Today's Headlines
- Al-Assad before new parliament: democracy needs dialogue, and implementation skills
The president underlined that in his oath taking speech he talked about transparency which means clarity and honesty but some have understood it as wearing imported masks. He also indicated that democracy means accepting the opinions of others, while objectivity means seeing all sides of the issue, and freedom means commitment and national responsibility but some people have misunderstood these terms, adding that even tolerance was misunderstood for weakness. Syria, Politics, 3/11/2003
- New family code to be revolutionary, official
The text of the new Mudawana (family code) will be revolutionary after the Mudawana reform consultative commission closes its works, said head of the commission M'hamed Boucetta. Morocco, Politics, 3/11/2003
- La Gazette du Maroc: former Algerian defense minister opposes sahrawi state creation
Former Algerian Defence minister, Khaled Nizzar, said he opposes the creation of a Sahrawi state, arguing that his country "does not need a new state at its borders." Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 3/11/2003
- Women associations put forward claims to promote Moroccan women
The national coordination commission of women associations published a memorandum on Saturday (women's international day) in which it puts forward claims to promote women's situation. Morocco, Culture, 3/11/2003
- Russia will vote against a new resolution on Iraq
Russia Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov stressed on Monday that Russia will vote against the American British new resolution regarding the Iraqi issue at the UNited Nations Security Council. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 3/11/2003
- Assafir: Lebanese FM: the Arab committee will not visit Iraq on Thursday
The Lebanese minister of expatriates and foreign affairs yesterday evening denied in a statement to the Lebanese daily Assafir issued today that the Arab Ministerial committee which has returned recently from New York has decided to visit Baghdad on Thursday. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 3/11/2003
- Sudan accuses opposition forces, Chad's tribes of supporting the rebels in Darfour
The Sudanese information minister al-Zahawi Ibrahim yesterday accused what he called "remains of the opposition and Chad's tribes of providing weapons to the rebels of Darfour" who control Murra mountain area to the west of Sudan. Sudan-Chad, Politics, 3/11/2003
- Saudi Arabia wants the UN to have Israel dismantle mass destruction weapons
Saudi Arabia said on Monday that dismantling the mass destruction weapons should be obligatory for all countries of the region and not only for Iraq, in remarks of Israel's having the nuclear weapons. Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 3/11/2003
- One Israeli killed three wounded in Palestinian attack near Hebron
The Palestinian legislative council which met in Ramullah yesterday approved to founding of the post of the Prime Minister in the Palestinian Authority, but with limited authorities that do not include negotiations and security. A matter which raised an instant American rejection. Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/11/2003
Short Takes
- President Jacques Chirac of France voiced hope that new moves forward in Maghreban integration and the Sahara issue will be made shortly. In a message he sent to Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika, Chirac said he hopes the Sahara issue, including its humanitarians aspects, will know new developments quickly through dialogue." Go
- Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa stressed on Monday in Cairo that the Arab Ministerial Committee emerged from Sharm al-sheikh Summit affirmed to US Secretary of State Colin Powell the constancy of Arab opposition to a military act against Iraq and the necessity of solving the Iraqi crisis peacefully. Go
- The Kuwaiti official news agency yesterday quoted the Kuwaiti foreign minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah as saying that preventing the occurrence of war led by the USA needs a "miracle." Go
- Moroccan expatriates transferred 2.85 Billion DH (about US$ 294 million) to Morocco in January 2003, that is a 9,5% rise compared to January 2002, said the exchange office. In comparison with the average recorded in same month of the last five years (1.84 billion), these transfers have risen by 55% Go
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