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PNA: Bush's call to dismantle hamas is call for palestinian civil war
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/28/2003
Women's summit focused on many themes
The summit agenda of the international women summit, in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh Saturday and run for three days, will cover a variety of themes, atop of which the development of women, women social, economic and political role in he world of today, their rights and their contribution to making the world a better place to live in.
Regional-Morocco, Politics, 6/28/2003
Akher Sa'a: AL reform under way until March 2004
From today and until next March the Cairo-based Arab League (AL) will be a hive of activity with the main objective of introducing comprehensive reforms to the Arab organisation.
Regional, Politics, 6/28/2003
French, Yemeni presidents call for comprehensive solution in ME region
Sources close to the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Paris said after the meeting he had with the French President Jacque Chirac that the French President raised more than one time the issue of comprehensive peace in the region. A peace which includes Syria and Lebanon and that Chirac agreed with Saleh on the great concern surrounding the current status in Iraq and the need to accelerate the political solution and restoring sovereignty to the Iraqis.
Yemen-France, Politics, 6/28/2003
Washington: Syria's wounded soldiers are not war prisoners, will return soon
The US has announced that the wounded Syrians held by it have been medically treated and arrangements are being made to return them home, refusing to describe them as "war prisoners."
Syria-USA, Politics, 6/28/2003
La Stampa: Libya denies an agreement to deploy Italian soldiers
Questioning the flawed reasoning and demands, he explained " we, at least, need 50 helicopters to monitor our borders, but there is an embargo." He questioned " why should we buy planes to monitor our coasts ? You are rich and yet, you are not putting soldiers to monitor your borders."
Libya-Italy, Politics, 6/28/2003
Moroccan POW tells story of horror in Polisario jails
From the darkness of his cell in a Polisario jail, a Moroccan national, still jailed by the Polisario separatists in the camps of Tindouf (south-western Algeria), managed to send a book for publishing on his ordeal and that of hundreds of Moroccan POWs at the hands of the Algeria-backed group.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 6/28/2003
Seale and the situation in ME; Blair made UK prisoner to US policy
British journalist Patrick Seale has stressed that the statements of the American President George W. Bush and the Secretary of State Colin Powell who refused to blame Israel for its acts of aggression against the Palestinians affirms that the United States has no desire for reaching a just solution for the Palestinian cause.
Regional-UK, Politics, 6/28/2003
Lahoud confers with Larsen
Lebanon-UN, Politics, 6/28/2003
Moroccan minister meets US under secretary for political affairs
Morocco-USA, Politics, 6/28/2003
Egyptian parliamentarian demands Israel sign NTP
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 6/28/2003
Maher leads Egypt's delegation to AU's foreign ministerial meeting
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 6/28/2003
Kuwaiti denial of any meetings with Israelis during the economic forum on the Dead Sea
Kuwait-Israel, Politics, 6/28/2003
Moroccan, European talks on Moroccan POWs in tindouf
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abdelouahed Radi, held talks here on Thursday with European parliament speaker, Pat Cox, on the fate of hundreds of Moroccan POWs detained in Tindouf camps (southwestern Algeria).
Morocco-European Union, Politics, 6/28/2003
Al-Assad inspection visit to Homs, team spirit required for development
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday paid an inspection visit to Homs city in central Syria where he inspected a number of service projects and met senior party and government officials.
Syria, Politics, 6/27/2003
Declaration of Rabat urges for support of LDCs development efforts
Participants in the extraordinary ministerial conference of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) called on Wednesday developed countries to support their development efforts and live up to their commitments vis-a-vis LDCs.
Regional-Morocco, Politics, 6/27/2003
UNHCR: Syrian refugees expelled from their houses in Iraq
The spokeswoman for the UNHCR said yesterday that Syrian refugees were expelled from their houses in Iraq under the threats of weapons since the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime in April.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 6/27/2003
Yemen: attacks against Hatat mountains halted
The extent of the Yemeni forces's attack against the positions of Islamists hidden in Hatat mountains in Abyan province was decreased in the second day of the fighting which witnessed bloody starts.
Yemen, Politics, 6/27/2003
Israeli news on delegating Tenet to Syria
The Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot said yesterday that the American President assigned the chairman of the Central Intelligence Agencgy (CIA) George Tenet to visit Syria in order to pressure it to take measures against Palestinian groups which take Damascus as headquarters.
Syria-USA, Politics, 6/27/2003
Saudi Arabia arrests the person behind the Riyadh explosions
Saudi Arabia's official radio said yesterday that the person behind the Riyadh explosions which took place on May 12 has been arrested.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/27/2003
Arab human rights commission urges for suing authors of genocide in iraq
The Arab Permanent Human Rights Commission condemned on Wednesday, at the end of its extraordinary session, the genocide discovered in Iraq and urged for taking legal action against their authors.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 6/27/2003
Qathafi meets with Moghabi
Libya-Zimbabwe, Politics, 6/27/2003
President Chirac in Morocco next October
Morocco-France, Politics, 6/27/2003
Omani Treasury Bills Bidding SessionÊ
Oman, Politics, 6/27/2003
Two Syrian parliamentarians call for reducing military service period
Two members of the Syrian parliament, one is Baathist, demanded the reduction of the military services in the Syrian army to one and a half years, and to concentrate on the quality rather than the quantity of the army.
Syria, Politics, 6/26/2003
Syria official complaint for US attack of Syrian patrol south of Abu Kamal
The Syrian foreign ministry last Thursday summoned the American ambassador in Damascus following the military incident of attacking a Syrian patrol by the American forces at a border police station to the south of Abu Kamal.
Syria-USA, Politics, 6/26/2003
Morocco, Algeria convene 1st session of joint consular, social affairs committee
The Moroccan-Algerian consular and social affairs committee, created this June 14-15 during the visit of Moroccan foreign affairs and cooperation minister Mohammed Benaissa to Algeria, started its first session in Algiers on Wednesday.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 6/26/2003
Yemen: many killed and wounded in battles between the army and Islamists
The battle of Yemeni Hatat mountains has begun between the government forces and scores of armed Islamists who are stationed in the range lands in Abyan province. The clashes resulted in killing and wounding scores of people following the failure of the mediation efforts between the chieftains of the area to convince the gunmen to surrender.
Yemen, Politics, 6/26/2003
Future Iraq army to be limited in size; Former soldiers to receive monthly stipends
The chief U.S. administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer, announced June 25 that the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) would begin to pay interim monthly stipends to former Iraqi soldiers and their families by mid-July.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 6/26/2003
Rebuilding Iraq is the toughest of all missions, Abizaid says
Resolving reconstruction and stability issues in Iraq presents a complex set of problems that are not strictly a military concern, but instead require a vast array of support, says President Bush's nominee to lead the U.S. Central Command.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 6/26/2003
Planning begun for Iraq's reconstruction
The international community and a Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) delegation that includes senior Iraqi bureaucrats began moving toward a new era of assistance for Iraq June 23 with a session to prepare for a major, formal reconstruction conference to be held later in the year.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 6/26/2003
Pentagon denies arresting al-Sahaf
The US defense department yesterday denied news reports published by a British daily that the American forces arrested the former Iraqi minister of information Muhammad Saeed al-Sahaf.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 6/26/2003
Nayef: positive negotiations with Iran on the detainees
Saudi Arabia announced yesterday it is making contacts with Tehran concerning Saudi citizens held in Iran for being suspected to have links to al-Qaida organization.
Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 6/26/2003
Rights association denies involvement in occupation of MAP office in paris
The France-based association of human rights in Morocco (ASDHOM) said it was not involved in any way in the occupation of the Paris office of the Moroccan news agency (MAP), and denied having decided or participated in this act.
Morocco-France, Politics, 6/26/2003
Morocco calls UNHCR to release moroccans sequestered in tindouf
Morocco called the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to extend a humanitarian assistance to the Moroccans sequestered in the Tindouf camps (southeastern Algeria) and promote their voluntary return to their homeland.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 6/26/2003
Al-Shara discusses ME developments with Papandreau
Syria-Greece, Politics, 6/26/2003
Court adjourns to next july trial of Salafia Jihadia members
The appeal court of Casablanca adjourned on Wednesday to next July 2 the trial of 31 members of a group named "Youssef Fikri," an offshoot of the Salafia Jihadia.
Morocco, Politics, 6/26/2003
Local Administration Minister statement on elections results
Syria, Politics, 6/26/2003
Syrian- Lebanese water cooperation
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 6/26/2003
Syrian- German minutes of meetings signed
Syria's Assistant Minister of Education, Mohammed Yasmena and German Commissioner, Gunter Molak signed in Damascus yesterday the minute of the 7th session of the Syrian-Germany joint Committee for Cultural Cooperation.
Syria-Germany, Politics, 6/26/2003
Iraq's AL representative must be Iraqi national
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 6/26/2003
Syrian- Spanish University cooperation
Rector of Damascus University, Hani Murtada, met yesterday in Damascus Chairman of the South Institution in Spain, Maria Josepa Lesitros. The meeting dealt with the standing relations of cooperation between the Syrian and the Spanish universities and means of boosting them.
Syria-Spain, Politics, 6/26/2003
Annan recommends ending UN observer mission along Iraq-Kuwait border
Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 6/26/2003
Libyan, Italian agreement on fighting illegal immigrants
Italy's minister of the interior Giuseppe Pisanu said yesterday that Rome and Italy have agreed to take a series of tangible measures aiming at halting the arrival of illegal immigrants to the Italian coasts.
Libya-Italy, Politics, 6/26/2003
Damascus's international forum for human resources development
Al-Hussein, who was representing the prime minister, asserted the importance of achieving democracy, transparency, and equality of opportunities. He stressed the importance of this forum because it highlighted a very sensitive and important issue which is the human resources development since the most important kind of investment is the investment of the human resources.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 6/25/2003
More newspapers, magazines licensed in Syria
The Syrian prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro has issued several decisions to license the Democratic Arab federation party to issue a paper under the name: the Democratic Arab, issued in Damascus every 2 month.
Syria, Politics, 6/25/2003
Saudi Arabia stresses freezing donations, denies financing Hamas; rehabilitates 1000 preachers
Saudi Arabia announced yesterday it had stopped more than 1000 preachers of mosques until they undergo rehabilitation courses to promote moderate attitude and reject extremism represented by al-Qaida organization. A matter which seemed as a campaign of reform ( Islah ) in the very influencial religious institute in the Kingdom.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/25/2003
Bahrain's crown prince, Shaloum discuss the situations of Bahraini Jews
The Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot yesterday issued a report on the meeting which brought together Bahrain's crown prince Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa with the Israeli foreign minister Shalom Silvan during which he gave him assurances on the condition of the small Jewish community living in Bahrain.
Bahrain-Israel, Politics, 6/25/2003
Maher: Palestinian truce within days; Fischer for European role in Roadmap
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Maher announced yesterday that he expects a truce agreement to be reached by the Palestinian groups within the few coming days, noting the Egyptian efforts in this regard.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 6/25/2003
King Mohammed vows increased interest to NEPAD initiative
The sovereign also spelled out Morocco's intent "to make the most of the forthcoming discussions, to develop a road map which will enable it to defend the interests of all members and to voice their common concerns in the international forums, mainly WTO, the UN, and even within the Group of 77 and China."
Regional-Morocco, Politics, 6/25/2003
Khartoum, the rebels extends ceasefire
The government's commission for development, IGAD, which mediates the Sudanese peace talks yesterday announced that the fighting sides in Sudan will extend the ceasefire after it expires by the end of June.
Sudan, Politics, 6/25/2003
Yemen: Besieging 80 Islamists in the mountains; tribal mediation, over al-Harithi issue
The military attack launched by the Yemeni forces in the mountainous areas in Abyan province against a group of armed Islamists, with the participation of tanks and helicopters besides reinforcements from the private forces was expanded.
Yemen, Politics, 6/25/2003
Twenty-two individuals fined for illegal religious grouping
The first instance court of Tangiers on Monday fined 22 people 3,000 dirhams, nearly US$ 300, on charges of illegally forming a religious group.
Morocco, Politics, 6/25/2003
President Mubarak wants youth to look for private employment, not government jobs
Egypt, Politics, 6/25/2003
Burns: I asserted Bush administration's determination to implement roadmap
Egypt-USA, Politics, 6/25/2003
Qatari Ambassador awarded with the Syrian order of merit over services
Syria-Qatar, Politics, 6/25/2003
Lawyers put a time-table for Lockerbie agreement
A message by Libya's lawyers sent to the families of victims of the Pan American plane explosion in 1988 said that the lawyers of the two sides agreed to choose a bank by July 3rd in order to deal with the compensations amounting to 2.67 billion dollars.
Libya-USA, Politics, 6/25/2003
King Mohammed VI Back to Morocco from Mauritania
Morocco-Mauritania, Politics, 6/24/2003
Chamber of advisor passes Labor Law
The chamber of advisors (upper parliamentary chamber) unanimously adopted this Monday the labor law, regulating relations between employers and employees.
Morocco, Politics, 6/24/2003
Al-Assad confers with Fischer
Syria-Germany, Politics, 6/24/2003
Morocco floats proposals for Arab Human Rights charter updating
Morocco submitted to the Arab standing commission of human rights' meeting in Cairo, a set of proposals to update the Arab human rights charter and adapt it to ongoing mutations worldwide.
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 6/24/2003
Saudi Arabia proceeds liberalizing its economy
The chairman of the general investment for commission in Saudi Arabia Prince Abdullah Bin Faisal Bin Turkey has announced that the kingdom will proceed forward in the strides to liberate its economy despite its failure to finalize a deal for developing natural gas industry at billions of US dollars.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/24/2003
Moroccan king's visit to Mauritania set to boost already excellent relations
Morocco's King Mohammed VI's visit Sunday to Nouakchott after the failed coup attempt in Mauritania will boost the already solid relations that the Maghreban states enjoy, says observers in the Mauritanian capital.
Mauritania-Morocco, Politics, 6/24/2003
Provisional release of Mustafa and Mahmoud Bakry; arrests of Muslim brothers
The Cairo criminal court yesterday sentenced the release of the two press journalists after accepting the appeal submitted in an earlier verdict to jail them for one year.
Egypt, Politics, 6/24/2003
Ordeal of Moroccans sequestered in Tindouf under the spotlight in Belgium
Morocco-Belgium, Politics, 6/24/2003
Al-Shara, Fischer hold Press conference in Damascus
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara has stressed that the comprehensiveness and justice are basic parts in any forthcoming peace process referring that Syria is ready to move forward according to her clear interests.
Syria-Germany, Politics, 6/24/2003
Eight persons arrested for advocating and financing terrorism
The general prosecutor at the court of appeal of Rabat, Lahcen Laoufi, announced that eight persons were arrested for advocating terrorism, obtaining foreign funds to be used in terrorist acts, forging passports and hiding information that could have helped in the ongoing probe on last May 16 terrorist attacks in Casablanca.
Morocco, Politics, 6/24/2003
Germany, Lebanon for reactivating ME peace
Lebanese President Emil Lahoud has called the European Union to play a wider role to revive the peace process in the Middle East on all tracks.
Lebanon-Germany, Politics, 6/24/2003
Washington confirms attacking Syrian procession, five Syrian border guards wounded
The US administration confirmed yesterday that its forces last Wednesday had an attack against a procession of cars believed to have carried remarkable members in the former Iraqi leadership, that might have included Saddam Hussein and his two sons Ode and Qusai.
Syria-USA, Politics, 6/24/2003
Morocco unveils comprehensive program to modernize administration
Morocco unveiled here on Monday a comprehensive plan to modernize public administration through several reforms.
Morocco, Politics, 6/24/2003
London kidnapping attempt against al-Faqih ended in wounding him
Unidentified persons yesterday injured the chairman of the Saudi Arabian opposition leader of Haraket al-Islah al-Islami (Islamic reform movement) Saad al-Faqih in his house in London in an attack in which he blamed for the Saudi government.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/24/2003
Moussa: The Arabs want to renew relations with Washington
The secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa said yesterday that the Arabs want to rebuild relations with the USA after tensions in these relations because of the war against Iraq and cooperation to achieve peace in the region.
Regional-USA, Politics, 6/24/2003
Tripartite attempt in the Dead Sea to revive economic normalization, Jordanian- Israeli agreements
The world economic forum which concluded its deliberations in al-Shouna at the Dead Sea, in Jordan, witnessed an Israeli, Jordanian, Palestinian attempt to strengthen the normalization of relations, economically.
Jordan-Israel, Politics, 6/24/2003
Rice to head for the region next week
Palestine-USA, Politics, 6/24/2003
Local Administration councils elections start in democratic atmosphere
Citizens across Syria yesterday began to exercise their right to vote at the 657 balloting centers to elect their representatives to the Local Administration Councils in a free and democratic atmosphere.
Syria, Politics, 6/23/2003
Baz calls for swift implementation of Middle East peace plan
Egypt's Presidential Political Adviser Osama Al-Baz yesterday left for New York for an official visit to the US.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 6/23/2003
Arab leaders say US policies add to Middle East insecurity
Al-Thani admitted Arab governments need to change: "We need to be more transparent and to tell our people the truth."
Regional-USA, Politics, 6/23/2003
Secretary of ruling party in Mauritania arrested
Mauritania police yesterday arrested the secretary of the ruling party Mahmoud Weld Hammadi in the context of the current investigations to find out the persons befhind the failed coupe in Mauritania which took place on June, 8.
Mauritania, Politics, 6/23/2003
Al-Anbaa: Truce extended between Khartoum and the rebels
The Sudanese government and the rebels of southern Sudan have announced the extension of cease fire signed between them in October 2002 until September 30 this year.
Sudan, Politics, 6/23/2003
Al-Assad receives Roman Catholic Church delegation
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received on Saturday members of the holy synodus of the Roman Catholic Church led by the Patriarch of Antioch and All East Gregorius III Lahham.
Syria, Politics, 6/23/2003
Commander of the Saudi air forces removed
Saudi Arabia's King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz has decided, according to a royal decision, stated by the Saudi news agency to remove the commander of the defense forces in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/23/2003
Somali presidential elections postponed until end of June
The chairman of the technical committee of IGAD organization which sponsors the Somali reconciliation conference has announced the postponement of the Presidential elections which were due during the two past days in Nairobi, until the end of the current month.
Somalia, Politics, 6/23/2003
Acts of riots in Jordan over results of elections
The Jordanian governorates of Amman, Irbid, Jarash and al-Karak witness during the two past days, demonstrations and acts of riots over the results of the recent Jordanian Parliamentary elections.
Jordan, Politics, 6/23/2003
Omran confers with Lebanese counterpart
Information Minister Adnan Omran received in Damascus Lebanese Counterpart Michel Samaha.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 6/23/2003
Al Ahmar conveys al-Assad's greetings to Malaysian PM
Malaysia's Prime Minister Makatheir Muhammad, who is Secretary of the Malaysian Amno Party, held a meeting on Saturday with Assistant Secretary General of the Baath Arab Socialist Party Abdullah al-Ahmar, who is taking part in Amno Party conference, together with other delegations.
Syria-Malaysia, Politics, 6/23/2003
UN facts finding commission delegation in Syria on Israeli practices
The Deputy Foreign Minister Walid al-Mu'allim late Friday received the delegation of the special committee concerned in investigating the Israeli practices violating the human rights of the Arab citizens in the occupied Arab territories.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 6/23/2003
Peace sponsors: we 'condemn' killing of Israelis, express 'deep concern' and 'understanding' for killing Palestinians
Members of the diplomatic Quartet on the Middle East -- the United Nations, United States, Russian Federation and European Union -- today hailed positive developments in the peace process and urged further efforts by both Israel and the Palestinian authorities to consolidate the gains achieved so far, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a statement issued on behalf of the group.
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 6/23/2003
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