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12 journalists in Gaza were injured by bullets of the Israeli occupation forces and the gas bombs during confrontations which took place yesterday at the anniversary of Palestine's crisis of the year 1948 (al-Nakba). The journalists are Mohammed Amin El-Masri corespondent of Ahram newspaper, which Nguib Abdu El-Gebin and Adel El-Hana from the associated press, Fayez Nour from the French news, Fathi Sabah from the Londonian Life, Abd El-Latif El-Sharab from Palestine's T.V, Abd El-Rahman El-Khateeb from the Palestinian newspaper Ayam, Talal Abdu Rahma from the Tunisian T.V and Mohammed Gamagoum from Mayadeen agency for information. Go

The Minister of finance Muhammad Khaled al-Maheyni has released decision no 2143 dated May 13, 2000 to hold transferred or non- transferred monies of Mahmoud al-Zou'bi ( former Syrian prime minister) and for his wife and children so as to protect the public money and this decision will be valid awaiting results of investigations. Go

Moroccan journalists staged a 1-hour strike on Tuesday to protest sanctions against colleagues Mustapha Alaoui and Khalid Mechbal in efforts against the freedom of the press, the Moroccan Press Union (SNPM) said in a release.These practices put into jeopardy all the speech freedom gains achieved by the Moroccan people, the Union said. Go

The Palestinian president Yasser Arafat refused to accept the resignation of Yasser Abd Rabo who heads the Palestinian negotiating delegation in the final status negotiation. El-Taeb Abd El-Rahim, secretary of affairs of the Palestinian presidentship said that "President Arafat has complete trust in Abd Rabo." Rabo presented his resignation yesterday in a protest upon disclosure that there were additional Palestinian - Israeli negotiations being held in Sweden without his knowledge. Go

The Israeli authorities released Salah Shehatah one of the prominent military leaders in the Palestinian movement Hamas after being detained for more than 11 years in Israeli prisons. Shehatah said that the Israeli authorities aimed to keeping him after the end his prison term to avoid his return to military work action, saying he did not gives guarantees the Israelis of not going back to the military work. Go

The speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Saadoun Hammadi, is to visit France from May 16-19 at the invitation of the Senate's France-Iraq friendship group, a French statement said. Saadoun Hammadi will have a working meeting with the secretary-general of the Quai d'Orsay on May 18 at which the discussions will focus on bilateral relations, the regional situation and relations between Iraq and the U.N. Security Council. Go

Palestinian public works minister, Azzam Najib starts this Tuesday a four-day visit to Morocco to sign with Moroccan officials an agreement on cooperation in infrastructure. He will also visit water facilities and a highway construction site. Go

Moroccan fisheries professionals will participate in the Italian fisheries fair of Ancona, to be held May 18-21. The delegation will include ship-owners and fish exporters from different cities. The fair displays fisheries equipment, fish culture industries and seafood processing techniques. Go

Chairman of the Palestinian government negotiation team for the final status with Israel Yasser Abd Rabbu on Sunday evening submitted his resignation to the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. Go

In a diplomatic development described by observers as having a significant meaning the son of the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad met with the British minister of state for the foreign office Peter Haine. Haine described his meeting with Bashar as warm and good adding that during their meetings with Haine, Bashar al-Assad and the Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara renewed Syria's adherence to peace and the possibility of making peace. Go