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Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister for African Affairs Ibrahim Hassan met with the special Canadian envoy for Sudan's affairs, who is currently visiting Cairo following her visit to Nairobi and Khartoum. Ibrahim Hassan told ArabicNews.com that he discussed with the Canadian envoy developments toward achieving a comprehensive political settlement in Sudan and the efforts exerted to convene a conference for Sudanese reconciliation as well as the goals of the Egyptian - Libyan initiative, which is addressed to all parts of the problem, the government and opposition. Go

Yemeni Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Abdul Qader Bajmal has asserted that the Israelis want to impose peace to serve their own conditions, which means a surrender from the Arab side, because the one who seeks "just and comprehensive peace does not resort to bombs and destruction weapons." Go

Moroccan sports and youth minister, Ahmed Mansouri, handed to president of the United Arab Emirates minister, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, a message from King Mohammed VI. Go

Morocco and Jordan exchanged Friday the ratification documents of the agreement instituting the Moroccan-Jordanian high joint commission. The agreement, which was signed on June 15, 1998, is meant to reinforce relations between Morocco and Jordan in various areas. Go

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika arrived yesterday evening in the city of Jeddah for a three-day official visit to Saudi Arabia, after which he will perform the minor haj. Go

A statement issued by the Arab League in Cairo said that Jewish extremists illegally seized Islamic cemeteries in remainders of Palestinian villages to turn them to Jewish scared places, adding that the extremists seized six Islamic cemeteries during the recent years in Modi'in city, 15 kilometers from Tel Aviv near the West Bank, adding that Jewish extremists put up marble signs on which is written, "Here lie dead the great ancient Jews." Go

The city of Riyadh will host on October 1 for two days the conference of the Arab ministers of culture. Go

The experimental project for mobile phone in Syria will be implemented starting on Monday for a year. A statement issued by the Syrian embassy in Cairo said the project inlcudes 40,000 lines in Damascus and 20,000 in Halab, adding that the service fees will be high due to the project's limited capacity, as the participants will pay $1,200 US to get a mobile line in addition to a monthly fee of $50 US, while price per minute will be one dollar. Go

The Moroccan Press Union "SNPM" which is organizing a solidarity trip to Iraq for a group of Moroccan journalists handed over to Iraqi news agency "INA" a batch of computers and printers, with another donation forthcoming said the head of the SNPM. INA general manager wished that Morocco will send news correspondents to report on effects of a ten-year long sanctions and said his country is ready to help Moroccan journalists. Go

The meeting of the April Understanding Monitoring Committee wrapped up on Friday without discussing the complaints submitted to it. This was because the Israeli team did not enter the meeting hall of the committee, although they were at the headquarters of UNIFIL in al-Naqoura. Go

The Morocco-Walloon region joint commission will convene its first session in Brussels February 14 through 16. The session is held in implementation of the tripartite accord signed in October 1999 by Morocco, the French community of Belgium and the Walloon region, a statement by the Moroccan foreign department said. Go

Positive action by private individuals, organizations, and business: The effort of the Moroccan trade union to uplift the rights of each and every Moroccan inside the country or outside, supporting the dignity that citizens need to give to each other so that their bonds will be true and more than mere words, thus binding the nation, and strengthening its stability. Morocco's Princess Lalla Meryem non-governmental efforts on behalf of the poor, in bringing their plight to the attention of society at large. She reminds that it is not the amount of money gathered that matters, but the awareness that all citizens are worthy of the attention of society, rich or poor, and the genuine grace that gives a society a sense of family and community. Arab Women, it seems, are the best hope in reminding the old what they have forgotten of their mothers' teachings and values about the basics of life. Go