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Al-Assad cabinet meeting on improving administrative performance
President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday presided over a meeting for the Cabinet held at al-Shaab (the people) palace. It was attended by the prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro, the deputies for the prime minister and the cabinet ministers and dedicated to the issue of administrative modernization in Syria and proposed means to revitalize it.
Syria, Politics, 8/15/2002
Amnesty commends release of Naal, calls for release of others
Amnesty International yesterday commended the Syrian authority's release of the communist Haitham Naal but also called for the release of other three Syrians who suffer health problems.
Syria, Politics, 8/15/2002
Al-Shara convey message from al-Assad to Indian premier
The message also states the care of the Syrian leadership to exert most efforts in order to avoid the war between India and Pakistan, the two neighborly countries which are linked by firm historical relations with Syria.
Syria-India, Politics, 8/15/2002
Islamic organizations in London warn the US, Britain
Leaders of extremist Islamic organizations in London strongly warned the US and Britain that the two countries will be exposed to terrorist attacks similar to those of September 11 launched against the US if they will be persistent to launch a war against Iraq.
Regional-UK, Politics, 8/15/2002
King Fahd heads for Marbaya
Saudi Arabia's King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz on Wednesday headed for Marbaya in Spain after he had spent more than two months in Geneva, Switzerland.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/15/2002
UN envoy optimistic about return of Kuwaiti archives from Iraq
Richard Fouran, the envoy of the UN secretary general for the Kuwaiti documents and records affairs which were lost during the Gulf war in 1991, on Wednesday in Baghdad praised the Iraqi cooperation in organizing the return of the Kuwaiti national archive. He said he expects the return back of the Kuwaiti archive within weeks.
Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 8/15/2002
Exports to Arab states healthy, trade surplus up
Non-petroleum exports were worth $1.1 billion in the same period, up 16 per cent on the 2001 total. Petroleum exports fell by 16 per cent to reach $5.1 billion.
Egypt-Regional, Economics, 8/15/2002
Sabah: US secret delegation to East Turkey relating to Iraq
The Turkish daily Sabah said on Wednesday that an American technical experts in the field of aviation arrived secretly in Deyar Baker military base to the East of Turkey and held an inspection tour on it in order to follow up all exercises carried out in the base by F-16 warplanes.
Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 8/15/2002
Talibani to provide US with bases in northern Iraq for any attack
The Iraqi Kurdish leader Jalal al-Talibani on Tuesday announced he is ready to give the bases his group controls in northern Iraq to Washington, in order to launch a likely American attack against the regime of the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/15/2002
Barghouthi's trial postponed; court is illegal
The Israeli court has postponed its first trial session for Marwan Barghouthi, the secretary of the Fatah movement in the West Bank, which was held in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, until September 5th.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/15/2002
One Palestinian killed, destruction inflicted by the Israeli occupation of Toubas
Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/15/2002
US opposes expulsion of Palestinians
The US Department of State on Tuesday expressed its opposition to the Israeli policy aiming at expelling families of the Palestinian resistance men, who carry out operations, from the West Bank to Gaza.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 8/15/2002
Yemeni official regret behavior of US ambassador
Meetings held by the American ambassador in Sanaa Edmond Hall during the two past days with chieftains of tribes in Mareb province raised the regret of the Yemeni officials, especially as the meetings came following a campaign launched by the official Yemeni papers against the American diplomat describing him as a "higher commissioner."
Yemen-USA, Politics, 8/15/2002
Israeli report on Arafat's succession
Israeli intelligence sources expressed their conviction that the position of Yasser Arafat, the chairman of the Palestinian authority, has been damaged and it is probable that he will leave the Palestinian areas by the ultimate end.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/15/2002
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The director general of the Arab organization for administrative development Muhammad Bin Ibrahim al-Tweijari on Wednesday discussed with the Sudanese minister of labor and administrative reforms Alesson Manani Maqaya means of revitalizing areas of cooperation between the organization and sides concerned with administrative reforms and development in Sudan..
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The volume of the Israeli exports has decreased following the eruption of the Palestinian Intifada at a rate of 10% in the first 7 months of this year in comparison with the same period of 2001.
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An official opinion poll whose results issued on Wednesday in Sydney revealed that 50% of Australians oppose their country's participation in any attack against Iraq. Australia voiced its support for an American military strike against Iraq.
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