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Al-Assad starts historic visit to Ankara today
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad starts today, Tuesday, a historical visit to Turkey which will last for three days. The first by A Syrian President since Syria's independence in 1946.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/6/2004
Gul: al-Assad's visit is a starting point for a new stage of Turkish- Syrian relations
Turkish Foreign Minister, Abdullah Gul has stressed that President Bashar al-Assad's forthcoming visit will be a starting point for a new stage between the two countries.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/6/2004
Tehran, Cairo eliminate last differences: al-Durra instead of Islambuli, Musaddaq instead of Bahlawi
The Iranian government yesterday took the last step towards resuming the severed diplomatic relations with Egypt, and asked the municipality of Tehran to change the name of the streets which carries the name of Khaled Islambuli, killer of the late Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat, to Muhammad al-Durra street ( the 12- year Palestinian boy who was killed by the Israelis). This Iranian measure was met by Cairo's changing the name of Bahlawi street to Musaddaq's street.
Egypt-Iran, Politics, 1/6/2004
Maher: Egypt, Iran differences are a thing of the past
Egypt's foreign minister Ahmed Maher stressed that the late Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat's signing of the camp David agreement with Israel has become an issue that its time has past between Cairo and Tehran.
Egypt-Iran, Politics, 1/6/2004
Nashashibi: Major economic problems face the Arab states; stronger reform needed
The Arab Human Development report, a very good and bold UNDP study of the problems facing the region, estimates that unemployment will double by the year 2010 to about 25 million people if the same trends continue.
Regional, Economics, 1/6/2004
Released Moroccan POW marries fiancee who waited 24 years for his release
"For me, it was as if he travelled somewhere and he would be back someday," Bahia said in a documentary aired Sunday by Moroccan TV "2M," insisting that she never lost hope that her fiancee would be back.
Morocco, Local, 1/6/2004
Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki: Peru backs Morocco in Sahara conflict
Director of the Peruvian agency of international cooperation, Juan Granda Vera, has said his country backs Morocco's in the Sahara issue.
Morocco-Peru, Politics, 1/6/2004
Khartoum deters attack rebells in Darfour;: Sudanese postpone wealth- share agreement
The signing of the agreement on the wealth- share file, in the framework of the Sudanese peace talks held in Nivasha resort in Kenya, was postponed.
Sudan, Politics, 1/6/2004
Syria's two messages to the UN on Israeli expansion policy in the Golan
Syria's Permanent Representative at the United Nations Faisal Mikdad sent two messages to the UN Secretary General and to Chili Permanent Representative, the Chairman of the Security Council for this month, on the Israeli provocative decision of establishing new settlements in the occupied Golan and financing the project.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/6/2004
Saudi company rebuild al-Hijaz railway line in three years
Syrian and Saudi officials yesterday laid the foundation stone for the renewal of the railway line which links the two countries known as "al-Hijaz railway" in a project on which the chairman of al-Hijaz railway line, Salah Ahmad, said will bring to Syria 10,000 job opportunities and two million dollars in annual revenues.
Saudi Arabia-Syria, Business, 1/6/2004
Bremer's reservation on Kurdish Confederation project
A source close to the Kurdish bloc in the Iraqi governing council said that the Kurdish confederation project was met with reservations from the American adminstrator of Iraq, Paul Bremer.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/6/2004
Al-Ahram: Blair: Arafat as elected leader of Palestinians can never be denied
The British ambassador to Egypt Derek Plumbly asserted that his country respects Palestinian President Yasser Arafat being the democratically elected one. Arafat's role in the peace process can never be denied. Hence, Britain is always keen on keeping contact channels open with him.
Egypt-UK, Politics, 1/6/2004
Qurei' no nearby visit to Suleiman to Ramullah, two Palestinian killed, 11 wounded in the West bank
The Palestinian prime minister Ahmad Qurei' denied that he knows about a nearby visit by the Egyptian intelligence chief Lt. Gen. Omar Suleiman to Ramullah, whereas two Palestinians were killed one by the Israeli bullets, and the second was crashed by the car of one Israeli settler.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/6/2004
Egyptian rescue teams spot ill-fated charter under water
The Egyptian rescue teams managed to spot the scene of Flash Airlines plane crash in Red Sea in which 148 passengers were killed.
Egypt-France, Local, 1/6/2004
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The Jordanian official news agency yesterday quoted the secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa as saying that the reform process of the Arab League has become necessary, and this issue will be discussed during the next Arab summit to be held in March 2004.
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Moroccan minister in charge of public sectors modernization, Najib Zerouali, held over the week end talks with King Fahd Bin Abdel Aziz of Saudi Arabia and Saudi officials on means to promote the Moroccan-Saudi cooperation in the modernization of public sectors and cadres training.
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Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, Minister of Awkaf (Religious Endowments) Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq and Mufti of the Republic Ali Gomaa, accompanied by a senior Islamic delegation will pay a visit to Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Marc Diocese to congratulate Copts on Christmas.
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Arab ministers of Interior at the conclusion of the 11th session agreed on the proposal of ease visa requirements among the Arab states.
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Egypt's Chairman of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), Mohamed Al-Ghamarawi said the United Arab Emirates (UAE) investments in Egypt upped to be L.E. 1.7 billion in 104 projects providing 10,000 job opportunities.
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The Moroccan government has invited Iranian businessmen and private sector to invest in Morocco due to the opportunities provided by the Kingdom in various sectors as well as its geographic proximity to the European market, and its cultural relations with Africa.
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Morocco was due to send Monday more humanitarian aid to Iran that was hit lately by a quake that killed, according to the latest estimates, 35,000 people in the south-eastern city of Bam.
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President Hosni Mubarak received Monday US Senator William Nelson, a Democrat of Florida State who said following the meeting that he appreciated President Mubarak's role in the region and his efforts to push ahead the peace process.
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Moroccan prime minister, Driss Jettou, held talk in Rabat Sunday with US senator and member of the international affairs and armed services committee in the US senate, William Nelson on bilateral relations and topical issues, particularly the anti-terrorism campaign, the Moroccan TV channel "TVM" has reported.
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US President George W. Bush announced yesterday the U.S. will keep the sanctions imposed on Libya, but expressed hope to improve these relations if Libya will keep its promises to get rid off its chemical and nuclear weapons program.
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The court of cassation of the Egyptian capital has cancelled the death sentenced rendered last April against the killer of two Moroccan women and decided to re-try the man, local press reported.
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An Italian couple was arrested Sunday in the Tangier port in possession of 18 kg of cannabis resin, the police said.
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