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Saudi Arabia, Yemen end border disputes; Abdullah, Saleh: the two states security is integrated
Saudi Arabia and Yemen announced yesterday the end of their differences over the cement wall being built by Riyadh on the Yemeni borders, and Sanaa says it chopped part of the joint lands dedicated for grazing.
Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 2/18/2004
Organizations boycott the Egyptian national council for human rights
Some 15 human rights organizations said they will not cooperate with the new national council for Human rights in Egypt, considering that it does not enjoy credibility under the emergency law enacted in Egypt since 23 years.
Egypt, Politics, 2/18/2004
Inter- Sudanese peace talks resume; al-Turabi: US pressure does not guarantee peace
Peace talks resumed yesterday between the Sudanese government and the southern rebels, as the leader of the opposition Sudanese People's Congress Hassan al-Turabi considered that the American pressure on Sudan to end the war with the rebels had brought the two sides together towards peace but is not enough to make the agreement a guarantee of peace and valid.
Sudan-USA, Politics, 2/18/2004
Yamani calls on the Gulf states to prioritize education, population
Saudi Arabia's former minister of oil, Ahmad Zaki al-Yamani, who is also member of the board of Qatar council for education and science, stressed the importance to prioritize human resources and concentrate on education so as to increase the potentials of the state in the Gulf region.
Qatar-Gulf, Politics, 2/18/2004
King calls Maghreb leaders to make up for lost time
Moroccan king, Mohammed VI, has called on the other leaders of the Arab Maghreb Union to make up for the lost time and carry on the action aiming at materializing this union, a long-cherished dream by the people of the region.
Morocco-Maghreb, Politics, 2/18/2004
Algeria: Government coalition support Butaflika
Supporters of the Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika on Monday formed a front whose nucleus is composed of three parties belonging to the current governmental coalition, with the aim to support his nomination for the presidential elections on April 8th, despite the fact that Butaflika did not nominate himself officially for the elections.
Algeria, Politics, 2/18/2004
King of Bahrain meets Moroccan FM
King of Bahrain, Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, received in Manama this Tuesday Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, who arrived in the Bahraini capital on the same day to participate in the Morocco-Bahrain high commission.
Bahrain-Morocco, Politics, 2/18/2004
Syrian- Iranian joint committee final statements
Syrian Premier Muhammad Naji Otari on Tuesday stressed that viewpoints between Syria and Iran were identical on the necessity of achieving a just and comprehensive peace in the region according to "Madrid conference", Land-for-peace principle and UN related resolutions that call on Israel to withdraw from Arab occupied territories to the line of June 4th, 1967.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 2/18/2004
Former governor and 17 other people to be tried for embezzlement
A former governor and a former president of the Casablanca urban Community (Mayor) have been brought to justice on various charges, judicial sources announced Tuesday.
Morocco, Judicial, 2/18/2004
Over 132,000 books donated during Book Season campaign
the operation means to promote awareness on the importance of books and to give books the place they deserve as a source of knowledge and entertainment and as a tool to refine tastes and shape personalities.
Morocco, Culture, 2/18/2004
Acts of violence returned back against the Kuwaitis in Iraq
Incidents to kidnap Kuwaitis in Iraq returned back once again to threaten each Kuwaiti thinking of heading to Iraq, finding himself a captive for a gang that would ask for a large sum of money to release him.
Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 2/18/2004
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Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak yesterday arrived in Abu Dhabi coming from Muscat in the framework of a Gulf tour and he met immediately upon his arrival with President of the United Arab Emirates UAE Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan.
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The Arab League (AL) expressed deep concern over Israel's continued digging under Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, warning against dangerous repercussions of such moves on the Holy Mosque, particularly following the collapse of part of road leading to Bab Al-Maghariba neighborhood.
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"A forum on legislations and laws in support of the initiative of Oman digital society and E-government was held at the Ministry of National Economy (yesterday) under the auspices of Mohammed bin Nasir al Khusaibi, Secretary-General of the Ministry and the Chairman of the Information Technology Executive Committee," Oman's news agency ONA reported.
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The Sweden-based "Association de Defense des Sequestres de Tindouf" (ADESETI) has urged the European Parliament to probe the fate of the Moroccans sequestrated in the Tindouf Camps (Southwestern Algeria) by the separatist movement "Polisario."
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Prime Minister Naji Otari will on Feb 22 pay an official visit to Tunisia during which he co-chairs the Feb. 22-24 meetings of the joint Syrian-Tunisian Higher Committee.
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The British government announced yesterday that its embassy in Damascus closed its doors before the public one week ago because of security fears.
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Former British hostage, Terry Weight, yesterday inspected the Palestinian camps in the north and visited a children care establishment. He talked about his first visit to Lebanon after 12 years of his release. He repeated his admiration in the Lebanese people. Weight will hold a press conference to explain the objectives of his visit today.
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