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New Baath Party leaderships in Syria
The London- based al-Sharq al-Awsat said in its Friday's issue that sides concerned in Damascus are embarking on forming new leaderships of the Baath party branches in the provinces including the secretaries of these branches, in light of the results of the recently made Baath Party elections and also following the formation of the new Syrian Cabinet.
Syria, Politics, 1/5/2002
Bahraini court suspends a sentence bans a journalist from writing
The Bahraini journalist Hafez al-Sheikh Saleh won a court verdict against a decision taken against him to be suspended from writing taken by the minister of information in Bahrain Nabil Yqoub al-Humor.
Bahrain, Politics, 1/5/2002
I will vote for Moroccanity of Sahara, father of separatists chief asserts
Khlili Ben Mohamed Al-Bachir Rguibi, father of Mohamed Abdelaziz, so-called president of the puppet Sahrawi republic (RASD), asserted that if a referendum was held in the Sahara he would automatically vote for the Moroccan identity of the territory, like any other Moroccan citizen who is proud of his citizenship and attached to his country's territorial integrity.
Morocco, Politics, 1/5/2002
Pending case of Sebta and Mellilia may cause instability in the region, warns daily
Leaving the case of Sebta and Mellilia (two Moroccan northern cities still under Spanish rule) unsolved will create a hot spot in eastern Mediterranean and may destabilize the whole Mediterranean region, warns Moroccan Al-Ittihad Al-Ichtiraqi daily.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 1/5/2002
One Palestinian killed, four wounded in Israeli aggressions
One Palestinian was killed by the Israeli forces bullets and these forces broke into al-Tel village to the southern west of Nablus and carried out a campaign of arrest that targeted several members of the " Hamas" movement, while other four Palestinians were wounded by the Israeli bullets in Ramullah.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/5/2002
Damascus denies meeting between Peres, Tlass
Damascus on Friday denied news reports rumored two days earlier through certain mass media that there was a meeting which was about to be held in Paris between the Syrian defense minister Lt. Gen. Mustafa Tlass and the Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/5/2002
Iranian official confers with Iraqi opposition
The London- based al-Hayat daily issued on Friday quoted sources of the Iraqi opposition in Damascus as saying that Seif Ellahi, the official in charge of the Iraqi file at the office of the spiritual guide of the Islamic revolution in Iran Ali Khameini is currently making talks in Syria with the Islamic, national and Kurdish trends in the Iraqi opposition.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 1/5/2002
Egyptian diplomat underscores importance of Mubarak's visit to Morocco
Egyptian ambassador in Rabat, Achraf Zaazaa, underscored as outstanding the official visit that President Housni Moubarak of Egypt will be paying to Morocco Jan.11-13.
Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 1/5/2002
Premier: audio-visual media reform to limit government role
Moroccan prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, said the draft reform of the audio-visual media will limit the government's role to regulating, organizing and defining the strategies of the sector.
Morocco, Politics, 1/5/2002
King Mohammed briefed on one year of Vivendi universal activity in Morocco
Morocco's King Mohammed VI received in Agadir Friday chairman and chief executive officer of Vivendi Universal, Jean-Marie Messier, who briefed him on the 1st year of activity of his group in Moroccan telecoms, and water-electricity supply and sanitation in the northern cities of Tangiers and Tetuan.
Morocco, Business, 1/5/2002
American air sorties over Somalia
The US has announced that its planes are making reconnaissance sorties over Somalia in order to help in deciding whether al-Qaida organization is rebuilding itself in this country.
Somalia-USA, Politics, 1/5/2002
Saudis released in the USA
Prince Bander Bin Sultan, the Saudi ambassador to Washington has announced that the American authorities have released 12 Saudi citizens and that other 8 were waiting for legal measures with specialized authorities to complete release measures.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 1/5/2002
African Development Bank approves $1.6 billion loan to Egypt
The African Development Bank (ADB) approved yesterday giving Egypt a loan worth $ 1.6 billion, said the Bank's permanent representative in Egypt Mohammed Hamidoush.
Egypt, Economics, 1/5/2002
Kuwaiti charity contributes to unhealthy housing fighting program in Morocco
Kuwaiti charity association Arrahma Al Alamia will build 50 houses in Kenitra, 40 KM north of Rabat, to the benefit of 50 families supported by widows.
Kuwait-Morocco, Culture, 1/5/2002
Ebeid: Government is committed to increase income
Egypt's Prime Minister Atef Ebeid is to raise before President Mubarak the main guidelines of the government policy statement which he will make before the People's Assembly on Tuesday.
Egypt, Economics, 1/5/2002
Boutros Ghali to students: Terrorism is not limited to on country
Secretary General of Le Francophone, Boutros Ghali said the world has become surrounded by international terrorism after September 11 attacks on Washington and New York.
Regional, Politics, 1/5/2002
Morocco's trade deficit alleviated by 2.4% in oct.2001
Morocco's trade deficit reached at the end of October 2001 some 36.25 billion DH (US$ 3.15 billion), a 2.4% decrease compared to the same period of 2000.
Morocco, Economics, 1/5/2002
Jordan to recognize the provisional government in Afghanistan
A Jordanian official source said on Friday that Jordan will shortly recognize the new regime in Afghanistan and the provisional Afghani government headed by Hameed Kerzai.
Jordan-Afghanistan, Politics, 1/5/2002
Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak inaugurates children's book fair
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak on Thursday stressed that child culture no longer depended solely on books, but on other vehicles of knowledge in today's changing world.
Egypt, Culture, 1/5/2002
UN Security Council welcomes decision to release 115 Moroccan Nationals
The Security Council on Friday welcomed the decision to release 115 Moroccan prisoners from Polisario jails located in Algerian territory.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 1/5/2002
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The Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am issued on Friday quoted Syrian sources described as well- informed that the new Syrian government will during the coming phase formulate several projects aiming at accelerating the process of modernization and reforms in various vital sectors especially the judiciary and the courts aiming at rehabilitating this sector which is under criticism to the extent that common legislation have been used in the wrong place.
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Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, arrived in Manama Friday on a two-day visit at the invitation of his Bahraini peer, Sheikh Mohammed Ben Moubarak Al-Khalifa.
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Morocco's minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, who started on Friday a work visit to Bahrain, hailed in an interview with local daily "Al ayyam" the excellent ties binding the two Arab states. Benaissa cited intensified talks between the two states within the Arab League follow up group and the Organization of Islamic Conference.
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Libyan President Mu'ammar al-Qaddafi on Thursday evening in Tripoli received the minister of the Interior and security in Chad Abdul Rahman Mousa and members of the accompanying delegation, currently visiting Libya. Discussions dealt with the Libyan mediation which resulted in reconciliation between the government of Chad and the national movement for democracy and justice on the ground of dismissing armed conflict and finding out peaceful solutions to problems between the government and the opposition.
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The secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa will arrive on January 6 in Turkey in an official visit which lasts for two days at the invitation of the Turkish foreign minister Ismael Cim.
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It was announced in Moscow on Friday that the representative of the Russian foreign minister Andre Vadovin will start tomorrow his visit to the region to continue Russian efforts aiming at finding a solution for the Arab- Israeli conflict.
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The spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry Hameed Rida Asefi denied Iran to have any links to the ship arrested by Israel on Friday and claimed to have carrying Iranian weapons to the Palestinian Authority. Asefi stressed in a statement that Israel's false claims aim at diverting the world's public opinion from the brutal crimes committed against the Palestinian people.
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Morocco's minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, is expected in Tehran on Sunday for a two-day official visit. Benaissa will be meeting Iranian peer, Kamal Kharazi, over bilateral issues and a set of other regional and international topics.
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The chairman of the Israeli Merts movement Yusi Sarid and members of the Israeli Knesset Yusi Belin will on Sunday pay a visit to Cairo, according the Israeli radio.
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The French President Jacques Chirac has criticized the conditions imposed by the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon on the chairman of the Palestinian territories Yasser Arafat and considered that as inapplicable.
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Ranad al-Khatib has won the presidency of the Jordanian writers Union in elections took place at the union's headquarters with the participation of 132 members.
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French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine expressed his overwhelming happiness over spending Christmas celebrations in Egypt and lauded the security and stability enjoyed by Egypt. Vedrine made sight-seeing tours of the archaeological sites in Luxor, Aswan and Siwa Oases.
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Secretary general of the Arab league, Amr Moussa, appointed on Thursday Egyptian intellectual Ahmad Kamal Abu Al Majd, commissioner in charge of inter-civilization dialogue.
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A Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) mission unearthed the remains of ancient military fort in Om Rakhm area in the northern coast. The remains are pieces of rosy granite with the name king Ramsis II inscribed on them.
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The value of Moroccan imports of cereals in the period between January and October 2001 reached 6.55 billion DH (US$ 569.5 million), increasing by 13.9% compared to the corresponding period of 2000. Figures released by the exchange office show that the volume of imported grains has however decreased by 2.9% to reach 3.34 million tons, compared to 4.46 million tons a year before.
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Exports of Moroccan textile and leather items reached 24.7 billion Dirhams (US$ 214 Mln) by the end of October 2001, which makes a rise of 4.9% in comparison with 2000. According to the Exchange Office, this rise is due to the progress made in the sales of clothing items (7.5%), shoes(12.3%), and cotton fabric (more than 100%).
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