Arab and Western Ministers Voice Different Priorities
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Foreign ministers from the Arab world met with leaders from the West on Saturday at a conference dedicated to advancing political change in this region.
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U.S. calls for reform in the Middle East  clashed with Arab demands to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict on  Saturday as Washington insisted that economic and political  modernisation is needed to fight terrorism.
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The Israeli cabinet and the Palestinian officials held separate gatherings on Sunday, but dealt with the same question: how to respond to the absence of Yasir Arafat, who
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Sponsors of an internationally backed Mideast peace plan will send their foreign ministers to the region next week in hopes of restarting Israeli-Palestinian talks in the wake of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
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PARIS: With concern growing about radical Islam in their midst, governments in western Europe are debating how to ensure that Muslim prayer leaders preach in the local language and spread messages of moderation rather than hate.
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BAGHDAD, 23 November 2004 - Some Arab delegations at a meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh, with counterparts from Iraqâs neighbors and the United States among others, yesterday said it may be better to delay the polls in Iraq to ensure full participation.
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Arab leaders rebuked the United States yesterday for its policy toward Israel, saying US efforts to curb Muslim extremism and promote democracy in the Middle East could
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The Iraqi government is responsible for defusing the sectarian violence tearing the country apart and should redraft the constitution and rescind laws that give preferential treatment to Shiites and Kurds, Arab foreign ministers said in a statement Sunday.
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Anybody who might question France's determination to portray itself as a loyal friend of the Arab Middle East need only take a look at the government's agenda.
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Arab governments will make more progress fighting home-grown terrorist groups if security agencies across the region work together and share information, officials at a security conference said on Thursday.
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Western governments and institutions,   eager to dilute what they see as Arab radicalism, are actively   encouraging the translation of works by Malay-speaking Muslims   from across Southeast Asia.
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Letting Arab leaders figure out what to do about Hezbollah's weapons and assembling a strong international peacekeeping force along Israel's border are among proposals to be discussed at a meeting of key Mideast players in Rome on Wednesday.
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The World Bank says education in the Arab world lags behind other regions and needs urgent reform.
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Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni says any new Palestinian unity government must meet conditions set by the West.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 20 -- Middle Eastern governments announced a series of billion-dollar deals Thursday that would give them stakes in financial institutions at the heart of Western capitalism, raising concerns in Washington about sensitive foreign investments.
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Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz speaks during the GCC Interior Ministers meeting in Kuwait, Sunday Oct. 10, 2004.
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RABAT, Morocco -- Arab leaders rebuked the United States on Saturday for its policy on Israel, saying US efforts to curb Islamic extremism and promote democracy in the Middle East could not be taken seriously because of its one-sided stand in the Israeli