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Saad Eddine Ibrahim released, waiting for a third trial
The Egyptian- American human rights activist Saad Eddine Ibrahim yesterday received his 64th birthday anniversary gift which falls yesterday by his release according to a decision by the "Egyptian court of cassation," which accepted his appeal to the decision of sentencing him for 7 years and retrying him for the third time in less than two years.
Egypt, Politics, 12/4/2002
Algeria: Balhah will not be released before Eid al-Fiter
Algerian government sources said yesterday that the second highest ranking man in the banned Islamic Salvation Front, Ali Balhah, will stay in prison until agreeing on a way to releasing him, denying news that Balhah had met with envoys for the Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika to discuss the bases on which he will be released.
Algeria, Politics, 12/4/2002
Basic requirements to enhance private sector's role in Egypt's economy
In light of the government's firm commitment to develop the private sector which is responsible for about 75 percent of the country's development investments, the private sector's experience, which started two decades ago still requires further efforts to be exerted by both the government and the business community.
Egypt, Economics, 12/4/2002
Moroccan-French strategic partnership tops bilateral summit talks in rabat
President Jacques Chirac of France on Monday paid a short visit to Morocco, during which he held tete-a-tete talks with King Mohammed VI in Casablanca.
Morocco-France, Politics, 12/4/2002
Al-Hayat: Plenary conference for the National Progressive Front in Syria
The London- based al-Hayat daily in its yesterday's issue quoted well-informed Syrian sources as saying that a plenary meeting will be held for the parties of the National Progressive Front will be held in Syria on December 21 and 22 with the participation of 200 persons representing the parties fall under the banner of the front.
Syria, Politics, 12/4/2002
Al-Assad to visit Britain
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and wife are scheduled to pay a three-day official visit to Britain in mid of current month. The visit will be made at the invitation extended by British Prime Minister, Tony Blair.
Syria-UK, Politics, 12/4/2002
Al-Shara holds consultations with Hammoud, Moussa on Arab conditions, inspection operations in Iraq
Syria's foreign minister Farouk al-Shara yesterday received a telephone call from his Lebanese peer Mahmoud Hammoud during which they exchanged views and consultations on latest developments in the region and inter- Arab conditions.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 12/4/2002
Syrian- Italian economic relations relations
Prime Minister Mohamad Mustafa Mero received today vice president of the Italian parliament Mr.Clemente Mustella and an accompanying delegation.
Syria-Italy, Politics, 12/4/2002
Bush appoints a new ambassador to the Iraqi opposition
A statement by the White House on Monday said that the US President George Bush appointed Zalmai Khalil Zaad as an ambassador for the Iraqi opposition.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/4/2002
Al-Watan: Saudi Arabia, the US are about to settle princess issue
The Kuwaiti daily al-Watan said yesterday according to diplomatic sources that Riyadh and Washington are about to eliminate the "crisis of princess Haifa" through reaching a political agreement that will clearly specify steps to which the two sides are committed.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 12/4/2002
Improving detention conditions tops government priorities, spokesman
Improving detention conditions ranks high among the government's priorities, said in Rbat on Tuesday Nabil Benabdellah, communication minister and government spokesman, following a government meeting.
Morocco, Local, 12/4/2002
MEES: Oil pipeline between Iraq, Turkey to be completed
A specialized economic bulletin said yesterday that the oil pipeline which is of a length of 1,000 Km linking Iraq to Turkey will have a maximum capacity of 1.6 million barrels every day in the first half of 2003.
Iraq-Turkey, Economics, 12/4/2002
Al-Sharq: American conditions to the Palestinian authority to settle the Arab- Israeli conflict
The Lebanese daily al-Sharq issued on December 2nd the text of an American message which had reached the Palestinian authority and includes American conditions to settle the Arab- Israeli conflict.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 12/4/2002
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Syria's Vice President Abdul-Halim Khaddam received yesterday Deputy Speaker of the Italian House of Representative, Kliminti Mastella and members of the accompanying delegation.
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Information Minister, Adnan Omran held talks in Damascus yesterday with Director of the Information Department in the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexandra Bakofinkov on ways of developing the bilateral relations in the sphere of information particularly in the exchange of news and programs.
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The Jordanian weekly al-Wahda reported today that large numbers of the Americans in Jordan had left or are on their way to leave the country after they had received instructions from their government to this effect, through the American embassy in Amman.
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The Polisario movement is preparing to hold its congress, without going through political conferences, because of internal feuds and disorder that prevailed in the mercenaries' ranks since the return of Lahbib Ayoub to Morocco, a Moroccan news report said on Monday.
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The UNHCR office in Addis Ababa said yesterday that 41 Sudanese were killed by bullets in ethnic acts of violence by the end of November in a camp for the Sudanese refugees to the west of Ethiopia.
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