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Libyan organization call for freedom in the country
Participants in the seminar held in London on human rights called on the government of Libya to make fundamental change in its political life, and for the respecting public freedoms and human rights.
Libya, Politics, 1/12/2004
Contacts between Egypt, Libya to solve visa problem restores normalcy
Libya yesterday denied it had imposed entry visas on Egyptian citizens into its land, and described it as "mere lies and groundless." Libya also said that some 500 Egyptians entered Libya on Saturday without entry visas, at a time when officials from the two sides tried to contain the crisis between the two states.
Libya-Egypt, Politics, 1/12/2004
Jettou-Powell meeting friendly and positive
Moroccan Prime Minister, Driss Jettou, who is currently paying an official visit to the United States, and US State Secretary, Colin Powell, had "wide-ranging" and "friendly and positive discussion," said spokesman for the state department, Richard Boucher, adding that the two officials noted "the long friendship" between Morocco and the United States.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 1/12/2004
US convinced Morocco-US negotiations to be completed by end january
US deputy secretary of state, Richard Armitage, said he is convinced that Morocco-US Free Trade Agreement negotiations, at the level of specialized commissions, will be completed before end of January.
Morocco-USA, Economics, 1/12/2004
Qaradawe rejects post of Murshid of Muslim Brothers; does not want restrictions
The Islamic clergy, Youssef al-Qaradawi, yesterday denied news which spoke of his nomination for the post of the general Murshid for the Ikhwan al-Musilimin (Muslim Brothers) group, after the death of the general Murshid, Muhammad Ma'moun, al-Hudeibi in Egypt last week.
Egypt, Politics, 1/12/2004
Khartoum expects a nearby peace agreement
The Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir announced that a comprehensive peace agreement with the southern rebels will be signed "shortly," while Khartoum said that the agreement with the southern rebels will not be the typical example for implementation an agreement for the Darfour area.
Sudan, Politics, 1/12/2004
Yemen hosts regional conference on democracy and human rights; hope for International Criminal Court
The Inter-Governmental Regional Conference on Democracy, Human Rights and the role of the International Criminal Court opened in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday.
Regional-Yemen, Politics, 1/12/2004
Le Quotidien d'Oran: Algeria failed to set up equity and reconciliation commission
Algerian paper Le Quotidien d'Oran regretted in a column published this Saturday that Algeria did not set up an Equity and Reconciliation Commission and that it was Morocco that took the initiative.
Algeria, Politics, 1/12/2004
De Villepin visits the Gulf in support of the French presence
The French foreign minister Dominique de Villepin starts today a visit to the United Arab Emirates, starting a Gulf visit that lasts for three days, which will also include Oman, Kuwait and Qatar and Bahrain and aims at strengthening the French presence in an area characterized of a great strategic importance.
Gulf-France, Politics, 1/12/2004
Washington Post: US official reveals the US intended to invade Iraq prior to 9/11 events
Lending support to those who said that the US was using the Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction issue and other related issues as pretext for political motives, the Washington Post reported Saturday that "Former Treasury Secretary Paul H. O'Neill charged in remarks released Saturday that President Bush began planning to oust Saddam Hussein within days of taking office and before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001."
Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/12/2004
Qatar's foreign minister affirms Gulf security policy
Qatar's deputy premier and foreign minister, Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem al-Thani, said that the Gulf states have not to feel ashamed from being protected by the US, and urged these gulf states to eliminate their differences so as to withstand challenges of globalization.
Qatar-Gulf, Politics, 1/12/2004
EU envoy stresses that ME peace is impossible without Syria
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara on Sunday received the special European Union envoy for the Mideast peace process Marc Oti and the accompanying delegation.
Syria-European Union, Politics, 1/12/2004
Theodore Kattouf: We are working to end stereotypes between Arabs and Americans
Asked for instance why in this country so many Arabs who have immigrated to the United States have done so incredible well. Is there some thing about the water there that makes them more capable than the Arab states. Of course the answer is the opportunity, they have the freedom and the ability to achieve this potential
Regional-USA, Culture, 1/12/2004
On the Sharkas community in Jordan
The Sharkas community in Jordan asserts that the Loyalty and commitment to Jordan is above their cling to their original home land ( Caucasus ), from where they were obliged to leave by the mid of the 19th century amid the bloody struggle with the Russian Tzar regime of that time.
Jordan, Culture, 1/12/2004
Renewed Egyptian underlining of Syria 's cling to ME peace
Political Advisor to the Egyptian President Osama al-Baz stressed Syria's interest and real desire to achieve just and comprehensive peace in the Mideast, based on the international resolutions and Land-for-Peace formula, asserting that her call to resume peace negotiations from the point it stopped proves this desire.
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 1/12/2004
Talibani commends Egyptian- Kurdish relations
Member of the Interim Governing Council in Iraq, and leader of the Kurdistani National Federation party, Jalal Talibani, commended yesterday in front of an official Egyptian delegation Kurdish- Egyptian relations.
Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 1/12/2004
Two Palestinians killed, five houses demolished by the Israelis
The Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot said that Israel has started to implement the Apartheid wall plan in the West Bank, announced by the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon, while two Palestinians were killed, one of them was by the Israeli occupation bullets.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 1/12/2004
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Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Amr Moussa on Saturday welcomed the recent Iranian-Egyptian rapprochement and said full normalization of relations between the two countries was important to both countries and to the region.
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Syria's Minister of Transport, Makram Obied, on Sunday visited the Jordanian Ministry of Public Works and Housing and exchanged with its senior officials information on road networks between the two states, particularly border crossing points.
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The official Libyan news agency Jamahiriya News Agency reiterated the view of Libya's Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi in that " the only solution for the Israelis and the Palestinians is what is stipulated in the White Book which suggests the establishment of one democratic state in which the Jews and Palestinians live in under the name of Isratine and that general elections should be organised in this state under United Nations sponsorship to which all Palestinian refugees are to return."
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"The Ethiopian Foreign Minister has announced that his country does not reject the Algiers Agreement of 2000 according to which Ethiopian borders with Eritrea have been demarcated," the Libyan news agency reported.
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Chairman of the Capital Market Authority (CMA), Abdel Hamid Ibrahim, said that the Ministry of Justice would conclude within this week the amendments of the new capital market law which would regulate the securitization process to grant long-terms for real estates to pave the way for real estate mortgage law.
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The Director-General of the Middle East and Africa Department at the Danish Foreign Ministry said that Denmark is keen on implementing the European cooperation initiative with the Middle East countries including Egypt to cover wider cooperation fields.
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A sit-in was staged on Friday afternoon near the Casablanca offices of Arabic daily "Al Ahdat Al Maghribia" to express solidarity with the newspaper that received on Monday a letter bomb which did not explode.
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Al Kamil power plant opened ( capacity is 285 megawatt) "consists of three gas operated turbines with a capacity of 285 megawatts and is meant to replace diesel plants in the wilayats of Sur, Al Kamil Wal Wafi, Bilad Bani Bu Hassan, Al Mudharib and Al Mudhaibi to improve efficiency of electricity supply and reduce operation cost and maintain a clean environment," ONA reported yesterday.
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