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Bahraini women determined to build experience in political campaigning
In spite of lack of experience in political campaigning and local traditions that stand in their way, women candidates for the national council ( parliament) in Bahrain stressed on Monday they will forge ahead and take part in the coming parliamentary elections despite their failure in the municipal elections which took place in May this year.
Bahrain, Politics, 9/24/2002
Saudi minister: Why punish Iraq when Israel is the outlaw
Saudi Arabia's minister of the interior prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz has renewed his country's position which rejects striking Iraq. He criticized the double standard policy pursued by the UN and certain major states.
Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 9/24/2002
United Nations loss of credibility; Palestine vs Iraq
The Arab League on Monday called on the UN to "immediately" interfere in order to ensure an international protection for the Palestinian people, and to end the siege imposed on the Palestinian presidency headquarters in Ramullah.
Regional, Politics, 9/24/2002
Spanish army plane violates Morocco's airspace
Morocco expresses total reprobation of repeated violations of its airspace by the Spanish army after a jet of the Spanish navy flew this Monday over its airspace.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 9/24/2002
Some 8 cooperation agreements between Algeria, Qatar
Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika on Monday received Qatar's minister of finance Youssef Hussein Kamal and members of the accompanying delegation.
Algeria-Qatar, Politics, 9/24/2002
Mubarak gets a message from Saddam Hussein
The Iraqi foreign minister Naji Sabri said on Monday upon his arrival in Cairo that the American intention to issue a new decision concerning Iraq at the UN Security Council aims is not "to make sure that there are no mass destruction weapons, rather it is to achieve aggressive intention for interests that serve Israel in the first place."
Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 9/24/2002
Al-Dostour: Hamas denies Mashaal quiting the political scene
Sources of the Hamas movement in Damascus denied in a statement to the Jordanian daily al-Dostour from Damascus issued on Monday that the chairman of the Movement's political bureau Khaled Mashaal intends to resign from his post and quit the political scene and return back to Jordan.
Syria-Jordan, Politics, 9/24/2002
Al-Assad confers with Lebanese intellectuals
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Monday received member of the Lebanese parliament Asaad Hardan. Discussions dealt with issues of concern to Syria and Lebanon.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 9/24/2002
World telecom body opens plenipotentiary conference in Marrakesh
The 16th Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) opened in Marrakesh Monday to debate the future of the industry and of the Union.
Regional-Morocco, Economics, 9/24/2002
Moroccan Finance Group Sets up US$ 100 million Fund to Support Motion Picture
Chairman of Moroccan Finance.Com and BMCE Bank, Othmane Benjelloune, announced the creation of a US$ 100 million fund to support the cinema industry in Morocco.
Morocco, Business, 9/24/2002
Japan's Isao Ykisada Wins Gold Star at Marrakesh Film Festival
Japan's Isao Ykisada won the "Gold Star" of the Marrakesh Film Festival for his movie "Go." The Marrakesh international Film Festival which downed curtains Sunday evening by the prize awarding ceremony that was chaired by French actress Jeanne Moreau awarded the Jury's Special Prize to Gurinder Chadha (Britain) for "Bent it like Beckham."
Regional-Morocco, Culture, 9/24/2002
Marrakesh film festival tribute to Morocco's Hassan el Joundi, prize to Algerian movie Rachida
The International Film Festival of Marrakesh paid a special tribute to Moroccan artist Mohamed Hassan El Joundi and awarded him the "Golden Star," in recognition of his talent as a playwright, actor and director.
Regional-Morocco, Culture, 9/24/2002
Palestinian official calls for coexistence between the Israelis, the Palestinians
Member of the central committee of the Fatah Movement, Hani al-Hassan, has called from the headquarters of the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat, who is besieged in Ramullah, for co existence between the Palestinians and the Israelis.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/24/2002
Israel rejects Moratinos's request to meet with Arafat
The Israeli government on Monday rejected a request proposed by the European delegate to the Middle East, Miguel Moratinos, to meet with the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat in his residence in Ramullah.
Israel-European Union, Politics, 9/24/2002
Palestinians demonstrate Israel's acts of killing, destruction
In Gaza more than 10,000 citizens, led by Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, the founder of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas, took part in the demonstration during which the Palestinian speakers called for uniting their ranks in confrontation of the continued Israeli aggression "under an international silence" about their condition.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/24/2002
Polisario military chief rejects Algerian proposal to partition Moroccan sahara
Lahbib Ayoub, a top Polisario leader and military chief, who defected the separatists' ranks and returned to Morocco, on Monday rejected a proposal made by Algeria to partition the Moroccan Sahara.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 9/24/2002
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The Saudi news agency said that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah discussed in a telephone call on Monday with the US President George Bush means of preserving "friendship relations" between Riyadh and Washington.
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The Jordanian daily al-Rai said Monday that meetings of the joint Syrian- Jordanian higher committee under the chairmanship of the prime ministers in the two states, Ali Abu al-Ragheb and Muhammad Mustafa Miro will start in Damascus on Saturday.
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President of Gabon, Haj Omar Bongo, arrived in Rabat this Monday morning for a private visit to Morocco.
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Marrakesh will shortly have its own cinema studios at the initiative of Moroccan-born French humorist Jamal Debbouze, Moroccan businessman Serge Berdugo and French-American producer Alex Berger. French Liberation daily reports that the project will be located some 14 km away from the ochre city (Marrakesh) which held this September 18-22 its second international film festival.
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The Turkish daily Milli Gazette said on Monday that a frightening American conspiracy has been made in northern Turkey, noting that the American intelligence system asked its elements working in northern Iraq to organize terrorism operations in several areas of the world countries with the aim of using these incident in the interest of Washington, and then to accuse the Iraqi authorities that it is the one supporting terrorism."
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The ruler of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani, the chairman of the Islamic Summit Conference OIC, has dispatched messages to the leaders of the OIC member states pertaining to the proposal given by Pakistan to establish a fund for research and promotion to help member states to found and develop their quality control centers in various scientific fields.
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A diplomatic source at the American embassy in Qatar said that 600 American soldiers and army officers will be arriving in Doha by the end of October. They are members of the American central leadership who are located in Florida; this in order to start maneuvers in Qatar by the beginning of December.
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The Czech President Vaclav Havel has ruled out achieving any benefit from a "separate and single" American military attack against Iraq. In a statement to the Czech "Malada Fronta" issued on Monday, Havel said that the military action against Iraq should be through what he described a vast international alliance.
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Two "princes" in the armed Islamic group were killed on Sunday by the Algerian security forces near Qusantinah.
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