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All citizens, equal before law
Prime Minister Atef Ebeid highlighted a number of principles governing the relation between the government and the Egyptian press and media organizations.
Egypt, Politics, 1/17/2000
Sudanese president visits Manama
Bahraini Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa al-Khaleifa on Sunday in Manama discussed with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir bilateral relations between the two countries.
Bahrain-Sudan, Politics, 1/17/2000
Mubarak meets with French Foreign Minister
Egypt-France, Politics, 1/17/2000
Hubert Vedrine: Egypt plays a leading role in the region
French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine starts today a visit to Cairo at the invitation of his counterpart Amr Moussa. Vedrine's visit comes in the context of ongoing political and diplomatic coordination between Egypt and France.
Egypt-France, Politics, 1/17/2000
Algerian foreign minister visits Cairo
Algerian Foreign Minister Youcef Yousfi is arriving today for a one-day visit to Egypt, during which he will convey a message to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
Egypt-Algeria, Politics, 1/17/2000
Egypt backs peace efforts in ME
President Hosni Mubarak received Sunday morning Senator Tom Dashle, leader of Minority in the US Senate and his accompanying delegation, currently visiting Egypt.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 1/17/2000
Communication minister meets Latin American presidents
Communications Minister Mohamed Larbi Messari, who represented Morocco in the swearing-in ceremony of Guatemala's new president, Alfonso Portillo, met with the presidents of some Latin American countries.
Morocco-International, Politics, 1/17/2000
A message from the Sudanese foreign minister to Moussa
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa received a message today from his Sudanese counterpart, Mustafa Othman Ismael.
Egypt, Politics, 1/17/2000
Syria confirms demands to dissolve settlements, evacuate settlers
Damascus stated that it demands not only the Israeli Army's withdrawal from Golan but also dissolving and evacuating the settlements and evacuating the settlers.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/17/2000
Sudan, Bahrain to set up joint higher committee
Bahrain and Sudan on Saturday in Manama signed an agreement that provides for the establishment of a joint higher committee between the two states under the chairmanship of Bahraini Deputy Premier Sheikh Khaleifa Bin Salman al-Khaleifa and Sudanese First Vice President President Ali Othman Muhammad Taha.
Bahrain-Sudan, Politics, 1/17/2000
Seven new ministers in a Cabinet reshuffle in Jordan
Jordanian Prime Minister Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh on Saturday made the second reshuffle in his government, which he formed in March 1999 and first amended at the beginning of September, 1999.
Jordan, Politics, 1/17/2000
Israeli foreign minister ends visits to Morocco
Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy on Saturday wound up a visit to Morocco during which he briefed King Mohammed VI on latest developments in the Middle East peace process, mainly the results of the recent Israeli-Syrian talks in the USA.
Morocco-Israel, Politics, 1/17/2000
Masalha statements on the Syrian- Israeli peace talks
Israeli Foreign Minister Nawaf Masalha has expressed his belief that next spring will witness the signing of a peace agreement between Syria and Israel.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/17/2000
Saudi-Iranian committee meets today in Tehran
Saudi Minister of Commerce Osama Jaafar Faqih has underlined the importance of meetings of the second session of the Iranian-Saudi committee in Tehran today in developing and strengthening relations in economic, trade, scientific, technical and cultural relations between the two countries.
Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 1/17/2000
PNA angry at Israel's deferral of third phase pullout
Palestinian officials strongly condemned Israel's decision to defer the further redeployment, scheduled on this 20 January, by three more weeks. PNA President Yasser Arafat blamed Israel for the deadlock in the talks and said that the Jewish state "is continuing in its lack of seriousness."
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/17/2000
Arafat to start US-European tour on Thursday
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat will start a U.S.-European tour on Thursday for talks with a number of high-ranking officials, Radio Palestine said on Sunday.
Palestine, Politics, 1/17/2000
Mubarak to launch series of meetings with Ministers of production and services
The meetings, spanning a period of one month will be held with all ministers of production and services sector in a bid to maintain integration among the various sectors.
Egypt, Politics, 1/17/2000
Egyptian diplomatic efforts for mediation in Sudan
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa is to convene a meeting during the coming two days that will attended by Mohammed Ossman El Merghany, head of the opposition Sudanese Democratic National Alliance and El Sadek El Mahdi, chief of Ummah Party.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 1/17/2000
New Egyptian vision
In a speech delivered on Cairo University's celebrating the new Millennium Saturday evening, Prime Minister Dr. Atef Ebeid spoke on the government's obligation to eliminate impediments before the inflow of innovations and provide legal protection for innovator.
Egypt, Politics, 1/17/2000
Moussa meets with Australian parliamentary delegation
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa met yesterday with an Australian parliamentary delegation in the chairmanship of Hon Macdonald, considered among the most prominent leaders of the Palestine friends group in the Australian parliament, who is currently visiting Cairo on a tour in some of the area's countries including Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
Egypt-Regional-Australia, Politics, 1/17/2000
Egypt participates in international conference for democratic assembly in Poland
Egypt will participate in the international conference assembly for the democratic assembly that will be held in Warsaw in mid June.
Egypt-International, Politics, 1/17/2000
Jordanian king confers with world's Armenian Catholics
King Abdullah II of Jordan met on Sunday in Amman with Catholicos Karekin II of the Armenian Orthodox Church and members of the accompanying delegation. The Catholicos expressed the appreciation of the Armenian Orthodox community for the great care they receive in Jordan.
Jordan-Armenia, Religion, 1/17/2000
Government opens investment vistas to young investors; made-in-Egypt production
Prime Minister Atef Ebeid Sunday met with young investors. The meeting is part of the government`s plan to qualify youth and open fresh vistas before the young investors to enable them carry their role in building the national economy.
Egypt, Economics, 1/17/2000
Four priorities in government program for boosting influx of investment
The Dr. Atef Ebeid government declared at the meeting of the ministerial committee for supporting and encouraging influx of investment that it was committed to stabilizing all policies regulating investment climate and maintaining investment influx in the various domains.
Egypt, Economics, 1/17/2000
Koutla parties braced for further democratic action
Unitarian action by the democratic "Koutla" (bloc) is the cornerstone of democracy and human rights consolidation under constitutional monarchy, leaders of the koutla parties say.
Morocco, Politics, 1/17/2000
Saudi holding to invest in Morocco's tourism, finance sectors
The Saudi "Della El Baraka" holding is to build a tourism compound in the southern Moroccan city of Agadir.
Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Business, 1/17/2000
US delegation on solidarity mission in Iraq
A US delegation, led by former attorney general Ramsey Clark, started on Sunday a solidarity and humanitarian mission in Iraq to give the embargo-struck country a $20 million assistance.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/17/2000
International prize to Egyptian organization for eliminating illiteracy
The Egyptian organization for eliminating illiteracy and teaching adults received the international prize in the field of eliminating rural illiteracy from the Arab Organization for Culture, Sciences and Education for 1999.
Egypt, Education, 1/17/2000
Sudanese court to rule on parliament's dissolution
After the decision of the Sudanese constitutional court to decide on the legitimacy of the dissolution of the Sudanese Parliament, the followers of Hassan Turabi, head of the dissolved parliament, hope for a judicial verdict that cancels dissolving the parliament and ends the state of emergency.
Sudan, Politics, 1/17/2000
Egyptian organization for the human rights demands investigators to declare details of Al Kosheh events
The legal and data studies center for the human rights in Cairo asked the Egyptian investigative organizations to declare the complete facts in front of the public opinion concerning the details of Al Kosheh's last events and the events that took place in the same village in 1998.
Egypt, Politics, 1/17/2000
Israel's refusal to joint NPT is a threat, Arab League
The Arab League said on Sunday that Israel's refusal to join the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) placing its nuclear power under the "comprehensive insurance system" constitutes a threat to security.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 1/17/2000
Discussing means of exporting Egyptian natural gas
Three working groups including technical, economic and financial experts from the general Egyptian organization for petroleum and the companies affiliated to the sector are starting to evaluate exporting and manufacturing the natural gas locally.
Egypt, Economics, 1/17/2000
Referendum in Sahara depends on participation of all Moroccans of Sahrawi origin
The holding of the referendum in the southern provinces depends on the participation of all Moroccans of Sahrawi origin.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 1/17/2000
Israeli minister calls for reducing representation in talks with Syria
Israeli Labor Minister Eliyahu Yishai from the Shas movement has called for reducing the level of Israel's representation in the Shepherdstown negotiations with Syria.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/17/2000
Report on negotiations on the Syrian track
negotiations on the Syrian track are dealing four main issues in the security file.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/17/2000
Extending cease fire in southern Sudan
The Sudanese government said yesterday that it is extending the cease fire in southern Sudan for three months.
Sudan, Politics, 1/17/2000
25 suspects in Al-Kosheh's incident, arrested
Egypt, Politics, 1/17/2000
Palestinian economy records remarkable growth in 1999
The U.N. special coordinator to the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), Terje Larsen announced that the Palestinian economy has considerably improved during 1999, unemployment was slashed and revenues increased.
Palestine, Economics, 1/17/2000
Saudi Arabia, Japan for industrial cooperation
Saudi Minister of Industry and Electricity Hashem Yamani met on Saturday in Riyadh with Japanese Minister of International Trade and Industry Takashi Fokaya, currently visiting Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia-Japan, Politics, 1/17/2000
Fassi Fihri on European Parliament work visit
Foreign affairs secretary of state, Taib Fassi Fihri, started Monday a working visit to the European Parliament to look into aspects of Moroccan-EU cooperation, said a press release of the foreign affairs and cooperation department.
Morocco-European Union, Politics, 1/17/2000
Muslims, Copts feast together
During the past week, Egypt had two holidays. Muslims and Copts celebrated Eid el-Fitr (Leaser Bairam) and Christmas, respectively. According to astronomical calculations, Muslim and Christian celebrations directly coincide in this way every 33 years.
Egypt, Religion, 1/17/2000
Mediations for the return of Hamas leaders to Jordan
The chairman of the political bureau of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement, Khaled Mashaal, has expected that within one week the results of current mediation for the return to Jordan of four Hamas leaders who were expelled in November, 1999 to Qatar will become clear.
Jordan, Politics, 1/17/2000
Continued Israeli attacks against south Lebanon
News reports from south Lebanon said the Lebanese resistance foiled an Israeli parachuting attempt from helicopters after 20 minutes of clashes. The resistance sources said one of its groups attacked an Israeli patrol on Beaufort position's road. The attack resulted in destroying a vehicle and killing and wounding its personnel.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/17/2000
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United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan on Saturday released a "federal" decree that provides for establishing a federal national council, during the convening of the 12th session. The Gulf News Agency said the federal national council includes 40 members with each of the emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai sending eight members, six members for Sharja and Ra's al Khaymah, and four members each for Umm al Qaywayn, Ajman and Al Fujayrah emirates.
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A telephone call was made on Sunday between Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa and US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Discussions dealt with results of the previous round of Israeli- Syrian peace talks in Shepherdstown and prospects of the Middle East peace process in light of evolutions and assessments which the sides concerned will reach before taking a decision on the date of the forthcoming round.
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Talks started on Sunday evening in Damascus between Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa and a European Union delegation led by Portuguese Foreign Minister Jaime Gama and Javier Solana, secretary general of the council of the European Union, the higher representatives for common foreign and security policy.
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King Mohammed VI sent Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika a message of thanks and best wishes in answer to a message by the Algerian head of state on the occasion of Aid al Fitr.
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King Mohammed VI started on Sunday a private visit to France. A statement of the Moroccan Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery says the king will be host this Monday to a dinner hosted by French President Jacques Chirac.
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A study by the Egyptian defense industry assured the possibility of manufacturing an Egyptian passenger car and the possibility of the contribution of the defense industry production companies to it to provide the high technology needed whether in field of mechanical, engineering or chemical industries in addition to having international technologies in this field. ArabicNews.com learned that the study aims to exploit these technological capacities of the national companies for defense industry that largely contribute to the basic industries of the car industry through manufacturing parts to the highest technical level.
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Meetings of Libyan and German economic activists started on Sunday in Tripoli, Libya to discuss means of maintaining cooperation in the areas of commerce, industry and investment in various fields.
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It was announced in London on Sunday that British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook will visit Jordan on Wednesday to hold discussions with several Jordanian officials dealing with the latest developments concerning the Middle East peace process as well as bilateral relations between Jordan and Britain and means of giving them a push forward in various fields.
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Israeli Radio said on Sunday that Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdul Illah al-Khatib visits Israel today to hold talks with Israeli officials. No news was disclosed on the content of these talks.
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"The Egyptian economy nowadays is competent to attract more foreign investments, especially that Egypt is focusing on the industrial activities," said head of the British business delegation recently visiting Egypt at the invitation of the Ministry of Environment Affairs.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has asserted, "We are approaching a decisive moment in the negotiations on the Syrian- Israeli track," adding, "We cannot assess when these negotiations will be concluded and what their results might be."
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US Georgetown University Board of Trustees supported selection of President Hosni Mubarak to be granted an honorary doctorate. The whereases of selection mentioned President Mubarak's chain of accomplishments starting from "helming well the ship of his country amidst gales in the wake of assassination of late President Sadat", and to the "leading of economic transformation in his country without prejudicing the social structure." The US University Board also referred to the unprecedented freedom of press achieved in Mubarak's era.
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Delegate chairman of the Moroccan committee for the promotion of Morocco's bid to host the 2006 World Cup football finals, Driss Benhima, arrived Sunday in Harare, the first leg of his second African tour meant to drum up support of continental institutions.
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The Iraqi child Mariam left yesterday a center for treating cancer in the Jordanian capital, Amman, coming back home after finishing a treatment that lasted two-and-a-half months.
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Hicham Arazi makes it to the second round of Australia's international tennis tournament after victory over the Spaniard Julian Alonso (6/3,8/6 and 6/2). Two other Moroccans, Younes el Aynaoui and Karim Alami, play their first games in the tournament today.
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