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New Family Code: protecting women, children and families
Provisions in the new family Code, formerly known as the Mudawana, which was first announced by king Mohammed VI on October 10, and unanimously adopted by both parliament chambers, come to uphold equality between men and women in terms of family responsibility and protect the rights of children and the family cell.
Morocco, Politics, 2/5/2004
Morocco hosts World Bank round table on managing-for-results
The World Bank explains that idea is that the entire development of country-assistance strategy should contribute to country results. For every activity supported by the strategy, country and Bank staff should be thinking about results as soon as they begin planning and they should work toward those results during implementation. At the end of the project or program, they should evaluate
Morocco, Economics, 2/5/2004
Butaflika invites international observers to supervise the elections
The Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika has stressed his determination to invite international observers to investigate the transparency of the forthcoming presidential elections.
Algeria, Politics, 2/5/2004
Algerian- Chinese cooperation in fuels
Chinese President Hu Jintau concluded a state visit to Algeria yesterday. An Algerian official source announced that the two countries decided on this occasion to boost their economic partnership forward, especially in the field of fuels by signing "a framework agreement. "
Algeria-China, Politics, 2/5/2004
Darfour rebels support direct talks over aid
Rebels from west Darfour announced on Tuesday that they will attend talks to permit the distribution of aid in the troubled area, on which relief agencies say that a humanitarian catastrophe is about to take place.
Sudan, Politics, 2/5/2004
al-Khabar: Algeria summons the Saudi ambassador over Abbas Madani
Press sources in Algeria said that the Algerian foreign ministry summoned the Saudi Ambassador in Algeria asking for explanations to "the appearance " of Abbas Madani, the chairman of the banned Islamic front for salvation in "an official reception attended by the Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz.
Algeria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 2/5/2004
Euro-deputies plead for release of moroccan POWs
A group of Euro-deputies has pleaded for the immediate and unconditional release of Moroccan prisoners of war (POW) who are still detained by the Polisario separatist group in Tindouf (southern Algeria).
Morocco-European Union, Politics, 2/5/2004
Saddam orders to write the Koran from his blood
After his son Ode was exposed to an assassination attempt which he survived miraculously in 1998, the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein ordered one Iraqi calligrapher to write the full text of the holy Koran from his ( Saddam ) blood, according to this artist who is currently living in Amman.
Iraq, Politics, 2/5/2004
Egypt: People conference to boycott the American goods
The Arab committee for boycotting the USA made products and goods will hold a two- day plenary people's conference in Cairo in march with the participation of activists from several Arab states, France, Italy and Belgium.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 2/5/2004
Riyadh holds pilgrims lack of calm responsible for Mona incident
Saudi Arabia has defended its organization of al-Haj season for this year and said that the incident of stampede at al-Jamarat bridge which claimed the life of 251 pilgrims could have been avoided, had the pilgrims been organized and not agitated.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 2/5/2004
Preparations for Sharon- Qrei summit, Sharon studies referendum to dismantle settlements
With the case of a Palestinian - Israeli issue of the seperation wall coming before the International Court Of Justice, as a precedent, the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon loomed his intention to make a referendum on his plan to remove the Jewish settlements from Gaza.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/5/2004
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Lebanese Minister of Administrative Development and the Chief of the Phalangists (al-Kata'eb) Party, Karim Baqradouni, has stressed that the Syrian presence in Lebanon is legitimate and comes in accordance with the agreements signed between the two states.
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Lebanese Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Jean Obeid, reviewed Wednesday with German ambassador in Lebanon, Rodolf Keniess, the circumstances of the release of the detainees and captives and restoring martyrs remains. Obeid thanked Germany for its role as a mediation for releasing captives.
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The locust situation in Morocco is under control, said on Tuesday the anti-locust central coordination body announcing that it will carry on the consolidation of prospecting and struggle means and the increase of its personnel to ward off any worsening of the situation.
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Morocco finished top of group D at the African Nations Cup (CAN 2004) finals in Tunisia on Wednesday after earning a hard-fought 1-1 draw with South Africa.
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