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Turkish president meets with Syrian FM
Turkish President, Ahmet Nacdat Sezar, yesterday in Ankara received Foreign Minister, Farouk Al-Shara who conveyed a message from President Bashar Al-Assad to the Turkish President.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/14/2003
Special Iraqi presidential envoy to Egypt; Aziz: Saddam will stay till last bullet
The Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister, Tareq Aziz, has stressed that President Saddam Hussein will stay in Baghdad until "the last bullet" because "the danger will be greater on Iraq if its President leaves," during a war
Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 1/14/2003
Jordanian - Qatari summit in Paris
A meeting was held in Paris yesterday between the Amir of Qatar, Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thaniand the Jordanian King Abdullah during which tension between the two states was eliminated.
Qatar-Jordan, Politics, 1/14/2003
Thousands of Moroccans march in support of Iraq
a member of the organizing association read out a communique that "denounces strongly the new criminal aggression being prepared by the US-British-Zionist terrorism against Iraq." The communique considers that the campaign is "seeking to occupy Iraq and subdue its people."
Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 1/14/2003
Khartoum to boycott peace negotiations if it will to discuss marginal areas
Doubts overwhelmed the question of resuming the Sudanese peace negotiations in Kenya which the southern Sudanese rebels announced will be resumed tomorrow, while Khartoum refused to take part if the negotiations will be dedicated to the issue of the three "margined" central areas, the rebels want to have.
Sudan, Politics, 1/14/2003
Moroccan-Saudi Business Council opens meeting
Abdellah Kaaki, President of the Mecca Chamber of Commerce and Industry who chairs the Saudi side at the Council, deplored, in a speech at the opening of the meeting, the low level of trade exchanges which remain short of the excellent relations between the two states. He also regretted the low level of investments.
Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 1/14/2003
Arab mediterranean countries sign FTA agreement
Foreign ministers of Morocco, Jordan, Egypt and Tunisia initialled in Amman on Saturday a Free Trade Agreement between the four Arab Mediterranean states to be enforced after it is officially signed by the four states' heads of state, provides for the creation of an FTA including Morocco, Jordan, Egypt and Tunisia as well as Arab Mediterranean states which will be part of it in the future.
Regional, Economics, 1/14/2003
Turkish army in North Iraq to preserve peace on the borders
The Turkish prime minister Abdullah Gul has stressed that the existence of the Turkish soldiers in North Iraq is to keep security on the borders.
Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 1/14/2003
Sahrawi association decries human rights violations by Polisario
A Sahrawi Association has sent an open letter to James Baker, Personal Envoy of the United Nations Secretary General for the Sahara, attracting his attention to the serious human rights violations committed by the Polisario leadership in the Tindouf camps, south-western Algeria.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 1/14/2003
Iranian- Kuwaiti joint statement
Kuwait and Iran have denounced the "Israeli barbarous crimes" committed by Israeli forces against the unarmed Palestinian people.
Kuwait-Iran, Politics, 1/14/2003
Spanish fm upbeat about Morocco-Spain future relations
Spain's foreign affairs minister, Ana Palacio voiced on Saturday optimism concerning normalization of Morocco-Spain future relations and the return of ambassadors to their respective posts in Rabat and Madrid.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 1/14/2003
Moroccan-French trade talks
Means to increase trade exchanges between Morocco and France topped talks held in Rabat Monday between Moroccan minister in charge of economic and general affairs and economic upgrading, Abderrazaq El Mossadeq, and French delegate minister of foreign trade, Francois Loos.
Morocco-France, Economics, 1/14/2003
Following a bloody day, nine Palestinian shot, one Israeli soldier killed
Following another bloody day in which nine Palestinians were killed by missiles of US-made Apache helicopters and the bullets of the Israeli soldiers, one Israeli soldier was killed and another was wounded.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 1/14/2003
Al-Quds, Theme of Festival in Washington in October
The Arab League announced it will hold next October in Washington DC a cultural festival on the city of Al Quds (Jerusalem) with the participation of Muslim and Christian associations in the USA.
Regional-USA, Politics, 1/14/2003
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The Egyptian minister of Tourism Mamdouh al-Beltaji has called for the need of boosting inter- Arab trade. He underlined the importance of mobilizing all efforts to improve tourism in the Arab states especially through the media by campaigning for inter- Arab tourism.
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received Yesterday in two separate meetings, the Lebanese members of parliaments Tammam Salam and Jan Obeid. Talks during the two meetings dealt with issues of mutual concerns.
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The founder of the Hamas movement Sheikh Ahmad Yassin has stressed the need of developing means and ways of the Palestinian Intifada against Israel.
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Saudi businessmen have discussed with a Tunisian trade delegation in Riyadh yesterday means of enhancing bilateral economic cooperation and expanding the volume of trade exchange.
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The Saudi foreign minister prince Saud al-Faisal has linked his country's participation in London's conference which was called for by the British government to discuss the Palestinian reforms to discussing the Middle East question in general.
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Syria's Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam is leaving for Moscow on Tuesday in a business visit to Russian Federation. Khaddam is due to convey a message from President Bashar Al-Assad to the Russian President, Vladimir Putin and to meet with a number of Russian Federation senior officials.
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Iran and Kuwait yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding on technical and economic cooperation between the two countries and to strengthen and develop economic relations through settling customs problems and opening the markets of both each country to the other.
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The Arab League (AL) has stressed the need of strengthening Arab efforts in order to achieve peace and stability in Somalia, noting that the Arab dimension in the Somali issue has become clear throughout its participation in all regional and international activities concerning the Somali issue besides AL appointing a special envoy for Somalia.
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Ethiopia announced yesterday it intends to close its embassy in the Eritrea's capital, Asmara to limit spending.
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"Female heads of Enterprise: Investment and partnership" is the theme of an international forum to be held February 20-22 in Casablanca with several businesswomen from Morocco and abroad attending.
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The official spokesman for the US Department Of State, Philip Reeker, stressed that there is no change in the American policy towards the peace process in Sudan.
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The assistant secretary general for political affairs of the People's General Congress in Yemen, Col. Yahya al-Mutawakkil, was killed yesterday in a car accident to the North of Aden.
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