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Sudan: al-Bashir promises to achieve peace within one month
Al-Bashir told the crowd that they do not need ammunition and guns, rather residential areas, curricula books, medicines, electricity and telephones. He added that the southern and northern people of Sudan need to work together to rebuild a united Sudan free of sectarianism
Sudan, Politics, 7/1/2003
Arab women entrepreneurs deplore obstacles hindering women enterprise promotion
Women heads of enterprise exposed in Marrakesh over the weekend the difficulties hindering their professional business, evoking in particular funds and training.
Regional, Economics, 7/1/2003
Saudi Arabia: 11 policemen wounded in helicopter landing; a 'director general' to fight poverty
Saudi ArabiaÕs Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz has appointed "a director general" for the work team assigned to draw a national strategy to fight poverty in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/1/2003
Banks to implement Basle recommendations by 2006
Egypt's banks are preparing to implement the recommendations set out under the second Basle Accord from now till 2006, Mahmoud Abul Oyoun, Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) governor said at a seminar on Basle standards yesterday.
Egypt, Economics, 7/1/2003
Literacy key to better conditions for Moroccan women, official
Improving the situation of Moroccan women can only be achieved through fighting illiteracy, secretary of state in charge of literacy and informal education, Najima Rhozali, said in Marrakesh on Saturday.
Morocco, Culture, 7/1/2003
Amnesty International to move toward the liberalization of moroccan POWs in Algeria
Amnesty International (AI) will start on September 6 a train of actions to free the Moroccan POWs sequestered in Tindouf camps (southwestern Algeria), a representative of the organization announced here on Saturday at a forum part of the "Moroccan Sahara Week" that is organized in Brussels
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/1/2003
Key issues on Egypt-US cooperation tackled
A high-ranking delegation led by President Hosni Mubarak's Political Advisor Osama al-Baz and Gamal Mubarak, Chairman of the National Democratic Party's Political Committee has concluded a tour to the US early this week during which three lengthy sessions of talks were held with a number of high-ranking American officials on the regional and international situation
Egypt-USA, Politics, 7/1/2003
Fahmi attends UAE-Egypt first General Assembly
Fahmi, in statements after attending the first general assembly of the UAE-Egypt oil company, said that inter-Arab cooperation in the oil domains was the first step along the path of establishing the Arab common market.
Egypt-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 7/1/2003
Al-Khaleij: Al-Sharif Ali Bin al-Hussein to visit Syria
Al-Sharif Ali Bin al-Hussein, the chairman of the Royal constitutional movement in Iraq said he might visit Syria in the context of his current tour on several Arab states he had already started last week in the United Arab Emirates UAE.
Iraq-Syria, Politics, 7/1/2003
Israeli army carries out withdrawals; Hamas, Islamic Jihad doubts
The Israeli army yesterday completed the implementation of most items of the security agreement on withdrawal from Gaza, as members of the Palestinian police were permitted into Rafah crossing and Salah Eddin main road was opened, while the Palestinian security forces returned back to previous positions, but accused the Israeli side of violating the agreement between the two sides by establishing a new military position on Salah Eddine road.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/1/2003
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A Syrian official spokesman stated the following yesterday: In response to the protest presented by the Syrian Foreign Ministry after the military incident that took place at the Syrian-Iraqi border, South city of Abu Kamal, which the US described as regretful and accidental incident, the American side handed over the five Syrian soldiers to the Syrian side.
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI plays a vanguard role part of the struggle of the least development country's (LDCs) for development. Roatien Biau, Benin's foreign affairs and African integration minister and president of the coordination office of LDCs group also lauded King Mohammed VI's decision to open the Moroccan market to African LDCs products and the cancellation of their debt to Morocco.
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI hosted a dinner on Sunday in honor of participants in the three-day World Women Summit, held in Marrakesh. The summit's opening session was marked by reading out a message of the sovereign by Princess Lalla Hasna.
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News reports said yesterday that President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt yesterday discussed in a telephone call with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad the progress attained in the Israeli- Palestinian peace process.
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Ireland's Foreign Minister Brian Cowen has stressed his country's adherence, when it starts its presidency of the European Union, to a serious movement for reaching just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East. Following his meeting with Lebanese countrepart Jean Obeid, yesterday in Beirut, Cowen said "we have to work for achieving a peace that brings prosperity to the region through adhering to international law."
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Syria's Prime Minister, Mohammed Mustafa Miro received in Damascus yesterday Lebanese Minister of Tourism, Ali Hassan Abdullah. Talks during the meeting dealt with standing relations of cooperation between the two states in all domains particularly in tourism, exchange of expertise in order to establish special tourist industry, economy and investment.
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Morocco and Portugal decided to Energize their Strategic Partnership. This determination was emphasized at a joint press conference held by Portuguese foreign minister, Martines da Cruz and Moroccan peer, Mohammed Benaissa. Martines renewed his country's support for Morocco so that it enjoys an advanced status with the European Union.
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The United Nations Secretary General Envoy for the Middle East Peace Process, Terry Rod -Larsen, has stressed that peace process must be comprehensive and include Syria and Lebanon.
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Moroccan delegate minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Taieb Fassi Fihri, participated here on Friday in a workshop dedicated to the free trade accord (FTA) Morocco and the US plan to conclude before the end of 2003.
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The Arab league has stressed that ending the Israeli occupation from all occupied Arab lands until June 4, 1967 border lines is the base to achieve just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East.
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Jordan's minister of water and irrigation Hazem al-Naser discussed yesterday during his meeting in Amman with the Saudi Arabian deputy minister of water and electricity Abdullah al-Hasin and members of the accompanying delegation water issues and bilateral cooperation to this effect.
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The Saudi Arabian security forces have arrested 4 Saudis in the downtown of Saudi Arabia following one- hour chase. In its yesterday's issue, the Saudi daily Okaz said that one pistol, 42 bullets were found with the detainees.
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