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Shabaan: Damascus is ready for peace according to its principles
The director of the media department at the Syrian foreign ministry Butheina Shaaban stressed yesterday Syria's readiness and continued desire to resume settlement negotiations, according to its principles which are based on international legitimacy, despite the fact that Syria considers the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon as not "a man of peace."
Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/17/2003
Khatami in Bahrain: US occupation of Iraq will not bring peace, Security
The Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Iranian President Muhammad Khatami have stressed the need of an Iraqi government which is able to withstand challenges and able to coexist with its neighbors, noting that the Anglo- British occupation of Iraq will not bring security and stability to the region.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 5/17/2003
Amnesty International: Coalition forces practice torture in Iraq
A representative of the first mission of the Amnesty International to Iraq since the end of the war, Saeed Bumedha, has announced that Iraqi civic and military prisoners were tortured by the British and American forces.
Iraq, Politics, 5/17/2003
Britain withdraws its forces from Saudi Arabia
It was announced in London on Friday that the British government has actually pulled out is forces from Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia-UK, Politics, 5/17/2003
Arab- American delegation starts tour on the region in Cairo
A delegation representing Arab Americans, currently visiting Cairo, marking the beginning of an Arab tour, continues its activities after a meeting with the Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Maher, the secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa and many others.
Regional-USA, Politics, 5/17/2003
Washington stresses support for Sudanese peace negotiations; Khartoum ratifies terrorism- fighting agreements
The Sudanese foreign ministry announced that the government ratified the International agreement on fighting terrorism funding approved in 1999 as well as the Treaty of the Organization of the Islamic Conference OIC on fighting terrorism for 1999 and the agreement of the African Unity Organization- the current African federation -- to prevent terrorism and fighting it for 1999 also.
Sudan-USA, Politics, 5/17/2003
Saddam's doctors: his health is good permits him to hide for years
Doctors of the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein who were trusted by him said he was in a good health condition during his presidency of Iraq and that he enjoys ability and the experience to hide for many years.
Iraq, Politics, 5/17/2003
Iraq: an Italian diplomat runs the culture; New York police commissioner organizes ministry of interior
Italy announced yesterday it will send one of its diplomats to assume running the cultural affairs in the process of running the American occupation of Iraq, while Washington announced that one former police chief in New York agreed to head for Baghdad to take part in re-organizing the Iraqi ministry of the interior.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/17/2003
Oreikat resigns on the wake of Abu Mazin - Sharon meeting
Israel announced on the wake of its prime minister's meeting with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Nazin) it will not agree to the Roadmap without introducing 14 amendments to it. A matter which Washington has ignored, announcing that the US President George Bush does not intend to run the ME peace process minute by minute.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/17/2003
Al-Assad gets phone call from Algerian peer
Syria-Algeria, Politics, 5/17/2003
Ben Ali calls for dealing with the humanitarian conditions in Iraq
Tunisia-Iraq, Politics, 5/17/2003
Syria's Republic Mufti condemns Riyadh explosions
Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/17/2003
Sudanese peace agreement in June
Sudan, Politics, 5/17/2003
Brazil for developing relations with Syria
Syria-Brazil, Politics, 5/17/2003
Turkey Calls for Creation of Islamic City Halls' Union
Regional-Turkey, Politics, 5/17/2003
American forces arrest Iraq's ambassador to Egypt
Witnesses said that the American forces detained yesterday the Iraqi ambassador to Egypt Nabil Najm al- Takriti. He was not listed on the names of those most wanted by Washington.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/17/2003
Al-Assad - Khatami talks in Syria
The two leaders have agreed that the only peace which could be viable -- "a peace which is based on justice and which guarantees people's rights, freedom and dignity."
Syria-Iran, Politics, 5/16/2003
Amending the constitution, halting emergency laws, calls for comprehensive reforms in Egypt
Reactions continued in Egypt towards the call advocated by the main opposition parties in Egypt, which are al-Wafd, al-Tajamu', al-Naseri and al-Amal to form a "National Front" in Egypt, considering this to be an idea expressing national unity between all political forces including the ruling national party.
Egypt, Politics, 5/16/2003
Khatami discusses in Yemen security cooperation, American presence
President Muhammad Khatami of Iran arrived in Yemen yesterday coming from Syria in the framework of an Arab tour which covers four states during which he discusses with his Yemeni peer Ali Abdullah Saleh means of strengthening economic cooperation and achieving stability in the Middle East region.
Yemen-Iran, Politics, 5/16/2003
Human rights body assess rights evolution in Morocco
The Moroccan Human Rights Organization (OMDH) will open its fifth congress Friday in Rabat to assess rights evolution in Morocco.
Morocco, Politics, 5/16/2003
Al-Assad confers with Solana
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received on Thursday the High Representative for European Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana.
Syria-European Union, Politics, 5/16/2003
Solana has officially handed Syria over the roadmap
The higher representative of the European Union foreign policy Javier Solana said yesterday in Damascus that he had delivered Syria "officially the Road Map prepared by the Quartet in order to settle the Israeli- Palestinian conflict."
Syria-European Union, Politics, 5/16/2003
Italian FM starts an official visit to Egypt by meeting with Mubarak
At the time when Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday held talks with the Italian foreign minister Franco Farateini and members of the accompanying delegation, currently visiting Egypt, an Egyptian diplomatic source said that the Egyptian- Italian talks fall in the course of exchanging view points on means of implementing the peace plan in the Middle East known as "Roadmap" and Iraq's future after the war.
Egypt-Italy, Politics, 5/16/2003
Algerian president congratulates King Mohammed on crown prince birth
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 5/16/2003
Syrian- Jordanian cooperation relations boosted
Jordan-Syria, Politics, 5/16/2003
Moroccan FM meets US Congressmen
Morocco-USA, Politics, 5/16/2003
AL condemns Saudi Arabia bombings
Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 5/15/2003
Al-Assad, Khatami meet on developments in the region, stress Iraq's unity
President Khatami praised Syria's stances that cling fast to stands and principles and which are open to the developments of the situation in the region, its security and stability.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 5/15/2003
US promise to tighten security; Iraqis call for foreigners to get out
Thousands of the Iraqis celebrated the Prophet Muhammad Birth Anniversary (May 15th) in demonstrations calling for the departure of the Anglo- American occupation from the country.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/15/2003
Khatami's press conference in Beirut
Iranian President, Mohammed Khatami stressed yesterday that the Iranian relations with Syria and Lebanon are good stressing the necessity for developing them in fields of economy and trade.
Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 5/15/2003
Iran, Lebanon voice support for Syria against challenges
The statement stressed Lebanon and Iran's opposition to all forms of terrorism particularly state terrorism
Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 5/15/2003
King Mohammed calls for stronger inter-Islamic cooperation, solidarity
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has called on Islamic Ummah (Nation) to make prevail the principles of inter-Islamic cooperation and solidarity.
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 5/15/2003
Sheikh Hamad meets Shaloum in Paris: sacrifices needed from Israel, the Palestinians
Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem Bin Jaber al-Thani in Paris met yesterday with his Israeli counterpart Salvan Shaloum in the first meeting of its kind for Shaloum with an Arab foreign minister since he was appointed a foreign minister on February 27th.
Qatar-Israel, Politics, 5/15/2003
Swiss press delegation meets with Omran, deputy premier on cooperation, ME issues
Omran stressed that the relations between Syria and Switzerland are based on cooperation and friendship expressing hope to develop them particularly in the field of economy and technology.
Syria-Algeria-Switzerland, Politics, 5/15/2003
First Saudi opposition TV starts transmission
The Islamic movement for reforms ( al-Islah) in Saud Arabia which takes London as a headquarters on Tuesday launched the first opposition TV after it had launched the first opposition radio in December 2002.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/15/2003
Al-Assad, Blair review ME developments
Iraq-UK, Politics, 5/15/2003
Bush, Crown prince Abdullah discuss ME issues
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 5/15/2003
Algerian FM signs golden book on morocco's crown prince birth
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 5/15/2003
US reduces its diplomats to Saudi Arabia
The USA has asked its non- basic diplomats in its embassy and two Consulates in Saudi Arabia to leave the country following the attacks which took place on Monday evening in Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 5/15/2003
Mubarak starts today a visit to Algeria, Morocco
A source close to the Egyptian Presidency announced yesterday that the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will start today a tour that will take him to Algeria and Morocco, where his talks will deal with the Palestinian and Iraqi files.
Egypt-Maghreb, Politics, 5/14/2003
Khatami opposes escalation, destabilizing the region
He said on the ground of our "religion and culture we have decided to work for consolidating the pillars of democracy, independence, freedom and progress in our country and we are also determined to continue forward into peace and stability being inside our country, in the region or the world."
Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 5/14/2003
AL denies differences with Morocco, Moussa resumes his Arab tour today
Advisor Hesham Youssef, the official spokesman for the secretary general of the Arab League has denied direct differences between Morocco and the Arab League to be behind the cancellation or postponing the visit of the AL secretary general Amr Moussa to Morocco.
Regional-Morocco, Politics, 5/14/2003
Al-Dostour: Tripartite Arab summit to be held in Egypt
The Jordanian daily al-Dostour said yesterday that a Syrian- Egyptian, Jordanian summit will be shortly held in Egypt following the end of the current tour by the US Secretary of State Colin Powell to the region.
Regional, Politics, 5/14/2003
Yemeni- Egyptian mediation to keep Libya at the AL
The Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has called on Libya to postpone its decision to withdraw from the Arab League. In a telephone call he had made with Libya's Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi, the Yemeni president stressed that the difficult conditions and challenges the Arab nation is facing, requires more efforts to be exerted to maintain Arab solidarity and unity of ranks.
Regional-Libya, Politics, 5/14/2003
Brazil never recognized so-called Sahrawi republic (diplomat)
Brazil's ambassador to Morocco, Lauro Barbosa Da Silva Moreira, on Tuesday said his country never recognized the "puppet Sahrawi Republic." Brazil never recognized the "puppet Sahrawi Republic" and "never had any contacts with the Polisario," the diplomat said in an interview with a Moroccan daily.
Morocco-Brazil, Politics, 5/14/2003
Kenyan talks with AL on Sudan, Somalia. Dismantling Somali militias
Kenya's foreign minister will visit the Arab League next week in order to hold talks with high ranking officials on efforts aiming to achieve national reconciliation in Somalia and peace in Sudan, as negotiations relating to the two questions are being held in Kenya.
Somalia-Kenya, Politics, 5/14/2003
American committee calls for blacklisting Saudi Arabia for religious repression
A US government consultation committee yesterday denounced the religious rights record in Saudi Arabia and said that Washington must add the name of its old ally on its blacklist for countries practicing religious repression.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 5/14/2003
Moroccan, Swiss officials call for bilateral trade promotion
Means to promote trade exchanges between Morocco and Switzerland topped talks held here Tuesday between Moroccan Premier, Driss Jettou, and visiting Swiss Federal Chancellor, Joseph Deiss. Jettou briefed the Swiss delegation on relations binding Morocco and the European Union, stressing, in this connection, the importance of the free trade agreement binding the two sides.
Morocco-Switzerland, Politics, 5/14/2003
Angola's Dos Santos gets message from king Mohammed
President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos on Monday received a message from King Mohammed VI, the Moroccan Foreign Affairs and cooperation Department said in a release.
Morocco-Angola, Politics, 5/14/2003
Al-Itihad: Saddam Hussein's daughters want to be identified by the Coalition forces
The al-Itihad paper of the Kurdistani National Federation party said yesterday that daughters of the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein are willing to let the coalition forces know about the place where they stay.
Iraq, Politics, 5/14/2003
Spanish papers highlight entente atmosphere within Moroccan-Spanish task groups
Several Spanish papers on Monday highlighted "the good atmosphere of entente" that prevailed in the meetings of the Moroccan-Spanish task groups set up last December to build bilateral relations on solid grounds.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 5/14/2003
Mubarak, Saleh hold telephone talks
Egypt-Yemen, Politics, 5/14/2003
Al-Assad makes telephone talks with Aznar
Syria-Spain, Politics, 5/14/2003
Brazil calls for enhancing trade with Morocco
Morocco-Brazil, Politics, 5/14/2003
Khatami arrives in Damascus today
Syria-Iran, Politics, 5/14/2003
Chirac invites Mubarak to take part in Evian summit early next month
Egypt-France, Politics, 5/14/2003
US ambassador to Morocco back soon to her post in Rabat
Morocco-USA, Politics, 5/14/2003
Jordan, US signed two cooperation agreements
Jordan-USA, Politics, 5/14/2003
London recommends its citizens not to head for Saudi Arabia
The British foreign ministry yesterday recommended that British citizens not head for Saudi Arabia for "unnecessary reasons" upon the occurrence of three attacks that resulted in killing or wounding scores of people in Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia-UK, Politics, 5/14/2003
Al-Assad's interview with New York Times, the Washington Post
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad made an interview with the U.S. Newsweek-Washington Post's Lally Weymouth about the US Secretary of State Colin Powell's visit to Damascus and the prospects for peace in the Middle East.
Syria-USA, Politics, 5/13/2003
Elections timetable readjusted on political parties request, official
Benabdellah: "Only democracy and economic development are likely to foil these conservative instincts that advocate the refusal of the other."
Morocco, Politics, 5/13/2003
Saudi FM confers with Blair, fears over Iraq's unity
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said on Monday instability in U.S.-occupied Iraq threatened to break up the country and urged the United Nations to tackle violence and aid shortages. Prince Saud, speaking after talks in London with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, said unrest in Iraq was an issue of "extreme concern" to neighbouring Gulf states.
Saudi Arabia-UK, Politics, 5/13/2003
Morocco seconds UN efforts to politically settle sahara issue, official says
The most important thing, Fihri went on, is to craft "without delay" a political settlement so that the Maghreb region can become an organized partner of the European Union and zeroes in on its integration process in order to meet the common challenges related to security and stability.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 5/13/2003
Rabat sees Sahara issue settlement based on autonomy within Moroccan kingty
Morocco's Communication minister and Government Spokesman, Nabil Benabdellah, said that a settlement of the Sahara issue should be based on "the principle of autonomy within clearly established Moroccan sovereignty."
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 5/13/2003
Powell and Maher hold press conference in Cairo
The U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell, has asserted his country's commitment to push peace process in the Middle East forward.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/13/2003
Arab League - work group for boosting AL activities
Deputy Secretary General of the Arab League Nour al-Deen Hashad has underlined that the visits that were paid by (AL) Secretary general Amr Moussa to the Arab states stressed the existence of general Arab agreement on the importance of the existence of a new Arab League not a substitute one.
Regional, Politics, 5/13/2003
Syrians- French cultural cooperation
Syrian Minister of Culture Najwa Qassab Hassan received in Damascus yesterday Chairman of the Syrian- French Friendship Association and Member of the French cabinet Philip Marini.
Syria-France, Politics, 5/13/2003
Rabat denies Tareq Aziz's presence in morocco
Morocco flatly denied on Saturday the presence in the Kingdom of Tareq Aziz, former Iraq's deputy premier.
Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 5/13/2003
The 15th Islamic conference condemns Anglo-American occupation of Iraq
The communique urged Britain and the US to re-construct Iraq by their own money and not to totally depend on Iraq's oil revenues.
Regional, Politics, 5/13/2003
British minister resigns over PM plans concerning Iraq
Iraq-UK, Politics, 5/13/2003
Yemen: Bajmal forms government, al-Ahmar presides parliament, Saleh reminds: Democracy is bitter
The Yemeni President said "we have committed to democracy as a national option that cannot be backtracked from. Democracy is taking and giving."
Yemen, Politics, 5/12/2003
Hakim outlines vision of elected and modern Iraq government
Iraq's most prominent Muslim leader said on Saturday the country's future government should be a freely elected one that "respects Islam" and upholds unity while recognizing the rights of the various Iraqi ethnic and religious groups.
Iraq, Politics, 5/12/2003
Differences besieging the Arab League, news on sacrificing Amr Mousa for AL survival
Inter- Arab differences have increased in secret to the extent that observers predicted the possibility of changing the secretary general of the Arab League AL Amr Moussa.
Regional, Politics, 5/12/2003
Over 1.2 million new voters register for local elections
Morocco, Politics, 5/12/2003
Moroccan political leader insists on international legality in Iraq construction
First secretary of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), Abderrahmane Youssoufi, called on Friday the International Socialist to endeavor for the respect of international legality -embodied by the UNO and the security council- in Iraq's reconstruction process
Iraq, Politics, 5/12/2003
Smaha: Syria, Lebanon are stabilizing factor in the ME
Lebanese Minister of Information Michael Smaha has indicated that Syria and Lebanon have been a stabilizing factors in the Middle East stressing that the dialogue is still on between Syria and Lebanon from one side and the U.S. from the other one.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 5/12/2003
Syrian PNF meets on conditions in Iraq, ME peace
The Central Leadership of the Progressive National Front in Syria held a meeting on Saturday evening chaired by the Vice- President and the Deputy Chairman of the PNF Zohair Masharqa.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 5/12/2003
Syria and the Peace Process, study by Zayed Center
Zayed Center for Coordination and Follow up issued in Abu Dhabi on Saturday a study entitled "Syria and Peace Process" focused on Syria's exerted efforts to realize the just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East, and on the Israeli campaigns of accusations against Syria that target Syria's firm stances.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 5/12/2003
Al-Shara -Marini discuss ME issues
Syria's Foreign Minister, Farouk al-Shara, received in Damascus on Sunday member of the French Senate and Chairman of the Syrian-French friendship Association, Philip Marini.
Syria-France, Politics, 5/12/2003
Powell calls for honoring living conditions of Palestinians, Sharon calls on Abbas to fight Intifada, one Palestinian killed
The occupation forces bombarded Palestinian positions and houses to the east of the Israeli settlement of Beit Hanoun to the North of Gaza and launched a campaign of detention in Jenin, while one Israeli settler was killed yesterday morning near Ofra settlement to the North of Ramullah when fire was lunched on his car.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/12/2003
Palestinian official statement on the Road Map
The Chairman of the Political Committee at the Palestinian National Council, Abdullah Al Horani has stressed that the Road Map ensures what is called the Israeli security while it ignores the Palestinians' security and stability.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/12/2003
Europe Day: an occasion for activities that bring Europe closer to its citizens, peoples of the EU closer to one another
On 9 May 1950, the first move was made towards the creation of what is now known as the European Union. In Paris that day, against the threat of a Third World War engulfing the whole of Europe, the French foreign minister Robert Schuman read to the international press a declaration, known as the "Schuman declaration," calling France, Germany and other European countries to pool together their coal and steel production as "the first concrete foundation of a European federation."
Regional-European Union, Politics, 5/12/2003
Women entrepreneurs, ministers and MPS to participate in world summit in Morocco
The world women summit, to be held in Marrakesh next June 28-30, will see the participation of women entrepreneurs as well as ministers and MPS, said on Friday, advisor to King Mohammed VI, Zoulika Nasri
Regional-Morocco, Politics, 5/12/2003
Syrian-Moroccan environmental relations reviewed
Syria-Morocco, Politics, 5/12/2003
Al-Shara, Moussa discuss ME developments
Syria-Regional, Politics, 5/12/2003
Maher's statement on peace in the region
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 5/12/2003
Algerians protest assassination of co-citizen in Melillia
Morocco, Politics, 5/12/2003
A message from Bush to Saleh
Yemen-USA, Politics, 5/12/2003
Al-Rai al-Am: Arab fund to monitor coalition forces spending in Iraq
The Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am yesterday quoted diplomatic sources that the draft resolution proposed by the US to the UN Security Council on Friday gives authorities to the Arab Fund for Economic Development which takes Kuwait as a headquarters to monitor the spending of the coalition forces in Iraq, including oil sales.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 5/12/2003
On the Cairo International Islamic Conference
Syria's Minister of Awkaf, Mahammad Ziadah, has underlined the necessity of implementing the international resolutions stipulating Israel's complete withdrawal from the occupied Arab territories to June, 4, 1967 line for safeguarding the Middle East and international stability and security and realizing just and comprehensive peace.
Regional, Politics, 5/12/2003
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