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The Tunisian president Zein El-Abidin Bin Ali issued a decision of appointing Afif Hindawi as minister of human rights, communication as well as relations with the deputies council instead of El-Dali El-Tazi. A press statement issued by the Tunisian embassy in Cairo said that 'the reshuffle also comprised appointing Abd El-Raouf El-Basiti as a head for the Tunisian radio and T.V corporation to succeed Fathi El-Howaidi yet the statement did not reveal the reasons behind these sudden reshuffle. Go

The Tunisian president Zein El-Abidin Bin Ali urged on establishing many committees and organizations for the European - African cooperation for following up implementing the Cairo declaration that was issued by the first Africa - Europe summit held in Cairo on Monday and Tuesday. In official statements today on his participation in works of this summit , Ben Ali said the 2 continents are able together to establish based on integration, solidarity and taking care of everyone's interests, renewing his call for establishing an international fund to protect against international crisis and disasters as a mechanism of the joint cooperation among international countries away from the political and economic interests. Go

Damascus and Khartoum decided on establishing a joint navigation company between the two states for serving joint trade between them through the second half of this year. The fund will be shared between the two states. Syrian sources said that this agreements comes in developing joint relations between the two states which comprise also increasing number of air trip, developing the joint cooperation in the transportation field, transportation, exchanging experiences in transportation and railways and land transportation. Go

The Sudanese president Omar El-Bashir said that his country is working through the Egyptian - Libyan initiative on achieving the rapport and the full and comprehensive peace as well as solving all issue confronting it, referring that former head of the Sudanese state's council Ahmed El-Merghani -- a leader of the opposition democratic union party -- welcomed all the steps taken by the government to achieve peace in Sudan and he is completely ready to return to Khartoum following the leaders' return on the coming Thursday. Go

A Kuwaiti court said yesterday that it will issue in May its verdict on women's political rights, adding that it will issue on May the 29th a verdict concerning a lawsuit that was pressed by a group of Kuwaiti women last March against the minister of interior and head of the Kuwaiti parliament in this regard. A group of women said that "16 men - likely to be from the Islamic trend - asked the court yesterday to delay its verdict till the presentation opinion of the legislative body in it." Go

The head of the Saudi Shura Council, Sheikh Ben Joubeir, will pay a four-day official visit to Morocco as of Sunday, the Moroccan House of Representatives (lower chamber of parliament) announced in a release. Go

A telephone call was made on Wednesday between the Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara and his Egyptian counterpart, Amr Moussa, during which it was agreed to postpone the visit which was due to be held by al-Shara to Cairo on Wednesday until the beginning of next week, SANA reported Go

Former head of staff at the Moroccan Communications Ministry Mohamed Alili committed suicide Wednesday at his residence. Alili had to leave the job on January 27th this year after several complaints were filed against him. He was summoned to appear before a disciplinary committee next Wednesday to answer charges of misuse of documents, mishandling of administrative files and other wrongdoing. Go

Qatar Airways is to start service to Bahrain on April 24 for the first time ever, Bahrain Tribune reported. Go

Iranian Defense Minister Admiral Ali Shamakhani will start an official visit to Saudi Arabia on April 24 at the invitation of the Saudi second deputy and defense minister, Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz. Go

Congolese President Denis Sassou N'Guesso arrived in Rabat Wednesday evening coming from Cairo where he attended the Africa-Europe Summit, held April 3-4. Go

The Yemeni opposition on Wednesday called on the parliament to withdraw its confidence from the Yemeni government in protest of the visit recently held by Israeli tourists to Yemen. Go

Former Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba died this morning at the age of 97, Tunisia Online reported, adding that a seven-day period of national mourning was declared by President Zine El Abidine ben Ali. Go

The second edition of the car exhibition "Auto Expo 2000" will be held in Casablanca next month, said the Moroccan Car Federation. Go