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King of Bahrain pardons persons convicted of riot acts
The King of Bahrain, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, yesterday issued a decree pardoning 21 convicted persons who took part in acts of riots that took place during the recent new year in the capital Manama.
Bahrain, Politics, 3/12/2003
Syrian National Socialist wins three seats at parliament, factional disputes
The Syrian National Socialist party has achieved gain for a party which is still outside the National Progressive Front in Syria, by joining the Syrian parliament with three Parliamentarians after the party's leadership has not recognized Basil Dahdouh as a representative for another faction of the party.
Syria, Politics, 3/12/2003
Le Figaro: Qathafi: US policy is radicalizing people; proposes Palestinian- Israeli solution
Libya's Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi said that there is no justification for the stands supporting war by the US against Iraq and that if a quick victory of a military intervention will take place it will be followed by a catastrophe. He proposed Lebanon as an example for the solution of the Palestinian - Israeli conflict.
Libya-Regional, Politics, 3/12/2003
Coptic Church: attacking Iraq is against Christianity
The Coptic Orthodox Church sent a message to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan urging the international organisation to maintain the international legitimacy and prevent an unjust war against the Iraqi people.
Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 3/12/2003
Syria, Lebanon will not take part in the Arab committee to Iraq
A Lebanese diplomatic source has ruled out the participation of the Syrian and Lebanese foreign ministers in a visit to be held by the Arab committee emerged from the Arab summit to Baghdad, amid the vagueness overwhelming the nature of its mission in Baghdad.
Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 3/12/2003
King Mohammed dedicates socio-economic projects in Oujda
The sovereign heard explanations on a set of projects, including four sport fields, a center for the protection of abandoned children, a sportsmen training center, a health center, a shelter for women in a difficult situation, and three vocational training spaces for girls.
Morocco, Culture, 3/12/2003
Mrs. Mubarak announces initiative to protect street children
Mrs. Mubarak also announced the national strategy for protecting and rehabilitating those children, pointing out that the strategy was aimed primarily at bringing those children into the fold of the Egyptian society, so that they could help build a better future for their country instead of remaining idle energies.
Egypt, Culture, 3/12/2003
American-Arab association campaign against new aid to Israel
With over $3 billion annually in military and economic assistance from the American taxpayer, Israel is the largest recipient of US foreign aid despite the fact that 200 countries and territories are poorer than Israel. While Israelis are earning approximately $18,000 per capita per year, the income of millions of Americans falls well below this level.
Israel-USA, Politics, 3/12/2003
Egyptian-Emirati company for marketing oil products
This came during the meeting of signing the contract of Emirates-Egypt Co. between the Middle East Co. for containers and oil pipelines "MIDTAP," the Middle East Co. for oil refinement "MIDOR" and the Emirates oil Co.."
Egypt-United Arab Emirates, Business, 3/12/2003
More Palestinians killed by Israel
Two Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army soldiers in Gaza. A Palestinian source said that the bodies of the two Palestinians were found to the east of Deir al-Balah town in the downtown of Gaza.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/12/2003
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The Pakistani minister of information Sheikh Rasheed has stressed Pakistan's support for a peaceful solution to the Iraqi crisis and its rejection to the perpetuated war against Iraq. In a statement to the Saudi daily Okaz issued yesterday, Rasheed stressed rejection of the government, the parties and people in Pakistan to war against Iraq.
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"The new United States ambassador (in Mexico), Tony Garza, a Texas friend of President Bush, has come very close to publicly demanding a yes vote from Mexico in support of the United States at the Security Council, where Mexico holds a swing vote among the 15 members. A maybe or an abstention is not good enough, Mr. Garza said Monday," the New York Times said yesterday.
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Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received a phone call from his German counterpart, Joschka Fischer on the exerted efforts to achieve peaceful solution to the Iraqi issue. Syria and Germany are non-permenant members of the Security Council.
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Qatar's foreign minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem Bin Jaber al-Thani yesterday denied what was stated by the London- based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily that he was assigned to convey a message from the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to his American counterpart George Bush who refused to get it in a meeting between the two men last Friday in Washington.
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President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan yesterday received the Omani delegation to the joint Omani- UAE committee chaired by the Royal divan minister in Oman, Ali Bin Hammoud al-Bour Saeidi. The committee is holding its meetings in Abu Dhabi.
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Lebanese President, Emil Lahoud has asserted the importance of the Syrian-Lebanese tracks concomitance in this critical stage. Receiving a parliamentary delegation in Beirut yesterday, Lahoud stressed the importance of boosting the national solidarity.
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The Vatican yesterday denied Brittish and Australian press reports on making efforts to convince the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to accept exile. The spokesman for the Vatican Jawakin Vals strongly denied these reports which he described as baseless, considering that launching a war against Iraq to be immoral.
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A high ranking official at the Australian intelligence department yesterday announced his resignation from his post in protest of the extremist policy pursued by the government of Canbeirra towards Iraq and its support to launching a war against it.
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Mohamed Bassiouni, Egypt's former ambassador to Israel asserted that Egypt full sovereignty over all its national soil is unnegotiable, noting that the Egyptian borders are "red lines that our armed forces are capable of deterring and destroying any aggressor."
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Saudi Arabia's minister of commerce in Riyadh yesterday met with the Turkish minister of state for foreign trade affairs and members of the accompanying delegation and reviewed economic, trade and investment relations between Saudi Arabia and Turkey and means of developing them.
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Al-Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi received Monday Russian Duma member Abdul Wahid Neyazov, Russian Mufti and Chairman of the religious administration at the Asian Sector in Russia Nafie Allah Ashirov and the political council member of the Euro-Asian Ports Mohamed Said Al-Rashid. Talks dealt with Iraq and Palestine issues.
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Moroccan tennis-player, Younes El Aynaoui, steps back from the 9th to 10th rank on ATP's race standing published Monday in Paris. American Andre Agassi tops the ATP ranking. He is followed by the German Bainer Schuettler and Roger Federer from Switzerland.
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