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Mubarak in Riyadh meets with Fahd, Abdullah; No Egyptian forces to Iraq
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak yesterday discussed with the Saudi Arabia's King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz and Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz in Riyadh the situation in Iraq and the Palestinian territories at a time when the political advisor for the Egyptian President Osama al-Baz said that his country will not send forces to Iraq.
Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Politics, 10/1/2003
Benflis announces his nomination for Algerian presidency
Benflis stressed that the front will pursue in the coming phase a policy totally contradicting those pursued by Butaflika, considering that it will be the "policy of the future, progress, pluralism, freedom and democracy."
Algeria, Politics, 10/1/2003
Khaddam continues visit to Iran
Higher Guide of the Islamic revolution of Iran Ayatullah Ali Khamaeni and Chairman of the Iranian Expediency Academy, Hashimi Rafsangani received separately in Tehran yesterday Syria's Vice-President Abdul Halim Khaddam.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 10/1/2003
Iraqi council consider return of Baathists; six months not enough to draw constitution
The Interim governing council in Iraq yesterday considered that the period of six months speculated by the US secretary of state Colin Powell to formulate a constitution is not enough, and announced simultaneously it studies returning back members of the former ruling Baath party to their posts in the state administration.
Iraq, Politics, 10/1/2003
Testimony of Moroccan POWs in Tindouf evidences abuses, France liberte
The "direct testimonies" of Moroccan prisoners of war in Tindouf (southern Algeria) show they were subject to "abuses" in the prisons controlled by secessionist group Polisario, Chairwoman of the French association "France Liberte," Danielle Mitterand, said Monday.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 10/1/2003
Morocco-US FTA talks on the right path, Powell
The Morocco-US free trade talks are on the right path, US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, told Monday hundreds of Arab government and international business leaders participating in the US-Arab Economic Forum held here September 28-30.
Morocco-USA, Economics, 10/1/2003
Spanish premier to visit Morocco on December
Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Maria Aznar, is to pay a two-day visit to Morocco (December 8-9), to chair with his Moroccan counterpart, Driss Jettou, a high-level meeting between the two countries, announced on Tuesday in Barcelona, Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign affairs, Ramon Gil-Casares.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 10/1/2003
Qrei returns back to the idea of mini government: 10 to 12 ministers including the 'basics'
A high ranking Palestinian official announced that the designated Palestinian prime minister Ahmad Qrei changed his mind over forming a plenary government and intends to introduce a small formation, whose members not to exceed 12 ministers by the fall of the end of the current week.
Palestine, Politics, 10/1/2003
Israel destroys 25 homes
Israeli occupying forces (IOF) invaded Rafah city and demolished 25 houses, wounding four Palestinians in the process
Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/1/2003
Al-Balagh: Yemen: five Islamic groups merged in 'al-Jihad base'
Five Islamic groups from Yemen, the Arab Peninsula, Egypt and Algeria announced merging into an organization called "al-Jihad base," threatening to carry out operation targeting Yemeni officials and western interests, according to al-Balagh paper yesterday.
Yemen-Regional, Politics, 10/1/2003
Al-Azhar launches project to rescue manuscripts
For centuries, Al-Azhar, the cradle of Islamic learning, housed one of the world's largest collections of Islamic manuscripts.
Regional-Egypt, Religion, 10/1/2003
VISA issues first smart card in Egypt
The VISA world association declared the beginning of using the first smart card in Egypt issued by the Arab-African Bank.
Egypt, Business, 10/1/2003
Washington detains al-Amoudi under the charge of receiving assets from Libya
An American judicial source announced the detention of the renowned American Islamic intellectual Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi on charge of violating sanctions imposed by Washington on Libya since 1986 and accepting money from Tripoli.
Libya-USA, Politics, 10/1/2003
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Egypt's Minister of Interior, Habib Al-Adly, decided to accept applications for granting the Egyptian nationalities to children of Egyptian women married to foreigners, in tandem with President Hosni Mubarak's directives at the closing session of the National Democratic Party (NDP)'s first annual congress.
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Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday received Sudanese First Vice-President Ali Othman Muhammad Taha who arrived in Cairo earlier in the day.
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Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak, Chairperson of the National Council for Women, will Wednesday attend the Rural Women's Day celebration in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Qena.
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Speaker of the Moroccan House of Advisors, Mustapha Oukacha, held talks in Rabat Monday with deputy-speaker of the Budenstag (German parliament), Antje Vollmer, on means to promote the role of parliaments in the consolidation of political dialogue between the two countries.
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Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak on Ocober 1st, 1996 inaugurated the first stage of the second underground line in Greater Cairo. This project is the first-ever in Africa and the Middle East and aims to link the different areas of the capital and its suburbs with a quick and regular means of transportation which also preserves the environment. This subway was initiated in 1987 and would consist eventually of three lines with a length of 68.2 kilometers
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The 20% privatization of the state-owned Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) was postponed to the second trimester of 2004, announced Tuesday a press release from the ministry of finance and privatization.
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