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Jordan enact law preventing state employees from joining political parties
The Jordanian government has approved a new provisional law for civil service that bans state's employees from taking part in any march or sit-in or writing "banners" that may undermine the reputation of the state or defaming it.
Jordan, Politics, 6/12/2002
Al-Bayan:Saudi, Iraqi foreign ministers meet in Khartoum
In the context of bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Iraq which has been recently witnessing notable progress especially since the convening of the recent Beirut Arab summit, an Arab diplomatic source in Baghdad disclosed that the Saudi foreign minister prince Saud al-Faisal and his Iraqi peer Naji Sabri will be meeting by the end of this month in Khartoum.
Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/12/2002
Al-Assad: peace for us is a principle, rather a tactic
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday in Damascus received the special envoy of the Japanese government for peace in the Middle East Tatsoa Areema and members of the accompanying delegation.
Syria-Japan, Politics, 6/12/2002
King Mohammed VI, Crown Prince Abdallah endeavor for fair peace in Mideast, Saudi official Says
Morocco's King Mohammed VI and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdallah Bin Abdel Aziz seek to back the efforts geared towards the establishment of a fair and global peace in the Middle East, Saudi information minister, Fouad Al-Farissi said.
Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Politics, 6/12/2002
Maher, al-Faisal discuss deteriorated Palestinian conditions
Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher on Tuesday discussed with his Saudi peer Saud al-Faisal the implications of deteriorated conditions in the Middle East region and the Israeli - Palestinian situation.
Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/12/2002
Privatization remains thorny issue
Former Minister of Planning, Ismail Sabri criticized the lack of accurate data on the privatization program, which renders the task of assessing the program thus far difficult.
Egypt, Economics, 6/12/2002
Moroccan-Kuwaiti commission meets june 14
Asked on whether the commission will look into the "Iraqi-Kuwaiti case," he answered that relations between the two states that have known "an evident detente" in the Arab summit of Beirut (last March) will obviously be included in the agenda of this meeting.
Morocco-Kuwait, Politics, 6/12/2002
Jordanian king meets with Robinson, Solana
The Jordanian King Abdullah II on Tuesday visited the headquarters of the NATO and the European Union in Brussels starting a European tour which will take him also to Strasbourg and London.
Jordan-European Union, Politics, 6/12/2002
A European tour for the ruler of Qatar
The ruler of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani continues his European tour which he started from Finland by holding talks with the Finnish President Mrs. Tarja Halonen in Helsinki where an agreement on economic and trade relations between the two countries was signed.
Qatar-Finland, Politics, 6/12/2002
Sudanese rebels announce killing of 200 government troops
The rebels of the people's army for the liberation of Sudan announced on Tuesday the killing of some 200 Sudanese government soldiers during the fight to control the city of Kabotya to the south of Sudan on Sunday.
Sudan, Politics, 6/12/2002
Israel's practices violate fourth Geneva Convention
Egypt on Monday underlined the necessity that Israel withdraw completely from occupied Arab territories in Palestine, Syria's Golan Heights and Lebanon's Shebaa Farms.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 6/12/2002
Spanish human rights association calls for dismissal of officials in Sebta and Melilia for minors rights violations
A human rights-advocacy association in Andalusia (Southern Spain) has called for the dismissal of delegates of the Spanish central government and of the government's representatives in Sebta and Melilia (two Moroccan northern towns under Spanish occupation) over their responsibility in breaches of Moroccan minors' rights.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 6/12/2002
Financial structural program to heal Egyptian institutions
Welcoming the Financial Structural Adjustment Program (FSAP), currently applied by Egypt in cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), experts noted that the program helps in making sound reform measures to heal the flaws in the financial institutions, especially that the recent economic slackness has negatively affected such sector's performance.
Egypt, Economics, 6/12/2002
Al-Hayat: Efforts succeeded in preventing another dam bursting in Syria
According to sources it described as well- informed, the London- based al-Hayat daily said that specialized Syrian authorities prevented the occurrence of another catastrophe in Syria when these authorities opened the "outlet" of Qastoun dam immediately following the collapse of Zeizoun dam.
Syria, Local, 6/12/2002
The US and the Iraqi opposition
The US Department of State has expressed its desire to maintain dialogue with the largest strata possible of the Iraqi opposition groups in order to change the Iraqi regime.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 6/12/2002
Some 12 million landmines implanted in Yemen
The Yemeni prime minister Abdul Qader Bajmal has announced that the number of land mines which was implanted in Yemen during the internal conflicts and war periods since 1994 is estimated at 12 million land mines and explosive shells and that some 6,000 persons were killed or wounded in the explosions that took place because many of these mines.
Yemen, Local, 6/12/2002
Israel continues incursion operations in the Palestinian territories, demolishes 7 houses in Jerusalem
The Israeli forces on Tuesday broke into Hassan and Beteir villages to the west of Bethlehem and broke into their houses under the pretext of searching for Palestinian resistance men.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 6/12/2002
Sharon says his visit to US is successful
The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon has considered he has achieved his objectives in Washington during his meeting with the US President George Bush.
Israel-USA, Politics, 6/12/2002
Egypt, France sign two agreements in communications
The agreements aim at transferring the French technology to the Egyptian market through setting up a number of regional centers for software development and upgrading the third generation of mobile phones during the coming five years with a cost of 128 million euro.
Egypt-France, Economics, 6/12/2002
Arab telecom ministerial council holds session in Marrakesh
The ministers will examine inter-Arab cooperation in the field of telecommunications and information technologies, means to foster joint projects and consolidate the sector's infrastructures.
Regional, Economics, 6/12/2002
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The ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah on Tuesday received the King of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa al-Khaleifa who arrived in Kuwait earlier in the day in a short visit. In an arrival statement to the press, Sheikh Hamad said that his visit includes convening talks with the ruler of Kuwait relating to bilateral relations and latest developments on the regional. Arab and international arenas, foremost being the situation in the Middle East.
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The Iraqi defense means on Monday intercepted American and British planes while flying over southern Iraq and forced them to flee away. An Iraqi military spokesman said that several American and British formations backed by AWACS planes carried out 16 armed air sorties over Artwai, al-Jalabeyah, al-Deir, al Basra, al-Lousof, al-Nasereyah, al-Salman, al-Qarna and al-Samawah areas in southern Iraq.
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The ruler of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al- Thani, whose country is presiding over the current rotating presidency of the European Union has announced that a conference will be convened on divine religions, shortly in Doha.
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