Arabic News Daily Page for 3/1/2004
Daily Edition - Monday, March 1, 2004
- Syrian- Lebanese oil, gas cooperation talks
Official talks session of the joint Lebanese-Syrian ministerial committee for Oil and Gas was held on Sunday and chaired by Syria's Oil and Mineral Recourses Minister, Ibrahim Haddad, and Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water, Aiyoub Hamed. Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 3/1/2004 - Al-Shara and Svoboda joint press conference in Damascus
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara on Sunday held a press conference with his Czech counterpart Cyril Svoboda, during which both sides discussed a number of important issues on the regional and international arenas, and issues of mutual concern. Syria-Czech Republic, Politics, 3/1/2004 - Morocco, Russia to give new impetus to bilateral relations
Morocco and Russia have pledged to give a new impetus to bilateral relations, at the end of the first meeting of the two countries Joint Commission, in accordance with the "Declaration of the strategic Partnership" signed in October 2002 in Moscow by visiting King Mohammed VI and president Vladimir Putin. Morocco-Russia, Politics, 3/1/2004 - US Under Secretary to visit Morocco part of 'Greater Middle East Initiative', spokesman
US Under-Secretary of State Marc Grossman, is expected on Monday in Tangiers (Northern Morocco) part of a tour to several Arab states to 'pursue dialogue with Governments and representatives of the region' on President George W. Bush's initiative of the "Greater Middle East," said, in Washington Friday, State department Spokesman Richard Boucher. Morocco-USA, Politics, 3/1/2004 - Jordan rejects to give Gaza's refugees Jordanian nationality
Jordan stressed it will not take part in the implementation of the alternative homeland policy through settling the Palestinians who are in Jordan and who carry provisional passports by converting these passports to permanent ones. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 3/1/2004 - Syrian official source on drug fighting case
Officers of the Syria Drug-Fighting Directorate arrested a Brazilian woman, Lijia Lukilia Sivero, carrying around 19 Kilos of cocaine drug as she was trying to smuggle them to Syria via Damascus International Airport and then to Lebanon, their final destination, an official source at the Interior Ministry said Sunday. Syria, Local, 3/1/2004 - Two military men killed in Algeria
Two Algerian military men were killed last Friday at the hands of an armed group in Boukerdan town, situated 40 Km from the capital Algiers, according to the Algerian dailies. Algeria, Local, 3/1/2004 - Authorities call quake-stricken population to facilitate supplies, aid continuee to pour in the region
Moroccan authorities have called on the quake-stricken populations in the province of Al Hoceima to "facilitate" the distribution of humanitarian aid supplies to the victims of Tuesday's earthquake while national and international assistance continue to pour in the region. Morocco, Local, 3/1/2004