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Constitutional Council turns down some provisions of amended electoral code
The Constitutional Council has turned down as unconstitutional some provisions of the amended electoral vote.
Morocco, Politics, 6/29/2002
No side in Morocco wishes postponement of coming elections, says El Yazghi
No side in Morocco wishes the postponement of the coming elections, said minister of territory development, urbanism, housing and environment, Mohamed El Yazghi.
Morocco, Politics, 6/29/2002
Amnesty International calls on Algeria to facilitate investigations of human rights violations
Amnesty International on Friday called on the Algerian authorities to stop "obstructing investigations on human rights violations " which it described as "grave" calling on Algeria to form a neutral and independent committee in order to investigate killing and kidnapping operations carried out in the country during the 10 past years.
Algeria, Politics, 6/29/2002
African union poses step on African unity
The creation of the African Union and, the All Africa Parliament marks a historical step in the march for the rising African Unity as a more unified and strong continent, said Egypt's Speaker of the People's Assembly.
Regional-Egypt, Politics, 6/29/2002
Al-Watan: AL chief may quit post
The Saudi daily al-Watan issued in Riyadh on Friday said the secretary general of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa might resign from his post because of the internal and external constraints imposed on him and under the continued financial crisis which is effecting the AL.
Regional, Politics, 6/29/2002
Al-Rai al-Am: Russia refuse striking Iraq
The director of the Middle East department at the Russian foreign ministry Mikhael Bughdanov renewed his country's total rejection to US striking Iraq., stressing that such a strike will have catastrophic results on the Iraqi people and all countries in the region.
Iraq-Russia, Politics, 6/29/2002
Iraq accuses Iran of violating cease fire agreement
Iraq has accused Iran of committing 41 cease- fire violations between the two countries and the Tehran agreement for the buffer Zone signed between the two countries during a three months period.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 6/29/2002
Abul Ragheb warns trade unions form politicizing its works
Hashem Gharebah, the chairman of the vocational trade union said that the government insisted during that meeting on its position in "rejecting to permit trade unions to organize a festival for boycotting the American goods."
Jordan, Politics, 6/29/2002
An Arab official denies Italian report on Arafat's deteriorated mental capability
An Arab official has stressed that the health conditions of the Palestinian Chairman Yasser Arafat is "excellent" and that he does not suffer any deterioration in his thinking ability, in contrary to what stated by the Italian weekly "Panorama" on Friday.
Palestine, Politics, 6/29/2002
New Israeli bombardment against south Lebanon
The Israeli forces on Friday bombarded several areas on the Lebanese side of the Lebanese border with Israel. Lebanese security sources said that more than 20 155 mm caliber shells were fired at the heights of Jabal al-Saddanah and the hills overlooking Kafer Shouba hills and heights facing Burket Shebaa, Hassan gate and Burket Bathayel.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 6/29/2002
Al-Seyassah: On the succession of Yasser Arafat
The Kuwaiti daily al-Seyassah on Friday quoted a Palestinian diplomatic source in Abdu Dhabi as saying that Palestinian Authority information and culture official Yasser Abd Rabbu has achieved one of his closest steps towards leading the Palestinian people in succession of Yasser Arafat after the US President George Bush launched the "count down" process to alienate him from the Presidency of the Palestinian Authority.
Palestine, Politics, 6/29/2002
Amnesty International calls Israeli measures in occupied territories collective punishment
Amnesty International lashed out at the Israeli occupation forces' measures in the re-occupied Palestinian territories, calling them "collective punishment."
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/29/2002
One Palestinian killed, 9 wounded, 10 Palestinian houses demolished
The Israeli forces backed by tanks and helicopters broke into Azmout village in Nablus and intensified its bombardment of Hebron which is the 7th Palestinian city to be reoccupied by Israel in a declared plan which is to stay in the Palestinian territories until the Intifada and the "suicide operations" are stopped.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 6/29/2002
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The Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi on Friday rejected threats addressed by the US against certain Arab states. In a statement to SANA's correspondent in Brussels, Youssoufi, currently visiting Belgium said "We reject every accusation not proved against any Arab country and resist any accusations exploited by the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and others in order to justify what he has been carried out of a state- run terrorism against the Palestinian people."
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It was decided to postpone meetings of the Syrian- Saudi joint committee which were due to be held in Jeddah on June 29 through July 2002. The two sides agreed to set a later date as soon as possible to be made in consultation between the two states foreign ministers.
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The International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC in Geneva on Friday said it had visited the two Lebanese officials who are detained in the Israeli jails Mustafa al-Deirani and Sheikh Abdul Karim Obeid.
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