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Draft family code submitted to king Mohammed
Morocco's King Mohammed VI received on Monday, Driss Dahak, chairman of the consultative commission in charge of the revision of the status code (Moudawana), who submitted to the sovereign a draft copy of the family code, says a communiqu? of the Royal household and chancellery.
Morocco, Politics, 1/21/2003
Al-Assad, Gul contacts; Turkey to host the FMs, the summit in Damascus
It was announced in Damascus yesterday evening that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received a telephone call from the Turkish prime minister Abdullah Gul in which he thanked the president for the efforts made by Syria to ensure a regional consensus in order to avoid the American war against Iraq and the region.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/21/2003
Annan:'collateral damage' of war terrorism on human rights
Even as the resolve of the international community is being praised, the Secretary-General noted that "important and urgent questions are being asked about what might be called the 'collateral damage' of the war of terrorism - damage to the presumption of innocence, to precious human rights, to the rule of law, and to the very fabric of democratic governance."
Regional, Politics, 1/21/2003
Arab human rights NGOs set up alliance
Arab human rights NGOs and activists who held a conference in Cairo to update the Arab human rights charter, decided to set up an alliance of Arab human rights-advocacy organizations.
Regional, Politics, 1/21/2003
Abul Ragheb: Jordan will not take part in any military act against Iraq
The Jordanian Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb underlined the importance of Iraq's unity and its stability. He said that Iraq's stability and its territorial integrity are very important for the Arabs and the region.
Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 1/21/2003
Moroccan women delegation denied visa to Algeria
A Moroccan delegation invited to take part in a meeting of Maghreban women associations this January 16-17 was denied entry visa to Algeria, Algerian papers reported Saturday.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 1/21/2003
Blix: Points of agreement between Iraq and the UN
UNMOVIK chairman Hans Blix said yesterday that there are fundamental issued that are still pending that should be discussed between the UN and Iraq. He explained that these issues related to Skud missiles and the fatal gas nerve and Anthrax.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 1/21/2003
Al-Khartoum: Sudanese government, rebels agreement on relief aid to all Sudanese areas
The Sudanese government and the rebels have agreed to continue the operations of allowing relief aid to reach all Sudanese areas.
Sudan, Politics, 1/21/2003
Syria's statement at the UN Security Council on the global war against terrorism
Syria's Foreign Minister, Farouk Al-Shara, on Monday gave a speech at the UN Security Council ministerial meeting on the so-called global war on Terrorism.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 1/21/2003
Libya elected head of the human rights committee
Libya was elected this Monday chair of the United Nations Human Rights Commission, after Washington required that the decision be taken by secret ballot instead of the acclamation usually used in this UN body.
Libya, Politics, 1/21/2003
Israel's respects no sanctities; breaks into al-Quds University
The Israeli army yesterday broke into the Jerusalem Open University in Ramullah, West Bank and held hundreds of students including pregnant female students.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 1/21/2003
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The Jordanian foreign minister Marwan Muasher announced that Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have agreed to take part in the meeting to be held at the level of the foreign ministers.
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI received in Agadir on Monday Prince Sultan Bin Abdel Aziz, second vice president of the Saudi ministers' council and minister of defence and aviation, who is on private visit to Morocco.
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"The Initiative for Support for Iraq," mustering political parties, unions and associations, staged Saturday a demonstration near the US embassy in Rabat to protest war threats laid by the USA against Iraq.
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President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, yesterday in Cairo discussed with the advisor for foreign relations of Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said current conditions in the Middle East region, foremost being the development concerning the Iraqi issue Palestinian condition.
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The Iraqi foreign minister Naji Sabri and the director of the Gulf department at the Iranian foreign ministry Hussein Sadiqi arrived in Baghdad on Sunday and held talks on the consequences of the American threats against the regional security and the countries of the region as a whole. He stressed his country's care to develop relations with Iraq and rejection to threats imposed on it.
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Banks Committee of the Syrian-Lebanese Businessmen Council is holding a conference on banking cooperation between Syria and Lebanon on Saturday, January 25th in Damascus.
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Malaysia's prime minister Mahateir Muhammad arrived in Beirut yesterday and held talks with the Lebanese president. On Monday evening, the Russian deputy foreign minister Alexander Sultanov arrived in Beirut from Damascus and he is due to meet today with senior Lebanese officials. Among the remarkable guests to Beirut was the delegate of the Iraqi President lt. Gen. Ali Hassan al-Majid.
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The Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Othman Ismael announced that the visit of the Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir which was due to Kenya yesterday was postponed because of "sudden sickness" of Kenya's President Mowai Keibali.
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The British Financial Times yesterday quoted sources at oil industries that the Saudi Arabian oil minister Ali al-Nueimi who has been assuming his post since 1995, expressed his desire to retire. A matter which will eliminate one of the main obstacles which impede foreign investors from joining the Saudi gas sector. However, Saudi Arabia will be witnessing a Ministerial Reshuffle in May.
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Saudi Arabia's minister of oil and mineral resources Ali al-Nueimi discussed yesterday in Riyadh with the Algerian minister of energy and mines Shakib Khalil conditions of the international oil market and current developments following the recent decision taken by OPEC to increase production.
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The delegate of the secretary general of the Arab league AL to Sudan Nadia Makram Obeid has stressed that the AL is exerting intensive efforts to halt the war currently taking place between the Sudanese government and the rebels and to calm the deteriorated conditions. She expressed her confidence on the possibility of reaching a solution satisfactory for the Sudanese problem.
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Police in the Port of Nador (Northeast) seized Saturday 41 kg of Hashish in a car bound for Almeria (Southern Spain). The substance, cut into 159 bars, was concealed between the backseat and the trunk of a Spain-registered car, owned by a Spanish national.
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