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The supreme Egyptian - Moroccan committee will convene the meetings of its 4th session in Cairo in May under the chairmanship of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and King Mohammed VI of Morocco. The Moroccan ambassador in Cairo said after receiving Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa yesterday that he discussed with Moussa the special arrangement for convening the follow-up committee under the chairmanship of Moussa and his Moroccan counterpart, Mohammed Benaissa, who will arrive in Cairo on March 1. Go

A spokesman for the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army said that the peace talks between Khartoum and the southern opposition factions will be resumed today in Nairobi, Kenya, and that many issues are to be discussed, among which is the separation of religion from the state, the point which previously caused an impasse in the negotiations. Go

Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa on Sunday received the Jordanian ambassador in Damascus, Nasouh al-Majali, on the occasion of ending his term of office to the country. Talks dealt with bilateral relations and means of strengthening them in all walks of life. Go

German President Johannes Rau lauded Saturday the role played by Egypt in pushing forward the Middle East peacemaking drive. Go

Qatari Crown Prince Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani today concluded a two-say official visit to Bahrain during which he chaired the Qatari delegation to the Bahraini-Qatari Joint Supreme Committee, Gulf News Agency reported. Bahraini Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa chaired the Bahraini side. Go

A committee of experts from the Gulf Cooperation Council will meet tomorrow in Oman to study a draft law for unified penal procedures in the six GCC member states, Oman News Agency reported, adding that the law is being prepared for submission to the meeting of the GCC justice ministers. Go

The Arab Parliamentary Union's council under the chairmanship of Ahmed Fathi Serour, head of the Egyptian People's Assembly, decided at the conclusion of its work today in Algeria to form a committee of Arab parliamentary personnel that tackles fact-finding on the Israeli violations of international law through its attacks on Lebanon, which aimed at destroying the basic infrastructure and assaulting vital civilian targets. The committee is to publish its report in the international circles. Go

It was announced in Amman that Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema will arrive in Amman today on a visit to Jordan which will last for several days, during which he will hold talks with his Jordanian counterpart, Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh, on various issues of mutual concern and means of strengthening and developing them, especially in various economic fields. Go

The Iranian- Sudanese joint committee held a meeting on Sunday in Tehran chaired by the Iranian deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs, Muhammad Sader, and the Sudanese deputy foreign minister, Hassan Abidin. Go

The emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, on Sunday in Kuwait received the chief of staff of the Lebanese Army, Lt. Gen. Samir al-Qadi. Kuwaiti Army chief of staff Lt. Gen. Ali al-Moumin attended the meeting. Cooperation relations between the two states and means of developing them were reviewed. Go

The secretary general of the Arab League Esmat Abdul Meguid on Sunday in Cairo discussed with the British ambassador to Cairo Graham Bueis developments on the Middle East peace process on all tracks and the Israeli obstacles impeding them. Go

Israeli Radio said on Sunday that members of a conference of Jewish organizations in the USA on Sunday toured the Golan and learned about stances that are for or against Israel's withdrawal from it among the Israeli settlers there. Go

The 113th session of the Arab League at the level of foreign ministers will be held in Cairo on March 12 and 13 at the premises of the Arab League in Cairo. In this respect, AL Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid made consultations with Arab foreign ministers. Go

Dubai Crown Prince and UAE Defense Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum yesterday carried out surprise inspections of Dubai courts, a police criminal lab, the Bur Dubai traffic police station, Rashid Port and Dubai Dry-Docks, finding numerous absent workers and managers, Khaleej Times reported. Go

A delegation from the Thai-Moroccan friendship group at the Thai parliament arrived in Morocco Sunday. The delegation will confer with the speakers of the two chambers of the Moroccan parliament and with several government officials on means to consolidate bilateral relations. Go

Iraqi surface-to-air missiles were fired from a site north of Mosul yesterday against aircraft enforcing the northern Iraq "no-fly zone," the US European Command said. It added that the aircraft "responded to the Iraqi attacks by dropping ordnance on elements of the Iraqi integrated air defense system." Go

A Japanese first league club has signed Moroccan international player, Abdeljalil Hadda, Alias Camacho, the Moroccan press reported Monday. Go

The Iranian reform movement received in the parliament elections 75% of the total of the first round seats of the new Shura council's elections. The reformists got the five seats in Asfahan city, which is considered the third-largest city in Iran. Go