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Lebanese- Egyptian talks in support of economic cooperation
The Lebanese prime minister Rafic Hariri called for signing a joint agreement between Egypt and Lebanon with the aim of increasing the volume of trade exchange to half a billion dollars and to remove all customs barriers and facilitate movement of goods between the two states.
Egypt-Lebanon, Economics, 9/9/2004
Mubarak meets Hariri: Amending the constitution is a Lebanese question
The spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency Majid Abdul Fattah said following the end of talks between the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and the Lebanese prime minister Rafic Hariri on Wednesday that President Mubarak discussed with Hariri "the recent developments in Lebanon and the decision taken by the Lebanese parliament on September 3 to extend the term of office for the Lebanese President Emil Lahoud for one half of a term of office (3 years)."
Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 9/9/2004
Zeibari in Yemen ignores the question of dispatching forces to Iraq
The Iraqi foreign minister Hoshyar Zeibari started yesterday an official visit to Yemen, which was the first for an Arab official to this state since the collapse of the regime of the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Yemen-Iraq, Politics, 9/9/2004
Deteriorated security conditions in Iraq; more assassinations, N.G.Os start to leave
foreign workers in non- governmental international organizations left Baghdad yesterday at a time when the majority of non- governmental organizations working in Iraq are preparing to leave the country over the deteriorated security condition and the increased kidnapping operations
Iraq, Politics, 9/9/2004
Turabi's party denies involvement in disturbances attempt
The Sudanese government accused the Sudanese People's Congress party led by Hassan al-Turabi of " conspiring to implement disturbances operations " and detained 14 of its members.
Sudan, Politics, 9/9/2004
Powell defines today Washington's position towards the crisis in Darfur
The US secretary of state Colin Powell prepared today to decide whether the US considers the crisis in Darfur to the west of Sudan is a case of genocide or not
Sudan-USA, Politics, 9/9/2004
Deliberations of the Arab national conference start in Doha
Works of the 26th sessions of the general secretariat of the national Arab conference started in Doha yesterday with the participation of 57 media and intellectual figures from various Arab states.
Regional-Qatar, Politics, 9/9/2004
Bombardment renewed on Falluja
The Iraqi warplanes yesterday morning renewed its bombardment of Falluja city to the west of Baghdad. According to a medical source, the new American raids which targeted the southern east of Falluja left at least two Iraqis dead.
Iraq, Military, 9/9/2004
Mubarak sends message to Assad
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit will pay a visit to Syria today carrying a message from President Hosni Mubarak to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad.
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 9/9/2004
Golan people delegation ends visit to homeland Syria
Hundreds of Syrian citizens of the occupied Golan have returned back to their villages after paying a visit to their motherland Syria and meeting their families and relatives, defying the Israeli occupation authorities "which try to separate them from each other."
Syria-Israel, Politics, 9/9/2004
Sharon approves separation wall re-routing
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday decided that Ariel, Ma'aleh Adumin and the Gush Etzion settlement bloc would be included inside the West Bank separation fence, while the route of the other segments would be built close to the Green Line.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/9/2004
Egypt interferes to solve the difference between Arafat, Qurei'
The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak made telephone calls with the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and the Israeli prime minister Ahmad Qurei', in an attempt to purify the atmospheres between the two men over the Palestinian position concerning the Donor States meeting due to be held in New York by the end of the current month.
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 9/9/2004
Powell calls for perseverance in Iraq despite military losses
One day after the number of U.S. military fatalities in Iraq reached 1,000, Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke to three television news programs about the need to persevere in the fight against the insurgents in order to establish freedom and democracy in Iraq.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/9/2004
Iraq achieves stable currency, sound fiscal policy with U.S. help
U.S. Treasury Under Secretary John Taylor said the United States has helped Iraq introduce a new unified and stable currency to replace the two separate currencies used before the toppling of former dictator Saddam Hussein.
Iraq-USA, Economics, 9/9/2004
Huge gas finds postpone atomic power generation
Egypt's Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younis said that Egypt didn't give up its program to generate power from atomic energy, but it postponed the program following the available huge gas finds which enable the country to set up giant power stations.
Egypt, Economics, 9/9/2004
Morocco to launch program to fight child begging
Morocco will launch a national plan on the eradication of child begging, to start first in the Moroccan largest city of Casablanca before being implemented in other regions of the country.
Morocco, Culture, 9/9/2004
Libyana telecommunication company launched in Libya
"Engineer Mohmmed Muammar al-Gadhafi, Secretary of the General People's Committee for Posts and Telecommunications announced that sales of Libyana mobile company will begin as of today through five centers, three in Tripoli city, a center in Benghazi and another in Sebha," Jana reported yesterday.
Libya, Business, 9/9/2004
Islamic, Coptic and Greco-Roman pieces go on display in Sinai
Egypt, Local, 9/9/2004
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The Sudanese Immigration and Naturalisation Department on Wednesday started implementing a decree by the Sudanese Minister of Interior on exempting Egyptians wishing to visit Sudan from getting entry and residence visas beforehand.
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Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero termed on Wednesday the Arab-Israeli conflict as a cancer that stands behind the phenomenon of terrorism, Al-Arabiya new channel said.
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Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri and the Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa on Wednesday discussed the latest developments in the Middle East, particularly in the occupied lands, in Iraq and in Darfur. In a statement following the meeting, Moussa criticized the UN Security Council's resolution No. 1559 on Lebanon, asserting that the Council should address issues related to its own tasks in preserving international peace and security.
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President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday received Chairman of the French-Syrian Parliamentary Friendship Association Association Sen. Philippe Marini at the People's Palace.
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Syria'scForeign Minister Farouk al-Shara on Wednesday received Indonesian President's Special Envoy Ali al-Attas. Talks dealt with the latest developments in the region and the Afro-Asian Summit due in Indonesia in April on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Ban Dong's Conference which served as the foundation for the Non-Aligned Movement ( NAM).
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The Jordanian king Abdullah II yesterday met with the US under secretary of state for the Middle East affairs William Burns and discussed with him the situation in Iraq and the Palestinian territories.
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Egypt has refused to internationalize Rafah border crossing which links Egypt to Gaza to be a triple crossing between Egypt, Gaza and Israel The spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency Majid Abdul Fattah said that this crossing is standing since a long time and has its own consideration and should remain a crossing and a liaison contact between Egypt and Gaza, stressing that any step to change this position will not contribute to achieving peace.
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One bomb went off in a crowded market in northern Yemen on Wednesday and this resulted in killing five persons and wounding other 20. Witnesses said that the bomb went off in al-Qat selling market in Ktaf town in Sadaah province, while officials refused to comment on the news.
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The first international film festival of Sale kicked off Tuesday night with the participation of movies from 13 countries.
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