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Moroccans vote for local representatives Friday
Moroccan electors nationwide will be heading Friday to polling stations to choose 23,689 councilors among 112,658 candidates, in the first local elections held under the reign of King Mohammed VI who ascended to the throne in July 1999 and the eighth since Morocco's independence.
Morocco, Politics, 9/12/2003
Al Qathafi: Arab leaders are fraud; recommends pull out from the Arab League
Libya's Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi yesterday called on the Libyans to approve pulling out from the Arab League, considering that the Arab leaders are not committed to the Arab future and that all they do is talk about an Arab union when they have no intention to implement it.
Libya-Regional, Politics, 9/12/2003
Spain is trying Allouni over leading Jund Allah
Spanish judge Paltsar Ghartoun decided yesterday to extend the custody period of the Qatari al-Jazeera TV station reporter, Teiseir Allouni, who is suspected to be a member in a cell for al-Qaida organization in Spain.
Regional-Spain, Local, 9/12/2003
Arab parliamentarians agree on creation of Arab Parliament
The joint Arab parliamentarian meetings of the political and justice committees were concluded in Khartoum yesterday. The participants agreed on the establishment of an Arab Parliament.
Regional, Politics, 9/12/2003
Security arrangements obstruct progress in Sudanese peace talks
The Sudanese peace talks which are being held in Kenya entered its second week yesterday, achieving no progress in security matters that pave the way to move on other issues.
Sudan, Politics, 9/12/2003
Paris accepts 'declaration of intentions' from Libya on plane bombing compensation
Sanctions to be lifted today from Libya France yesterday paved the way before lifting international sanctions imposed on Libya in a voting which is presumed today at the UN security council, when it announced an agreement finalized by families of the victims of the French Uta plane which was downed in the airspace of the Greater Desert in 1989 and between al-Qathafi charity foundation led by his son.
Libya-France, Politics, 9/12/2003
Al-Assad confers with Cypriot official
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received on Thursday the leader of the Cyprus Socialist Party, Yanakis Omiro and an accompanying delegation
Syria-Cyprus, Politics, 9/12/2003
Jordanian king to meet Bush; halting Israeli provocation a must for Qrei's success
The Jordanian King Abdullah II said yesterday that his next week's visit to the US aims at "ensuring support for the Palestinian position" amid the current deterioration of conditions, noting that the US has to pressure Israel to stop its provocations of the Palestinians, should it seek the success of the Ahmad Qrei government.
Jordan-USA, Politics, 9/12/2003
Southern Moroccan delegation tours Europe
A delegation representing Moroccan southern provinces is currently touring Europe to express refusal of any solution to the Sahara conflict that does not take into account Morocco's full sovereignty over its territories and that is likely to jeopardize stability in the region.
Morocco-European Union, Politics, 9/12/2003
Pakistan: Israeli - Indian relations a great threat
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday said Israel's visit to India is as "extremely" threatening to Pakistan's interest and "if they are trying to unite to create an anti-Muslim military alliance, it is the saddest day in the history of the world, he told BBC Reddiff.com reported.
Regional-Pakistan, Politics, 9/12/2003
Israeli collective punishment escalate, 18 Palestinians homes demolished, electricity cut from 6 towns
The Israeli occupation forces yesterday escalated its violation of the Palestinian territories and the implementation of collective punishment against the Palestinians.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/12/2003
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Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received in Damascus on Thursday Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Yuri Vidotov and an accompanying delegation on the latest developments in the region particularly Iraq and the occupied Palestinian territories.
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Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa held Israel responsible for the deterioration of the Palestinian situation due to its aggressive and provocative acts against the Palestinians. In a statement to reporters in Cairo yesterday before leaving to Russia, he said that it is expected that the International Quartet Committee will interfere to stop the deterioration in the peace process.
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The new Iraq's minister of finance Kamel al-Keilani under the interim governing council announced that a clear work plan will be drawn to privatize industries owned by the government within two years.
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Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council, Abdul Rahman Ateya has held Israel responsible for the escalating situation in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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Under the patronage of Patriarch Gregarious III Laham, Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church, the 11th international Conference of the Children under the motto "Peace is Me, You and We, Let's Build it with Children" opened in Damascus on Wednesday. Deputy General Patriarch, Isedor Patekha represented Patriarch Laham in the opening ceremony.
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An Egyptian judicial source yesterday announced that the judicial authorities set September 27th as a date to try the two Libyans who tried to attack Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal in the lobby of one of the major hotels in Cairo during the meeting of the Arab foreign ministers.
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Police and customs services of the Tangiers port arrested Tuesday five Moroccan and two Algerian nationals in possession of 171kg of hashish, authorities said.
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