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Kuwait to separate the post of Crown Prince from the Prime Minister
Political sources in Kuwait said that Kuwait's Amir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah intends to seperate the office of prime minister held by Sheikh Saad al-Abdullah al-Sabah from his authority as Crown Prince in preparation to implement a series of political reforms following the parliamentary elections held last Saturday.
Kuwait, Politics, 7/10/2003
Mauro Vieira: Brazil supports Arab causes, for a viable Palestinian state
Ambassador Vieira continued that the message presents a project for a summit meeting between American Presidents and Presidents of the Arab states, noting that this is a new project, as it is for the first time such an idea born in that the two regions are meeting to discuss South- South cooperation relations to develop cooperation between them and exchanging experience and discuss items of international agenda of concern to our countries
Syria-Brazil, Politics, 7/10/2003
Court adjourns to friday trial of weekly editor
The first instance court of Rabat on Wednesday adjourned to next Friday the trial of Mustapha Alaoui, editor of "Al Ousboue" weekly, who is sued for publishing a communiqu? by a group that claims responsibility for some of the series of attacks that rocked Casablanca last May 16.
Morocco, Politics, 7/10/2003
Scores killed and wounded in tribal fighting in Somalia
Some 28 persons were at least killed and other 65 wounded in confrontation that took place between warring Somali groups during the past 48 hours.
Somalia, Politics, 7/10/2003
Lebanese, Ukraine president pleased over talks in Kiev
Ukraine's President Leonid Kuchma and the Lebanese President Emil Lahoud expressed their satisfaction over the results of talks they held in Kiev on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Lebanon-Ukraine, Politics, 7/10/2003
King Mohammed pays unexpected visit to port of Tangier
Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Wednesday paid an unexpected visit to the port of Tangier to inquire about arrangements taken for Moroccan expatriates in Europe who come home for their summer holidays.
Morocco, Culture, 7/10/2003
Over 400,000 people benefit from nationwide literacy campaign
The Nationwide literacy campaign dubbed "Massirat Ennour (March for light)," launched in Morocco end of last May, benefited some 431,544 persons, said state secretary in charge of literacy and informal education, Najima Rhozali Tay Tay.
Morocco, Education, 7/10/2003
Children rights code to be more effective
The new children rights code was drafted in a way that repairs some loopholes and will be given more efficiency with a train of coercive and dissuasive clauses it contains, said secretary of state in charge of family, solidarity and social action, Yasmina Baddou.
Morocco, Culture, 7/10/2003
Sweden, Norway NGOs seriously concerned over situation of Moroccans sequestered in Tindouf
Several humanitarian associations in Sweden and Norway expressed during a seminar held last weekend in Gutenburg (Sweden) serious concern over the harsh living conditions of Moroccans sequestered in Tindouf camps (south-western Algeria), a Swedish NGO told MAP.
Morocco-Sweden, Politics, 7/10/2003
Kurds force 7000 Shiite to evacuate
Several Bashmarka Kurds who returned back to Khanqin in the downtown of Iraq after the collapse of the Iraqi regime three months ago expelled thousands of Shiite families who settled in the area, at the directives of the former regime, 30 years ago.
Iraq, Politics, 7/10/2003
Egypt delegation for saving the truce; Israelis harassment of Palestinian farmers
An Egyptian delegation arrived in Gaza yesterday in a bid to nave the Palestinian truce from collapse at the time when the Palestinian leadership is exerting intensive efforts for containing the domestic front after Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas Abu Mazen threatened to resign.
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 7/10/2003
Syria - Turkey joint company to be established
Syria's minister of Industry, Issam al-Zaeem and Chairman of Turkish Gurish Group's Administrative Council, Idrees Yaman Turk signed yesterday in Damascus an understanding memorandum stipulating the establishment of a joint company aiming at renewing and expanding cement, sugar and fertilizers factories.
Syria-Turkey, Economics, 7/10/2003
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A group of British and American researchers said yesterday that the number of killed because of the American- British war against Iraq reached more than 6,000 following statistics that covered the victims in remote areas in Iraq. Earlier statistics said that 5500 Iraqis were the victims of the war.
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Conference of Supervisors of Palestinian Refugees' Affairs concluded in Cairo yesterday called on the international community to pressure Israel and to compel it to implement the international resolutions stipulating complete withdrawal from all occupied Arab territories till the line of June 4, 1967 and giving the Palestinians their rights on top of which are establishing their independent state with its capital Jerusalem.
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Deputy chief of staff of Saudi ArabiaÕs armed forces Lt. Gen. Sultan al- Mateiri met yesterday in Riyadh with the chairman of the British air forces chief of staff Lt. Gen Graham Stripe on prospects of military cooperation.
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Israeli sources said that the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon will head on Sunday for Britain in a visit which will last for three days.
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