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Morocco to spend 1 percent of GDP on scientific research
Moroccan state secretary for scientific research, Omar Fassi Fihri, said in Tangiers Monday Morocco has been since 2001 allocating 0.7% of its GDP to scientific research and the rate is scheduled to reach 1% before the end of the five year 200-2004 plan.
Morocco, Science, 7/24/2002
Mubarak holds session of talks with Qathafi
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak held a session of bilateral talks with LibyaÕs Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi Tuesday morning.
Egypt-Libya, Politics, 7/24/2002
Lahoud, Butaflika discuss in Algeria bilateral relations, region's issues
Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika, Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Tuesday held a close door round of talks.
Algeria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/24/2002
Syria - Jordan economic talks to strengthening cooperation
The Jordanian Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb has stressed the need of consolidating economic cooperation relations between Syria and Jordan. He said he is looking forward for further developed relations between the two states and each of Lebanon and Egypt so as to achieve economic integration among these Arab states.
Jordan-Syria, Economics, 7/24/2002
Egypt: Killings are war crimes; US, Europe, criticize Israel
Annan stressed that Israel has the legal and moral responsibility to take all measures to avoid the loss of innocent life, and that it "clearly failed to do so in using a missile against an apartment building."
Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/24/2002
Al-Qaddafi renews call for creating the IsraTeen country
Libya's Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi on Tuesday in Cairo criticized the Arabs because they "believe" the USA.
Libya-Regional, Politics, 7/24/2002
Al-Faisal says Israeli practices are ugly crime
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher has warned Israel against its continued aggressive and inhuman practices against the Palestinians and held it responsible for the deteriorated conditions in the region because of these practices.
Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 7/24/2002
Amnesty: End collective punishment of Palestinians
Grave breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention include not only "willful killing" but also "wilfully causing great suffering."
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/24/2002
One Iraqi killed, 22 wounded in a raid against southern Iraq
The American and British planes on Tuesday and for the second time within one week bombarded Iraqi civilian areas. The bombardment resulted in killing one Iraqi citizen and wounding 22, according to an Iraqi military spokesman.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/24/2002
Iraqi arrests two 'terrorists' linked to Iran
Iraqi security announced Tuesday that it arrested two terrorists linked to Iran, saying the pair would make public confessions.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 7/24/2002
Rabat meeting is first step to renew trust, Spain fm
Spanish foreign minister, Ana Palacio, said Tuesday that her meeting Monday in Rabat with Moroccan peer, Mohamed Benaissa, was a first step towards the rebuilding of trust between Rabat and Madrid.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/24/2002
Baghdad accepts return of UN inspectors within comprehensive settlement
Iraq's foreign minister Naji Sabri has stressed his country's commitment to basics of a comprehensive settlement to the Iraqi issue by the UN. He said that Iraq accepts the return back of UN inspectors within the framework of the UN program, and in line of a comprehensive settlement, implying the end of economic sanctions, discussing the issue of Iraq's security and the security of the region, as well as paying compensations for the Iraqi infrastructure destruction as a result of the American- British bombardment.
Iraq-Belgium, Politics, 7/24/2002
Morocco calls on security council to allow for more mediation in sahara issue
"After sending you on July 18 a letter exclusively defending the right to self-determination in the Sahara, Algeria sent you on July 22 another letter requesting the partition of the territory, in a blatant contradiction with self-determination," the Moroccan diplomat went on in his letter.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/24/2002
Gaza eulogy for Palestinian victims of Israeli bombardment
The Palestinians on Tuesday held a large eulogy for the victims of the Israeli bombardment in Gaza.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/24/2002
Israel bombards southern Lebanese areas
The Israeli forces on Tuesday afternoon bombarded the Lebanese side of the border with Israel, at a time when Israeli troops continue reinforcement acts in the occupied Shebaa farms.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/24/2002
Saudi Arabia eulogizes two of its young princes
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday eulogized two of its young princes. They are Prince Ahmad Bin Salman who died on Monday of a heart attack in Riyadh, and Prince Sultan Bin Faisal Bin Turkey who was killed in a car accident on Tuesday while he was on his way to attend the funeral ceremony of his cousin.
Saudi Arabia, Local, 7/24/2002
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"This region has seen many wars and nobody wants more wars. There should be a formula whereby the Palestinians and Israelis return to negotiations to end the cycle of violence," Egypt's president Hosni Mubarak told the French daily Le Figaro yesterday. Mubarak warned that the Middle East was facing a "dialogue-or-war" choice.
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday in Damascus received the Lebanese minister of state Talal Arsalan. Later, al-Assad received member of the Lebanese parliament Fares Beuiz, who is a former Lebanese foreign minister.
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Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak yesterday discussed with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal yesterday the Palestinianian issue.
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Morocco yesterday denounced the "odious aggression" perpetrated Monday by Israel against Palestinian civilians in Gaza and which claimed several victims. "At a time intensive contacts are conducted to put an end to the Israeli occupation, restore calm in the region and resume the peace process, the Israeli army perpetrated, on Monday, barbarous acts when it raided residential districts in Gaza, killing several innocent civilians," the Moroccan foreign department said in a release.
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Moroco's King Mohammed VI has sent a message to the president of Singapore. Yazghi is expected in Peking Wednesday where he will convey a message from the sovereign to the President of China, a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
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A telephone call was made on Tuesday between the Syrian deputy rime minister and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara and the Moroccan foreign minister Muhammad Bin Issa. The two ministers discussed latest developments in the region and issues of mutual concern.
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Moroccan Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research arrived in Baghdad "to develop and boost scientific cooperation between Iraq and Morocco,Ó INA reported today.
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