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Ministerial reshuffle in Libya, Shukri Ghanem is prime minister
Libya has made a ministerial reshuffle according to which former minister of the economy and oil exports Shukri Ghanem became prime minister to replace Mubarak al-Shamekh.
Libya, Politics, 6/16/2003
People's Assembly's special session on the Cabinet's policy and agenda
Syria's People's Assembly marked yesterday the 3rd anniversary of the demise of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad. In its session headed by the People's Assembly, Speaker Naji Otari, and with the attendance of Prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro, Otari delivered a speech to the Assembly's members where he said that "on the 3rd anniversary of the moving away of the late President Hafez al-Assad, we highly appreciate our great leader's distinguished characteristics."
Syria, Politics, 6/16/2003
Moroccan FM meets Algerian peer
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohammed Benaissa, who pays a working visit to Algeria, met in Algiers Saturday his Algerian peer, Abdelaziz Belkhadem.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 6/16/2003
Military reinforcement deployed in Ras al-Kheima after a new crown prince was declared
The federal authorities in the United Arab Emirates yesterday sent military reinforcements to Ras al-Kheima Emirate to prevent the occurrence of riots in it after the alienation of its former crown prince to his half brother, according to witnesses.
United Arab Emirates, Politics, 6/16/2003
Jordan prepares for elections, Islamists threaten boycott
Jordanians are preparing to take part in the parliamentary elections which will be held next Tuesday. In contrary to previous elections which were boycotted by main opposition forces, especially the Islamic Labor Front, these forces are taking part in the elections, despite the continued enforcement of the "one vote system," which limits a person's vote to one's area, which had prompted these forces to boycott the previous election.
Jordan, Politics, 6/16/2003
Gul: Syrian - Turkish relations are in an advanced stage
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has asserted that the Syrian-Turkish bilateral relations has reached to a very advanced stage stressing the necessity for a joint action in order to develop these relations.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 6/16/2003
Kuwait's FM voices support for women issues
Kuwait's first deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah has expressed his conviction that the next nation's council ( parliament) in Kuwait will approve the political rights of women.
Kuwait, Politics, 6/16/2003
Saudi - Iranian cooperation; al-Faisal: Israel obstructs road to peace
Saudi Arabia and Iran stressed their continued cooperation and the need of cooperation between all countries of the region to fight terrorism and extremism, according to the Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharazi during his meeting with his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud al-Faisal in Tehran by the end of the week.
Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 6/16/2003
Syrian - UAE talks to encourage investments
A delegation representing the Syrian Chamber of Commerce headed by its Chairman Ratib al-Shallah discussed in Dubai with Dubai chamber of commerce and industry ways of developing trade exchange between Syria and the UAE and encouraging mutual investments.
Syria-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 6/16/2003
Russian envoy confers with Maher
Russian Envoy, Andre Vidovin warned in Cairo yesterday against the dangerous repercussions of the deteriorated situations in the Palestinian territories and on the security and stability in the Middle East.
Egypt-Russia, Politics, 6/16/2003
The Sunday Times: Raghad Saddam Hussein: My father and brothers are alive
One of the daughters of the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said that her father and two brothers Ode and Qusai are still alive, denying, simultaneously to have any contacts with them at the meantime.
Iraq, Politics, 6/16/2003
Mubarak for halting deteriorations in Palestinian territories
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak stressed the need for halting the state of deterioration the Palestinians suffer in the occupied territories.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 6/16/2003
Four Palestinians killed; Qassam missiles at Sdeirout; five new settlements
Yariv Obinhimer, of the Peace Now movement which monitors settlement activity, said that the Israeli prime Minister Ariel Sharon "was not serious when he said he will dismantle the settlement sites."
Palestine-Israel, Military, 6/16/2003
Morocco will honor commitment for phone operator privatization, minister
Morocco will live up to its commitment to sell 16% of Maroc Telecom' capital to French-American Group Vivendi Universal, minister of finance and privatization, Fathallah Oulaalou, told MAP.
Morocco, Business, 6/16/2003
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Speaker of the people's Assembly, Naji Otari, issued in Damascus on Sunday three resolutions stipulating the establishment of parliamentarian friendship associations with Chinese, French as well as Ukrainian friendship associations to strengthen relations with peoples and parliaments of China, France and Ukraine.
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Deliberations on developing the joint Arab action organization started in Cairo on Sunday. Participants in the meeting discussed several ideas related to means of developing the joint Arab action organization and promoting its institutions to serve the Arab issues on political, economic and social levels.
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Spain's Foreign Minister Ana Maria Palacio expressed the solidarity of the Spanish government with Mauritania's President Mu'aweya Wild Taye'. In a press statement following her talks with the president in Nouakchott on Saturday, Palacio said that the Spanish government refuses any undemocratic change to the democratically elected regime.
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Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher received yesterday British peace envoy to Sudan Alan Goulti and exchanged viewpoints on the situation in Sudan. Goulti said they both agreed on encouraging the Sudanese to seize the current opportunity to reach a final peace agreement. Maher will fly to Luxembourg tomorrow.
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Saudi Arabia's civil service minister, Mohammed Bin Ali Al Faiz, will pay a work visit to Morocco June 16 through 20, the department in charge of public sectors modernization said in a release.
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Morocco's ambassador to the US, Aziz Mekouar, dedicated here Wednesday an exhibition titled "The Fabric of Moroccan Life" in Washington's Museum of Moroccan Arts.
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