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Anti- violence conference on Arab woman: Half of all wives beaten last year
woman were exposed to beating in the past year and the rate reaches more than half concerning beating in general during marriage time and that 45 % of them were beaten once, at least this year, while women exposed to beating for three to 6 times during the same period of time reached 17%, and that 10% of women who were beaten to the extent that they needed medication.
Regional, Culture, 5/21/2003
Former Egyptian finance minister sentenced over corruption
Officials said that the supreme state criminal court sentenced the former finance minister Mohey Eddine al-Gharib to eight year imprisonment with hard labor over accusations of confiscating public funds.
Egypt, Politics, 5/21/2003
Religious Fatawa, interests prevent participation Kuwaiti women in politics
Nevertheless, the demographic map of the Kuwaiti people stresses that the absence of the Kuwaiti woman from political participation means that more than half of the Kuwaiti population are deprived from choosing their parliament which enacts laws that is of concern to the society men and women.
Kuwait, Politics, 5/21/2003
American, British, and German embassies in Saudi Arabia closed
The world yesterday lived the fears of a expected terror attacks where the US said that the al-Qaida organization intends to launch attacks in Saudi Arabia or in the USA, according to intelligence informationthat led to a decision to the American, German and British diplomatic withdrawal from Saudi Arabia and declaring a state of alert, as the Bush administration raised the level of terror level, blocked the area besieging the White House and the US additional nationwide security measures.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/21/2003
Iraqi interim administration to draw constitution; elections in two years, occupation will deliver authority only to an elected government
The Anglo- American occupation administration of Iraq announced yesterday its determination for form an interim Iraqi administration, that stems from a national conference decided to be held by the end of June or July. The basic mission of this interim administration is to draw a new constitution to the country, stressing that the authority will be only transferred to an "elected government," but this administration to be not formed before one to two years.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/21/2003
Occupation abrogates Iraqi intelligence: the media, interior and defense employees sacked
The chairman of the committee which runs the affairs of the Iraqi foreign ministry, Muhammad Amin Ahmad, said that his ministry received American instructions state to sack the employees of the ministries of information, defense and the interior and to abrogate the general intelligence department, while the occupation administration continued to rule out former officials from the Iraqi administrations.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/21/2003
Sudan announces readiness to extend ceasefire agreement with rebels
Khartoum has announced it will extend the ceasefire agreement with the rebels, noting that the move towards a final agreement to end two decades of war is still slow.
Sudan, Politics, 5/21/2003
Politician: Lt. Gen. Al-Khazraji is in Iraq
Ahmad al-Khazraji, son of the former leader of the Iraqi armed forces Lt. Gen. Nizar al-Khazraji stressed yesterday that his father, who fled in March from Denmark where he was in custody, is now in Iraq.
Iraq, Politics, 5/21/2003
Jibril: resistance escalate despite offices closure
Jibril added "I do not think that this ( Palestinian) people who during the past 24 hours carried several operations had received instructions from Damascus or Beirut or from anywhere else É resistance has become a popular phenomenon." In a statement to press, Jibril said that "the Palestinian question is much larger than a group of offices opened here or there," noting that "rather, the question is that a crime was committed against the Palestinian people since 50 years and 4 million Palestinians are in Diaspora."
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 5/21/2003
Israeli forces pull out from Beit Hanoun after they destroyed of infrastructure
Israel seemed yesterday handicapped before the escalation of "suicide " operations, using all its military means in confronting the Palestinian Intifada.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/21/2003
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Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt yesterday received a message from OmanŐs Sultan Qaboos bin Said pertaining the current Arab conditions, especially developments concerning the Palestinian issue, the situation in Iraq as well as bilateral relations.
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The Jordanian prime minister Ali Abul Ragheb yesterday received a message addressed to the Jordanian King Abdullah II from President Carlos Romani of Argentina concerning bilateral relations between and means of strengthening and developing them in all fields.
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The minister of social and cultural affairs at the Sudanese Darfour West province, which borders Chad, Col. Abdullah Adam announced that the clashes which erupted recently in the market of Malli town in the province resulted in killing 54 persons, half of them members of the Sudanese police and the other half are citizens.
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European Union Foreign Ministers stressed in Brussels on Monday that the EU will continue exerting efforts to achieve the just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East including Syria and Lebanon in the interest of the region and the world.
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The US President George W. Bush stressed yesterday during a phone call with the Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas ( Abu Mazin) on the "total need" to fight terrorism, according to the spokesman of the White House.
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A US trade delegation led by assistant secretary of commerce, Maria Cino, will visit Morocco and Egypt from May 25 to June 2, the US trade department announced Tuesday.
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Morocco's airliner Royal Air Maroc (RAM) suffered no traffic decrease following Friday's terrorist attacks in Casablanca, said RAM director general, Mohammed Berrada.
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Saudi Prince Talal Bin Badr was elected president of the Arab Basketball union for a four-year. He will replace Egyptian Hassanine Amrane, was elected at the Arab union extraordinary general assembly.
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