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Bashar al-Assad confers with UN chief
Lt. Gen. Bashar al-Assad on Thursday at the Presidential Palace received the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. Annan was accompanied by the UN special coordinator Terry Larsen and the UN assistant secretary for political affairs Wakeran Bernargast.
Syria, Politics, 6/23/2000
Syrian prime minister supports establishing foreign banks
Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Mostafa Miro expressed support for establishing foreign banks inside free zones in Syria.
Syria, Economics, 6/23/2000
Fair for Egyptian products in Tehran
Works of the first fair for Egyptian products is to begin on Sunday in Iran.
Egypt-Iran, Economics, 6/23/2000
First Jordanian peaceful nuclear reactor
The International Agency for Atomic Energy is intending to provide, shortly, the Jordanian government with a small nuclear reactor dedicated for peaceful purposes and will be the first of its kind to be owned by Jordan.
Jordan, Science, 6/23/2000
Saudi warning to illegal emigrants to leave the country
The Saudi authorities on Wednesday warned foreigners who illegally live in the country that they might be jailed for six months and fined for a great sum of money if they do not leave the Saudi territories.
Saudi Arabia, Local, 6/23/2000
Egypt plagued with 22,7 million Landmines
Egypt is one of the countries that have the largest number of landmines. The Middle East is one of the most heavily mined regions in the world. Egypt alone has one quarter of the world's landmines buried in its deserts, most leftover from the Second World War.
Egypt, Environment, 6/23/2000
Landmark discovery to change many beliefs
"Egyptian Archaeologists made a landmark discovery that will likely change many beliefs about the old Dynasty," said Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni.
Egypt, History, 6/23/2000
Largest bank in Spain discusses investments in Egypt
The Spanish bank Lakaz decided to enter the Egyptian market to invest in the insurance and real estates fields.
Egypt-Spain, Business, 6/23/2000
Arab and foreign companies invest in Iraqi free zones
It was said in Baghdad that U.S companies signed contracts with Iraq for investment in the Iraqi free zones.
Iraq, Economics, 6/23/2000
Germany donates Morocco 118 million DM
Morocco-Germany, Economics, 6/23/2000
France presents $ 29.4 million for education, health and water in Palestine
Palestinian minister of the international cooperation and planing Nabeel Shaath said that France and the Palestinian government signed an agreement of nearly 30 million dollars which is 2 times the amount of French aid.
Palestine, Economics, 6/23/2000
Omran: Bashar al-Assad's leadership is a reflection of people's commitment
at the economic and social level, this means continued work to achieve social and economic development, according to principles based on re-building the state's foundation and adjusting laws and regulations which are no longer able to cope with developments, fighting corruption in state- owned establishments and embarking on the principle of transparency through appointing a person to a certain position based on merit.
Syria, Politics, 6/23/2000
Qaddoura: People's Assembly received presidential nomination message
The speaker of Syrian People's Assembly (parliament) on Thursday in a press conference held at the People's Assembly (PA) premises said that the PA received the message of the Baath Party Regional Leadership which provides for nominating Bashar al-Assad, who is also the secretary general of the central committee of the Baath party for the post of President of the Syrian Arab republic.
Syria, Politics, 6/23/2000
Lecture on Moroccan- Korean Relations in Fez
Morocco-South Korea, Politics, 6/23/2000
20 Japanese businessmen visit Kuwait
A delegation of 20 Japanese businessmen representing the pioneering companies in the field of the environmental protection and some Japanese banks are due to arrive in Kuwait on Monday to open fields of cooperation with organizations and corporations between the two countries.
Kuwait-Japan, Business, 6/23/2000
French media and changes in Syria
The French daily Le Monde said in its June 20th issue that the Baath party 9th regional congress in Syria has " strengthened the authority in a methodological way."
Syria, Politics, 6/23/2000
Premier leads Moroccan delegation to UN extraordinary assembly in Geneva
Morocco's Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi will lead the Moroccan delegation to the United Nations 24th extraordinary assembly to be held in Geneva June 26-28.
Regional, Economics, 6/23/2000
La Maison Du Maroc in Paris hosts solidarity days with Iraqi people
Solidarity days with the Iraqi people, facing since 1990 of a UN embargo, started on Wednesday at La Maison Du Maroc in Paris with a photo exhibition on Iraq and the screening of two films on the humanitarian situation in the country.
Iraq-Morocco, Politics, 6/23/2000
Pilot project on management of hospital sharp trash launched in Meknes
A pilot project on the management of hospital sharp trash was launched Thursday at the Mohammed V hospital in Meknes, 170 KM north-east of Rabat, under the chairmanship of Princess Lalla Hasna, youngest sister of King Mohammed VI.
Morocco, Environment, 6/23/2000
Opening of AI Azhar AI Sharif June 22, 972 AD
Al Azhar is the grand scientific Islamic institute in charge of preserving, studying, clarifying and spreading the Islamic heritage. It is responsible for conveying the Message of Islam to all peoples.
Egypt, History, 6/23/2000
Need to preserve Jerusalem's Arab identity , ministers say
Arab information ministers, meeting in Cairo on Thursday, insisted on the need to stage media campaigns to support the struggle of Palestinians to preserve the city of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) against Israeli attempts to obliterate its Arab-Islamic identity.
Regional, Politics, 6/23/2000
US embassy in Amman receives threats
The Jordanian government has dismissed what was announced on Thursday by the US embassy in Amman in that it had received terrorist threats targeting the US embassy and citizens in Jordan. The Jordanian government stressed it is ready to deal with such events.
Jordan-USA, Local, 6/23/2000
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On the last day of his three-day state visit to the USA, King Mohammed VI met on Thursday in New York a group of US businessmen and members of the Moroccan community settled there.
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The Jordanian paper al-Rai al-Am has talked about Syrian- Palestinian relations and their prospects. It said that the new Syrian leadership is in need to maintaining its Arab relations, especially Palestinian relations, as both the Syrian and Israeli sides are in need of withstanding the Israeli intransigence.
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Syria's Minister of Information Adnan Omran on Thursday in Cairo met with the Secretary General of the Arab league Esmat Abdul Meguid.
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The Palestinian Central Council delayed for 4 days (from June 28) a meeting to prepare for the Palestinian State declaration due to the coming visit of U.S Secretary of States Madeleine Albright to the area, after which Washington might determine the possibility of convening a three-way summit between the Palestinians and Israelis with the participation of the U.S President Bill Clinton.
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A meeting of Japanese experts will be sent to Morocco by the Japanese governmental international cooperation agency (JICA) next July 3-10. The Japanese mission will be meeting officials from the equipment ministry over construction of rural roads to be carried out under non-reimbursable cooperation program from Japan.
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Some 1,022,000 Moroccans living abroad will be spending their summer holidays in Morocco, said Moroccan minister in charge of Maghreb, Arab and Islamic Affairs, Abdeslam Znined.
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