Today's Headlines
- Majority parties adopt 20% quota system for women in elections
Parties of the government majority announced plans to institute the minimum 20% quota system, as part of a set of measures meant to set in place the appropriate mechanisms likely to ensure an effective representation of women in the coming elections. Morocco, Politics, 3/7/2002
- Mubarak addresses the Council on Foreign Relations
A land was occupied by force. This occupation, with its settlements, its coercion and its grief for all involved, has denied an entire people its right to a nation to an identity and to a future to call its own. In this new millennium, where the rights of peoples are paramount in our community of nations. This cannot be. This must not be. Egypt-USA, Politics, 3/7/2002
- Al-Shara in Iran to voice Syria's solidarity with Iran
al-Shara who conveyed a message from President Bashar al-Assad pertaining to latest developments at the regional and international levels and stressed Syria's solidarity with Iran's leadership, government and people. Syria-Iran, Politics, 3/7/2002
- Iraq: trade agreement to be signed with Lebanon
Iraq's vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan said on Wednesday that Lebanon and Iraq have completed measures to sign an agreement for free exchange to be signed very soon. Iraq-Lebanon, Economics, 3/7/2002
- British Moslem delegation visits Morocco
A British delegation made up of Moslem MPs, academics and politicians is currently visiting Morocco for talks on the efforts made by the Moslem community in Britain to show the genuine image of Islam, which is being distorted by Western media since Sep.11 events. Morocco-UK, Religion, 3/7/2002
- Al-Assad meets with Armenian, French parliamentary delegations
Syria's President Bashar al- Assad on Wednesday in Damascus received Armeen Khatchadrian, the speaker of the national council in the Republic of Armenia and members of the accompanying delegation. Syria, Politics, 3/7/2002
- Arab contacts to debate a comprehensive peace initiative
A high ranking Arab diplomat at the Arab League told the al-Arab al-Youm daily issued on Wednesday that inter-Arab contacts are being made now to debate a comprehensive Arab initiative for making peace with Israel and this initiative will be debated during the next Arab summit in Beirut. Regional-Israel, Politics, 3/7/2002
- Israel's brutality seems to know no bound
"At 8am we'll bomb all the commercial centers... at noon we'll bomb their gas stations... at two we'll bomb their banks," Israeli minister Avigdor Lieberman said Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/7/2002
- Israel continues striking Palestinians, nine shot, two Israeli army officers killed in retaliation
Even school children were also subjected to the brutal Israeli aggressions, when the Israeli army opened fire at Selat al-Daher and many were strongly wounded, while the Israeli planes and tanks bombarded a position for the Fatah movement in Hebron and destroyed it completely. The Apache planes bombarded several areas in Ramullah. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/7/2002
- US, Turkish sources and Iraq
American military and intelligence groups entered the north of Iraq through the Turkish borders in order to be acquainted with the security conditions there and also to talks with the Kurdish groups on the means and the possibility of increasing joint coordination and cooperation during any possible American military act against Baghdad. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 3/7/2002
- Bush, Mubarak and the Saudi initiative
The US President George Bush has considered the Saudi initiative debated by the Saudi crown prince Abdullah as a very positive development. Regional-USA, Politics, 3/7/2002
- Two new members admitted in Sahel-Sahara union
The Sen-Sad Union (also known as the community of Sahel and Sahara community) admitted on Wednesday, as it opened its summit here, Togo and Benin as new member countries. Regional-Libya, Politics, 3/7/2002
- Iraq rejects Saudi crown prince's initiative
The Iraqi ambassador at the UN Muhammad al-Douri on Tuesday refused the initiative proposed by Saudi Arabia's crown prince to establish peace in the Middle East, saying that Baghdad will not recognize Israel. Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 3/7/2002
- Four Jewish groups boycott meeting with Mubarak
information minister Safwat AL-Sherif asserted that leaders of Jewish organizations in the US expressed hope that President Hosni Mubarak would put things right in the Middle East. Egypt-USA, Politics, 3/7/2002
- Saudi Arabia denies to be excluded from the American allies list to fighting terrorism
Saudi Arabia's deputy minister of defense prince Abdul Rahman Bin Abdul Aziz has denounced what was stated by certain press reports on that the US defense department has dropped the name of Saudi Arabia from the list of states allied with the US in its war against terrorism. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 3/7/2002
- Association of sahrawi tribes in France to inform U.N of its rejection of any partition of sahara
The Association of Sahrawi Tribes in France said it will inform the United Nations of its categorical rejection of any move to partition the Sahara, a territory that is a part and parcel of Morocco. Morocco, Politics, 3/7/2002
- Tension between Jordan, Iran
The Jordanian weekly al-Bilad issued on Wednesday accused Iran of planning for attempts to launch missile attacks against Jordan and Israel though training members in Iran to carry them out. Jordan-Iran, Politics, 3/7/2002
- Some 20471 Bahraini unemployed
Number of unemployed Bahraini citizens reached a 17402 ( representing 13% of the labor force) by the end of 2001, despite the efforts made by the government to solve this persistent matter. Bahrain, Economics, 3/7/2002
- Two Moroccan parties create socialist alliance
The Party for Progress and Socialism (PPS) and the Socialist Democratic Party (PSD) on Tuesday in Morocco proclaimed a Socialist Alliance. Morocco, Politics, 3/7/2002
- UNDP backs micro-loans to Moroccan rural women
The UN Development Program (UNDP) and the Moroccan Zakoura Fondation signed in Rabat this Thursday an agreement related to the extension of micro-loans to poor rural women in the central region of Al-Haouz. Morocco, Economics, 3/7/2002
- Designated WTO president vows to support developing countries
The president-elect of the World Trade Organization (WTO) vowed to boost the power of developing countries in the organization, while castigating developed countries for suppressing the voices of their less-developed counterparts. Regional, Economics, 3/7/2002
- Some 300 Saudi pilots are unemployed
The Saudi daily al-Watan issued on Wednesday said that some 300 Saudi pilots are suffering unemployment as from their graduation from the US, since two years. Saudi Arabia, Economics, 3/7/2002
- Israeli ambassador prevented from taking part in a sermon in Sweden Israel-Sweden, Politics, 3/7/2002
Short Takes
- The Libyan President Muaammar al-Qaddafi on Tuesday evening in Sert received a message from the ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah. The message was conveyed by the Kuwaiti foreign minister Muhammad al-Salem al-Sabah. Go
- A delegation representing the European Investment Bank for the Mediterranean and the Balkan department will visit Syria on March 9- 11 led by Philip Ostinik, the bank's technical advisor. They are to discuss the project of rehabilitating and renewing Tartous's port, technically and administratively and providing the necessary aids of equipment and machinery. Go
- The Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Tuesday evening in Jeddah met with the US congress member Robert Wexler and members of the accompanying delegation. Go
- A Moroccan delegation, led by minister of finance, economy, privatization and tourism, Fathallah Oualalou, is expected this Thursday in Barcelona on a visit at the invitation of president of the autonomous government of Catalunia, Jordi Pujul. This friendship and work visit will highlight by the signing of three conventions in matters of water, construction and engineering, a statement by the Moroccan ministry of finance said. Go
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