Today's Headlines
- Judges must be protected from any influence or interference, King Mohammed VI
Morocco's King Mohammed VI highlighted Monday the need for judges to be protected from any influence or interference to rightly discharge their mission and win the trust of citizens. Morocco, Judicial, 4/13/2004
- Islamic party committed to democracy, vows new chief
The Party of Justice and Development (PJD) is committed to promote democracy in Morocco, vowed, in Rabat Sunday, its new leader Saadeddine Othmani following his election by the party's 5th national congress. Morocco, Politics, 4/13/2004
- Egypt-Sudan joint investments to manufacture furniture, vehicles
An agreement was concluded between the 6 of October City Investors Association under its chairman Mohamed Al-Menoufi and Sudanese businessmen on setting up several joint-ventures in the fields of furniture manufacture, car spare parts, juice and electricity equipment. Egypt-Sudan, Economics, 4/13/2004
- Algerian constitutional council confirms Butaflika winning of the elections
The Algerian constitutional council has confirmed results of the Algerian Presidential elections which took place last week and were won by the Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika for a second term of office for five years. This has followed studying the file of the voting process and the cassation and reports of observers. Algeria, Politics, 4/13/2004
- Bush, Mubarak Discuss Reform, Peace Process, Terrorism
Bush said that he and President Mubarak "are in agreement that if Israel makes the decision to withdraw, it doesn't replace the road map, it is a part of the road map, so that we can continue progress toward the two-state solution." Egypt-USA, Politics, 4/13/2004
- Egyptian ministry of the interior: Conditions in the region benefits al-Qaida
The Egyptian minister of the interior Habib al-Adeli said that conditions in the Middle East region will help the al-Qaida organization to unify its ranks noting that it is still standing and able to move. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 4/13/2004
- 3 Saudi plants in Egypt to produce ammonia, urea, iron
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Trade Youssef Boutros Ghali said Saudi investments in Egypt will show a marked leap over the coming period especially as two plants to produce ammonia and urea are shortly to be set up with a total production of 3.2 million tons a year, according to an official. Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 4/13/2004
- Information minister and the Greater Middle East project
Syria's Information Minister Ahmad al-Hassan underlined on Monday the necessity for confronting the so-called 'the Greater Middle East initiative" and the other ready-made and manufactured projects that "aim at driving us away from issues of the Arab-Israeli conflict and Iraq's occupation." Syria-Regional, Politics, 4/13/2004
- Saudi Shura Council deplores US practices in Iraq
The Saudi Shura Council on Monday strongly condemned the US practices of killing and destruction against Iraqi people in Falouja and other Iraqi cities. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 4/13/2004
- Some 700 Iraqis killed, 1250 wounded in Falouja only in one week, Syria and Iran are accused of works that does not help stability
The Iraqi fighters in Falouja announced that fighting will be resumed at 4 p.m. ( Iraq local time) yesterday if the American snipers will not withdraw from the city, according to a journalist who attended a meeting for the leaders of the fighters and men of religion. Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/13/2004
Short Takes
- Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received on Monday Head of the PLO Political Department Farouk al-Qaddoumi. The latest developments in the occupied Palestinian lands and the ongoing consultations on convening the Arab summit were the center of talks during the meeting. Go
- Syria's Minister of Health Iyad al-Shatti and his Saudi counterpart Hamad Ben Abdullah al-Manee stressed the importance of boosting health cooperation between the two states and called for the increase in the exchange of expertise, facilitate contracting with Syrian doctors and exporting the Syrian medicine to Saudi markets. Go
- Arab Writers Union condemned the US brutal practices against the Iraqi people. In a statement published on Sunday, the Union demanded the United Nations, Security Council and all peoples of the world to work as to halt the shelling and killing, as well as all types of repression and siege, which is practiced by the American troops and its allies against the Iraqi people. Go
- The Syrian Red Crescent Organization on Sunday decided to send a batch of human and medical aid from the Syrian people to the people in Iraqi city of Falouja, to support and relief their sufferings during these critical conditions. Go
- Saudi Crown Prince Abdallah Ibn Abdel Aziz, vice president of the Saudi ministers' council and chief of the Saudi national guard wrapped up Monday a ten-day private visit to Morocco. Go
- The Russian tourists who visited Egypt in January and February 2004 hit 145.000 accounting for 50 % increase against the figure of the same period last year. Go
- The joint Moroccan-Egyptian Merchant Marine commission that was to convene on April 11-14 in Alexandria (Egypt) was postponed at Morocco's request for "emergency conjunctural" reasons. Go
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