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Mubarak, Zemin meet; Egypt- China relations, strategic
Egyptian Ambassador to China Noaaman Galal said the visit to Egypt by Chinese Leader Jiang Zemin would cover dimensions of the Egyptian-Chinese relations and China's attitude towards the Middle East peace process.
Egypt-China, Politics, 4/17/2000
Bashar al-Assad talks about Middle East peace
Syria, Politics, 4/17/2000
Mubarak, Musharraf discuss bilateral relations
In the context of the intensive political and diplomatic activity witnessed by Egypt this week, President Mubarak received General Pervez Musharraf, Chief of Executive Authority in Pakistan, who arrived in Cairo on a three- day official visit.
Egypt-Pakistan, Politics, 4/17/2000
Pakistani, Arab League chief meet
Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid met today at Arab League headquarters with Pervez Musharraf, head of the executive authority in Pakistan, who expressed his appreciation for the Arab League and the Arab states' understanding of the positions of Pakistan.
Regional-Pakistan, Politics, 4/17/2000
Egypt, Pakistan to resume joint committee
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa asserted Egypt's readiness to mediate between India and Pakistan if the two parties ask, referring to the existing direct communications between Islamabad and New Delhi.
Egypt-Pakistan, Politics, 4/17/2000
Mubarak, Arab League chief meet with Oman's foreign minister
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday in Cairo received Omani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Yousef Bin Alawi, who handed him a message from Sultan Qaboos Bin Said of Oman pertaining to bilateral relations, the Middle East peace process and efforts to give them a push forward on all tracks.
Egypt-Oman, Politics, 4/17/2000
Le Monde and the failure of Geneva summit
The French paper said that the new Syrian minister of information, Adnan Omran, says that should the US have proposed special offers instead of repeating the Israeli demands in Geneva it would have played a more useful role and that Barak's proposals are the worst among his previous proposals
Syria-Israel-USA, Politics, 4/17/2000
Lebanese president arrives in Kuwait from Saudi Arabia
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud arrived in Kuwait on Sunday coming from Saudi Arabia for an official visit which will last for two days.
Lebanon-Kuwait, Politics, 4/17/2000
Fair for Moroccan products in Egypt
A fair for Moroccan products will be held in Cairo on the margin of meetings of the Egyptian - Moroccan supreme committee in May in Cairo that will be establishing a week for the Egyptian products in Rabat.
Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 4/17/2000
Jordanian king visit Gaza
Jordan's King Abdullah II today visits the Palestinian self-rule areas, during which he will meet with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in Gaza.
Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 4/17/2000
Omani Foreign Minister supports Arafat; discuss Iran issues
Omani Foreign Minister Yusef Bin Alawi denied following his meeting today with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in Gaza in the first visit by a high-ranking Omani official to the self-rule areas reports about Oman signing a joint defense agreement with Iran.
Oman-Iran, Politics, 4/17/2000
Morocco earmarks $4 million to compensate arbitrary detention victims
The Moroccan government has disbursed a provisional budget of $4 million (40 million dirhams) to compensate victims of arbitrary detention, Driss Dahhak, chairman of the Moroccan human rights advisory council (CCDH) announced over the weekend.
Morocco, Politics, 4/17/2000
Morocco's king meets UN high commissioner for human rights
King Mohammed VI, who was accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, received in Rabat Saturday the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, Mary Robinson.
Morocco-UN, Politics, 4/17/2000
Tunisian Human Rights League pleads for journalist
The Tunisian Human Rights League has appealed to the government to lift restrictions imposed on a local journalist, Taoufik Ben Brik, who has been on a hunger strike since April 3, the pan-African news agency PANA reported.
Tunisia, Politics, 4/17/2000
Human rights center dedicated in Rabat
A center for human rights documentation, information and training was dedicated in Rabat Saturday in the presence of the U.N high commissioner for human rights, Mary Robinson.
Morocco, Politics, 4/17/2000
Forum calls for consolidation of human rights national institutions
The 5th international forum of national institutions in charge of human rights promotion and protection held in Rabat April 13-15 has called in the Rabat Declaration for the consolidation of the role of national human rights institutions.
Morocco, Politics, 4/17/2000
Human rights high commissioner pleads for recognition of NGOs action
The U.N High commissioner for human rights, Mary Robinson, has pleaded for the recognition of the efforts and action conducted by Moroccan non-governmental organizations to promote human rights.
Morocco, Politics, 4/17/2000
Report: Iraqi attempts to resume pumping its oil through Syria
The London-based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily stated on Sunday that according to Iraqi diplomatic sources political efforts are being made by Baghdad with the Syrian government in order to permit Iraqi oil to be exported through the Syrian port of Banias on the Mediterranean.
Iraq-Syria, Economics, 4/17/2000
Emir of Kuwait gets a message from Saudi King
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Saturday received a message from King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia concerning bilateral relations and recent political developments.
Kuwait-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 4/17/2000
King Abdullah to decide today on the parliament's request to change government
It is expected that the Jordanian King Abdullah II will today settle the political crisis between the Jordanian parliament and the government.
Jordan, Politics, 4/17/2000
Palestinians want third phase redeployment outside final status talks
The Palestinian National Authority said it refuses to merge the third stage of Israeli redeployment in the West Bank with the final status issues.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/17/2000
Israeli forces arrest two Syrians from the Golan
The Israeli occupation forces broke into the Syrian town of Majdal Shams and detained two of its citizens, on the fall of the annual celebrations to be held by the Syrians of the Golan on the occasion of the Evacuation Day. The celebration will be held today Monday.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 4/17/2000
The UN and Israel's withdrawal from south Lebanon
Diplomatic sources in New York stated on Sunday that Israel will inform the UN officially today of its decision to pull out unilaterally from south Lebanon, completely and unconditionally, before next July.
Lebanon-Israel-UN, Politics, 4/17/2000
Egypt's first lady inaugurates Center of Environment and Development
Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak opened the permanent headquarters of the Center of Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE).
Regional, Environment, 4/17/2000
Canadian businessmen in Morocco
A group of Canadian businessmen started Sunday a one week-visit to Morocco to explore economic partnership opportunities with Morocco.
Morocco-Canada, Business, 4/17/2000
Mubarak to meet with Arafat tomorrow
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will receive Palestinian President Yasser Arafat tomorrow, as Arafat arrives in Egypt on his way to the USA to meet with US President Bill Clinton. Arafat will inform President Mubarak about the latest developments in the Palestinian- Israeli peace talks.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/17/2000
Moroccan minister in Washington for WB-IMF meeting and talks with US officials
Moroccan Economy and Finance Minister Fathallah Oualalou is chairing the delegation taking part in the spring meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, which opened in Washington on Sunday.
Morocco, Politics, 4/17/2000
Report: Pentagon team to visit region for border demarcation between Israel and Lebanon
The Israeli daily Jerusalem Post reported on Saturday that sources at the Israeli Defense Ministry as said a team of experts at the Pentagon are preparing to come to the region to start work on border demarcation between Israel and Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 4/17/2000
Odai Hussein wins journalism and possible regional implications
Odai Hussein, son of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and editor-in-chief of Babel newspaper won the post of chief of the Iraqi reporters after the Iraqi reporters refused to run against him while they were satisfied to compete for lower positions and being members of the board of directors.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 4/17/2000
Sudanese - Egyptian meeting in coming May
The meeting of the technical committee between Egypt and Sudan in which the Egyptian side will be headed by Mostafa El-Feki, the assistant foreign minister for Arab affairs, will be held in Khartoum at the beginning of May.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 4/17/2000
Morocco bans two weeklies over interview with separatist leader
The latest issues of Moroccan weeklies "Essahifa" and "Le Journal," printed abroad, were banned from entering Morocco for containing an interview with the leader of the separatist Polisario.
Morocco, Politics, 4/17/2000
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President Hosni Mubarak discussed Middle East peace process with King Abdullah II of Jordan who made a brief visit to Egypt yesterday. "The situation in the Middle East figured high in Mubarak-Abdullah summit in view of the hard circumstances being experienced by the peace process on different tracks," said Information Minister Safwat Al-Sherif.
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President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen arrives in Tehran today on an official visit to Iran which will last for three days. During his visit, the Yemeni president discussed with Iranian officials, especially with Iranian President Muhammad Khatami, prospects of bilateral cooperation in the economic and security areas, the development of conditions in the Middle East and regional and international issues of mutual concern.
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At the invitation of Syrian Prime Minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien arrives in Damascus today leading an official delegation in a visit to Syria to hold talks aimed at enhancing relations between Syria and Canada in various areas.
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Oman's minister of State for foreign affairs Youssef Bin Alawi has announced that his country's rejection to host the meetings of the workgroup on water in the multilateral negotiations is because of the " negative state" the Middle East peace process is facing on the Syrian and Palestinian tracks. This was expressed by Bin Alawi on Sunday in Cairo following his meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
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Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Thani on Saturday on Doha met with the speaker of the Yemeni Parliament, Sheikh Abdullah al-Ahmar, and members of the accompanying delegation. The Gulf News Agency said the two sides discussed areas of cooperation between the two states as well as several issues of mutual concern.
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The London-based al-Wasat magazine reported on Sunday that the Israeli embassy in Amman is facing a problem in booking a hall to hold its annual celebration on the foundation anniversary of Israel, the anniversary of the usurpation of Palestine.
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Cairo will host at the beginning of September the meetings of the World Tourism Organization with the attendance of a group of tourism ministers from around the world, a group of international experts from the private and official tourism sectors and representatives of the World Bank to discuss numerous issues, including tourism in the Middle East and Egypt.
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The Palestine committee in the United Nations is due to organize in cooperation with the Arab League and the Organization of the Islamic Conference a conference in Paris concerning the Palestinian refugees in April 26- 27. Ambassador Hussein Hassounah, head of the Arab league's mission in U.N said that international personalities and experts from all over the world will talk at this conference on Palestinian refugees and international law.
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The Libyan capital city of Tripoli is currently hosting the first conference of African and Arab non-governmental organizations. The three-day encounter, attended by delegates from 70 countries, is discussing ways to unify NGOs efforts in the fields of education, social and youth care and human rights.
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The Israeli army said that 13 Lebanese administrative detains would be released today. The 13 detains were kidnapped in the last years by Israeli commandos groups or elements of the Israeli pro southern Lebanese army. The Israeli supreme court considered - on 12th of current April - their staying in the administrative imprisonment - illegal. A late report by HAARETZ today indicated that there was a delay in the release.
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The northern Iraq "no-fly zone" witnessed a resumption of clashes yesterday and today with jets today "dropping ordnance on elements of the Iraqi integrated air defense system" after being fired on by Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) near Bashiqah, the US European Command said.
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Spain's Fernando Vicente on Sunday won the $ 350,000 Grand Prix Hassan II of Casablanca, listed on ATP Tour. Vicente defeated in the final French Sebastien Grosjean in two sets to one 6-4, 4-6, 7-6.
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Portugal's Antonio Pinto upstaged Morocco's Abdelkader Moaziz and Khalid Khannouchi in Sunday's London Marathon. Pinto clocked 2:06:33, while Moaziz timed 2:07:33 and Khannouchi 2:08:36.
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