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Two extremists, three journalists jailed for 10 to 1 year
The court of appeal of Rabat handed down Monday sentences ranging between 10 and 1 years against the extremist group of "Zakaria Boughrara."
Morocco, Local, 8/6/2003
Arab foreign ministers refuse sending troops to Iraq
Arab League Secretary-General, Amr Moussa, said the meeting of the League follow-up committee produced a consensus that sending Arab military forces to Iraq cannot be considered in the current circumstances.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 8/6/2003
In succession of Jasem, Tamim becomes Crown Prince of Qatar
Amir of Qatar, Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani announced the appointment of his son Sheikh Tamim as a crown prince. Heir Apparent (crown prince) Sheikh Jassem bin Hamad al-Thani, addressed a message to his father, the Amir of Qatar, expressing his desire to give up the post of the crown prince.
Qatar, Politics, 8/6/2003
Islamists parliamentarians will vote no confidence in the Jordanian government
The chairman of the Islamic parliamentary bloc at the Jordanian parliament, Azzam al-Huneidi, has disclosed the intention of the parliamentarians of the "Islamic Action Front Party" to vote no confidence for the government of Ali Abul Ragheb which will present its ministerial statement to the Jordanian parliament today to win the confidence of the parliament.
Jordan, Politics, 8/6/2003
Sudanese judicial commission calls for releasing Hassan al-Turabi
Sudanese sources said that governmental human rights group has called for the release of the Islamic leader Sheikh Hassan al-Turabi who was once a close associate to the Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir.
Sudan, Politics, 8/6/2003
Movement and follow up committee discusses ME conditions
Arab Foreign Ministers at the Movement and Follow up Committee held yesterday a meeting in Cairo.
Regional, Politics, 8/6/2003
Aleppo hosts economic symposium on banking
General Director of the Jordan Residence Bank for Trade and Financing, Abdul Qader al-Douik, has underlined that the issued laws and decrees in Syria will participate in creating new banking environment in Syria which will enable the banking sector to activate its role in the economic and social development and the restoration of the immigrant capital which is estimated by 50 to 60 billion dollars in the development projects.
Syria, Economics, 8/6/2003
L'Opinion: Sahara issue is 'a conflict between Morocco and Algeria'
The editorial noted the existence of "interest groups, people who are nostalgic to the cold war era and lobbies that consider the normalization of relations with Morocco likely to harm their political, economic and strategic interests."
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/6/2003
Moroccan paper criticizes US, Spain positions in security council over sahara
The "Economist" newspaper strongly criticized Tuesday US and Spain for their positions during the debate in United Nations the Security Council over the Sahara, underlining that "our population is not scared of the United States of Bush, or his representative, Baker, nor of UN resolutions."
Morocco-USA, Politics, 8/6/2003
Dangerous wanted killed in al-Qaseim attack; Saudi Arabia: FBI interrogated al-Bayoumi
The American embassy in Riyadh disclosed yesterday that agents for the FBI interrogated the Saudi Arabia Omar al-Bayoumi who is in Saudi Arabia on Sunday and that he will be reinterrogated by another team in the same office later.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 8/6/2003
Egypt's foreign exchange resources increased
A decision has been taken on establishing a new mechanism at the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) for reactivating the decision deregulating exchange rate
Egypt, Economics, 8/6/2003
Kuwait- Jordanian oil deal
The Jordanian minister of energy and mineral resources Muhammad al-Bateynah, who is accompanying the Jordanian prime minister Ali Abul Ragheb in an official visit to Kuwait said that Jordan had agreed with Kuwait to be supplied with oil shares "at preferable price" following the suspension of oil supplies that used to arrive from Iraq.
Jordan-Kuwait, Economics, 8/6/2003
Kuwait welcomes Abu Mazen's visit 'at any time'
The Kuwaiti prime minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah stressed yesterday that Kuwait welcomes the visit of the Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas to Kuwait "at any time."
Kuwait-Palestine, Politics, 8/6/2003
Director of Iraqi TV appointed by occupation, resigned
The director of the Iraqi TV, Ahmad al-Rikabi, who was appointed by the American forces to launch media campaigns inside Iraq has resigned just three months after starting his work as he failed to attract the Iraqi people to what Washington broadcasts inside Iraq.
Iraq, Politics, 8/6/2003
Canada backs negotiated solution to Sahara issue
Ambassador of Canada in Rabat, Yves Gagnon, said his country is in favor of "a negotiated solution to the Sahara question."
Morocco-Canada, Politics, 8/6/2003
Maher, Muasher rule out return back of the two ambassadors to Israel
Egypt and Jordan announced yesterday that time is not proper for the return back of the Egyptian and Jordanian ambassadors to Israel.
Egypt-Jordan, Politics, 8/6/2003
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Sudanese President Omar Hasan al-Bashir has expressed high appreciation over Syria's national stands in facing the current challenges under the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad.
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In an exclusive interview with al-Ahram, Ambassador Ahmed Abul Gheit, Head of Egypt's permanent delegation to the United Nations voiced his conviction that the coming period will witness a US move to call upon the UN to play a major role on the Iraqi scene, pointing that the USA needs the UN support during the process of final settlement, and to give legitimacy to the situation in Iraq.
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Morocco's Younes El Aynaoui qualified for the 2nd round of the US $2.45 million ATP Montreal open.
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The Moroccan Royal Athletics Federation has fielded the candidacy of Morocco's world record holder on 1500 m, Hicham El Guerrouj, to the Athletes Commission of the world athletics governing body IAAF. El-Guerrouj, a three-time world champion of the same distance, also intends to run for election to the athletes commission of the International Olympic Committee (ICO).
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A young Moroccan died suffocated while attempting to save his family from a blaze that raged through his cousin's house in Jurbise (western Belgium), said Tuesday the daily, Libre Belgique. Touhami Idrissi, who was visiting his Belgium-settled family, dared to face the flames that surrounded the second-floor home. He died asphyxiated by the thick smoke after having saved a child, the last person that remained in the house.
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