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Parliament fall session opening: King Mohammed surveys reforms of the family law
Morocco's King Mohammed VI announced a series of reforms to the proposed "Mudawana (Family law)" at the opening in Rabat Friday of the parliament fall session.
Morocco, Politics, 10/11/2003
No progress possible if women' rights are violated, says king
Morocco's King Mohammed VI of Morocco has defended the right to equality between Moroccan men and women, and urged for a reform of the family law and the woman status "Mudawana."
Morocco, Politics, 10/11/2003
King Mohammed voices resolve to set democratic process on the right track
Morocc's King Mohammed VI voiced in Rabat Friday resolve to set the democratic process on the right path, insisting that it is an irreversible choice, whatever the challenges ahead, locally or at international level.
Morocco, Politics, 10/11/2003
Campaign of pressure and threats target Saudi reformers
Saudi Arabia has started, under alleged pressures from religious extremists, to silence certain reformers by banning them from forums to disseminate article that defy the religious establishments.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/11/2003
Bashir announces partnership with the rebels
The ruling National Congress party in Sudan has called on the Sudanese parties to commit to democracy in the post peace phase. He expressed readiness to boost public freedoms and end the state of emergency.
Sudan, Politics, 10/11/2003
Chirac opposes sanction against Syria
France stressed yesterday its opposition to impose sanctions against Syria. In a statement to the press in Morocco, President Jacque Chirac of France asserted that France is in general very reserved or rather opposes all the sanctions measures which prove, historically, that they are inefficient and create many difficulties.
Syria-France, Politics, 10/11/2003
Keftaro deplores the Congressional 'Syria accountability act' legislation
Syria's Grand Mufti, Sheikh Ahmad Keftaro, has denounced the so-called "Syria Accountability Act" legislation by the US Congress that is being considered to sanction Syria.
Syria-USA, Politics, 10/11/2003
Lahoud conferred with US ambassador on developments
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud underlined that the latest Israeli aggression on Syria and Lebanon are further proof that Israeli government does not only work against peace but also foil all initiatives to uphold calm and stability in the region.
Lebanon-USA, Politics, 10/11/2003
King Mohammed deplores low number of elected women in local polls
In his speech opening the parliament fall, Morocco's King Mohammed VI deplored the low number of women elected during the local polls held in the country last September 12.
Morocco, Politics, 10/11/2003
King Mohammed calls for nation-wide mobilization for territorial integrity
"The sacred cause of the Kingdom's territorial integrity must remain the overriding issue that warrants total mobilization nation-wide," King Mohammed VI said Friday.
Morocco, Politics, 10/11/2003
Morocco produces daily evidence that civilizations clash is not inexorable, Chirac
"Morocco, land of tolerance which has, for six thousand years, culled the best of all the cultures that interacted with it, produces each day clear evidence that the clash of cultures is not inexorable," said here French president, Jacques Chirac, who is currently on a 3-day visit to Morocco with his spouse Bernadette.
Morocco-France, Politics, 10/11/2003
Rebuilding Iraq to take more than 4 years; World Bank: oil decisive in ensuring funds
The report expected that its statements depends on the situation inside Iraq in remark to the security and political condition as the estimates were made before the escalation of attacks against the occupation forces and were completed just a short time of a deteriorated security condition. For that reason, the report expected the needed time to execute the projects is longer than the period estimated at four years.
Iraq, Economics, 10/11/2003
Nasrullah threatens Israel of maching 'madness for madness'
The secretary general of the Lebanese Hizbullah party Hassan Nasrullah considered that the negotiations to exchange prisoners and detainees will be given a new impetus in light of the decision of the mini Israeli cabinet to continue negotiations.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/11/2003
Demonstrations in the Galilee against the strike on Syria
The Arab movement "the change," led by the Arab parliamentarian in the Israeli Knesset Ahmad al-Teibi yesterday organized several demonstrations on crossroads in the Galilee in protest of the recent Israeli air raids against the Syrian territories, in which hundreds demonstrators took place.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 10/11/2003
Syria statement before the UN Security Council on Israel's seperation wall
Being the Arab member at the UN Security Council and the head of the Arab group at the UN for this month, Syria called on the Security Council yesterday to hold an immediate session to discuss the Israeli government decision to continue building the racial separation wall in the occupied territories including Jerusalem.
Regional-UN, Politics, 10/11/2003
Massacre in Rafah: seven Palestinians killed, 56 wounded; the greatest invasion of Gaza since Oslo
The Israeli occupation forces yesterday invaded several areas in Rafah in the largest incursion into Gaza since the Israeli withdrawal from it following the implementation of Oslo accord.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/11/2003
Sudan peace agreement needs to be a lasting agreement
The Sudanese government and the Sudanese southern rebels (Sudan People Liberation Movement / Army) have made progress towards putting an end to what is called Africa's longest lasting conflict.
Sudan, Analysis, 10/11/2003
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Thousands of Egyptians demonstrated outside al-Azhar mosque in Cairo Friday denouncing "the Israeli act of flagrant aggression on the Syrian land," stressing full solidarity with Syria and warning of the danger of extending the Israeli aggression to include other Arab states.
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI decorated in Rabat Friday members of the consultative commission in charge of the personal status code review after a speech he read out on the occasion of the opening of the parliament's fall session.
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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said yesterday that "ideally" he would like to see a new resolution on Iraq passed before the convening of a donor's conference on that country, scheduled for later this month in Madrid, saying it is more important to get a good resolution than a quick resolution.
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An agreement of cooperation between the Syrian General Establishment for Communications and the Malaysian Communications Establishment was signed in Damascus that stipulates developing cooperation in the fields of information technology, communications service, developing the informatics center in Syria and developing the private and the governmental networks of communications.
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Morocco and Ghana signed Friday a cooperation agreement in fisheries to encourage cooperation in training, scientific and technical research, aquaculture, and fish processing industries.
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