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Baghdad is occupied
On April 9th, 2003 Baghdad fell under the American occupation, after the regime of President Saddam Hussein, whose fate is still unknown, had deprived it throughout 21 days and along 30 years of resistance in the face of the American and British invaders.
Iraq-USA, Military, 4/10/2003

Humanitarian crisis looms in Iraq because of breakdown of law and order, UN
United Nations relief agencies warned yesterday that looting and the breakdown of law and order in Iraq threatened to unleash a humanitarian crisis as their operations were obstructed, and they called on the occupying military forces to afford the necessary security for their aid work to function.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 4/10/2003

Moroccan speaker urges for end of illegal and disproportionate war in Iraq
Speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives (lower parliamentary chamber), Abdelouahed Radi, on Tuesday told the Inter-parliamentary union 108th session, held in Chile this Apr.06-12, the US-British "illegal, disproportionate and immoral war" against Iraq has to stop.
Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 4/10/2003

Syrian parliament speaker: US lies about Iraq
Otari stressed that there are strong relations between the aggression on the Iraqi people and the Israeli brutal practices against the Palestinian people due to the strategic relation between Israel and the US, pointing out that Israel has never committed to any UN or the Security Council resolutions.
Syria-Chile, Politics, 4/10/2003

Iraq: a new educational system
American officials have stressed that the US will work in the phase after the war on Iraq to establish an educational system free from the military statements imposed by the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in the Iraqi educational establishments.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/10/2003

Moroccan press says coalition trying to gag press to free field for propaganda
To sum up the situation, Al Bayane said "obviously, masks have fallen down." For the daily the message of George W. Bush and his administration is crystal clear: today law will no longer make power, it is power that will make law.
Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 4/10/2003

Chile supports Morocco in Sahara issue
Speaker of the Chilean senate, Andres Zaldivar, said Tuesday his country supports Morocco in the Sahara issue and is ready to continue to back the Kingdom in the United Nations Organization.
Morocco-Chile, Politics, 4/10/2003

Mubarak: Iraqis should take over own government 'as soon as possible'
In the first official Arab comment on the developments in Baghdad, President Hosni Mubarak yesterday called for allowing the Iraqis to assume the responsibilities of government of their country as soon as possible.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 4/10/2003

Rumsfeld briefs on the latest development in Iraq
US Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld Wednesday, April 9, 2003 - 1:30 p.m. gave a briefing on the situations in Iraq.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/10/2003

Maher and the war against Iraq
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher has stressed the need of mobilizing international efforts in order to put an end for the conditions taking place in Iraq and the inhuman deteriorated conditions in this country as a result of the American- British aggression against it.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 4/10/2003

Moroccan premier rejects press reports challenging transparency of september's legislative polls
Moroccan premier, Driss Jettou, rejected this Wednesday claims by Moroccan weeklies "Le Journal Hebdomadaire" and "Tel Quel" that challenge the transparency of legislative elections held last September and that tend to discredit the upcoming communal elections.
Morocco, Politics, 4/10/2003

Moroccan, French FMs hold talks
Moroccan Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Minister, Mohamed Benaissa, conferred Wednesday with French peer, Dominique de Villepin, on the fringes of the 5"5 dialogue held in Sainte Maxime April 9-10.
Morocco-France, Politics, 4/10/2003

Maher welcomes De Villepin's visit to Egypt
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmad Maher welcomed Tuesday the visit of his French counterpart Dominique de Villepin to Egypt on Friday.
Egypt-France, Politics, 4/10/2003

Saddam's assassination attempt made after monitoring a phone call
Fox News said yesterday that the raid carried out against on Monday at a restaurant at al-Mansour quarters in Baghdad with the aim of assassinating the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, came from precise information by a listening operation to a telephone network, via satellites and the collaboration of intelligent hirelings in the field.
Iraq-USA, Military, 4/10/2003

Omran's statement on murdering journalists by American raids
The head of Arab Information Ministers Council, Adnan Omran has firmly condemned the American bombardment of the journalists' hotel in Baghdad calling on all concerned parts to take the necessary procedures to punish those who tried to suppress the flow of free information.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 4/10/2003

Morocco extends exceptional fishing license for Spanish fishermen
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has decided to extend, starting April 17, the exceptional license to the oil slick-affected fishermen of Galicia (northwestern Spain) to operate in Morocco's exclusion zone, it was officially announced this Wednesday.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 4/10/2003

Fischer confers with Arafat
A Palestinian source close to Arafat said that the delay is because of a difference between Arafat and Abbas on forming the new Palestinian government.
Palestine-Germany, Politics, 4/10/2003

Jewish group blows up Palestinian school, wound 29 students
The occupied Palestinian territories yesterday witnessed an incident which raised a question on whether Israel has started to implement its plan to transfer the Palestinians.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/10/2003

Morocco calls U.N. to move to free 1,160 Moroccans captive in Algeria
Morocco on Wednesday called on the United Nations Human Rights Commission to join ongoing international efforts to free 1,160 Moroccan nationals detained by the Polisario in south-western Algeria.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 4/10/2003


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The spokesman for the Russian foreign intelligence commission Boris Labosove has denied allegations which talked about transferring the files of the Iraqi leaderships archive from Iraq to Russia. Go

Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak called Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Tuesday to exchange views on proposals to activate the roadmap plan on settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Go

Egypt is one of 20 countries represented at an exhibition 'The Tower of Babylon and the Origin of Writing' in Austria. Head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector Sabri Abdel Aziz said that some 21 examples of hieroglyphic writing on ivory from Abydos, will be on display at the exhibition, which will close on 5 October. Go

Morocco's Hicham Arazi on Wednesday cruised to the quarterfinal of the Hassan II Grand Prix of Casablanca. The Moroccan defeated Brazil's Fernando Meligeni in two straight sets, 6-3 et 6-0. Go





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