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Saudi Arabia to permit prisoners to vote, ban women
The Saudis start today Tuesday registration on the election lists in preparation for municipal voting due in 2005 in the first elections in the history of the kingdom in which women are not permitted to take part.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 11/23/2004
Draft final communique of Iraq conference highlights sovereignty
The draft of the final communique of the international Iraqi conference highlighted Iraq's sovereignty and the importance of the leading role of the UN in the coming stage.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 11/23/2004
Amman: Humanitarian nationality for children of Jordanian women of Palestinian fathers
The official spokeswoman for the Jordanian government Asmaa Khuder said yesterday that there is a positive intention within the government to deal with the applications of offering children of Jordanian women married of non Jordanians especially from Palestinians through limiting this to humanitarian cases.
Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 11/23/2004
Asiyassa: Baz: Israel's justification of Egyptian soldiers' incident unacceptable
Presidential Political Adviser Osama Al-Baz said yesterday that Israel's justification of the shooting of the three Egyptian borderline soldiers is unacceptable and illogical.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 11/23/2004
Egypt calls for ending presence of foreign troops in Iraq
The foreign ministers of the states neighboring Iraq held a consultative meeting last night for coordinating stances before convening the Sharm El-Sheikh conference today on the future of Iraq.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 11/23/2004
U.S. envoy cautions that crisis not resolved by simple memo-signing regarding Sudan
The U.N. Security Council meeting in Africa was "a significant step forward" for the future of Sudan, but the country's problems continue to evolve and will remain a focus of the world's attention for some time to come, U.S. Ambassador John Danforth said November 22.
Sudan-USA, Politics, 11/23/2004
Gulf's oil cash going into stocks
Gulf Arab investors are pouring liquidity from soaring oil prices into equities, with at least a dozen initial public offerings and rights issues ready to hit the region's market shortly, experts say.
Gulf, Economics, 11/23/2004
Press: King's tour to South America to bolster political, economic ties
The five-nation tour King Mohammed VI of Morocco is to start Tuesday in South America made the headlines of Tuesday's newspapers which laid emphasis on this first ever tour to the region by the monarch since his accession to the throne in 1999, and which is meant to boost political and economic relations.
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 11/23/2004
Powell discusses Palestinian elections with Israel's Shalom
Powell said that he was pleased with what Shalom told him about Israel's willingness to work with the Palestinian Authority in preparation for the January 9, 2005, elections. He said his Israeli counterpart assured him that Israel would take measures to ensure that Palestinian candidates and voters have adequate freedom of movement during the campaign and the voting period.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 11/23/2004
Egypt exerts efforts to set fair competitiveness rules to liberalize African trade
Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed opened Monday the round-table ministerial meetings of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).
Egypt-Regional, Economics, 11/23/2004
Morocco launches roadshow for Maroc-Telecom listing
Moroccan Finance and privatization Minister, Fathallah Oualalou, has launched a roadshow part of preparations to list Maroc-telecom on the stock market, to raise up to 8,94 billion Dhs (nearly US $1.04 billion).
Morocco, Business, 11/23/2004
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Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit and his Japanese counterpart Nobutaka Machimura discussed yesterday Egypt's bid for a permanent UN Security Council seat representing Africa.
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"Interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas told parliament on Tuesday that he would follow in Yasser Arafat's footsteps and demand that Israel recognize the 'right of return' of Palestinian refugees," after Abbas was chosen as candidate for Fatah movement, The New York Times reported today.
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The meetings of the new partnership for Africa's development (NEPAD) summit starts this morning in Algeria in presence of President Mubarak and heads of 22 African states with the aim of discussing ways of enhancing the march of development in Africa.
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