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The US, weapons of mass destruction and the politics of fear
Iran has been given a deadline of October to meet more stringent and intrusive examination into its nuclear program. This comes as the US has and continues to see any hint of development in the nuclear area by third world countries as a threat to its strategic interest, especially in the middle east as it relates to its ability to control the oil rich region.
Regional-USA, Analysis, 9/24/2003
New Syrian cabinet plan to start with administrative reform
The cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Naji Otari, discussed today during its first meeting following the formation of the new government the work plan for the coming period.
Syria, Politics, 9/24/2003
Two incidents violate the Saudi national day; Three Islamists killed, hostages in Jeizan
While celebrating its National Day yesterday, Saudi Arabia witnessed two remarkable security incidents. The first was the killing of four persons in a clash in the southern area of Jeizan between the security forces and armed Islamists, in an incident during which hostages were held in a hospital. The second incident was the besiege of the house of the reform activist Abdul Aziz al-Tayyar and detaining him.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/24/2003
FBI: Allouni is responsible for campaigning for al- Qaida organization
The Spanish daily La Fangardia said yesterday quoting sources at the Federal Bureau for Investigation and the Spanish police that the FBI accused al-Jazeera TV correspondent Teiseir Allouni that he is responsible for campaigning for al-Qaida organization.
Regional-Spain, Politics, 9/24/2003
One set of dictators replaces another; Iraqi governing council bans al-Jazeera, al-Arabia temporarily
The Interim Governing Council in Iraq decided yesterday to ban the correspondents of al-Jazeera and al-Arabia TV stations from covering news of official activities of the council for two weeks, threatening the possibility of closing the offices of the two channels as a punishment for them over what the council described as "biased media coverage under the pretext of broadcasting messages for the toppled Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and other messages for groups threatened to target members of the council."
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 9/24/2003
Annan warns UN at crossroads over issue of unilateral action
The unilateralism of recent events has called into question the decades-old tradition of global consensus on collective security and brought the international community to a fork in the road, portending a moment Òno less decisive than 1945 itself, when the United Nations was founded,Ó United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said yesterday.
Regional-UN, Politics, 9/24/2003
Lawyers of 2 alleged terrorists abandon their clients' case in protest against court
Casablanca, Sept 23 (MAP) - The Lawyers of two people standing trial at the Court of Appeal in Casablanca for their alleged connection with the May 16 terrorists attacks that left 45 people dead including 12 terrorists, have decided to withdraw from the case in protest against the court's refusal to hear witnesses.
Morocco, Local, 9/24/2003
Smuggling costs Morocco 450,000 jobs, says minister
The marketing in Morocco of Spanish products worth 1.5 billion Euros, smuggled into the country mainly from the two Spanish enclaves, Sebta and Melillia, is costing the kingdom 450,000 jobs and hampers the normal social and economic development, said, in Madrid Tuesday, visiting Moroccan minister of economic and general affairs, Abderrazak El Mossadeq.
Morocco-Spain, Economics, 9/24/2003
Iraqi tribe delegation concludes a successful visit to Syria
Chairman and members of the delegation of the Iraqi Tribal National Council highly lauded President Bashar al-Assad's vision and analysis of the development of events on the regional and international levels and his care for the realization of security and stability in the region.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 9/24/2003
Sahrawis reject Baker plan for the Sahara in European parliament
A delegation representing the populations of Moroccan southern provinces expressed Monday in the European parliament in Strasbourg rejection of the latest plan over the Sahara mooted by James Baker, the personal envoy of the United Nations Secretary General.
Morocco-UN, Politics, 9/24/2003
Half of the Iraqis in need of food aid
The United Nations Food and Agriculture organization FAO said that almost half of the Iraqis estimated at 26 million are in need of humanitarian aid in order to avoid hunger despite the improvement of agricultural crops in the country since the end of military operations which were led by the American and British forces who invaded Iraq in March.
Iraq, Economics, 9/24/2003
One wall collapsed in al-Aqsa Mosque
The Islamic al-Awqaf department in Jerusalem have accused the Israeli authorities of being behind the collapse of an internal wall in al-Aqsa mosque yesterday after it had prevented its engineers form maintaining it.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/24/2003
One Palestinian killed, 32 detained in West Bank, Gaza
One Palestinians from the Islamic Jihad movement was killed yesterday during an attempt to attack Doughit settlement in Gaza, while the Israeli occupation forces incurred in the southern part of the sector and carried out a campaign of arrest covered 20 Palestinians.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/24/2003
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The Lebanese Foreign Relations' Committee at the Parliament has stressed that what is called US Congressional "Syria Accountability Act" is a political act with no base in international Law. In a statemen yesterday, it said this act is an interference in internal affairs and targets the Syrian - Lebanese relations stressing that the Syrian presence in Lebanon is a legitimate and temporal one and it gives stability to the region.
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"U.S. soldiers detained an Associated Press photographer and driver on Tuesday, handcuffing them, forcing them to stand in the sun for three hours and denying them water or use of a telephone," a New York Times report said yesterday.
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The Arab Assembly on backing Palestine and Iraq has called UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to exert efforts to release the members of the Palestinian diplomatic mission which were arrested by the US occupying troops in Iraq.
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"Lots were cast at the 20th meeting of the committee supervising land distribution Êtoday to determine the distribution of 50 land plots to 59 citizens ... located in the wilayats of Baushar, Al-Amirat and Quriyat." Oman's news agency reported.
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61 Islamic and Christian countries, is currently participating in the 14th session of the World Council of the Islamic Daawa (call) held in Libya. Several Moslem and Christian thinkers and religious figures are taking part in the encounter that aims to enhance dialogue between religions and cultures.
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"Atlantis Oman, the Chinese Company that acquired Block 40 in a gas and oil production sharing agreement with the Sultanate, continues the drilling of the well ÒSalamaÓ which is located in the block offshore Musandam Governorate, according to a Ministry of Oil and Gas official," Oman official news agency ONA reported.
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Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir "has reaffirmed his country's determination to establish solid cooperative relations with the republic of Uganda," the official Libyan news agency reported.
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The non-official Conference of the Donor and Host Countries of the Palestinian refugees opened its deliberations in Amman yesterday with the participation of 28 countries and international organizations
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The 48th cotton festival was opened yesterday in Aleppo. Syria's Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Adel Safar talked about the developments in Syria in all domains particularly in the field of agriculture stressing the importance of agriculture in the national economy.
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The Supreme Court in Rabat rejected on Tuesday the appeal by a defendant sentenced earlier to life imprisonment for his involvement in the May 16 suicide attacks in Casablanca that left 45 people dead including the 12 terrorists.
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