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Positive action by private individuals, organizations, and business: The civic responsibility and spirit that Moroccan associations have demonstrated toward their Arab counterparts and citizens in building non-governmental people to people bonds in helping Iraqis. Also, the action of Morocco's BMCE Bank for its ambitious goal of building 1000 schools in Morocco. Go

King Mohammed VI has received a message from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein which dealt with bilateral and Arab relations said Iraqi foreign minister, Mohamed Said Essahaf, after he conveyed the message to the king in Marrakesh on Wednesday. He added that the message also dealt with the issue of Iraqi and Kuwaiti missing persons and Iraq's conditions to settle the issue part of inter-Arab cooperation. Go

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will pay an official visit to Jordan at the invitation of Jordan's King Abdullah II. The Jordanian daily al-Dostour said on Tuesday in Amman that President Bouteflika will discuss with King Abdullah during this visit relations between the two states and means of developing them in all areas as well as the latest developments in the Arab and international arenas. Go

United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan "deplores the Israeli air attacks against civilian targets in Lebanon. He is deeply concerned at the escalation of the hostilities," a statement issued yesterday by Annan's spokesman said. The statement called for restraint on the part of all parties. Go

UAE Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed al-Nahyan said that a visit today from Jordan's King Abdullah II is especially important as it is taking place in a situation that calls for coordination among the Arab states, ABC News reported. Go

The fifth bilateral agreement between the governments of Jordan and Germany was signed on Tuesday in Amman to reschedule a debt of 132 million Deutsche marks. The agreement was signed by the Jordanian minister of finance, Michel Marto, and the charge de affairs in the German embassy in Amman. Go

Valdimar Joseph, the Russian ambassador in Cairo, urged in press statements yesterday after a meeting with Arab League Assistant Secretary General Ahmed Bin Holi a resumption of cooperation between Iraq and the United Nations to lift the economic sanctions on the Iraqi people on the basis of implementing Security Council resolutions. Go

John Paul II, Pope of the Vatican, is to arrive in Egypt on a two-day visit. The Pope is to meet Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Dr. Sayed Tantawi and Pope Shenouda III, Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese and Pope of Alexandria. Go

The Egyptian-US archaeological mission, which is undertaking the task of making archaeological scan along the old road extending in the western desert, yesterday discovered an important archaeological find in Forshout. The archaeological find dates back to the Middle Kingdom. The find, which includes engravings, testifies that the Hieroglyphic was the source of modern European languages. Go

US Secretary of Defense William Cohen will start tomorrow an African tour that will include Morocco for talks on regional security and defense relations. Go

Israeli Radio said on Tuesday that Israel had informed the US of its prior intention of directing a military strike against the economic targets and the infrastructure in Lebanon. The radio added that the US understood the Israeli motives for such an operation but expressed its concern over the deterioration of security conditions. Go

The ruler of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, on Tuesday in al-Kuwait received the chief of staff of the French Army, John Pierre Kalash, and discussed with him means of strengthening and developing military cooperation between the two countries. Present at the meeting was the Kuwaiti Army's chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Ali al-Moumin. Go

An Iraqi official said today that US and British jets had shelled Iraqi service and civilian establishments in Dahuk and Arbil governorates located in eastern Iraq. The official said in statements to the Iraqi News Agency that citizens were injured due to the shelling, adding that the Iraqi ground defenses retaliated for this shelling and forced the jets to come return to their bases. Go

"Iraqi forces fired anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) at coalition aircraft from sites near Bashiqah," the US European Command said today, adding that the attacks occurred during "routine" flights to enforce the northern Iraq "no-fly zone." The US European Command reported a similar clash yesterday. Go

Pope John Paul II appointed Tuesday Monsignor Paolo Giglio as the holy see representative to the Arab League, reported the Italian News agency ANSA. Go

A new Moroccan satellite TV channel will be launched shortly, communication minister Larbi Messari said. Go