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Strongest quake in two decades hits Algeria, 1100 killed, thousands homeless
Algeria yesterday announced a three- day mourning as from today for the victims of the destructive earthquake which hit the capital Algiers and surrounding towns on Wednesday and resulted, according to preliminary estimates the death of 110 persons, 7,000 wounded. It was at 7.7 grade at Richter scale and was the most violent since two decades as residential buildings collapsed easily.
Algeria, Local, 5/23/2003
Morocco sends urgent humanitarian aid to earthquake-stricken Algerians
Morocco decided to sent an urgent humanitarian aid and technical assistance to support the Algerian earthquake-stricken populations, upon instructions of King Mohammed VI's.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 5/23/2003
Security Council approves interim arrangements, UN role in Iraq, lifts sanctions
The United Nations Security Council today adopted a new resolution on Iraq granting wide interim governing powers to the United States and its coalition partners, including a role for a UN Special Representative working with this provisional authority, and lifting sanctions imposed almost 13 years ago following the invasion of Kuwait.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 5/23/2003
Bush talks with the Saudi crown prince on US- Saudi relations
The Saudi news agency said that Saudi ArabiaÕs Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz and the US President George W. Bush held on Wednesday phone talks and discussed relations between Saudi Arabia and the US. The agency said that the two sides discussed conditions in the ME region, foremost being the Middle East peace process.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 5/23/2003
Morocco, Portugal want to up ties
Morocco and Portugal on Thursday voiced will to give a new impetus to their bilateral cooperation by expanding economic collaboration and investments.
Morocco-Portugal, Politics, 5/23/2003
Two Iraqis killed in attack on Americans, orders for Baathists to surrender
The American occupation authorities in Iraq yesterday ordered officials of the Baath party totaling 10,000 to surrender themselves immediately within the framework of measures aiming at eliminating the former regime of Saddam Hussein.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/23/2003
Bush visits Qatar, Kuwait after Europe and Russia; tripartite summit of Bush, Abu Mazin and Sharon in Geneva
US diplomatic sources said that President George W. Bush will talk for the first time with the Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas ( Abu Mazin ) face to face during a tripartite summit, to be attended by the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon, who postponed his visit to Washington because of the deteriorated security conditions in Israel following the escalation of suicide operations.
Regional-USA, Politics, 5/23/2003
Terrorists must not stop Morocco's democratization process, Danish fm says
Terrorists must not be given the opportunity to stop Morocco's democratization process or affect the progress achieved in human rights, civil liberties, reforms of society and gender equality, said here on Thursday Denmark's Foreign Affairs minister, Per Stig Moeller.
Morocco-Denmark, Politics, 5/23/2003
New Syrian TV station open in the north
Syria's Information Minister Adnan Omran opened on Wednesday a radio and TV station in the Raqqa governorate.
Syria, Politics, 5/23/2003
Syria did not take part in the UN voting because of time limit
The assistant for Syria's representative at the UN Security Council Faisal Miqdad said yesterday that his country did not take part in the voting session on the US resolution concerning the post war on Iraq because of the short time available to study it.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 5/23/2003
Egypt: returning back the ambassador linked to approval of the roadmap
The Palestinian foreign affairs minister Nabil Shaath has stated that Egypt informed the Palestinian Authority and several regional and international sides that it will not invite the Palestinian groups to a new round of dialogue in Cairo before a clear and unconditional consent by the Israeli government to the Roadmap plan and to halt all forms of aggression against the Palestinian people.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/23/2003
Some 624 Palestinian houses; Israeli helicopter crashed, One Palestinian killed
A Palestinian source at the office of Saeb Oreikat, the chairman of the negotiations departments, who resigned from the Palestinian authority, said that the Israeli authority refused to give him a license to enter Jerusalem to take part in a lecture in one of the faculties.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/23/2003
Italian book highlights Syria's culture
Syria, Local, 5/23/2003
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The Syrian official daily al-Thawra said that Syria decided to replace the military training subject in the curricula at the preparatory and secondary schools with courses in Computer and technology.
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Arab Journalists Union has called in a statement issued in Cairo yesterday that Iraqi journalist should have the right to fulfill their work with full freedom for the interests of the Iraqi people.
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Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara talked in Damascus yesterday Deputy of the Canadian Foreign Minister and an accompanying delegation on the latest developments in the region especially in the Palestinian territories and in Iraq.
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KuwaitÕs Minister of State For Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, stressed in Kuwaiti yesterday that relations between Syria and Kuwait are "good."
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A Moroccan trade mission will be travelling to Mauritania this May 27-30 to explore economic and partnership cooperation with Mauritanian enterprises. The business operators will be holding a seminar on potentials of trade and partnership exchanges. Individual meetings are also scheduled.
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Morocco has the potential to become "a major regional economic pole," Assistant Secretary and Director General of the US and Foreign Commercial Service, Maria Cino, told MAP.
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Spain's Foreign Affairs minister, Ana Palacio, on Thursday paid a visit to the Spanish club Casa de Espana, one of the five targets hit in the spate of terrorist attacks that shook Casablanca last Friday claiming 41 lives and dozens of injured.
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Teacher of History and Islamic Arts, Marian Barricand, delivered at the Syrian Arab Culture Center in Paris a lecture about schools and palaces during the Ayobian era in Syria and focusing on Damascus as the capital of the Islamic culture at that era.
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