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Morocco: on the threshold of decisive vote
Over 14 million Moroccan voters will head Friday for polling stations across the country to elect their representatives in the future 325-house of representatives, a vote set to be a decisive turning point in the construction of democratic Morocco.
Morocco, Politics, 9/27/2002
Arab intellectuals, politicians call on Mubarak to release Ibrahim
Egyptian and Arab intellectuals, writers and politicians called on the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to immediately release the human rights activist Saad Eddine Ibrahim, and considered that continued detention of Ibrahim is a set back for Egypt's efforts to expand freedom.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 9/27/2002
Lahoud starts visit to Yemen and Oman, tomorrow
A Lebanese official source said yesterday that the Lebanese President Emil Lahoud starts tomorrow an official a visit to Yemen and Oman in the framework of consolidating Lebanon's relations with the two states.
Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 9/27/2002
Kuwait: one million signatures on a request to investigate Israeli crimes
Kuwaiti activists started a campaign to collect one million signatures on a message asking the UN secretary general Kofi Annan to investigate in the Israeli massacres against the Palestinians.
Kuwait-Palestine, Politics, 9/27/2002
Al-Shara receives Italian, Russian delegations: renew rejection to striking Iraq
The Syrian deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Farouk al-Shara, on Thursday received the Italian deputy foreign minister Alfredo Mantica and members of the accompanying delegation.
Syria-International, Politics, 9/27/2002
Sudanese forces restore back Madal town
The Sudanese news agency said that the government forces restored back from the rebellions a town which is situated in the "Blue Nile" area near the border with Ethiopia, stressing that heavy losses were inflicted in the line of the rebels movement.
Sudan, Politics, 9/27/2002
King Abdullah to visit Kuwait on Monday
An official source in the Jordanian Royal court said on Thursday that the Jordanian King Abdullah II will be visiting Kuwait on Monday in order to hold talks with the Amir of Kuwait dealing with latest developments in the region and means of supporting bilateral relations.
Jordan-Kuwait, Politics, 9/27/2002
Jordan: a limited ministerial reshuffle
The Jordanian King Abdullah II on Thursday announced a limited reshuffle in the government of the prime minister Ali Abul Ragheb that aims at giving a new impetus for the government's economic performance, according to Jordanian official news.
Jordan, Politics, 9/27/2002
Israel fears its officials will be prosecuted for war crimes
The judicial department at the Israeli foreign ministry has expressed its fears that the political and military leaderships in Israel will be exposed to a wave of judicial cases in the world because of the military operations carried out by the Israeli forces in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Israel-Belgium, Politics, 9/27/2002
Israel killed 1897 Palestinians since the beginning of the Intifada
The Palestinian activist in defense of human rights, Mustafa Barghouthi, said in Ramullah on Wednesday that 1897 Palestinians were killed and 41,000 wounded since the beginning of the Palestinian Intifada two years ago.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/27/2002
Palestinians kill Israeli army officer; Israel assassinates 7 Palestinians and an infant
Palestinian resistance forces killed an Israeli army officer and wounded two soldiers in Toulkarem and Jerusalem during confrontation with the Israeli forces which on Thursday continued the acts of killing and breaking in.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/27/2002
More American patriot missiles deployed in Kuwait
Western military sources said that the US has been deploying more patriot missiles in Kuwait in order to protect its air bases, in what seems to be preparations for an American war against Iraq.
Kuwait-USA, Politics, 9/27/2002
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The electoral campaign for this year's legislative elections will end this Thursday at midnight (GMT), as the poll will start on Friday at 8.00 AM (GMT) across Morocco. During the two-week campaign, the 26 political parties that vie for the 325 seats of the House of Representatives were given access to public radio stations and television networks to expound their programs to the 14,023,604 electors.
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Arab parliamentarians reiterated in Genva earlier this week their support and firm attachment to Morocco's sovereignty over the islet of Tourah (Leila) and the two Moroccan cities still occupied by Spain.
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Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak discussed on Thursday evening in a telephone call with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "recent developments of the conditions in the Middle East," the Middle East News Agency MENA reported. The source explained that the two presidents also discussed "the current international contacts" with the aim of eliminating the current crisis in the Palestinian territories. The two presidents also discussed "results of the talks held on ( Wednesday) between Mubarak and the Saudi crown prince."
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Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak has received a message from the ruler of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani relating to bilateral relations and means of supporting them in all fields, besides issues of concern to the Arab and Islamic worlds.
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Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has accused the opposition parties of having relations with foreign countries embassies, considering these relations and contacts as a violation to the constitution and the law, and described them as a one form of being hirelings to foreign sides.
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The "Kurdistani Nawa" which is published in the Kurdish language in Iraq's Kurdistan said on Wednesday that Mulla Kreiker, who is of a Norway nationality and arrested since two weeks in one of the Ducth prisons under the charge of leading the Ansar al-Islam ( Islam partisans ) group in northern Iraq, stressed on November, 2001 in talks with his followers in Lamarkazi village, which belongs to the Iraqi Kurdish city of Halbja, that he knows Osama Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahrai, the second ranking man in al-Qaida organization.
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