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Syria denies giving up Rabin's deposit for negotiating with Israel
Syria has denounced what was announced by the spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency Majid Abdul Fattah over Damascus's giving up what was called "Rabin's deposit" in which the former Israeli prime minister Yitzahak Rabin vowed in 1994 to withdraw from the occupied Syrian Golan heights for full normalization of relations with Syria.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 12/1/2004
Egypt proposes mediation between Syria and Israel
Spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency Majid Abdul Fattah has stressed that Cairo is proposing to mediate between the two Syrian and Israeli sides. He called on Tel Aviv to follow Syria's example noting that "Israel knows well what it is wanted from it."
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 12/1/2004
Massive demonstration in Beirut in support of Syria, against UN resolution 1559
Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese demonstrated yesterday in the Lebanese capital Beirut, announcing their support for the Syrian presence in Beirut and rejection for the UN Security Council resolution no. 1559 which calls for the withdrawal of the Syrian forces from this country.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/1/2004
Al-Assad, Lahoud phone conversation
A telephone call was made Tuesday evening between President Bashar al-Assad and President Emile Lahoud of Lebanon on the latest regional developments.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/1/2004
Iraqi political moves in preparations for the elections
On the sidelines of political efforts to prepare for the Iraqi elections due by the beginning of 2005, the interim Iraqi prime minister Eyad Allawi arrived in Amman, Jordan, in order to convene meetings with Iraqi figures living there and convincing them to take part in the electoral process.
Iraq-Jordan, Politics, 12/1/2004
King says Morocco ready to cooperate with neighbouring states to solve Sahara dispute
Visiting King Mohammed VI of Morocco expressed, in Lima Tuesday, Morocco's readiness to cooperate with parties concerned and with the neighbouring states in order to find a solution to the three-decade long Sahara dispute
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 12/1/2004
Six American soldiers killed, injured in Iraq
One American soldier was killed to the north of Baghdad while other five were injured after one booby trapped car targeted a convoy they were among.
Iraq-USA, Military, 12/1/2004
Moroccan speaker leaves Algiers after meeting with President Butaflika
The speaker of the Moroccan House of representatives (lower parliamentary chamber), left Algiers, on Tuesday, after taking part in the African parliaments union gathering, and meeting Algerian president, Abdul Aziz Butaflika.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 12/1/2004
More Syrian dailies, periodicals licensed
Syria's Prime Minister Naji Otari on Tuesday licensed new periodical newspapers and magazines in Arabic and English in Syria.
Syria, Politics, 12/1/2004
Mrs. Mubarak opens 21st session of children's books fair
She said the project has started to translate 100 books of Arab literature into English and other languages.
Egypt, Culture, 12/1/2004
Syria's ambassador to US statement at the UN General Assembly
Syria's Permanent Representative at the UN, Faisal Miqdad, said that despite all efforts by the international community represented by the UN, there is still no real hope that herald the end of the Palestinian people's ordeal or the establishment of their independent state and the return of their legitimate rights.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 12/1/2004
One Fatah activist assassinated by the Israeli forces
News reports in Palestine said that Nasser al-Badawi, chairman of the students Union of al-Quds ( Jerusalem) university which is opened in Nablus and one cadre of the Palestine national liberation movement ( Fatah) was assassinated in Balatah camp by the bullets of unidentified persons.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 12/1/2004
Syria Canada sign Oil Contract agreement
State-owned Syrian Petroleum Company (S.P.C ) and the Canadian Dublin International Petroleum Company signed a production-sharing contract allowing the Canadian firm to develop two oil fields in the Syrian north eastern city of al-Hasake, Tishreen and Sheikh Mansour fields.
Syria-Canada, Business, 12/1/2004
Three Kuwaiti military men killed in an explosion
Kuwaiti army chief of staff announced the killing of three Kuwaiti military men and injuring many others on Tuesday in a bomb explosion during exercises, according to an official sources.
Kuwait, Local, 12/1/2004
AIDS: 1,507 cases in Morocco
Morocco accounts for 1,507 HIV/AIDS cases, according to figures released by the Moroccan Health Ministry on the epidemiological situation of AIDS up to 30 September 2004.
Morocco, Health, 12/1/2004
France mobilizes prefects against racism following murder attempt of Moroccan imam
French prime minister, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, will convene "within a few days" all prefects to mobilize them against racism, after a murder attempt that targeted a Moroccan Imam last week in Sartne (southern Corsica), announced Tuesday interior Minister, Dominique de Villepin.
Morocco-France, Local, 12/1/2004
Moroccan phosphates and Brazilian fertilizers firms mull $ 265 Mln joint venture
Moroccan state-owned phosphates company (OCP) and Brazilian fertilizers company "Bunge fertilizantes" have agreed to start deep studies for the creation of a joint venture.
Morocco-Brazil, Business, 12/1/2004
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Speaker of Egypt's Shura Council and Secretary-General of the National Democratic Party Safwat El-Sherif received yesterday Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov and his accompanying delegation, and probed ways to boost bilateral ties in the poetical, parliamentary, economic, investment and trade domains.
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Visiting King Mohammed VI of Morocco said, in Lima Tuesday, Morocco aspires to build "special partnership relations" with Peru.
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Holland Foreign Minister Bernard Bot said that the European Union will never abandon its role to push the peace process forward in the Middle East, asserting rejection to any pressures or foreign attempts to marginalize its role.
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Turkish News Agency Ihlas said Tuesday that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to pay a visit to Syria 22-23 December on an invitation from his Syrian counterpart Naji Ottri.
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"The participants in the 7th General conference of Islamic call, recommended the need to unify Muslim ranks across the globe, and underline the message of peace and harmony, advocated by noble Islamic religion among peoples and consolidating the culture of acquintanace and dialogue, and proceed dialogue with other religions, and explain the real image of Islamic religion, and confront distortion attempts to which it is subjected," the official Libyan news agency JANA reported yesterday, where the conference is being held.
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A source at the American embassy in Damascus denied that the embassy has stopped granting entry visa to the USA.
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Egypt-Spain trade exchange is expected to go up to $ one billion in 2005, said Egyptian trade attach' in Madrid Sameh Rabei.
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