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Second phase of Saudi municipal elections started
Saudi Arabian voters in the governorates situated to the eastern part of the country and to the south headed yesterday for the ballot centers to choose their representatives in the second phase in the municipal elections in the Kingdom.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 3/4/2005
Kuwait agrees to open a Palestinian embassy
The Palestinian charge de affairs in Amman Atallah Kheiri said that the Kuwaiti authorities agreed a request by the Palestinian authority to open an embassy for it in Kuwait.
Kuwait-Palestine, Politics, 3/4/2005
Al-Jafaari accepts a Kurdish Presidency for Iraq, reserves over Karkouk
The candidate of the United Iraqi Coalition for Prime Minister of the Iraqi government, Ibrahim al-Jafaari, notified leaders of the Kurdish parties during their meetings with him in Irbil and al-Suleimaneyah, his readiness to agree on that leader of the Kurdistani national federation party Jalal al-Talibani will assume the Presidency of the republic, but he stressed he will not accept the demand of expanding the Kurdish territories along the border with Karkouk.
Iraq, Politics, 3/4/2005
Saudi Arabia recommends immediate Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon
The Saudi crown prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz on Thursday recommended the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to withdraw quickly from Lebanon and announce scheduling this withdrawal so as to withstand international pressures imposed on his country and to contain the Lebanese crisis.
Saudi Arabia-Syria, Politics, 3/4/2005
Mubarak talks with al-Faisal on settling Syria- Lebanese crisis
Before taking part in the meeting held between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Saudi crown prince in al-Riyadh, the Saudi foreign minister prince Saud al-Faisal was in Egypt, he discussed with the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak the possibility of reaching an agreement formula between the Taif agreement and the UN Security Council resolution in order to settle the Lebanese- Syria crisis.
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 3/4/2005
Yemeni- German economic agreements, Gulf interests in railways
Yemen and Germany have finalized three economic cooperation agreements during the visit carried out by the German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to Sanaa, which was the first visit by a German Chancellor to Yemen.
Yemen-Germany, Politics, 3/4/2005
Morocco, Senegal sign health and sea transport agreements
Morocco and Senegal signed in Dakar this Thursday a package of cooperation and investment agreements in the sectors of health and sea transport.
Morocco-Senegal, Economics, 3/4/2005
Al-Qathafi: Libya is taking part effectively in fighting world terrorism
In a celebration on Libya's founding anniversary in Sert city to the east of Tripoli, the Libyan leader Muammar al-Qathafi stressed that his country is effectively taking part in fighting what he called world terrorism and organized crime. He stressed "any country not active in this regard will be damaging for the international community and does not win its respect.
Libya, Politics, 3/4/2005
Syrian reinforcements in the Bekaa
Witnesses said that Syrian soldiers positioned in the Lebanese Bekaa plain reinforced their positions in the area which the Taif accord states the Syrian forces would redeploy to. The Syrian soldiers were seen digging trenches especially in Deir Zanoun, 10 Kilometers from the Syrian borders.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 3/4/2005
Washington discusses punishing Syria
A high ranking official in the American government said that Washington is discussing with its European allies taking joint measures to punish Syria in case it is slow in withdrawing its forces from Lebanon.
Syria-USA, Politics, 3/4/2005
Some 61,500 families to acquire own houses in Laayoune
Some 61,500 families will be housed in the two new ambitious housing programs launched Tuesday in the Southern town of Laayoune, costing MAD 3 billion, about 300 million euros, said minister delegate in charge of housing, Ahmed Taoufiq Hjira.
Morocco, Local, 3/4/2005
Emergency law in Iraq extended for 30 days
While political maneuvers continued to form a new Iraqi government, the interim Iraqi government decided to extend the emergency law for the next 30 days in order to continue its joint military operations with the American forces in chasing the armed groups to the north west of Baghdad.
Iraq, Military, 3/4/2005
Lebanese Islamic Council: relations with Syria are strong
Supreme Islamic Council in Lebanon stressed on Thursday that relations between Syria and Lebanon are distinguished and strong.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 3/4/2005
Israeli delegation visits Libya to discuss compensations for Jews
The Israeli daily Jerusalem Post said on Thursday that the official in the World Organization for Libyan Jews, Ramy Kahloun, will visit Libya within the two coming months on top of a delegation including between 15 to 20 Israelis of Libyan origin so that it is for the first time Israelis get into Libya.
Libya-Israel, Politics, 3/4/2005
Arab foreign ministers meeting
Arab League Secretary General and Arab Foreign ministers underlined on Thursday the need to keep the Taif agreement between Syria and Lebanon and supported Syria's calls to use the language of dialogue as to solve problems.
Regional, Politics, 3/4/2005
Morocco, China to assess oil opportunities in Morocco
Morocco and China are to assess oil opportunities in the North African country under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in Beijing on Thursday between the "Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines" (National office of hydrocarbons) (ONHYM) and CNOOC Morocco Ltd, a subsidiary of the China National Offshore Oil Company LTD.
Morocco-China, Economics, 3/4/2005
A summit in Sharm al-Sheikh in support of the Palestinians
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks in Sharm al-Sheikh resort dealt with security issues and results concluded by the London peace conference which was held on Tuesday in support of the Palestinian establishments.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 3/4/2005
A booby trapped car went off near Nablus
A Palestinian security source said that the occupation forces arrested on Wednesday evening seven activists from the Islamic Jihad movement in Jenin city.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/4/2005
Racist threats triggering Moslem woman resignation denounced in Belgium
Belgian political leaders and human rights organisations representatives denounced in Brussels Thursday racist threats that forced Belgian-Moroccan Naima Amzil to resign to put an end to the pressure on her boss to fire her.
Morocco-Belgium, Local, 3/4/2005
Morocco donates Senegal 250,000 litres of pesticides and anti-locust equipment
The donation was made this Thursday in the port of Dakar, in a ceremony chaired by king Mohammed VI, currently on a visit to Senegal and Senegalese president, Abdoulaye Wade
Morocco-Senegal, Politics, 3/4/2005
$14.975 billion in international reserves
Egypt, Economics, 3/4/2005
No cases of BSE in Moroccan cattle, official
Morocco said Thursday no cases of BSE bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), known as mad cow disease, have been reported so far in the cattle.
Morocco, Health, 3/4/2005
Moroccan music to stage in Spain for social causes
Moroccan music holds a pride of place in Spain in a series of concerts to be performed to raise funds for poor women and to renew immigrants cords with their motherland.
Morocco-Spain, Local, 3/4/2005
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The political parties affairs committee in Egypt received a "letter of notification' from al- Ghad party committee in al- Qalyoubeyah including the resignation of its 41 party members demanding removing their names from lists of founding members deposited in the political parties committee, in objection of certain positions taken by the party.
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Lebanese parties meeting on Thursday underlined keenness on the constructive dialogue among all Lebanese ranks and standing by Syria. Participants at the meeting stressed the necessity to preserve Lebanon's national unity in the face of attempts to damage this unity.
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Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and Libyan leader Muammar al-Qathafi discussed yesterday on the phone the latest developments in Darfur, Sudan.
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Over 500,000 postcards call United nations to help release Moroccans sequestered in the Tindouf camps (southern Algeria).
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Syrian Civil Aviation Establishment announced that, for the second time, it has bought 7 new airbus planes.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday called for dealing wisely with the withdrawal of the Syrian forces from Lebanon, asserting that the all have to make sure that the Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon will not lead to imbalance in Lebanon.
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Head of the Syrian Commission for Family Affairs, Mouna Ghanem, in a statement read by before the 49th session of the Woman Situation Committee yesterday at the United Nations, indicated that half a million Syrian men and women were expelled from their villages and cities due to the Israeli occupation of the Syrian Golan, and there are other 18 thousands who are suffering under the Israeli occupation.
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