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Algerian Al Bilad: Former Algerian defense minister's stand on Sahara issue premise for reasonable breakthrough
Nezzar, who served as Algeria's defence minister from 1990 to 1993, told Moroccan weekly "La Gazette du Maroc" that he opposes the creation of a Sahrawi state, arguing that his country "does not need a new state at its borders."
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 3/13/2003
Asharq Al-Awsat: Government to submit anti-corruption law
He explained that the law project is part of the government's measures to raise public standards that include ministers' declaration of property, consolidating civil servants control mechanisms and revising the law on public projects allocation.
Morocco, Politics, 3/13/2003
Moscow refuses to expel Iraqi diplomats
A Russian diplomatic source asked not to be identified announced on Wednesday that Russia has ignored Washington's request to expel two Iraqi diplomats.
Iraq-Russia, Politics, 3/13/2003
Al-Sharq al-Awsat: Somalia withdraws from reconciliation conference in protest of Ethiopia, IGAD
In a sudden and surprising deterioration of the negotiations aiming at achieving national reconciliation and restoring back the already missed security and stability since 1991 in Somalia, the Somali provisional government has officially decided to withdraw from the reconciliation conference which is hosted by Kenya since the mid of October 2002 under the auspices of IGAD states organization.
Somalia-Ethiopia, Politics, 3/13/2003
UN officials hail inauguration of first international war crimes tribunal
As the world's first permanent war crimes tribunal was inaugurated Tuesday in The Hague with the swearing-in of its judges, top United Nations officials hailed the occasion as an historic day for international justice and a reaffirmation of the global commitment to protect and promote fundamental freedoms.
Regional-UN, Politics, 3/13/2003
US court decision on terror detainees sets 'dangerous precedent', UN rights expert
Cumaraswamy said the decision seemed to imply that the government of a sovereign State "could lease a piece of land from a neighbouring State, set up a detention camp, arrest suspects of terrorism from another jurisdiction, send them to this camp, [and then] deny them their legal rights - including principles of due process generally granted its own citizens - on grounds that the camp is physically outside its jurisdiction."
Regional-USA, Judicial, 3/13/2003
Sudanese efforts to save peace negotiations
The Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Ismael has announced that the president's advisor for peace affairs Ghazi Salah Eddine is making intensive contacts in Nairobi to rescue peace negotiations with the new rebel group at Darfur district to the eastern part of the country.
Sudan, Politics, 3/13/2003
Islamic Bank reports on Syria's money deposit to Palestinian Intifada
The head of Islamic Bank for Development Ahmad Muhammad Ali sent today his appreciation and thanks to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and Syrian people for the continuous support of Palestinian People.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 3/13/2003
UN protests latest Israeli military assault on UN-managed school in gaza
A bulldozer demolished the entire front wall, gate and playground outbuilding, UNRWA said, adding that most of the windows in the front of school were broken and some classrooms were damaged during the assault that occurred under Israeli control.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/13/2003
One Israeli soldier killed, many wounded in clashes with Palestinians
One Palestinian and one Israeli soldier were killed yesterday in clashes between resistance men and Israeli forces in Sidon village of Toulkarem district, where the Israeli forces carried out a campaign of arrest in the framework of its plan aiming at eliminating the Palestinian Intifada.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/13/2003
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Malaysia, in its capacity as chair of the 116-member nations of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), wants the current disarmament efforts in Iraq not to be an end in itself but a step towards the lifting of sanctions in accordance with the Security Council Resolution 687. "Rather than a unilateral system based on the dominance of one power," "We need to strengthen and promote the multilateral process in the preservation and promotion of world peace through dialogue and diplomacy and the avoidance of war to resolve conflicts," Malaysia added.
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Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri asserted yesterday the importance of increasing the economic exchange between Syria and Lebanon.
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The Executive Conference's Member, and Chairman of Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince's Bureau, Sheikh, Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahayan, discussed yesterday with the Syria Ambassador in Abu Dhabi, Ahmed Hallaq ways of activating bilateral relations in the framework of the Joint Syrian- Emirates Higher Committee' decisions and cooperation in banking sector.
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Egypt's public state budget for the year 2003-2004 is proposed by the president to be LE 160 billions, up with LE 18.3 billions more than the last year.
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The commander of the central leadership for the American military operations in the Middle East, Gen. Tommy Francs, continued a tour in the Middle East he had started on Tuesday in Egypt, where he had held talks with the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, by visiting several Arab states including Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait.
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