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Mubarak discusses Egypt's relations with world countries
Egypt, Politics, 1/25/2000
UAE minister arrives in Damascus
United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Finance and Industrial Affairs Muhammad Khalfan Bin Kharbash and members of the accompanying delegation arrived in Damascus on Monday.
Syria-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 1/25/2000
On Bashar's visit to Iran
The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Hamid Rida Asefi, stressed on Monday that Bashar al-Assad will pay a visit to Iran and that current contacts and communications are underway between the two countries to set a date for this visit.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 1/25/2000
New government in Sudan
On the eve of an important meeting for the ruling Sudanese National Congress Party, during which Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and the secretary general of the party, Hassan Turabi, agreed on new proposals to share responsibilities, a matter which put an end to crisis between the two men which lasted for 6 weeks, Sudanese television said on Monday that President al-Bashir formed a new government in which the ministers of defense, foreign affairs and the interior as well as the information kept their posts.
Sudan, Politics, 1/25/2000
Algerian foreign minister arrives in Paris
Algerian Foreign Minister Youcef Yousfi arrived in Paris on Monday on board a private plane on an official visit to France at the invitation of French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine.
Algeria-France, Politics, 1/25/2000
Syria, Lebanon renew cooperation agreement
Syrian and Lebanon signed in Beirut on Monday an agreement that provides for renewing cooperation in the field of electric power between the two states.
Lebanon-Syria, Economics, 1/25/2000
Moroccan-Tunisian talks in Rabat on women and family affairs
Tunisian secretary of state for women and family affairs, Naziha Zarouk, who started on Monday a visit to Morocco held talks with several cabinet members on means to upgrade cooperation and join efforts to promote women's role in society.
Morocco-Tunisia, Culture, 1/25/2000
Palestinian, Lebanese rejection of settling Palestinians
The Palestinian official in charge of the refugee issue in the Palestinian Authority, Asaad Abdul Rahman, has asserted that there is a total agreement between the Palestinian and Lebanese sides to refuse settlement.
Palestine-Lebanon, Politics, 1/25/2000
Mubarak receives Malaysian Foreign Minister
The visiting Minister stressed the importance of boosting bilateral trade and to resume meetings of a joint committee. Moussa hinted that trade exchange will reach 500 million dollars in 2000 and could be doubled.
Egypt-Malaysia, Politics, 1/25/2000
Attempts at sowing sedition rejected
The society is capable of differentiating between good and evil, right and wrong and truth and lies, the President said. President Mubarak affirmed that the whole society must be committed to provide an atmosphere of fair elections. It is the responsibility of those who nominate themselves and run for the elections.This requires a significant amount of discipline, refraining from the use of all forms of force and maintaining judicial control over the activities of the constituencies, President Mubarak said.
Egypt, Politics, 1/25/2000
El-Merghany: We refuse any communications outside the Egyptian - Libyan initiative
Mohammed Ossman El-Merghany, head of the opposition Sudanese Democratic National Alliance, said after discussions yesterday with Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa that the Sudanese Democratic National Alliance supports and adheres to the Egyptian - Libyan initiative, which works on saving Sudan and achieving a comprehensive reconciliation as well as creating stability in Sudan.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 1/25/2000
European Parliament pays tribute to Egypt's handling of Al- Kusheh events
The European Parliament renounced the draft resolution which has no solid facts, submitted by a group of popular parties.
Egypt-European Union, Politics, 1/25/2000
Arafat visits Cairo today
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat arrived today in Cairo on a two-day visit, during which he will meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to discuss the results of his latest discussions in Washington and Brussels.
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 1/25/2000
Oman projects $ 50.6 million fund to boost bourse
The Omani Minister of commerce and industry, Maqboul Bin Ali Sultan, said that there are projects to establish a new fund of $ 50.6 mln to strengthen the Omani bourse and provide cash liquidity for investors.
Oman, Economics, 1/25/2000
A cooperation agreement between Damascus, UK chambers of commerce
The chairman of the federation of Syrian chambers of commerce, Ratib al-Shallah, who is also the chairman of the Damascus Chamber of Commerce, on Monday signed with Peter Masyous an agreement on cooperation, exchange of information, and mutual announcements of chances for cooperation and deepening trade exchange between the Damascus Chamber of Commerce and the chambers of commerce in Birmingham and Dadly, UK.
Syria-UK, Economics, 1/25/2000
Czech support for Mubarak's call to free ME from mass destruction weapons
Czech Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Jan Kavan Sunday voiced his country's support for President Hosni Mubarak's call to render the Middle East free from all kinds of weapons of mass destruction.
Egypt-Czech Republic, Politics, 1/25/2000
Necessity to remove obstacles hampering peace tracks
President Hosni Mubarak's visit to Jordan Sunday afternoon and his meeting with King Abdullah II represents a link in continued consultations between the two leaders.
Egypt-Jordan, Politics, 1/25/2000
Egyptian - Jordanian talks stress deep links, full understanding
"The talks held by President Mubarak Friday and Saturday in Damascus and Amman were successful and have stressed the deep links and full understanding between Cairo on one side and Syria and Jordan on the other," Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said.
Egypt-Jordan, Politics, 1/25/2000
Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister visiting Doha: No nuclear cooperation with Israel
Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Jin Piding denied that there is any nuclear cooperation between his country and Israel, saying that China achieved a high level of progress in the nuclear field, and it depends in this field on its own potential.
Qatar-China, Politics, 1/25/2000
Levy and the negotiations with Syria
Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy has called for continuing negotiations between Israel and Syria, saying that peace serves both Syria and Israel, equally.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/25/2000
Arab reconciliation, responsibility of all Arab states
After he recalled that Europe established its unity by addressing causes of war, Radi said Arab reconciliation needs a culture of compromise and reciprocal concessions.
Regional-Morocco, Politics, 1/25/2000
Most Moroccan enterprises ignore advantages of stock exchange, study
Nearly 29% of Moroccan enterprises have no idea about the conditions required to be listed on the stock exchange, 52% ignore the moves and procedures for the listing while 34% are not properly informed of the advantages of the stock exchange.
Morocco, Business, 1/25/2000
A US Jewish businessman and peace between Israel and Syria
In its Monday morning news bulletin Israeli Radio said that high-ranking Israeli officials asked the US Jewish businessman Dani Ebram to slow down the implementation of his plan to organize a visit for US Congress members to Damascus to meet with Syrian President Hafez al-Assad.
Syria-Israel-USA, Politics, 1/25/2000
Barak and the Syrian conditions to withdraw from the Golan
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak said that nobody asked him that Israel should, in writing, withdraw until June 1967 border line as a precondition to resuming negotiations with Syria.
Syria, Politics, 1/25/2000
Egyptian - Norwegian economic cooperation
Egyptian Minister of Public Business Sector Mokhtar Khattab discussed yesterday while receiving a Norwegian industrial delegation under the chairmanship of Minister of Trade and Industry Lars Sponheim who is currently visiting Cairo a program for reforming the Egyptian economy, privatization and investment opportunities in Egypt.
Egypt-Norway, Economics, 1/25/2000
US assistant secretary of trade in Morocco Wednesday
US Assistant Secretary of Trade Robert L. Mallet is expected in Rabat on Wednesday on a three-day visit for talks on Moroccan-American cooperation in matters of trade and investments.
Morocco-USA, Economics, 1/25/2000
Saeb Erekat: Palestinians will only accept Jerusalem as a capital
Erekat asserted that there are 32 rights of the transitional stage that Israel not yet implemented, emphasizing that Israel abide by peace requirements.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/25/2000
Palestinians still hope to restore parts of Jerusalem soon
Palestinian officials still hope to spread their control over areas close to Jerusalem within the upcoming implementation of the Israeli troop redeployment in the West Bank.
Palestine, Politics, 1/25/2000
French professor: Peace between Israel and the Arabs will be a truce
Regional-France, Politics, 1/25/2000
Egyptian parliament chairman receives invitation to attend parliamentary conference in Algeria
Ahmed Fathi Serour, chairman of the Egyptian People's Council, accepted the invitation he received yesterday to attend meetings of a parliamentary conference in Algeria during February.
Egypt-Algeria, Politics, 1/25/2000
Istiqlal party rejects results of UN identification operation in Sahara
The Istiqlal Party, a member of the leftist-led coalition government, rejected results released last week by the UN identification commission regarding the eligibility of members of three contested tribes.
Morocco, Politics, 1/25/2000
Mashaal refuses Jordanian offer
The chairman of the political bureau in the Islamic resistance movement (Hamas) Khaled Mashaal has announced his rejection of an offer proposed by the Jordanian government to permit four expelled members of the movement, including Mashaal himself, to visit Jordan for ten days.
Jordan-Regional, Politics, 1/25/2000
Closure of 14 local newspapers in Egypt continues
The Egyptian Ministry of the Interior said the closure of 14 local newspapers in the Egyptian capital was continuing according to the decision of Cairo's governor, Abd El-Rahim Shehata.
Egypt, Politics, 1/25/2000
Iraq and Jordan agreed on renewing the petroleum agreement
Iraq and Jordan agreed to renew the annual petroleum agreement between them, according to which Jordan gets its petroleum needs from Iraq for one year.
Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 1/25/2000
China tackles implementing Libyan railway project
It was said in Tripoli yesterday that a joint Chinese - Libyan committee assigned to study the railway project which will link Libya to the African countries.
Libya-China, Economics, 1/25/2000
Lebanese Hizbullah chief confers with Mashaal
The secretary general of the Hizbullah party, Hassan Nasrallah, on Monday in Beirut discussed with the chairman of the political bureau of the Hamas movement, Khaled Mashaal, current conditions in the current phase.
Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 1/25/2000
Tunis and Dubai shopping festival twinned
An agreement for the twinning of the shopping festivals of Tunis and Dubai was signed on Monday at a ceremony held at the premises of the Dubai port authority division in the free trade zone of Jabel Ali, in the United Arab Emirates.
Tunisia-United Arab Emirates, Business, 1/25/2000
Rate of inflation drops to minimum since economic reform
Egypt, Economics, 1/25/2000
Sugar beet harvest increase in 1999-2000 campaign
The harvest of sugar beets is expected to reach 850,000 to 900,000 tons this year in the Gharb and Loukkos regions (western and northern Morocco).
Morocco, Agriculture, 1/25/2000
Canadian firm projects $ 250 million alfa pulp plant in eastern Morocco
A Canadian firm will build a plant to produce Alfa-based pulp and other products in eastern Morocco, for an initial investment estimated at $ 250 million.
Morocco-Canada, Business, 1/25/2000
Intelligence, problem solving at the individual and social level
We digress from our usual form to deal with an abstract subject , intelligence, as a foundation for other articles about problem solving at the social level.
Regional, Science, 1/25/2000
Culture and its role in development
Culture is the tool by which societies preserve values and habits that have proven to work over a long period of time. These values are transmitted from one generation to the next, giving a sense of continuity and having to avoid the mistakes of the past and embodying knowledge that is suitable to that culture in the environment in which it has evolved.
Regional, Analysis, 1/25/2000
Governments and problem solving for development
The approach typically used in developing countries is to deal swiftly with the problem by arresting the troublemakers and using police and judicial tools at hand. That is needed and is the first order of business for any country, restoring the peace. But that is dealing with the surface issue.
Regional, Analysis, 1/25/2000
The press and its role in development
The press is the only entity providing any sense of balance to the all powerful and monopolistic nature of government, and the USA founding father Thomas Jefferson's statement that he would rather have a free press without a government rather than a government without a free press speaks of why the press was made the fifth informal branch of government (after the constitution, legislative, judicial and executive branches), through its institution in the first amendment.
Regional, Analysis, 1/25/2000
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Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh is receiving tomorrow during his visit to Cairo which starts today Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid to discuss the latest developments in the Arab arena, especially the situation in Somalia in light of the Djiboutian initiative and establishing peace in Sudan, as well as the situation in the African Horn region.
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The political advisor for the Egyptian president, Osama al-Baz, has expressed Egypt's welcome "anytime" for a visit to be paid by Bashar al-Assad, son of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, to Cairo. Al-Baz said that Bashar al-Assad is one of the public figures who has interests in the political affairs in Syria and Arab affairs in general, adding, "Egypt welcomes the visit of any Syrian official who is close to President Hafez al-Assad."
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The Kuwaiti daily al-Anbaa quoted well-informed Syrian sources as saying on Monday that the coming days will witness vast regional and Arab consultations that may result in convening the stumbled Arab summit.
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Yemen's deputy premier and foreign minister, Abdul Qader Bajmal, arrived in Jeddah on Monday in a visit to Saudi Arabia during which he will hand over a message from Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia.
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The Egyptian daily al-Wafd issued on Monday quoted well-informed Egyptian sources as saying that Cairo will resume within the coming days the mediation efforts between Syria and Turkey with the objective of making an integrated formula for relations between the two countries in a way that complies with the after-peace phase between Syria and Israel.
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Prospects for cooperation between Egypt and Japan were explored by Minister of Electricity and Ali El-Seedi and the Executive of the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation for Africa.
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United Arab Emirates Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ebeid Bin Seif El-Naseri stated that the current increase in petroleum prices to nearly 30 dollars per barrel reflects the actual supply and demand elements in the market in addition to the speculation elements which work on inflating prices in case of an increase or decrease in prices.
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German Defense Minister Rudolf Scharping will visit Jordan on February 2 for two days. The Jordanian daily al-Dostour said the German defense minister will meet during his visit with Jordan's King Abdullah II, Prime Minister Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh and high-ranking Jordanian military men on several issues of concern to the two countries, especially in the military field.
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Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri left today the American University hospital in Beirut after recovering following surgery a few days ago. Berri, who will resume his usual activities during the coming few days, thanked those who felt assured on his health whether by visits, phone calls, sending cables or flowers and cards.
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The Moroccan community based in the Canadian province of Quebec are collecting funds for Moroccan disabled persons in Morocco. The operation to close next February 29 is targeting 100,000 Canadian dollars in cash and donations of medical equipment. A Moroccan monthly and other associations of Moroccans living in Canada are behind the initiative that also included a north african music concert. The concert attracted 300 guests who braved the cold to support the cause.
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Youth and sports minister Ahmed Moussaoui said Morocco, bidding for the 2006 World Cup, will be showing "concrete things" to FIFA's inspection delegation expected in Mars. Delegates who visited the kingdom for the previous bids in 1994 and 1998 will witness all the changes that have taken place in the country, he told the weekly "Al Sahifa."
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Morocco has co-drafted a convention on yachting in the Mediterranean and took part in a meeting of governmental experts held recently in Monaco to finalize the convention.
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The Moroccan squad held in Lagos Monday the last practice session before taking on Congo today. The probable lineup for the match reffed by an umpire from Ghana is: Fouhami, Saber, Hadrioui, Nyebet, Nekrouz, Tahar Lakhlej, Chippo, Chiba, Hadji, Bahja and Camacho.
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Moroccan tennis star Hicham Arazi lost here early Tuesday to Andre Agassi in three sets (6-4, 6-4, 6-2) in the quarter-finals of Australia's International Tennis Tournament.
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa on Monday stressed that Egypt works to have a sort of coordination between Syria and the Palestinians in the peace negotiations with Israel.
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