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The Egyptian paper al-Osbo issued in Cairo on Monday said that Syrian President Hafez al-Assad will meet with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in Cairo within the coming days. The Egyptian paper added that the meeting will be made at the initiative of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who seeks to minimize disputes between Syria and the Palestinian government. Go

Foreign Minister Amr Moussa Monday said that Israel should honor the obligations that were not executed up till now. After his meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy one day before the Middle East multilateral talks due to begin on Tuesday, Moussa said he briefed the Israeli Minister on Egypt's position on bilateral and multilateral talks, stressing that Egypt seeks that obligations be met. Go

King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia has called for mobilizing efforts in support of Muslim causes in various international circles. This call was advocated by the Saudi king upon presiding on Monday over a meeting of the Saudi Cabinet and after he briefed on the content of talks he held with Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid, who on Sunday concluded a three-day official visit to Saudi Arabia. Go

The Gulf Cooperation Council's six member states (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) plan to jointly purchase $70 million in hospital supplies, Bahrain Tribune reported. Go

Acting Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday expressed his readiness to meet with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in the Palestinian Authority's territories. He added he will fulfill the invitation extended to him to visit the Palestinian territories in due time. Go

Indian Minister of Information Aroun Jaitly arrived in Abu Dhabi late on Sunday evening in a visit to the United Arab Emirates which will last for two days. Go

Abdulmalik Dehamshe, chairman of the United Arab List in the Israeli Knesset, expressed his belief that the Palestinian and Israeli sides will not be able to reach an agreement in the final status talks before a February 13 deadline, as the Palestinians will not accept an alternative to an Arab Jerusalem. Go

A Monte Carlo radio correspondent quoted Israeli sources as saying on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has explained to the US administration that Israel will not escalate conditions on the Lebanese front but that it also will not accept "painful" operations that might divert the peace process from its track. Go

Danish Minister of Health, Carsten Koch said that the Egyptian economy is flourishing. Thus, it has become qualified for absorbing the state-of-the-art technology. He affirmed the Danish companies' willingness to establish joint ventures in Egypt. "The medical services in Egypt are promising and progressing," Koch said, noting that he has lured large international companies to enter the Egyptian investment market. Go

The Israeli Infrastructure Ministry said on Monday that a delegation representing it will visit Jordan next week to hold talks on cooperation with Jordan in the area of energy. A spokeswoman for the Israeli ministry said the two sides will discuss a possible link between the electricity grid networks in Israel and Jordan. Go

German Minister of Economic Cooperation Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul is to conclude her visit to Egypt on Friday after holding discussions with Egyptian officials and businessmen, as well as signing many agreements to boost economic and technical cooperation between Cairo and Bonn and discussing increasing the volume of German economic aid to Egypt in appreciation of the great advances which Egypt achieves in economic reform. Go

Kuwait's first deputy premier and foreign minister, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad, on Monday received three written messages from the foreign ministers of Morocco, the Russian Federation and Indonesia connected to bilateral relations and issues of mutual concern. Go

A statement issued by the industrialists association in Israel said that exports of computer software reached $2.5 billion annually and achieved 23% growth last year, but the report does not refer to the headquarters of the exporting companies, whether they were registered in Israel or have branches in Tel Aviv. Go

The Spanish firm "Alsa," the largest transport company in Spain, has invested $10 million in urban transport in Marrakesh. The company --which opened a branch in Marrakesh over the weekend-- will service as of next April 17 bus lines over a 17 km long network. Go

Samira Akdawi, manager of the Egyptian fund for technical cooperation with Africa in the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, said that the trilateral Egyptian - Japanese - African cooperation is currently witnessing wide activity in boosting the African members in training personnel in various fields which reflects on the development plans in the African countries. Go

The first golf open of the African continent might be held in Morocco, the African Golf Confederation chairman Habib Zerhouni told the daily "Le Matin." He said the kingdom honored Africa by its know-how and staging of major golf events such as the Hassan II Trophy. Go

The Egyptian capital is to witness the first fair for airport equipment on February between 16 - 18, in which 20 Arab and foreign countries are to participate under the auspices of the civil aviation organization and EgyptAir corporation. Go

The Israeli Radio correspondent reported that during his talks in Cairo on Sunday with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak raised the question of the Israeli spy Azzam Azzam, who was sentenced to imprisonment in Egypt on charges of spying for the interest of Israel. The Israeli radio correspondent said so far the answer of the Egyptian president to Barak's request is not known. Go

The United Nations Security Council yesterday unanimously adopted resolution 1288, extending the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to July 21, 2000. Go

The Moroccan men's and women's judo teams are on training sessions in Europe in preparation for African championships slated for May in Algiers. The month-long program includes competition of Moroccan Judokas in tournaments in France and Austria. Go

Operation Northern Watch aircraft yesterday attacked "elements of the Iraqi integrated air defense system" after being fired on by Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery "from sites near Bashiqah," the US European Command said. Go

Over 600 pharmacists from Europe, Africa and Arab countries will meet in Marrakesh this Feb. 3-5 to examine perspectives of the industry in the 3rd millennium. The meeting will assess the future role of pharmacists in health prevention and awareness promotion. Go

A box of hospital supplies containing radioactive materials that was lost in Doha over the weekend was recovered, unopened, yesterday, Gulf Times reported. Go

Prof. Kai Ming Chan, President of the Asian Federation of Sports Medicine (AFSM), said in an interview with the Oman Daily Observer that sports medicine is to be incorporated into the Omani undergraduate medical curriculum. Go