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One third of Tunisia's youth follows up higher education
The Tunisian president Zine al-Abdidin Ben Ali announced preparation of a strategic study on the main trends for the development of the country's need to intermediate and higher qualifications during the current and next decades.
Tunisia, Education, 7/17/2004
Central bank governor calls for speedier reforms, developing finance
Governor of Morocco's Central Bank, Abdellatif Jouahri, on Friday called for the hastening of reforms aimed at promoting rural areas and lifting obstacles impeding the creation of enterprises.
Morocco, Economics, 7/17/2004
Al-Houti supports refrain from negotiation with the government; Saudi Arabia deplores
Saudi Arabia denounced what it called a group of " extremists " in northern Yemen in remarks to the rebellion which is led by the Yemeni scholar Hussein Bader Eddine al-Houthi stressing support for the Yemeni government to this effect.
Yemen-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/17/2004
Khartoum - rebels negotiations stumbled, pressures on Sudan over Darfur
Each of the US and Canada renewed their pressure on Sudan in order to exert more efforts and take tangible and immediate measures to solve the crisis in Darfur area to the western [art of the country.
Sudan, Politics, 7/17/2004
IGAD demands the formation of a Somali government before the month end
The Government Commission for Development IGAD recommended yesterday the Somali representatives in the peace talks in Nairobi to form a government before the end of the current month.
Somalia, Politics, 7/17/2004
Libyan grace period for the US to remove sanctions
Libya approved to give the US an additional two month grace period to remove what are left of the American sanctions imposed on it and lifting its name from the US Department Of State list of countries sponsoring terrorism.
Libya-USA, Politics, 7/17/2004
Egyptian religious leaders sign agreement on Islamic-Christian dialogue
The Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Mohamed Sayed Tantawi and Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese presided yesterday on the signing of an agreement on Muslim-Christian dialogue.
Regional-Egypt, Religion, 7/17/2004
FTA with Morocco to reinforce relations with longstanding partner, Bush
The United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement "enhances our bilateral relations with a longstanding partner in the North Africa and Middle East Region," said, Thursday, US president George W. Bush in a message to the Congress.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 7/17/2004
Sudan FM s confers with Iranian counterpart in Tehran
Sudanese Foreign Minister, Mustafa Othman Ismael, has stressed the necessity for cooperation with Iran in the current circumstances in the face of the pressure to which both countries are being exposed, stressing his country support to the Iranian right in utilizing the nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
Sudan-Iran, Politics, 7/17/2004
Iraqi government represented in a committee on fate of detainees
The official in charge of prisons sector in the multinational forces Gen. Jeffery Miller said that representatives for the Interim Iraqi government will take part in the council which will re-consider the situation of 5200 Iraqis detained by the American forces.
Iraq, Politics, 7/17/2004
UNGA to discuss Arab draft resolution calling on Israel to remove separation wall
UN General Assembly yesterday held an open extraordinary session for discussing an Arab draft resolution calling on Israel to commit itself to the latest ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on illegitimacy of the separation wall which is set up by Israel in the West Bank and called for its removal.
Palestine-UN, Politics, 7/17/2004
Moroccan writer and ICJ Decision over separation wall
" The International Court of Justice's ruling on illegality of Israel's separation apartheid wall in the West Bank is a precious gain to the Palestinian just cause." Moroccan writer Abdul-Ilah Belkziz said.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/17/2004
AL official, Solana's press conference in Brussels about the wall
Deputy Arab League Secretary General, Nour Eddin Hashad, has stressed the importance of the unified European stance which rejects the Israeli racial separation wall in the occupied Arab territories.
Regional-European Union, Politics, 7/17/2004
Hours after seizing a military commander, security officials resigned, French kidnapped in Gaza
The commander of the preventive security forces in Gaza Col. Rashid Abu Shabak and the director of the general intelligence lt. Gen. Amin al-Hunisi submitted their resignation to the Palestinian president Yasser Arafat. News reports in Palestine said that the two officials resigned in protest of the conditions prevailing and over not issuing clear instructions to end the bad state of security, chaos and corruption.
Palestine, Politics, 7/17/2004
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad issued on Friday Legislative Decree No/41/ for the year /2004/ stipulating a general amnesty for the crimes committed before 15.07.2004. The Amnesty coincides with the fourth anniversary of President al-Assad's assuming power in Syria.
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Iran's Secretary of the Guardian Council (GC) Ahmad Jannati stressed on Friday Iranian people and government's right to make use of nuclear energy technology in peaceful purposes emphasizing that " Iran would never give up its right to that effect." In a Friday prayers sermon, Jannati called on foreign troops to leave Iraq asserting the Iraqi people's right to self-determination and to hold free and honest elections in Iraq.
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Morocco's Abdelaati Iguider won the gold medal at the World Junior Championship, in a meet record.
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