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Update: Spanish forces withdraw from Morocco's island
The Spanish government has withdrawn its forces from the Moroccan Toaura/Leila islet, announced the official spokesman of the Moroccan ministry of foreign affairs and cooperation Saturday evening.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/20/2002
Leading party wants Spain to deal with occupied Moroccan towns
The Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP/) ed by prime minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi) said dialogue with Spain should include all pending issues, including the Spanish colonial presence on the Moroccan coasts, particularly in the two occupied Moroccan northern towns of Sebta and Melilia.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/20/2002
Syria's human rights society opens for membership
The Human rights society in Syria has held the first meeting of its general commission, following its foundation. Its president Haitham al-Maleh was reelected. The society's board was also elected in the presence of a representative for the security and under the absence of a representative of the ministry of Labor and social affairs as well as the press.
Syria, Politics, 7/20/2002
Yemen halts judicial measures against journalists
Yemeni press sources announced that the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh gave instructions to halt judicial measures taken during the past weeks against several Yemeni journalists and certain correspondents of the foreign media. The same sources said that the directive of the Yemeni President implies assertions to to journalists on the need not to publish stories that violates national unity and principles.
Yemen, Politics, 7/20/2002
Mubarak meets with Zayed, King Fahd in Geneva
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak on Friday in Geneva held a meeting with each of the Saudi Arabia's King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz and the United Arab Emirates UAE President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan. The meeting was held in an undeclared visit to Switzerland and came just hours after the talks held in the White House with the participation of the foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 7/20/2002
Spain offers dialogue with Morocco to find way out to islet crisis
Spanish prime minister, Jose Maria Aznar, stressed the importance of maintaining good relations with Morocco and offered "contacts" with the Moroccan authorities to find a way out to the crisis over the Moroccan Mediterranean islet of Leila.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/20/2002
Saudi Arabia, Emirates, Bahrain side with Morocco in dispute with Spain
A spokesman for the UAE government said in a statement carried by the UAE news agency WAM that "the state of the United Arab Emirates affirms its backing to Morocco and sides with the kingdom in its demand for the withdrawal of Spanish forces from the Moroccan Leila islet."
Regional-Morocco, Politics, 7/20/2002
Huda Abdul Nasser quits her post as head of al-Ahram center
Huda Abdul Nasser, the elder daughter of the late Egyptian President Jamal Abdul Nasser has resigned from the post to supervise the Egyptian revolution studies unit, which belongs to the strategic and political studies center at al-Ahram newspaper in protest of titles of a press report.
Egypt, Politics, 7/20/2002
Lahoud discusses with Clerides developments in the region
Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Friday in Cyprus held talks with the Cypriot President Glafkos Clerides that dealt with conditions in the region in light of the grave escalation in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Lebanon-Cyprus, Politics, 7/20/2002
Maher: Violence between Palestinians and Israelis result of conflict
Maher said that Cairo was opposed to any military strike against Baghdad, adding that there was a unanimous stance among all the Arab states on rejecting military strike against Iraq.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 7/20/2002
Five Iraqis killed in an American attack
Five Iraqis were killed and other 17 wounded in a raid carried out by American planes on Friday a residential areas in the southern part of Iraq.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/20/2002
Leila islet crisis: it is blatant trickery, said Joe Bassano
Referring to the crisis between Morocco and Spain following the latter's military occupation of Leila island on Wednesday, Joe Bassano, leader of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party, said that "Britain cannot negotiate in good faith with Spain" over Gibraltar.
Morocco-UK, Politics, 7/20/2002
London calls for peaceful settlement of Moroccan-Spanish crisis
The British government called on Thursday for a rapid and peaceful settlement of the Moroccan-Spanish crisis over the Leila islet.
Morocco-UK, Politics, 7/20/2002
EU has not taken any position on status of Leila islet
The European Union has not taken any position on the legal status of the Leila islet which was invaded on Wednesday by Spanish forces, said in Brussels Friday spokesman for the European Commission, Jonathan Faull.
Morocco-European Union, Politics, 7/20/2002
Bush meets with three Arab foreign ministers
US President George Bush announced that all sides including the US have responsibilities towards reaching the founding of a Palestinian state. During his meeting with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan, President Bush said that Washington will present what he called a security reform plan for the Palestinians and the Israelis prepared by the CIA chief George Tenet. Bush did not disclose details of this plan.
Regional-USA, Politics, 7/20/2002
Ireland: Sahara issue has lasted too long
The Irish foreign minister said the Sahara issue has lasted for too long and that his country appreciates Morocco's availability, expressing hope that the issue would be settled quickly.
Morocco-Ireland, Politics, 7/20/2002
Syrian- Lebanese cooperation dismantling landmines
The Lebanese army has announced it has continued cooperation with the Syrian forces working in Lebanon to dismantle mines implanted by the Israeli occupation forces in southern Lebanon and the Western Bekaa over a period of 20 years.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 7/20/2002
Japan donates to support rural development
It will serve to extend a training center for women in rural regions and purchase sewing, knitting and embroidery machines, buy eye-disease diagnosis devices, finance the refurbishment of classes and school canteens
Morocco-Japan, Economics, 7/20/2002
Washington says Israel should not punish innocent people
"We expect that Israel's actions in its campaign against terror will be based on information that's related to an individual's culpability, not to personal or family relationships. We think that taking punitive actions against innocent people will not solve Israel's security problems"
Palestine-USA, Politics, 7/20/2002
$700 million paid by Iraq due to invasion of kuwait
A Geneva-based United Nations panel this week paid out over $700 million in damages arising from Iraq's 1990 invasion and subsequent occupation of Kuwait.
Iraq, Economics, 7/20/2002
Russia welcomes Quartet group decisions
Russia has welcomed the UN Security Council support for the decisions of the Quarter committee taken four day ago in New York.
Palestine-Russia, Politics, 7/20/2002
ADC reminds Bush that Palestine is a Captive Nation under occupation
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee said, This summer, the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands has acquired not only the distinction of being the last remaining military occupation in the world according to the U.N. Security Council, it has surpassed Japan's 34 year long occupation of Korea and become the longest military occupation in recent history.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 7/20/2002
Israeli authorities arrest families of resistance men for expulsion
The Israeli forces have continued campaigns of arrest and detention amid news on plans to displace the Palestinian families whose children carried out "suicide operations."
Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/20/2002
Jordan - Israel canal linking the Dead to red Sea
The Jordanian daily Jordan Times said Friday quoting a high ranking official that Jordan has started "non official" contacts with Israel in order to revive a project that aims at digging a canal to fight against the drying up of the Dead Sea.
Jordan-Israel, Politics, 7/20/2002
Morocco readies to host second summit of Mano River countries
Morocco is readying to sponsor for the second time another summit of the Mano river countries, under the auspices of King Mohammed VI, given the regional dimension of peace and security, said here Thursday Morocco's permanent delegate to the UN, Mohamed Bennouna.
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 7/20/2002
Egypt signs five agreements on prospecting for oil, gas
Egypt's Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi yesterday signed an agreement with a Canadian firm to prospect for oil and natural gas in Wadi Araba in the Gulf of Suez.
Egypt, Business, 7/20/2002
Yemen; Five persons killed in Tribal clashes
Five Yemenis were killed and other 6 wounded in an ambush planted by an armed tribal group on Thursday evening against another tribe with whom they are fighting over owning a "Quarry" in the area to the east of al-Zammar district, situated to the south of Sanaa.
Yemen, Local, 7/20/2002
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Moroccan secretary of state for foreign affairs and cooperation, Taib Fassi Fihri, noted Friday the Moroccan Mediterranean islet of Leila is still occupied by Spain, adding that in this situation Morocco will not start any negotiations.
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI had Friday a second round of phone talks with US Secretary of State Colin Powell, over the Moroccan Islet of Taoura-Leila. The sovereign thanked the US secretary of state for his country's efforts before and after the Spanish armed forces occupied the islet, in order to reach a solution to the dispute.
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Iraq's foreign minister Naji Sabril arrived in Algeria in an official visit lasts for several days during which he holds talks with officials there on means of strengthening bilateral relations between the two states. Last Tuesday, the Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika called for the need " of ifting the repressive sanctions imposed on Iraq, immediately."
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The Paris Club creditor countries on this earlier this month recommended that their governments reduce Mauritania's stock of debt by $188 million within the framework of the Enhanced Debt Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (Enhanced HIPC Initiative). The United States is a member of the Paris Club and will now forgive all of Mauritania's official bilateral debt to the U.S. Government, the US said.
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Jordan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Marwan Muasher said US commitment to peace in the Middle East for establishing independent Palestinian state living side by side with Israel is stronger than believed. He said President Bush was serious in his commitment t contribute to the establishment of Palestinian state within three years.
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