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King Mohammed in Egypt Today
Morocco's King Mohammed VI will head to Egypt today to cochair with Egyptian president Housni Mubarak the 5th session of the high joint commission.
Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 1/13/2004
New commission starts receiving compensation requests on past abuses
The Equity and Reconciliation Commission, whose 16 members were inaugurated by King Mohammed VI last Wednesday, has set a month deadline (from January 12 to February 13) to receive compensation requests for material and moral damages sustained as a result of past human rights abuses related to forced disappearance and arbitrary detention.
Morocco, Politics, 1/13/2004
Algeria: presidential candidates want to prevent government fraudulent in the elections
A source at one of the candidates for the presidential elections in Algeria, to be held in April, said that the candidates for the elections who intend to be nominated, and have been meeting since Sunday, are preparing a memorandum on fraud in the elections.
Algeria, Politics, 1/13/2004
Bahrain, the elections of the first workers union tomorrow
Representatives of 40 workers trade unions, representing the private and public sector in Manama, held a conference that lasted for three days to discuss and approve a constitution and elect the leadership of the first workers trade union in Bahrain.
Bahrain, Local, 1/13/2004
Morocco highlights need to foster Arab League's role
Moroccan foreign affairs and cooperation minister, Mohammed Benaissa, highlighted over the weekend the need to promote the Arab League's role and the implements of Arab joint action.
Regional-Morocco, Politics, 1/13/2004
Syrian official statement on peace with Israel
Indicating that the Israeli gesture of inviting the Syrian president to visit Israel is for public consumption, a senior media source in Syria replied to a SANA correspondent to the Israeli statements regarding Syria, saying that the proper mechanism for peace is negotiations, stressing that the problem doesn't lie in visits or initiatives.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/13/2004
Lebanese president, premier confers with EU special envoy
Lebanon's President Emile Lahoud on Monday said Syria and his country have a united policy over the Middle East situation, adding both states seek to boost stability in the region. President Lahoud said during a meeting with the EU envoy to the Mideast peace process, Marc Oti, that threats and pressures would neither change the convictions of Syria and Lebanon, nor affect their national and pan-Arab stances.
Lebanon-European Union, Politics, 1/13/2004
Bremer: no place for militias in a united Iraq
Bremer said "we have never said that the coalition support the existence of militias," adding that "in a united Iraq, there is no place for political parties that have armed groups."
Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/13/2004
Le Figaro Madame: Morocco could become women rights model among Muslim countries, academic
"Morocco could become a model for Muslim countries in the field of women's rights," said law professor Fatima Belqadi, the first woman appointed at Morocco's Advisory Council of Human Rights (CCDH).
Regional-Morocco, Politics, 1/13/2004
Morocco's social reforms aim at more significant participation of women in active life, speaker
Speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives (parliament lower chamber), Abdelouahed Radi, said Morocco's social reforms are meant to ensure a more significant participation of women in active life.
Morocco, Politics, 1/13/2004
Kuwaiti parliament approves establishment of foreign banks
The Kuwaiti Ummah council ( parliament) yesterday approved a law permiting foreign banks to work in Kuwait, for the first time in the history of the country.
Kuwait, Economics, 1/13/2004
Jordan parliamentarians want reply to Israeli threats and to bar Shalom Shalom
Some 41 members of the Jordanian parliament signed a memorandum asking the government not to receive the Israeli foreign minister, Silvan Shalom ,who will be visiting Jordan later this month, and to expel the Israeli ambassador from Amman, on the ground of statements made by officials in the ruling Likud party threatening to evacuate the Palestinians to Jordan.
Jordan-Israel, Politics, 1/13/2004
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A phone call was conducted between "the (Libyan) Leader of the Revolution, Chairman of the Arab Maghreb Union Council and President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika of Algeria within the pattern of continued consultations between the two sisterly countries over the consolidation of the Arab Maghreb Union process and reviving its institutions and frameworks," JANA reported yesterday.
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A telephone call was made Monday between Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara and his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul on the latest developments in the region, particularly in Iraq.
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Sultan Qaboos bin Said has received a "written message from president Jacques Chirac of the French Republic dealing with theÊ existinggoodÊ bilateral relations and matters of common concern," ONA reported yesterday.
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Yesterday marked " the 29th anniversary of the Jerba Unionist Declaration signed in 1974. The declaration stated that the two sisterly countries, the Great Jamahiriya and Tunisia unite in one country with a single flag, army, legislative, executive and legal systems," the Libyan official news agency noted.
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Jordanian Acting Premier, Mohammed al-Halayqa, discussed with Syrian Minister of Transportation, Makram Obeid, and Lebanese Minister of Public Works and Transportation, Najib Miqati, the relations between the three states in the field of transportation.
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The Palestine National Authority (PNA) on Monday rejected Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's 'Disengagement Plan,' which was approved by the Knesset on Monday, as "a serious violation of the roadmap" peace blueprint, shortly after the Palestinian Leadership reconfirmed its commitment to the two-state solution, the Palestine Media Center reported today.
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Morocco and the United Arab Emirates, which convened last Saturday their joint commission on administrative affairs, have agreed to step up bilateral cooperation in administrative affairs, mainly in information technologies, civil service, administrative reform, training and exchange of administrative documents.
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Saudi Arabia's minister of youth and sports, Prince Sultan bin Fahd bin Abdel Aziz, has called on the Arab states to back Morocco's candidacy to host the 2010 World football Cup.
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The US Under Secretary of State For Middle East Affairs, William Burns, arrived yesterday in Cairo from Paris on a two day visit marking the beginning of a tour in the Middle East. He will be discussing the Palestinian and Iraqi files, as well as to prepare for the forthcoming visit to be paid by the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to the USA during the coming months.
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Raja of Casablanca and FAR of Rabat won in Rabat on Sunday the football throne cup following their victories in the final matches respectively against MAS of Fez and WAC of Casablanca in the Moulay Abdallah Sports Complex in Rabat.
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Police and customs agents seized on Saturday 400 Kg of cannabis resin in a France-bound Moroccan truck, police sources said.
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