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Children represent nearly 50 percent of the Arab population
Children represent almost 50 percent of the Arab population, that is nearly 140 million, the regional bureau of the World Health organization (WHO) said, in Cairo Sunday, in a report on the situation of children in the Arab states.
Regional, Economics, 12/23/2003
No alternative to Maghreb Union, says Moroccan minister
The Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation has insisted on the vital importance of the Arab Maghreb Union, saying there is no alternative to such a Union provided it preserves each member country's territorial integrity.
Maghreb-Morocco, Politics, 12/23/2003
Algeria rejected Libyan request for two weeks postponement of UMA summit, minister
Algiers has rejected a Libyan request to postpone the summit of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) until January 6, because it was not sure the new deadline would guarantee the success of the summit, Algerian foreign minister, Abdelaziz Belkhadem, said here Monday.
Algeria-Libya, Politics, 12/23/2003
Maghreb summit postponed until indefinite time
News reports in Algeria said that the foreign ministers of the Arab Maghreb federation decided in their meeting in Algiers to postpone the convening of the Maghreb summit until an indefinite time.
Maghreb, Politics, 12/23/2003
Syrian - Egyptian committee statements
Otari, speaking at the start of the Syrian-Egyptian Higher Committee in presence of both states' delegations, added that the Arab states, under the absence of the international resolution and under the logic of force, have become targeted under pretexts of terrorism or under the claim of possession and development of mass destruction weapons. Such false pretexts are taken as justification to intervene
Syria-Egypt, Politics, 12/23/2003
Gulf summits denounces terrorism, presses ahead with economic unity
The 24th Gulf Cooperation Council GCC summit concluded its works in Kuwait following a close door meeting yesterday that lasted for two hours, by issuing a statement under the name "The Kuwait declaration."
Gulf-Regional, Politics, 12/23/2003
Sudan resource sharing agreement might be signed today
The Kenyan mediator in the Sudanese negotiations Lazaraos Simbayo said yesterday that the government and the southern rebels have approached a settlement for almost all their differences, on how to share resources as soon as peace is established.
Sudan, Politics, 12/23/2003
Al-Shara meets with Kaddoumi on ME developments
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received on Monday Chairman of the Political Department at the Palestinian Liberation Organization Farouk al-Kaddoumi.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 12/23/2003
Iraq suspends medicine imports
The director general of the general company for importing medicines and Iraqi medical requirements, Abdul Wadoud Mahmoud al-Taleibi, stressed that the Iraqi ministry of health abrogated most of medicine import contracts signed by the former regime in Iraq, in the framework of the "oil for food program," because of the bad quality of the imported goods.
Iraq, Politics, 12/23/2003
Palestine official, groups denounce attack on Egypt's foreign minister at al-Aqsa mosque
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Maher has described the incident he was exposed to during his visit to al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem as "simple and of inconsequential."
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 12/23/2003
Egyptian optimism following Sharon 's meeting, occupation forces continue invasion
Two Israelis were killed in an ambush implanted by Palestinian fighters near Kesovim settlement in the downtown of Gaza. A third was wounded in Hebron, while 12 Palestinians were wounded in Jenin, Nablus and Khan Younis by the occupation army which detained 15 Palestinians in the West Bank.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 12/23/2003
Israeli soldiers to be dismisssed for saying war against Palestinians immoral
"The death toll of the Palestinian citizens killed on Sunday climbed to three, including two children in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus City, and the third suffocated by the tear gas canisters during the sixth day of Israeli military onslaught on the camp," the Palestinian IPC reported yesterday.'
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/23/2003
Libya, Iran, North Korea and the nuclear proliferation issue
In the lack of success by the US to stop the North Korean nuclear weapons program, and the North Korean declaration that it has become a nuclear power, and the failure to force Iran to go beyond what is legally allowable in by signed nuclear non proliferation treaties, the Libyan agreement to provide access to its activities related to aquiring nuclear technology has garnered some attention.
Regional, Analysis, 12/23/2003
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received on Monday Prime Minister Atef Obied and members of the Egyptian delegation at the meetings of the Syrian-Egyptian Higher Committee on means of enhancing bilateral relations.
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received on Monday Deputy Secretary General of the Moroccan Justice and Development Party, Sa'deddin al-Othmani and an accompanying delegation.
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Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara on Monday evening received a telephone call from his Yemeni counterpart Abubakr al-Qurabi. They discussed during the latest developments in the region, and the regional conference which Yemen would host in January on democracy and human rights with Islamic, African and European participation.
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Gulf daily news reported that Bahrain "promised its people the best of the best in education. The promise came from Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa after he presented certificates to 562 Bahrain University graduates."
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