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Sudan, Ethiopia end border dispute
The agreement which was signed between Sudan and Ethiopia has ended the border crisis between the two countries and the conflict on the ownership of lands in al-Fashqa area, to the east of "Sundus" and Atrabawi river was contained.
Sudan-Ethiopia, Politics, 7/3/2003
Madanai, Balhah released
The Algerian authorities yesterday released the last of the imprisoned leaders of the Islamic Front for Salvation ( al-Jabha al-Islameyah Le alinqaz ), Abbasi Madani and Ali Balhah, who completed a 12- year sentence imprisonment over "violating state security," following the abrogation of legislative elections in 1992, which the front was about to win at the time.
Algeria, Politics, 7/3/2003
Sudanese authorities detains opposition figure Ghazi Suleiman
The Sudanese security forces yesterday arrested opposition member Ghazi Suleiman, less than two hours from a press conference for the opposition which aimed at broadcasting the "Khartoum declaration," according to his family.
Sudan, Politics, 7/3/2003
Kuwait: a candidate for parliament promises to permit breweries
The candidate for the parliamentary elections in Kuwait, Muhammad Rashed al-Hafeiti, had promised to work for legalizing breweries in an attempt to attract the attention of voters for his campaign.
Kuwait, Politics, 7/3/2003
Talibani meets Khaddam, al-Ahmar: View points are identical concerning Iraq
The Syrian Vice President, Abdul Halim Khaddam, and the assistant secretary general of the Baath Arab Socialist Party, Abdullah al-Ahmar, received the chairman of the Kurdistani National Federation, Jalal al-Talibani, in two separate meetings in Damascus yesterday.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 7/3/2003
Moroccan minister meets delegation of international rehabilitation council for torture victims
Moroccan human rights minister, Mohamed Aujjar, held talks in Rabat on Tuesday with a delegation of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), currently on a visit to the kingdom.
Morocco, Culture, 7/3/2003
Iraqi Shiite make assurances to the Sunni: we will not revenge. Saddam's atrocity was on all
Al-Shahamani continued that the essence of repression was interests, rather whether the oppressor was a Shiite or Sunni.
Iraq, Politics, 7/3/2003
More than 500,000 persons affected by AIDS in the Arab states
Among the 42 million persons suffering from AIDS in the world, 500,000 are in the Arab states, the United Nations Development Program said in a report.
Regional, Health, 7/3/2003
Human rights process in Morocco confronted to serious tests in 2002, Arab human rights organization
The process of human rights and liberties consolidation in Morocco was confronted to serious tests in 2002 and the first 6 months of 2003, says the Arab Human Rights Organization in its annual report made public last week.
Morocco-Regional, Culture, 7/3/2003
Private TV stations licensed in Kuwait
Kuwait's minister of information Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah has issued a decision to permit the licensing of three private TV stations via satellites from the state of Kuwait.
Kuwait, Politics, 7/3/2003
Maher asserted the importance of the coming African summit in Maputo
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher asserted the importance of the coming African summit, to be held in Maputo, Mozambique, next week due to the tough circumstances facing the African continent
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 7/3/2003
Le Figaro and the USA
French daily Le Figaro has stressed that American companies' monopolization of all projects of construction in Iraq affirm that the American war on Iraq aimed only at controlling Iraq's economy.
Iraq, Politics, 7/3/2003
Al-Shahri arrested having weapons; Saudi Arabia: US also teaches terrorism
The Saudi Arabian authorities arrested the suspect Zafer Abdul Rahman al-Shahri and seized with him weapons in the southern part of the kingdom, according to the Saudi ministry of the interior yesterday following an operation to chase him on Sunday resulted in wounding 10 men in a helicopter crash.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/3/2003
Spain calls for consensual solution to Sahara issue
King Juan Carlos of Spain, whose country took over this month the UN Security council presidency, called on Tuesday for a "consensual and swift" solution to the Sahara conflict within the United Nations.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/3/2003
Palestine Media Center: Israel Assassinates Palestinian
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) assassinated a Palestinian activist in Qalqilia and closed the north-south highway in the Gaza Strip to Palestinian traffic
Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/3/2003
Over $ 140 million projects to be launched shortly in Casablanca
Five major projects in tourism, real estate and leisure will be launched shortly in the Moroccan economic and financial capital, Casablanca, set to increase the city's economic competitiveness and upgrade investments.
Morocco, Economics, 7/3/2003
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad issued yesterday the Legislative Decree number 22 for the year 2003 that provides for granting a general amnesty to the crimes committed before June 10th, 2003.
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Morocco has extended Djibouti a financial assistance to support the east African country's medical sector. The grant convention was signed Wednesday by Morocco's Cairo-based ambassador to Djibouti, Ali Oumlil, and Djibouti's permanent delegate to the Arab League, Moussa Mohamed Ahmed.
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Syria's Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa Miro received on Wednesday Chairman of Lebanon's Chamber of Commerce, Adnan Qassar and his accompanying delegation and underlined the role of the businessmen and companies in launching joint projects in the interests of the two states.
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Libya's Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi and the President of Eritrea Asyas Afourki who arrived in Tripoli Tuesday evening discussed bilateral relations, and African and international issues of mutual concern.
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Morocco and Syria agreed Wednesday to set up in 2004 a joint academy of arts and crafts.
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The permanent commission of Arab culture will be meeting here July 5 through 7 over preparations for the conference on "the role of Arab culture in identity preservation: example of Palestine," to be held in 2004 in Sanaa.
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Deputy-speaker of the Colombian parliament, Telesfora Pedrasa, announced here on Tuesday that the Colombian embassy in Rabat, which was temporarily closed for "financial reasons," will soon reopen, the House of Representatives said in a release.
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The British foreign office secretary Jack Straw yesterday concluded a short visit to Kuwait during which he held talks with the first deputy of the Kuwaiti Premier and foreign minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and with several other Kuwaiti officials that dealt with bilateral relations and latest developments in the region especially the situation in Iraq.
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The Lebanese national resistance has recorded some 64 Israeli violations of the Lebanese sovereignty during the last week of June. In a statement, the Lebanese national resistance said the Israeli air violations reached 39 while the sea violations reached 25 ones.
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Moroccan minister of finance and privatization, Fathallah Oulaalou, met here Thursday a delegation of the US Council of Young Politicians (ACYPL), currently on a study mission to Morocco.
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