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Mubarak starts today a visit to Algeria, Morocco
A source close to the Egyptian Presidency announced yesterday that the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will start today a tour that will take him to Algeria and Morocco, where his talks will deal with the Palestinian and Iraqi files.
Egypt-Maghreb, Politics, 5/14/2003
Khatami opposes escalation, destabilizing the region
He said on the ground of our "religion and culture we have decided to work for consolidating the pillars of democracy, independence, freedom and progress in our country and we are also determined to continue forward into peace and stability being inside our country, in the region or the world."
Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 5/14/2003
On the explosions in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia's crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz yesterday received the US Secretary Of State Colin Powell in Riyadh in conclusion of the latter's tour on several Middle Eastern states.
Saudi Arabia, Local, 5/14/2003
AL denies differences with Morocco, Moussa resumes his Arab tour today
Advisor Hesham Youssef, the official spokesman for the secretary general of the Arab League has denied direct differences between Morocco and the Arab League to be behind the cancellation or postponing the visit of the AL secretary general Amr Moussa to Morocco.
Regional-Morocco, Politics, 5/14/2003
Al-Dostour: Tripartite Arab summit to be held in Egypt
The Jordanian daily al-Dostour said yesterday that a Syrian- Egyptian, Jordanian summit will be shortly held in Egypt following the end of the current tour by the US Secretary of State Colin Powell to the region.
Regional, Politics, 5/14/2003
Brazil never recognized so-called Sahrawi republic (diplomat)
Brazil's ambassador to Morocco, Lauro Barbosa Da Silva Moreira, on Tuesday said his country never recognized the "puppet Sahrawi Republic." Brazil never recognized the "puppet Sahrawi Republic" and "never had any contacts with the Polisario," the diplomat said in an interview with a Moroccan daily.
Morocco-Brazil, Politics, 5/14/2003
American committee calls for blacklisting Saudi Arabia for religious repression
A US government consultation committee yesterday denounced the religious rights record in Saudi Arabia and said that Washington must add the name of its old ally on its blacklist for countries practicing religious repression.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 5/14/2003
Moroccan, Swiss officials call for bilateral trade promotion
Means to promote trade exchanges between Morocco and Switzerland topped talks held here Tuesday between Moroccan Premier, Driss Jettou, and visiting Swiss Federal Chancellor, Joseph Deiss. Jettou briefed the Swiss delegation on relations binding Morocco and the European Union, stressing, in this connection, the importance of the free trade agreement binding the two sides.
Morocco-Switzerland, Politics, 5/14/2003
Angola's Dos Santos gets message from king Mohammed
President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos on Monday received a message from King Mohammed VI, the Moroccan Foreign Affairs and cooperation Department said in a release.
Morocco-Angola, Politics, 5/14/2003
Violence against Women Debated in Cairo
Arab civil society activists are meeting in Cairo to debate violence against women, an issue still hampering the promotion of females status in Arab countries.
Regional, Culture, 5/14/2003
Following Palestinian bombardment wounding 14 Israelis, Israel incur in Khan Younis wounding scores of Palestinians
Israeli settlers and 6 soldiers were injured yesterday in a bombardment that targeted the settlers of Sderout and Neve Dekalim.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/14/2003
Spanish papers highlight entente atmosphere within Moroccan-Spanish task groups
Several Spanish papers on Monday highlighted "the good atmosphere of entente" that prevailed in the meetings of the Moroccan-Spanish task groups set up last December to build bilateral relations on solid grounds.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 5/14/2003
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Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak yesterday discussed during a telephone call he received from his Yemeni peer Ali Abdullah Saleh conditions in the Middle East region.
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad made a telephone call last night with Spain Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar connected with the latest developments in the region particularly the situation in Iraq.
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The Brazilian ambassador to Morocco on Tuesday called for promoting commercial exchanges between his country and Morocco. It is High time Morocco and Brazil diversified their trade to encompass other products than phosphate Coffee and Sugar, Lauro Barbosa Da Silva Moreira told a Moroccan daily. Bilateral trade does not exceed US$ 200 million, and called for hoisting economic and commercial exchanges to the level of the "excellent" political ties binding Rabat and Brasilia.
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Several citizens in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, said yesterday that Muhammad al-Balheed Ibn Abdullah al-Balheed, the secretary of Riyadh governor was killed in a booby trapped car explosion in front of al-Hamra residential complex for foreigners in the Saudi capital.
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Iran's President Muhammad Khatami arrives today in Damascus in a visit to Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad and high ranking senior officials on conditions in the region and bilateral relations.
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France's President Jacques Chirac has invited President Hosni Mubarak to take part in the G-8 summit of industrialized countries in Evian on June 1-3, the Elyesee Palace announced Tuesday.
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A delegation includes 73 citizens representing religious men and Sheikhs of the occupied Golan Heights arrived in Quneitra on Tuesday to visit their families and relatives in Syria. This visit was organized in coordination with the International Red Cross.
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The United States ambassador to Morocco, Margaret Tutwiler, will "soon" be back to her position in Rabat, US state department spokesman, Philip Becker, announced here on Monday.
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Thirty-three Belgian nationals, of Moroccan Origin, will run for parliamentary seats in the Belgian legislative elections, May 18. The majority of candidates are university professors, lawyers and activists. Political parties bet on the Moroccan-born Belgians especially in French-speaking regions like Walloon and Brussels.
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Several Algerian dailies yesterday announced that seven persons were killed including one policeman and 6 security men were injured on Monday in acts of violence between armed Islamists in Algeria. The papers said that one policeman was killed and other five wounded in a bomb explosion when a car was running in Baghleya in Teizi Ozo province.
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Jordan and the US yesterday in Amman signed to agreements on insuring the protection of reciprocated investments or providing emergency American aid to Jordan at a value of 700 million.
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