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Al-Assad - Khatami talks in Syria
The two leaders have agreed that the only peace which could be viable -- "a peace which is based on justice and which guarantees people's rights, freedom and dignity."
Syria-Iran, Politics, 5/16/2003
Amending the constitution, halting emergency laws, calls for comprehensive reforms in Egypt
Reactions continued in Egypt towards the call advocated by the main opposition parties in Egypt, which are al-Wafd, al-Tajamu', al-Naseri and al-Amal to form a "National Front" in Egypt, considering this to be an idea expressing national unity between all political forces including the ruling national party.
Egypt, Politics, 5/16/2003
Khatami discusses in Yemen security cooperation, American presence
President Muhammad Khatami of Iran arrived in Yemen yesterday coming from Syria in the framework of an Arab tour which covers four states during which he discusses with his Yemeni peer Ali Abdullah Saleh means of strengthening economic cooperation and achieving stability in the Middle East region.
Yemen-Iran, Politics, 5/16/2003
Human rights body assess rights evolution in Morocco
The Moroccan Human Rights Organization (OMDH) will open its fifth congress Friday in Rabat to assess rights evolution in Morocco.
Morocco, Politics, 5/16/2003
UNICEF finds nutrition and health falling among iraqi children
"These findings make clear that not enough is being done to turn the situation around. Instead it has gotten worse," UNICEF Representative in Iraq Carel De Rooy said.
Iraq, Health, 5/16/2003
Majority of 8 million unschooled Arab children are girls
More than half of the eight million children of primary school age in 19 Arab states who remain out of school are girls, although when given the chance to gain an education, they tend to do better than boys and complete their schooling more often, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said in a new survey released Wednesday.
Regional, Education, 5/16/2003
Al-Assad confers with Solana
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received on Thursday the High Representative for European Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana.
Syria-European Union, Politics, 5/16/2003
Solana has officially handed Syria over the roadmap
The higher representative of the European Union foreign policy Javier Solana said yesterday in Damascus that he had delivered Syria "officially the Road Map prepared by the Quartet in order to settle the Israeli- Palestinian conflict."
Syria-European Union, Politics, 5/16/2003
Italian FM starts an official visit to Egypt by meeting with Mubarak
At the time when Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday held talks with the Italian foreign minister Franco Farateini and members of the accompanying delegation, currently visiting Egypt, an Egyptian diplomatic source said that the Egyptian- Italian talks fall in the course of exchanging view points on means of implementing the peace plan in the Middle East known as "Roadmap" and Iraq's future after the war.
Egypt-Italy, Politics, 5/16/2003
Solemn and festive ceremony to mark crown prince birth celebration
The ceremony started with the arrival of King Mohammed VI under the applause of the cheering crowd and of notables and guests, in their Moroccan traditional dress (white djellabahs and red fassis). The traditional ceremony, known in Morocco as Sabaa, meaning the seventh day of the newborn's birth, starts with the ritual immolation of two sheep, invoking God the Almighty and consecrating the name given to the baby.
Morocco, Local, 5/16/2003
Violence against women in Morocco probed in symposium in cairo
It is true that the Moroccan constitution consecrates the principle of equality between sexes, but women are still treated as minors by the personal status code, deplored Khmissi and Laithi.
Morocco, Culture, 5/16/2003
Five Palestinians killed in Beit Hanoun invasion, Powell asks for concessions
The Israeli occupation forces escorted by more 70 tanks yesterday incurred into the cities of Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia and parts of Jabalia town to the north of Gaza and this resulted in killing five Palestinians and more 20 injured, five of them in a critical health condition.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/16/2003
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI received a congratulations message from Algeria's president, Abdul Aziz Butaflika, on the birth of Crown Prince Moulay Al-Hassan. Butaflika expressed heartfelt joy for the great event and best wishes for the newly born Crown prince.
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Syria's Prime Minister, Muhammad Mustafa Miro, received in Damascus on Thursday Jordanian Minister of Transport, Tourism, and Antiquities, Nadir Al-Dhabi. Talks during the meeting dealt with means of developing bilateral relations between Syria and Jordan in all fields, particularly in fields of economic, trade, transport and tourism, joint investment projects, partnership among businessmen and companies of both states.
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Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, Wednesday met several U.S congressmen at the U.S congress. Republican congressman, Philip English, founder member of Morocco-Caucus that groups friends of Morocco in the American congress, and Democrat senator Max Baucus, member of the Senate finance committee were present at the meeting that discussed bilateral relations and international issues of common concern.
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