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A united passport for Gulf citizens
Ministers of the interior in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states recommended in conclusion of a meeting that lasted for two days in Doha yesterday the adoption of a united GCC passport and decided to submit the recommendation to the next GCC summit in Kuwait.
Gulf, Politics, 10/23/2003
Jordanian King authorizes Faisal al-Fayez to form political development government
Jordan's King Abdullah II yesterday assigned the royal divan minister Faisal al-Fayez to form the new government in succession of the resigned prime minister Ali Abul Ragheb.
Jordan, Politics, 10/23/2003
Khartoum rejects US request to close Hamas, al-Jihad offices
Sudan has rejected an American request to close offices in Khartoum for the two Palestinian movements of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad, according to the secretary general of the ruling National Congress party Ibrahim Omar.
Sudan-USA, Politics, 10/23/2003
Morocco holds Algeria responsible for violations against Moroccan POWs
Morocco is holding Algeria responsible for the serious breaches of the international humanitarian law against Moroccan servicemen held on its territory by the "Polisario" separatists.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 10/23/2003
Mubarak receives Talibani
News reports in Cairo said that the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak yesterday in Sharm Esh Sheikh received the chairman of the Kurdistani National Federation and member of the Iraqi Governing Interim council Jalal al-Talibani.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 10/23/2003
Al-Sharif Ali: Iraqi resistance prolongs occupation
The chairman of the Constitutional Royal Movement and chairman of the "Iraq conference delegation," al-Sharif Ali Bin al-Hussein on Tuesday considered that the Iraqi resistance perpetuate the American occupation who "uses this resistance as a pretext to continue its stay in Iraq."
Iraq, Politics, 10/23/2003
Tragic situation of Moroccan POWs in Tindouf exposed to Amnesty International and HCR
A group of Human Rights advocacy associations in the Sahara held, here Tuesday, meetings with officials from Amnesty International and the High Commissioner for Refugees (HCR) to discuss the tragic situation of Moroccan prisoners of war (POWs), persons sequestered in Tindouf (southern Algeria) and the problems of Sahrawis who disappeared in the camps of the Polisario separatist group.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 10/23/2003
Morocco rejects 'erroneous' interpretation of UN resolution on Sahara
Morocco has rejected as "erroneous" the interpretation of the United Nations Security Council's Resolution on the Moroccan Sahara issue as contained in the recent report of UN Secretary general, as well as any attempt to impose a solution in the dispute without the agreement of the involved parties.
Morocco-UN, Politics, 10/23/2003
Israel kills two Palestinians, demolishes house
The Palestinian news agency IPC reported today that "Israeli occupying forces tore down Thursday morning the house of Rafeeq Mohammed Al Kanibi in Hebron city, who was killed in fire and back fire with the Jewish settlers last night in Tel Al Rumeida illegal Jewish settlement in Hebron...(and) imposed a curfew on the adjacent Palestinian neighborhoods surrounding the Jewish settlement."
Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/23/2003
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Spain's King Juan Carlos arrived in Manama from Syria and met with the King of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa where the two men held talks that dealt with developments of conditions in the region and the need of reviving the Middle East peace process. The two sides also discussed bilateral relations "especially in the economic, trade and investment fields."
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Lebanese agriculture minister, Hassan Khalil, called Wednesday for the promotion of agricultural exchanges between Morocco and Lebanon.
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The court of appeal of Rabat adjourned to January 7 the case of Moroccan journalist, Ali Lamrabet, editor of satirical weeklies "Doumane" and "Demain." The adjournment was requested by Lmrabet's attorneys.
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The official spokesman of the Arab League called on the international community particularly the members of the Quartet-committee to immediate and efficient interference to force Israel to stop its aggressive practices against the Palestinian people.
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One plane for the Jordanian Royal air force crashed yesterday and its two pilots were killed in an accident that resulted from a technical malfunction, according to an official at the general command of the Jordanian armed forces, in the second incident of its kind in the Kingdom in the same week.
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The police arrested on Tuesday 32 illegal immigrants from sub-Saharan countries in the Gourougou Mount (12 km from the northeastern town of Nador) awaiting to enter clandestinely the Spain-occupied city of Melillia.
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