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"The Central Intelligence Agency has no evidence that Iraq has engaged in terrorist operations against the United States in nearly a decade, and the agency is also convinced that President Saddam Hussein has not provided chemical or biological weapons to Al Qaeda or related terrorist groups, according to several American intelligence officials." The New York Times said on Wednesday. Go

Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa urged the US to adopt the role of a fair and impartial mediator in the efforts exerted to ease tension and violence in the Middle East. Moussa said the U.S. diversion from this role would have negative consequences on the future of efforts aimed at ending the Arab-Israeli conflict and the establishment of peace. Go

"Visiting Saudi Commerce Minister Usama Ibn Jafaar Ibn Ibrahim Faqih said here on Thursday that the recent threats made by President Bush against the Islamic Republic of Iran leaves no effect on Saudi relation with Iran as well as with the other Islamic states" IRNA reported today. Go

Saad Eddin Ibrahim "who contends his only crime was criticizing the government" left Tora prison in Cairo after the Appeal Court granted him a new trial, NewsDay reported today. Go

Moroccan interior minister, Driss Jettou, flew Thursday to Mauritania where he conferred with Mauritanian peer, Lemrabott Sidi Mahmoud Ould Sheikh Ahmed, on issues pertaining to bilateral relations. The two parties said they will continue contacts with a view to developing ties between the two Maghreban states. Go

"Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon faced a polite turndown from President Bush Thursday in his appeal for a break in U.S. diplomatic contact with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat" the Christian Science Monitor reported today. Go

Iran and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday signed in Tehran a memorandum of understanding in cooperation in the field of the environment, stating to strengthen relations and exchange expertise in the field of preserving the environment and eliminating environment pollution in the region. Go

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell says the Bush administration is examining a full range of options on Iraq, and "it is the most serious assessment of options that one might imagine." President Bush is "leaving no stone unturned as to what we might do," Powell said, in dealing with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's refusal to permit U.N. international weapons inspections to resume. Go

"Saudi Arabia has initiated a process of evaluating and assessing its current school syllabi. The move comes after years of deliberations on the reasons behind the deterioration of the academic standards resulting in dearth of talented students," Dawn reported today. Go

Jordan and Germany on Wednesday in Amman signed a technical cooperation agreement in support of Jordanian projects at a cost of 9 million German Marks. The agreement which came into effect as from Wednesday states to support water projects and studies pertinent to founding a ministry of the environment and developing the electronic government system. Go

German deputy foreign minister, Ludger Volmer (Greens), will visit Morocco Feb. 9-12 for talks with Moroccan officials on means to upgrade bilateral cooperation, the German foreign department announced. Go

A Ukraine cargo plane crashed Wednesday in Taroudant, southern Morocco, and eight people, including the crew perished in the accident. Go