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Damascus: A call for change
Teizini did not refer specifically to any Arab state. He continued that among the reasons behind corruption is the " destruction of development projects which are supposed to absorb ten of thousands of men and women. The destruction of certain judiciary establishments, the hope of people to justice and converting them into an establishment includes those who bear the name of a lawyer, a judge and judicial consultant. Those in reality are not like that" They blackmail people and ever commit the mistake of converting the assassinate, the thief and the criminal into honest people, while putting the real honest people in the prison."
Syria, Politics, 5/19/2000
Egyptian prime minister conveys a message to Lahoud
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud on Thursday at Baabda residential palace received the Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid and members of his ministerial delegation. Ebeid conveyed a message from the Egyptian President to President Lahoud.
Lebanon-Egypt, Politics, 5/19/2000
Morocco expresses readiness for new fisheries partnership with Europe
Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi on Thursday expressed Morocco's readiness for a new partnership with the European Union (EU) for the implementation of a national plan for the modernization of Morocco's fisheries sector.
Morocco-European Union, Economics, 5/19/2000
Exporting Egyptian rice to Libya for 3 years
The Egyptian economy ministry agreed on exporting Egyptian rice for 3 years to Libya according to the signed understanding note between the Egyptian government and the Libyan public committees which aims at providing Libya with its needs of rice.
Egypt-Libya, Economics, 5/19/2000
Prime minister receives manager of India's Oberoi group
Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi met in Rabat Thursday president of the Indian group "Oberoi."
Morocco-India, Business, 5/19/2000
Al-Shara discusses with Moratinos ME peace challenges
Talks dealt with the ME peace process which is facing heavy challenges on all fronts, the role played by the EU in reviving it and achieving a just and comprehensive peace in the region.
Syria, Politics, 5/19/2000
Baghdad: US- British warplanes continue striking civilian targets
Iraq said on Thursday that the US warplanes continue, day and night striking the Iraqi civilian targets, noting that the last attack " carried out by the enemy was that on Wednesday when one child was killed and four people wounded."
Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/19/2000
Arab League calls for establishing an international court to try Israeli war criminals
The secretary general of the Arab League Ismat Abdul Miguid has announced that the Arab League council will call for establishing an international criminal court to be specialized in trying Israeli war criminals for their crimes against the Palestinian people and the killing of Palestinians in recent confrontations in the Palestinian areas on the 52nd anniversary of the Usurpation of Palestine ( al-Nakba).
Regional-Israel, Politics, 5/19/2000
A new crime of honor in Jordan
The killer is a 30- year old. It was enough for him to " doubt his sister's behavior," who is married and a mother of five to kill her
Jordan, Culture, 5/19/2000
Arab investment conference opened in Beirut
The 5th conference on investment and the Arab capital markets was opened in Beirut on Thursday. It is attended by Arab economic establishments.
Lebanon, Economics, 5/19/2000
Syrian- Italian agreement for fighting drugs, organized crimes
The Syrian minister of the Interior on Wednesday evening received the delegation representing the Italian ministry of the Interior led by Jian Carlo De Nadio.
Syria-Italy, Judicial, 5/19/2000
Iraq exports at 2 million barrels of oil per day
An Iraqi oil source said on Thursday that Iraq exports at the meantime almost 2 million barrels of oil per day in the framework of the oil for food agreement.
Iraq, Economics, 5/19/2000
Supporting commercial cooperation between Tunis and Britain
British Trade Secretary Richard Caborn is concluding today his visit to Tunis which aimed at increasing trade between the two countries.
Tunisia-UK, Economics, 5/19/2000
French defense minister visits Emirates tomorrow
France's Defense Minister Alain Richard is starting tomorrow a visit to the Emirates on his way back from India.
United Arab Emirates-France, Military, 5/19/2000
Egypt: Cairo hosts the first fair for African - Asian products
The Egyptian organization for international markets and fairs is currently making arrangements for establishing a fair for products of the African - Asian countries on May 30 for 10 days in which more than 50 African, and Arab countries are participating.
Egypt-Regional, Business, 5/19/2000
Speaker of Moroccan lower house meets Palestinian women delegation
Speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives (lower house) Abdelouahed Radi, met in Rabat Wednesday a delegation of the association of Palestinian working women, currently on a visit to Morocco to inquire about the experience of Moroccan women in local affairs management ahead of local Palestinian elections.
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 5/19/2000
Egyptian - Belgium cooperation in the petroleum field
Belgian businessmen started a 4-days visit to Egypt yesterday to discuss establishing joint projects in the field of petroleum refinement and its byproducts.
Egypt-Belgium, Economics, 5/19/2000
Morocco, Spain sign partnership agreement
The Tangier chamber of commerce, industry and services and the Spanish region of Guadalquivir signed in Tangier Thursday a partnership agreement to enhance cooperation between the two regions in economic, social and industrial sectors.
Morocco-Spain, Economics, 5/19/2000
Violent fighting continues between Eritrea, Ethiopia
The spokesman for the Eritrea's presidency Yamani Gebrmiskeil announced on Thursday that battles in the surrounding of Barentto city resulted in the evacuation of 200,000 persons.
Eritrea-Ethiopia, Politics, 5/19/2000
Arab agriculture engineers meeting to focus on good management
The executive bureau of the Arab agriculture engineers union which met in Tunis May 15-16, decided to hold the union's next congress in Morocco in November 2001.
Tunisia-Morocco, Agriculture, 5/19/2000
Moroccan Air Carrier and Canada-based Moroccans' Federation sign agreement
Moroccan air carrier "Royal Air Maroc" and the Moroccan Federation of Canada, grouping associations representing Moroccans living in Canada, signed on Wednesday a "partnership convention."
Morocco-Canada, Business, 5/19/2000
Egyptian intellectuals call for reviving the UN resolution treating Zionism as racism
The coalition of independent intellectuals in Egypt has called for revival of the UN resolution which classifies Zionism as a racist movement.
Egypt, Politics, 5/19/2000
Anniversary of Muhammad Farid Abu Hadeed A Pioneer of Enlightenment
Muhammad Farid Abu Hadeed is a prominent intellectual and man of letters who emerged in Egypt in one of its most important periods, between the 19th and the 20th centuries. In this period, the Egyptian personality prevailed over different aspects of life.
Egypt, People, 5/19/2000
Three Israeli wounded, seven Lahd soldiers killed and wounded in South Lebanon
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 5/19/2000
World's 2nd Largest Fresh Water Lake Under Threat
Environment, 5/19/2000
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The Moroccan- Egyptian joint trade commission started in Cairo Thursday works to examine means of upgrading bilateral trade. The commission will look into the extension of the list of tax -and -duty free goods exchanged between the two states in implementation of the free zone accord signed between the two Arab states.
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Prince Moulay Rachid, brother of King Mohammed VI, arrived in Manama Thursday for a visit to Bahrain.
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The Egyptian holding company for the mineral industries received 4 primary offers for purchasing the Egyptian Company for the railway works "Simaf." These offers are from Italy, France, Spain and Hungary. Head of the holding company Adel El-Danaf said that "these offers will be final within 3 months and in case of reaching an agreement with the Egyptian railways organization - the Egyptian government will purchase a specific share from Simaf production to serve the Egyptian railways and the development projects especially since that it is the only company in Egypt that works field of the railways area," yet El-Danaf refused to declare the names of the desirous foreign companies interested in purchasing Simaf.
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Speaker of the Moroccan house of representatives, Abdelouahed Radi, announced on Thursday that he will pay next February an official visit to India. The announcement was made during a meeting between the Moroccan official and India's ambassador in Morocco, Indraht Sigh Rathore.
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The African Development Bank granted Wednesday the Tunisian economic development bank (BDET) a new credit line worth 82 million Euro. The loan will finance projects in the sectors of industry, tourism and other services for the period 2000-2001 and the creation, extension and modernization of Tunisian small and medium sized enterprises.
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President Lansana Conte of Guinea on Friday left Casablanca at the end of a weeklong private visit to Morocco. On Thursday, president Conte held tete-a-tete talks with King Mohammed VI in Rabat.
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The Moroccan railway office (ONCF) announced that traffic between Rabat and Casablanca was restored on Friday morning after two goods trains collided in the morning. The collision did not cause any human casualties but destroyed 16 wagons and held off thousands of persons who commute between the two cities.
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The 6th international exhibition of hotel and catering equipment ( Marocotel) opened in Casablanca on Thursday. As many as 120 Moroccan and foreign exhibitors are taking part in the event which is also featuring lectures on hotel trade and tourism related-issues and cooking competitions.
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Morocco will participate in the Ferrara trade fair on water technologies to be held this May 24-27 in Italy. The event, to be attended by more than 200 Italian and foreign exhibitors will display the latest innovations in treatment of drinking and waste water, water distribution, protection of water reserves, irrigation techniques and desalination.
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The Turkish Daily News on Thursday said that the Turkish foreign ministry secretary Farouk Loug Oglo will on June 2nd pay a visit to Israel to take part in the periodical political consultation meetings between the two countries.
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