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Mubarak cancels imprisonment penalty in publication issues, rejects western reform initiatives
The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak yesterday criticized the American and European initiatives for reforms in the Middle East considering that they seek "to impose certain types of reforms within context of plans, frames and initiatives based on the assumption that this region has become a danger to other peoples."
Egypt, Politics, 2/24/2004
Quake Death Climbs to 226, 120 wounded
At least 226 people died and 120 others were wounded in the tremor, measuring 6 degrees on the Richter scale, that rocked on Tuesday at 2.30 am the northern region of Al-Hoceima (more than 440 km northeast of Rabat), according to the still-provisional death toll.
Morocco, Local, 2/24/2004
British MPs sign anti- separation wall petition
As many as 168 British MPs, including 124 Labour Party members, signed a petition against the Israeli separation wall now being built in the Palestinian territories.
Palestine-UK, Politics, 2/24/2004
American bishop denounces Israel's apartheid wall
Bishop Clifton Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Anglican Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., denounced Israel's building of the apartheid separation wall in the West Bank, saying it diminishes prospects of peace in the region.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 2/24/2004
Moussa lashes out at Israeli Officials who attack ICJ for denating into wall
Moussa criticized Israeli officials' statements in which they claimed that the International Court of Justice is not qualified to examine the legality of the Israeli separation wall.
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 2/24/2004
Bahrain hosts meetings of the joint higher committee with Qatar
The joint Bahraini- Qatar higher committee started its meetings yesterday in Manama under the chairmanship of Bahrain's crown prince, Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad al-Khaleifa, and Qatar's crown prince, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani, according to an official source.
Bahrain-Qatar, Politics, 2/24/2004
Al-Barad'e: we support Libya's keeping of a civilian atomic capability
The director general of the International Agency for Atomic Energy Muhammad al-Barad'e said in Tripoli, yesterday that the agency will support Libya's request to keep a nuclear program for civil purposes after it will get rid off its military nuclear program, noting that he has agreed with the Libyan officials to "exert all possible efforts to end dismantling the Libyan weapons program by the fall of June.
Libya-UN, Politics, 2/24/2004
Violence towards Child: Survey study in the basic schooling, education in Syria
A study was issued recently in Damascus under the title "violence towards Children: Survey study in the basic schooling, education in Syria." The study which was made in collaboration between the ministry of social affairs and Labor, the ministry of education and Damascus UNICEF office was conducted by Dr. Mouta Barakat, and Dr. Iman Ezz, both are teachers at the mental health department, Faculty of education of Damascus University.
Syria, Education, 2/24/2004
Okaz: Hariri views on regional development
Lebanese Premier Rafic Hariri reiterated his country's call for finding a solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict and ending the Israeli occupation of the Arab lands in line with the international resolutions.
Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 2/24/2004
Arab Popular Committee vows support for the Palestinian Intifada
The "Arab Popular Committee for Supporting Intifada and Resisting the Zionist Scheme" denounced the Israeli aggressive practices against the Palestinian unarmed people.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 2/24/2004
Arafat: Separation wall bars establishment of Palestinian state
Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat warned on Monday that the separation wall built by Israel in the West Bank prevents the setting up of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/24/2004
Sharon: we will not negotiate with the current Palestinian leadership
The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon notified the foreign affairs and security committee at the Israeli Knesset yesterday that Israel will not negotiate with the current Palestinian leadership because it does not implement any of its obligations stated in the Roadmap.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/24/2004
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British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and Spain's Foreign Minister Ana Palacio Monday expressed denunciation of Israeli separation wall in the West Bank. In statements to reporters on arrival at the European Council headquarters on Monday to attend the meeting of the EU's public affairs and Foreign Relations Council, Straw said the EU believes that the separation wall is illegal especially that it exceeds the internationally-recognized borders and the green line that separates between the Palestinian territories and Israel.
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher described the Arab peace initiative adopted by Beirut Arab summit two years ago as the basis for any movement to reach just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East. Maher, in a joint news conference with his Lebanese counterpart Jean Obeid after a meeting that the Arab initiative should be part of international effort to bring peace to the region.
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Copenhagen announced that its foreign minister Per Stig Moller will pay a visit to Syria and Israel starting today and continues until Friday in order to discuss with the two countries' officials the peace process in the region.
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Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on Monday stressed the important and pivotal role Syria plays in the peace and stability process in the Middle East. During a meeting between Kawaguchi and Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Issa Darwish, who handed her a letter from Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara, talks tackled the peace process in the Middle East, the situation in Iraq and bilateral relations.
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Yemeni Minister of Agriculture Hassan Omar Sweid agreed with Deputy Premier and Minister of Agricultural Dr. Youssef Wali on the formation of joint committees to study bilateral agricultural cooperation.
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An agreement between Syria and Libya, providing for the participation in the international and trade fairs which will be held in both countries, was signed on Monday.
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Thousands of al-Azhar University students demonstrated on Monday protesting against Israel's insistence on building the apartheid separation wall in the West Bank, demanding the international community, particularly the International Court of Justice to consider the issue of the wall.
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A mass grave including remains of eight persons was found in one well in Marah al-Hbas town in west Sidon yesterday and presumed that the persons where killed since more than 22 years, the time of the Israeli occupation of south Lebanon in 1982. The remains include skulls, bones, garments and cloths in addition to a plastic gear similar to that used by Israel in detention center and the forces that collaborated with it in the 1980s.
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