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Education, a shield against extremism, king Mohammed
Education is a shield against extremism, a tool to promote democracy and solidarity and a steering engine towards world peace, said King Mohammed VI Wednesday in a message to a conference on Higher Education in the Arab World-Preparing for the Global Marketplace, held in Marrakesh March 13-15.
Regional, Education, 3/13/2002
Bahrain: five societies taking part in the municipal elections
Five political societies in Bahrain on Tuesday announced their participation in the municipal elections which will be held this May in the country, but expressed "great concern" over the distribution of the electoral departments.
Bahrain, Politics, 3/13/2002
King Abdullah on regional peace and Iraq
He considered that striking Iraq is a catastrophe and that there is no way to solve issues pending with Iraq except through dialogue between Baghdad and the UN.
Jordan-Regional, Politics, 3/13/2002
Al-Assad meets with Izzat Ibrahim
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday met with the deputy chairman of the revolution's leadership council in Iraq Izzat Ibrahim and the Iraqi foreign minister Naji Sabri al-Hadeithi.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 3/13/2002
Israel reoccupied Palestinian areas, 10 Palestinians killed, scores wounded
Eye- witnesses said that in defiance to the instructions of the Israelis, women and children took the street and the men stayed in the houses and the Palestinian authority asked the men not to surrender them selves.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/13/2002
Emirates vows to rebuild Palestinian houses destroyed by Israel
Board chairman of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Red Crescent Khaleifa Nasser al-Sweidi said that the UAE decided to build houses of the Palestinians destroyed by Israel in the West Bank and Gaza and to provide USD 500 as an urgent aid for each family of the "Palestinian martyrs and prisoners."
United Arab Emirates-Palestine, Politics, 3/13/2002
Fahd, Berlskony discuss in Jeddah the Arab- Israeli conflict
Italian prime minister Silvio Berleskony held in Jeddah on Tuesday talks with the Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz talks concerning the Arab - Israeli conflict.
Saudi Arabia-Italy, Politics, 3/13/2002
Mubarak meets Cheney on situation in Palestinian territories
Egyptian Foreign Minster Ahmed Maher said the situation in the middle east will figure high on the agenda of the talks President Hosni Mubarak will hold with US Vice-President Richard Cheney who is due in Cairo today.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 3/13/2002
France denounces Israeli practices, calls for int'l observers
France expressed its deep concern and dismay for the persistent Israeli armed aggressions against the Palestinians.
Palestine-France, Politics, 3/13/2002
Syrian construction minister starts visit to Turkey
The Syrian minister of building up and construction Husam al-Aswad and members of the accompanying delegation arrived in Ankara on Tuesday afternoon in an official visit to Turkey which will last for five days.
Syria-Turkey, Economics, 3/13/2002
New plan for Sharon to evacuate the Palestinians
Well-informed diplomatic sources told the Jordanian weekly al-Bilaad in its recent issue published on Tuesday in Amman about a secret plan the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon will carry out following the end of the Arab summit conference in Beirut.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/13/2002
An opposition member: Saddam Hussein's days are numbered
Gen. Nizar al-Khazradji, chief of staff of the Iraqi army between 1986- 1990 has stressed that the days of the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in authority have become numbered, noting his continued contacts with leaders of the Iraqi opposition abroad.
Iraq, Politics, 3/13/2002
Somalia and money transfer
The Somali foreign minister Youssef Hassan Ibrahim has proposed that an American Bank will assume the operations of al-Barakat financial foundation which was closed by the US despite the fact that the Somalis who were working outside are in need to transfer money into their country.
Somalia, Economics, 3/13/2002
Mubarak determines guidelines of the government performance
The importance of control and field follow-up of the performance of the organizations, sectors and ministries affiliated to the Ministers and probing problems and issues on the ground and evaluating the performance of the heads of sectors and organizations and leaderships on the basis of their ability to do their role and upgrade their utilities on the ground.
Egypt, Politics, 3/13/2002
Egypt hails Annan's statement on Israel
Annan has asserted that the real problem comes out of the continued "illegal occupation" of Palestinian lands, he added.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 3/13/2002
Al-Shara discusses in Austria for strengthening bilateral relations
The Deputy Premier and foreign minister Farouk al- Shara arrived in Vienna on Tuesday in an official visit to the Republic of Austria.
Syria-Austria, Politics, 3/13/2002
Tony Blair gets message from King Mohammed
British Premier Tony Blair on Tuesday got a message from King Mohammed VI dealing with the latest developments in North Africa and the evolution of the Moroccan-Algerian conflict on the Moroccan Sahara issue.
Morocco-UK, Politics, 3/13/2002
Jordanian FM meets with Moratinos
The Jordanian Foreign minister Marwan al-Mashaar on Tuesday in Amman met with the EU ME peace process special coordinator Miguel Moratinos and discussed with him conditions taking place in the Palestinian territories under the continued Israeli aggressions.
Jordan-European Union, Politics, 3/13/2002
Egyptian-Tunisian higher committee convenes soon in Cairo
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will receive today a message from Tunisian President Zein Alabedeen Bin Ali on the latest developments in the Middle East and efforts exerted to establish peace in the region.
Egypt-Tunisia, Politics, 3/13/2002
Latest Israeli aggressions attempt to foil peace efforts
Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Maher described the recent Israeli atrocious aggressions on Jaballa refugee camp and the Palestinian Authority headquarters in Ramallah as a very dangerous, a matter that reflects an early attempt to foil the surging peace efforts.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 3/13/2002
Armament systems to be modernized
Egyptian Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and the Minister of Defence said the Armed Forces are prepared to sacrifice for maintaining the homeland soil. For this reason, he said they are kept in full alert all the time.
Egypt, Military, 3/13/2002
Azhar grand sheikh, Pope of Alexandria affirm support to the Palestinian cause
Egyptian Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar Mohammed Sayed Tantawi and Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Shenouda III reaffirmed their support to the Palestinian cause and the legitimate Palestinian struggle against the Israeli occupation.
Egypt-Palestine, Religion, 3/13/2002
Egypt's industrial modernization program, a shared vison of development sectors
Egyptian Minister of Industry Ali Saidi has declared his ministry's willingness to exchange expertise in various fields, especially industry, with neighbouring Arab countries.
Egypt, Economics, 3/13/2002
Plan to upgrade foreign trade sector to help increase exports
The Foreign Trade Sector at the Ministry of Foreign Trade, will embark on a modernisation programme for its departments that is due to start next month. The programme is financed by a USAID grant of about LE40 million over three years within the framework of a strategy to promote exports.
Egypt, Economics, 3/13/2002
Menya governorate hosts National Council for Women Conference
Egyptian First Lady Suzanne Mubarak will open the 3rd conference of the National Council for Women (NCW) at Menya University on Saturday, NCW Secretary General Farakhunda Hassan told a press conference yesterday.
Egypt, Culture, 3/13/2002
Israeli warplanes violate the Lebanese airspace
The Israeli warplanes on Tuesday renewed their aggressions at the eastern sector of South Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/13/2002
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday at the Damascus al-Rawda palace received member of the Lebanese parliament Robert Ghanem. Discussions dealt with relations between the two states.
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A Palestinian diplomatic source in Doha said that Qatar handed the Palestinian Authority a sum of USD 5 million, as part of half of an urgent aid of a total value of USD 10 million. This was made during the visit held by the Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem al-Thani to Ramullah during which he met with the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat last Saturday.
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The Palestinian Authority on Tuesday called on the UN security council "to take urgent measures to send UN observers to the occupied Palestinian territories in order to halt the massacres committed by the Israeli military occupation against the Palestinians."
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US ambassador in Cairo David Welch described the Saudi Arabian thoughts concerning the realization of peace in the region as positive and good in seeking to find out a just solution to the Palestinian question.
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Omani Sultan Qaboos university will sign memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz universities on student and professor exchange, common research projects as well as setting up educational courses., IRNA reported today.
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