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President Saleh pardons Socialist party leaders
Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh yesterday issued a decision pardoning leaders of the Yemeni Socialist Party who led the coupe attempt in 1994, in order to re-establish a government in the southern part of Yemen just four years after the unification of the two parts of the country in 1990.
Yemen, Politics, 5/22/2003
Egypt: Founding a national council for Human rights
The Egyptian minister of information Safwat al-Sharif has announced that Egypt decided to establish a national council for human rights.
Egypt, Politics, 5/22/2003
More than 800 candidates for the Jordanian legislative elections
The Jordanian minister of the interior Qaftan al-Majali announced that 821 candidates have registered to take part in the legislative elections due to be held on June 17 in Jordan, while former Jordanian member of parliament Toujan al-Faisal, whose nomination was rejected, is preparing to appeal against this decision.
Jordan, Politics, 5/22/2003
AL follow up committee meets in Bahrain, Moussa visits Kuwait shortly, stresses Libya will not withdraw
A well- informed source at the Arab League has reiterated news that the AL Secretary General Amr Moussa will visit Kuwait shortly but the source gave no fixed date for this visit which will be of special importance in marking the end of a long difference between Moussa and Kuwait.
Regional, Politics, 5/22/2003
Morocco determined to uphold citizens' security by consolidating democracy, premier says
Morocco's Premier, Driss Jettou, on Wednesday vowed the government's determination to uphold the citizens' security, perfect the democratization process and implement its program aimed at achieving economic development and social justice
Morocco, Politics, 5/22/2003
Bremer: national conference in July, before interim authority;Iraqi soldiers demonstrate; US businessman: war was for oil
The US administrator of Iraq, Paul Bremer, said that the expected national conference from which an Interim Iraqi authority is expected to emerge will not be held before mid July contrary to what he had announced on the possibility of convening it in June.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/22/2003
Washington wants free trade agreement with Bahrain
The White House announced that the US will start negotiations to convene an agreement for free trade exchange with Bahrain.
Bahrain-USA, Economics, 5/22/2003
Casablanca blasts: Jews 'feel more Moroccan than ever,' Royal Adviser
Adviser to King Mohammed VI, Andre Azoulay, told the British paper The Independent the country had received the active solidarity of a million Moroccan Jews now living abroad
Morocco, Politics, 5/22/2003
Two Palestinians killed, Israel reoccupied Beit Hanoun; Abu Mazen to visit Washington, Sharon to follow
American sources said that the postponed meeting between the US President George W. Bush and the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon will be held next week, while Israeli sources noted that the Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas ( Abu Mazin ) accepted Bush's invitation to visit Washington within the few coming days.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/22/2003
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Short Takes:
Moroccan journalist, Ali Lmrabet, was sentenced this Wednesday to four years in prison and a fine of 20,000 DH (US$ 2,000) by the first appeal court of Rabat
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French President, Jacques Chirac, said on Wednesday France will full-heartedly support Morocco in these painful circumstances, in the morrow of terrorist bombings that hit Casablanca "We will support Morocco come what may."
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The Forum of Islamic, Christian Cultures Dialogue that kicked of yesterday in Alexandria hailed the contributions of efforts of Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak in supporting Egyptian women rights through eradicating all forms of discrimination.
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Joint projects to develop land, river and maritime transportation, aimed at boosting the flow of people and trade between Egypt and Sudan, were reviewed at a meeting between Prime Minister Dr Atef Ebeid and a visiting Sudanese delegation led by Minister of Roads and Bridges, Mohammed Taher Aila, yesterday.
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Syria's Foreign Minister, Farouk al-Shara, received today a telephone call from his Russian counterpart, Igor Ivanov.
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The executive bureau of the Arab organization of Administrative development will hold its coming meeting in Rabat this October, said Wednesday Moroccan minister of public sectors modernization, Najib Zerouali
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Under the supervision of the Syrian Interests Bureau in Baghdad and with the participation of volunteers of the Red Cross, the Syrian Red Cross distributed the first batch of the humanitarian aid among the Iraqi people in Baghdad. On Wednesday.
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European member of parliament, Daniel Ducarme, a sponsor of the passport for freedom initiative that was extended to an imprisoned Moroccan army officer, has launched a petition for the release of another Moroccan army officer who has been detained for 27 years in the Polisario-controlled Tindouf camps
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The US Secretary of State Colin Powell met yesterday in Washington with his Sudanese counterpart Mustafa Othman Ismael and discussed with him means though which Sudan's name will be removed from the terrorism sponsors states list prepared by the US Department Of State .
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The Jordanian minister of state for foreign affairs Shaher Bak has discussed during his meeting yesterday in Amman with the Canadian deputy foreign minister the developments of conditions in the region and bilateral relations between the two countries.
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A three-day round of Egyptian-Turkish negotiations started in Ankara Wednesday morning with the aim of setting up a free trade area between the two countries.
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Egypt's Minister of Petroleum, Sameh Fahmi, said that Egypt is endeavoring to apply a new mechanism to control gas prices on the international market, separate from oil prices mechanism.
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The 15,000-strong Moroccan community living in the Canary Islands among 1.9 million inhabitants is for the first time taking an interest in politics as the archipelago is readying to hold this May 25 polls to elect the parliament and local representatives
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