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Amir of Qatar opens Shoura council session
Amir of Qatar, Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani opened on Tuesday the 32nd session of the Shoura council. In a speech he delivered on this occasion, he outlined the characteristics of the next phase of the comprehensive development operation taking place in the country.
Qatar, Politics, 11/20/2003
Past human rights breaches to be handled humanely, vows head of HR body
Chairman of the Moroccan human rights advisory council, Omar Azziman, said cases of past human rights breaches will be handled humanely on the basis of justice and equity in order to repair moral, psychological and social harm done to victims.
Morocco, Politics, 11/20/2003
Mubarak: 22 years of internal, external challenges
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, 75 year old, is the fourth President for Egypt since the revolution of 1952, and is also the president who stayed the longest period in office, since he assumed office 22 years ago.
Egypt, Politics, 11/20/2003
Damascus, Ankara permit, once again border meeting
Syria and Turkey agreed to the periodical border opening in Eid al-Fiter holiday as preparations were completed to receive the families from both sides, according to Turkish diplomatic sources in Damascus.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 11/20/2003
Lahoud confers with US task force Lebanon delegation
Lebanon's President Emile Lahoud said that "Israel is the party that should be held responsible for its continued aggressions on the region and world security and stability."
Lebanon-USA, Politics, 11/20/2003
The USA does not seek to impose on Morocco a solution to Sahara issue, US president renews
US president, George W. Bush, renewed in a message to King Mohammed VI that the USA does not seek to impose on Morocco a solution in the Sahara issue.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 11/20/2003
Egyptian president undergoes health problem during parliament's address
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt was exposed to a minor health problem when he was delivering a speech in the inauguration of the parliamentary session of the Shoura council and the parliament yesterday. A matter which obliged him to stop his address before he returned back once again to continue it after a while.
Egypt, Politics, 11/20/2003
American signals to Libya prepare on end of sanctions
American officials expected that the US will dispatch signals to Libya this week that if American concerns for terrorism and mass destruction weapons are satisfied, the USA may lift certain sanctions imposed on Tripoli.
Libya-USA, Politics, 11/20/2003
Bush vows stay in Iraq til democracy; talks of new approach to US policy objectives
US President Bush vowed in a major speech in London November 19 to help the Iraqi people establish a peaceful, democratic country and to apply the same "forward strategy of freedom" to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Regional-USA, Analysis, 11/20/2003
Qrei in Gaza for truce talks with the Palestinian resistance
One Palestinian armed man was killed, and three wounded in an operation in Wadi Araba. Israeli military sources said that the occupation forces killed one armed man who is from Jordan and who hit several tourists at a crossing on the border of Jordan near the Israeli Eilat port.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/20/2003
Baher al-Oloum asks for exporting the Iraqi oil via Kuwait
Following talks with his Kuwaiti counterpart, Iraq's oil minister Ibrahim Baher al-Aloum asked for permit to use the Kuwaiti ports in order to export the Iraqi crude oil.
Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 11/20/2003
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The Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) is the best framework for cooperation and integration between the peoples of the region and to consolidate security and peace in a difficult and complex international juncture, said President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria in a message to king Mohammed VI.
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The Syria-Tunisian Joint Trade Committee on Wednesday agreed on the list of goods to be exempted from customs duties and to exchange visits and expertise in the field of marketing and storage of cereals.
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Libya's decision to create investment centers in the Arab states among which Morocco, was welcomed by visiting chairman of the Casablanca Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services (CCIS).
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Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohammed Benaissa, expressed hope Wednesday that the torturers of the Tindouf camps (south-western Algeria) will stand trial before international justice for the crimes perpetrated against Moroccans they are detaining on Algerian soil.
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Morocco's Prime minister, Driss Jettou, denied in a release published Wednesday press reports that the government was planning to buy new Mercedes and BMW cars for ministers and their collaborators.
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"The (Libyan) security bodies managed to spot on 18 alHarth (November) 106 people who had an Egyptian passports, and 24 Pakistani nationals, off the Libyan coast in a state of illegal immigration", Libya's official news agency JANA reported about efforts to fight illegal immigration to Europe.
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Four people died, early Tuesday, in torrential rains in Nador (Northeastern Morocco), local authorities reported.
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