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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03ABUDHABI4597 |
UAE HOSTS FIRST ECONOMIC BUSINESSWOMEN'S FORUM [...] Summary: A U.S. delegation from the Embassy and the Department attended the First Economic Businesswomen's Forum, held in Abu Dhabi, October 7-10, under the patronage of Shaykha Fatima bint Mubarak, wife of UAE President Shaykh Zayed bin Sultan. Shaykha Fatima did not attend the forum. Toute [...] |
2003-10-14 13:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL PGOV KWMN KPAO KMPI TC |
| 03AMMAN5798 |
ARAB TELECOM REGULATORS NETWORK: READY FOR PRIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Jordanian Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) hosted the first preparatory meeting for the Arab Telecommunications Regulators Network (ATRN) on August 28-29 in Amman, Jordan. Delegates from twelve countries created a permanent Secretariat and produced a series [...] |
2003-09-10 09:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECPS KMPI JO |
| 03AMMAN6027 |
HONOR CRIMES IN JORDAN ON THE AGENDA [...] (U) Press reports have highlighted recent "honor killings," the reduction of a stiff sentence against one perpetrator, and the rejection by the Lower House of the Jordanian Parliament of amendments to the "honor crimes law." However, honor crimes are both a complex issue and a deeply-rooted [...] |
2003-09-18 15:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI KWMN PREL KMPI JO |
| 03AMMAN8467 |
PROMOTING MIDDLE EAST FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS [...] Summary. Embassy and USAID Amman would like to alert our counterparts in Morocco and Bahrain to a January 21- 22 retreat of the "TIJARA" public-private partnership initiative for promoting trade and investment under the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement. We thought these posts might find it [...] |
2003-12-24 13:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAID BEXP KMPI KPAO JO |
| 03KUWAIT4961 |
REQUEST FOR US SPECIALIST ON POLITICAL ACTION [...] Summary: Post requests a US speaker/specialist to provide training recommendations for a Kuwaiti NGO focusing on women's political activism for the period December 6-10, 2003, or for anytime in January if the December timeframe is not possible. The speaker/specialist recruited should be exper [...] |
2003-10-28 12:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KU KMPI OIIP |
| 03KUWAIT4989 |
REQUEST FOR AMERICAN CORNERS FUNDING [...] FUNDING REQUEST: PAS Kuwait requests $52,376.52 to fund an American Corner at the main library of Kuwait University. We have agreed with the Dean of Arts and Sciences that this resource, if approved, will serve as the basis for an American Studies program in the College of Social Sciences. [...] |
2003-10-29 16:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KMPI OIIP SCUL KPAO KU |
| 03KUWAIT5370 |
MEPI FUNDING REQUEST--JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT AND WORK [...] Summary: Post requests MEPI funding for the establishment of a Junior Achievement program in Kuwait, and MEPI funding and ECA support in arranging a 4-6 week US work shadow program for non-elite Kuwaiti youth in the 16-23 age range during the summer of 2004. End summary. Junior Achievement [...] |
2003-11-24 08:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KMPI KDEM KU |
| 03KUWAIT5373 |
MEPI FUNDING REQUEST--SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Post requests MEPI grants totaling $150,000 to support two ESL summer camp programs for non- elite Kuwaiti youth in the 12-16 age range. The local office of ChevronTexaco has agreed to fund a $75K PAS- initiated program that would send 10 Kuwaiti boys to an ESL summer camp in [...] |
2003-11-24 09:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KMPI KU |
| 03KUWAIT5734 |
KUWAIT: COMMENTS ON MEPI FY 2003 FUNDING [...] (U) Embassy Kuwait welcomes the outline of FY 2003 funding recommendations for MEPI programs (Ref A), and seeks inclusion in a number of those programs. Comments on each pillar are given below. 2. (U) ECONOMIC PILLAR. Post will actively promote any MEPI projects to reduce trade barriers [...] |
2003-12-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL KMPI KPAO ECON KU |
| 03KUWAIT5735 |
REVISED DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANT PROPOSAL FOR GENDER [...] This is a revised request of Reftel B from Embassy Kuwait for an NEA Democracy Small Grant to sponsor a gender-budgeting study to be carried out by the Kuwait Economic Society (KES). The revised funding request for this grant is $34,350.00 (see para 9). The KES has requested a specific outside [...] |
2003-12-17 15:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PGOV KDEM KPAO KMPI KU |
| 03SANAA2356 |
TREASURY INVITATION DELIVERED TO YEMENI FINANCE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-09-21 06:45:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI EAID EFIN EINV |
| 03SANAA2834 |
SANAA MEPI POINT OF CONTACT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-12-06 04:48:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI EAID ECON PREL YM |
| 03SANAA2917 |
YEMEN: MEPI FY 2003 FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (u) Post warmly welcomes the MEPI FY 03 funding recommendations (ref a) and is pleased that Yemen is strongly represented across the pillars. At the same time, Post would appreciate being considered for the following programs: Economic Pillar: Post requests that Yemen be considered for Smal [...] |
2003-12-14 11:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI KPAO EAID ECON PREL YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM |
| 04ABUDHABI112 |
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE GCC UNDER THE [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 4. 2. The Ministry of Economy and Commerce notified the Embassy on December 28 that it would be willing to host the following MEPI regional training programs in February: -- Regional Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights February 8-9, 2004 [...] |
2004-01-11 05:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI EAID ECON |
| 04ABUDHABI1255 |
UAE RESPONSE TO GREATER MIDDLE EAST INITIATIVE [...] Per ref. A action request, post has forwarded the short papers outlining the GME proposals and cover letter to appropriate host country officials for their review. Post will provide UAEG responses to the proposals as they become available. 2. During the March 21 Strategic Partnership meeti [...] |
2004-04-21 14:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID KMPI TC |
| 04ABUDHABI1611 |
UAE - SHARING THE GREATER MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Post has asked senior officials in the UAE Government, the business community, and academia to review and comment on the most recent draft of the G-8 Greater Middle East Plan of Support. Unfortunately, reftel arrived over the weekend here (May 14), making it difficult for us to share the [...] |
2004-05-19 13:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KMPI PREL EAID ECON TC |
| 04ABUDHABI1831 |
UAE - Talk of reform in advance of the G8 [...] (C) Summary: There is a lively dialogue about the need for political, economic, and educational reforms in the UAE. We read about it in the local press, hear about it from our contacts, and we may be contributing to it by sending Emiratis on Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) programs. [...] |
2004-06-02 13:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV ECON NATO KMPI TC |
| 04ABUDHABI255 |
UAE FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCIL SPEAKER ON [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Federal National Council Speaker Saeed Mohammed Saeed Al Kindi on January 21 and discussed Iraq, the future role of women in UAE political life, and the possibility of sending a delegation of Emirati parliamentarians and FNC staff to the United States to o [...] |
2004-01-25 11:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWMN KMPI IZ TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2804 |
G8 BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE PREPARTORY MEETING [...] (SBU) DCM -- acting as CDA -- delivered the points in a letter to Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HBZ) on August 18. DCM followed up with MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Political Affairs Tariq Al-Haidan to request SIPDIS an [...] |
2004-08-18 13:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PREL ECON KMPI |
| 04ABUDHABI2833 |
G8 BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE PREPARTORY MEETING [...] (SBU) On August 22, DCM talked to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Political Affairs Tariq Al-Haidan to ask SIPDIS whether the MFA had a response to our invitation to the BMENA forum preparatory meeting (reftels). Al-Haidan said that he had passed the message on to Deputy Prime Minister/M [...] |
2004-08-22 12:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PREL ECON KMPI |
| 04ABUDHABI3054 |
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT: NETAFIM [...] (SBU) On September 7, EconChief met with Ministry of Finance Assistant Undersecretary Khalid Al-Bustani to discuss efforts to resolve Arab League Boycott concerns and specifically to see about getting the UAE to remove Netafim USA from its list of banned companies. In an August 18 conversati [...] |
2004-09-07 14:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT KMPI ECON ETRD TC |
| 04ABUDHABI3205 |
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT: THE UAE WILL NOT BOYCOTT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: MFA U/S Abdulla Rashid Al-Noaimi (defacto number 2) told the Ambassador on September 15 that the UAE had renounced implementation of the Secondary and Tertiary aspects of the Arab League Boycott and would not boycott [...] |
2004-09-15 11:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KBCT KMPI ECON ETRD TC |
| 04ABUDHABI3210 |
LOCAL VIEWS ON PROSPECTS FOR UAE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Michele J. Sison for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This message was jointly drafted by Embassy Abu Dhabi and ConGen Dubai. 3. (C) SUMMARY: The slow but steady regional trend toward democratization has triggered some, albeit limited, discussion in Emirati c [...] |
2004-09-16 06:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN KDEM KMPI TC SA |
| 04ABUDHABI3286 |
UAE MINISTER OF INFO SAYS COUNTERING RADICAL ISLAM [...] (U) Summary: Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed, the UAE Minister of Information, told Ambassador on September 20 that Arab governments and the USG need to do more to encourage Arab moderates to counter extremist discourse currently pervasive on Arab television. He noted recent positive developments i [...] |
2004-09-21 12:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR OIIP KPAO KMDR KMPI TC |
| 04ABUDHABI3409 |
AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH UAE FOREIGN [...] (C) Making her initial call on UAE Foreign Minister Rashed Abdullah al Noaimi September 27, the Ambassador and the FM reviewed our robust bilateral cooperation agenda and discussed cooperation under BMENA and MEPI. The Minister expressed his desire to cooperate with the U.S. and benefit fro [...] |
2004-09-28 12:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KMPI TC |
| 04ABUDHABI3689 |
MEDIA ASSISTANCE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST: WORKSHOP [...] SUMMARY: An October 4 - 6 Regional Media Assistance workshop in Abu Dhabi, funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and USAID, succeeded in soliciting an abundance of ideas and insights from Middle Eastern media experts. Participants were frank about the need for a more indepe [...] |
2004-10-18 11:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI KPAO PHUM XF |
| 04ABUDHABI3741 |
TIFA UPDATE: UAE MOVING ON ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT [...] (SBU) On October 20, EconChief called MinEcon Assistant Undersecretary for International Cooperation Abdulla Al-Saleh to discuss steps the UAEG has taken to resolve our Arab League boycott concerns. Al-Salah said that the Ministry of Economy and Commerce had instructed government agencies an [...] |
2004-10-20 12:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT KMPI ECON ETRD TC |
| 04ABUDHABI4334 |
UAE: US-EU DIALOGUE ON MIDDLE EAST REFORM [...] The U.S. and EU embassies in Abu Dhabi have tentatively scheduled December 8 for an inaugural dialogue on reform. Per reftel, the Embassy had proposed hosting an inaugural U.S.-EU dialogue on reform during the last week of November, but the Dutch Embassy (EU president) told us that EU missions [...] |
2004-11-30 12:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI PREL ECON PGOV TC |
| 04ABUDHABI4415 |
UAE DELEGATION TO FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-06 12:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMPI ECON KDEM TC |
| 04ABUDHABI4445 |
UAE FINANCE MINISTRY DELEGATION TO FORUM FOR THE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-08 04:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KDEM PREL TC KMPI |
| 04ABUDHABI4509 |
MINISTER OF ECONOMY RESOLVES NETAFIM ISSUE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-13 09:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT KMPI ECON ETRD TC |
| 04ABUDHABI906 |
A/S BURNS' MARCH 21 MEETING WITH ABU DHABI [...] (S) Summary: NEA Assistant Secretary William Burns met in Abu Dhabi on March 21 with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Deputy Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Armed Force Chief Shaykh Mohammed bin Zayed and Information and Culture Minister Shaykh Abdullah bin Zayed attended [...] |
2004-03-30 05:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV ETRD KMPI IZ IR IS TC |
| 04AMMAN10141 |
PARLIAMENT RESPONDS TO KING'S CALL FOR [...] (C) In response to King Abdullah's speech opening Parliament (reftel), the leaders of the Lower House and the Senate pledged support for the King's calls for continued development, modernization and security. Both men agreed with the King's emphasis on translating economic growth into improv [...] |
2004-12-23 08:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI JO |
| 04AMMAN10217 |
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY EVENT FOCUSES ON GENDER VIOLENCE [...] Post sponsored a Human Rights Day event on December 13. The program featured a panel discussion of four prominent women activists who discussed gender violence in Jordan, including honor crimes. The audience of approximately 45 included activists, NGOs, GOJ officials, local press, and members [...] |
2004-12-28 14:29:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM KMPI KWMN JO |
| 04AMMAN181 |
MEPI WOMEN AND THE LAW WORKSHOP [...] With reference to the MEPI "Women and Law" conference to be held in Amman on February 16-18, 2004: Post understands that the following Jordanians will be asked to take part in the Conference program: Dr. Rateb Thaher - Panel: The Role of the Legal Framework Dr. Hamdi Murad - Panel: The Rol [...] |
2004-01-08 13:39:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMPI KDEM KJUS PHUM KPAO SCUL JO |
| 04AMMAN3157 |
JORDAN'S MINISTER OF EDUCATION WILL HOST MAY [...] In a meeting with PAO and CAO on April 18, Jordan's Minister of Education Dr. Khalid Touqan agreed to co-host the MEPI-sponsored Education Steering Committee on the morning of May 15. 2. The meeting will be held at the Dead Sea as a preliminary to the World Economic Forum, and is curren [...] |
2004-04-24 18:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KMPI XF JO OXEC KEDU |
| 04AMMAN6576 |
NEW JORDAN DAILY SHAKES UP MEDIA MARKET [...] Summary: A new Jordanian daily newspaper ("Al Ghad" - "tomorrow") hit the stands August 1, billing itself as an independent (financially and editorially) alternative to Jordan's staid and risk-averse media establishment. Its owner, a marketing tycoon with connections to the Royal Family, pro [...] |
2004-08-05 14:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV KMPI PHUM KMDR JO |
| 04AMMAN7203 |
FORUM FOR THE FUTURE - JORDAN WANTS MORE COMPANY [...] (C) Summary: FM Muasher says Jordan will attend the FFF meetings September 23-24 in New York if Egypt or Saudi Arabia are also there. End summary. 2. (C) A/DCM delivered reftel points, agenda and paper on the G-8 Broader Middle East Initiative Forum for the Future to Manar Dabbas of FM [...] |
2004-08-28 15:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KMPI JO UNGA |
| 04AMMAN7959 |
DEATH OF PRISON INMATE AND RELATED ABUSE [...] (C) A report on abuses in Jordanian prisons, including the alleged beating death of an inmate, has prompted government and press inquiries. End Summary. -------------------- DEATH AT AL-JUWEIDEH -------------------- 2. (U) On September 19, the Jordanian press made public a report by [...] |
2004-09-23 15:23:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KMPI JO |
| 04AMMAN8135 |
ARAB MINISTERS LAUNCH REGIONAL GOOD GOVERNANCE [...] (U) Fifteen Arab ministers meeting in Amman, Jordan, along with representatives from the OECD and UNDP, announced September 26 the launch of a regional reform initiative focused on good governance and administrative modernization. The initiative is an outgrowth of commitments to reform made a [...] |
2004-09-30 14:08:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM KMPI JO |
| 04AMMAN8350 |
KING ABDALLAH FIVE YEARS ON [...] (C) Jordan's King Abdallah continues to enjoy firm backing from the Hashemites' traditional pillars of support -- the East Bank tribes and the security/military services -- as well as the economic elite. His supporters give him credit for navigating Jordan through several regional crises dur [...] |
2004-10-06 12:14:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL KMPI ECON JO |
| 04AMMAN8509 |
CEPPS PROJECT - SUPPORT FOR POLITICAL [...] Mission welcomes the subject proposal by IRI and NDI under Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) to be carried out in Jordan between August 2004 and January 2006. We would, however, like to highlight some political sensitivities regarding assistance to and con [...] |
2004-10-14 05:35:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KMPI XF JO OXEC KEDU |
| 04AMMAN8580 |
ANOTHER PRISON RIOT PRECEDES ABUSE TRIAL [...] (U) Another riot at the Al-Juweideh correctional facility October 6 preceded the opening of the trial of eleven officers charged in connection with the September 1 death of an inmate (reftel). Violence erupted a third time at the prison October 12. End Summary. ---------------------------- [...] |
2004-10-17 14:56:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KMPI JO |
| 04AMMAN8600 |
FOREIGN MINISTER SET FOR A NEW CABINET POST; HANI [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Muasher informed us that he will leave his job with next week,s cabinet reshuffle. He has been offered a senior post to drive the King,s public sector and administrative reform agenda. Muasher, aware of the considerable obstacles to the political component of r [...] |
2004-10-18 16:00:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KMPI JO |
| 04AMMAN8628 |
BIO FOR ANTICIPATED NEW FOREIGN MINISTER HANI [...] It has been widely reported that the new foreign minister in the expected cabinet reshuffle will be Hani Mulki, currently the Jordanian Ambassador in Cairo (reftel). Biographical information on Mulki follows. ---------------------- BIOGRAPHY: MULKI, HANI ---------------------- 2. A Musl [...] |
2004-10-19 14:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL KMPI JO |
| 04AMMAN8686 |
JORDAN AND SYRIA DISCUSS BORDER DISPUTE [...] (S) Summary: Foreign Minister Muasher informed us October 18 that joint Syria-Jordan border committee discussions were focused now on possible land swaps to satisfy Syrian concerns about the fate of the 1,000 Syrian nationals living in Syrian-occupied Jordanian territory. The Jordanian-Syrian [...] |
2004-10-21 09:45:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV PREL KMPI JO |
| 04AMMAN8998 |
NEW CABINET TEAM ACTIVIST ON GOVERNMENT REFORM, [...] (C) Summary: At the King's instigation, the newly reshuffled cabinet has embarked on a wholesale reform of the way government does business -- adopting what amounts to an MPP for government and ministries, in which mission goals, performance standards, and resource allocation are to be seaml [...] |
2004-11-03 15:03:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KMPI ECON JO |
| 04AMMAN9280 |
GOJ DIPS IN PUBLIC APPROVAL RATING [...] (U) According to a late October public opinion poll, only 16.8% of Jordanians believed that the government would be greatly successful in achieving its priorities, down from 23.3% of those surveyed four months earlier (ref b). Asked about the October 25 Cabinet reshuffle, 58% of Jordanians t [...] |
2004-11-21 12:46:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL ECON KMPI JO |
| 04AMMAN9311 |
JORDAN'S ECONOMIC REFORMS AFTER FIVE YEARS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past five years, the government of Jordan has carried out a broad range of economic reforms. These have opened Jordan to foreign trade and investment and made the economy run more efficiently. There is hardly an aspect of Jordan's economy that has not been changed, whe [...] |
2004-11-22 06:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID KPRV KMPI JO |
| 04AMMAN9312 |
JORDAN'S ECONOMIC REFORMS AFTER FIVE YEARS: [...] (U) SUMMARY: Over the past five years, the government of Jordan has moved boldly to open up its economy to foreign trade and investment. Jordan has become a member of the World Trade Organization, negotiated a Free Trade Agreement with the United States, initialed an Association Agreement [...] |
2004-11-22 08:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EAID KPRV KMPI JO |
| 04AMMAN9437 |
INTERIOR MINISTER IGNITES CONTROVERSY OVER [...] (U) Jordan's interior minister had to backpedal after publicly stating that the GOJ will not consider revamping the current election law -- which favors tribal, East Bank communities at the expense of Jordanian-Palestinians citizens -- until the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is resolved. At [...] |
2004-11-28 15:32:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KMPI KDEM KPAL KISL KWMN JO |
| 04AMMAN9484 |
JORDAN AND SYRIA CLOSING IN ON BORDER AGREEMENT [...] (C) An MFA participant in the Jordanian delegation to Damascus that discussed the border dispute told PolOff November 24 that the talks were positive and claimed, "Syria has given us our land back." He cautioned that the agreement had only been initialed by the participants in the bilateral me [...] |
2004-11-29 15:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KMPI JO SY |
| 04AMMAN9717 |
GOJ PUSHES 'AMMAN MESSAGE' ON ISLAM [...] (U) Following the GOJ roll-out of the "Amman Message" last month denouncing political abuse of Islam, the Jordanian government has taken steps to show it is serious about promoting a mainstream religious message. In addition to patronizing two large conferences on Islam, the King has increa [...] |
2004-12-08 11:40:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KMPI KPAL JO |
| 04AMMAN9762 |
KING OPENS PARLIAMENT WITH EMPHASIS ON ECONOMY; [...] (U) King Abdullah opened December 1 a new session of Parliament with a speech focusing on the need to spread the benefits of economic growth to all Jordanians and to aggressively combat poverty and unemployment. References to political reform and democracy were muted, in contrast to the cent [...] |
2004-12-09 09:11:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL KMPI JO |
| 04AMMAN9909 |
US-EU DIALOGUE ON MIDDLE EAST REFORM: JORDAN [...] As instructed reftel, Charge, accompanied by A/PolCouns and USAID officers, met December 7 to discuss reform programs per reftel with Angeline Eichhorst, Head of Operations for the European Commission (EC) delegation to Jordan. Also attending were representatives from the following ten of the [...] |
2004-12-15 13:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI XF ECON EAID PGOV PREL JO |
| 04ANKARA2422 |
TURKEY: MFA RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO GME POINTS, [...] (C) In an April 29 meeting, Emboff delivered reftel talking points and draft papers to Turkish MFA Middle East Department Section Chief Hasan Sekizkok. Emboff 1) reviewed GME points raised by U/S Larson and A/S Burns during their April 13 briefing, 2) solicited tangible GOT input on developin [...] |
2004-04-29 15:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KMPI PREL EAID XF PK TU |
| 04ANKARA2743 |
SHARING THE GMEI SUPPORT PLAN: TURKEY [...] (C) We delivered ref A points and ref B Plan of Support on May 14 to Turkish MFA Policy Planning Department Head Akcapar and Middle East Department Section Chief Sekizkok. Per ref A, we modified ref B cover letter to include a paragraph reading "We are conveying this to you at this point to [...] |
2004-05-14 16:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL TU KMPI |
| 04ANKARA6293 |
BMENAI: DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE DIALOGUE PLANNING [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. Summary: Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) co-sponsors Italy, Turkey and Yemen continue planning for a November 25 meeting in Rome of the three FMs, and possibly the U.S., at which they will release a DAD work plan. After the Rome meetin [...] |
2004-11-06 11:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TU IT YM KMPI KDEM |
| 04ANKARA6535 |
FORUM FOR THE FUTURE JOINT DEMARCHE: TURKEY [...] Summary: Ambassador Edelman and Moroccan Ambassador Zagour jointly delivered ref A demarche regarding the December 11 Forum for the Future meeting to Turkish MFA Deputy U/S for Multilateral Affairs Sensoy on November 22. Sensoy welcomed the demarche and said Turkey, which is co-sponsoring th [...] |
2004-11-23 14:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM TU MO KPAO KMPI |
| 04ANKARA6818 |
TURKISH FORUM FOR THE FUTURE ATTENDANCE [...] (U) MFA Planning Department Head Tezel confirmed on December 8 that FM Gul will not attend the December 11 Forum for the Future meeting in Rabat. State Minister Besir Atalay will attend in Gul's stead. Atalay's portfolio includes the State Statistics Institute, Press and Publications Direct [...] |
2004-12-08 11:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU MO KPAO KMPI |
| 04ISTANBUL1804 |
CRITICISM OF U.S. POLICY IN IRAQ PERVADES BMNEAI [...] (SBU) Summary: Linkage of the BMENAI with U.S. policy in Iraq was a common theme of speakers at a Cultural Initiative Symposium on the Greater Middle East and North Africa Project (BMENAI) in Istanbul in November. A wide range of Turkish academics, former GOT officials, and European diplomats [...] |
2004-12-06 08:52:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TU IZ PREL KPAO KMPI |
| 04ISTANBUL530 |
GREATER MIDDLE EAST INITIATIVE: YOUNG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR EDELMAN'S MEETING WITH A GROUP OF ISTANBUL ACADEMICS PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO GAUGE REACTIONS OF INFORMED INTERLOCUTORS TO THE GREATER MIDDLE EAST INITIATIVE. SEVERAL WARNED OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, AND OTHERS WONDERED IF THE PROPOSED COMMITMENT COULD BE SUSTAI [...] |
2004-04-06 11:27:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO KDEM KMPI XF TU |
| 04KUWAIT2741 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: G8 BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-23 13:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON KMPI KU UNGA |
| 04KUWAIT3194 |
GOK ATTENDANCE AT G8 BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-18 09:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMPI ECON KU UNGA |
| 04KUWAIT326 |
MEPI EDUCATION: DEVELOPING THE PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PAO and APAO met with Kuwait's Minister of Education, Rashid al-Hamad, to discuss the MEPI Partnership Schools concept and other issues. The minister told us that he is interested in principle in working with the USG in establishing 2-3 such schools in Kuwait, and said that he [...] |
2004-01-28 09:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KMPI EAID ECON PREL KPAO OEXC XF KU |
| 04MADRID1570 |
SPANISH RESPONSE TO EURO-MEDITERRANEAN MINISTERIAL [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on May 3 to Enrique Mora, Director of the MFA's Office of EU Foreign Policy and Common Security. Mora said that the EU states will be presenting their Middle East reform proposal (the EU's equivalent of our Greater Middle East Initiative) to the Arab states at [...] |
2004-05-05 11:35:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KMPI PHUM PREL SP EUN |
| 04MANAMA1115 |
BAHRAIN WOMEN'S SOCIETY - SUPPORTING WOMEN AND [...] SUMMARY. The Bahrain Women's Society (BWS) has emerged as a leader among Bahrain's NGOs. Through its highly successful outreach programs BWS enables women to assume leading roles in society, and increase social awareness of issues relating to children, education and the environment. This gr [...] |
2004-07-14 08:09:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM KMPI OEXC BA |
| 04MANAMA1204 |
NDI SUCCEEDS IN GIVING BAHRAIN'S YOUTH THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The MEPI-funded National Democratic Institute (NDI) succeeded in promoting political participation by organizing Bahrain's first-ever Youth Forum. Approximately 50 percent of Bahrain's population is under 30 years of age, and as such, Bahrain's democratic reform depends on the in [...] |
2004-08-01 13:57:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM KMPI BA |
| 04MANAMA1314 |
BAHRAIN PLANNING TO ATTEND G8 BMENA FORUM FOR THE [...] (SBU) Charge August 22 delivered reftel talking points, plan for establishing the Forum for the Future, and draft agenda for the Forum for the Future preparatory meetings to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar. Abdul Ghaffar replied that Foreign Minister Mohammed [...] |
2004-08-24 11:41:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON KMPI BA UNGA |
| 04MANAMA1387 |
MINISTER OF INFORMATION DISCUSSES AL JAZEERA AND [...] (C) Al Jazeera Satellite Channel and Iraq dominated the conversation during the Ambassador's Sept. 6 introductory call on Minister of Information Nabeel bin Yaqoob Al Hamer. The Minister said that he had directed Bahrain Satellite Television to stop airing the videotapes on abductions and kid [...] |
2004-09-08 14:27:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO OIIP KMPI BA |
| 04MANAMA1419 |
LABOR MINISTER WELCOMES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE [...] (C) In an introductory meeting on September 11, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs (MOLSA) Majeed bin Mohsin Al Alawi explained to the Ambassador that his portfolio included labor reform, vocational training, unemployment, facilities for the disabled, occupational safety inspections and en [...] |
2004-09-14 14:24:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ELAB PHUM KMPI KCRM KDEM BA |
| 04MANAMA1503 |
GOB SHUTS DOWN HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER [...] (C) On September 28 at 22:30, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MOLSA) sent a press release to Bahraini newspapers announcing the closure and dissolution of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) for "actions that contravened the Law of Societies and the Center's own charter." T [...] |
2004-09-29 16:38:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PGOV ASEC KMPI KCRM BA |
| 04MANAMA1747 |
BAHRAIN PARTICIPATION IN G8 BMENA FORUM FOR THE [...] (SBU) Ambassador November 20 delivered Ref A and B G8/BMENA talking points and agendas to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar. Abdul Ghaffar said that Minister of Finance and National Economy Abdulla Saif would attend the December 11 meetings in Rabat, but it was not [...] |
2004-11-23 04:49:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON KMPI KDEM BA |
| 04MANAMA1781 |
BAHRAIN: BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE DEMARCHE AND [...] (U) On November 28 Embassy Manama delivered the letter from Secretary Powell regarding the Forum for the Future meeting on December 11 (reftel A) to Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa via diplomatic note. 2. (U) As requested in reftel C, EconOff reviewed the status of t [...] |
2004-11-29 13:43:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN ETRD KDEM PREL KMPI BA |
| 04MANAMA1782 |
BAHRAIN: POST SUPPORT FOR MEPI PROGRAM IMPLEMENTERS [...] (U) Post appreciates this opportunity to provide feedback on our experiences working with MEPI implementers. For the most part our experience has been positive, however, we would like to see better coordination on implementer travel including advance notice and contact information for those a [...] |
2004-11-29 13:45:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EAID ECON KDEM KPAO PREL KMPI BA |
| 04MANAMA1821 |
BAHRAIN: RESPONSE TO LETTER FROM SECRETARY POWELL [...] (U) Embassy Manama received the following response from Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Bin Mubarak Al-Khalifato Secretary Powell's letter on the Broader Middle East and SIPDIS North Africa (BMENA) meeting in Rabat via diplomatic note on December 6. 2. (U) Begin Text November 30 [...] |
2004-12-07 12:20:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON KMPI KDEM KPAO OPDC BA |
| 04MANAMA203 |
ROUSING RECEPTION OF FTA ROUND ONE IN BAHRAIN [...] SUMMARY: The United States and Bahrain held round one of Free Trade Agreement negotiations in Manama, January 26-30. Government of Bahrain (GOB) officials across the board are thrilled with the progress the negotiating teams made during the first round, and this enthusiasm was echoed in the pre [...] |
2004-02-11 15:21:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KPAO KMPI |
| 04MANAMA268 |
JUSTICE MINISTER: MEPI JUDICIAL REFORM PROJECT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Minister of Justice has decided that the MEPI-funded ABA judicial reform project should maintain a low profile to avoid criticism or friction from Muslim conservatives. He promised the Charge on February 23 that the ABA representatives would have full freedom to meet and c [...] |
2004-02-25 09:43:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KMPI KDEM KJUS PHUM PGOV BA |
| 04MANAMA312 |
NGO REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSS REFORM WITH U/S [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-08 14:16:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM KMPI BA |
| 04MANAMA335 |
BAHRAIN'S FTA TA REQUESTS: POST INPUT [...] Drafting of legal texts: Begin across-the-board assistance to review existing legislation and draft legal texts to comply with the requirements of the agreement (as noted on Page 1, item 1). This is necessary to expedite Bahrain's readiness to bring the FTA into force and to implement the agr [...] |
2004-03-10 15:01:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI ETRD EAID BA |
| 04MANAMA378 |
SIX SHARIA COURT JUDGES GET SACKED [...] (U) SUMMARY. In a move that could boost the rule of law and protect women's rights, the Justice Minister summarily sacked six Shari'a court judges. This is unprecedented. Although the press reported the firings, no reasons for the dismissals were provided. The Justice Minister asked our M [...] |
2004-03-17 15:37:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KDEM PHUM KWMN KMPI BA |
| 04MANAMA399 |
MEPI'S "MY ARABIC LIBRARY" - BAHRAIN MINISTRY [...] (U) This is an action request for NEA/PI; please see para 6. 2. (U) PAO has met twice with senior Ministry of Education officials in Bahrain about the MEPI Arabic language early reading book program (on February 22 and March 16). The Assistant Undersecretary for Curriculum and Trainin [...] |
2004-03-23 13:39:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OEXC SCUL KMPI KPAO KDEM BA |
| 04MANAMA444 |
MEPI FY 2004 FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (U) Post's MEPI working group met on March 23 to review ref A. The following is the Mission's response. CROSS PILLAR 2. (U) Post's MEPI working group is considering four MEPI small grants. Post will advise MEPI of details via email per reftel. ECONOMIC PILLAR 3. (U) In conjunctio [...] |
2004-03-31 10:39:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI EAID ECON PREL KPAO BA |
| 04MANAMA566 |
MEPI'S "MY ARABIC LIBRARY" GETS A GREEN LIGHT [...] (U) During a third meeting about MEPI's "My Arabic Library" with senior Ministry of Education officials in Bahrain (February 22, March 16, and April 17), the Ministry of Education approved Bahrain's participation in this project. The approval comes after post's efforts to overcome Ministry c [...] |
2004-04-21 10:08:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KMPI KPAO KDEM BA |
| 04MANAMA592 |
MEPI INTERNEWS JOURNALISM TRAINING ON TRACK [...] Post arranged a series of meetings on April 19-22 for visiting Internews Network Vice President Jeanne Bourgault and Middle East Regional Director Karim Alrawi to finalize plans for MEPI-funded journalism training in Bahrain. The Minister of Information has approved the training and he has r [...] |
2004-04-26 13:03:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI KPAO KDEM BA |
| 04MANAMA593 |
MEPI INTERNEWS JOURNALISM TRAINING ON TRACK [...] Post arranged a series of meetings on April 19-22 for visiting Internews Network Vice President Jeanne Bourgault and Middle East Regional Director Karim Alrawi to finalize plans for MEPI-funded journalism training in Bahrain. The Minister of Information has approved the training and he has r [...] |
2004-04-27 05:20:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI KPAO KDEM BA |
| 04MANAMA7 |
NDI TACKLES THE 2002 CONSTITUTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite a last minute Al Wifaq political society boycott, 90 Bahraini politicians, including an Al Wifaq elected official, attended an NDI seminar on the legislative authority in the 2002 Constitution. NDI representative Fawzi Guleid argued that the 2002 Constitution provides am [...] |
2004-01-04 14:39:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM KMPI BA |
| 04MANAMA726 |
PERSPECTIVE OF SOME SHI'A WOMEN APPAREL INDUSTRY [...] (U) SUMMARY. Bahrain anticipates that the WTO-mandated end of textile quotas at the beginning of 2005 will cause its garment manufacturing sector to contract. The Ministry of Industry estimates that there are 3,600 conservative Bahraini Shi'a women working in this industry. There are few i [...] |
2004-05-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KTEX KMPI ETRD PREL KWMN BA |
| 04MANAMA732 |
SPOT REPORT: BAHRAINI WOMEN ON ABU GHRAIB POWS [...] Bahraini women from all walks of life, including Sunni and Shia followers, have been sharing their thoughts and feelings about the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse with Emboffs and our Bahraini Foreign Service Nationals. Although the region's reaction has already been heavily reported in the press, [...] |
2004-05-18 13:36:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMPI KDEM KWMN PHUM BA |
| 04MANAMA799 |
SOME BAHRAINIS RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO PLAN FOR [...] SUMMARY. Assistant USTR for Labor WIlliam Clatanoff, who visited Bahrain May 9-13, sounded a clarion call warning to Bahrainis that its textile and garment industry is in danger from the WTO-mandated end to the textile quota system. He made clear that the US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) [...] |
2004-05-26 14:12:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KTEX PGOV PREL ETRD KWMN KMPI BA |
| 04MANAMA838 |
AMBASSADOR QUESTIONS GOB THREATS TO SHUT DOWN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-02 14:22:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | BA ELAB KCRM KMPI PHUM |
| 04MANAMA839 |
INTERNEWS JOURNALISM TRAINING SHOULD CONTINUE [...] In reftel, para 13 (our response to NEA/PI's request for feedback on MEPI's FY 2004 funding recommendations), post concurred with NEA/PI's decision to evaluate the results of the Internews media training program prior to investing further in this project in FY04. Internews has visited Bahrai [...] |
2004-06-05 06:14:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI KPAO KDEM BA |
| 04MANAMA859 |
REQUEST FOR INL FUNDING OF OPDAT PROGRAM FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-07 10:24:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER KJUS ASEC KMPI OEXC BA |
| 04MANAMA863 |
PART I: PARTING THOUGHTS ON BAHRAIN'S POITCIAL AND [...] (S) Not yet democratic, its stability potentially challenged by a rejectionist Shia opposition, unemployment and cultural backlash, Bahrain has yet managed significant advances in political freedom and economic liberalization in the nearly three years of my tour. Its already complex politica [...] |
2004-06-07 15:16:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR KMPI BA KAPO |
| 04MANAMA864 |
PART II: PARTING THOUGHTS ON BAHRAIN'S POLITICAL [...] (S) Bahraini politics remain a complicated balancing act in a small polity. By no means is it a full democracy, but it is going in the right direction with parliament making real trouble and forcing real changes. If not always wise in their actions, the deputies can scarcely be discounted as [...] |
2004-06-07 15:27:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR KPAO KMPI BA |
| 04MANAMA940 |
TIP REPORT NARRATIVE AND DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] POL/ECON Chief delivered ref a country narrative and talking points regarding the 2004 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretar Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa on June 15, 2004. Shaikh Abdul Aziz, who chairs the GOB interministerial T [...] |
2004-06-17 09:47:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KFRD KMPI KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BA |
| 04MUSCAT1991 |
OMAN'S NEW MINISTER: "THE RIGHT WOMAN AT THE RIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dr. Sharifa bint Khalfan bin Nasser al-Yahyai, Oman's new Minister of Social Development, is still getting used to her new job. Working late into the Ramadan nights to get up to speed on the workings of her ministry, she reflected on her sudden transition from academia to a sen [...] |
2004-11-13 12:46:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KMPI KWMN PREL SOCI MU |
| 04MUSCAT2011 |
OMAN: POST SUPPORT FOR MEPI PROGRAM IMPLEMENTERS [...] To date there are no MEPI program implementers with offices in Oman, although we understand there may be some considering establishing a full-time presence in Muscat. Amideast is one such organization, and is currently consulting with a local law firm on the legalities and formalities of estab [...] |
2004-11-17 13:09:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EAID ECON KDEM KPAO PREL KMPI MU MEPI |
| 04MUSCAT2037 |
OMAN ATTENDANCE, REACTIONS TO RABAT FORUM FOR THE [...] (SBU) In a November 24 telcon, the MFA Under Secretary's Political Affairs Director, Humaid al-Maani, informed Pol/E Chief that, for the time being, neither Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi nor Minister of National Economy (and de facto Finance Minister) Ahmed bin Abduln [...] |
2004-11-24 10:12:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KMPI KPAO ECON PREL |
| 04MUSCAT2050 |
OMAN: US-EU DIALOGUE ON MIDDLE EAST REFORM [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-28 08:18:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI EAID ECON PREL PGOV MU |
| 04MUSCAT2111 |
OMAN: US-EU DIALOGUE ON MIDDLE EAST REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch Ambassador (EU Representative) reports having received no instructions from Brussels on quarterly BMENA coordination meetings with the U.S. (ref A). Furthermore, there will be no EU funds earmarked for Oman before 2007 at the earliest. Only seven EU states have missio [...] |
2004-12-05 03:17:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON KMPI PGOV PREL MU |
| 04MUSCAT2145 |
RESPONSE TO SECRETARY'S RABAT INVITATION [...] In response to reftel letter from Secretary Powell to G-8 and Broader Middle East and North Africa foreign ministers, the Embassy received December 8 a reply letter from Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah to the Secretary under cover of a diplomatic note. The [...] |
2004-12-08 14:03:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI KDEM KPAO PREL ECON OPDC |
| 04MUSCAT2222 |
OMAN: IFES ELECTIONS ASSESSMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Under the sponsorship of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) recently concluded an assessment visit to the Sultanate. The team identified several key areas for potential electoral assistance, including a need f [...] |
2004-12-21 05:04:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KMPI KDEM SOCI MU |
| 04MUSCAT2245 |
U.S.-EU DIALOGUE ON MIDDLE EAST REFORM [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-22 11:49:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV KMPI PREL MU |
| 04OTTAWA2963 |
U.S. AND CANADIAN POLICY PLANNERS SEEK SYNERGY ON [...] (C) Summary: In policy planning talks October 28-29 in Toronto, U.S. and Canadian colleagues exchanged views and sought ways to synergize efforts on a range of global and regional issues. The Canadian team briefed on Canada,s attempt through its International Policy Review to enhance public s [...] |
2004-11-04 18:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | CA IR IZ PGOV PREL AF PINS KMPI SCUL |
| 04OTTAWA3187 |
CANADA'S ATTENDANCE AT FORUM FOR THE FUTURE; [...] (U) Ambassador Cellucci delivered ref A demarche with Moroccan Ambassador Mohammed Tange November 24 to Mark Bailey, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister for Africa and the Middle East. Ambassador Cellucci stressed the importance the United States, and Secretary Powell personally, place on high-l [...] |
2004-11-26 12:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KDEM KMPI PREL CA |
| 04ROME4542 |
ITALY HOSTS INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE DEMOCRACY [...] (U) Summary. Per reftel demarche, Poloff attended the November 25 inauguration ceremony of the Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome. The one-hour event, which drew a wide-range of Ambassadors from various Middle East and North African countri [...] |
2004-11-30 16:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON KMPI KDEM IT UNGA |
| 04SANAA1537 |
PARLIAMENT CHALLENGES GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Over the course of several months, Members of Parliament (MPs) have conducted an investigation into government corruption regarding an oil deal that dates back to 1997. The investigation was spearheaded by two members of the Oil and Resources Committee, one from the r [...] |
2004-06-26 12:36:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET PHUM KDEM KMPI YM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
| 04SANAA2046 |
AMBASSADOR DELIVERS G-8 FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Ambassador delivered invitation to FM Qirbi to attend the September 23-24 G-8 Forum for the Future preparatory meeting on the margins of the UNGA. Qirbi accepted the invitation, stressing that it is important for the Forum to produce results and not just words on pap [...] |
2004-08-23 13:57:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KMPI YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM |
| 04SANAA2385 |
YEMENI WOMEN DEMAND GREATER PARTICIPATION IN PARTY [...] Summary: On August 25 nineteen female members of the three major Yemeni political parties overcame substantive political differences to sign a joint-declaration calling on their parties to accept a quota for women candidates in the 2006 municipal and 2009 parliamentary elections. The culminat [...] |
2004-09-07 13:43:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI PGOV KDEM PHUM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM HUMAN RIGHTS |
| 04SANAA2411 |
YEMEN ASKS TO HOST FORUM FOR THE FUTURE SUMMIT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) Ambassador discussed ROYG plans to participate in follow-on initiatives to the Sea Island G-8 BMENA Plan of Support for Reform with Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa No'man on September 7. No'man confirmed Foreign Minister Qirbi's p [...] |
2004-09-12 05:44:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KMPI YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM |
| 04SANAA2509 |
AMBASSADOR LAUNCHES MEPI ASSISTANCE TO UNDP PROGRAM [...] (U) On September 20 Ambassador, AID Rep and United Nations Development Program Resident Representative Flavia Pansieri signed a 1.59 million USD agreement to support the UNDP Decentralization and Local Development Support Project. Deputy Prime Minister and Minster of Planning and International [...] |
2004-09-27 05:14:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMPI KDEM PGOV DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
| 04SANAA2521 |
WHY ECONOMIC REFORM IS FAILING IN YEMEN [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On September 25 Parliament and the Shura Council voted by a clear majority to reject the ROYG's five year economic plan, which included several hotly debated economic reform proposals. The economic package failed because there was no presidential initiative, no strate [...] |
2004-09-29 06:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KMCA KMPI PGOV YM COM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
| 04SANAA2757 |
AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO ADEN AND TAIZ [...] Summary. Ambassador visited the port city of Aden and the city of Taiz October 11-13. Aden and Taiz, the two former capitals of North and South Yemen respectively, are the two largest and most commercially vibrant of Yemeni cities outside the capital Sanaa. NGOs, social activism, commercial [...] |
2004-10-30 13:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT SOCI PGOV PHUM KMPI YM |
| 04SANAA2782 |
LABOR RIGHTS IN YEMEN: LAW VERSUS REALITY [...] Summary. As is common to poor underdeveloped countries with former socialist influences, Yemen has many laws on the books to protect the rights of workers. In practice, however, the ruling General People's Congress (GPC) party has neutralized the major trade unions by placing party-appointed [...] |
2004-11-01 13:07:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KDEM KMPI PHUM YM |
| 04SANAA2784 |
WTO UPDATE FOR YEMEN - FIVE YEARS AND COUNTING [...] Summary/Comment. While accession to the World Trade Organization is still five to seven years out, with the first working party meeting to be held in Geneva on November 30 Yemen will enter a new, more difficult stage of trade negotiations. Through the Integrated Framework (IF) process sponsored [...] |
2004-11-01 13:49:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KMPI YM COM |
| 04SANAA2785 |
Services in Yemen: Legally Open For Investment [...] Summary and comment: Insurance, telecommunications and the banking industry are all possible fields for American investment in Yemen. The insurance industry is steadily growing and open to investment. With only 1.3 million fixed lines, potential exists for the telecommunications services to e [...] |
2004-11-01 13:49:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KMPI YM COM |
| 04SANAA2939 |
FORUM FOR THE FUTURE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO ROYG [...] (U) Summary: On November 23, EmbOffs met with separately with Deputy Foreign Minister Noman and Deputy Finance Minister Ghalib to deliver draft agenda (ref A) and discuss ROYG planning for the December 11 Forum for the Future meeting in Rabat (ref B). Both officials assured us that the nece [...] |
2004-11-24 10:45:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL KDEM KMPI YM COM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
| 04SANAA2972 |
IS A KHAIWANI RELEASE IMPENDING? [...] (C) Summary. In separate discussions on 11/21 with a member of the as-Shura Council and a close Presidential advisor, Ambassador was told "in strictest confidence" that Saleh has decided to release imprisoned As-Shura opposition newspaper editor-in-chief, Abdulkarim Al-Khaiwani "very soon." [...] |
2004-11-29 13:11:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KMPI YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
| 04SANAA3118 |
DAS DIBBLE MEETINGS WITH ROYG MINISTERS: YEMEN [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and Visiting NEA/ARPI Deputy Assistant Secretary Philo Dibble met separately with Minister of Foreign Affairs Qirbi, Minister of Interior Alimi, and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Sofan on December 15. The Ministers worked from the same talking poi [...] |
2004-12-18 14:15:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER MARR ECON KMPI YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
| 04SANAA3151 |
ROYG MAKING TENTATIVE STEPS TO STEM CORRUPTION AND [...] (C) A recent series of local press articles may signal that the ROYG is finally taking initial steps to address corruption, particularly in the area of diesel smuggling, one of the main reasons Parliament was able to successfully stall implementation of an economic reform package. In a meeting [...] |
2004-12-26 11:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV KMPI KCOR YM KMCC COM |
| 04SANAA718 |
MEPI FY 2004 FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (u) Post welcomes the MEPI FY 04 funding recommendations (ref a) and appreciates the opportunity to comment. Post is pleased to see the continuation of a number of successful programs, including MEET the U.S., WTO accession training, and political parties strengthening. Reftel a requests com [...] |
2004-03-31 11:13:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI KPAO EAID ECON PREL YM COM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
| 04SANAA726 |
NEA/ARP DEPUTY DIRECTOR WILLIAMS 3/13-15 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: During his 3/13-15 visit to Yemen, Deputy Director of NEA/ARP Tom Williams discussed the Greater Middle East Initiative (GMEI) and Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) with the Deputy Foreign Minister, who critiqued the MCA process and indicators. The DFM also noted his primary con [...] |
2004-03-31 13:36:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID PARM PHUM KMPI YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
| 04SANAA956 |
GMEI: SUPPORT COMBINED WITH ADVICE FROM DFM NOMAN [...] (c) Summary: On 4/21, Pol/Econ Chief delivered talking points (ref b) and GMEI paper package (ref c) to DFM Noman. While pledging to support the reforms, Noman's initial reaction included a reminder that the USG's credibility vis a vis reform is being adversely impacted by the Administration's [...] |
2004-04-27 05:22:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | KMPI PREL EAID XF PK YM |
| 04TELAVIV1777 |
Canon White and Former Archbishop of [...] Summary: Lord Carey of Clifton (Former Archbishop of Canterbury) and Canon Andrew White met with Ambassador March 19 to seek his views on ways they could move forward the Alexandria Process Israeli- Palestinian religious dialogue in a manner that would best support the political track of the [...] |
2004-03-24 06:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KMPI PHUM KPAO IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 04THEHAGUE2366 |
DUTCH PARTICIPATION IN G8 BMENA MEETINGS IN NEW [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-17 13:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON KMPI NL UNGA |
| 04THEHAGUE3038 |
DUTCH ATTENDANCE AT FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] After coordinating with the Moroccan Embassy in the Hague, POLCOUNS delivered refs points and agenda for the December 11 Forum for the Future in Rabat to Michiel den Hond, Head of the Dutch MFA's Middle East Affairs Department on November 18. Den Hond confirmed that Dutch Foreign Minister Bot [...] |
2004-11-19 16:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON KDEM KMPI KPAO NL EUN |
| 05ABUDHABI1002 |
DISCUSSION OF POLITICAL REFORM IN UAE STARTS TO [...] (C) Summary: The UAE is now the only state in the Gulf without elected bodies. However, discussion is starting to percolate in the UAE media and in private settings about the potential for political reforms in the country, including the possibility of holding elections at the local and federal [...] |
2005-03-02 12:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV KMPI TC |
| 05ABUDHABI1171 |
UAE Information Minister Reviewing Press Law [...] (U) UAE Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) has called for an amendment to the existing Press and Publication Law to protect press freedom and to prevent harassment of journalists. The Ministry of Information and the UAE Journalists Association are jointly submitting suggesti [...] |
2005-03-14 11:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KMPI OIIP KMDR TC |
| 05ABUDHABI1330 |
UAE NOMINATIONA FOR IPR ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY AND [...] In response to reftel, Post asked the UAE Ministry of Justice and the Judicial Training and Studies Institute to nominate Emirati judges to participate in the May 9-26 IPR Enforcement Academy and U.S. Study Tour. The Ministry of Justice nominated three judges, and post supports their nominati [...] |
2005-03-23 11:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KIPR KMPI OTRA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI2173 |
UAE DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY TO SUPPORT FREEDOM [...] (C) Summary: Although the United Arab Emirates is a wealthy and economically advanced country, an open political system and political competition do not exist. The UAE has no elections, no political parties, and no trade unions. The existing appointed consultative bodies that debate and adop [...] |
2005-05-16 05:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV ECON KPAO PREL XF KMPI TC |
| 05ABUDHABI2781 |
SCENESETTER FOR PDAS CHENEY'S VISIT TO THE UAE [...] (C) Summary: We look forward to welcoming you to Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The UAE leadership will be very interested in hearing your perspectives on the latest developments in Iraq and on the Mideast peace process, as well as listening to your views on reform in the region. We have requested mee [...] |
2005-06-20 10:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV KMPI PTER ETRD PHUM MASS IZ AF TC |
| 05ABUDHABI2945 |
PDAS CHENEY MEETS WITH UAE PRESIDENT KHALIFA [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting June 26 with NEA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Cheney, UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan offered his assessment of the situation in Iraq, commented on the Iranian elections and discussed Syria's involvement in the region, reform in the UAE, and effo [...] |
2005-07-01 09:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KMPI KPAL PHUM IZ IR SY WE GZ TC |
| 05ABUDHABI2946 |
PDAS CHENEY CONSULTS WITH SHEIKH HAMDAN ON KSA, [...] (S) Summary: NEA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Cheney consulted with Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ) on June 26 on debt relief for Iraq, Saudi Arabia, political reform, assistance for the Palestinians, and free trade. With respe [...] |
2005-07-01 09:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV ETRD KMPI KPAL SA WE GZ TC |
| 05ABUDHABI2947 |
PDAS CHENEY DISCUSSES REFORM, TIP AND TRADE [...] (C) Summary: During NEA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Cheney's visit to the UAE June 26-27, she had an SIPDIS opportunity to speak to different audiences about political reform, trafficking in persons, and economic issues. Cheney emphasized that to fully empower its citizens, the UAE [...] |
2005-07-01 09:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD KMPI PHUM TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3043 |
UAE DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY: QUARTERLY [...] (C) Summary: Since the May 16 submission of the UAE democratic reform strategy (ref A), visiting DOS and embassy officials have highlighted the need for greater public participation with President Khalifa, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, MinState Foreign Affairs Hamdan bin Zayed, [...] |
2005-07-11 06:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV ECON KPAO PREL XF KMPI TC MEPI |
| 05ABUDHABI4113 |
UAE REFORM STRATEGY: SECOND QUARTERLY UPDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-30 13:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV KPAO KMPI TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4232 |
FOLLOW-UP ON ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Two Department of Commerce officials from the Office of Anti Boycott Compliance visited the UAE on September 28. They had productive meetings with three U.S. businesses and with the Director of the Ministry of Economy's trade control department. Subsequently [...] |
2005-10-05 14:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT KMPI ETRD ECON TC |
| 05ABUDHABI863 |
CSW WOMEN'S ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT RESOLUTION - UAE [...] Pol Chief discussed the draft resolution on the Economic Advancement of Women with MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub Al Hosani on February 20. Post also shared copies of it with the Abu Dhabi Businesswomen,s Council and with the General Women,s Union, whose director, Noora Al [...] |
2005-02-23 10:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | UN CSW KWMN EAID KMPI TC |
| 05ABUJA1850 |
Nigeria: COMBATING EXTREMISM [...] Summary: Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with roughly an equal number of Muslims and Christians. Despite its prominence as a leading oil producer, the majority of Nigerians eke out a meager existence on less than a dollar a day, as the country finds itself near the bottom of the [...] |
2005-09-28 11:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EAID KDEM KPAO KMPI NI |
| 05ALGIERS1971 |
ALGERIA TO ATTEND RABAT DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE [...] DCM participated in a joint demarche with UK Charge Nick Low and Italian DCM Antonio Bellavia on MFA Director General for the Americas Cherif Chikhi September 26 to encourage high level GOA participation at the October 1-3 BMENA Democracy Assistance Dialogue meeting in Rabat. Chikhi, who will [...] |
2005-09-26 16:49:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PREL KMPI AG |
| 05ALGIERS2114 |
REPORTERS SANS FRONTIERES SOUNDS ALARM ON [...] Portions of this cable are sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) The health condition of Mohamed Benchicou, editor-in-chief of the now-defunct French-language daily Le Matin, who was sentenced to two years imprisonment June 14, 2004 for having illegally transferre [...] |
2005-10-16 08:37:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM KMPI AG |
| 05ALGIERS2165 |
AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON NEW MFA DIRECTOR [...] (C) During an October 24 courtesy call, Ambassador briefed new MFA Americas Director General Fatiha Selmane on bilateral issues. Selmane, up until a year ago Algeria's ambassador to South Africa, agreed bilateral relations were good and growing; noted our excellent post-9/11 counter-terrorism [...] |
2005-10-26 10:48:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS TSPL EAIR SCUL KMPI AG INRB |
| 05AMMAN1351 |
ARAB COUNTRIES LAUNCH GFD INITIATIVE; PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) At a February 6-7 conference in Jordan, representatives of Arab governments formally launched the "Governance for Development in the Arab Countries" (GFD) initiative under the auspices of King Abdullah. The GFD calls for partnerships between Arab states and OECD countries and the UNDP [...] |
2005-02-17 14:56:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KDEM KMPI ECON EINV JO |
| 05AMMAN1353 |
GOJ-PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS DISPUTE STILL [...] (U) Summary: The professional associations continue to challenge the government's ban on its "political activity" (refs). The like-minded opposition political parties have now taken up the cause, calling for more public freedoms during a sit-in in front of the Parliament building on Februa [...] |
2005-02-17 15:06:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ELAB KMPI JO |
| 05AMMAN1422 |
RESIGNATION OF PLANNING MINISTER [...] (C) Jordan's Planning Minister, Bassam Awadallah, resigned effective February 20. His replacement, Tayseer Smadi, who had served as Awadallah's secretary general for over a year was sworn into office the same day (biographical information septel). 2. (C) When informing Charge of his plan [...] |
2005-02-21 16:14:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KMPI JO |
| 05AMMAN1436 |
BIO OF NEW PLANNING MINISTER TAYSEER AL-SMADI [...] (SBU) Minister of Planning Bassem Awadallah resigned on February 20; he told us he left in order to pursue a private-sector opportunity in Dubai (reftel). The Ministry,s Secretary-General Dr. Tayseer al-Smadi was sworn in on February 21 as the new Minister. Awadallah has retained responsibil [...] |
2005-02-22 11:29:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR EAID PGOV KMPI JO |
| 05AMMAN1719 |
INTERIOR MINISTER GRILLED IN PARLIAMENT WHILE [...] (C) Interior Minister Habashneh fended off heated questioning in Parliament regarding the GOJ's crackdown on political activity by the country's professional associations. Deputies from the Islamic Action Front (IAF) led the attack, while other MPs criticized the government for failing to pr [...] |
2005-03-01 16:00:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL KMPI JO |
| 05AMMAN1924 |
JORDANIAN GOVERNMENT'S INTENTIONS TOWARD THE [...] (C) Summary. King Abdullah and Royal Court Minister al-Rifai have explained to Charge that the government's campaign against the professional associations is designed to ensure a fairer representation of their members and a transparent, legal distribution of their finances. These aims are t [...] |
2005-03-08 13:01:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KMPI KISL IS JO |
| 05AMMAN2043 |
UPDATE ON POLITICAL REFORM IN JORDAN [...] (C) After a hopeful start, a well-publicized push for political reform announced by King Abdullah in late 2003 lost momentum as the GOJ struggled internally with unresolved questions on both the pace and extent of change. Heightened security concerns have given a louder voice to officials war [...] |
2005-03-10 17:40:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KMPI JO |
| 05AMMAN2087 |
ELECTORAL REFORM AND IFES ASSESSMENT MISSION [...] (C) Summary. MEPI Committee members met with IFES local coordinator Mohammed Tarawneh on March 8 to further explore IFES, request to conduct an assessment of Jordanian electoral procedures and laws beginning March 22. Given the sensitivity of the electoral reform issue here, and IFES, propos [...] |
2005-03-13 13:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI JO |
| 05AMMAN2091 |
FOREIGN MINISTER ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Jordanian Foreign Minister Hani al-Mulki convoked the entire diplomatic corps on March 13 for what he billed as the first in a regular series of group briefings. Highlights of the hour-plus session follow. 2. (C) Peace Process: Mulki reviewed Jordan's efforts to help reactivate the [...] |
2005-03-13 16:03:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KMPI LE SY IS KPAL |
| 05AMMAN2251 |
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS DERAIL QUICK APPROVAL OF [...] (C) Leaders of Jordan's professional associations launched a full-court press against draft government legislation designed to wrest control of the unions (and their funds) from an Islamist minority out of step with rank and file members. Peaceful demonstrations were held across the country [...] |
2005-03-20 08:59:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KMPI KISL JO |
| 05AMMAN2378 |
NATIONAL AGENDA COMMITTEE MOVES FORWARD [...] (C) The royal committee charged with drafting a "national agenda" is reportedly on track to complete a final report in September. Committee members have divided their work into 11 separate subjects and established outside working groups that include experts and non-government representatives. [...] |
2005-03-22 14:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI JO |
| 05AMMAN2427 |
GOJ UNVEILS DRAFT POLITICAL PARTIES LAW [...] (C) The Minister of Political Development presented on March 21 a draft law on political parties. The law would provide public funds to parties with more than 1,000 members. Additional funds would be made available to parties if women or young adults exceed 20 percent of their total membersh [...] |
2005-03-23 18:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL KMPI JO |
| 05AMMAN2435 |
PAS Amman Hosts Iraqi and Jordanian [...] Summary: As part of PA Amman's ongoing Media Professionalization Program, and in support of the MEPI goal of encouraging a professional and independent media, PA Amman organized workshop on economic, financial, and business journalism in the period March 14-17. The workshop, which was direc [...] |
2005-03-24 08:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMPI KPAO XF IZ JO |
| 05AMMAN2851 |
KING CHARGES NEW PM WITH ACCELERATING REFORMS [...] (C) King Abdullah has publicly instructed new PM Adnan Badran to form a government that will focus on speeding up the pace of reform, while cultivating good relations with Arab states. Initial reaction on Badran's appointment from contacts has varied, although all recognized his integrity an [...] |
2005-04-06 16:10:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KMPI ECON JO |
| 05AMMAN2969 |
LIBERALS, TRADITIONALISTS BOTH EXPRESS THEIR [...] (C) Both liberal activists and their traditionalist opponents here voice reservations about the new Jordanian cabinet. Liberals have hailed the strong rhetorical emphasis on reform, but doubt the new government will be able to match its words with action. At the same time, traditionalist Eas [...] |
2005-04-12 13:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI JO |
| 05AMMAN3399 |
JORDAN'S STIFLED (BUT EXPANDING) MEDIA SECTOR [...] (C) Jordan,s media sector has seen rapid expansion recently, driven by government measures to open the broadcast sector to private ownership and a booming advertising market. Private radio has begun broadcasting in Jordan for the first time, while plans are underway for Jordan,s first private [...] |
2005-04-28 14:31:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PHUM ECON ECPS KMPI JO |
| 05AMMAN4125 |
DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR 2005-2006: JORDAN [...] Post has identified four desired outcomes in our effort to support Jordan's reform plans and to advance democracy: 1) enhancement of political participation and representational government through passage of new election and political parties laws; 2) greater government accountability resultin [...] |
2005-05-25 15:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KMPI JO |
| 05AMMAN4228 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S MAY 20 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Friday, May 20, 2005, 1:30 p.m., King Hussein Convention Center, Dead Sea, Jordan. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Executive Assistant to the Deputy Secretary Ross Wilson Embassy Amman Charge d'Affaires David Hale (notetaker) Farah Pandith (NSC) Jordan King [...] |
2005-06-01 07:01:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KISL KMPI KPAL ECON EFIN IZ SU SY JO |
| 05AMMAN4597 |
BMENA CONFERENCE: A/S WAYNE'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the margins of the BMENA Trade and Investment Conference in Amman on May 18, Pakistan's Minister of State for Economic Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar told Assistant Secretary E. Anthony Wayne that her government was pleased to be part of the BMENA process and was committed to broa [...] |
2005-06-09 05:25:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID KMPI PREL ECON JO PK |
| 05AMMAN4996 |
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 20 ROUNDTABLE MEETINGS [...] (U) The Deputy Secretary met separately with members of Jordan,s civil society and with business leaders from the BMENA region on May 20 at the Dead Sea Movenpick Hotel, Jordan, on the margins of the World Economic Forum conference. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ----- The Deputy Secretary [...] |
2005-06-22 11:54:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KMPI JO |
| 05AMMAN5065 |
KING REACHES OUT TO PARLIAMENT IN WAKE OF FINANCE [...] (C) The resignation of Finance Minister Bassem Awadallah was welcomed by traditionalist forces in parliament, most of whom are expected to drop their opposition to PM Badran's reformed cabinet in an upcoming vote of confidence. While some observers warn the move could embolden anti-reform fo [...] |
2005-06-23 13:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI ECON JO |
| 05AMMAN5230 |
GOJ PREVIEWS NATIONAL AGENDA FOR REFORM TO COUNTER [...] (C) Royal Court Minister Muasher gave a briefing to press June 22 on the status of the National Agenda committee, followed by a meeting on June 27 to discuss reform with private Jordanians. Promising feasible solutions rather than rhetoric, Muasher stated that work on the National Agenda was [...] |
2005-06-30 08:25:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL KMPI JO |
| 05AMMAN571 |
INTERIOR MINISTER'S FACE-OFF WITH PROFESSIONAL [...] (C) Interior Minister Habashneh has locked horns yet again with Jordan's Islamist-heavy professional associations, demanding that they cease all political activity. The associations' leaders, among the most vocal critics of the GOJ's pro-U.S. policies and ties to Israel, are openly defying [...] |
2005-01-23 14:23:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KMPI KISL IS JO |
| 05AMMAN6898 |
ROYAL COMMISSION PREPARING TO RELEASE "NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Royal Commission charged by King Abdullah with drafting a National Agenda has nearly completed its work. Commission staff say 80% of the agenda's recommendations are approaching final form. There is still disagreement over a new elections law, however, with traditionalists [...] |
2005-08-25 13:52:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KMPI JO |
| 05AMMAN709 |
GOJ CLOSES RANKS AGAINST PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS [...] (C) On January 26 police broke up an unlicensed rally at the headquarters of Jordan's professional associations, allegedly beating Islamic Action Front members of parliament. The associations continue to defy the Interior Minister's order that they end their political activities. The gover [...] |
2005-01-27 15:09:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ELAB KMPI JO |
| 05AMMAN712 |
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROYAL DECENTRALIZATION INITIATIVE [...] (C) King Abdullah gave a nationally televised speech January 26 announcing his intention to divide the country into "a number of development regions," each with its own directly-elected council (previewed reftel). The King said this would help move government decision-making closer to the gr [...] |
2005-01-27 16:17:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI JO |
| 05AMMAN7522 |
VISIT OF HOWARD DEAN AND NATIONAL JEWISH [...] (C) A delegation from the U.S. National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC), led by Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean and accompanied by three state Democratic party leaders, met separately September 17 with Prince Ali bin al Hussein (acting as Regent in the absence of King Abdul [...] |
2005-09-20 06:19:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL KPAL KMPI EAID ECON PINR IS IZ JO |
| 05AMMAN7534 |
G-8 BMENA - OCTOBER 1-3 MEETING IN RABAT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-20 12:44:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI KPAO PREL JO |
| 05AMMAN7708 |
COMBATING EXTREMISM - JORDAN [...] (S) Summary: Embassy Amman has been working to strengthen local traditions of dialogue, tolerance, and intellectual exchange as foils against extremist ideas - and to help such values emerge where they are absent - for several years. We use a wide panoply of State Department and other USG pro [...] |
2005-09-28 05:35:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | KDEM KMPI KISL KPAO EAID ECON PHUM PREL JO |
| 05AMMAN7979 |
NATIONAL AGENDA COMMISSION COMPLETES ITS WORK, BUT [...] (C) The royal commission charged with drafting a comprehensive National Agenda has completed its reform recommendations. Consensus was reached on all major issues except for electoral reform, with East Banker traditionalists determined to gut the proposed "national list" system. The GOJ pla [...] |
2005-10-05 15:26:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL KMPI JO |
| 05AMMAN8303 |
JORDAN DEMOCRATIC REFORM STATUS REPORT: THIRD [...] (C) Summary. Ref A contained the democracy strategy for Jordan, which identified freedom of the press, protection of women, and judicial reform as priorities. Progress on each of these points is assessed below. The "desired outcome" provided by ref A leads each section. ------------------ [...] |
2005-10-20 14:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI JO |
| 05AMMAN8568 |
POLITICAL PARTIES IN JORDAN: NOT YET READY FOR [...] (C) With the exception of the Islamic Action Front, political parties in Jordan are poorly developed and suffer from a lack of both resources and members. They are often driven by personal ambitions, rather than national interests; most are hampered by internal problems. Party leaders will [...] |
2005-10-31 12:50:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI JO |
| 05AMMAN9476 |
KING CHARGES PARLIAMENT WITH SECURITY AND REFORM [...] (C) In his annual speech opening parliament, King Abdullah called for continued reform and improved living conditions while strengthening Jordan's security and stability. Following the speech, East Banker strongman Abdul Hadi Majali succeeded in being re-elected Speaker of the Chamber of Dep [...] |
2005-12-08 10:17:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM KMPI JO |
| 05AMMAN981 |
ROYAL COMMISSION ON DECENTRALIZATION APPOINTED; [...] (C) A royal decree appointed a committee stacked with former ministers to help implement King Abdullah's recently-announced federalization initiative. Deputy Prime Minister Muasher will serve as rapporteur between the GOJ and the committee. The Lower House of Parliament voted to rebuff a se [...] |
2005-02-06 15:24:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI JO |
| 05AMMAN9954 |
JORDAN'S TAX REFORM: A PROTRACTED TURN IN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 19, Jordan's government enacted a temporary law - effective January 1 - that makes fundamental changes to the tax code. The changes are based primarily on two years of work by Jordan's Income and Sales Tax Department (ISTD) and its USAID contracted advisor. While n [...] |
2005-12-29 12:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KMPI KTDB ECON JO |
| 05ANKARA5539 |
G-8 BMENA: TURKISH PARTICIPATION IN OCTOBER 1-3 [...] MFA Policy Planning Directorate Department Head Levent Gumrukcu told Poloff September 21 that MFA Director General for Policy Planning Ambassador Mehmet Akat would lead the Turkish delegation to Rabat. MFA Coordinator for BMENA Omur Orhun has a meeting in Cairo at that time and will not be a [...] |
2005-09-23 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PREL KMPI TU BMENA |
| 05ATHENS2529 |
COMBATING EXTREMISM IN GREECE [...] (S) SUMMARY: In Greece, the twin threats of extremism and violence stem more from a decades-old, homegrown anti-U.S., anti-NATO, anti-globalization sentiment that is deeply engrained in Greek society than from extremism exported from the Middle East. Domestic terrorist groups and an active a [...] |
2005-09-27 13:53:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI GR INTERNAL |
| 05BANGKOK7014 |
COMBATTING EXTREMISM [...] (C) Summary: The ongoing insurgency in the southern three provinces is the most significant manifestation of extremism in Thailand. The problem is primarily ethnic and to some extent separatist in its origin, rather than sectarian, although international, radical Islam is having an effect, b [...] |
2005-11-09 10:04:00 | Embassy Bangkok | SECRET | EAID KDEM PHUM PREL KMPI KPAO TH |
| 05BRATISLAVA771 |
COMBATING EXTREMISM IN SLOVAKIA [...] (C) Summary. The GOS and the USG have actively funded programs to combat extremism and intolerance in Slovakia. Extremism here takes the form of a privately organized Neo-Nazi movement, which usually targets the Roma minority and the small Jewish population. Violent attacks have occurred in t [...] |
2005-09-26 15:40:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI LO |
| 05CAIRO2524 |
THE SOUND AND THE FURY OF EGYPT'S REACTION TO USG [...] (C) Egyptian anger at our March 3 announcement of direct USG funding for democracy promotion has now reached the Parliament. After several weeks of increasingly strident editorial coverage in newspapers controlled by or sympathetic to the GOE, the People's Assembly has debated the implicati [...] |
2005-03-31 11:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID KMPI KDEM EG |
| 05CAIRO2691 |
PROGRESS OF DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE ASSISTANCE IN [...] (SBU) Post is moving to implement an ambitious program of directly-funded democracy and governance (D&G) activities in Egypt, using USAID and other resources. Implementation of MEPI-funded D&G projects is a key component in this process. Post signed a new directly-funded D&G grant on March 3 [...] |
2005-04-06 15:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KMPI PREL EG PDEM |
| 05CAIRO2853 |
APRIL 12 MEETING OF EMBASSY'S INSTITUTIONS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 12, the Charge chaired a regular meeting of post's IDWG, which was attended by American and LES staff from the Public Affairs Section (including information and cultural affairs staff, as well as the grants specialist), the combined Economic-Political Section (ECPO), [...] |
2005-04-12 16:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM KMPI PGOV PREL EG |
| 05CAIRO3841 |
MAY 10 MEETING OF EMBASSY'S INSTITUTIONS OF [...] (SBU) The Charge chaired the May 10 IDWG meeting, which was attended by the Acting DCM; USAID Deputy Director and USAID D&G staff; PA Counselor and PA staff; and ECPO staff. MEPI Tunis Regional Director Peter Mulrean also attended. The meeting opened with Mulrean's review of MEPI activities [...] |
2005-05-19 16:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM KMPI PGOV PREL EG |
| 05CAIRO4028 |
MAY 25 MEETING OF EMBASSY'S INSTITUTIONS OF [...] (SBU) The Charge chaired the May 25 IDWG meeting, which was attended by the Acting DCM; USAID D&G staff; PA Counselor and PA staff; and ECPO staff. IDWG participation was limited to cleared Americans only to permit discussion of the status of post's submission to the Department for use in de [...] |
2005-05-26 15:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM KMPI PGOV PREL KPAO EG KIIP |
| 05CAIRO4174 |
BMENA: CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPANTS DISCUSS LACK OF [...] (U) This is a joint cable from Embassy Cairo and the MEPI Regional Office in Tunis. 2. (SBU) Summary: During a recent meeting with Tunis MEPI Regional Office Specialist Labidi, Egyptian participants in last December's Civil Society Dialogue at the Forum for the Future discussed their p [...] |
2005-06-05 05:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KMPI EG MEPI |
| 05CAIRO5446 |
RECENT MEETINGS OF EMBASSY'S INSTITUTIONS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Charge chaired meetings of the Embassy's Institutions of Democracy Working Group (IDWG) on June 21 and July 5, which were attended by USAID Deputy Director, USAID D&G staff, A/PAO and PA staff, ECPO Counselor and ECPO staff. The meetings included discussion of the June 2 [...] |
2005-07-17 14:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM KMPI PGOV PREL EG |
| 05CAIRO5591 |
JULY 18 MEETING OF THE EMBASSY'S INSTITUTIONS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Charge chaired the July 18 meeting of the Embassy's Institutions of Democracy Working Group (IDWG), which was attended by the USAID Director, USAID Democracy and Governance (D & G) staff, PAO, ECPO Counselor, and ECPO staff. The meeting included discussion on facilitati [...] |
2005-07-21 16:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM KMPI PGOV PREL EG |
| 05CAIRO7393 |
G-8 BMENA: EGYPT TO BE REPRESENTED AT RABAT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-25 08:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO KMPI EG MO |
| 05CAIRO7792 |
COMBATING EXTREMISM: STREET-LEVEL COMPETITION IN [...] SUMMARY: The USG, GOE, and a wide range of non- governmental organizations in Egypt are vigorously engaged in efforts to combat extremism. In response to reftel request, this message describes efforts in Egypt to reduce the sources of extremism, counter extremism in the media, create a poli [...] |
2005-10-11 14:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI PTER |
| 05CAIRO8534 |
EGYPT'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: USG FUNDING [...] (SBU) USAID and MEPI funds are supporting a wide range of initiatives linked to Egypt's 2005 parliamentary elections, which begin on November 9 and will continue through December 7. This message provides an update on unprecedented USG initiatives, which are proceeding without GOE interferen [...] |
2005-11-08 16:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV KDEM KMPI EG |
| 05DAMASCUS6342 |
MAPPING SYRIAN CIVIL SOCIETY: A WILDERNESS OF [...] (C) Summary: Developments in Syria over the past 18 months have focused fresh attention on the need for USG support for democratization and efforts to strengthen civil society in Syria. As Post begins mapping out the different players in civil society and the opposition for use in identifyi [...] |
2005-12-06 15:17:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL SY |
| 05DOHA1790 |
DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR QATAR - QUARTERLY [...] (C) This is a quarterly update on Embassy Doha's democratic reform action plan under the Middle East Partnership Initiative. This update addresses activities in three areas: strengthening the rule of law, developing open political competition, and developing civic education. Rule of Law --- [...] |
2005-10-27 13:35:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI ECON PHUM QA |
| 05DOHA1803 |
MEETING WITH AL JAZEERA MEDIA TRAINING CENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: PAO met 10/31 with Mahmoud Abdel Hadi, Director of the Al Jazeera Media Training and Development Center located in Doha, now in its second year of operation. Abdel Hadi said the focus of the Center is regional and that 1,500 Arab journalists have participated in the Center's pro [...] |
2005-11-02 10:41:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO KMPI QA ALJAZEERA |
| 05DOHA881 |
DEMOCRATIC REFORM MEPI STRATEGY FOR QATAR [...] Post has developed a three-pronged approach to advance the GOQ's democratic reform agenda. Our planning revolves around Qatar's first national legislative elections, expected to take place in 2006. Post sees the following as primary objectives of the MEPI partnership: promoting open political [...] |
2005-05-17 04:22:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KMPI KDEM XF QA |
| 05DUBLIN1161 |
IRELAND: COMBATING EXTREMISM [...] (C) Summary. Overall, Islamic extremism is not perceived to be a great problem in Ireland, even as the population becomes more diverse. Ireland is grappling with immigration for the first time in history, and its new found wealth is attracting growing numbers of migrants. Generally speaking [...] |
2005-09-20 13:31:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI |
| 05HELSINKI1013 |
EXTREMISM IN FINLAND [...] (C) Summary: Finland has a small but growing Muslim population of approximately 20,000. Extremist sentiment is not widespread throughout the Muslim community, but areas of concern exist. Embassy Helsinki's strategy to combat extremism consists of an active outreach to Finland's Muslims co [...] |
2005-09-26 06:59:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KMPI KPAO PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID FI |
| 05ISTANBUL1283 |
BMENA REGION BUSINESSWOMEN BRAINSTORM IN ISTANBUL [...] (U) Summary: On July 11-12, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Istanbul Center hosted a workshop on "Building Awareness of Women's Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)," at which some 90 participants from MENA and other countries brainst [...] |
2005-07-26 07:53:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KWMN KMPI TU XD XF XI BMENA |
| 05KUWAIT1500 |
AMBASSADOR BRIEFS EU MISSION CHIEFS ON MEPI; EU [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted a meeting with EU Chiefs of Mission to discuss Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) projects in Kuwait as well as on-going Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) programs. The EU Chiefs reported the difficulty they had in convincing the GCC to part [...] |
2005-04-13 13:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KMPI KU MEPI |
| 05KUWAIT1594 |
GOK SKITTISH ABOUT MEPI FUNDING, ASSERTS FOREIGN [...] (C) Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Faisal Hajji Boukhadour voiced his concerns to the Ambassador about Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) funding of Kuwaiti organizations during an April 13 meeting. Under Kuwaiti law, he said, non-governmental organizations may not receive funding [...] |
2005-04-19 08:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KMPI PGOV PHUM KU MEPI |
| 05KUWAIT2091 |
KUWAIT: DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT [...] (U) Introduction: Kuwait proudly identifies itself as the region's oldest functioning democracy, pointing as evidence to its 43-year-old constitution; active elected National Assembly; and separate executive, legislative, judicial branches. The May 16 decision to grant Kuwaiti women full p [...] |
2005-05-17 14:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KDEM KMPI KU |
| 05KUWAIT2093 |
"MABROUK:" KUWAITI WOMEN GAIN POLITICAL RIGHTS YET [...] (U) Summary: The Government resuscitated a seemingly moribund campaign for women's political rights May 16 culminating in the passage of an amendment granting women full suffrage. On the sixth anniversary to the day that the Amir attempted to grant Kuwaiti women their voting rights in 1999, a [...] |
2005-05-17 15:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KWMN KDEM PREL KMPI KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS |
| 05KUWAIT2212 |
SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT CELEBRATES NEW RIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 22, Kuwait's Women's Cultural and Social Society held an official reception to celebrate the May 16 passage of the law allowing women to vote and run for office. The event, held at the Society's headquarters and hosted by its President, activist Shaykha Al Nisif, featured [...] |
2005-05-24 09:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KWMN KDEM PREL KMPI KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS |
| 05KUWAIT2732 |
MEPI KUWAIT: QUARTERLY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: Post's MEPI committee -- comprising representatives from the Front Office and Commercial, Economic, Political and Public Diplomacy sections -- convened June 12 to review the current quarter's accomplishments and discuss potential projects for the upcoming period. During the April- [...] |
2005-06-21 08:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KMPI ECON KDEM KWMN KU |
| 05KUWAIT2900 |
CHENEY'S VISIT, COMMENTS ON IRAN AND DEMOCRACY [...] SUMMARY: Kuwaiti media produced blanket coverage of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Elizabeth L. Cheney's June 24-25 visit to Kuwait. Ms. Cheney's comments praising Kuwaiti women for achieving their political rights and criticizing Iran for sham elections, and both Iran and Syria for supp [...] |
2005-06-28 15:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMPI KWMN KDEM KU |
| 05KUWAIT2924 |
KUWAITIS STILL CELEBRATING WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE AND [...] (U) More than one month after the historic decision granting women full political rights and the subsequent GOK appointment of one woman to the Council of Ministers and two women to the Municipal Council, Kuwaitis continue to celebrate the achievements with receptions, symposia, and other al [...] |
2005-06-29 15:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN KMPI KU |
| 05KUWAIT3221 |
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER SPEAKS OUT ON WOMEN, [...] SUMMARY: Speaker of the National Assembly Jassem Al- Khorafi discussed women's political rights, human rights, Kuwait's democratic development and political parties in a July 19 interview with Abu Dhabi TV widely covered the next day in all local media. Al-Khorafi clarified a series of recent [...] |
2005-07-20 13:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KISL PREL PHUM KMPI KWMN KU |
| 05KUWAIT3224 |
ACTIVISTS LAUD WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS; [...] (U) Summary: The Charge hosted on July 19 a tea for the three delegations of Kuwaiti women who traveled in early July to the U.S., the UK, and France to talk about women's rights (ref b). Other attendees included political activists, Members of Parliament, journalists, and members of the d [...] |
2005-07-20 14:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KWMN KMPI KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS |
| 05KUWAIT4144 |
KUWAIT MEPIC II: INCREASING MEPI'S PUBLIC OUTREACH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador chaired Post's September 14 MEPI committee meeting -- with representatives from the Front Office and Commercial, Economic, Political and Public Affairs sections -- to review quarterly accomplishments and discuss upcoming projects for inclusion in the quarterly report (c [...] |
2005-09-21 15:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KMPI KDEM ECON KWMN KU MEPI |
| 05KUWAIT4186 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: COMMERCE MINISTER IDENTIFIES [...] (C) During a September 24 meeting with Minister of Commerce Abdullah Al-Taweel, the Ambassador asked Al-Taweel for his views on next steps in political reform. Al-Taweel said that, in his opinion, the top priority should be changes to the electoral constituencies in order to increase district [...] |
2005-09-26 10:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL SOCI KU |
| 05KUWAIT4209 |
COMBATING EXTREMISM IN KUWAIT [...] (S) Summary and Introduction: This report responds to the request (ref A) for information on programs for combating extremism. Embassy Kuwait actively engages the Government of Kuwait at every opportunity on every level on ways to combat extremism. Although the GOK has previously discounted [...] |
2005-09-27 11:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI KISL ASEC KU TERRORISM |
| 05KUWAIT4325 |
MEPI-FUNDED REGIONAL CAMPAIGN SCHOOL BRINGS ARAB [...] (U) Summary. The National Democratic Institute (NDI) held in Kuwait from September 25 - 28, the fourth regional campaign school funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). "Partners in Participation" attracted women activists from 14 countries in the Middle East and North Afri [...] |
2005-10-05 09:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM KMPI KWMN PGOV PREL PINR KU XF WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS MEPI |
| 05KUWAIT4647 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: ENERGY MINISTER'S VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: Responding to the Ambassador's inquiries about elements of the "Freedom Agenda" during a meeting on October 30, ruling family member and Energy Minister Shaykh Ahmad Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said most National Assembly members "don't know how many voting constituencies they want," [...] |
2005-10-31 07:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL SOCI PTER PINR KU FREEDOM AGENDA SUCCESSION |
| 05KUWAIT4902 |
KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NEXT STEPS ON [...] (SBU) During a November 27 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah, the Ambassador referred to the November 12 Forum of the Future meeting in Bahrain and strongly urged Kuwait to join fellow Gulf states Qatar and Bahrain and become a founding member of the [...] |
2005-11-27 13:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM EAID ECON KMPI KU |
| 05KUWAIT4993 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: NOW SHOWING AT EMBASSY KUWAIT. [...] (U) Post has taken advantage of its Motion Picture Licensing Corporation license to screen films addressing democratic reform issues and MEPI themes for host country audiences. The response has been overwhelmingly positive and post has made available purchased DVD versions of the movies to [...] |
2005-12-04 11:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO SOCI KDEM KWMN KMPI KU |
| 05KUWAIT5125 |
AMBASSADOR PRESSES FM ON KUWAIT BECOMING A [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-14 11:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM EAID ECON KMPI KU |
| 05KUWAIT5190 |
PARLIAMENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE PLANNING MARCH [...] (SBU) MP and head of Parliament's Human Rights Committee Ali Al-Rashed announced December 10, International Human Rights Day, that he intended to organize a March conference, to coincide with International Women's Day, on human rights with a specific focus on women's issues. During a December [...] |
2005-12-19 12:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KMPI KWMN PINR KU |
| 05KUWAIT5285 |
MEPI AND BMENA IN KUWAIT: YOUNG ARAB LEADERS [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT On December 27, Ambassador met with Maha Al-Ghunaim, Vice-Chairperson and Managing Director of Global Investment House (GIH), to discuss the Young Arab Leaders organization in Kuwait (YAL-K). Also on 12/27, Ambassador spoke with Kuwait Economic Society head Dr. Rola Dasth [...] |
2005-12-28 12:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMPI PINR KDEM KPAO ECON EAID KU |
| 05KUWAIT728 |
KUWAIT RESPONSE TO SPA PROPOSALS [...] Post's MEPI committee recommends two of the six Standing Program Announcement (SPA) proposals for funding. They include applications from, in descending order, the Sharqiyat Institution (SPA-105-168) and Young Entrepreneurs' Organization (SPA-105-153). In Post's view, these were the highest qu [...] |
2005-02-16 14:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI PREL ECON KPAO KDEM KU |
| 05MANAMA1132 |
PARALLEL CONFERENCES SEEK TO COMPLEMENT--AND [...] (C) Summary. The November 7-8 Parallel Conference of the Forum for the Future (PCFF) will bring together civil society (CS) organizations from the BMENA region and the G8 to discuss common issues. The GOB has said that it will support the PCFF only if its agenda does not overlap with the fou [...] |
2005-08-01 13:54:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM KMPI KPAO BA |
| 05MANAMA1183 |
FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: UPDATES FROM THE GOB AND [...] (C) Summary. The Foreign Minister confirmed the September 9 planning meeting in London for the November G8-BMENA Forum for the Future in Bahrain. He stressed the need for real achievements at the Forum to fend off potential criticism from the Arab League and the peoples of the region, and to [...] |
2005-08-16 15:33:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PHUM KMPI KPAO BA |
| 05MANAMA1185 |
UPDATE ON BMENA ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER [...] (C) Summary. Ministry of Finance Economic Planning Director Yousif Humood and MFA Bilateral Relations Director Dhafer Al Umran told NEA/PI TDYer and Econoff August 16 that the GOB has concerns about funding for the proposed Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Entrepreneurship Center [...] |
2005-08-17 10:49:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KMPI BA |
| 05MANAMA1247 |
FOREIGN MINISTER ON G8-BMENA ENTREPRENEURSHIP [...] (SBU) In an August 27 meeting covering several subjects, Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told the Ambassador that Bahrain supports the Bahrain Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence (BCEE) and wants to see it up and running soon. In response to the Ambassador's question [...] |
2005-08-29 05:57:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KMPI BA |
| 05MANAMA1257 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF FINANCE [...] (C) In an August 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa reaffirmed Bahrain's commitment to move ahead quickly on implementation issues of the U.S. - Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA). On the development of the G8 - BMENA Entrepreneurship Center, [...] |
2005-08-29 13:37:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN EPET ECON KMPI ELAB BA |
| 05MANAMA1372 |
BAHRAIN: G-8 BMENA: OCTOBER 1-3 DEMOCRACY [...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche September 21 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Sheikh Abdul Aziz said that MFA Undersecretary Yousif Mahmood and Director of Bilateral Relations Dr. Dhafer Alumran will repres [...] |
2005-09-24 12:57:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PREL KMPI BA |
| 05MANAMA1403 |
COMBATING EXTREMISM: BAHRAIN ACTIVE PARTNER IN [...] (S) The United States and Bahrain are close partners in combating extremism and promoting tolerance and moderation inside the Kingdom. King Hamad is a recognized regional leader for his political and economic reforms and advancement of women's rights. He is fully committed to the global war [...] |
2005-09-29 08:51:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KDEM KPAO PTER EAID PHUM KMPI BA |
| 05MANAMA1421 |
CROWN PRINCE DISCUSSES INTERNAL, EXTERNAL [...] (C) Crown Prince Salman told the Ambassador September 25 that he was pleased with the closure of the Israel boycott office and the prospect of congressional ratification of the free trade agreement. He noted that (then) Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed had met with the Israeli deputy foreign [...] |
2005-10-03 09:31:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD KMPI KWMN BA IR IZ |
| 05MANAMA1484 |
MFA CONVENES G-8 TO DISCUSS FORUM FOR THE FUTURE, [...] (SBU) The MFA convened G-8 Ambassadors and Charges October 7 to outline Forum for the Future (Forum) conference plans and discuss support for the Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence in Bahrain (CEEB). MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up and meeting chair Shaikh Abdu [...] |
2005-10-12 15:44:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM PHUM KMPI KPAO BA |
| 05MANAMA1490 |
WOMEN'S SYMPOSIUM GETS POSITIVE REVIEWS BUT MODEST [...] The University of Bahrain hosted a symposium October 1-2 entitled "Reinforcing the Role of Arab Women in Economic Development." The symposium brought together civil society representatives from several Arab and European countries in a preparatory event for the November 11-12 Forum for the Fut [...] |
2005-10-16 07:06:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL BA |
| 05MANAMA1498 |
UPDATE ON FORUM FOR THE FUTURE AGENDA [...] (C) The DCM October 15 presented Ref A points concerning the agenda for the November 11-12 Forum for the Future conference to MFA Assistant Under Secretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz. Shaikh Abdul Aziz said he would consider a U.S. proposal that Bahrain and the UK appoint chairs for each of the thre [...] |
2005-10-17 09:14:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KMPI OVIP BA |
| 05MANAMA1608 |
MFA BRIEFS AMBASSADORS ON FORUM ARRANGEMENTS [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs October 31 held a meeting with ambassadors from countries expected to attend the November 11-12 Forum for the Future conference in Manama and presented them with copies of the agendas for the November 11 Senior Officials meeting and November 12 Ministers [...] |
2005-11-01 14:19:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KMPI PHUM ECON BA |
| 05MANAMA1619 |
BAHRAIN: ARRANGING A GCC/IRAQ MEETING ON IRAQ [...] (C) The Ambassador November 2 delivered reftel demarche concerning the GOB arranging a GCC-Iraq meeting during the November 11-12 Forum for the Future conference to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. Shaikh Khalid replied that he would be very pleased to try to arrange the [...] |
2005-11-02 12:29:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID EFIN KMPI BA IZ |
| 05MANAMA1668 |
FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: MINISTERIAL OPENING AND [...] (U) November 12, 2005; 9:00 a.m., Manama, Bahrain. 2. (U) Participants: G8 and BMENA Foreign Ministers Speakers: Secretary Rice SIPDIS Bahrain FM Shaikh Khalid Al-Khalifa Moroccan FM Benaissa UK Foreign Secretary Straw Jordan Planning Minister Al-Ali Russia Deputy Foreign Minister [...] |
2005-11-14 10:16:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI EAID PGOV PREL PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA |
| 05MANAMA1669 |
FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: MINISTERIAL SESSION ON [...] (U) November 12, 2005; 11:00 a.m., Manama, Bahrain. Kirk Wolcott (notetaker) 2. (U) SUMMARY. One of two main components of the second BMENA Forum for the Future, held November 12 in Bahrain, centered on the continuing need to promote knowledge and education throughout the region (the s [...] |
2005-11-14 10:21:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA |
| 05MANAMA1670 |
FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: MINISTERIAL SESSION ON [...] (U) November 12, 2005; 12:10 p.m., Manama, Bahrain. 2. (U) Participants: G8 and BMENA Foreign Ministers Peter Mulrean (notetaker) 3. (U) SUMMARY. During the afternoon session of the Forum for the Future, participants discussed Civil Society and the Democracy Assistance Dialogue. W [...] |
2005-11-14 10:23:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA |
| 05MANAMA1671 |
FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE [...] SUMMARY. Initial contributing governments to the Foundation for the Future and Fund for the Future gathered for a public announcement of the new initiatives on the margins of the November 11-12 Forum for the Future conference in Manama. All speakers emphasized the importance of democratic an [...] |
2005-11-14 10:38:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PGOV PHUM KMPI KDEM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA |
| 05MANAMA1672 |
EUR A/S FRIED MEETS WITH SWISS STATE SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Meeting held on November 11, 2005, 11:00, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Manama, Bahrain 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. A/S Fried Blake Thorkleson, NEA/MEPI Leslie Tsou (TDY Notetaker) Switzerland State Secretary Michael Ambuehl Guillaume Scheurer, MFA Minister Counselor 3. [...] |
2005-11-14 10:58:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KMPI BA SW |
| 05MANAMA1673 |
EUR A/S FRIED,S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN DEPUTY [...] (SBU) Meeting Held on November 11, 2005, 18:30, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Manama, Bahrain 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. A/S Dan Fried Leslie Tsou (TDY Notetaker) Russia Deputy FM Saltanov Andrei Kondakov, Economic Cooperation Director Oleg Ozerov, Middle East and North Africa Dep [...] |
2005-11-14 10:59:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KMPI BA RU |
| 05MANAMA1674 |
EUR A/S FRIED MEETS WITH DANISH STATE SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Meeting Held on November 12, 2005, 15:30, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Manama, Bahrain. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. A/S Fried Leslie Tsou (TDY Notetaker) Denmark State Secretary Carsten Staur Tomas Christensen, Middle East Department Director 3. (C) Summary. Following t [...] |
2005-11-14 11:03:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KMPI BA EG DE |
| 05MANAMA1675 |
DUTCH WANT GREATER INVOLVEMENT IN FOUNDATION FOR [...] (SBU) November 11, 2005; 12 noon; Manama, Bahrain. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. A/S Dan Fried, EUR Blake Thorkelson, NEA/PI Richard Michaels, Notetaker The Netherlands Baroness Henriette van Lynden, MFA Director ) North Africa and Middle East Ambassador to Bahrain and Kuwait Dr. Co [...] |
2005-11-14 11:10:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KMPI KDEM BA NL |
| 05MANAMA1676 |
FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: NOVEMBER 11 SENIOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Senior Officials Meeting of the BMENA Forum for the Future on November 11 finalized preparations for the Ministerial session the following day. Representatives of governments, civil society and the private sector reviewed progress on BMENA initiatives undertaken since last D [...] |
2005-11-14 11:51:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA |
| 05MANAMA1679 |
FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: REGIONAL MEDIA FOCUS ON [...] Summary: In contrast to the American press' focus on the November 12 Forum for the Future's failure to issue a final communiqu, characterizing it as "ending in discord" over Egypt's objection on the role of NGOs, the Bahrain and regional media highlighted the broader importance of the Forum' [...] |
2005-11-14 16:03:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV KMPI BA |
| 05MANAMA1685 |
EUR A/S FRIED MEETS GREEK FM MOLYVIATIS AT FORUM [...] (SBU) Meeting held on November 12, 2005, 12:00, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Manama, Bahrain. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. EUR A/S Dan Fried Leslie Tsou, NEA Watcher from Embassy London Michael Mussi (Embassy notetaker) Greece Foreign Affairs Minister Petros Molyviatis Ambassador Cha [...] |
2005-11-15 12:03:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KMPI BA GR |
| 05MANAMA1725 |
BAHRAIN PLEASED WITH SUCCESS OF FORUM BUT FOCUS ON [...] (C) The Ambassador called on MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow-Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz SIPDIS bin Mubarak Al Khalifa November 20 to discuss the November 11-12 Forum for the Future conference held in Manama. Shaikh Abdul Aziz, who was the lead Bahraini organizer, told t [...] |
2005-11-23 13:11:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KMPI EAID BA REFORM REGION |
| 05MANAMA1882 |
BAHRAINI OPTIMISM ON FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE [...] (C) During a meeting with the DCM December 19, MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow-Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa expressed optimism and confidence after returning from the Foundation for the Future meeting at the Dead Sea in Jordan. He also expressed satisf [...] |
2005-12-21 12:00:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KMPI BA OFFICIALS REGION |
| 05MANAMA227 |
INFORMATION MINISTER SEEKS U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 4. 2. Newly appointed Minister of Information and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar, requested USG assistance to professionalize Bahrain Satellite Television during a February 10 meeting with the Ambassador. Dr. [...] |
2005-02-16 14:40:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMPI ECPS OIIP BA |
| 05MANAMA238 |
BAHRAIN: G-8/ARAB LEAGUE MARCH 2-3 REFORM [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel message concerning the March 2-3 G-8/Arab League conference in Cairo February 21 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. EmbOff and Sheikh Abdul Aziz discussed the postponeme [...] |
2005-02-22 15:15:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KMPI KDEM BA |
| 05MANAMA300 |
BAHRAINI QUESTIONS ON BMENA ENTREPRENEURSHIP [...] The visit of MEPI Economic Pillar Manager Sonia Franceski, Beyster Institute President Dr. Ray Smilor, Beyster Director of Business Development Kenny Pegram, and future Bahrain Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence (BCEE) American Executive Advisor David Mosby February 26-27 provided an oppor [...] |
2005-03-02 13:31:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KMPI OTRA BA |
| 05MANAMA330 |
FOREIGN MINISTER ON NOVEMBER FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] (C) Foreign Minister/Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa stressed to the Ambassador March 7 that it was important that participants at the November 2005 Forum for the Future (FfF) meeting to be held in Bahrain be in a position to highlight what they have accomplished [...] |
2005-03-07 14:50:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID KMPI BA |
| 05MANAMA446 |
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE BAHRAIN SATELLITE [...] This is an action paragraph, please see para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: Bahrain's new Minister of Information and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Muhammad Abdul Ghaffar, has requested assistance from MEPI to improve Bahrain satellite television and radio. The Ambassador and NEA/PI [...] |
2005-03-26 08:34:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OIIP PREL KPAO KMPI BA |
| 05MANAMA468 |
GOB PROMOTES MODERATION THROUGH ISLAMIC OUTREACH, [...] (C) The Bahraini government is in the process of launching two programs emphasizing moderation in public discourse and interactions. Ministry of Islamic Affairs Under Secretary Dr. Fareed Al Muftah told the Embassy that he was reaching out to Bahrain's citizens to ensure they were not infect [...] |
2005-03-28 08:18:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO SCUL KMPI KISL KIRF PHUM BA |
| 05MANAMA491 |
PARTICIPANT EVALUATION FOR RP "CURRICULUM [...] On March 26, 2005 APAO and Cultural Assistant met with Khalid Al Khaja, the Senior Specialist in Social Studies at the Ministry of Education and the point of contact for the implementation of MEPI-funded civic education programs in public Bahraini schools. Mr. Al Khaja emphasized the Minister [...] |
2005-04-03 08:26:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO KMPI BA |
| 05MANAMA546 |
MEPI SMALL GRANTS MANAMA REPORT [...] Following is Embassy Manama's report on FY 03 MEPI Small Grants: A. The Mother Child Early Education Program, Bahrain Red Crescent Society, $24,989: Results and impact of the program: Fifty low income mothers received training on how to teach basic skills to their pre- school children [...] |
2005-04-13 07:06:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON KMPI KPAO AMGT AFIN BA |
| 05MANAMA574 |
BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON G8-BMENA LITERACY WORKSHOP [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-18 15:20:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL KMPI KPAO BA |
| 05MANAMA674 |
G-8/BMENA ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTERS: BUSINESS PLAN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-10 10:14:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KMPI OTRA BA |
| 05MANAMA705 |
FORUM FOR THE FUTURE MAY 10 STEERING COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Bahrain hosted a meeting of the G8/Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Forum for the Future (FfF) Steering Committee May 10 that included representatives of the U.S., UK, Russia, Morocco, Jordan, and Egypt. The parties discussed preparations for the FfF meeting, to be co-chair [...] |
2005-05-17 11:29:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON KMPI ECIN BA XF XG CA JA |
| 05MANAMA756 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FORUM FOR THE FUTURE, KORAN [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador, during a May 23 meeting with Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, discussed the Forum for the Future (FfF), the retracted Newsweek magazine story about Koran desecration at GTMO, Iraq, and the DOD Bahrain School. The Foreign Minister reiterat [...] |
2005-05-29 13:50:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KMPI BA |
| 05MANAMA780 |
MFA TO INVOLVE CIVIL SOCIETY IN FORUM FOR THE [...] (C) Summary: MFA Assistant Under Secretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told Pol/Econ chief May 25 that the MFA plans to invite Bahraini NGOs involved in politics, human rights, women's issues, and youth to a briefing on the Forum for the Future (FfF) conference. According to a l [...] |
2005-05-31 14:41:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KMPI PHUM PGOV BA |
| 05MANAMA910 |
MEPI-FUNDED NDI PROJECT COMES UNDER FIRE [...] (C) The MEPI-funded National Democratic Institute (NDI) project in Bahrain has attracted criticism from many directions recently. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Abdul Ghaffar has privately expressed his concerns to the Ambassador several times that NDI gives too much emphasis to oppos [...] |
2005-06-28 08:33:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KMPI KDEM PREL BA |
| 05MAPUTO1236 |
MOZAMBIQUE: COMBATING EXTREMISM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Mozambique presents unique opportunities in the Global War on Terrorism, as its significant Muslim-minority community remains moderate and open to cooperation, discussion and exchange with the U.S. and Mission elements. In the past year, Post has successfully expanded its outreach [...] |
2005-09-23 09:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL KMPI |
| 05MUSCAT1123 |
INTO THE LION'S DEN: ADDRESSING THE COMMAND AND [...] (U) The Ambassador delivered his annual address to the Omani Command and Staff College on July 13, followed by an intense question and answer session. Fielding questions on a broad range of topics, including the war in Iraq, the legal status of Guantanamo detainees, the Palestinian-Israeli pea [...] |
2005-07-18 03:19:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KDEM KMPI KPAO XF MU |
| 05MUSCAT1191 |
OPPENHEIMER OPTIMISM ON OMANI TOURISM [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador met with representatives of Oppenheimer and Fitch Ratings on July 27 to discuss the "Blue City" tourism project and other economic developments in Oman. Potential linkages with Boston University and Oppenheimer of North America also surfaced during the meeting. E [...] |
2005-07-27 19:08:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EIND PGOV KMPI KPAO SCUL MU |
| 05MUSCAT1475 |
COMBATING EXTREMISM IN OMAN [...] (S) The Embassy's outreach and public diplomacy efforts, filtering down into every social strata and region of the Sultanate, have promoted a consistently positive image of U.S. society and culture that have complemented the Omani government's own effective actions to counter or prevent extrem [...] |
2005-10-04 04:46:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | KDEM KPAO KMPI PREL EAID PHUM PGOV ASEC MU |
| 05MUSCAT1493 |
DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR OMAN - QUARTERLY [...] (SBU) The following quarterly update on mission implementation of the Oman Democratic Reform Strategy is keyed to the three goals established in ref A, namely: legislative strengthening, media reform and NGO empowerment. ------------------------- Legislative Strengthening ------------------ [...] |
2005-10-05 09:12:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI ECON PHUM MU |
| 05MUSCAT150 |
FTA PREPARATION: MEPI-FUNDED SEMINAR DRAWS LARGE [...] (SBU/NF) A recent MEPI-funded seminar in Muscat on Trade in Services attracted over 75 participants from a dozen Omani government agencies as well as the private sector. The highly interactive two-day event revealed several areas of concern leading up to the March opening of free trade agreem [...] |
2005-01-26 13:14:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP KMPI EFIN EINV ECON |