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Al-Assad, Mahateer Muhammad outlined policies
Syria's President Bashar al -Assad gave a dinner banquet yesterday evening in honor of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahateer Muhammad.
Syria-Malaysia, Politics, 8/18/2003
French rights body accuses Algeria, Polisario of killing, torturing Moroccan pows
France Liberte, a leading rights body, accused Algeria and its puppet Polisario separatist group of torturing and killing Moroccan POWs in Tindouf (south-western Algeria, and Blida (northern Algeria).
Algeria-France, Politics, 8/18/2003
Tunisian women return back to the veil vigorously
The scarf has returned back to fill the Tunisian streets, remarkably since several months after it had disappeared during the two past decades.
Tunisia, Culture, 8/18/2003
Abbas to meet with al-Assad in Syria in September
Palestinian foreign affairs minister Nabil Shaath said that the Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas will visit Damascus in September.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/18/2003
Syrian- Malaysian economic relations in a press conference
Syria's Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa Miro and his Malaysian Counterpart, Mahateer Muhammad held yesterday in Damascus a joint press conference. Miro asserted that these discussions were the base for a new stage of bilateral cooperation in the economic, scientific, educational, technical, communication, commercial, banking and cultural fields.
Syria-Malaysia, Economics, 8/18/2003
Egypt, Kenya hold Garang responsible for the stumbled talks in Sudan
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Maher has stressed that what is needed now is to influence the leader of the rebels in south Sudan, John Garang, to give up his "stubborn position" in this phase of Sudanese peace negotiations.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 8/18/2003
Bush holds telephone talks with Crown Prince Abdullah
The White House announced in Washington yesterday that the US President George W. Bush made a long phone call with the Saudi ArabiaÕs Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz that dealt with the efforts made to fighting what is called terrorism.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 8/18/2003
U.N. called to free sahrawi families jailed in Algerian camps
The Association of Defense of Sahrawi Refugees in Tindouf (ADESETI) has asked the newly-appointed special representative of the United Nations Secretary General for the Sahara, Alvaro De Soto, to spare no effort to find "as soon as possible a solution that brings to a halt the suffering of the Sahrawi families sequestered" by Polisario separatists in Tindouf, south-western Algeria.
Morocco-UN, Politics, 8/18/2003
Powell: Libya will be on the terrorism list despite its concessions
The US Secretary of State Colin Powell announced that Libya will remain on the list of it called state sponsors of terrorism, despite its admission to shoulder the responsibility over the Lockerbie incident of 1988.
Libya-USA, Politics, 8/18/2003
Saudi Fatwa forbids terrorism
The council of the commission of senior scholars in Saudi Arabia issued a Fatwa (religious announcement) condemning the explosions that took place recently in the Kingdom and called on the Saudi citizens to cooperate with the security authorities to eliminating the armed groups.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/18/2003
Security continued to deteriorate in Iraq, First Danish killed, Abu Gharib prison massacre
At Least some 11 Iraqis were killed and 59 Iraqis and 6 American soldiers wounded in various incidents in Iraq during the 24 past hours, while the first Danish soldier was killed working in the course of the coalition forces led by the USA.
Iraq-USA, Military, 8/18/2003
Tlass meets Chinese delegation
Syria's Deputy Commander in-Chief, Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Mustafa Tlass has received in Damascus the Director of the Political Administration in the Chinese Public Liberation Army, Wan Tsengrin and an accompanying delegation.
Syria-China, Politics, 8/18/2003
Al-Ahram: Obeid: resistance is legitimate
Lebanese Foreign Minister, Jean Obeid has stressed Syria and Lebanon's commitment to their "national firm and principled stances" concerning the restoration of occupied Golan and Shabaa farms.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 8/18/2003
Al-Shara meets with Shaath on Arab issues
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received in Damascus on Saturday Palestinian foreign affairs minister Nabil Shaath and an accompanying delegation.
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 8/18/2003
Israeli forces invade Qalqilya, detain official in al-Jihad movement
Palestinian sources said the occupation forces demolished in Balat camp, the house of the family of Amjad Salim, member of al-Aqsa group who was killed by the Israeli forces
Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/18/2003
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Syria's First Lady Asmaa Al-Assad received in Damascus yesterday Malaysian Prime Minister's wife, City Hasma Mohammad Ali on bilateral cooperation,the two countries' experience in developing the role of the woman, family care, the best means of developing the countryside and health care in society.
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Dutch Ambassador to Cairo, Martine Cobles stressed yesterday that the Arab states play a pivotal role in the issues of the peace process in the Middle East on top of which the issue of Jerusalem.
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The Chairman of Syrian Red Crescent Organization Abdul Rahman al-Attar has stressed that the organization has exerted every effort to gather donations and grants all over Syria to offer to the Iraqi people.
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Japanese Envoy for Peace in the ME Tatsu Arima has stressed his country's adherence to realize peace in the region, pointing out to his country believe in the importance of establishing the Palestinian state. The Japanese envoy called on Israel to halt its violation against the Palestinians.
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Chairwoman of the Moroccan Red Crescent (CRM), Princess Lalla Malika, decided to send aid to some 300 families who were stricken by floods that hit Tan Tan, southern Morocco, this week.
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