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Lack of political will behind weak level of inter-Arab investments, IDB chairman
Chairman of the Islamic Development Bank, Ahmad Mohamed Ali-Madani, said on Monday that the weak level of inter-Arab investments was due to "a lack of political will."
Regional, Economics, 2/27/2003
Arab summit not for US dictations
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said the Arab summit attitude should rely on resolutions of the Arab summit held in Beirut last year, which drew up the main broadlines of the Arab stance, with taking into consideration all developments.
Regional-USA, Politics, 2/27/2003
Preliminary meetings for the Arab summit in Sharm esh Sheikh
Permanent representatives at the Arab League have started meetings of the forthcoming Arab summit in Sharm esh Sheikh on Saturday in the presence of all representatives of the Arab states especially Iraq who had earlier asked for postponing the summit.
Regional, Politics, 2/27/2003
Saudi Arabia denies permit to Americans to use al-Kharj base
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal yesterday denied what was stated by the US daily Washington Post that Saudi Arabia will permit American forces to use Prince Sultan Air Base in al-Kharj for attacking Iraq.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 2/27/2003
Wahbeh outlines Syria's position on Iraq
Syria's Permanent Representative at the United Nations, Mikhail Wahbeh has indicated that the non-permanent group of ten at the Security Council have stressed their opposition to the US.war against Iraq because of its dangerous repercussions to the region.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 2/27/2003
Saudi Arabia uncertain about the Summit
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said that the Arab summit will be held in its set day on March 1st, "but there are no great expectations." he said that Saudi Arabia will propose to the summit the initiative of the Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah on dealing with Arab conditions so as the Arabs will agree on implementing decisions they will approve and to have credibility in inter- Arab relations.
Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 2/27/2003
An economist draws unfavorable picture for Arab economics
An economist has stressed that the Arab economies, despite huge oil resources, suffer a structural weakness and a negative growth, a high unemployment rate and a deterioration in public finance.
Regional, Economics, 2/27/2003
Complaint filed against Polisario separatists leader in Belgium
An association of handicapped persons, of Moroccan nationality, lodged a complaint against the leader of the secessionists "Polisario," Abdelaziz Al Marrakchi, for the sequestration of 400 handicapped Moroccans in Tindouf camps, South-Western Algeria.
Morocco-Belgium, Politics, 2/27/2003
Iraqi opposition members send a message the Arab Summit
In a message they addressed yesterday to the Arab summit due on March 1st at Sharm esh Sheikh resort to the east of Egypt, Iraqi opposition members called for supporting the establishment of "a provisional Iraqi leadership in collaboration with the UN," stressing their rejection of the foreign occupation of Iraq if the regime of Saddam Hussein is toppled.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 2/27/2003
Palestinian killed by Israeli forces, three homes demolished
The Palestinian citizen Fatehi Jabara was killed in the city of Qalqilya by the bullets of the Israeli forces which continued yesterday operations of breaking in and incursion and arrested 8 Palestinians in various areas of the west bank and Gaza.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 2/27/2003
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President Bashar al-Assad received yesterday in Damascus with Bahraini Foreign Minister, Mohammed Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa on the joint efforts being exerted to solve the Iraqi issue peacefully and the Arab leaders' role in boosting these efforts at the meeting of the expected Arab summit.
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Morocco's Employment, Social Affairs and Solidarity minister, Mustapha Mansouri stressed the importance of a unified Arab strategy to fight unemployment.
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Morocco's Prince Moulay Rachid met in Rabat on Wednesday with the President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodor Obiang Nguema Mbasogo who is on a private visit to the kingdom.
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Speaker of the Douma (Russian lower chamber), Seleznev Guennady Nikolayevech, said Morocco and Russia need to hoist their economic cooperation up to the "good political relationships binding them, especially in the framework of the strategic partnership signed last year by King Mohammed VI and President Vladimir Putin."
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Turkey's ruling party chairman Rajab Ardogan, told the Turkish CNN Turk TV that he expects the US request to deploy forces will be put for a vote before the parliament today. 95 percent of Turkish citizens oppose war on Iraq, according to reported polls.
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The Israeli occupation forces yesterday renewed their aggressions against the border area in the eastern sector of south Lebanon.
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