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Address of president Mubarak inaugurating Bibliotheca Alexandria
Here follows is the address by Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak Inaugurating Bibliotheca Alexandria with the attendance of heads of states and world figures:
Egypt, Education, 10/17/2002
Yemen joins four Gulf GCC commissions
The Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members states on Wednesday signed an agreement with Yemen permiting Sanaa to join the regional establishments of the GCC.
Yemen-Gulf, Politics, 10/17/2002
100% of the Iraqis voted; 100% supported Saddam
Iraqis cast their votes at a rate of 100% for those who are eligible to voting, estimated at 11,445,638 citizens. The same figure of those who voted "yes" for the Iraqi president.
Iraq, Politics, 10/17/2002
Berri: we will not give up one inch of soil nor drip of water; Lebanon inaugurates water project
Lebanon on Wednesday inaugurated the project of bringing the waters of al-Wazzani river to the towns and villages which adjoin the spring of the river.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/17/2002
Economic weekly files appeal in case against fisheries minister
The "Finance News Hebdo" weekly has decided to file an appeal in the case against sea fisheries minister, Said Chbaatou.
Morocco, Politics, 10/17/2002
Declaration on strategic partnership opens new perspectives of cooperation between Morocco and Russia, Putin
The declaration on strategic partnership, signed in Moscow on Tuesday between Morocco and Russia, will open new perspectives of cooperation, said Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Morocco-Russia, Politics, 10/17/2002
Russia for expanding relations with Saudi Arabia
The Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov stressed his country's interest to expanding cooperation with Saudi Arabia with the aim of finding out a quick political solution for the Iraqi conditions and the situation in the Palestinian territories.
Saudi Arabia-Russia, Politics, 10/17/2002
Francs confers with Jordanian king; threats against normalization resistance committees
The commander of the central leadership of the US army Gen. Tommy Francs held discussions on Wednesday in Amman with the Jordanian King Muhammad II and with the Jordanian army chief of staff Lt. Gen. Khaled Jamil al-Sarayera, at a time when confrontation have been escalated between the Jordanian government and the vocational trade unions after three members of the trade union anti- normalization committees were arrested last week.
Jordan-USA, Politics, 10/17/2002
Qathafi gets a message from John Garang
Libya's Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi on Tuesday evening received a telephone call from the leader of the rebel movement in southern Sudan, John Garang, relating to current events in southern Sudan and the agreement signed recently between the Sudanese government and the rebels in order to stop war acts between the two sides.
Libya-Sudan, Politics, 10/17/2002
On situations between Yemen, Eritrea
Sudan's foreign minister Mustafa Ismael has stressed that his country had briefed the Yemeni and the Ethiopian leaderships on conditions on its eastern borders with Eritrea.
Yemen-Eritrea, Politics, 10/17/2002
One Palestinian killed, Israel forces break into Beir Zeit university
Meantime, the Israeli Beit Salim organization for human rights admitted that the Israeli forces assassinated 15 Palestinians during the 4 past months while they were inside their houses according to curfew imposed by the Israelis.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/17/2002
Morocco's GDP jumps to 6.5 percent in 2001, UN says
Morocco's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) achieved a remarkable growth from 0.9 in 2000 to 6.5 percent in 2001, says the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
Morocco, Economics, 10/17/2002
Algeria: Some 13 Fiqh students slaughtered
Some 17 persons in Algeria were killed including 13 students at the school of teaching Koran in the "Triangle of death," in addition to five soldiers who were ambushed, while a court ordered to jail the Berber activist Bal'eed Abriqa; one of the leading figures of Tansiqit al-Aroush.
Algeria, Local, 10/17/2002
Turkey: The water agreement with Israel is next month
Diplomatic sources in Ankara said on Wednesday that Turkey might sign an agreement to sell 50 billion cubic meters of waters to Israel by the fall of November.
Israel-Turkey, Economics, 10/17/2002
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In a telephone call on Tuesday evening, the Russian President Vladimire Putin and his French counterpart Jacque Chirac discussed in a telephone call the situation in Iraq. The press office at the Russian Presidency said that Putin and Chirac discussed also issues pertaining to cooperation and coordinating the two countries' stances at the UN Security Council concerning the Iraqi issue.
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Wednesday received at his residence in the Kremlin Selezney Guennadi, Speaker of the Duma (Russia's lower chamber). The king equally received Klemiant, assistant patriarch of Russia's Orthodox Church in charge of international relations.
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Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz on Tuesday evening met in the Saudi city of al-Dammam with the US state department secretary for economic affairs Allen Larsen and members of the accompanying delegation. The meeting was attended by the Saudi foreign minister prince Saud al-Faisal and dealt with mutual concerns.
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The secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa on Wednesday in Cairo received a message from the Russian foreign minister Igore Ivanov relating to current developments in the Middle East region especially in regard to the Iraqi issue in light of the currently made consultations at the UN Security Council in order to reach a political settlement away from using the military force.
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The Jordanian government has refused to give nationality for 100,000 Palestinians from the Gaza strip who live in Jordan "in line with the Jordanian position which is committed to the need of preserving the rights of return for the Palestinian refugees," according to the Jordanian daily al-Rai which quoted a governmental official.
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The Iranian minister of the interior Abdul Wahid Musawi Lary, and Qatar's minister of state for internal affairs Sheikh Ahmad Bin Naser Jasem al-Thani on Tuesday evening in Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding between the two countries on cooperation in the security, police drug fighting, smuggling of currencies, and antiquities, money laundry; cooperation with the Interpol. And the exchange of information, experiences, border affairs and regional cooperation.
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The Turkish daily Sabah on Wednesday quoted the Turkish minister of energy and natural resources Zaki Tshakan that contacts are continuous with the army chief of staff in the context to take necessary measure for protecting dams in the southern east area which is close from the Iraqi borders, foremost being the dams of Keiban, Ataturk, and Karakya on the Euphrates river.
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The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon on Tuesday evening in Washington met with US National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice. The meeting was attended by the chairman of the Israeli Mossad Afraem Halevy, Sharon's office director and his military's secretary.
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