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Bahrain's parliament questions three ministers
Heads of parliamentary blocs in the Bahraini parliament asked yesterday for the interrogation of three ministers in the course of the investigation held by the parliamentary committee concerning status of two retirement funds.
Bahrain, Politics, 1/22/2004
Cairo: Judiciary lifts immunity from Parliamentarian Yousef Wali
The Cairo criminal court yesterday called for lifting parliamentary immunity from the deputy premier and minister of agriculture in Egypt, Youssef Wali, so as to be investigated in a corruption case one of his former aides was accused in.
Egypt, Politics, 1/22/2004
Mubarak sends top delegates to Tripoli with message to Gaddafi
Egypt, Libya maintain 'strong' relations President Hosni Mubarak yesterday dispatched senior officials to Tripoli with a message to Libya's Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi.
Egypt-Libya, Politics, 1/22/2004
Equity and Reconciliation Commission keen to meet society aspirations
The newly created Equity and Reconciliation Commission (ERC) said Tuesday in a release that in addition to its mission of out-of-court settlement of past human rights abuses, it is keen to meet the Moroccan society's aspirations and bring answers to suspended questions.
Morocco, Politics, 1/22/2004
al-Raya: Qatar, Syria for boosting bilateral relations
Syria's Minister of Tourism Saadallah Agha al-Qalaa stressed that the Syrian Qatari relations are developing due to the presence of mutual desire to find work mechanisms that contributes to the achievement of the tourist exchange between the two states.
Syria-Qatar, Economics, 1/22/2004
Powell Says No Hard Evidence Iraqi WMD Hidden in Syria
US Secretary of State Colin Powell says there is "no hard evidence" to suggest that Iraqi stocks of weapons of mass destruction were hidden in neighboring Syria before the U.S. and coalition forces attacked last year.
Syria-USA, Politics, 1/22/2004
Iran to provide electricity to Iraq; damages to Iraqi electricity network due to US past actions are $8 billion
Iraq and Iran on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in the field of electricity, according to which Tehran gives support to Baghdad to rehabilitate its network and provide it with electrical power.
Iraq-Iran, Economics, 1/22/2004
Mubarak: al-Assad is ready to negotiate Israel without conditions
The Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak said on Tuesday during his meeting with Egyptian intellectuals that his Syrian counterpart President Bashar al-Assad confirmed to him that he is ready to negotiate with Israel without prior conditions.
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 1/22/2004
Jordanian committee deplores Sharon statement of separation wall
The Arab and Foreign Relations Committee at the Jordanian House of Representatives ( Parliament ) denounced irresponsible statements by Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon on Jordan's rejection of the Apartheid wall being built by Israel in the West Bank.
Jordan-Israel, Politics, 1/22/2004
One Palestinian woman killed; 700 dunnums to be confiscated; Omar Suleiman in Ramullah next week
Palestinian medical sources said that Mona Ali Ismael ( 31 year old) was killed as she was hit in a bullet in her head fired by the Israeli soldiers during an incursion operation into Rafah camp. The sources indicated that "her sister Manal was also hit in her back and other young man from the same family was hit in his arm."
Palestine-Egypt, Military, 1/22/2004
Israeli jet fighter violates the Lebanese airspace amid efforts to ease
One Israeli jet fighters yesterday violated the Lebanese airspace in south Lebanon which was exposed to Israeli raids in retaliation to the killing of one Israeli soldier on Tuesday, in an attack carried out by Hizbullah fighters against an Israeli bulldozer that crossed the Lebanese border.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/22/2004
Moroccan insurance sector achieves $1.3 billion in sales in 2003
The sales of the insurance sector in Morocco increased from 10 billion Dhs (US $1 billion) in 2000 to nearly 13 billion Dhs (US $1.3 billion) in 2003, that is a 30 percent rise, said the Moroccan federation for insurance companies.
Morocco, Economics, 1/22/2004
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The People's Assembly Speaker, Ahmed Fathi Sorour asserted that the engagement of the people, both men and woman in the political life enhances democracy, noting that the equality between men and women in participation in the political life is one of the principles of human rights that should be maintained and respected for achieving democracy.
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Lebanese President Emile Lahoud Wednesday renewed Lebanon's commitment to the just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East based on international resolutions.
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In two separate meetings Greek President Constantinous Stefanopoulous, currently visiting Lebanon on Wednesday received at his residence in Beirut Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri.
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Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al- Shara on Wednesday, during a telephone call, conferred with his Lebanese counterpart Jean Obeid on the latest developments in South Lebanon in light of the Israeli aggressions on Lebanon.
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher called on Israel to respond to Syria's call to resume peace negotiations from the point it stopped at in order to achieve just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East region.
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The Secretary General of the Riyadh-based Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Abdul Rahman Atiya, discussed with the Syrian Ambassador in Riyadh, Ahmad Nizam Ed-Din, the existing relations between the GCC and Syria, and ways of further developing them. The two sides also discussed latest developments on the regional and international levels, particularly the present situation in Iraq and the occupied Palestinian lands.
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The General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council Wednesday condemned the Israeli planes' aggressions on Lebanese sites yesterday, and condemned the provocative policies adopted by Israeli government against Syria and Lebanon.
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Pope John Paul II on Tuesday renewed call for making peace in the world and abandoning all forms of conflicts and wars. The Pope told pilgrimage and tourists at St. Peter Square that the world is in urgent need for peace, adding that establishing peace by improper means through the use of force puts humanity under a state of fear, concern and doubt.
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Visiting Senegalese minister of Small and medium enterprises (SME) and micro-finance, Ms. Maimouna Sourang Ndir, has called on Moroccan economic operators to multiply contacts and to exchange experience with their Senegalese counterparts, noticing that Morocco and Senegal have similar institutional structures, which represents "an asset."
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A Spokesman for the British Prime Ministry Wednesday denied the British government has changed its policy towards Syria, in reference to the latest declarations made by British Premier Tony Blair.
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The speaker of the Moroccan House of Advisers (Senate) said the Maghreb Arab Union, so wished by the peoples of this North African region, cannot materialize while divergences on crucial issues persist among member countries.
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World Trade Organization Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi said there is a "realistic chance" that Saudi Arabia will join the WTO before the end of 2004.
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The spokesman for the Arab League's Secretary General dismissed as groundless news on the detention of two Israelis who tried to enter the League's premises on Monday, claiming they were reporters.
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The Israeli foreign ministry announced in a statement that the foreign minister Silvan Shalom will hold an official visit to Jordan on January 28. The statement did not explain the program of Shalom's visit.
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