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Qathafi, Ben Ali want summit for Maghreb union to start
Concerning the Lockerbie issue, the statement said the Tunisian President "renewed Tunisia's solidarity and unwavering support for Libya in its demands to immediately and definitely lift the embargo imposed on it after its responsible and positive dealing with the case and its commitment to its obligations to what is called the Lockerbie issue."
Tunisia-Libya, Politics, 5/24/2003
Number of Algerian quake victims increasing
Rescue teams in Algeria are completing the search for survivors amid hills of ruins inflected by the worst quake that hit the country in 23 years. The rescue teams continued their work using trained dogs and advanced instruments.
Algeria, Local, 5/24/2003
Independent Egyptian national council for human rights draft law Wednesday
The Egyptian cabinet in its meeting under Prime Minister Atef Ebeid will review next Wednesday the draft law of National Council for Human Rights in the light of President Hosni Mubarak directives in preparation for submitting it to the People's Assembly during its current session.
Egypt, Politics, 5/24/2003
Moussa: Arab League effectiveness depends on Arab leaders will
All members of the Arab League are keen to maintain the existence of the pan-Arab organization, said the AL Chief on his arrival back in Cairo from Beirut following a Mid-East tour.
Regional, Politics, 5/24/2003
Jordanian women launch parliamentary elections
Jordanian women will launch a less difficult fight in the Parliamentary elections due on June 17 after a recent amendment for the Jordanian election act that guaranteed women a quota of no less than 6 seats at the 110- member Jordanian parliament.
Jordan, Politics, 5/24/2003
Muslim-Christian cooperation to rectify misconcepts about women's role
The Christian-Muslim conference on promoting women's citizenship in Alexandria stressed cooperation of Muslim and Christian clerics to set right misconcepts about women's role, urging development of the official religious discourse in order to boost women's citizenship right.
Regional, Religion, 5/24/2003
Joint, bilateral meetings for Sudanese opposition in Cairo for coordination
The first meetings between opposition Sudanese leaderships started yesterday in Cairo, announced during the two past days. The meeting included al-Sadeq al-Mahdi the chairman of the Umma party and the chairman of the rebel movement John Garang.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 5/24/2003
Canada's Deputy FM Lavertu Gaetan on regional issues while visiting Syria
He outlined that in the absence of UN authorization against Iraq "we decided not to take part in the war against Iraq."
Syria-Canada, Politics, 5/24/2003
Egyptian stock market officially accredited by US capital market
The two Stock Markets of Cairo and Alexandria are accredited as registered stock markets abroad by the American capital Market Authority from April 16 2003.
Egypt-USA, Economics, 5/24/2003
Bremer desolves the Iraqi army
The US administrator for Iraq Paul Bremer has announced the desolution of the armed Iraqi forces, the ministry of information, and other security structures, used to belong to Saddam Hussein regime, according to one of Bremer's main aides.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/24/2003
Chalabi considers lifting sanctions as a perpetuation of Iraq's occupation
Reactions have continued on the UN Security Council resolution providing for lifting economic sanctions imposed on Iraq since 13 years.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/24/2003
Moroccan-French interior ministers voice convergence of views
Morocco's Interior minister, Mustapha Sahel and French peer Nicholas Sarkozy voiced "a total and complete convergence of views" on all the issues they have debated in Rabat on Friday.
Morocco-France, Politics, 5/24/2003
Syria approved UN security council resolution on lifting Iraq sanctions
Syria's voting in favor of the resolution doesn't mean at all a change in its position that has opposed the war which Syria has considered as illegal
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 5/24/2003
Hamas bomb explosion in Gaza; Sharon accepts the Roadmap
Powell said that Washington's commitment to dealing with these fears does not mean it will amend the Roadmap itself.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/24/2003
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Portugal on Thursday said it backs a "negotiated political" solution to the Sahara issue. The standpoint was voiced by Portuguese Premier, Durao Barroso, who underlined that this "negotiated political" solution should be pursued under the aegis of the United Nations.
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Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak is to receive today in Sharm El-Sheikh Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman who is to start a few days private visit to Egypt today, will consider means to continue with Arab efforts to carry out the Roadmap plan as well as means of calm down the situation in Iraq as well as the possibility of setting up on Arab trade free zone to face gigantic international blocs.
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Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received on Thursday a telephone call from his British counterpart Jack Straw. The conversation dealt with the consultations at the UN Security Council connected with the American, British and Spanish draft resolution regarding lifting sanctions on Iraq.
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Asked to comment on Israel's attempts to put all the blame of violence on the Palestinians, Egypt's Political Presidential Adviser Osama Al Baz said the ball is now in the Israeli court. It must accept without hesitation the application of the plan. Israel had alleged that it had accepted the roadmap within the framework of President George Bush's address on June 24 of 2002. "But at that date President Bush did not present any maps or any programs to be implemented," he said.
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Morocco and Denmark signed in Rabat this Friday an agreement providing for the protection and encouragement of mutual investments. The agreement was signed by Morocco's minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, and Danish peer Per Stig Moller, who is on a two-day visit to Morocco. The agreement will give new impetus to Danish investments in Morocco and to economic and industrial cooperation between the two countries, says Benaissa.
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