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British Foreign Office Secretary of State, Peter Hain, lauded the progress scored by Morocco on the path towards modernity. "Morocco, which I visited last December, is undergoing a series of really remarkable political and economic reforms," Hain told the London-based Middle-East Association. Go

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received a phone call from Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh who is currently visiting the USA, and he informed Mubarak of the results of the talks he held with US officials. Go

Chinese President Jiang Zemin is due to begin a tour of the Middle East on coming Wednesday by visiting Alexandria, Egypt, during which he will meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to support cooperation between the two countries and Middle East issues. Go

Sudanese Minister of Information and Culture Ghazi Salah al-Din said that the southern rebel movement of John Garang and other movements in the northern parts of the country find no obstacle in recognizing Israel, "but the government of Sudan is not concerned to this effect, because we have nothing to do in recognizing," President al-Bashir said. Go

Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on Tuesday received a message from United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan, pertaining to bilateral relations and the desire of the UAE to strengthen these relations in various fields, as well as achieving security and stability in the Gulf region and the Indian Ocean and means of sparing the region the consequences of getting involved in international conflicts and the arms race. Go

Palestinian Minister of Culture and Information Yasser Abed Rabbo, head of the Palestinian negotiating delegation in final status negotiations with Israel, stated that, "The gaps between the Palestinian and the Israeli sides are still big" and that the peace process and negotiations are getting into a new crisis unless there is an Israeli political decision to be close to the peace process terms of reference and commitment to carrying out international resolutions. Go

Ahmed Abd El-Rahman, secretary general of the Palestinian Cabinet, commented on news that Israeli fronts are studying the possibility of moving elements of the pro-Israel South Lebanon Army militia to settlement areas, and that their place is dunghill of the history neither Palestine's land nor Lebanon's, adding that this declaration is like launching war on the Palestinian lands and a hostile stance that is not acceptable either by the authorities or by the Palestinian people. Go

US Defense Secretary William Cohen arrived today the Gulf area in an attempt to persuade the six Gulf Cooperation Council member states (Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait) to purchase new US military equipment to confront any possibility of chemical warfare between Iraq and Iran in the future. Go

Morocco will be represented in the Montreal African and Creole cinema festival by six feature and short movies. Go

Morocco will build a $10 million cement plant in Laayoune, major city in the Moroccan southern provinces. The plant will produce 250,000 tons of cement annually and will be operational as of the end of the year. Go

Eight people were killed in a road accident Tuesday near the town of Tan Tan, southern Morocco. Some 22 others were injured, when a passenger bus skidded. The Moroccan Gendarmerie Royale imputed the accident to the bus driver who fell asleep at the wheel. Go

The US European Command said today that Iraqi anti-aircraft guns west of Bashiqah fired on planes enforcing the northern Iraq "no-fly zone." It added that the aircraft "responded to the Iraqi attacks by dropping ordnance on elements of the Iraqi integrated air defense system." Go

The Moroccan People's Democratic Labor Organization Party have called for halting and resisting the policy of normalization with Israel and backing the Lebanese resistance in its confrontation of Israeli aggressions. Go