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Peace Process, blocked on all tracks
Syrian President Hafez Al-Assad yesterday received a message from President Mubarak dealing with bilateral cooperation and ME peace developments at all tracks in the light of the faltering of negotiations.
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 2/8/2000
Israel starts major military campaign in south Lebanon
Israel said that its army started today a wide military operation in Lebanon after the Lebanese resistance's escalation in south Lebanon lately.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 2/8/2000
Hizbullah will continue Lebanese resistance to Israeli occupation
Hizbullah said the Israeli aggression today on Lebanon will not protect the occupation soldiers in the occupied strip from the resistance and that they will remain a stable target for the fighters' missiles and bombs.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 2/8/2000
Al-Hoss: Nothing will undermine our position regardless of sacrifices
Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss has asserted that the only way to stop violence in Lebanon is the implementation of UN Security Council resolution 425 that provides for Israel's unconditional withdrawal from south Lebanon to the internationally-recognized borders.
Lebanon, Politics, 2/8/2000
Moratinos: No peace in region without Israel's full pullout from the Golan
The European Union's Middle East peace process special envoy, Miguel Angel Moratinos, has stated that peace in the Middle East is not attainable unless Israel totally withdraws from the Golan.
Regional-European Union, Politics, 2/8/2000
Israel continues its air-raids against Lebanon
Lebanese security sources on Monday said that Israeli planes fired two missiles on the western side of the south Lebanon town of Kafra. After just five minutes, the Israeli warplanes also raided the area located between Seddikin and al-Buttoum mountain, firing another two missiles against the area.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 2/8/2000
Moussa conveys message from Mubarak to al-Assad
Syrian President Hafez al-Assad received Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa on Monday at the Damascus al-Chaab palace.
Syria-Egypt, Politics, 2/8/2000
Moussa: Egypt puts relations with China on top of foreign policy priorities
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa stated that Egypt puts boosting its economic relations with China on top of the priorities of its commercial and economic relations with the world's different countries.
Egypt-China, Economics, 2/8/2000
El-Bashir to head to Qatar
Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir will head to Qatar at end of the current month.
Qatar-Sudan, Politics, 2/8/2000
Djibouti's government signs agreement with opposition ending hostilities
The government of Djibouti and the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy in Paris on Monday signed an agreement to halt the state of hostility between the two sides that started at the beginning of the 1990s, and the agreement is supposed to lead to the release of detainees held by the two sides.
Djibouti, Politics, 2/8/2000
Tunisian president confers with Vedrine
Tunisian President Zine al-Abidin Ben Ali met on Monday in Tunis with French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine, currently visiting Tunisia.
Tunisia-France, Politics, 2/8/2000
King Mohammed inaugurates several projects in Casablanca
King Mohammed VI inaugurated Monday several socioeconomic projects in Casablanca before traveling to Marrakesh.
Morocco, Economics, 2/8/2000
French foreign minister visits Riyadh
French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine arrived today in Riyadh on an official visit to Saudi Arabia, his second to Riyadh since he took office.
Saudi Arabia-France, Politics, 2/8/2000
Sanctions kills over one million children, Iraqi health minister
Over 1,261,917 children died between 1990 and 1999 following the embargo imposed on Iraq, Iraqi health Minister said.
Iraq, Health, 2/8/2000
Kuwaiti women's association calls on women to demonstrate
A women's society on Monday called on the Kuwaiti women to take part in a massive move to be held today in front of voters registration headquarters in the downtown of the capital in order to demand their registration in the records of the Nation's Council (parliament) elections for the year 2003.
Kuwait, Politics, 2/8/2000
More allocations to speed up communications, its investments within two years
President Hosni Mubarak chaired early this week an expanded ministerial committee meeting to draw out the national strategic communications and information plan and underlined it in the following steps:
Egypt, Economics, 2/8/2000
Egypt reports to Sudan concerning Egyptian - Libyan initiative
Egypt informed the Sudanese government of results of the last meetings of the joint Egyptian - Libyan committee assigned to discuss achieving the national reconciliation and comprehensive national discussion according to the Egyptian - Libyan initiative.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 2/8/2000
Commencing Egyptian - British commercial talks
Egyptian - British commercial talks started today in Cairo under the chairmanship of Mahud El-Arabi, head of the Egyptian - British trade chambers, while from the British side David Blatherwick, head of board of directors of the Egyptian-British Chamber of Trade in London, who arrived heading a commercial mission in a visit that will last until the end of this week.
Egypt-UK, Economics, 2/8/2000
Morocco's king sends message to Ukrainian president
King Mohammed VI has sent a message to President Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine, it was officially announced in Rabat.
Morocco-Ukraine, Politics, 2/8/2000
Meetings on Arab free trade zone start tomorrow in Cairo
Meetings of the Arab social and economic council for following up means of implementing the greater Arab free trade zone are to start tomorrow at the Arab League's headquarters.
Regional, Economics, 2/8/2000
Report: Jordanian authorities ban Syrian Muslim Brothers consultation meeting
The Jordanian weekly al-Majd said that the Jordanian authorities have banned the Syrian Muslim Brothers in Amman and abroad from convening a meeting of the group's Shoura council in Amman this week.
Jordan-Regional, Politics, 2/8/2000
Saudi-Italian joint committee meets in Riyadh
Works of the 8th session of the joint Saudi-Italian committee on economic, industrial and trade cooperation, chaired by Saudi Minister of Finance and the Economy Ibrahim Assaf and Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Lamberto Dini started in Riyadh on Monday.
Saudi Arabia-Italy, Politics, 2/8/2000
Turkey determined to bolster cooperation with Morocco
Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Ismail Cem started talks on Monday in Rabat with Moroccan officials on the consolidation of political and economic cooperation between Ankara and Rabat.
Morocco-Turkey, Economics, 2/8/2000
Fisheries minister presents to King Mohammed project of six fisher villages
Moroccan fisheries minister, Thami Khyari, presented Monday to King Mohammed VI a project to set up six more fisher villagers in southern Morocco.
Morocco, Economics, 2/8/2000
Saudi, Italian FMs meet on bilateral issues
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, his Italian counterpart, Lamberto Dini, and members of the accompanying delegation currently visiting Saudi Arabia to chair the Italian side to the meeting of the joint Italian- Saudi committee, on Monday discussed issues of mutual concern between the two countries and means of improving and developing bilateral relations.
Saudi Arabia-Italy, Politics, 2/8/2000
Egyptian ambassador in UK: We follow the investigations and we did not demand handing over the pilot
Adel El-Gazzar, Egypt's ambassador in the UK, said that Egypt has not presented a formal request to the British authorities to hand over pilot Hamdi Hanafi Taha, who asked for the right of asylum in the UK.
Egypt-UK, Politics, 2/8/2000
Indian tobacco commercial delegation visits Cairo
An Indian commercial delegation comprised of six major tobacco exporters under the chairmanship of S. M. Ashraia, head of the Indian tobacco organization in the Trade Ministry, is currently visiting Cairo.
Egypt-India, Economics, 2/8/2000
Egyptian move to support multilateral negotiations
Sayed Kasem El-Masri, the Egyptian assistant foreign minister for multilateral international relations, started a series of meetings with ambassadors from the international regional groups ratified in Cairo as he met today in the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry.
Egypt-International, Politics, 2/8/2000
Report: Barak proposes a new formula on border issue with Syria
The Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am has quoted well-informed sources in Jerusalem as saying on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has conveyed to the US administration a new formula concerning the question of borders with Syria in an attempt made to resume Syrian- Israeli negotiations.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 2/8/2000
Tunisian private sector contributes to guarding the coast
The Tunisian government decided to establish a fund to protect the coastal tourism areas to be financed by Tunisian businessmen.
Tunisia, Environment, 2/8/2000
Israeli FM in Tunisia
Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy on Monday met with the Tunisian minister of state for foreign affairs, Taher al-Sayoud, who started a visit to Israel on Sunday.
Tunisia-Israel, Politics, 2/8/2000
Abdul Rahman Al Rafei Historian of Modern Egypt
Abdul Rahman Al Rafei, an Egyptian historian who chronicled the one-and-half-century era of Egyptian history that started with the Napoleon Expedition in 1798, believed that history is a school for reforming the behavior of peoples.
Egypt, Culture, 2/8/2000
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Jordan's King Abdullah II has asserted that Jordan will continue its support to "our brothers" in Syria and Lebanon in order to restore their rights and occupied lands and to establish the basis for a comprehensive peace built on justice and equality.
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Tunisian governmental statements showed an increase of 13% in the number of tourists coming to Tunis this past year as it reached 5.915 million tourists in comparison to 5.218 million in 1998 and that the number of tourists coming from Europe has increased by 14.9% to reach 3.381 million in comparison to 3.011 million in 1998.
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Official Algerian parliamentary sources said the Arab states that are members in the Arab Parliamentary Union give consent on participating in meeting of the 35th session of the 9th conference for the Arab Parliamentary Union that will be held in Algeria between 9th - 2nd of current February.
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The executive steps have been started to establish 25 joint investment projects between French and Algerian businessmen. A statement issued by the French embassy in Cairo today said the projects proposed include the energy, petroleum, gas, petrochemicals, mines, electricity sectors in addition to the building, housing, water and airport sectors. It said that Algerian banks had called for facilitating establishing branches in France to serve the Algerians residing in French cities.
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The Tunisian football squad qualified Monday for the semifinals of the African Nations' Cup "CAN-2000" defeating title holder Egypt (1-0). On Thursday in Accra, the Tunisians will be taking on Cameroon which ousted Sunday Algeria in the quarterfinals.
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Moroccan youth and sports minister Ahmed Moussaoui carries on his trip in Arab states to drum up support for Morocco's bid to host the 2006 World Cup. In Doha where he landed Monday, Moussaoui delivers a royal message destined to the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Ben Khalifa Al Thani and confers with Qatari counterpart. The minister will be visiting the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.
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National Coach Henri Michel announced Monday in Rabat he "is compelled to stop his activity within Morocco's national squad" because of vitriolic press reviews following the debacle of the squad ousted in the first round of CAN-2000.
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