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Hours before Taha, Garang meeting in Kenya; Khartoum and the opposition coalition sign agreement for comprehensive solution
The Sudanese government and the opposition Democratic National Coalition signed a peace agreement in Jeddah in the framework of the political solution for the Sudanese political crisis.
Sudan, Politics, 12/5/2003
Al-Assad, Brazilian peer determined to enhance Arab - Latin relations
al-Assad and da Silva held discussions concentrated on the mechanism of following up the implementation of the signed agreements and the proposed visions regarding the Summit of the Latin American States and the Arab States, as well as the proposed ideas regarding the expansion of the Security Council through granting permanent membership to the state of the South.
Syria-USA, Politics, 12/5/2003
President of Brazil wraps up visit to Syria: cooperation agreements signed
This visit is considered to be the first of a Brazilian President to the region since the last and special scientific visit of Emperor Pedro the Second in 1867.
Syria-Brazil, Politics, 12/5/2003
Lebanon supports the Arab- Latin summit; Lula in Beirut: Cooperation agreements
President Lahoud stressed Lebanon's care to develop the Lebanese- Brazilian historical relations, and his support for a summit bringing together the Arab states with the countries of Latin America. He described the proposal of President of Brazil to this effect as "an important step towards economic and cultural cooperation and integration between the Arab states and the countries of Latin America which host groups of descendants of Arab origin."
Lebanon-Brazil, Politics, 12/5/2003
Moroccan government adopts new audio-visual draft law
The Moroccan government adopted this Thursday at its weekly meeting the new audio-visual draft law, government spokesman and communication minister, Nabil Benabdellah told reporters.
Morocco, Politics, 12/5/2003
French president: maghreb unity essential for mediterranean rapprochement
French president, Jacques Chirac, said Thursday in Tunis the Arab Maghreb unity is essential for rapprochement between countries of the Mediterranean rim.
Maghreb-France, Politics, 12/5/2003
The Pope receives a delegation representing the Iraqi Keldian church
Pope John Paul II stressed to a delegation representing the archbishops of the Keldian church in Iraq that visited him in the Vatican under the new patriarch for the church, Emaneul Karim Deili, that he is close to all the Iraqis, and he understands their desire to peace, security and freedom.
Iraq-Vatican, Politics, 12/5/2003
Shaaban interview with the BBC
SyriaÕs Expatriates Minister, Butheina Shaaban, has stressed Syria's commitment "Madrid terms of reference" that stipulate the Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Golan Heights and all the occupied Arab territories.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 12/5/2003
US encourages Morocco and Algeria to carry on efforts for quest of Sahara issue solution
US Secretary of state Colin Powell renewed in Algiers on Wednesday that the US administration encourages Morocco and Algeria to carry on efforts for the quest of a solution to the Sahara issue.
Algeria-USA, Politics, 12/5/2003
Israel was about to attack Syria again
An Israeli military source said that Israel was about to consider launching an attack against Syria if a plan to attack an Israeli school had succeeded on Thursday.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 12/5/2003
Mufti: Violence due to ignorance of Islamic teachings
"The wave of violence sweeping through some Islamic countries is due to ignorance of Islamic teachings," Egypt's Mufti of the Republic Ali Gomaa said yesterday.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 12/5/2003
Ebeid meets Romanian counterpart on ties
Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid held talks Wednesday evening with his Romanian counterpart Adrian Nastase on enhancing ties and activating cooperation bilateral pacts.
Egypt-Romania, Politics, 12/5/2003
Malta's president calls for Israel's implementation of UN resolutions on restoring Arab lands
Palestine-Malta, Politics, 12/5/2003
Morocco calls for immediate release of Moroccan POWS in Algeria
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 12/5/2003
Al-Shara confers with Russian deputy FM
Syria-Russia, Politics, 12/5/2003
Onda Cero radio: Morocco and Spain start joint sea patrols in january, minister
Spanish interior minister, Angel Acebes, said Thursday Moroccan police and Spanish civil guards will start carrying out joint patrols as of mid-January 2004 to thwart illegal immigration attempts.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 12/5/2003
King Mohammed receives Portuguese defense minister
Morocco-Portugal, Politics, 12/5/2003
Palestinian factions focus on 'hudna', right of return, national unity
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 12/5/2003
Washington confirms warning against travel to Lebanon
The US yesterday renewed its warning to Americans on the risks of traveling to Lebanon, through issuing a new statement besides the one issued on May 6th.
Lebanon-USA, Politics, 12/5/2003
For first time in 20 years, Garang's movement starts open activity in Khartoum
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement, led by John Garang, started its open activities in the capital Khartoum, for the first time since its foundation 20 years ago.
Sudan, Politics, 12/4/2003
Syrian court sentences five members of al-Tahrir ( liberation) party
He said that most of the other 65 members in al-Tahrir party were sentenced to imprisonment in Syria for periods ranged between 3 to 15 years had completed their imprisonment penalty, and despite of that, the Syrian authorities are still holding them in jail even though one year has almost past after the end of their sentence duration.
Syria, Politics, 12/4/2003
Al-Assad, da Silva intent on increased cooperation in all areas
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held a meeting Wednesday afternoon attended by Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara and the Syrian Ambassador to Brazil Shaheen Farah.
Syria-Brazil, Politics, 12/4/2003
Comoros opposition call for resignation of the President
The coalition of the opposition parties in Comoros called yesterday on President Ghazali Othman to submit his resignation.
Comoros, Politics, 12/4/2003
Senior Syrian officials meets with the Turkish parliamentary delegation
Syria's Vice-President Abdulhaleem Khaddam on Wednesday received the delegation of the Turkish-Syrian Parliamentary Friendship Society.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 12/4/2003
Moussa supports giving Iran, Turkey seats as observers at the Arab League
The secretary general of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa yesterday welcomed requests made by Iran and Turkey to the organization as an observer.
Regional, Politics, 12/4/2003
First Iraqi memorandum of arrest against Saddam
The Iraqi National Reconciliation Movement, headed by Eyad Allawi, who is also a member of the Interim Governing Council, announced that one of Baghdad's courts issued for the first time a memorandum of arrest against the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein on assassination charges.
Iraq, Politics, 12/4/2003
Al-Assad meets Canadian Senate Delegation
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received a delegation of the Canadian Senate chaired by the Senator Pierre Dubaneh on Wednesday morning.
Syria-Canada, Politics, 12/4/2003
This is time for Morocco and Algeria to enter into serious discussions, powell
US secretary of state, Colin Powell told a press conference Tuesday in Tunis "this is time for Morocco and Algeria to enter into serious discussions as to how to move forward" and reach a settlement to the Sahara issue.
Algeria-USA, Politics, 12/4/2003
Visiting US scholars to Iraq: US serious mistakes in approach to security and future elections
Duelfer also said the "American logic" of a representative government based on population numbers of different ethnic and religious groups will not work in Iraq.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/4/2003
Middle East: Rabat, Washington share same views, Powell
US state secretary Colin Powell, told a press conference following a meeting with king Mohammed VI that Morocco and the United States share the vision of two states in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 12/4/2003
Mrs. al-Assad and Mrs. Da Silva meet on immigrants issues
Syria's First Lady Asmaa al-Assad met on Wednesday visiting Brazilian First Lady welcoming her in Syria and wishing her good stay.
Syria-Brazil, Politics, 12/4/2003
Palestinian demonstration in Lebanon against the Geneva peace document
The statement added that Geneva agreement "abandons the UN resolution 194 which guarantees the 'right of return' for five million Palestinians, and exempts Israel from its historical, legal, and moral responsibility of the crime of occupying Palestine."
Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 12/4/2003
Iraqi police completely corrupt
Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/4/2003
Ben Ali confers with the Amir of Qatar
Tunisia-Qatar, Politics, 12/4/2003
Al-Assad- confers with Turkish parliamentary Delegation
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 12/4/2003
Moroccan speaker calls Arab governments for more effort to promote women's rights
Regional-Morocco, Politics, 12/4/2003
Secretary of state Powell highlights initiatives for tunisia
Tunisia-USA, Politics, 12/4/2003
Final statement of the Euro-Med Ministerial conference
Regional, Politics, 12/4/2003
Hedallah's trial resumed following tension with the attorney
the Mauritanian authorities detained the university teacher Abdul Salaam Weld Harma over his participation in the "opposite direction" program of the Qatari al-Jazeera TV, broadcast last Tuesday on the subject of Iraq. Press sources said that Weld Harma was arrested upon his arrival back home.
Mauritania, Politics, 12/3/2003
Sudan: 47 persons killed in Darfour
Sudan's Liberation Movement, present in West Darfour, stressed yesterday that 47 civilians were killed and 37 wounded in raids by the government's planes against villages in the region.
Sudan, Politics, 12/3/2003
Al-Shara's letter to the UN security council: Israel mocks the UN, has no regard to international law
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara underlined yesterday that Israel doesn't care about the UN Security Council resolutions with regard to the Arab-Israeli conflict. The Security Council resolutions are 37 in number, and the United Nations' General Assembly relevant resolutions are almost 600. All these resolutions are pending Israeli carelessness towards the international law.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 12/3/2003
Mubarak calls on Bush to maintain dialogue with Syria
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak called on his US peer President George W. Bush, in a telephone call yesterday, to maintain a dialogue with Syria in order to "preserve stability in the region and avoid further tension."
Egypt-USA, Politics, 12/3/2003
Zayed deplores the use of religion to justify terrorism
President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan condemned in a speech on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of the UAE national day any attempt to use religion for justify terrorism.
United Arab Emirates-Regional, Politics, 12/3/2003
Frattini: Euro-Mediterranean Conference is a contribution to dialogue, partnership
Italy's foreign minister Franco Frattini on Tuesday described the Euro-Mediterranean Conference in the Italian city of Naples as a great contribution to the dialogue and partnership between the EU and countries in southern Mediterranean.
Regional-Italy, Politics, 12/3/2003
Yemen supports giving Iran the observer seat at the AL
An official at the Yemeni foreign ministry announced yesterday that Yemen welcomes Iran's request to participate in the Arab League as an observer member.
Yemen-Iran, Politics, 12/3/2003
Belgium hopes to see Sahara issue swiftly resolved
Belgian ambassador to Rabat, Cristina Funes Noppen, voiced on the fringes of a meeting held Monday with representatives of the civil society in Laayoun her country's hopes that the Sahara issue will be swiftly resolved.
Morocco-Belgium, Politics, 12/3/2003
Libya keeps silence over giving compensations to France
France announced yesterday that Libya vowed to pay compensations for the victims of the French UTA explosions over Niger in 1989 which claimed the lives of 170 persons. However, the two countries will not make sideline talks during the Tunis summit, held on Friday, which will be attended by five European states including France and north African states including Libya.
Libya-France, Politics, 12/3/2003
Mubarak, Burns discuss the situation in the Middle East
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak yesterday held talks with the US Middle East envoy William Burns that dealt with latest developments in the Palestinian territories and Iraq.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 12/3/2003
Jordan carried Palestinian ideas to Washington and proposal for dialogue between Bush, Khatami
The Jordanian King Abdullah II starts today a visit to the USA where he is expected to raise tomorrow with the US President George W. Bush the issue of making dialogue at the summit level between Tehran and Washington, in addition to debating certain Palestinian ideas on reviving negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.
Jordan-USA, Politics, 12/3/2003
Three Palestinians killed, legislative council convenes first session
Ezz Eddine al-Qassam group, the military wing of the Islamic resistance movement, Hamas, announced the death of two of its members in Ramullah in the West Bank, and called on its cells to target all the Israeli interests and objectives.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/3/2003
Brazil President arrives in Damascus today
Syria-Brazil, Politics, 12/3/2003
Syrian- Turkish parliamentary friendship association
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 12/3/2003
Afro-Asian people's solidarity Organization deplores Israel's practices
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 12/3/2003
Moroccan, Congo ministers probe administration reform, training cooperation
Morocco-Congo, Politics, 12/3/2003
EU official describes Syria's statements on ME peace as positive
Syria-European Union, Politics, 12/3/2003
Jordanian king vows democratic progress
Talking about the efforts to enhance democracy, the Jordanian king called for "opening up a national dialogue that paves the way for convening a national conference to debate various economic, social, and political issues and finding out solutions."
Jordan, Politics, 12/2/2003
Al-Assad interview with New York Times: Syria's vision towards ME developments
On US President George W. Bush's vision, Al-Assad indicated that Syria agrees with Bush's proposal that calls for two Palestinian and Israeli states and for the removal of the settlements, but they remain general principles, unless there are the means to turn this vision into a reality.
Syria-USA, Politics, 12/2/2003
Mubarak, Moussa mull proposals to improve Arab League performance
He said that the proposals include radical amendments to political, economic, trade administrative and social sectors as well as everything pertaining to Arab action.
Regional-Egypt, Politics, 12/2/2003
Cairo inter Palestinian dialogue meeting postponed
The leading figure in the Islamic Jihad Movement Muhammad al-Hindi said that the inter-Palestinian dialogue which was due today in Cairo was postponed until next Thursday, giving no mention to reasons for the postponement.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 12/2/2003
Mauritania tries Weld Hedallah amid citizen protests
foreign lawyers who will defend Weld Hedallah and the other 14 detainees started to arrive in Nouakchott. Lawyer Kontani Muhammado arrived from Bamako's bar association in Mali, two lawyers from Senegal and two from France.
Mauritania, Politics, 12/2/2003
Morocco poised to definitively shelve past human rights violations cases
Chairman of the Consultative Council of Human Rights (CCDH), Omar Aziman, said Monday Morocco is poised to shelve once and for all cases of past human rights violations, mainly through the creation of the "Equity and Reconciliation Committee."
Morocco, Politics, 12/2/2003
Mubarak rejects foreign pressure to implement democratic reforms
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak yesterday stressed that his country rejects any pressure under the pretext of disseminating democracy.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 12/2/2003
Murphy's remarks on visit to Syria
Former U.S. Undersecretary of State for Middle East Affairs, Richard Murphy, who met President Bashar al-Assad pointed out to the importance of the interview that President al-Assad gave to the New York Times yesterday in which he explained Syria's points of views regarding many issues.
Syria-USA, Politics, 12/2/2003
Al-Majali elected Jordan's parliament speaker
Abdul Hadi al-Majali was elected as a speaker for the Jordanian Parliament in succession to its former speaker Saad Hayel Srour.
Jordan, Politics, 12/2/2003
Iran demands to be an observer in the Arab League
The spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry, Hameed Rida Asifi, said yesterday that Iran asked the Arab League to give it the status of an observer in the Arab League.
Regional-Iran, Politics, 12/2/2003
Geneva peace accord kicks off; peace plans with stages are designed to fail
The Nobel Prize laureate further said that the main pending issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, such as the borders settlements and Jerusalem, are the bedrock to bring peace in the region. But he warned that the unofficial peace plan should steer clear of the loophole of gradual stages underlined in the Roadmap.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/2/2003
Shura council participation in the budget
Oman, Politics, 12/2/2003
Al-Assad confers with Algerian official
Syria-Algeria, Politics, 12/2/2003
Geneva peace accord, a civilized message to entire world, says king
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 12/2/2003
Syria's branch of the Human rights Arab organization
"The Human Rights Arab organization" announced on Saturday the inauguration of its 10th branch from Damascus calling for the "abrogation of emergency, the special laws and human rights violations."
Syria, Politics, 12/1/2003
Saudi King grants Shoura council new authorities
Saudi Arabia's King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz has offered a greater legislative role for the Shoura council in Saudi Arabia, at a time when the Kingdom is proceeding forward with political reforms demanded by Saudis and westerners.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 12/1/2003
Ibrahim fears end of democracy talk; Bakrey files lawsuit against him
The director of" Ibn Khaldoun center for developmental studies" Saad Eddin Ibrahim, attributed the escalated campaign against him to his calls to link American economic aid to Egypt and countries of the region to implemention of democratic reforms.
Egypt, Politics, 12/1/2003
Issam al-Zaem returns to Damascus today
Syrian former minister of industry, Issam al-Zaeem, returns today to Damascus, following more than two months of absence, and almost for the same period that his assets and those of his wife were frozen by the government.
Syria, Politics, 12/1/2003
Libya denies providing money to former Mauritanian President
A Libyan official source on Saturday denied his country to have had provided money to the former President of Mauritania Muhammad Khouna Weld Hedallah, who is being detained on charge of preparing for a coupe.
Libya-Mauritania, Politics, 12/1/2003
Sudan peace talks resume with removal of al-Atabani from his post
Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir removed from the peace negotiations his advisor for peace affairs, Ghazi Salah Eddine al-Atbani, from his post "at his own request."
Sudan, Politics, 12/1/2003
Moussa boycotts Euromed meeting
The secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa has decided not to take part in the meeting of the EUROMED ( Euro-Mediterranean Partnership) meeting which will be held in Napoli on December 2 and 3 in protest of Italy's stand "which are biased to Israel."
Regional-Italy, Politics, 12/1/2003
Former Polisario minister denounces humanitarian aid embezzlement
Former health minister at the puppet Sahrawi republic, Abdallah Ghailani, who has recently come back to Morocco, denounced the embezzlement of humanitarian aid sent to the populations sequestered in Tindouf camps, stronghold of the Polisario in southwestern Algeria.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 12/1/2003
El Yazghi elected first secretary of USFP
Mohamed El Yazghi was elected Friday first secretary of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP/leftist), the major party in the government coalition, to succeed to Abderrahmane Youssoufi, who announced last month his decision to step down from the party's leadership that lasted nearly ten years.
Morocco, Politics, 12/1/2003
Palestinians and Israelis Sign a Model Peace Accord
IPC reported that "As the deadline for the signing of the most disputed document in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict draws nearer, many opposing sounds echoed through both the Israeli and Palestinian societies, and while the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat welcomed the accord only to encourage the efforts of peace, the Israeli government furiously rejected it and considered it a security error. The plan, dubbed The Geneva Accord in tribute to the funding and support of the Swiss Foreign Ministry, was negotiated over a period of two and a half years, between the Israeli leftist and Oslo architect Yossi Beilin and former Palestinian minister Yasser Abed Rabbo, and was unveiled in mid October."
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/1/2003
Moroccan-Jewish community council raises funds to assist Palestinian hospitals
The Council of Jewish Community in Morocco will organize next December 2 a fund-raising gala in Madrid to raise funds for Palestinian hospitals.
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 12/1/2003
Al-Assad confers with Murphy
Syria-USA, Politics, 12/1/2003
Egypt: al-Wafd boycotts complementary legislative elections
Egypt, Politics, 12/1/2003
Zayed appoints his son Muhammad as a deputy crown prince
United Arab Emirates, Politics, 12/1/2003
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