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Open- door trial sessions for three Syrian opposition members
The Syrian higher state security court on Wednesday held three open sessions to try each of the accused persons Aref Dalila, Walid al-Bunni and Habib saleh.
Syria, Politics, 6/13/2002
Egypt concerned over renewed siege on Arafat's HQ
"Egypt is worried about [Israeli Prime Minister Ariel] Sharon's challenge to sincere peace efforts made during President Hosni Mubarak's visit to the United States," Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher told reporters after meeting with US envoy in Cairo David Welch.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 6/13/2002
King Abdullah: The Palestinian, Israeli sides are crippled
The Jordanian King Abdullah II on Wednesday urged Europe to play a key role, in an agreement with the US to push forward Israel and the Palestinians to end their differences.
Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 6/13/2002
Mauritania president confers with PLO political department chairman
Chairman of the PLO political department Farouk al- Qaddoumi has stressed that the Palestinian Intifada will continue until complete Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Arab territories.
Mauritania-Israel, Politics, 6/13/2002
Musharraf expresses concern over cooperation between India, Israel
President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan has expressed his concern over the Israeli- Indian cooperation especially in the area of exchanging technology.
Regional-Pakistan, Politics, 6/13/2002
30 new Israeli violations of south Lebanon, Lahoud confers with Japanese envoy
Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Wednesday in Beirut discussed with the special envoy for the Japanese envoy Tatsoa Areema, accompanied by the director of the political affairs department at the Japanese foreign ministry the situation in the Middle East and bilateral relations.
Lebanon-Japan, Politics, 6/13/2002
Mock-referendum on Sahara in Canary Islands, a shame, says Spanish political party
Spain's Popular Front for the independence of the Canary Islands (FREPIC-AWANAK) described Tuesday as "a shame" the holding this Wednesday of a mock-referendum on the Sahara that is meant to promote "schizophrenic" theses of a Spanish-Algerian organization that is acting against Spain's geo-political interests in the region.
Morocco-Canary Islands, Politics, 6/13/2002
Sharon threatens to hold an early elections in Israel
A high ranking Israeli official quoted the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon as saying that he had warned the US President George Bush against imposing a peace agreement on Israel.
Israel-USA, Politics, 6/13/2002
Secret diplomatic contacts between Israel, Morocco
In its Wednesday's issue, the Israeli daily Yadhout Ahronot said that Israel and Morocco have held during the recent weeks secret diplomatic contacts at the consent of the Moroccan King Muhammad VI.
Morocco-Israel, Politics, 6/13/2002
Eight Palestinians killed by Israel, new settlement built in West Bank
After he had made talks in Washington described as fruitful, the Israeli prime minister arrived in London to hold talks with the British prime minister Tony Blair.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 6/13/2002
Morocco dismantles al-Qaida's cell
The Moroccan ministry of the interior announced on Tuesday that security services have arrested an Al-Qaida cell which infiltrated Morocco and was preparing terrorist acts inside the country and other operations from the two Spanish-ruled cities of Sebta and Melilia against western ships crossing the Gibraltar strait.
Morocco, Local, 6/13/2002
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The attorney general at the supreme state security court in Damascus has added two new charges to the list of accusations addressed against Arif Dalila which are defaming the President of the Republic and violating the state's dignity; the information collected in records taken to him while he is in prison. A matter which provoked his protest on the way the evidence was collected.
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad will visit Cairo on Saturday to meet with President Hosni Mubarak, who has arrived from Washington, well-informed sources in Cairo said on Wednesday. The sources said Mubarak will brief al-Assad on the results of his visit to the US and the talks he had held with President George Bush, noting that the two presidents will discuss "exerted efforts to eliminate tension in the Palestinian territories and bring back the two sides to the table of negotiations."
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The Algerian foreign minister Abdul Aziz Balkhadem on Wednesday considered that the main objective for the summit of the Arab Maghreb federation due to be held on June 21 and 22 in Algiers is to give "a new breakthrough" for the Arab Maghreb federation -- the establishment which has been stumbled since 8 years -- on the ground of serving the interests of its members states.
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Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday in Sharm esh Sheikh city discussed with President Daniel Arab Moi of Kenya conditions in the African continent especially in southern Sudan and Somalia, as well as means of supporting bilateral issues in commercial areas.
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The Syrian Arab News Agency said on Wednesday that the Saudi businessman Sheikh Khaled Bin Ibrahim al-Ibrahim offered a donation of two million Saudi riyals for people who are damaged by the burst of Zeizoun dam. This sum will be distributed on persons whose housed were damaged or collapsed.
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