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Inter- Sudanese peace negotiations in Kenya extended; Turabi detained, accused of supporting Darfour's rebels
The Sudanese authorities yesterday at dawn detained the opposition Islamic figure Hassan al-Turabi and accused him of provoking tribal tension and supporting the rebels in Darfour area to the west of Sudan, while the government of Khartoum and the main rebels movement in Sudan agreed to extend their negotiations in Nivaha ( Kenya ) which was due to be concluded yesterday.
Sudan, Politics, 4/1/2004
Clashes on Teizi Ozo because of Butaflika's visit
The election campaign tour of the Algerian president Abdul Aziz Butaflika in one of the largest cities of the Berber Kabayel area of Teizi Ozo, coincided with violent confrontations between the police and the protesting Berbers that ended in detaining many of them.
Algeria, Politics, 4/1/2004
Continued meetings in Egypt, in preparations for the Arab summit
Discussions continued at the Egyptian Sharm esh Shiekh resort held by the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak with several Arab leaders in order to discuss the convening an alternative Arab summit substituting the 16th summit which was postponed by Tunisia.
Regional-Egypt, Politics, 4/1/2004
Bosra's penetration ITC for development launched
In the presence of Syria's First Lady, Asmaa al-Assad, a celebration was held on March 31st in Bosra, marking the launching of the Rural areas net ( Reef Net) center. The event was organized by the Ministry of Information and Technology in collaboration with the UN Development Program UNDP.
Syria, Local, 4/1/2004
Al-Baja Jee warns the Shiite over hegemony in Iraq member of the Iraqi governing council
Adnan al-Baja Jee yesterday warned the Iraqi Shiite of using their population majority to impose their views on other minorities in the country, but he admitted that there is no alternative for the rule of the majority after making general elections in January 2005 to elect a national council that lays a permanent constitution.
Iraq, Politics, 4/1/2004
Syria: Governmental plans for ensuring prosperity of al-Jazeera area
The Syrian government has started a new policy to develop the northern east area of Syria in light of a plan to avoid negligence the area had suffered for several decades.
Syria, Politics, 4/1/2004
A Jewish league boycotts a meeting with Mubarak
The Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot said that the chairman of the Jewish-American defaming league Afraham Foxman is not intending to attend the meeting which the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will hold during his forthcoming visit to the USA, over Egypt's abrogation of the 15th anniversary celebration of signing the camp David agreement between Israel and Egypt.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 4/1/2004
Syrian-Lebanese water Ministerial Committee meets in Beirut
The Syrian-Lebanese ministerial Committee for water held on Wednesday a meeting chaired by Irrigation Minister Nadir al-Buni and the Lebanese Minster of Water and Energy Aiyoub Hammed in the presence of the Lebanese Ð Syrian Higher Council Secretary General Nasri al-Khouri.
Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 4/1/2004
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Egypt's Information Minister Safwat al-Sharif on Wednesday stressed that viewpoints between Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz were identical on the necessity of convening an Arab summit.
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President Bashar al-Assad received on Wednesday Iraqi Transport Minister Behnam Ziaboules. Talks during the meeting dealt with the current situation in Iraq the cooperation between Syria and Iraq in all domains, including transport domain.
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President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday made a telephone call with the Tunisian President Zine Alabidin ben Ali on the current consultations regarding the forthcoming Arab Summit.
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A phone call was made on Wednesday between Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara and his Tunisian counterpart al-Habib bin Yehya about the current consultations among the Arab states for holding the postponed Arab Summit as soon as possible.
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The Moroccan minister of Human Rights has voiced the Government's resolve to cooperate with the Civil Society in Morocco, and hailed its contribution in promoting human rights in the Kingdom.
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A group of associations for the defense of human rights in the Sahara organized Monday a march in Fribourg to denounce the crimes committed by the separatist group 'Polisario' in Tindouf camps (southern Algeria).
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News reports in Damascus said yesterday that the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara decided to postpone his European tour which was due next week because of his preoccupation for preparations to the next Arab summit.
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Chairman of the National Kurdistan Party Jalal al-Talbani stressed the strong relations between the Kurds and Syria, considering anyone who bets against these relations to be a loser. In an interview given to Kuwaiti newspapers al-Syasa and al-Rai al-Am published on Wednesday, Talbani underlined that the Kurds in Syria have been part of the Syrian National structure.
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A team of experts from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) is currently writing a report on a number of archaeological sites, which are to be added to the international world heritage list of protected sites. Among these is the military route traveled by Salah Eddin Al Ayubi on his way to Jerusalem to liberate it from the Crusaders.
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The 378,979 strong Moroccan community in legal situation in Spain, is no longer the first foreign community in this country as it was outnumbered by Equadorian community which totals 390,297 people also in legal situation, according to official statistics published here Wednesday.
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