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Iran: Senior cleric calls for post-election "national reconciliation".
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) His Eminence Ayatollah Makkarem-Shirazi, a source of emulation [senior cleric], has issued a statement, referring to the failure of the strong foreign propaganda waves against the elections and...

Hong Kong group expresses concern at patriotism debate.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) February The Article 45 Concern Group says the raging debate over the role of patriotism in choosing Hong Kong's leaders is an unprovoked and unjust attack on pro-democracy activists. They...

Afghan governor discusses reconstruction with US and UK officials.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Herat Governor Esmail Khan received a delegation of British and US officials in Herat Provincial Hall today. Bakhtar Information Agency reports that the delegation was headed by Mr Thomas...

Israel is a glass garrison, says Iranian defence minister.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The minister of defence and armed forces logistics has said: Defence and security ties between Iran, Lebanon and Syria are to expand. Speaking to reporters in Beirut at the end of his visit...

Saudi commission set up to "exclusively" supervise charity, relief work abroad.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Riyadh, 28 February: The following statement was issued by the Royal Court today: "In response to the merciful Shari'ah teachings which call for the brotherhood of the faithful, to enable...

North Korea expresses "disappointment" with US "attitude" at six-party talks.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) On 29 February, a spokesman for the DPRK [Democratic People's Republic of Korea] Foreign Ministry gave the following answer to a KCNA reporter's question regarding the six-way talks held in...

Palestinians condemn three Gaza killings.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Ramallah, 28 February: The Palestinian government has expressed its strong anger at, and condemnation of the state-sponsored terrorism against our people, which the Israeli occupation forces...

Russian paper gives psychological profile of acting Prime Minister Khristenko.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Acting Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko, who has been tipped as one of the likeliest candidates for the post of prime minister, has survived six major government reshuffles. A Russian paper...

Pakistan: Interior minister says Bin-Ladin's hiding space "shrinking'.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) February Islamabad: Federal Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat has said that the noose were tightened against Bin-Ladin and other members of the Al-Qa'idah terror network. In an...

Arafat's Fatah official hopes "general conference" will solve "problems".
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) February The Fatah Revolutionary Council this evening concluded its meetings held over the past four days under the chairmanship of President Yasir Arafat. Hamdan Ashur, secretary-general...

Iraqi planning minister praises UAE president for reconstruction support.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Abu Dhabi 28 February: Mahdi al Hafiz, Iraqi planning minister, has lauded the unstinted stance of President H.H Shaykh Zayid Bin-Sultan Al Nuhayyan in supporting the Iraqi people. In...

Maoists kidnap Nepal Royal Council member.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The Maoists have kidnapped Shekh Sarajul, member of Raj Parishad (Royal Council) and former minister, from his home at Raghunathpur VDC [village development committee] in Rautahat on Saturday...

Papers wary on Iraq, US Mideast plan.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The Iraqi Governing Council's deliberations on a temporary constitution and the US Greater Middle East Initiative attract attention in the Iraqi and other Arab press. Commentators are...

HSBC named Best Sub-Costodian Bank in Middle East.
February 29, 2004... (From MENA Business Reports) HSBC has been named Best Sub-Custodian Bank 2003 in the Middle East region by Global Finance magazine. In selecting HSBC, the magazine said: "HSBC is the only international bank providing custody services...

USAID announces completion of Iraq telephone exchanges rehabilitation.
February 29, 2004... (From MENA Business Reports) The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the occupying Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) has reported the integration of 13 new telephone switches and an International Satellite Gateway...

DIB reports 25 percent rise in net profits for 2003.
February 29, 2004... (From MENA Business Reports) Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) has reported a 25 percent increase in net profit for 2003 with earnings reaching 751 million Emirati dirhams ($204 million) compared to Dh 601 million for 2002. The announcement...

US-based EFJ wins $1.4 million order for new Iraqi army.
February 29, 2004... (From MENA Business Reports) Wireless solutions firm EFJ's wholly-owned subsidiary Transcrypt International has received an order valued at $1.4 million for communication security products for the new Iraqi army. The US-based firm...

Nepalese soldier, communist party official killed by Maoists.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The Maoists killed a cadre of CPN-UML [Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)] in Sindhupalchowk [central region] last night, report said on Sunday [29 February]. A group of...

Nepal Maoists hold reception for member who escaped from detention.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Birendranagar [city in mid-west Nepal] 28 February: The Maoist guerrillas organized a big reception for a Maoist who managed to escape from the army's detention in handcuffs. A large...

Nepal: Maoist students set fire to student union office.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Dhangadi [farwestern Nepal], 28 February: Maoists set fire to the Free Student Union's office at a college in Achham [district in farwestern Nepal]. According to regional informal service...

India's Sinha meets Iran's Khatami, Kharazi.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) New Delhi, 28 February: In an indication of growing Indo-Iran ties, foreign minister Yashwant Sinha held meetings with Iranian President Mohammad Khatami and foreign minister Kharrazi on the...

Bangladesh PM calls on opposition to protest inside parliament.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Prime Minister and BNP [Bangladesh National Party] chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia yesterday urged the main opposition Awami League to return to parliament and bring no confidence motion if it...

Israeli minister unhappy as PM lobbies US support for "disengagement plan".
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Minister Efi Eytam says the departure of Dov Weissglas and Giyora Eiland for Washington to present the prime minister's disengagement plan constitutes improper administration. Eytam maintains...

Kosovo Protection Corps commander detained at Budapest airport.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Pristina, 29 February: Acting on a warrant issued by the Serbian Interior Ministry, the Hungarian police today detained the commander of the Kosovo Protection Corps [KPC], Agim Ceku, at Budapest...

Election Commission announces Indian poll dates.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) New Delhi, 29 February: Elections to the lower house of Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) will be held in four phases on 20, 26 April, 5 and 10 May along with elections in four states - Andhra...

Afghan minister says Kabul will not allow use of its soil against any state.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Islamabad, 28 February The government of Afghan President Hamed Karzai has assured Pakistan that Kabul will not allow the use of its soil against any neighbouring country. Afghan Defence...

Hong Kong Frontier legislator warns of moves against freedom of speech.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Frontier legislator Emily Lau has said the "one country, two systems" concept will be just a "sham" if Hong Kong people are not allowed to speak their minds freely. Speaking on RTHK's Letter to...

Russian could face grain shortage this summer - newspaper.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The Russian government's intervention in the grain market may solve the immediate problem of high bread prices, but could be storing up problems for later, says an article in the government...

NAMIBIA: TELECOM NAMIBIA EXPANDS TO ANGOLA.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Telecom Namibia has entered Angola's telecommunications market. This week, Namibia's telecommunications network clinched a multimillion-dollar shareholding in Mundo Startel, a holder of a fixed line telecommunication...

GHANA: GHANA READY FOR ICT TAKEOFF.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Ghana's Minister of Communications and Technology Albert Kan Dapaah said in an interview for a local paper that Ghana has systematically put in place the necessary platforms required to launch the country into the...

SOUTH AFRICA: RATINGS FOR MTN OF FIRSTRAND BANK.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Moody's Investors Service has assigned ratings to the ZAR 5 billion domestic Medium Term Note Programme (MTN) of FirstRand Bank Limited at A1/Prime-1 for senior unsecured obligations and A2/Prime-1 for subordinated...

IRAQ: BECHTEL RESTORES INTERNATIONAL CALL CAPABILITY IN BAGHDAD.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Bechtel announced the restoration of 12 telephone exchange sites in Baghdad, allowing the Iraqi Telephone and Post Company (ITPC) to bring 240,000 telephone lines back into operation. In addition, a new international...

CHINA: CHINA'S MOBILE PHONE SHORT MESSAGE BUSINESS SURGES 91 PERCENT.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Chinese people sent some 15.665 billion short messages through mobile phones in January, surging 91.2 percent year on year, according to sources with the Ministry of Information Industry. In January, when both the New...

MALAYSIA: OUTSOURCING JOBS ON THE RISE IN MALAYSIA.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) More companies are looking for workers to fill business process outsourcing (BPO) needs, online recruitment company JobStreet.com (www.jobstreet.com) said in a statement on its latest findings of the recruitment market in...

ISRAEL: IAF ACTIVITY IN THE NORTHERN GAZA STRIP.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) In an Israeli security forces activity tonight, in the northern Gaza Strip, the IAF attacked a vehicle carrying senior Islamic Jihad terrorists who are responsible for planning a number of terrorist attacks against...

CHINA: RATINGS TO NEW HONG KONG BANKING SUBSIDIARY OF STANDARD CHARTERED BANK.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Moody's assigned a prospective first-time issuer rating of (P)A2 to the proposed new Hong Kong banking subsidiary of Standard Chartered Bank. The rating agency also assigned the new subsidiary a short-term issuer rating...

PANAMA: MOODY'S REPORT ON PANAMA.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) In its annual report on Panama, Moody's Investors Service says the country's split ratings and stable outlook reflect a manageable fiscal position along with a number of medium-term challenges. As has been the case for...

SAUDI ARABIA: NIGERIAN CROOKS CAUSED GREAT FINANCIAL DAMAGE TO LOCAL BUSINESSMEN.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) A-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported on the financial losses amounting to SR 100 million caused local businessmen in the Jeddah region as a result of swindling by Nigerian citizens. The paper noted that the Nigerians sold...

PALESTINE: DECREASE IN ACTIVITY OF JORDANIAN BANKS IN PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY IN SEPTEMBER 2003.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) A-Dustour newspaper quoted data on activity during September 2003 of Jordanian banks in the area under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority, as published in the Jordanian Central Bank report in January 2004. The...

JORDAN: ARAB AND FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN JORDANIAN COMPANIES IN 2003.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) A-Dustour newspaper quoted data on Arab and foreign investments in Jordanian companies during 2003 as published in January 2004 in the report of the Supervisor of Companies in the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Total...

KUWAIT: GOVERNMENT DECISION ON MARINE PORT ON BUBIAN ISLAND.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) A-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported on the government decision to create a marine port on the island of Bubian. The government debated this subject at its January 2004 cabinet meeting attended by Prime Minister Sheikh...

LEBANON: CASINO LIBAN PROFIT GROWTH IN 2003.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Al-Kifah newspaper reported on the winning of first place of the local Casino Liban Company in the list of one hundred outstanding Arab companies in 2003, and first place among Lebanese companies. The paper quoted a...

SUDAN: PREPARATIONS FOR SEEDING COTTON FOR 2004 SEASON.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) The Sudanese News Agency quoted Manager of the Al-Jazirah agriculture project, Amir Ali Muhammad al-Amin, who said in January 2004 that preparations have begun for seeding 40% of the agricultural area intended for cotton...

SUDAN: FORECAST FOR GROWTH IN EXTENT OF MEAT EXPORTS ABROAD.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) A-Ra'y Al-Aam newspaper quoted President of the Meat Exporters Association, Sadiq Haydub, who announced in January 2004 the expected increase in the extent of exports of Sudanese beef and mutton to overseas markets due to...

BAHRAIN: SECURITIES BOURSE FINANCIAL OPERATIONS IN 2003.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Al-Akbar al-Khaleej newspaper quoted data on financial operations of the Securities Bourse in 2003 as published in December 2003 in the annual report of the Bourse Management. Price index was up 28.81%, reaching 2346.29...

SAUDI ARABIA: SIGNING OF AGREEMENT TO CREATE SAUDI-YEMENI INVESTMENT COMPANY.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) A-Thawra newspaper reported on the signing of an agreement to create a joint Saudi Arabian Yemeni investment company with equity of $100 million. The paper quoted General Manager of the San'a Chamber of Commerce, Abd...

YEMEN: PREPARATIONS FOR EGYPTIAN PYRAMID BUILDING FAIR IN YEMEN.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) A-Thawra newspaper reported on the symposium on "Preparations for the Pyramids Building Fair" held in San'a, Yemen, in January 2004 at the initiative of the Egyptian Al-Ahram newspaper. Among the participants at the...

UAE: SUPPLY OF COMPUTERIZED SERVICES IN DUBAI.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Al-Bayan newspaper quoted data on the supply of computerized services in the Dubai Emirate during 2002-2003, as published in January 2004 in research by the Madar Economic Research Institute. This research include...

PALESTINE: MARBLE AND GRAVEL INDUSTRY.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Al-Ayam newspaper in Saudi Arabia reported on the participation of Palestinian marble and gravel processing companies in the Fifth Building Materials Fair held in early December 2003. The paper quoted Chairman of the...

EGYPT: TEMPORARY STOPPAGE OF SHARE TRADING OF COMPANIES ON SECURITIES BOURSE.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) A-Sharq newspaper in Qatar reported on the decision of the Securities Bourse Management of Cairo and Alexandria to remove the names of companies from the list of stocks traded on their bourses for failing to comply with...

RUSSIA: DUMA COMMITTEE HEAD TAKES ISSUE WITH U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT...
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) State Duma Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Konstantin Kosachev (Unified Russia) on 26 February responded to criticism of Russia contained in the U.S. State Department's "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices --...

RUSSIA: DUMA COMMITTEE HEAD TAKES RUSSIA TO TASK OVER ELECTIONS, MEDIA, AND MURDERS.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) In its section on Russia, the U.S. State Department's human rights report for 2003 says the Russian government manipulated the presidential elections in Chechnya in October and Russia's parliamentary elections in...

RUSSIA: WIFE OF JAILED EX-FSB OFFICER APPEALS TO BRITISH PRIME MINISTER.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) The U.S. State Department's recently released human rights report says Russia's judicial system showed increasing independence in 2003 and that "progress was made toward effective judicial oversight over arrests and...

RUSSIA: RUSSIA ACCUSES QATAR OF SUPPORTING TERRORISM...
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) There was further reaction on 26 February to reports that the Qatari authorities have filed murder charges against two Russian special-services employees accused of involvement in the 13 February car bombing that killed...

RUSSIA: RUSSIAN MEDIA DEBATE WHO KILLED CHECHEN EX-PRESIDENT.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) "Vremya novostei" wrote on 27 February that the murder charges filed in Qatar against two Russian special-services employees for their alleged role in former acting Chechen President Yandarbiev's assassination are...

RUSSIA: OUTGOING PREMIER.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) "Russkii kurer" on 26 February speculated about former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov's next career move. Experts interviewed by the newspaper agreed that Kasyanov will have no shortage of offers from private firms and...

RUSSIA: RUMORS ABOUND ABOUT INCOMING MINISTERS...
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) "Novye izvestiya" on 26 February surveyed the rumor mill on the subject of whom President Vladimir Putin will appoint to the new government. Finance Minister Aleksei Kudrin, once viewed as a leading candidate for prime...

RUSSIA: UNIFIED RUSSIA WANTS GRYZLOV TO STAY IN DUMA.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Yurii Volkov, deputy leader of the Unified Russia State Duma faction, told RIA-Novosti on 26 February that members of his party would prefer that Boris Gryzlov continue to serve as Duma speaker and Unified Russia faction...

RUSSIA: POLLSTERS FIND PUBLIC CREDITS PUTIN, BLAMES GOVERNMENT.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Researchers at the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM) have found that the public tends to credit President Putin with improvements in the quality of life while blaming the government for negatives...

RUSSIA: GLAZEV: DON'T BELIEVE OPINION POLLS.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Presidential candidate Sergei Glazev predicted that the presidential election will go to a second round if Russia's "patriotic forces" manage to avert "massive falsification" on 14 March, regions.ru reported on 26...

RUSSIA: RYBKIN FIGHTS FOR RIGHT TO DEBATE FROM ABROAD.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Presidential candidate Ivan Rybkin on 26 February appealed to the Supreme Court against a decision by the Central Election Commission (TsIK) to bar him from participating in televised debates from abroad, Russian media...

RUSSIA: KREMLIN OFFICIAL BACKS REFERENDUM ON MERGING TWO MORE REGIONS.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Deputy presidential administration head Vladislav Surkov has proposed holding a referendum in late 2004 on merging Irkutsk Oblast with Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug, "Kommersant-Daily" reported on 26 February, citing...

RUSSIA: COMMUNIST DUMA DEPUTY FACES CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) The Prosecutor-General's Office has opened a criminal case against Duma Deputy Viktor Vidmanov, a member of the Communist faction and a leading Communist Party sponsor, "Gazeta" reported on 26 February. Vidmanov is under...

RUSSIA: TATARSTAN'S LEGISLATURE CHALLENGES CYRILLIC-ONLY LAW.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) The Tatar State Council on 26 February appealed to the federal Constitutional Court to review the federal law on languages of the peoples of the Russian Federation, RIA-Novosti reported. The legislators are challenging a...

RUSSIA: RUSSIAN OFFICIAL SAYS ABDUCTED AID WORKER STILL ALIVE.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Presidential aide Yastrzhembskii told journalists in Brussels in 26 February that Arjan Erkel, a Dutch employee of Doctors Without Borders who was abducted in Daghestan in August 2002, is definitely alive, and that...

TURKEY: COMMENTS ON 1963 ACCESSION PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) According to Hurriyet, in his address to a German Social Democratic Party (SPD) meeting in Berlin, European Union Commissioner for Enlargement Guenter Verheugen said that Turkey's 1963 accession partnership agreement with...

TURKEY: IMF DELEGATION HOLDS TALKS.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) According to Hurriyet, an International Monetary Fund delegation led by Turkey Desk Chief Reza Moghadam resumed discussions in Istanbul for the seventh review under Turkey's stand-by agreement with the IMF. The mission...

YEMEN: TRAINING FOR STUDENT POLICE FORCE.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) According to SABA, Yemen's Minister of Interior Rashad M. Al-Alimi launched on Saturday a new year of training for student police force, traffic police and patrol police, in the Police Training School. The minister...

INDIA: KALPONG HYDROELECTRIC POWER PROJECT.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) The highest point in the Andaman Islands is the 750 metre high Saddle Peak in North Andaman. The Kalpong river originates from its slopes. This river is a major stream of North Andaman and traverses in a northerly...

ARMENIA: U.S. REGISTERS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) In its annual report on human rights worldwide, which was released on 25 February, the U.S. State Department characterized Armenia's human rights record as "poor," RFE/RL's Yerevan bureau reported. The report, which is...

ARMENIA: ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT WITHDRAWS CONTROVERSIAL MILITARY-SERVICE BILL.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Yielding to widespread student protests, Prime Minister Andranik Markarian withdrew from parliament on 26 February a controversial draft bill that would have abolished the possibility of graduate students postponing...

AZERBAIJAN: PACE RAPPORTEUR VISITS AZERBAIJAN.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Following his talks earlier this week in Stepanakert and Yerevan (see "RFE/RL Newsline," 25 February 2004), British parliamentarian Terry Davis met in Baku on 26 February with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and with...

GEORGIA: GEORGIAN PRESIDENT ACCUSES ABKHAZ OF ETHNIC CLEANSING...
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Addressing the UN Security Council on 26 February, President Mikheil Saakashvili accused the authorities of the unrecognized Republic of Abkhazia of pursuing a policy of deliberate ethnic cleansing, RFE/RL's UN...

GEORGIA: GEORGIAN PRESIDENT URGES SECURITY COUNCIL ACTION.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) President Saakashvili on 26 February argued that the UN Security Council should exert pressure on the Abkhaz leadership to accept a solution to the conflict that would bestow on Abkhazia "the highest degree of autonomy,"...

GEORGIA: PACE PRESSURES GEORGIA OVER ELECTION LAW.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) A delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) led by Hungarian parliamentarian Matyas Eorsi met in Tbilisi on 26 and 27 February with Georgian parliamentarians; Central Election Commission...

KAZAKHSTAN: FALLOUT CONTINUES FROM TELEVISED BEATING OF KAZAKH CONVICTS.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Kazakh Justice Ministry Criminal Corrections Committee Chairman Nurlan Smagulov and two of his deputies have resigned in the wake of the airing on national television of footage purporting to show the beating of convicts...

KYRGYZSTAN: KYRGYZSTAN WON'T ACCEPT GERMAN NUCLEAR WASTE.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Kyrgyz Prime Minister Nikolai Tanaev has told a government session that Kyrgyzstan will not accept German nuclear waste for reprocessing, khabar.kg reported on 27 February. He was reacting to a public statement from an...

TAJIKISTAN: NEPOTISM PROHIBITION ADDED TO TAJIK LABOR CODE.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Tajikistan's lower house of parliament has approved a series of changes to the country's Labor Code, including a prohibition on heads of agencies, their deputies, cashiers, and bookkeepers who are related to one another...

UZBEKISTAN: REPRESENTATIVES OF NATO STATES' EMBASSIES IN TASHKENT MEET TO ASSESS UZBEK RELATIONS WITH NATO.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) Representatives of NATO member states with embassies in Tashkent met with Uzbek First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov on 26 February to discuss cooperation between NATO and Uzbekistan, and the possible creation of...

UZBEKISTAN: UZBEKISTAN TO RESTRICT IMPORT, EXPORT OF NATIONAL CURRENCY.
February 29, 2004... (From InfoProd) As of 1 March, the amount of Uzbek national currency -- the som -- that may be imported into or exported from the country will be restricted to the equivalent of $274, tribune-uz.info reported on 26 February, quoting a...

Arafat pleased with results of Fatah Revolutionary Council.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) February President Yasir Arafat has described the results of the Revolutionary Council of the Fatah Movement as very great, and said the recommendations made by these meetings will be...

Arafat pleased with results of Fatah Revolutionary Council meeting.
February 29, 2004... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) February President Yasir Arafat has described the results of the Revolutionary Council of the Fatah Movement as very great, and said the recommendations made by these meetings will be...

LEON GUNS FOR INDIAN VOTES.
February 29, 2004... (From SAPA (South African Press Association)) Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon on Sunday urged the Indian community in Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal to vote of his party saying "a vote for the Minority Front or the New National Party is a...

EXPECTED MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR TOMORROW: 2004-03-01.
February 29, 2004... (From SAPA (South African Press Association)) ISSUED AT 15:00 SAST BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE Pretoria 18 26 Johannesburg 15 23 Vereeniging 15 24 Nelspruit 17 25 Ermelo 14 20 Witbank 16 23 Standerton 15 22 Skukuza 19 27...