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For first time in their history, Saudis vote in municipal elections
For the first time in their history, the Saudis headed on Thursday for the ballot centers in the areas of the capital Riyadh to cast their votes in the first municipal elections taking place in the Kingdom all over its history.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 2/11/2005
A demonstration in Egypt calling for the release of Ayman Nour
Members of al-Ghad opposition party on Wednesday evening demonstrated demanding the release of the chairman of the party Ayman Nour who is spending the reserve imprisonment penalty of 45 days for investigation over a falsification of documents related to the creation of the party.
Egypt, Politics, 2/11/2005
Barazani rejects monopolizing authority by one sect
Concerning political developments in Iraq chairman of the Kurdistani Democratic Party, Masoud al-Barazani, expressed his opposition to monopolizing authority by any one sect in Iraq.
Iraq, Politics, 2/11/2005
President Fox official visit to Morocco a historic opportunity, ambassador
The official visit of President Vincente Fox to Morocco, to start on Friday, is "a historic opportunity" to further enhance bilateral relations in all areas, said Mexican ambassador to Morocco, Juan Antonio Mateos Cicero.
Morocco-Mexico, Politics, 2/11/2005
Syria to host Israel's neighboring states conference
The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara said that Damascus will host a conference for countries which neighbor Israel with the participation of the Palestinians, as soon as possible.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 2/11/2005
UN welcomes Sudan's freezing of flights in Darfur
The UN has welcomed the decision taken by the Sudanese government to withdraw its military planes which are alleged to launch air raids against Darfur area to the west of Sudan.
Sudan-UN, Politics, 2/11/2005
Burns, Qathafi fruitful talks: Washington confirms full normalization with Tripoli
The US has renewed its determination to reach what it described as normal relations with Libya. This was expressed in conclusion of the visit held to Tripoli by the US under secretary of state for the Middle East affairs William Burns.
Libya-USA, Politics, 2/11/2005
Visit to Morocco of particular importance to Mexican businessmen, official
The upcoming visit to Morocco of a Mexican businessmen delegation is of "particular importance" for bringing them closer to Moroccans peers, said executive deputy chairman of the Arab-Mexican trade and industry chamber.
Morocco-Mexico, Economics, 2/11/2005
Al-Assad confers with Larsen, who will meet with Chirac tomorrow
The UN special envoy Terry Rod Larsen will leave Beirut today heading for Paris in order to meet on Saturday with the French President Jacque Chirac at the request of the latter, before he will head to the UN in order to brief the UN secretary general with the results of his tour before he will return back to the region after one month.
Syria-UN, Politics, 2/11/2005
Syria: we are making progress in economic development
A senior Syrian economic official announced in Damascus recently the Syrian economy has posed as "turning point" in 2004 due to an increase in the General Domestic Production which had a growth rate of 3.2 %.
Syria, Economics, 2/11/2005
Iran strong warning to the US against attacking it
Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has called for a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction and to put an end to Israel's nuclear arsenal.
Iran-USA, Politics, 2/11/2005
Syria and Russia want to boost investments
A report by the Syrian Arab News agency (SANA) said on Thursday the Syrian-Russian businessmen discussed in their recent meetings in Damascus building of a common bank as well as constructing olive oil factories.
Syria-Russia, Economics, 2/11/2005
On the Shiite celebration of Ashoura, Iraqi border crossings closed
The interim Iraqi government announced the closure of the country's borders for 6 days of this month coinciding with the Shiite celebration of Ashoura anniversary which reaches its peak on the 29th of this month..
Iraq, Military, 2/11/2005
Palestinian official denies meeting with Hizbullah
A Palestinian official who visited Lebanon denied reports that he had met in Beirut with officials from the Lebanese Hizbullah party.
Palestine-Lebanon, Politics, 2/11/2005
Israel abrogates meeting with Palestinians after bombarding its settlement
A well informed Palestinian source said that Israel abrogated a meeting which was due on Thursday between the Palestinian and Israeli negotiating teams because of bombardment of the Israeli settlements in Gaza early in the morning Thursday in the first operation of its kind after Sharm al-Sheikh summit in Egypt.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 2/11/2005
Migration to Israel is lowest in 15 years
Official statements showed that the migration to occupied Palestine registered its lowest levels in 15 years in the year 2004, continuing its decrease since 1990s when one million Jews arrived from the former Soviet Union.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/11/2005
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The Moroccan association for human rights (AMDH) is holding in Rabat on Saturday a hearing of testimonies on past violations of human rights in Morocco.
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Spain's Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said on Thursday that Syria is a key state regarding the Mideast peace process.
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The Kuwaiti minister of the interior Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Thursday denied that the leader of armed Islamic cell Amer al-Anzi had died of torture in prison. The minister of the Interior told al-Rai al-Am daily that al-Azi's death "was not a result of torture as alleged by some and that the report of the "legal doctor will prove that."
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Morocco and Sudan signed a protocol on legal and judiciary matters providing for cooperation in civil rights, trade, criminal law, family code and the transfer of sentenced people, a communique of the justice ministry sent to Map on Wednesday said.
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Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed the necessity of opposing any bid that aims at connecting terrorism with the Islam saying that terrorism has no religion or nationality.
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During a February 10 interview with RTL TV of the Netherlands, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said U.S. officials have yet to examine a North Korean announcement that it has nuclear weapons and plans to pull out of the Six-Party Talks with South Korea, Japan, China, Russia and the United States on a non-nuclear Korean Peninsula.
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The US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived today in Musil, in the north of Iraq, in an undeclared visit. News reports said that the visit aims to "personally commend" the performance of the American and Iraqi forces during the elections on January 30th.
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A "case of polio reached Mecca in Saudi Arabia, Islam's holy city, just before two million Muslims made the annual pilgrimage there last month, and World Health Organization officials now say the disease could spread to other countries, carried by returning pilgrims," The New York Times reported yesterday.
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