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Tunisia to have its first municipal elections
Tunisian voters are heading on Sunday morning to elect their representatives in the local and municipal councils.
Tunisia, Politics, 5/26/2000
Japanese crown prince starts visit to Egypt tomorrow
The Japanese Crown Prince Takamado is beginning tomorrow an official visit to Egypt with his wife who will meet on Sunday First Lady Suzanne Mubarak to see the Egyptian experiment in support for early child development and motherhood and defending the rights of woman.
Egypt-Japan, Politics, 5/26/2000
A new form of confrontation on South Lebanese borders
Hizbullah partisans and the Amal movement continued their aggregations along the Lebanese- Israeli borders and stood behind the border lines chanting slogans that Israelis cannot be trusted in their agreements with banners reading " if you come back we will come back to you."
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 5/26/2000
National child rights congress opens in Rabat
During the two-day congress, the Moroccan national children rights observatory will put forward an action plan for medical coverage to all Moroccan children.
Morocco, Culture, 5/26/2000
Bill instituting ombudsman before parliament this year
Moroccan minister for the government general affairs, Ahmed Lahlimi, announced in Rabat on Thursday that a draft law creating an ombudsman institution in Morocco is under study and will be submitted to the parliament in the course of this year.
Morocco, Politics, 5/26/2000
Child parliament opens 2nd session in Rabat
Morocco's Princess Lalla Meriem (sister of King Mohammed VI) opened on Thursday the 2nd national session of the child parliament, in the presence of Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi andother cabinet members and several foreign figures.
Morocco, Culture, 5/26/2000
Mubarak visits Spain on Monday
Egypt-Spain, Politics, 5/26/2000
Jordanian King visits Washington to discuss ME peace
Jordanian King Abdullah II on Thursday started a tour which will last for two weeks and leading him, in particular to the US where he will hold talks with US President Bill Clinton dealing with latest developments in the ME peace process.
Jordan-USA, Politics, 5/26/2000
Syrian reading of Israeli withdrawal from South Lebanon
Most of the Syrians have been stuck in front of Arab and Lebanese space TV stations to follow up events of the Israeli withdrawal from South Lebanon and then later the developments followed the withdrawal.
Syria, Politics, 5/26/2000
A sit in in Damascus, the Golan in solidarity with prisoners in Israeli jails
The committee in solidarity with Syrian prisoners in the Israeli jails, and the friends of the prisoners on Thursday observed a sit in, in front of the headquarters of the International red cross in Damascus in solidarity with the Syrian prisoners and detainees in the Israeli jails.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/26/2000
Youssoufi: Israeli withdrawal is a victory for Lebanon
Moroccan premier, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, termed the Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon as "great victory for the Lebanese people."
Morocco-Lebanon, Politics, 5/26/2000
Iranian foreign minister inspected liberated Lebanese villages
Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi arrived in Beirut on Thursday and said at the airport that his visit aims at " Sharing the Lebanese people their victory in liberating their south."
Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 5/26/2000
Lebanon continues celebration of liberating its south
The Lebanese people in all Lebanese areas on Thursday celebrated the newly declared "Day of Resistance and Liberation."
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 5/26/2000
Tunisian businessmen want strong Moroccan- Tunisian trade
A leading Tunisian businessman on Thursday called Morocco and Tunisia to foster economic and cooperation ties.
Tunisia-Morocco, Economics, 5/26/2000
Iraq - Syria trade is $ 400 million
The trade volume between Iraq and Syria is $ 400 million dollars annually, formal statistic shows.
Syria-Iraq, Economics, 5/26/2000
Libya acts to link itself to Arab neighbors by railway
A Chinese company won the contract for carrying out the first stage for establishing a railway line in Libya of 3170 kilometers in coming September with the length of the first stage being 191 kilometers at a cost of $ 470 million.
Libya-China, Economics, 5/26/2000
$ 33 million of trade volume between Egypt and Morocco
An Egyptian statistic said that the trade volume between Egypt and Morocco does not exceed $ 33 million dollars.
Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 5/26/2000
Establishing the first Egyptian investment bank in Algeria
One of the Egyptian companies received initial consent from the Algerian currency council (equivalent to the central bank) for establishing a comprehensive bank named I.F.G Hermes Algeria.
Algeria-Egypt, Economics, 5/26/2000
An invitation for Mubarak to visit Malta
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received an invitation to visit Malta before the end of the current year.
Egypt-Malta, Politics, 5/26/2000
Al-Shara refutes Barak's claims in Lisbon
the foreign minister refuted claims made by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak in a message he had sent to the UN Secretary General and al-Shara indicated Israel's failure to face the " Bitter reality" in Lebanon" had promoted Barak to accuse Syria in that it wants to intensify the atmospheres.
Syria-Israel-Portugal, Politics, 5/26/2000
Gulf states ministerial meeting to be held in June
A diplomat in the Arab Gulf region stated on Wednesday that the foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC will hold a meeting on June 3 and 4 in Jeddah on the Red Sea.
Gulf, Politics, 5/26/2000
German commercial delegation visits Iraq today
A German industrial commercial delegation is arriving today in Baghdad. The delegation comprises 60 members under the chairmanship of the head of the German industries union.
Iraq-Germany, Economics, 5/26/2000
USA commercial delgation in data technology visits Egypt
A U.S mission in field of data technology comprising 8 U.S companies in computers, software and communication industry and representatives for vocational unions that work in industry in U.S.A - is currently visiting Egypt.
Egypt-USA, Economics, 5/26/2000
Kuwaiti fund for developments resumes its activities in Sudan
The Kuwaiti fund for development decided to resume its activities in Sudan after a stoppage of 10 years due to the Sudanese position during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
Sudan-Kuwait, Economics, 5/26/2000
UN puts border landmarks in south Lebanon
The spokesman for the UN Frid Echard said on Wednesday that the UN will immediately put landmarks for the Lebanese- Israeli borders to make sure that the Israeli withdrawal from South Lebanon is complete.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 5/26/2000
Maritime training between Egypt and Greece
Joint training between the Egyptian and the Greek maritime forces started yesterday.
Egypt, Military, 5/26/2000
Morocco, Quebec sign agreement in social security
The agreement entitles Moroccans living in Quebec and Canadian from the Quebec province living in Morocco to continue to benefit from retirement, old age, disability and other allowances once they leave their home country.
Morocco-Canada, Economics, 5/26/2000
Yemeni President prevents Israeli tourism, visits Saudi Arabia to settle border disputes
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said he will in June visit Saudi Arabia to continue talks aiming at settling the border disputes between Sanaa and al-Riyadh. He stressed his country will never receive Israeli tourists.
Yemen, Politics, 5/26/2000
Moroccan Sahara association foils Polisario events in Seville
The Moroccan Sahara Association NGO stood in the way of several festive events staged on the week-end by Polisario separatists forcing them to cancel most of planned propaganda activity in Seville, southern Spain.
Morocco, Politics, 5/26/2000
London: Iraq is still dangerous
British minister of state for the foreign office Peter Haine stressed on Thursday that the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein still " able to own the ability to threaten the world and to rebuilding his military arsenal."
Iraq-UK, Politics, 5/26/2000
Software piracy is down in Egypt
A report issued by the regional bureau of the international union for producers of computers software in Egypt - showed a decrease in the percentage of piracy in computer software in the local market.
Egypt, Economics, 5/26/2000
Economic growth stagnates in oct. - dec. 1999
Economic growth stagnated in the last three months of 1999 as the Gross Domestic Product recorded a -0.1% growth in comparison with the same period of 1998, said the statistics department
Morocco, Economics, 5/26/2000
New legislation on fisheries under scrutiny
The fishery code and sea-eco-system protection draft legislation examined Wednesday in the weekly cabinet council is based on a new approach to the development of the fishing sector, said government spokesman Khalid Alioua.
Morocco, Economics, 5/26/2000
King Mohammed hosts dinner banquet in honor of Ben Ali
The king decorated other Tunisian and Moroccan figures including physicians, intellectuals, artists and sportsmen.
Tunisia-Morocco, Culture, 5/26/2000
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Speaker of the Israeli Knesset Avraham Burg stated that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is considered one of the great leaders in the Middle East area for his bravery and his decision making, saying that he enjoys a large flexibility in all issues that concern the area, adding before leaving Cairo after his participation in the second conference for head of the European - Mediterranean parliaments in Alexandria - that Egypt has a special international position and has an important and effective role in the peace process. He stated that the current year will witness signing an agreement between Israel and Palestine on establishing a Palestinian state and Israel will be the first country to recognize this state.
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Tunisian Riad Bin Fadel, the former chief editor of an Arabic publication was shot on Tuesday morning by two bullets from a car near his house in Carthage - the northern Suburb. The government is investigating.
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The total volume of the Arab contributions in the Exporting funds for the working investment companies in Egypt and work under law of encouraging the investments - has increased to 13.5 billion L.E by the end of last year.
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Moroccan and Spanish interior ministers will meet next June in Madrid, an official source in Madrid said. Spanish official in charge of immigration and foreigners affairs, Enrique Fernandez-Miranda, will visit Morocco this Friday, to prepare for the meeting, according to the source. Miranda who will be accompanied by general director of immigration.
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