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Morocco calls Spain to clarify its position regarding Morocco
the Moroccan government has noted recently a number of actions, initiatives and decisions taken by the Spanish government, harming Morocco's higher interests. These attitudes concern the Moroccan Sahara issue, the Spanish-occupied northern towns of Sebta and Melilia, Morocco's sea wealth and the continental plateau off Tarfaya.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 2/25/2002
$ 800 billion; the volume of Arab sums abroad
The chairman of the general federation of the chambers of commerce and industry for the Arab states Khaled Abu Ismael, who is also the chairman of the general federation of the Egyptian chambers of commerce has stressed the need of completing the project of the Arab Free Trade Zone which constitutes the base to attract investments from abroad and invest them in the Arab industrial and technological merging.
Regional, Economics, 2/25/2002
Morocco ready for dialogue with Algeria over Sahara issue
Morocco's permanent delegate to the United Nations Organization in New York, Mohamed Bennouna, said Morocco is ready to open direct dialogue with Algeria, as the major interlocutor in the Sahara issue.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 2/25/2002
On Mubarak's visit to the US
Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher said that the visit's agenda is open to discuss all matters debated at the political and economic levels
Egypt-USA, Politics, 2/25/2002
Al-Mashaar praised Saudi initiative on Arab- Israeli conflict
The Jordanian foreign minister Marwan al-Mashaar has praised the initiative proposed by the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz concerning the Arab- Israeli conflict.
Jordan-Regional, Politics, 2/25/2002
Algerian- American security cooperation
A delegation representing the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is holding a work visit to Algeria since one week and is holding talks aiming at strengthening security cooperation between the two countries.
Algeria-USA, Politics, 2/25/2002
Anjoine leader nominates himself for presidency
Colonel Muhammad Bakkar, the authority leader in Anjoine has announced he nominates himself for the post of President of the island in the elections to be held on March 31st, just one month before the presidential elections of the federation of Comoros.
Comoros, Politics, 2/25/2002
More Afghans to be expelled from UAE
The United Arab Emirates UAE daily al-Khaleij said on Sunday that the United Arab Emirates will return back more than 1500 Afghans who entered the country illegally.
United Arab Emirates-Afghanistan, Politics, 2/25/2002
Israeli, Palestinian delegations to meet in Moscow
The Israeli radio said on Saturday that a Palestinian and an Israeli delegations will meet tomorrow in Moscow in the presence of the Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov in order to discuss the Saudi initiative
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/25/2002
Socialist party expresses total refusal of sahara partitioning proposal
The Socialist Union of Popular forces, of Morocco's premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi, expressed total refusal of the Sahara partitioning proposal contained in the latest UN secretary general's report.
Morocco, Politics, 2/25/2002
Arafat gets a telephone call from Powell
The chairman of the Palestinian authority Yasser Arafat on Sunday called on the American administration to work for halting the implementation of Ariel Sharon's plan in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 2/25/2002
Israeli mini cabinet permits Arafat only to move inside Ramullah
Oreikat said that this decision indicates that the Israeli government has no political program, rather its program is to continue the war against the Palestinians and to destroy the negotiation process.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/25/2002
Mubarak contacted Israeli defense minister
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak held a telephone call late Friday with Israeli Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, Israel Radio reported Saturday.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 2/25/2002
Bin Ali telephones Arafat
Tunisian President Zein al-Abidin Bin Ali has renewed Tunisia's position in continued support for the Palestinian cause.
Tunisia-Palestine, Politics, 2/25/2002
Bush, Blair to draw final touches on military attack against Iraq
The British weekly "the Observer" said that the US President George Bush will hold a summit meeting with the British prime minister Tony Blair in Washington in April in order to draw the final touches on plans to carry out a military action against Iraq.
Iraq-UK, Politics, 2/25/2002
British business delegation expected tomorrow in Morocco
A British business delegation, comprising representatives of 32 enterprises, is expected tomorrow in Casablanca for a four-day visit.
Morocco-UK, Economics, 2/25/2002
Swiss relief worker killed in Somalia
Unidentified gunmen have shot to death a Swiss woman working for a relief agency in her house in Somalia.
Somalia, Local, 2/25/2002
Hillary Clinton in a solidarity visit to Israel
Member of the US Senate Hillary Clinton has arrived in Jerusalem as a guest of honor to the conference of heads of officials of the American- Jewish organizations after she had arrived on Saturday evening in Jerusalem in a solidarity visit with Israel which would last for 24 hours.
Israel-USA, Politics, 2/25/2002
Kuwaiti information minister visits Egypt, Syria, Lebanon
Kuwaiti minister of information and acting oil minister Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah is preparing for an Arab tour which will cover Egypt, Syria and Lebanon.
Kuwait-Regional, Politics, 2/25/2002
UAE expels Afghans
The UN force in Afghanistan said that the United Arab Emirates UAE on Saturday expelled a group of Afghans considered as "persona non grata" and their plane is expected to reach at Kabul airport.
United Arab Emirates-Afghanistan, Politics, 2/25/2002
Saudi princess permitted to leave USA for Saudi Arabia
A judge in Orlando city, Florida, announced that a Saudi princess, niece of King Fahd, living in the US and accused of badly treating her Indonesian maid will be permitted to return back to Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia, Local, 2/25/2002
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The Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Friday evening received a telephone call from the UN secretary general Kofi Annan. The Saudi news agency said that Annan praised the thoughts debated by the Saudi crown prince and his vision towards the peace process between the Palestinians and the Israelis at this " crucial time in which violence in the region reached its utmost."
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The White House has announced that US President George Bush will meet with President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt on March 5th in order to discuss the efforts to establish peace in the Middle East and the war led by the US against terrorism.
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The Syrian Turkish border point at Bab al-Hawa border point with Turkey witnessed re-union of relatives from both Syria and Turkey who gather on Saturday and Sunday in the context of the good initiative advocated by both countries to bring the families and relatives in both countries together.
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Moroccan athlete Hamid El Mouaziz on Sunday won the 10.2 km-long Luxembourg international cross with a clocking of 30mn, 51 sec and 6/100. Hamid came ahead of Portuguese Paulo Guerra and Kenyan Philip Maniym. On Friday, he had also won the 3,000 indoors race of the German meet of Chmnitz.
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The Israeli chairman of the Labor party and defense minister in Israel Benjamin Bin Aliazer asked member of the Israeli Knesset Nawaf Masalha to assume a ministerial position in the Israeli government in succession of the former minister Saleh Tarif who resigned from his post.
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