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Palestinian cause a priority in King Mohammed talks in Washington, fm
The Palestinian cause will be among the priority topics to be discussed in Washington by King Mohammed VI with President George W. Bush, Moroccan foreign and cooperation minister, Mohamed Benaissa said.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 4/20/2002
Syria will not attend Euro- Mediterranean conference; Israel cited
Syria found out that it is her duty to inform the president of the European Union its inability to attend a meeting which is attended by a side which at any way is not concerned with any sort of constructive dialogue. A matter which makes this conference not only futile, rather can be considered by the Israeli government as a subjugation to its policy and a reward for its defiance to the will of the international community.
Syria-European Union, Politics, 4/20/2002
Moussa presses for neutral mediator in Middle East
"The Arabs will not spend another ten years trapped inside a vicious circle giving Israel time to build more settlements and impose a status quo," Moussa stressed.
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 4/20/2002
Mubarak to receive Qatar's foreign minister today
News reports in Doha said that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will receive today Qatar's foreign minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem Bin Jaber al-Thani who arrived in Cairo on Friday evening in a visit which will last for two days.
Egypt-Qatar, Politics, 4/20/2002
Reports warn against terrorist operations in several Arab states
European security reports have warned against terrorist operations to be taken place in several Arab states during the coming phase.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 4/20/2002
American scenario for the region
The Lebanese daily al-Deyar said Friday that information collected within the past 48 hours indicate of a scenario that it is under preparation in the region
Regional-USA, Politics, 4/20/2002
A regional seminar for Arab business women
Under the patronage of Syria's First Lady Asmaa al-Assad, the regional seminar on revitalizing the role of the woman in economic development and business administration for women industrialists will open tomorrow at the Damascus Chamber of industry with the participation of the council of the Arab business women and Arab and international organization concerned.
Syria, Economics, 4/20/2002
Morocco welcomes Annan's proposal to deploy multinational force, protect Palestinians
Morocco welcomed the UN secretary General's initiative to dispatch a multinational force to the occupied Palestinian territories, and stressed the need to rescue the people in Palestine and called for an investigation into the Jenine mass slaughters.
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 4/20/2002
Bush's statement described as strange and incomprehensive
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa described as strange and incomprehensible US President George Bush's statements in which he praised Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon as a man of peace.
Regional-USA, Politics, 4/20/2002
Sharon, Katsav accuse European leaders of anti Semitism
The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon has accused leaders of the European states to shoulder the responsibility for what he described as increasing anti- Semitism in Europe.
Israel-European Union, Politics, 4/20/2002
Yemeni president for continued support to the Palestinians
The Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has called on the Yemeni citizens to continue their support for the Palestinian people until they restore back their complete rights and establish their own independent state with Jerusalem as a capital.
Yemen-Palestine, Politics, 4/20/2002
Security Council votes to send fact-finding team to Jenin
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously late Friday to dispatch a fact-finding team to investigate events in the Palestinian refugee camp in Jenin during the recent Israeli military invasion in the West Bank.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/20/2002
Solana: The Palestinians, Israelis will agree on sending UN observers to the region, shortly
The official in charge of the foreign policy and security in the European Union Javier Solana on Friday expressed his conviction that the Palestinian and Israeli sides will reach an agreement concerning sending UN observers to the region, shortly.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/20/2002
Some 12 Palestinians killed Friday; Some 400 Jenin victims
in Beitonia village the Palestinian child Mahmoud Abu Khadra ( 9 year old) died of a bullet in the head.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/20/2002
Multinational force can help restore trust between Israelis, Palestinians, UN envoy says
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's proposal for a multinational force in the Middle East would help restore trust between the Israelis and Palestinians that is essential for ensuring the security goals of both sides and restarting the political process, Annan's top envoy to the region said Friday.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/20/2002
Iran and the Israeli crimes
The spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry Hameed Rida Asifi stressed Israel's responsibility for the "brutal massacres committed in the occupied Palestinian territories," noting that the only way to challenge the "Zionist entity" is through steadfastness and resistance.
Iran-Israel, Politics, 4/20/2002
Six nominees to succeed Arafat
Palestinian sources in Ramullah have talked about the appointment of Yasser Arafat, the chairman of the Palestinian Authority of six Palestinians as successors for him in case of his sudden absence.
Palestine, Politics, 4/20/2002
Morocco calls for a nuclear-arms-free zone in mideast
"The creation of such a zone requires that Israel, sole state in the region that has not yet joined the NPT, adhere to the convention and submit its nuclear installations to the system of the International Atomic Energy, said Morocco.
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 4/20/2002
Austrian businessmen show interest in investing in Egypt
The Austrian delegation urged increasing of mutual visits between businessmen and investors in both countries to get abreast of the investment, export and trade opportunities available.
Egypt-Austria, Economics, 4/20/2002
The US and the Iraqi oil
The US Senate on Thursday evening adopted a decision which bans the American oil companies from buying the Iraqi oil.
Iraq-USA, Economics, 4/20/2002
One Israeli stabbed to death in Sinai
One Israeli was knifed to death in the Egyptian Sinai. The Israeli private TV explained that the Israeli citizen ( 50 year old) was knifed on Wednesday while walking on the shores near Noube' area on the eastern coast of Sinai.
Egypt-Israel, Local, 4/20/2002
Sharon's office director resigns
Israel's prime minister Ariel Sharon's office chairman Ori Shani gave his resignation on Friday because of differences and continued tension between him and Sharon's son, Omri.
Israel, Politics, 4/20/2002
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President of the Republic of Ukraine Leonade Kotchma will arrive today in Damascus in an official visit to the Syrian Arab republic that will last for three days.
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak discussed today with visiting Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji the situation in the Middle East, developments in the Palestinian areas, the Israeli aggression on the Palestinian people and means to push forward bilateral relations. Zhu, at the end of his visit to Ankara, had denounced in press statements the Israeli military assaults on the Palestinian territories.
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher telephoned Friday the Foreign Ministers of Morocco, Tunisia, Syria, and Saudi Arabia to coordinate stances vis-a-vis different issues. Conversations dealt with the outcome of the recent tour of the region by US Secretary Colin Powell and the new Israeli threats against Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.
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Telephone calls were made on Friday evening between the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara and each of the Lebanese foreign minister Mahmoud Hamoud, the Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher, the Algerian foreign minister Abdul Aziz Balkhadem and the secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa.
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The Arab Labor Organization has awarded King Mohammed VI its President Ecu in recognition of the king's efforts in matters of economic development and the promotion of the Arab joint action.
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher heads to Valencia in Spain to head Egypt's delegation to the 5th Euro-Mediterranean ministerial conference.
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The Africa-Asia parliamentary forum on human security and gender issues will be held in Marrakesh April 24-26.
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