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King of Bahrain visits Doha to strengthen relations
King of Bahrain, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, arrived yesterday in Doha in an official visit to Qatar.
Bahrain-Qatar, Politics, 12/29/2003
Mubarak supports all measures for equality of man and women
Egypt's Minister Safwat El-Sherif saluted First Lady Suzanne Mubarak, under whose auspices a conference on women and democracy is being held, for leading the march of women through the National Council for Women and the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood.
Egypt, Politics, 12/29/2003
Sudan, Yemen, Ethiopia form the 'Sanaa coalition'
The Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Othman Ismael has expected that Presidents of Ethiopia, Sudan, and Yemen will officially sign a treaty for the foundation of "Sanaa coalition" during their meeting in Addis Ababa.
Regional-Ethiopia, Politics, 12/29/2003
Arab states send aid to Iran Earthquake victims
A plane loading Syrian medical aids arrived at the Iranian Karaman Airport overnight as part of the Syrian people's assistance to those affected in the devastating latest earthquake.
Regional-Iran, Politics, 12/29/2003
National dialogue forum started work in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian scholars and intellectuals started on Sunday a forum that aims at eliminating what is called r"eligious extremism" in the Kingdom, which witnessed the killing of 50 persons in attacks targeting residential sites.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 12/29/2003
Election of ruling party members cause tension with Muslim brothers in Egypt
A new crisis erupted between the Egyptian government and the banned Ikhwan al-Muslimin (Muslim Brothers) group, after the speaker of the Egyptian parliament Ahmad Fatehi Sorour expelled the chairman of the parliamentary group of the Muslim brothers, Muhammad Mursi from yesterday's session, and brought him to the "ethics committee."
Egypt, Politics, 12/29/2003
Syrian National Progressive Front meets on external developments
Israel neither wants nor seeks peaceÉ.it instead gets more obstinate, arrogant and insists on evading peace requirements and denies relevant international resolutions, while Syria expresses readiness to resume peace negotiations from the point they stopped at
Syria, Politics, 12/29/2003
Iraqi intellectuals, writers delegation meet al-Assad
Syria's Vice-President Abdul Halim Khaddam received in Damascus on Saturday, an Iraqi intellectuals delegation comprising of writers, authors, poets and journalists, headed by Mansour al-Hadithi.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 12/29/2003
Nivasha negotiations continue to settle wealth- share dispute
Negotiations between the Sudanese government and southern rebels have continued in Nivasha resort, Kenya. The first vice president of the Sudanese President, Ali Othman Taha, and the leader of the rebels, John Garang, are trying to bridgedifferences in the file of wealth sharing, in preparations to sign a final agreement concerning this issue.
Sudan, Politics, 12/29/2003
Ghali's talks in Arabia touch on investment in petrochemicals
Egypt's Foreign Trade Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali said his talks with officials from the Saudi Basic Industries Company (SABIC)touched on the possibility of setting up investment projects in Egypt, particularly in the field of fertilizers.
Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Economics, 12/29/2003
Moroccan, Saudi FMs probe bilateral ties
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohammed Benaissa, currently on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, met in Jeddah Friday evening his Saudi peer, Prince Saoud Al Faisal, on bilateral ties.
Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Politics, 12/29/2003
Italian group calls for immediate release of Moroccan POW in tindouf
The Milan-based group "Articulo 5 On Tour" that is part of the "Papa boys" (young people who accompany the pope) have called in a release for the "immediate and unconditional release of all Moroccan prisoners of war (POWS) held by the Polisario separatists" in the Tindouf camps (south-western Algeria), for more than two decades.
Morocco-Italy, Politics, 12/29/2003
Sharon wants to scratch past negotiation progress with Syria
The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon said that any negotiations with Syria should discarded previous negotiation, and should start again from ground zero, ignoring the previously achieved progress and terms,
Syria-Israel, Politics, 12/29/2003
Israel demolishes a home in Nablus; demonstrations in Tel Aviv; Egypt continued mediation
One Palestinian official said that Egypt will continue its efforts to ease down conditions, and to remove tension between the Palestinians and the Israelis.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 12/29/2003
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Syria has asked the Security Council to hold a consultation session on Monday 29th of December to discuss a draft resolution she had submitted before on behalf of the Arab group on freeing the Middle East from Weapons of Mass Destruction, particularly the nuclear weapons.
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The Minister of Information Ahmad al-Hassan reiterated Syria's interest in cementing inter-Arab ties and boosting Arab common understanding.
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Moroccan delegated Minister in charge of defense administration, Abderrahmane Sbai, met in Rabayt Friday head of the Qatari army general staff, Major General Hamad Ben Ali El Atya, who is currently visiting Morocco to consolidate cooperation between the two states' armies through expertise trading, especially in new technologies.
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