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Human Rights Watch in Riyadh: Saudi Arabia studies vast reforms
Human Rights Watch organization said yesterday that Saudi Arabia is studying seriously ways of implementing vast political and social reforms in an attempt for adaptation and to overcome the implications of US September 11 attacks, which provoked strong American accusations against Riyadh, holding it morally responsible for these attacks.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/24/2003
Shara and Yakis: We reject war against Iraq
Syria's Foreign Minister, Farouk al-Shara, received at his residence in Istanbul yesterday his Turkish counterpart, Yasar Yakis.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/24/2003
Saudi companies construct residential complexes in Iraq
The Iraqi minister of housing and construction Maan Abdullah Sarsam said yesterday that his ministry finalized contracts with Saudi companies to build residential complexes in Iraq.
Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Economics, 1/24/2003
Gul meets Arab FMs in Istanbul's ministerial committee
Turkish Prime Minister, Abdullah Gul, received in Istanbul yesterday the foreign ministers participating at the ministerial meeting of Istanbul.
Turkey-Regional, Politics, 1/24/2003
Moroccan Libyan operators sign 10 protocols of agreement
Thirteen Moroccan companies from different sectors and ten Libyan partners signed Wednesday ten protocols of agreement at the Casablanca chamber of commerce, industry and services.
Libya-Morocco, Economics, 1/24/2003
King of Bahrain discusses Iraq and Palestine with Burns
The King of Bahrain, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, on Wednesday held talks with the US envoy to the Middle East William Burns on Iraq and the Middle East question before a forthcoming visit the king will hold to Washington.
Bahrain-USA, Politics, 1/24/2003
Palestinian dialogue in Cairo; Hamas, Islamic Jihad: we will not accept cease fire
Some 12 Palestinian groups start today a comprehensive dialogue aiming at reaching a joint work program and will discuss several proposed documents mainly the Egyptian document which works for freezing armed struggle for one year, while simultaneously stressing the right of resistance by all means.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 1/24/2003
Washington 30 billion dollars to bribe allies neighboring Iraq
Officials said that the US administration is working to complete aid programs to each of Israel, Turkey and Jordan that might reach a volume of 30 billion dollars for several years of which 12 billion is for Tel Aviv, in an attempt to alleviate the economic consequences of a likely war against Iraq.
Turkey-USA, Politics, 1/24/2003
Abdullah meets with Francs, Burns, Jordan asks for American missiles
The Jordanian King Abdullah II yesterday asked the US for an air defense system during talks in Amman with the commander of the American forces in the Gulf region Tommy Francs and US Department of States Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs head, Assistant Secretary William Joseph Burns.
Jordan-USA, Politics, 1/24/2003
No US-EU competition in concluding free trade accords with morocco
The United States said the conclusion of free trade accords between Washington and Morocco, and the latter and the European Union (EU) should not be seen from "the angle of competition between powers."
Morocco-USA, Economics, 1/24/2003
Canadian delegation meets elected representatives, civil society in southern Laayoune
Head of the Canadian delegation, Bernard Patry, deemed "inadmissible, and it is an official stand of Canada," that Moroccans be still detained on Algerian soil, recalling his country's support to the UN secretary general's efforts to find a political solution to the Sahara issue.
Morocco-Canada, Politics, 1/24/2003
Talks on the missing between Iraq, Kuwait ends without results
Iraqi and Kuwaiti experts have ended two days of intensive talks in Amman yesterday under the patronage of the ICRC and with the participation of Saudi Arabian observers without reaching crucial results on the fate of missing and prisoners in each of the two states following the Gulf war in 1991.
Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 1/24/2003
Saudi Arabia's preparations to receive 2.5 million pilgrims
Saudi officials said that more than 300,000 Muslims have so far arrived in Saudi Arabia, most of them arrived by air in order to perform al-Haj rituals.
Saudi Arabia, Economics, 1/24/2003
Israel continues escalation in south Lebanon
The Israeli occupation forces yesterday continued escalation of aggressions against the southern Lebanese border areas for the third running day.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/24/2003
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Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali said that the international community has to move quickly to put an end to the Israeli practices." Bin Ali called for "a political settlement through peaceful means" to the Iraqi issue. He said that "Iraq showed full cooperation with the UN."
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The Iraqi advisor for President Saddam Hussein has announced that the US and Britain proposed to him to defect from his country. Al-Saadi told the American TV station ABC that the British and the Americans had "contacted me during work trips abroad in order to defect from my country."
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