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Islamic affairs minister redefines Ulema role
Morocco's Minister of Habous and Islamic Affairs, Ahmed Taoufiq, said the Ulema (Islamic scholars) need to re-define their traditional mission and apprehend their role in the respect of Morocco's democratic choices and as a religious duty that is part of the respect of the community will while abiding by the goals of the sharia (Islamic law).
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 3/6/2004
King's reforms had positive impact on Morocco-US FTA, prime minister
Initiatives and reforms conducted by Moroccan king Mohammed VI in various fields have had "a positive and decisive impact" on the conclusion of a free trade agreement with the United States, said, here Thursday, Moroccan Premier Driss Jettou.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 3/6/2004
Turkish governor for good economic relations with Syria
Syrian and Turkish businessmen held a meeting on Friday in the presence of Aleppo Governor, Osama Adi, and Turkish State Minister of Foreign Trade Affairs, Kushad Tuzmen.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 3/6/2004
Syria renews call to make the ME a zone from of WMD
Syria on Thursday night reiterated its call to the UN Security Council to adopt its draft resolution on making the Middle East a zone free of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
Syria-Regional, Politics, 3/6/2004
Sheikh Tamim, Chirac discuss conditions in the ME
Qatar's crown prince Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday held talks in Paris with the French President Jacque Chirac during which they discussed developments of conditions in the Middle East region and reviewed cooperation relations between the two countries and means of developing them.
Qatar-France, Politics, 3/6/2004
Five worshippers were killed in an attack in front of a mosque; Sanaa denied assassination attempt on President's son
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/6/2004
Family exchange seeks to relieve blockade of Moroccans sequestered in Tindouf, official
The exchange of visits between Moroccans sequestered in the Polisario-run camps of Tindouf (southwestern Algeria) and their relatives in the Moroccan Sahara is meant to relieve the blockade imposed on the captives, said Hamid Chabar, the Moroccan governor in charge of coordination with the MINURSO (French acronym for the UN mission in the Sahara).
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 3/6/2004
Bremer talks about ' embassies for the occupation after June 30: We withdraw from cemeteries at the request of clergies
The American administrator of Iraq, Paul Bremer, yesterday considered the occurrence of a civil war in Iraq as "a weak possibility," and that the attempt made by the executors of the two massacres in Karbala and Baghdad is to implant tension in the country and "will not succeed."
Iraq-USA, Politics, 3/6/2004
Fighting erupts between Garang forces and al-Rabb party
The southern rebels of Sudan announced that violent confrontations took place on Tuesday between them and the fighters of Uganda's al-Rabb resistance fighters army in southern Sudan.
Sudan, Politics, 3/6/2004
Sorour refuses invitation from head of the Knesset to visit Israel
Speaker of the Egyptian parliament, Ahmad Fatehi Sorour, yesterday refused an invitation from the chairman of the Israeli Knesset to deliver a speech before its members on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of signing the Israeli- Egyptian peace treaty which falls on March 23rd, stressing that he can not fulfill the invitation as long as Israel continues to occupy Arab lands and the " independent Palestinian state is not established."
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 3/6/2004
Massive fish death in Sebou river due to lack of oxygen
The massive death of fish in Sebou, one of Morocco's major rivers, which was reported lately, is due to the lack of oxygen and high concentration of phytoplankton, studies conducted by the national sea research institute (INRH) revealed.
Morocco, Environment, 3/6/2004
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Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and French President Jacques Chirac yesterday held a press conference following their meeting at Eleysee Palace in which they expressed their support for modernization and development and rejected interference in other countries' domestic affairs.
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Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak warned on Friday of the consequences of not scrutinizing the US initiative on political and democratic reforms in the Middle East. Failure to do that would open up "the gates of hell" in the region, Mubarak said in an interview with the Italian daily La Republica, published yesterday.
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Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara on Friday received a phone call from his Iranian counterpart Kamal Kharazi that dealt with the latest developments in the region particularly in Iraq.
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Secretary General of the Arab Parliamentary Union Noureddine Boshkoj described as positive the recent discussions held at the Arab parliamentary Conference in Damascus.
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Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak is due to arrive in Beirut today to lead Egypt's delegation to the three-day forum on Arab woman and armed conflicts.
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