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Tunisian businessman sentenced for one year imprisonment
The "Minor Violation" court in Tunis on Monday sentenced the owner of a contracting company Kamal El-Tayef to one year imprisonment after he was convicted of committing three violations mainly insulting the sovereignty of the Tunisian state
Tunisia, Politics, 2/13/2002

Renowned Syrian musician quits Syria again
Syrian renowned pianist Dr. Ghazwan al-Zarkli has decided to leave his country once again and return back to Germany after he was dismissed by the current minister of culture Najwa Qassab Hassan.
Syria, Local, 2/13/2002

Algerian, Tunisian presidents voice support to Arab issues, Maghreb unity
The Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika and the Tunisian President Zein al-Abidin Bin Ali have stressed their support for the right of Syria and Lebanon to restore back their occupied territories and called for the need of the Israeli pullout from the occupied Syrian Golan Heights and so far left of the Lebanese territories under occupation.
Algeria-Tunisia, Politics, 2/13/2002

Morocco's Premier: Sahara is Morocco and UN has understood it
Moroccan Prime Minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, told the Mauritanian media that the Sahara is Moroccan territory and that the United Nations Organization has understood this.
Morocco, Politics, 2/13/2002

Tomorrow or in ten years, a Palestinian state shall be born, Erekat
Either tomorrow or in ten years time, a Palestinian state shall be born, within the borders of 1967 and with East Jerusalem as capital, Palestinian local affairs minister, Saieb Erekat, said on Wednesday.
Palestine, Politics, 2/13/2002

Israel continues killing, destruction in Palestinian territories
The series of Israeli military breaking in of Palestinian cities and towns continued on Tuesday and resulted in more human losses and destruction of the infrastructure.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/13/2002

Sheikh Hamad concludes visit to Syria
In a tour in the old markets of Damascus, Sheikh Salman visited "Lady Zeinab" shrine in Damascus
Syria-Bahrain, Politics, 2/13/2002

Syrian- Hungarian Businessmen Council founded
An agreement on founding of the Syrian Hungarian Businessmen council was signed on February 5, 2002 by the Hungarian ambassador in Damascus Balazs Bokor and the chairman of the federation of the Syrian Chambers of Commerce Dr. Rateb al-Shallah.
Syria-Hungary, Economics, 2/13/2002

Clashes between Sudanese rebels, government forces
Rebels of the People's Army For the Liberation of Sudan have announced the killing of five persons including one small girl and the wounding of other 6 in an attack launched by the Sudanese warplanes on the southern part of the country two days ago.
Sudan, Politics, 2/13/2002

Al-Shara confers with Arab, foreign counterparts in Istanbul
During the meeting Vedirine noted the French ideas on reviving the ME peace process. Al-Shara appreciated the French position in particular and the European stand in general towards current issues.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 2/13/2002

Egypt, Syria sign nine cooperation agreement
The Egyptian -Syrian Higher committee, at the close of its meetings in Cairo yesterday, signed nine cooperation agreements in the fields of economy, trade, investment, civil aviation housing contracting, electricity, social affairs and environment.
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 2/13/2002

Calls for fraternity between peoples, religions
The minister urged for an action program to deepen debate on issues posed and for starting a sincere dialogue to bridge the divide between peoples and religions and reach harmony and fraternity.
Regional-European Union, Culture, 2/13/2002

Moroccan official meets European parliament delegation
He also recalled how the other party and enemies of Morocco's territorial integrity have been erecting obstacles to foil the operation and how Morocco has been denouncing these maneuvers, injustice and exclusion of candidates to registration as potential voters in the referendum that the UN was planning to hold.
Morocco-European Union, Politics, 2/13/2002

Demands for seats for women at the Jordanian parliament
Jordan, Politics, 2/13/2002

Tension at the Sudanese- Eritrean borders
The Sudanese daily al-Sahafi al-Dawli said in its Tuesday's issue unveiled that tension has returned back to the Sudanese- Eritrean borders on Monday after the Sudanese opposition claimed to have seized the Shalaloub border area which is 35 Km to the northern East of the city of Kasla.
Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 2/13/2002

Jordanian Islamic Labor Front party denies contacts with western sides
The Islamic labor front party in Jordan has denied to have had made any contacts between its leadership and western security sides at the arrangements by the Jordanian foreign ministry and stressed that this is groundless
Jordan, Politics, 2/13/2002

Gov't offers grants to boost export operations
The Egyptian government offered exporters grants of LE106 million last year to support their export operations, Minister of Foreign Trade Youssef Boutros Ghali said yesterday.
Egypt, Economics, 2/13/2002

On the threats against US targets in Yemen
A Yemeni official source stressed on Tuesday that Yemen does not feel great concern over the warnings made by the American Bureau for Investigations FBI of threats against American interests in Yemen.
Yemen-USA, Politics, 2/13/2002

Syrian 'Arab popular committee' funds assist homeless Palestinians
Some 15 million Syrian pounds ( USD 327.000) donated to UNRWA by the Syrian people are helping Palestinian families made homeless in Rafah, Gaza as a result of Israeli house demolitions.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 2/13/2002

A high ranking Egyptian delegation to Washington
A high ranking Egyptian delegation will head within the few coming days to Washington to hold talks on the deteriorated conditions in the Middle East with each of the US secretary of state Colin Powell and with President Bush's National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, the US ME peace envoy William Burns and the CIA chief George Tenet.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 2/13/2002

UNESCO endorse Moroccan princess's proposals for Palestinian children and meeting on children security and protection
The annual meeting of UNESCO's goodwill ambassadors held here this Feb.12-13 endorsed tow proposals tabled by Princess Lalla Meryem, eldest sister of Morocco's King Mohammed VI, on the holding in Morocco of an enlarged meeting on Children safety and protection in the Euro-Mediterranean area and beyond and on the creation of a medical, psychological and social support for Palestinian children.
Regional, Culture, 2/13/2002

Popular politician ousted from leadership after anti-Muslim remarks
Although the Dutch have a long history of accepting refugees and of tolerance for other cultures, Fortuyn tapped into a vein of subsurface anger with his 1997 book "Against the Islamization of our Culture."
Regional-Netherlands, Culture, 2/13/2002

Israel can never achieve security through resorting to force
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said Israel's greatest illusion is that it can attain security through force and that it can silence the Palestinians who are demanding their rights.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/13/2002

Jordan's exports and imports
A Jordanian economic publication has stated that Jordan's exports to Syria in 2001 reached 25.6 million Jordanian Dinars while its imports from Syria reached 46.5 million Dinars..
Jordan, Economics, 2/13/2002

Annan calls on Israel to end Arafat's confinement
"The destruction of the Palestinian Authority infrastructure will only increase the difficulty it has in meeting both its political and its security commitments," Annan told a meeting of the U.N. Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.
Palestine, Politics, 2/13/2002

West's credibility in Middle East hinges on impartiality
President Mubarak's Political Advisor Osama AL Baz call on the Western countries to exert further efforts to correct their understanding of Islam.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 2/13/2002

Ashcroft distances self from Anti-Islam statements
U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft on Monday distanced himself from remarks attributed to him by columnist Cal Thomas, who quoted Ashcroft as saying that "Islam is a religion in which God requires you to send your son to die for him."
Regional-USA, Local, 2/13/2002

Islamic' European Dialogue Forum opens in Istanbul
Turkish President Ahmed Necdet Sezer, who officially opened the forum, said there must be a definition for the term of terrorism, one that will be free of double standards.
Regional-European Union, Culture, 2/13/2002

American-Arab anti-discrimination committee meets FBI director
Other issues addressed during the hour-long meeting included the developments concerning the September 11 criminal investigation, and civil liberties concerns including the recent Department of Justice initiative to criminally pursue 6,000 Arab men wanted for deportation.
Regional-USA, Local, 2/13/2002


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The Syrian prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro on Tuesday in Damascus received board chairman and director general of the Arab Fund for economic and social development. Go

Morocco's King Mohammed VI received at his residence in Bangkok Wednesday, Thai Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra. The Thai Premier was accompanied by minister of foreign affairs, the secretary general and the assistant secretary general of the Prime Minister's office, the director general of the Middle East, Africa, and Northern Asia, and the spokesman for the Thai government. Go

Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri arrived in Amman on Tuesday in a short visit to Jordan during where he will be meeting with the Jordanian King Abdullah II and the prime minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb. An official Jordanian source explained that talks will deal with bilateral relations and means of strengthening them in addition to talks on the regional developments on the Palestinian arena and preparations for the Arab summit to be held in Beirut. Go

Maghreban paediatricians have set up a Maghreban Paediatrics Surgery federation to take care of enhancing regional cooperation in the field. The Federation, which held its first congress recently in Tunisia, will be alternately headed by Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Go

The former Israeli defense minister Moshe Arenz has called for liquidating the Palestinians among seeing them and during confrontation between the two sides. In an interview with the Israeli Hebrew language radio Arenz added that even a Palestinian carries a small piece of weapon he deserves death and to be killed immediately, considering that the attempt to arrest the Palestinians and detain them is a necessary act. " Even killing them is better then arresting them," he assumed. Go





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