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Morocco and Egypt to triple trade as a start
Meetings of the joint Moroccan - Egyptian commercial committee are commencing today under the chairmanship of Egyptian Minister of Economy Boutros Ghali and Moroccan Minister of Industry and Trade Alami Tazi.
Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 4/8/2000
Al-Shara in Egypt
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara conveyed a written message from Syrian President Hafez al-Assad to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak while receiving him today that tackles the developments concerning the peace process on the Syrian track and in south Lebanon.
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 4/8/2000
Baz: Syrian track has reached a very important point
Osama El Baz, the political advisor of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, stated that Israeli - Syrian negotiations reached a very important point, but it is wrong to expect that these negotiations would end up in an acceptable solutions in a few weeks.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 4/8/2000
Gulf foreign ministers begin meeting today
Two days of meetings of the foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council member states (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) are starting today.
Gulf, Politics, 4/8/2000
Gulf ministerial council to be held in Jeddah
Kuwaiti Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Suleiman Majid al-Shahin has announced that the ministerial council of the Arab Gulf states will hold its 74th session in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, due to start today and last for two days.
Gulf-Kuwait, Politics, 4/8/2000
Al-Shara talks on the telephone with al-Hoss, confers with UN envoy
A telephone call was made on Friday between Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara and Lebanese Premier and Foreign Minister Salim al-Hoss.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 4/8/2000
Egyptian ambassador to Israel and the Syrian track
The London-based al-Sharq al-Awsat (Middle East) daily said on Friday in its report from Cairo that the Egyptian ambassador to Israel, Muhammad Bassiouni, unveiled important thoughts and proposals on overcoming obstacles impeding the peace process and ending the stalemate in negotiations, adding that these thoughts and proposals are tackled in an extremely secret atmosphere.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 4/8/2000
Kenya's Arap Moi gets message from King Mohammed
President Daniel Arap Moi of Kenya Thursday got a message from King Mohammed VI.
Morocco-Kenya, Politics, 4/8/2000
Royal message to Tangier rehabilitation national council
In this respect, the Wilaya of Tangier holds a special position with a budget of more than six hundred and thirty million dirhams for the financing of forty important projects, particularly in basic sectors, such as tourism, housing, roads, drinking water, urban and rural electrification, agriculture, irrigation, fishing and healthcare. Important funds are made available for the further equipment of the industrial zone, including the export free zone. Likewise, support is given to small companies with the consideration that they represent one of the most promising suppliers of new jobs.
Morocco, Economics, 4/8/2000
On the meeting between Khaddam and Habash
Members of the political bureau of the People's Front for the Liberation of Palestine have stated that talks during the meeting included Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam and the secretary general of the People's Front for the Liberation of Palestine, George Habash, dealing with the latest political developments on the Arab and Palestinian levels.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 4/8/2000
Al-Shara: Damascus does not oppose unconditioned Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara stated that Syria cannot oppose any full and unconditional Israeli withdrawal and considers it an important gain for Lebanon and for the resistance as well as for the Arabs.
Syria-Regional-UN, Politics, 4/8/2000
Declaration of establishing Gulf public conference opposing normalization with Israel today
Kuwaiti political forces that include parliamentary and political activities that represent independent and Islamic liberal movements are declaring today the establishment of a public conference to oppose normalization with Israel in the Arab Gulf region.
Gulf-Kuwait, Politics, 4/8/2000
Report: US administration and a pressure plan on Syria
The Paris-based weekly al-Muharrir News said that "the Zionist lobby" in Washington started to exert great pressures on the US administration with the aim of cordoning Syria without imposing declared sanctions on it, similar to those on Iraq, Iran, Libya and Sudan.
Syria-USA, Politics, 4/8/2000
Speaker of Yemeni Parliament denounces visits of Israelis to Yemen
The speaker of the Yemeni Parliament Abdullah al-Ahmar, who is the leader of the Yemeni coalition party for reform, said in an interview with the United Arab Emirates al-Khaleij daily that the Yemeni authorities are committing a "deadly mistake" by permitting Israelis to visit Yemen.
Yemen-Israel, Politics, 4/8/2000
Morocco expects baker assignment to speed up referendum
Morocco voiced the wish to see James Baker's visit in the area this week speed up the holding of a referendum in the Sahara open to all people entitled to vote.
Morocco, Politics, 4/8/2000
Baker starts north African tour
James Baker, personal envoy of the U.N. Secretary-General for the Sahara, arrived this Saturday in Algiers, first leg of a North African tour, meant to revive the stalled settlement plan for the Sahara.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 4/8/2000
$24 million to establish a resort in Tunisia
The International Tourism Company Robinson Club decided to establish a luxury resort in Tebrka tourism area 170 kilometers north of the Tunisian capital.
Tunisia, Business, 4/8/2000
Tunisia welcomes Italy's decision to grant 3,000 work visas
The Tunisian government welcomed Italy's decision to grant 3,000 work visas to the Tunisian expatriates in Italy to reduce illegal immigration from Tunis to Rome.
Tunisia-Italy, Politics, 4/8/2000
Socialist International mideast committee calls for end to Israeli settlement policy
The Socialist International Middle-East Committee wound works in Casablanca Friday with calls on Israel to end its settlement policy in the occupied territories.
Morocco, Politics, 4/8/2000
Morocco, Spain to set political research centers
Two research centers on the political and constitutional institutions in Morocco and Spain will be set up in Rabat and Barcelona.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 4/8/2000
Lebanese resistance attacks Israeli positions in south Lebanon
On Friday at dawn a Lebanese resistance group attacked Israeli military vehicles inside and surrounding Burket Resheh position in the occupied part of south Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/8/2000
Africa-Europe Summit was a tremendous success
Regional, Politics, 4/8/2000
Egypt highly committed to developing technology
The US Administration renewed faith in the Egypt's Government serious willingness to making inroads into advanced technology. Egypt is highly committed to developing and applying advanced technologies. "The evidence can be found in numerous statements made by President Mubarak since July 1999," Chery Shavers, Undersecretary of Commerce for Technology said.
Egypt, Economics, 4/8/2000
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European sources told ArabicNews.com about a plan to grant Africa facilities that are estimated at 2.2 billion euros during the next two years through the European Investment Bank to be directed to the private sector and toward encouraging investment in Africa.
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King Mohammed VI accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid received Friday in Rabat President Denis Sassi N'Guesso of Congo-Brazzaville. The king then held tete-a-tete talks with President N'Guesso. King Mohammed VI afterwards received former Senegalese President, Abdou Diouf. The king hosted a dinner banquet in honor of his two guests.
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Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien will pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia on April 18 in the framework of his tour of the Middle East, during which he will visit Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Israel.
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Palestinian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nabil Shaath said that pushing the peace process forward will be a pivot of the Palestinian - Israeli summit that will be held in Washington at the end of this month, saying that there are US efforts to reach a final peace agreement between the Palestinians and the Israelis by September.
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Cairo is getting ready to host conference of the union of tourism organizations in Latin America during May, in which 2000 members in this union will participate.
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There is no mediation between Morocco and Algeria and there is no need for it, said Moroccan Foreign affairs and cooperation minister, Mohamed Benaissa, who recalled as evidence the meeting, early this week, of King Mohammed VI and President Abdelaziz Bouteflika during the Africa-Europe Summit in Cairo.
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Deaig El Antari, head of the Kuwaiti captives committee, arrived yesterday in Cairo to hold talks with Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid who is exerting special efforts in this regard to solve this outstanding problem.
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The Palestinian leadership assured following its meeting last night in Ramallah that the Palestinian refugees will not be an obstacle to Lebanese sovereignty over all Lebanon's land.
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Algeria will supply the Spanish northern province of Galicia with gas, the Arab Petrol and Gas magazine reported quoting SONATRACH, Algeria's National Gas company. Galicia will be connected to the Duan Farrel gas pipeline, through which Algeria supplies Spain with 6 billion cubic meters of gas annually.
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Bahraini Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa al-Khaleifa met on Friday in Manama with US Defense Secretary William Cohen. The Gulf News Agency said the two sides reviewed in this meeting several issues and developments on regional and international issues and matters of mutual interest.
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Kuwait's minister of state for foreign affairs, Suleiman Majid al-Shahin, has asserted that the question of an Arab summit receives great interest from Kuwait. In an interview with Sawt al-Arab radio on Friday, the Kuwaiti minister said that convening such a summit needs to draw a common ground on the basis of which this summit will be convened.
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Lebanese security sources said a member of the of the pro-Israeli South Lebanon Army militia fled from the area that is occupied by Israel in south Lebanon and surrendered to Hizbullah yesterday.
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Emirates airline announced the signing of many financing contracts to get two Airbus airplanes of models 200 and 230 A. A statement issued by the company said that financing for the transaction will be in the form of renting and running the two airplanes for Deutch Bank and Emirates International Bank, yet the statement did not clarify the volume of the financing or its type but it has affirmed that Emirates Airlines has a plan to develop its fleet during the coming five years to establish new lines.
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The Moroccan Handicraft Association signed in Rabat Friday with its Turkish counterpart an agreement on handicraft.
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The Kuwaiti Airlines Corporation decided to increase its trips to Beirut to seven trips weekly instead of six.
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Omani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Youssef Bin Alawi stressed on Friday that his country is still ready to host multilateral negotiations in the Middle East if a genuine progress in achieved in the peace process.
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The Indonesian capital Jakarta on Friday witnessed great demonstration in which the demonstrators burnt the Israeli flag. AP said that hundreds of demonstrators who headed for the presidential place at the downtown of the capital stressed that Israel is the enemy of Islam and Muslims.
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Ambassador Ali Abd El Aziz El Kawari, the spokesman of the Qatari Foreign Ministry said that Qatar is following what is going on in Chechnya with concern and anxiety and that it calls for stopping the military operations and violations of the human rights there.
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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has asserted that he has reached an agreement with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak that the Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon is part of the withdrawal from the Golan and in the context of a comprehensive peace process in the Middle East, but Israel has given up this agreement.
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A Russian delegation including Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan Sergiev and the director of the Middle East and North Africa department at the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexander Soldnov, arrived in occupied Jerusalem on Thursday evening on a visit to Israel which will last for several days.
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The UNICEF will grant the cities of Zagora and Ouarzazate, southern Morocco, 150 tons of water supply equipment. Water pumping material and pipelines will be channelled to the cities to enable village youth, mainly girls, devote more time to school, said a UN release.
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