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Damascus accuses arrivals from neighbors, denies the existence of a Kurdish problem
Al-Jazeera area in Northern east Syria witnessed yesterday a notable calm after an atmosphere on strong tension prevailed on it on Sunday preceded by acts of riots and destruction that resulted in human casualties and material losses.
Syria-USA, Politics, 3/16/2004
Syrian citizens in Brussles protest against attacking embassy
Hundreds of Syrian and Arab citizens in Brussels on Sunday evening gathered in front of the Syrian embassy in the Belgian capital to protest recent events against it and solidify and express loyalty to Syria as a state and leadership.
Syria-Belgium, Politics, 3/16/2004
Saudi Arabia to reconsider human rights violations
A high ranking Saudi Arabian official said on Sunday that Riyadh is about to form a governmental commission in charge of investigating human rights violation reports.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 3/16/2004
Morocco adopts consumer protection strategy
Moroccan minister of industry, trade and telecoms, Rachid Talbi Alami, said Monday that his department has adopted a strategy that puts consumers at the center of economic and social development.
Morocco, Politics, 3/16/2004
Two authority candidates win the elections in Comoros
The committee in charge of ratifying results of the legislative elections which took place on Sunday in Comoros said that the preliminary first results of the voting showed that two parliamentarians in the Greater Comoros Islands won in the first session of the voting.
Comoros, Politics, 3/16/2004
Jordan: A new law for the press
The Jordanian government has prepared a draft law that mends the valid printing and publication that guarantees the reinforcement of press freedom especially preventing holding journalists in custody or jailing them over publication matters and abrogating prior monitoring on the press.
Jordan, Politics, 3/16/2004
Zapatero pledges 'magnificent relations' with neighboring Morocco
Spain's incoming Socialist leader Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Monday pledged to maintain "magnificent relations" with its southern neighbor Morocco, and to open "a new era of good relations" with the kingdom.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 3/16/2004
Damascus denies the visit of an American delegation to al-Qamishli
Damascus yesterday denied a news by the Israeli daily Haartez in which it said that an American delegation moved secretly on Sunday from Iraq into al-Hassaka area in northern Syria.
Syria-USA, Politics, 3/16/2004
International organization lauds Egypt's hosting anti- circumcision workshop
An international official expressed appreciation for Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak for Egypt's hosting of the 1st regional workshop on enhancing social activities to combat female circumcision and cooperation by the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood in organizing the event.
Regional-Egypt, Culture, 3/16/2004
Syrian- Egyptian coordination for Tunisia's Arab summit
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher stressed the deep-rooted fraternal relations between Syria and Egypt.
Syria-Egypt, Politics, 3/16/2004
Bin Yahya: Tunis is ready to hoist the Arab summit
The Tunisian foreign minister, al-Habib Bin Yahya, said that Tunis is ready to host the 16th Arab summit which will be held on march 29 and 30.
Tunisia-Regional, Politics, 3/16/2004
Ivory Coast reiterates firm support to political solution to Sahara dispute, Minister
The Government of Ivory Coast has reiterated its " firm support " to a political and final settlement of the Sahara dispute opposing Morocco and the Algerian-backed separatist movement "Polisario."
Morocco-Ivory Coast, Politics, 3/16/2004
Ivory Coast praises King's decision to cancel poor countries debt
The government of Ivory Coast has praised King Mohammed VI's decision to cancel the debt owed to Morocco by the least advanced African countries, and to suppress tariff barriers to allow their basic products access the Moroccan market.
Morocco-Ivory Coast, Politics, 3/16/2004
Syria rebuffs foreign dictations, party official says
Syria on Monday strongly rejected foreign dictations and pressures labeling the so-called initiative of Greater Middle East as a "rejected intervention," but noted keenness on dialogue maintained with the United States.
Syria-USA, Politics, 3/16/2004
Moroccan security delegation takes part in Madrid blasts probe
A Moroccan high-level security delegation went Sunday to Spain, to participate in the ongoing probe of the Madrid terrorist blasts and check the identity of the three Moroccan arrested suspects.
Morocco-Spain, Local, 3/16/2004
Abu al-Abbas will be buried in Syria
An official in the Palestine Liberation Front said yesterday that the body of the secretary general of front Muhammad Abbas ( Abu al-Abbas) who died in an American detention camp in Iraq will be buried in Syria after Israel had refused to permit him into the West Bank.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 3/16/2004
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In separate meetings President Bashar al-Assad received on Monday Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdul Rahman Attiyah on prospects of cooperation between Syria and the GCC in the economic, trade, and investment fields, particularly the establishment of a trade free zone between the Syria and the GCC.
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Lebanese President Emile Lahoud reiterated Lebanon's firm stance which supports the "right of return" for Palestinian refugees to their lands, rejecting any bid to settle them outside of their lands.
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Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal stressed his Kingdom's support to the Palestinian people and the liberation of the occupied Lebanese and Syrian lands.
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Egypt's Mufti Ali Jumaa on Monday announced Egypt's strong rejection of any proposals or external initiatives about reforms or modernization in the Middle East stressing these reforms should come from within the region's states.
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Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee at the German Parliament Folker Roch stressed the necessity of the Israeli complete withdrawal from the occupied Palestinian territories, asserting that without this withdrawal security will not be achieved in the region.
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Egypt-Brazil Trade exchange volume hit $ 496 million including $ 34 million Egyptian exports in 2003.
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An official said privatization of the Suez Canal is not at all a possibility, adding that reports in this respect are groundless.
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The Royal gendarmerie on Sunday seized some 4.2 tons of drugs near the city of Chefchaouen (North of Morocco).
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