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Mubarak calls to accelerate new reforms
At the end of the second annual congress of the National Democratic Party NDP, President Hosni Mubarak, the NDP Chairman called on the government to accelerate the implementation of new reform policies and legislation.
Egypt, Politics, 9/24/2004
Gamal Mubarak: NDP reform proposals conform to opposition requests
Gamal Mubarak, the National Democratic Party (NDP)'s Policies Committee Secretary, said Thursday the party proposals on political, social and economic reforms go in line with the requests of the opposition parties.
Egypt, Politics, 9/24/2004
Ruling party in Egypt for reform, but in an extended time period
The ruling National Democratic Party in Egypt refused in the final days of its second conference demands raised by the opposition to achieve political reform in one stroke in the country.
Egypt, Politics, 9/24/2004
Bush rejects to withdraw forces from Iraq, Allawi thanks him for the invasion
In a joint press conference with the Interim Iraqi prime minister Eyad Allawi, the US President George W. Bush announced that what is called violence in Iraq might increase from now until the elections in January, 2005.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/24/2004
A historical meeting between the Libyan foreign minister and his American peer
The meeting reflects the recent evidence on the improvement of relations between the US and Libya following a long hostility because of the American accusations to Tripoli of supporting terrorism.
Libya-USA, Politics, 9/24/2004
Moroccan-Libyan plant to meet 60 percent of Libya's market need in cleaning products
A joint Moroccan-Libyan plant, inaugurated Wednesday in Tripoli, will meet 60 percent of the Libyan market in cleaning products.
Libya-Morocco, Economics, 9/24/2004
An increase in the flow of foreign investment to the Arab states
The flow of foreign investment to the Arab states registered a large increase of 60% in 2003 in comparison with 2002, that seems to have been a result of the events of September 2001 in the USA.
Regional, Economics, 9/24/2004
Washington: Darfur peace is linked to peace in the south
The American envoy to Sudan stressed that the political solution for the Darfur district crisis lies in Nivasha peace agreement with the southern rebels so as to end the central authority.
Sudan-USA, Politics, 9/24/2004
Straw: little hopes to rescue Begley, Allawi refuses to release Rihab Taha
The Prime minister of the interim Iraqi government Eyad Allawi, decided not to release the woman official in the former regime Rihab Taha, hours after an appeal addressed by the British hostage who is threatened to lose his life if the Iraqi women held in the occupation jails are not freed.
Iraq, Politics, 9/24/2004
One American soldier was killed, injured in armed attacks in Iraq
Armed operations continued against the American forces in Iraq where one marine was killed in clashes with the armed men in al-Anbar governorate to the west of Baghdad.
Iraq, Military, 9/24/2004
Foreign investments, private loans rose by 213% during last 5 years
Foreign investments and private loans in Morocco reached 98.7 billion Dirhams (around US$ 11 billion) during the five last years, against 31.5 billions during 1994-1998, i.e. a 213% rise.
Morocco, Economics, 9/24/2004
An attack at an Iraqi oil line
One Iraqi oil official said on Thursday that an attack took place on a pipeline linking the northern and southern oil fields in Iraq and this resulted in halting pumping operations.
Iraq, Economics, 9/24/2004
One Israeli officers is among three killed Israelis in the Palestinian operation in Gaza
The Palestinian groups yesterday carried out a joint operation at a military position near Mouraj settlement to the north of Rafah to the south of Gaza that resulted in killing three Israeli soldiers, one of them is an officer and wounding other two.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/24/2004
Continued Israeli acts of revenge against the Palestinians
The Israeli army yesterday bombarded the house of the Palestinian woman, Zeinab Ali Abu Salem, in Askar Camp for the Palestinian refugees in Nablus, in revenge of the operation which she had carried out on Wednesday and resulted in killing two Israelis from the border guards.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/24/2004
Al Raia: SA recognition of SADR has not changed power balance
"The unexpected recognition" of the self-proclaimed Sahrawi republic (SADR) by South Africa "has not changed much the balance of power and the political equation," said the Jordanian "Al Raia" daily.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 9/24/2004
Okaz: Riyadh: a book withdrawn over containing Jewish texts
The Saudi daily Okaz said yesterday that the local authorities in Hael area (640 Km to the north of al-Riyadh) ordered the pull out of a book published in Beirut over containing texts taken from the Torah "in contradiction to the holy Koran and the Sunnah."
Saudi Arabia, Education, 9/24/2004
Times of India: India considers Egypt's oil pipeline offer
"India is studying Egypt's offer to take part in an oil pipeline project.The pipeline would link the Mediterranean and the Red Sea and give India access to oil wells from the Caspian, Sea and the Black Sea," the Times of India said.
Egypt-India, Economics, 9/24/2004
15,000 to 20,000 Moroccans suffer from Alzheimer's
Head of the neurology and neuropsychology department at Rabat's 'Hopital des Specialites', Professor El Alaoui Faris, said at a press conference Thursday that 15,000 to 20,000 Moroccans suffer from Alzheimer's.
Morocco, Health, 9/24/2004
Cairo airport receives first Iraqi airliner in 14 years
After a 14-year hiatus, the first Iraqi Airlines plane landed at Cairo Airport this week.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 9/24/2004
No decision for the moment to renew fisheries agreement with Spain, minister
Morocco's Minister of communication and spokesman for the gobernment, Nabil Benabdellah, said Thursday "there is no decision for the moment to renew the fisheries agreement with Spain," insisting that, fisheries issues can, however, be discussed part of moves to improve bilateral ties.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 9/24/2004
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In a statement on Thursday, the New Zealand government announced that the 61 engineers in the New Zealand army deployed in Iraq will return back to their country on Saturday and no replacements will be sent.
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Th commander of the Iraqi coasts guards Ali Hamad al-Musawi said on Thursday that the Iranian navy held five fishing boats and detained nine Iraqi fishermen off the coast of Fao peninsula to the far south of Iraq.
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Greek Minister of Tourism Dimitris Avramopoulos and an accompanying delegation arrived in Damascus on Thursday in an official visit to Syria.
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Mustapha EL Aouzari of Morocco won Wednesday the gold medal in men's 1,500m T11 competition at the 12th Paralympic Games in Athens.
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