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Allouni is expected to be released within 24 hours
Manuel De Porta, the lawyer of the Qatari TV station correspondent Teiseir Allouni expressed his optimism that the Spanish authorities will release his client within 24 hours.
Regional-Spain, Local, 9/10/2003
Improved public governance in Middle East could boost economic growth, says
Public governance is typically weaker in countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region than in others at similar income levels, according to a World Bank report released Monday.
Regional, Politics, 9/10/2003
Islamic party says limited participation in local polls, a strategic choice
The decision to limit the participation of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) to next Friday's local elections, is part of a "strategy" adopted by this party since 1997, said Saad Eddine Othmani, deputy secretary General of the party categorized as an "Islamist" party.
Morocco, Politics, 9/10/2003
Canada supports unconditional release of Moroccan POWs
"Canada supports the unconditional release of all prisoners of war," said here Monday Canadian deputy, Bernard Patry (liberal), as he was receiving a Moroccan delegation to conduct a campaign for the release of Moroccan prisoners held in the Tindouf camps (southeastern Algeria) by the Polisario mercenaries.
Morocco-Canada, Politics, 9/10/2003
Suzanne Mubarak receives Mediterranean culture award in Italy
Egypt's first lady cited that at the ancient Bibliotheca Alexandrina that Aristarchus was the first person to state that the earth revolves around the sun, 1800 years before Copernicus.
Egypt, Culture, 9/10/2003
Khaddam meets French parliamentary delegation
Syria's Vice- President Abdulhalim Khaddam received in Damascus yesterday a French parliamentarian delegation headed by Chairman of the Syrian- French Parliamentarian Friendship Association Gerard Babette.
Syria-France, Politics, 9/10/2003
Arab FMs accepts governing council as to have Iraq seat at AL
Following intensive discussions, the Arab Foreign Ministers have reached a decision that accepts the demand of Iraqi Governing Council to occupy Iraq's seat at the Arab League with adequate conditions.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 9/10/2003
Syrian- Armenian educational cooperation
Syria's Minister of Education Mahmoud al-Sayed and the Armenian Minister of Education and Sciences Sergi Yeretsian discussed yesterday the executive program of cooperation between the two countries.
Syria-Armenia, Education, 9/10/2003
Local polls: woman-candidate without husband's knowledge gets divorce
A man living in Fez was astonished to see his wife's picture among candidates for next Friday's local elections and judged the insubordination serious enough to divorce her.
Morocco, Local, 9/10/2003
Chalabi visits Ankara, wants its forces
The current chairman of the Iraqi governing council Ahmed Chalabi is preparing to visit Ankara within days to inform it of the desire of the council to the deployment of 10,000 Turkish troops to Western Iraq.
Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 9/10/2003
Paris obstructs lifting sanctions from Libya
The UN Security Council was subjected to a new French veto against a draft British resolution to lift sanctions from Libya who decided to postpone voting on the draft resolution until next Friday
Libya-France, Politics, 9/10/2003
Qrei: I will not be a prime minister under the Israeli instructions
Qrei who met with Abbas who submitted his resignation on Saturday said "I informed the Americans, the Arabs and the Russians. I have informed all that the situation cannot continue. I will not be subjected to the Israeli instructions. Do this and do not do that."
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/10/2003
Swiss lawyer sues Israel's army
The Swiss attorney Marcel Bosonnet said on September 5 that he filed a lawsuit against Israel, accusing four top Israeli military of committing war crimes against the Palestinian people.
Israel-Switzerland, Politics, 9/10/2003
Amnesty calls to end policy of closures and restriction of movement
"Israel must put an end to the imposition of disproportionate and discriminatory restrictions on Palestinians' movement in the Occupied Territories which have crippled the Palestinian economy and caused widespread poverty, unemployment and increasing health problems," Amnesty International said in a report published Tuesday.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/10/2003
Some 15 Israelis are killed in two attacks in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv
Two strong explosions took place yesterday and resulted in 15 dead, most of them soldiers, and scores of wounded. Four days following a failed Israeli attempt to assassinate the founder of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas, Sheikh Ahmad Yassin and another leading figure in Gaza.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/10/2003
Al-Faisal: They tried to attack me
The Egyptian attorney general decided yesterday to jail the two Libyan businessmen Mahmoud al-Bashir and Fatehi al-Masaad for four days for inquiries on their attempt to attack the Saudi Arabian foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal in the lobby of the hotel in Cairo on Monday evening where he was residing, before he had headed to the headquarters of the Arab League to attend the meetings of the Arab foreign ministers.
Saudi Arabia-Libya, Politics, 9/10/2003
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Lebanese President Emil Lahoud stressed in Beirut yesterday that security and peace that Lebanon is witnessing are a result of Lebanon national and Pan Arab stance as well as the coordination with Syria.
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Responding to a question about his assessment of Abu Mazen's resignation, President Hosni Mubarak taold the Italian Corriere Della Sera newspaper that Abu Mazen's failure was expected. Sidelining the role of Arafat cannot be beneficial nor reasonable.
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Syria's minister of industry, Issam al-Zaeem received yesterday Iranian Deputy Minister of Petrol, Director of Iranian Petrochemical Company Ne'mat Zada-eh and an accompanying delegation.
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The appeal court of Rabat heard Monday the case of Mohammed Neggaoui, the second suspect in the case of the terrorist group of 33 led by French national Pierre Robert, who is sued in connection with the terrorist attacks that hit Casablanca last May.
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