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Al-Watan: Saudi human rights committee to be declared within days
An official source at the Saudi Arabian foreign ministry said that the civic human rights committee which was approved by the Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz includes 40 members of university teachers, members of the Shura council, lawyers and certain academics will be announced within the few coming days.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/20/2003
Jordan: nomination for elections started, Toujan al-Faisal prevented
Toujan al-Faisal, the first Jordanian woman elected as a member at the Jordanian parliament from 1993 to 1997, denounced this rejection as being a "political " attempt to alienate her from the legislative elections. She stressed she will appeal this decision. She added " this decision has not surprised me. The prime minister asked me not to nominate myself."
Jordan, Politics, 5/20/2003
Al-Assad meets with Danish FM
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received in Damascus on Monday Denmark's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Per Stig Moller, and an accompanying delegation.
Syria-Denmark, Politics, 5/20/2003
Danish FM: Syria is a central player in regional issues
Al-Shara continued that the other point relates to the importance of achieving peace between the two sides. He said for many times the Palestinians stopped their operations on the hope the Israeli side will start the implementation of the Roadmap, known previously as "Mitchell plan," however, Israel never stopped its military acts against the Palestinians in acts of incursions, detention and killings.
Syria-Denmark, Politics, 5/20/2003
On Syrian Prime minister's visit to Sudan Damascus
Syria's Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa Miro returned home on Sunday wrapping up a four- day official visit to Sudan during which he headed the Syrian delegation to the Syrian-Sudanese Higher Committee's 3rd session.
Sudan-Syria, Politics, 5/20/2003
Moroccan minister meets Arab human rights organization's secretary general
Moroccan human rights minister, Mohamed Aujjar, met here on Friday with secretary general of the Arab organization of human rights (AOHR), Mohamed Fack.
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 5/20/2003
Red Cross worried by situation of Moroccan POWs in Algeria
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said it was "extremely worried by the very long captivity" of Moroccan POWs by the Polisario in Algeria.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 5/20/2003
All terrorists involved in Casablanca attacks identified
Moroccan Interior Minister, El Mustapha Sahel, on Monday said all terrorists involved in the Friday attacks in Casablanca, were identified.
Morocco, Local, 5/20/2003
GCC' s biannual summit Wednesday in Riyadh
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states will convene their biannual meeting on Wednesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during which the participants will discuss the situation in Iraq, the Palestinian- Israeli conflict and terrorism.
Gulf, Politics, 5/20/2003
A border crossing opened between Iraq and Syria for trade
One member of the former Iraqi opposition in exile Mashaan al-Jabbouri and the leaders of the Iraqi al-Watan ( homeland) party yesterday opened one border crossing between Syria and Iraq for "trade and commodity."
Iraq-Syria, Politics, 5/20/2003
Al-Ahram: Austria president condemns attempts to link Islam to terrorism
Austrian President, Tomas Klistel has condemned on Monday attempts of connect Islam with terrorism stressing that Islam calls for justice, equality and rejects aggression and occupying of other lands by force.
Regional-Austria, Politics, 5/20/2003
Vesavismaya Ghazetta: Israel and the war for water
The Israeli minister for relations with the Jewish communities abroad and Jerusalem affairs, Nathan Sharanski, said that Israel is ready for war and that water for it is a matter which is of no less importance than oil.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 5/20/2003
Moroccan FM expected in London
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, is expected this Monday in London for a two-day visit to the United Kingdom.
Morocco-UK, Politics, 5/20/2003
A woman from al-Jihad movement kills 3 Israelis
In a fifth operation of its kind during the past 48 hours, a Palestinian woman belonging to the Islamic Jihad movement in Palestine broke into a trade center in al-Afoula city inside the territories of 1948 and detonated herself and this resulted in killing three Israelis and wounding other 43.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/20/2003
Original David's psalms kept in Coptic museum
The original copy of the Book of Psalms, which dates back to the 3rd or 4th century AD is kept inside the Coptic Museum, said Zahi Hawas, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA).
Egypt, Local, 5/20/2003
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Libya's Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi arrived in Tunisia on a "brotherly and work" visit at the invitation of the Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
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"Egypt and Sudan will be linked with highway like the coastal one linking Egypt to north African states" said Sudanese Minister of Roads and Bridges Mohammed Taher, who is now visiting Egypt, said before investors.
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI, accompanied by his brother Prince Moulay Rachid, visited this Monday afternoon in Ibnu Rochd hospital here persons who were wounded in Friday terrorist attacks that hit Casablanca.
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Denmark on Monday denounced the terrorist attacks against Casablanca and stressed that the attacks sought to torpedo Morocco's promising democratic process.
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Syria's Grand Mufti, Sheikh Ahmad Keftaro, condemned strongly the "Zionist decision" connected with allowing the occupied Israeli settlers to enter the sacred Al-Aqssa Mosque. He called on Arab Nation to "unite its efforts for confronting the barbarism Zionist aggression against the Palestinian people, Christian and Islamic Hollis especially al-Aqssa Mosque."
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Egypt's People's Assembly Arab Affairs Committee denounced Israeli Internal Security Tzahi Hanegbi's decision allowing Jews to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque precincts, describing it as flagrant sacrilege.
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The Arab League wishes to investigate mass graves found in Iraq, the Secretary General Amr Moussa said yesterday. ÒThe pictures of Iraqi families looking for the remains of their loved ones, wrench the heart of every Arab,Ó Moussa said.
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The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Maher yesterday in Cairo discussed with Romania's minister of state for foreign affairs Christian Diako Yesko current conditions in the Middle East region, foremost developments on the Iraqi arena and the deteriorated conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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The Sudanese government has strongly denied any existence for al-Qaeda organization on the Sudanese territories. The Sudanese minister of information, the official spokesman for the Sudanese government said in a statement to the Sudanese Alwan paper that reports issued by the press in London on Sunday on the existence of al-Qaida organization in Sudan are groundless and lacks credibility and logic.
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Saudi Arabia's King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz yesterday morning underwent eye surgery on his left eye.
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A source at the American embassy in Kuwait said that the director of the US CIA, George Tenet, arrived yesterday in Kuwait, where he will hold talks in the course of a tour in the region. The source said that "he is here ( in Kuwait ) and in the region to hold consultations." The source gave no further details.
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The German TV NTV said yesterday that another group of European hostages who were held in the Algerian desert were released yesterday and they are on their way to the Algerian capital, Algiers. The German foreign ministry refused to comment on the news.
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