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Woman's right a test for democracy in Kuwait, tomorrow
Since several days, the Kuwaitis are preoccupied by following up news leaked from the Hukamaa ( wise men ) of al-Sabah family which was held several days ago. It stated that the meeting dealt with separating the post of the crown prince from the presidency of the Cabinet, a demand advocated by Islamists and Liberals.
Kuwait, Politics, 7/4/2003
Kurdish woman acquires high position in Iraq
In a remarkable development, Mubeira Abu Baker has assumed her post as a governor for Doukan district to the north of Iraq, to be therefore the first Iraqi Kurdish woman to assume this administrative post since the foundation of the modern Iraq in 1921.
Iraq, Politics, 7/4/2003
Trial of Moroccan journalist arrested in connection with casablanca attacks probe adjourned
The court of Rabat decided Wednesday to adjourn to July 9 the trial of director of "Al Ousboue" weekly, Mustapha Alaoui, and rebuffed the defense's request to grant him temporary release.
Morocco, Politics, 7/4/2003
Al-Assad visits Egypt within days
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher announced yesterday that President Hosni Mubarak and the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will shortly hold a summit in Egypt.
Syria-Egypt, Politics, 7/4/2003
House of representatives adopts Labor Code unanimously
The House of Representatives (parliament lower chamber) on Thursday unanimously passed the labor code
Morocco, Economics, 7/4/2003
Powell: No military plans against Syria; Tlass: US accusations are fabrications
The US Secretary of State Colin Powell announced that Washington will not launch military operations against Syria and Iran, who are accused by Washington of supporting the Palestinian resistance groups at a time when the Syrian defense minister Lt. Gen. Mustafa Tlass rejected the American threats against his country on accusations of having mass destruction weapons and of sheltering former Iraqi officials and terrorism organizations, describing these accusations as fabrications.
Syria-USA, Politics, 7/4/2003
Libyan- Italian agreement to fight migration
Libya and Italy yesterday signed an agreement to fight illegal migration from the countries of North Africa to Europe via Italy, but the agreement did not indicate that it is possible for the Italian forces to run patrols on the Libyan coasts, as stated before upon talking about the context of the agreement, after this issue raised a heated debate in Libya as Tripoli refused to give up part of its sovereignty in this regard.
Libya-Italy, Politics, 7/4/2003
Moroccan FM received by Romanian president
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohammed Benaissa, who is currently on a two-day visit to Romania, was received here on Wednesday by Romanian president, Ion Iliescu, on the sidelines of the Moroccan-Romanian joint commission.
Morocco-Romania, Politics, 7/4/2003
Al-Baz, Larsen review ME developments
Egyptian President's Political Advisor, Osama Al-Baz reviewed in Cairo on Thursday with the UN Envoy for the Middle East peace Terry Rod Larsen, developments in the region, the exerted efforts for moving the Middle East peace process forward in addition to means of implementation of the Roadmap.
Egypt-UN, Politics, 7/4/2003
Abbas criticize Kfar Daroum operation, Israel considers it violation of truce
The Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas considered the launching of missiles at an Israeli settlement in Gaza and the attack which resulted in killing a foreign workers on Monday in the West Bank, as constituting an act of destruction.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/4/2003
An economic report: British Gas signs contract for 3.6 millions tons of Egyptian gas
The British gas Group BG for energy on Wednesday announced it finalized an agreement provided for buying 3.6 million tons of liquid natural gas per year of Egyptian liquid natural gas.
Egypt-UK, Economics, 7/4/2003
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Tunisian foreign affairs minister, Habib Ben Yahia, arrived Thursday in Morocco carrying a message from president Zine El Abidine Benali of Tunisia to king Mohammed VI.
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Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad received on Thursday former Lebanese Prime Minister, Salim al-Hoss and in another meeting Lebanese Minister of Public Health Suleiman Franjieh, on the situation in the region and issues of mutual concerns.
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Syria and Lebanon signed an agreement yesterday for cooperation in sphere of unification of the rules of licensing import of medicine and animal vaccines.
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Morocco will open as of July 07 a toll-free free phone number, ("212) 080 002 828, for people seeking information on religious issues.
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Moroccan and Spanish intellectuals and university professors will debate this July 7-9 Morocco-Spain relations after their normalization last February in a seminar themed "Morocco-Spain: Neighborhood foundations" to be held in Miraflores de la Sierra (60 Km west of Madrid).
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Members of the French association "Synergie Ile de France" on Wednesday visited the five locations targeted last May 16 by a string of quasi-simultaneous terrorist attacks in Casablanca as well as the family of one of the victims.
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