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Signing ceremony on Yemen's joining the Gulf GCC states today
The minister in charge for foreign affairs in Oman, Youssef Bin Alawi, the current rotating chairman of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the GCC secretary General Abdul Rahman al-Ateyah will arrive in Sanaa today in a visit to Yemen which will last for several day.
Yemen-Gulf, Politics, 10/16/2002
Somali reconciliation conference opened
The peace conference in Somalia was opened in al-Dourit in Kenya in the presence of Presidents of Kenya, Uganda and Sudan. Somalia has been effected by a civil war since 11 years.
Somalia, Politics, 10/16/2002
Sudan denies Sanaa tripartite summit to target isolation of Eritrea
Qutbi al-Mahdi, the political advisor for the Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, has denied that the tripartite summit which was held in Sanaa on Monday between the Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, together with the Ethiopian prime minister Malas Zenawi to have targeted isolation of Eritrea or working to topple its regime.
Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 10/16/2002
King Mohammed called for stronger ties between Morocco and Russia in all fields
King Mohammed VI on Tuesday called for stronger ties between Morocco and Russia in all fields
Morocco-Russia, Politics, 10/16/2002
Lahoud meets Maher; Lebanon starts today pumping of al-Wazzani water
The Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Tuesday at Baabda Presidential palace received the Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher who conveyed to him a verbal message from President Hosni Mubarak dealing with Egypt's position concerning current developments in the Middle East.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/16/2002
Qatar: Washington did not ask for using our bases
The Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem Bin Jaber al-Thani said on Tuesday in Kuwait that his country opposes any war led by the US against Iraq, but Doha has not yet decided whether it will permit Washington to use its bases for such an attack because the Americans did not make such a request.
Qatar-USA, Politics, 10/16/2002
News on a coupe attempt in Qatar, detention, arrests at the American participation
News reports were rumored in Cairo and several Gulf states on a campaign of arrests which targeted scores of Qatari army officers, in which members of the American forces deployed in Qatar took part.
Qatar-USA, Politics, 10/16/2002
Sudan signs truce agreement with the rebels
The Sudanese government has signed with representatives for the main Sudanese rebels movement in southern Sudan on Tuesday an agreement on truce during the peace talks which aim at settling the conflict in southern Sudan.
Sudan, Politics, 10/16/2002
Moussa, Patten hold a joint press conference
The secretary general of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa has stressed the need of reaching a diplomatic settlement for the Iraqi file especially after Iraq had shown readiness to cooperate with the UN weapons inspectors.
Regional-European Union, Politics, 10/16/2002
Israel detains Jerusalem's Mufti
The Israeli forces on Tuesday arrested the Mufti of Jerusalem Sheikh Ikrama Sabri.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/16/2002
Five Israelis wounded in Palestinian operation; continued aggression against Palestinians
Five Israelis were wounded when an explosion took place in an Israeli bus at an Israeli settlement near Beisan in Israel. The Israeli police forces carried out a large - scale inspection campaign in the area.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/16/2002
Ben Eliezer hopes the release of Azzam after Israel had released the Egyptians
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 10/16/2002
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In an evening session for the Syrian parliament on Monday, the Speaker of the Syrian parliament Abdul Qader Qaddoura announced dropping the membership of the two Syrian members of parliament Ma'moun al-Homsi and Riad Seif from the parliament and considering their seats as empty.
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The Kuwaiti authorities on Tuesday arrested two Islamic activists who made provocative statements after two Kuwaitis killed one American soldier in Filka island.
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday in Damascus received the former Lebanese minister Michael Samaha on bilateral issues of concern both to Syria and Lebanon. Earlier in the day, President al-Assad received at al-Rawda palace the secretary general of the Syrian - Lebanese higher council Nasri al-Khaouri.
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The Iraqis on Tuesday voted for the extension of a new term of office for the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein for additional seven years in an event which was viewed by the White House as "not serious," while considered by the former Algerian President Ahmad Bin Bella as "a wedding for democracy."
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Egypt's Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese on Monday warned of sinister Israeli and Zionist attempts to Judaize Al-Quds (Jerusalem), empty it from its Palestinian Muslim and Christian nationals and to turn it into the perpetual capital of Israel.
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A mission representing the World Bank led by the director of the Middle East department Joseph Saba started discussions with the Jordanian officials on aid provided by the Bank to Jordan during the three coming years.
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