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Al-Assad interview with Al-Arabia TV discuss internal and foreign policy issues
Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad said the recent summit in Aqaba was designed for the Palestinian track. Syria was not invited to the summit and that Washington postponed talks on the Syrian-Lebanese tracks, he added.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 6/11/2003
Amnesty International calls on Tunisia to halt human rights violations
Amnesty International has called on the Tunisian authorities to put an end to human rights violations. In its first main report about Tunisia since 1998, Amnesty International said that the Tunisian security authorities continue violations of international norms and laws of human rights through oppressive detention, torture, single imprisonment.
Tunisia, Politics, 6/11/2003
Algeria: release of main figure in Tansiqat al-Oroush
The Algerian radio said that Bal'eed Abarbaka, the main figure in Tansiqat al-Oroush which leads a protest movement on the situation of al-Qabayel area was released yesterday following 8 months of his detention in Teizi Ozo prison.
Algeria, Politics, 6/11/2003
Army in control in Mauritania, news of killing coupe leader
The Mauritanian army forces have tightened their control on the capital Nouakchott and deployed their units in the sensitive sites of it after defeating the coupe attempt which took part in the country two days ago and resulted in great destruction in government's installations.
Mauritania, Politics, 6/11/2003
Khartoum accuses rebels of evading Mashakos agreement
The Sudanese government has accused the rebels of the people's movement for the liberation of Sudan, led by Col. John Garang of escaping the Mashakos agreement about which the government said it had resolved the issues of the "state, the religion and the national capital."
Sudan, Politics, 6/11/2003
Funeral for the remains of a Kuwaiti prisoner in Iraq
A funeral was held yesterday for the remains of what Kuwait said was a Kuwaiti prisoner Saad Mashaal Aswad al-Anzi which was found in one of the mass graves in southern Iraq. Al-Anzi was one of the prisoners Kuwait used to demand the former Iraqi regime to have back.
Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 6/11/2003
After 45 years of toppling Iraq's monarchy, al-Sharif Ali in Baghdad
Al-Sharif Ali Bin al-Hussein, a descendent of the Hashemite family, returned back yesterday to Iraq, 45 years following the revolution which toppled the Monarchy in the revolution of 1958. He vowed to build a country of "dignity, freedom and democracy."
Iraq, Politics, 6/11/2003
Israel continues every effort to blow up any opportunity for peace
The reason Israel has been called a terrorist state has become clear to some who support the peace efforts between the Palestinians and Israelis, as Israel, with its leader Ariel Sharon, continues to blow up every opportunity for peace, making it clear Israel has no real desire for peace, except for oppression and assassination, highliting the possibility that the only realistic solution to bring Israel to pay attention to respect international law and conventions is by bringing its leader, Ariel Sharon, to trial as a war criminal.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 6/11/2003
Leading German tourism group eyes stronger presence in Morocco
TUI Group, a leading German tour operator, has unveiled a plan to consolidate its 35-year presence in Morocco.
Morocco-Germany, Business, 6/11/2003
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The court of appeal of Rabat on Tuesday said it will hand out on June 17 its sentence in the case of Ali Lamrabet, a journalist sued for "libelling the King and breaching Morocco's sacred values and territorial integrity." Lambrabet and his attorneys withdrew from the hearing to protest "unfair trial and failure to heed the defense rights."
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Lebanese President Emile Lahoud has highly commended Syrian troops working in Lebanon for their support to Lebanese security authorities in uncovering different forms of crimes.
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Monday held phone talks with President Mu'aweya Wild Taye' of Mauritania, the Mauritanian national radio reported. The king was the first foreign leader to call President Ould Taya following the failed coup attempt, the radio said.
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Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika on Monday evening received a message from the Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir relating to bilateral relations and regional and international issues of mutual concern.
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Iranian President Mohammed Khatami has praised the standing relations between Syria and Iran and described them as strong and strategic.
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Moroccan premier, Driss Jettou, received here on Monday Patriarch of Alexandria Pierre VII, who came to Morocco part of a visit to the Greek Orthodox communities based in Africa. Jettou told Pierre VII that Morocco has always been and will always remain an open and tolerant country where several religions coexist.
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Moroccan prime minister, Driss Jettou, met here on Monday Brazilian culture minister, Gilberto Gil Moreira. Moroccan culture minister, Mohammed Achaari, attended the meeting during which the two sides underlined the need to intensify visits between the two countries' officials.
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The United Arab Emirates UAE minister of agriculture and fishery Saeed Muhammad al-Raqabani discussed with his Iranian counterpart in Abu Dhabi Mahmoud Hijati yesterday cooperation relations between Iran and the UAE in the fields of agriculture, fishery, and livestock and the possibility of developing them in future.
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Speaker of Morocco's House of Representatives, Abdelouahed Radi, held talks in Rabat on Monday with a Finnish delegation of women MPs. Radi said the visit will contribute to reinforcing relations between the two countries' legislative institutions and will allow the exchange of experiences between Moroccan and Finnish women parliament members.
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The Northern section of Morocco's employers association (CGEM) and its Gibraltar peer (SMEs Federation) recently signed in the British enclave a partnership convention.
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A meeting of heads of Islamic associations and Imams (Islam scholars) in the West will be meeting in Graz (Austria) June 13 through 15, the Rabat-based Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) said in a release.
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The Regional Symposium for the Protection of the Iraqi Heritage reviewed in Amman yesterday ways of exchanging information and intensifying customs' efforts to face the crises facing the Iraqi heritage. The participants called for the presence of reports on the Iraqi antiques and cultural heritage that were stolen from Iraq.
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Saudi Arabia has started broadcasting advertisements in the American TV describing the common values shared jointly by Saudi Arabia and the USA and the progress Saudi Arabia has witnessed during the past 30 days.
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The Jordanian foreign ministry has appointed Muhammad Abu Wandi as a diplomatic Charge de affairs in the Jordanian embassy in Tel Aviv. Abu Wandi will join his work in Tel Aviv as from August 15th.
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Morocco's Hicham Arazi on Monday moved to the second round of the Euro 800,000 Queen's grass tournament of London. The Moroccan advanced on a win over Russian Andre Stoliarov in two sets to one: 7-6, 3-6, 6-3.
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