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Shaath: Sharm al-Sheikh summit start of implementing Roadmap
Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath described Tuesday's Sharm al-Sheikh summit as a start for both the Palestinians and Israelis to abide by a bilateral cease-fire and implement the Roadmap peace plan.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/9/2005
Abbas, Sharon announce truce
The Quartet summit which was held in Sharm al-Sheikh was concluded on Tuesday with the announcement made by the chairman of the Palestinian authority Mahmoud Abbas and the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon to halt "acts of violence" each against the other.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/9/2005
Suleiman Awwad: summit gave both sides chance to hold talks at leaders' level
"The aim of the Sharm el-Sheikh four-way summit is to give the Palestinians and Israelis a chance to hold talks at the leaders' level, "said Egyptian Presidential spokesman ambassador Sulaiman Awwad.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/9/2005
Mubarak calls to resume Mideast peace talks
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak called on Tuesday for the resumption of negotiations on the Syrian and Lebanese tracks to reach a just and comprehensive solution to Middle East.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 2/9/2005
Riyadh: ministerial reshuffle includes the ministries of information, al-Haj education and social affairs
The Saudi king Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz yesterday made a ministerial reshuffle according to which he exempted the two ministers of education and social affairs from their posts and changed the two ministers of al-Haj and information.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 2/9/2005
Amid rumors on the deteriorated health conditions of King Fahd, Riyadh: authority transfer will be simple
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 2/9/2005
Lahoud stresses strong ties with Syria
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud on Tuesday underlined importance of implementing the relevant UN resolutions without selectiveness, adding that the UN should put into force resolutions regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/9/2005
Berri, Karami for good relationship with Syria
Lebanese Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri stressed importance of commitment to al-Taif Agreement on Lebanon and the unity of track and destiny with Syria.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/9/2005
France: Sahara conflict resolution crucial to improve Morocco-Algeria relations
Spokesman of the French foreign Ministry, Herve Ladsous, deemed that the resolution of the Sahara conflict is crucial for the improvement of Moroccan-Algerian relations.
Morocco-France, Politics, 2/9/2005
Taha, Garang proposes the peace agreement to the UN Security Council
Sudan-UN, Politics, 2/9/2005
Morocco and Bahrain sign agreement to boost trade
Morocco and Bahrain signed a memo of understanding providing for a package of joint actions to mutually showcase their products and boost bilateral trade.
Morocco-Bahrain, Economics, 2/9/2005
Tuesday's killing in Iraq toll 21 victims
the Muslim Scholars Commission said on Tuesday that the American forces broke into the house of Sheikh Najam Naser, one of its members and the official of its branch in al-Dajil area
Iraq, Military, 2/9/2005
Arab media called to lobby for release of Italian abducted journalist
Italian daily "Il Manifesto," launched an appeal to all news agencies and media outlets in the Arab world to play a part in freeing Italian journalist Guiliana Sgrena, kidnapped February 4 in Baghdad.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 2/9/2005
Poland supports UN initiatives on Moroccan Sahara issue, Polish official
Polish Senate Speaker, Longin Pastusiak, voiced here Tuesday his country's support to UN Secretary-General's initiatives to find a solution to the Sahara issue.
Morocco-Poland, Politics, 2/9/2005
Syria campaigns its true image in public relations
Syria has chosen public relations in order to present its "true image and the image of its people to the world professionally, at a time when it has been exposed to a fierce media campaign."
Syria, Politics, 2/9/2005
Terrorism conference adopts Crown Prince Abdullah proposal
The international conference for fighting terrorism which was attended by security officials from 50 countries including the USA wrapped up its deliberations in Riyadh,Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday by adopting a resolution of the Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz providing for the establishment of an international center to fight terrorism.
Regional-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 2/9/2005
US secretary of state: there are horizons for Mideast peace
US Secretary Of State Gondoleezza Rice called on Tuesday the international community to work as to achieve the just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East and to revive peace process on all tracks including the Syrian and Lebanese.
Regional-USA, Politics, 2/9/2005
Egypt, Jordan return back ambassadors to Israel
Regional-Israel, Politics, 2/9/2005
Arab bank closes branch in NY: Work in America does not cope with our strategy
The Jordanian Central Bank announced yesterday that branch of the "Arab Bank" in New York will be closed gradually because work at the meantime in the USA does not cope with the Bank's strategy and future vision.
Jordan-USA, Business, 2/9/2005
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Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Moallem on Tuesday conferred with the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Palestinian National Authority Nabil Shaath on the outcomes of Egypt's Sharm al-Sheikh meeting.
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Visiting Speaker of the Polish senate, Longin Pastusiak, said, in Rabat Monday, his country has developed a new strategy to strengthen relations with countries outside Europe that makes of Morocco a " strategic partner" to Poland.
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Lebanese leader of al-Kata'eb party (Phanalagists party) Karim Bakradoni on Tuesday renewed rejection of the UN resolution 1559. "UN resolution 1559 caused a national division that threatened our national unity.. it is a beginning of disturbance which could lead us to the unknown," the Lebanese official said during a press conference held at the party's building in Beirut.
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Parliamentarians from Morocco's Southern Provinces on Monday urged their British peers to endeavour for the release of Moroccans still detained in the Polisario-controlled Tindouf camps (south-western Algeria).
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The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon repeated his conditions on the need of halting all Palestinian resistance operations as a precondition for Israel to halt its military operations everywhere. Sharon demanded to halt what he called violence and the Palestinian authority to move against what he described as violence.
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