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King Mohammed VI, commander in chief and chief of the general staff of the Royal Armed Forces, undertakes, as of March 2, an inspection tour to drill grounds in Errachidia and Ouarzazate and to the southern zone command in Agadir. The king will visit other military corps and facilities later on, the statement said. Go

King Mohammed VI will pay a private visit to Spain on Wednesday at the invitation of King Juan Carlos, it was officially announced in Rabat Monday. Go

The Saudi royal court (divan) on Monday evening announced that Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz will start today an Arab tour which will cover Egypt, Syria and Lebanon and will last for four days. Go

The Iraqi ambassador in Amman, Sabah Yassin, on Monday said, "We view Syria as a neighboring sisterly country to Iraq, and we do have common national, historical and economic interests with our Arab people in Syria." Go

Switzerland's foreign minister and the federal chancellor, Joseph Deiss, arrives today in Damascus on an official visit to Syria. The Swiss minister is accompanied by a governmental delegation as well as by parliamentary and economic delegations representing associations including Swiss industries. Go

Singapore's prime minister on Monday arrived in Abu Dhabi on a visit to the United Arab Emirates which will last for three days. The Gulf News Agency said the Singapore prime minister will hold economic talks with high-ranking UAE officials. Go

Osama El-Baz, the political advisor to Egyptian President Honsi Mubarak, headed today to Israel in Egypt's endeavor to push forward the peace process in the Middle East. Go

King Abdullah of Jordan met on Monday in Amman with the commander of the US Third Army, Lt. Gen. Tommy Franks. The two sides reviewed areas of cooperation and the exchange of expertise in the defense and military fields between Jordan and the USA. Go

Alexandria University witnessed student demonstrations yesterday to protest the Israeli aggression on Lebanon and the declarations made by Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy concerning burning Lebanon. Go

Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Nawaf Masalha stated on Monday that peace talks between Syria and Israel might be resumed next month. In a statement quoted by Israeli Radio, Masalha expressed his conviction that Israel will reach a peace agreement with Syria and Lebanon during next summer on the grounds of the land-for-peace formula. Go

The Moroccan secretariat of state in charge of handicraft and the Mexican handicraft fund (FONART) agreed to speed up the finalization of a cooperation agreement in handicraft. Go

The Lebanese paper al-Mustaqbil reported, according to well-informed sources in Tehran, that the government of Iranian President Muhammad Khatami will announce the resumption of talks with Egypt. Go

The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Hamid Rida Asifi, announced on Monday in Tehran that the United Arab Emirates will release some 77 Iranians it holds, following efforts exerted by the Iranian Foreign Ministry to this end. The Iranian spokesman did not give more details, SANA reported. Go

Cairo will witness on March 1-3 the first stock market for tourism to the countries on the Mediterranean Sea which is organized by the Egyptian Tourism Ministry in which 27 countries will participate, among which are Morocco, Libya, Turkey, China, the Czech Republic, Thailand, Bulgaria, the Philippines, Croatia, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka and Russia. Arab tourism ministers were also invited to participate in this stock market as well as 1,000 participants from another 76 countries that will unofficially participate in the work of this stock market. Go

The Central African Republic voiced backing for Morocco's bid to host the 2006 World Cup. The backing was expressed by Central Africa's minister in charge of relations with the Arab World, Mamadou Bello, who conferred Monday with Moroccan minister in charge of the Maghreb, Arab and Muslim World affairs, Abdeslam Znined. Go

The Jordanian and Italian governments on Monday signed an agreement on rescheduling debts for the fifth time of 2.4 billion Italian liras and US $19.3 million (US $20.5 million), in implementation of Paris Club minutes of meeting signed in May 1999 between the Jordanian government and Paris Club. Go

Kuwaiti Crown Prince and Prime Minister Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah al-Sabah on Monday in Kuwait received Bahrain's minister of information, Muhammad Ibrahim al-Mutawi. Go

Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery fired today on aircraft enforcing the northern Iraq "no-fly zone" for the second straight day from west of Bashiqah, the US European Command said, adding, "Coalition aircraft responded to the Iraqi attacks by dropping ordnance on elements of the Iraqi integrated air defense system." Go

An 85 meter scaffolding being used for work on a tanker collapsed in Asry, Bahrain, injuring seven workers, Gulf Daily News reported. Go

Morocco's Younes Al-Aynaoui has lost one rank on the ATP standing moving from 7th to 8th. Go