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Al-Assad interview with Corriere Della Sera on internal and external policy
Answering a question on the US accusations to Syria that it produces mass destruction weapons, the president said "we responded to those accusations...our response was at the UN Security Council and the UN by proposing a draft resolution on making the Middle East region free of mass destruction weapons. They were angry when they accused us, and when we presented our reply their anger became greater."
Syria-Regional, Politics, 9/30/2003
Saudi intellectuals call for implementing fundamental reform
Some 306 Saudi Arabian intellectuals including 51 women have called for the need of starting the implementation of a comprehensive and fundamental reform operation in the country.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/30/2003
Mubarak, Zayed discuss the situation in the region
During his short visit to Abu Dhabi, President Hosni Mubsarak of Egypt discussed with the United Arab Emirates UAE President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan the situation in Iraq and the Middle East peace process.
United Arab Emirates-Egypt, Politics, 9/30/2003
Egyptian police release other 1000 members of the Islamic group, one leader
The Egyptian authorities released Mamdouh Ali Youssef, member of the Shoura council for the Islamic group and one of the most important former figures in al-Fayyoum province.
Egypt, Politics, 9/30/2003
Syrian vice president holds talks with Khatami on ME developments
Iranian President Muhammad Khatami received in Tehran on Monday Syria's Vice - President Abdulhaleem Khaddam.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 9/30/2003
Detroit Arab- American forum:vow for rapprochement; Moussa links Iraq to development; Burns optimist on next generation
The Arab- American economic forum continued deliberations in Detroit, and the secretary general of the Arab League announced in front of the participants that the return back of stability to Iraq is a vital precondition for economic development in the region.
Regional-USA, Politics, 9/30/2003
Moroccan professionals to be consulted in tourism office budget, minister
The Moroccan federation of tourism will participate, for the first time, in the elaboration of the budget of the Moroccan Tourism Office (ONMT), said tourism minister, Adil Douiri.
Morocco, Economics, 9/30/2003
Arab doctors union calls for release of Moroccan POWs in Tindouf
The Arab Doctors' Union called on Sunday for the "immediate, total and unconditional release of Moroccan prisoners held in Tindouf (southern Algeria)."
Regional-Morocco, Politics, 9/30/2003
Al-Shara outlines Syria's views before UN GA
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara on Monday described the Middle East region as almost unique in the world in being singularly more victimized than other regions and endured more injuries, more campaigns of misrepresented facts and has been subjected more to the use of force.
Syria-UN, Politics, 9/30/2003
Syrian ministers confer with British defense studies Delegation
Syria's Minister of Higher Education Hani Murtada and Minister of Expatriates Butheina Shaaban in Damascus on Monday met a delegation of the Royal Academic of the British Defense Studies chaired by Major General Roger Lockwood.
Syria-UK, Politics, 9/30/2003
Egypt, France talks on oil, gas, petrochemicals cooperation
French Minister delegate for Industry, Nicole Fontaine, expressed Sunday her country's interest in increasing cooperation with Egypt in the various fields.
Egypt-France, Economics, 9/30/2003
King Abdulah: Jordan will train 30,000 Iraqis
The Jordanian King Abdulah II has called on the USA and the European Union to pressure both the Palestinian and Israeli sides to urge them to resume their negotiations. After he had ruled out sending Jordanian forces to Iraq, Abdullah announced that Jordan has received thousands of Iraqis to train them.
Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 9/30/2003
Morocco, France relations are exemplary, French former fm
Relations between Morocco and France are exemplary, French former foreign minister, Hubert Vedrine, said on the fringes of the international forum of the Tunisian weekly "R?alit?s."
Morocco-France, Politics, 9/30/2003
Oreikat looms not to accept minister for negotiations affairs; People's front stays out of government
The People's Front for Liberation of Palestine has apologized for not taking part in the new Palestinian government which its designated prime minister has almost finished its formation.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/30/2003
Israel arrests a mother and five daughters and dynamites a house in hebron
The Palestinian IPC news agency said today "Israeli occupation forces (IOF) shot and wounded six Palestinian citizens and arrested a mother and her five daughters after blowing up their house in Al Tabaqa village ofÊ Hebron on Tuesday...The house of Mahmoud Nassar Yousef Hamdan, 23, has been dynamited today morning by the Israeli occupation forces in Al Tabaqa village in Doura town, south west of Hebron. Hamdan has been killed by Israeli fire in the illegitimate Jewish settlement of Negohot late Friday."
Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/30/2003
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Media reforms in Morocco is a priority of the government whose vision is to build a durable modern society, said here Monday Moroccan minister of communication and spokesman for the government, Nabil Benabdellah.
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A delegation representing the Moroccan southern provinces population arrived in Rome Sunday for a visit meant to foster awareness on the Moroccan Sahara issue and express the populations' refusal of the latest plan mooted by the UN secretary general's personal envoy, James Baker.
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Iran said "Iranian nation has every right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes," the official news agency quoted the government's spokesman saying yesterday.
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After one year and a half of hard negotiations, Morocco and the European union reached this week an agreement on Moroccan low-duty tomato exports to the Union, which will amount to 190,000 tons this year, and 220,000 tons in four years. In counterpart, Morocco will import 0.4 to one million tons of low-duty European wheat, depending on national production. When it is less than 2.1 million Tons, the wheat imports may reach one million Tons, and 0.4 million tons in case it does not.
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Morocco's Younes El Aynaoui and Hicham Arazi are participating in the 380,000 Euro French Tennis open of Moselle de Metz that starts Monday.
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