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Holy botany : Plants of the Koran and the Bible
"I am a botanist who is fascinated with the flora of the Koran and the Bible and a scientists who loves the plants of Bilad al-Sham", US professor Dr. Lytton Musselman told ArabicNews.com on his objective behind choosing the theme Holy Botany: Plants of the Koran and the Bible
Regional, Religion, 2/4/2000
Umm Kalthoum:The Voice of Egypt, a gift to all Arabs
Singing her praise: "Life in the Arab world came to a stop" when the star sang, of course, but also when she died. On February 3, 1975, millions of Egyptians poured into the streets to express their grief.
Egypt, People, 2/4/2000
Government to submit women integration plan to king if no agreement is reached
If no agreement is reached on legal provisions of women's integration to development plan, the government said Thursday it will submit the matter to King Mohammed VI.
Morocco, Politics, 2/4/2000
Arab labor conference in Sinai in March
It was decided to convene the 23rd session of the Arab labor conference in Sharm El-Sheik city in southern Sinai on March 4 - 11.
Regional, Politics, 2/4/2000
US $850,000, the budget of the Arab economic unity council
an executive program was laid to resume the implementation of the common Arab market's rules in the context of the Arab economic unity agreement as from January 1, 2000, according to the formula proposed by the general secretariat that provides for freeing Arab commodities and exempting them within three years.
Regional, Economics, 2/4/2000
Arab inter-trade committees ends talks in Cairo
An official source at the economic division of the Arab League said that this committee, which is one of the committees of the Greater Arab Free Trade Zone, dedicated its meetings to discussing means of dealing with taxes and fees of similar impact in the framework of the free trade zone.
Regional, Economics, 2/4/2000
Sudanese president calls on Garang to join the peace process
The agency quoted al-Bashir as saying in a speech he read on Tuesday in the city of Wau (the second-largest city in Sudan), "Let's make this year a year of peace and progress." He called on the rebels of southern Sudan to "respond to the calls for establishing peace through taking part in rebuilding and developing a new Sudan."
Sudan-North Africa, Politics, 2/4/2000
Al-Sharaa discusses with Albright, Ivanov the situation in the region
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa on Thursday received a telephone call from Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov during which views were exchanged on current conditions in the region and the Middle East peace process developments.
Syria-Russia, Politics, 2/4/2000
Mubarak to open first conference for the COMESA assembly in Cairo
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will open the first conference for the COMESA assembly that will begin in Cairo on February 28 and last for two days.
Egypt-Africa, Economics, 2/4/2000
Lebanese prime minister confers with Lord Levy
Member of the British House of Lords Michael Levy, who is also the delegate of the British prime minister, has praised the Syrian position concerning the Middle East peace process.
Lebanon-UK, Politics, 2/4/2000
El-Merghany: Procedures to prepare reconciliation atmosphere go slowly in Sudan
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa met yesterday with Mohamed Ossman El-Merghany, head of the opposition Sudanese Democratic National Alliance, in the attendance of Mostafa El-Feki, the assistant foreign minister for Arab affairs, and Rafik Khalil, manager of Sudan's administration.
Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 2/4/2000
Al-Sharaa to hold important talks in Riyadh
An official source announced at the Saudi Foreign Ministry in Riyadh on Wednesday that "important talks" will be held in the middle of this month in Riyadh between Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal and Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa concerning peace negotiations between Syria and Israel.
Saudi Arabia-Syria, Politics, 2/4/2000
Moroccan-Mauritanian parliamentary group set up
The chamber of advisors, upper house of the Moroccan parliament, and the Mauritanian senate agreed to set up a group of friendship and brotherhood as a frame of fruitful dialogue and consultation between the two chambers' members.
Morocco-Mauritania, Politics, 2/4/2000
Moroccan justice minister tells French Parliament of human rights progress
Moroccan Justice Minister Omar Azziman expounded before the French national assembly's foreign committee human rights progress covered in Morocco.
Morocco-France, Politics, 2/4/2000
Ruling Egyptian party nominates Copts
The ruling National Democratic Party in Egypt has decided to enroll the names of Coptic personalities in its election lists during the coming parliamentary elections, according to a source close to this party.
Egypt, Politics, 2/4/2000
US under-secretary for Mideast and North Africa in Morocco
The US under-secretary of state for the Middle East and North Africa, Edward Walker, is visiting Morocco this Friday, last leg of a Maghreb tour that led him to Algeria and Tunisia.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 2/4/2000
Egyptian company contributes to implementing electric station in Tunis
An Egyptian contracting company won a contract worth $1.5 million to implement the operations of the basic infrastructure for an electric station, the second in Tunis.
Tunisia-Egypt, Economics, 2/4/2000
Saudi crown prince agrees to open a branch of the Open Arab University
Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz has agreed on the establishment of the "Open Arab University" as well as to open a branch for it in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia, Education, 2/4/2000
Morocco, Libya endeavor to resume air flights, Youssoufi
Morocco and Libya are endeavoring to resume air flights between the two states after Tripoli adopted a positive stand on the issue, said Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi.
Morocco-Libya, Economics, 2/4/2000
Bulgaria says all Sahrawis should participate in referendum
The visiting speaker of the Bulgarian Parliament, Yordan Sokolov, said his country supports the Moroccan stance that all Sahrawis should be given a chance to take part in the UN-projected referendum in the Sahara.
Morocco-Bulgaria, Politics, 2/4/2000
Tunisia, Walker's second station in Arab Maghreb
The US under secretary of state for Middle East and North Africa affairs, Edward Walker, arrived on Thursday in Tunisia, his second leg in a tour he had started on Wednesday in Algeria in the countries of the Arab Maghreb states.
Tunisia-USA, Politics, 2/4/2000
Moroccan Bar Association denounces identification results in Sahara
The Moroccan Bar Association denounced the latest results of the UN identification operation which found only 4% of three Sahrawi tribes eligible to vote in the UN-projected referendum.
Morocco, Politics, 2/4/2000
Establishing a Saudi company for investment with 100 million Riyals capital
The Saudi businessmen's council decided to establish a holding company for joint investment in Saudi Arabia with a capital of 100 million Saudi Riyals.
Saudi Arabia, Business, 2/4/2000
Syrians in the Golan: Liberation day is evident
The Syrian citizens on the occupied Golan Heights have asserted their belonging and total clinging to Syria and expressed their anticipation of that day when they return to Syria.
Syria, Politics, 2/4/2000
Conference on Somali reconciliation in Djibouti
Political sources have asserted that a reconciliation conference will be held between the warring Somali factions within the few coming weeks, under the auspices of Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh.
Somalia-Djibouti, Politics, 2/4/2000
Damascus: Unemployment rate 8%, will decrease when peace is made with Israel
Syrian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Ali Khalil on Wednesday expected the unemployment rate to be settled at 8% for this year, adding that this rate is to become lower if a peace agreement is reached between Syria and Israel.
Syria, Economics, 2/4/2000
On Lord Levy's visit to Damascus
Lord Michael Levy held talks on Wednesday in Damascus centered on the Middle East peace process and means of resuming negotiations between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa.
Syria-UK, Politics, 2/4/2000
Belgium closely follows democratic evolution in Morocco
Belgian Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Louis Michel, who arrived in Casablanca on Thursday for a four-day visit, said his country is closely following democratic evolution in Morocco.
Morocco-Belgium, Politics, 2/4/2000
German economic delegation to visit Egypt next week
German Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce is organizing in association with the German embassy in Cairo a visit by an economic delegation of the businessmen from Hamburg on February 6 - 10.
Egypt-Germany, Economics, 2/4/2000
LE 5 million for Egypt's participation in Expo 2000 in Germany
Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid agreed on ratifying LE 5 million for the Egyptian participation in the EXPO 2000 fair that will be held in Hannover, Germany for five months starting from June 1 and running until the end of October.
Egypt-Germany, Economics, 2/4/2000
Egyptian economic delegation heads to Greece to look for export opportunities
Egypt-Greece, Economics, 2/4/2000
Kuwaiti foreign minister undergoes medical tests
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah has stated that he underwent satisfactory medical tests after he had influenza.
Kuwait, People, 2/4/2000
Egypt calls for international cooperation in combating terrorism
Egyptian Interior Minister Habab al-Adly asserted the necessity of international cooperation for combating terrorism.
Egypt-International, Politics, 2/4/2000
Decrease in Egyptian orange exports to Saudi Arabia
A group of Egyptian orange exporters decided decreasing the quantities heading to Saudi Arabia by 1% after a retreat in the price per ton of more than $40 US at one time.
Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Business, 2/4/2000
Egyptian plan to facilitate entry of 200,000 tourists through Taba
El-Hamy El-Zayat, head of the Egyptian tourism companies chamber, asserted that there is a work plan aimed at facilitating the entry of tourists to Israel from all over the world who desire to visit Egyptian tourism areas through Taba.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 2/4/2000
Dubai Shopping Festival to host Disney's shows on ice
The management of the fifth session of Dubai Shopping Festival, which will be held on March 1 - 31, decided to present the entertainment program for Disney on Ice to amaze the festival's visitors.
United Arab Emirates, Economics, 2/4/2000
Two companies inject $110 million in steel projects
Two Moroccan companies will inject $110 million (1.1 billion Dh) in two steel projects in Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar, 170 KM south of Rabat.
Morocco, Business, 2/4/2000
Understanding committee condemns Israel, holds it responsible for escalation
The April Understanding Monitoring Committee on Thursday held Israel responsible for violating items of the understanding through targeting Lebanese civilians in the occupied parts of south Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 2/4/2000
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Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy is due to visit Cairo on Sunday, during which he will be received by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, as the Israeli minister will inform Mubarak on the peace process' latest developments and the exerted efforts to continue it. Diplomatic sources in Cairo said Levy will discuss during his talks in Cairo the Palestinian refugee issue and that discussing this issue comes four years after the Israeli delay of convening a specialized committee to discuss it that includes Egypt, Palestine, Jordan and Israel.
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Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid met on Thursday in Cairo with German Minister for International Cooperation Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul and discussed with her cooperation relations between the two countries in various economic fields.
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Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi will be visiting Thailand as of Feb. 17 to lead the Moroccan delegation to UNCTAD works. Youssoufi will take the floor before the UNCTAD conference in Bangkok and hold side-meetings with his Thai peer and other heads of delegations.
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King Abdullah II of Jordan said that he intends to visit Israel during the coming two weeks, expressing his hope that Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa will visit Jordan, especially after the visit to be paid by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on Sunday to Amman, expressing his optimism over the possibility that Syria and Israel can reach a settlement between them during the current year.
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Syrian Prime Minister Mahmoud al-Zou'bi on Wednesday in Damascus received Jordanian Minister of Agriculture Hashem al-Shabboul. Discussions dealt with relations between Syria and Jordan in the area of agriculture and means of consolidating these relations for the welfare of the two states. Present at the meeting were the Syrian minister of agriculture and agrarian reform and the Jordanian ambassador in Damascus.
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The Egyptian Economy Ministry decided to allow Kenyan tea imports after the return of customs exemptions on the Egyptian exports to Kenya, especially on Egyptian rice upon which the Kenyan government imposed during the past three months 51% customs fees.
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Upon his arrival in Khartoum on Thursday, Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki held a round of talks with the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and the two presidents discussed their bilateral relations which have recently witnessed tremendous development.
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The Italian cabinet announced on Thursday that the Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema will visit Syria and Jordan on February 21 and 22. D'Alema had canceled a visit to Jordan scheduled on January 30 and 31 due to a Cabinet crisis in Italy.
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An economic delegation from Brussels is expected in Morocco this February 20-21 to explore business opportunities. According to a Belgian official statement, the Belgian firm "Kinepolis" is projecting to build in Casablanca a compound of theaters, conference rooms and an entertainment center. Another company, "Unibra," has projects to invest in a soda plant.
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An inter-Arab conference on the urban environment of the Arab city in the 21st century will be held this April 3-4 in Tunis. Engineers from twelve Arab states will take part in the conference, which will be preceded by the ordinary session of the council of Arab engineers.
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Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Sami Fahmi, currently visiting Turkey, said he had signed with his Turkish counterpart, Cumhur Ersumer, on Wednesday in Ankara a protocol of cooperation in the area of oil exploration in the two countries that also provided for exporting the Egyptian natural gas to Turkey.
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Syrian Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Abdul Hamid al-Munajjid on Wednesday opened a training course on the environment and clean industrial technologies. This course was organized by the Syrian environment ministry in collaboration with the Swedish International Cooperation Agency and the Swedish consulting company SWECO. However, the participants in this six-day course were from the ministries of housing, irrigation, industry and the environment.
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It was decided to establish the first week for Turkish movies in Cairo in the coming summer in the framework of a cinematic cooperation agreement between the two countries.
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Nigeria's Green Eagles had no hard time kicking Morocco's Atlas Lions out of the African Nations Cup "CAN-2000" Thursday in a quick and clean (2-0) final score.
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