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Highest Egyptian judicial commission agrees to cancel state security courts
News reports in Egypt said yesterday that the highest judicial commission in Egypt approved a suggestion proposed by the ruling party aiming at canceling the state security courts law.
Egypt, Politics, 5/7/2003
Saudi king approves creation of non-governmental human rights organization
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal announced the creation of an independent human rights organization that will not be subject to governmental interference.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/7/2003
Sheikha al-Mahmoud, the first female Arab Gulf minister
Sheikha Ahmad al- Mahmoud, the Qatari minister of education yesterday took get oath before Amir of Qatar, Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani. The Amir issued a decree to amend the formation of the Cabinet and to appoint Sheikha al-Mahmoud as a minister of education.
Qatar, Politics, 5/7/2003
Justice Ministry finishes draft republican decree on setting up human rights council
Egypt's justice ministry finished a draft republican decree on setting up a human rights council.
Egypt, Politics, 5/7/2003
Gul commends Syria's stances on ME peace
Syria's Turkish Premier and Foreign Minister, Abdullah Gul, underlined the correctness of the Syrian position towards the peace process in the region.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 5/7/2003
Finance minister surveys structural reform; foreign debt eats three times investment funds
On the reforms undertaken by the finance and privatization department, Oulaalou said staff expenses have the biggest share in the state's budget with 52.34 billion Dirhams (US$ 5.23 billion) in 2003, for 800,000 civil servants, followed by the public debt with 41.76 billion Dirhams (US$ 4.17 billion)
Morocco, Economics, 5/7/2003
Kuwait announces elimination of 'the fog' in the relations with Lebanon
Kuwait's first deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah yesterday announced that the "fog" which has clouded relations between Kuwait and Lebanon was eliminated.
Kuwait-Lebanon, Politics, 5/7/2003
Qatari FM official: No Qatari mediation between Kuwait, Amr Moussa
An official source at the Qatari foreign ministry said that the talks between the Amir of Qatar, Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, and the secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa dealt with the developments of current conditions and means of coordinating Arab stances to deal with these conditions, especially the situation in Iraq and means of alleviating the sufferings of the Iraqi people and enabling them to maintain self determination and choosing their government democratically as soon as possible as well as maintaining Iraq's unity and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.
Qatar-Regional, Politics, 5/7/2003
Mrs Mubarak: Council for Women founding in response to global challenges
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak said yesterday that the establishment of the Egyptian National Council for Women (NCW) was in conjunction with an international movement for putting women's concerns on top of the international development agenda.
Egypt, Culture, 5/7/2003
Al-Assad meets with Syrian Martyrs' children
He pointed out that learning is the other face of martyrdom and called for knowledge and supremacy.
Syria, Politics, 5/7/2003
Occupation forces in Iraq continue to be targets of fire; update on Iraq situation
Five shooting incidents occurred in Iraq from May 4-6, according to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).
Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/7/2003
Sharon renews rejection of 'right of return' to Palestinians, Katsav for more settlers, continued aggressions
Once again the Israeli occupation forces incurred into several Palestinian cities and towns inflecting more destruction and casualties and imposed large scale terrorism measures.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/7/2003
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Argentina's government has decided to eliminate visa duties for Moroccan nationals either tourists or businessmen, by virtue of a presidential decree published in the official bulletin (April 23th).
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Syria's Foreign Minister, Farouk Al-Shara, received on Tuesday a phone call from French Foreign Minister, Dominique de Villepin. The conversation during the call dealt with the latest developments in Iraq and in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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Amir of Qatar, Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, left Doha yesterday for the USA in an official visit to be followed by two other official visits to France and the UK.
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The International Agency for Atomic Energy said that it had asked the US for permission to delegate a team to Iraq in order to investigate in reports of large scale looting operations in the nuclear enterprises there. The spokeswoman for the agency Milisia Fliming said that Mohamed ElBaradei, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) sent a message to the USA asking for delegating a team to Iraq in order to inspect the conditions of the nuclear establishments there. She said the message was dated April 29th.
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Busaidi, Oman's Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court will open on Saturday a seminar entitled "E-Government: "Reality and challenges" which is organised by Muscat Municipality with the participation of municipality heads and senior officials in more than 80 countries.
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Egypt and Iran share the desire to improve bilateral relations but it is too early for establishing full diplomatic relations, said Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher.
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Member of the Libyan's revolution's council Lt. Gen. Abu Baker Younis Jaber on Monday evening in Tripoli discussed with the defense minister in the Belarus republic cooperation relations and means of strengthening and supporting these relations.
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It was officially announced in Sydney yesterday that the Australian prime minister John Howard, currently in an official visit to London will head tomorrow to Qatar to be the first prime minister of states which took part in the war against Iraq to visit Qatar where the headquarters of the American military leadership is situated.
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The 10th edition of Islamic countries trade fair will be organized by the Islamic center for trade development on December 9-14 2004 in Conakry (Guinea), under the theme "Intra-OIC trade and strategic partnership for Africa's Development."
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Prior to the start of coalition military action against Iraq, former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and his family took approximately $1 billion from the country's central bank, according to U.S. Treasury Department officials in Baghdad.
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An American army officer said that three US soldiers were injured when a cluster bomb went off in a base to the north of Iraq. Witnesses said that the three soldiers belong to an artillery contingent working in the context of the American 4th army contingent, while they were walking in the base.
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It was announced in Moscow yesterday the postponement of the visit of the Israeli foreign minister Salvan Shaloum to Moscow on May 11 through 13. No reasons were given for the postponement.
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