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Al-Assad's interview with New York Times, the Washington Post
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad made an interview with the U.S. Newsweek-Washington Post's Lally Weymouth about the US Secretary of State Colin Powell's visit to Damascus and the prospects for peace in the Middle East.
Syria-USA, Politics, 5/13/2003
Upon Powell's arrival to Saudi Arabia, four explosions hit Riyadh, scores are victims
After less than one week on the Saudi authorities discovery of a cell linked to al-Qaida organization and just one day after threats made by a Saudi organization to attack the American interests, and on the wake of the visit of the US Secretary Of State Colin Powell to Saudi Arabia, four large explosions hit Riyadh yesterday.
Saudi Arabia, Local, 5/13/2003
Elections timetable readjusted on political parties request, official
Benabdellah: "Only democracy and economic development are likely to foil these conservative instincts that advocate the refusal of the other."
Morocco, Politics, 5/13/2003
Egypt calls for Arab fund for trade exchange, investments, and development
The new fund targets upgrading Arab exports, decreasing imports, and replacing foreign imports by their Arab counterparts
Egypt-Regional, Economics, 5/13/2003
Saudi FM confers with Blair, fears over Iraq's unity
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said on Monday instability in U.S.-occupied Iraq threatened to break up the country and urged the United Nations to tackle violence and aid shortages. Prince Saud, speaking after talks in London with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, said unrest in Iraq was an issue of "extreme concern" to neighbouring Gulf states.
Saudi Arabia-UK, Politics, 5/13/2003
Morocco seconds UN efforts to politically settle sahara issue, official says
The most important thing, Fihri went on, is to craft "without delay" a political settlement so that the Maghreb region can become an organized partner of the European Union and zeroes in on its integration process in order to meet the common challenges related to security and stability.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 5/13/2003
Rabat sees Sahara issue settlement based on autonomy within Moroccan kingty
Morocco's Communication minister and Government Spokesman, Nabil Benabdellah, said that a settlement of the Sahara issue should be based on "the principle of autonomy within clearly established Moroccan sovereignty."
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 5/13/2003
Powell and Maher hold press conference in Cairo
The U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell, has asserted his country's commitment to push peace process in the Middle East forward.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/13/2003
Arab League - work group for boosting AL activities
Deputy Secretary General of the Arab League Nour al-Deen Hashad has underlined that the visits that were paid by (AL) Secretary general Amr Moussa to the Arab states stressed the existence of general Arab agreement on the importance of the existence of a new Arab League not a substitute one.
Regional, Politics, 5/13/2003
Syrians- French cultural cooperation
Syrian Minister of Culture Najwa Qassab Hassan received in Damascus yesterday Chairman of the Syrian- French Friendship Association and Member of the French cabinet Philip Marini.
Syria-France, Politics, 5/13/2003
Three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces
The Israeli forces reimposed a travel ban on the Gaza Strip on Monday despite its pledge to visiting U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell to remove the ban as a gesture towards the Palestinians.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/13/2003
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Morocco flatly denied on Saturday the presence in the Kingdom of Tareq Aziz, former Iraq's deputy premier. "Tareq Aziz is not in Morocco," sources close to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and of the Interior told MAP.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair's outspoken aid minister resigned Monday, angrily accusing Blair of breaking his promises on the role of the United Nations as playing a leading role in post-war Iraq, news reports said.
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