Arabic News Daily Page for 3/12/2003
Daily Edition - Wednesday, March 12, 2003
- Islamic information ministers on Iraq, Palestine, Syria and Lebanon
Islamic States Information Ministers have condemned the threats against Syria and Lebanon and asserted their complete support to Syria's efforts for the restoration of the occupied Golan Heights through the complete Israeli withdrawal to June 4 1967 line. Regional, Politics, 3/12/2003 - Arab ministerial delegation to meet Hussein on Saturday
The Egyptian Middle East News Agency said yesterday that the Arab ministerial delegation will head for Baghdad on Friday to meet with the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, the next day, in an Arab attempt to avoid war against Iraq through consultation with the Iraqi leadership. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 3/12/2003 - EU urged to pressure polisario to release 1,160 Moroccan prisoners
The EU has recently urged for "the immediate" liberation of all Moroccan POWs, insisting that "a line must be drawn between the human aspects of the conflict and its political ramifications." Morocco-European Union, Politics, 3/12/2003 - Sudan denies plane downing; battle against rebels in Darfur ends
The Sudanese government has denied news talking about the downing of an army helicopter for the Sudanese army in Darfur district at the hands of the new rebel group or what is called "Darfur Liberation Front" which leads the opposition against Sudan from outside the country. Sudan, Politics, 3/12/2003 - News of nearby agreements to end Lockerbie crisis: Libya to shoulder civil responsibility for Lockerbie
Libya is about to reach a political agreement with the US and Britain by accepting to shoulder the civil responsibility exploding the plane in the Lockerbie incident of1988 and paying compensation of 10 million dollars to each family of the 270 victims. Libya-USA, Politics, 3/12/2003 - Europe increases south-mediterranean risk-capital by 22 million euro
The European Commission decided Tuesday to increase by 22 million Euro the risk capital facility earmarked for countries member to the Euro-Mediterranean partnership program "MEDA," the financial arm of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership. Regional-European Union, Economics, 3/12/2003