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Qatar's crown prince quits post for his brother
Well-informed Qatari sources stressed that QatarÕs Heir Apparent (crown prince) Sheikh Jassem bin Hamad al-Thani has quit the post of the crown prince for his brother Sheikh Tamim who presides over the Olympic committee.
Qatar, Politics, 8/5/2003
Arab follow up committee meets today in Cairo: Difficult Iraqi questions
Syria, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia have asked for a clear and joint Arab position concerning the situation in Iraq, at a time when several foreign ministers stressed that the meeting of the Arab Move and Follow up committee which will be held today ( Tuesday) at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo will be mostly limited to the Iraqi question in addition to the Roadmap and means of withstanding the American demands and requests to recognize the transitional governing council and sending Arab forces to Iraq.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 8/5/2003
Al-Dustour: Jweili outlines effect of war on Iraq against Arab economies
Secretary General of the Arab Economic Unity Council, Ahmad Jweili has stressed that the US-British war on Iraq affected negatively on the whole Arab economy particularly on Arab and foreign investments in the region, Arab workers movement and agreements relevant to the free trade among the Arab states.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 8/5/2003
Abul Ragheb discusses in Kuwait latest developments in the region
The Jordanian prime minister Ali Abul Ragheb discussed with his Kuwaiti counterpart yesterday ways of bilateral cooperation in the political, economic and energy fields.
Jordan-Kuwait, Politics, 8/5/2003
Iranian delegation discusses cooperation with governing council in Iraq
A delegation representing the Iranian foreign ministry met in Baghdad yesterday with chairman and members of the transitional governing council in Iraq.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 8/5/2003
Bahrain: new paper in October
The "Dar al-Mithaq for press and publication" in Bahrain announced it will publish a fourth daily in Arabic in Bahrain in October this year.
Bahrain, Politics, 8/5/2003
Al- Assad presides over the NAF meeting
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad chaired yesterday the meeting of the Central Leadership of the National Progressive Front.
Syria, Politics, 8/5/2003
Sending Arab troops to Iraq not raised for discussion
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said the issue of sending Arab troops to Iraq is not raised for discussion.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 8/5/2003
Morocco to organize economic-trade week in Algeria
The Information and Broadcast Center (CDI) will organize next October 14-22 a Moroccan economic and trade week in Algeria in collaboration with Algeria's embassy in Rabat and the Algerian Company of Fairs and Exhibitions.
Morocco-Algeria, Economics, 8/5/2003
300 American search operations in 24 hours, arresting 1850 Iraqis Occupation: Saddam will see his end in Tikrit
The American occupation forces in Iraq said yesterday that the belt is tightened around the neck of the toppled Iraqi President and expected his return back to Tikrit to witness his own end, while resistance operations continued against it and resulted during the few past hours in five wounded.
Iraq-USA, Military, 8/5/2003
Moussa, Maher meets Oti
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa discussed in Cairo yesterday with the European Union Envoy for the Middle East peace process Marc Oti the latest developments in the Middle East particularly in the Palestinian territories and means of moving the peace process forward as well as the EU' s role in this regard.
Regional-European Union, Politics, 8/5/2003
Al Bayane: Baker's plan to increase tension and instability in the region, Moroccan party
The Progress and Socialism Party (PPS) categorically rejected Baker's latest plan, deploring that it "increases tension and causes instability" in the region.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/5/2003
Irsaeli forces would five Palestinians in west bank, razes lands in Bethlehem
Basima Al-Hamamy was shot with a live bullet in the right side of her pelvis, due to which she was transferred into hospital to receive medical attention, Rafidia Hospital sources in Nablus, said
Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/5/2003
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Lebanese Information Minister Michel Samaha has said that Israel stands behind the terrorist act of killing one of the national resistance cadres Ali Hussein Saleh last Saturday.
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Egyt's President Hosni Mubarak received a message from Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on bilateral and regional issues.
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Moroccan foreign affairs and cooperation minister, Mohamed Benaissa, affirmed Sunday that the latest peace plan of United Nations secretary general personal envoy for the Sahara, James Baker, was "stillborn."
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Political Advisor of Egyptian President, Osama al-Baz, called on Israel yesterday to stop its nuclear program and to destroy its nuclear and chemical arsenals which threaten the security of the region of the Middle East.
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On talks between the Sudanese government and John Garang's Sudan People's Liberation Movement, Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Othman Ismael said that his government had called for starting a new round of negotiations on August 10 and accepted taking part in the talks in Nairobi.
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Cairo is the venue for the four days meetings of the 3 sessions of the International Bureau for Textiles and Clothing (IBTC) due to open today by Minister of Foreign Trade, Youssef Boutros Ghali.
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Citing security reasons, the U.S. government announced August 2 that international air passengers would no longer be able to transit through the United States without obtaining a visa
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