USFP) and Spanish "Socialist Labor Party" (PSOE) signed in Rabat on Tuesday a cooperation agreement on issues of interest to the two countries, the two political parties and the Euro-Mediterranean space.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 12/19/2001
Israel is concerned over the slow of its population growth
Israel, Local, 12/19/2001
Israeli warplanes violated the Lebanese airspace
The Israeli warplanes on Tuesday renewed its violation of the Lebanese airspace and on Tuesday morning flew over the southern Lebanese area carrying out mock and provocative raids.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 12/19/2001
The US and Islam
Certain movements and establishments in the US have been active to explain the principles of Islam and its teaching prompted by great turnout to know about Islam following the incidents in New York and Washington in September.
Regional-USA, Religion, 12/19/2001
Number of Israel supporters decreased, French questionnaire says
A French opinion poll has revealed an increase in the number of French people who sympathize with the Palestinian question and the decreases in the number of those who sympathize with Israel, in comparison to a similar opinion poll held in 2000.
Israel-France, Politics, 12/19/2001
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As Lebanon has condemned the Israeli air violations to the Lebanese airspace and called on the US and the UN to halt these practices which are a violation to UN charter and Norms, the Lebanese president on Tuesday in a statement said that these Israeli practices are a violation to UN charter and an aggression against the Lebanese sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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Telephone calls were made on Tuesday between the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara and each of the Saudi foreign minister prince Saud al-Faisal, the Lebanese foreign minister Mahmoud Hammoud and the secretary general of the Arab league Amre Mousa. Stress was laid on the continued cooperation and coordination among the Arab states in order to put an end to the "state terrorism exerted by Israel."
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A high ranking Kuwaiti military official told the Kuwaiti daily al-Anbaa that Kuwait intends to buy 20 US military Apatchi helicopters and F 18 jet fighters and this deal stems from the care of the government of Kuwait to provide the Kuwaiti army ' all sectors with most sophisticated weapons and military equipment to strengthen means of defending Kuwait.
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US President George Bush has postponed the implementation of the UN resolution provided for transferring the American embassy to Israel from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem for another 6 months.
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The Jordanian Foreign minister Abdul Illah al-Khatib has called for investing all Arab efforts to build a united Arab position that helps to come out of the stalemate the ME peace process has reached and to lift the Israeli siege imposed on the Palestinian people.
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The Syrian ambassador in Cairo Youssef Ahmad has called for the need of taking a strong Arab position implying severing Arab relations and contacts with Israel and this decision to be taken during the next meeting of the ministerial council of the Arab League due to be held in Cairo on Thursday.
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The Switzerland ambassador in Cairo Raimond Konz has stressed his country's total rejection to occupation wherever it existed and its commitment to the principle of not seizing the lands of others by means of force.
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