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Syria votes yes to Bashar al-Assad
The Syrian citizens with a great majority voted for the new President Bashar al-Assad in succession of his father the Late President Hafez al-Assad. Therefore, Bashar al-Assad is President number 6 in Syria since the Baath Arab socialist party ascended to power in Syria in 1963.
Syria-Lebanon-Angola, Politics, 7/11/2000
A Saudi princess in an official post
The Saudi official news agency reported on Monday said that a Saudi princess was appointed on Monday in the post of assistant secretary at the ministry of education. It is the highest administrative post assigned to a woman in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia, Culture, 7/11/2000
Muslims, Christians have great interest in Jerusalem
Following the talks between President Hosni Mubarak and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Presidential Political Advisor Osama al-Baz said Egypt exerts good offices for continuity of negotiations and narrowing the gap between the two parties without prejudice to what is considered inalienable rights.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 7/11/2000
Travel between UAE, Bahrain by Identity cards
United Arab Emirates-Bahrain, Politics, 7/11/2000
Minister decries Spanish presence in two occupied Moroccan cities abnormal
Moroccan minister in charge of territory development, environment, town planning and housing, Mohamed El Yazghi, lashed out at the Spanish presence in Sebta and Melilia (two Moroccan cities still occupied by Spain) as an abnormal situation.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/11/2000
Cabinet reshuffle in Sudan
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday made a ministerial reshuffle that covered several ministries after two ministers had resigned to join the people's national congress, led by Hassan al-Turabi.
Sudan, Politics, 7/11/2000
King Mohammed chairs meeting on investments promotion
Morocco, Economics, 7/11/2000
African ministers support Palestinian state
African Foreign Ministers on Monday reiterated the continent's solidarity with the Palestinian cause, a report by African News said.
Regional, Politics, 7/11/2000
Moroccan pharmaceutical sector posts over $ 400 ml turnover
The Moroccan pharmaceutical sector posted between 1995 and 2000 a sale of over $ 400 million and investments worth $120 million, said the latest bulletin of the Moroccan employers association (CGEM).
Morocco, Economics, 7/11/2000
Marrakech gets university hospital
Marrakech will soon get its own school hospital, extending over 70,000 m2 with a capacity of 870 beds for all medical specialties.
Morocco, Education, 7/11/2000
An increase in violence in Algeria in the last days
Algeria witnessed in last days a large increase in the violence works and the assaults on the civilians and the security men who blame the armed Israeli groups the responsibility of committing it.
Algeria-Israel, Politics, 7/11/2000
Africa chooses Sudan to sit in UN Security Council
Sudan was picked by the African group at the United Nations to sit in the Security council for a two-year term starting next January 1st.
Sudan, Politics, 7/11/2000
Barak's situation before the dramatic events in Israel
The dramatic events in the Israeli political arena dominated the most decisive development in the peace process in the Middle East as the situation of the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak become too weak due to his governing coalition breaking up.
Israel-Palestine, Reporter's View, 7/11/2000
Salim denies a final agreement between Palestinians and Israelis
Selim El Zaghnoun, head of the Palestinian national and central councils, negated what was said by some Israeli sources that the final agreement between the Palestinians and the Israeli is ready and that it is merely waiting for the three-way summit to be signed.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/11/2000
PFLP: Arafat surrenders to the Israelis
People's Front for the Liberation of Palestine, one of the opposition leftist Palestinian organizations, said it will continue the struggle for establishing an independent Palestinian state following nominating Abu Ali Mostafa as its secretary.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/11/2000
Norway foreign minister postpones visit to the Middle East
Norway's foreign minister has postponed his visit scheduled to the Middle East until after the Palestinian- Israeli meeting which will be held this week in Camp David.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/11/2000
Saudi Arabia hold Israel responsible for the ME peace process deadlock
Saudi Arabia has held Israel responsible for the stumbled ME peace process due to its stubbornness and in its placement of obstacles before the implementation of international legitimacy resolutions in order to reach a just and comprehensive peace in the region.
Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 7/11/2000
Egypt expects $755 million oil surplus in 2000/2001
Egypt expects an oil surplus of $ 755 million for the fiscal year 2000/2001 (July-June) after earlier budget projections of a $ 450 million deficit.
Egypt, Economics, 7/11/2000
Barak refuses proposals calling for a new governmental coalition
Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Barak has refused several proposals calling for forming a new governmental coalition to back him in the negotiations in Camp David with the Palestinian side.
Israel-Palestine, Politics, 7/11/2000
Egyptian economy grows at good rate
US Ambassador in Cairo Daniel-Charles Kurtzer Monday said the Egyptian economy is growing at a very good rate in the global economy.
Egypt-USA, Economics, 7/11/2000
Euro-Mediterranean seminar on competitiveness
A Euro-Mediterranean seminar on "competitiveness law and policies" will be held this July 18-19 in Casablanca.
Regional-Morocco, Economics, 7/11/2000
Secretary general of French foreign ministry visits Cairo today
The secretary general of the French foreign ministers arrived today at Cairo heading a delegation to participate in the annual political negotiations which began today between Egypt and France.
Egypt-France, Politics, 7/11/2000
Baalbak International festival begins in Lebanon
Festivals that comprised all the Lebanese cities began in which international bands and singers are participating.
Lebanon, Culture, 7/11/2000
Merrill Lynch proves confidence in Egyptian Economy
In the first official comment on a report recently issued by Standard and Poor's (S&P) on the Egyptian economy, Youssef Boutros Ghali said that an outlook downgrade by the rating agency was no surprise to the government.
Egypt, Economics, 7/11/2000
Moroccan - Italian talks over Moroccan expatriates
Morocco and Italy will sign next October an agreement on the integration of Moroccan immigrant children, says a release issued at the end of a meeting Monday between visiting Moroccan minister of social development, solidarity, employment and vocational training, Khalid Alioua, and Italian social solidarity minister, Livua Turco.
Morocco-Italy, Politics, 7/11/2000
Some 1155 Iraqi missing in Kuwait
The opposition Iraqi national congress on Monday announced that it had formed a new leadership following the criticism addressed to this group for lacking enough representation.
Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 7/11/2000
African development bank donates Mauritania $1.54 million
Mauritania, Economics, 7/11/2000
Syrian Jews take part in the referendum
Syrian Jews on Monday took part in the referendum carried out on having Lt. Gen. Bashar al-Assad as President for Syria for the 7 coming years.
Syria, Politics, 7/11/2000
Imam Muhammad Abdou the Innovator of the nation's thought
Imam Muhammad Abdou was a pioneering innovator of the intellectual revival movement in Egypt and the Arab East in the 19th century enlightenment. He was also one of the Islamic intellectuals who rejected conventionalism, believed in openness to other cultures and the innovation of thoughts and social, political and religious reform.
Egypt, People, 7/11/2000
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Correction : In an earlier statement by Syria's Minister of Defense Lt. Gen. Tlass he said that Lt. Gen. Bashar al-Assad will take his constitutional oath ( sworn in as a President) at the People's Assebly (PA) on July 17. Today the speaker of the Syrian parliament said this oath ceremony will be on Thursday, July 13 at the PA at 11.a.m. Damascus Local Time.
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Three Israeli settlers were seriously wounded on Monday at Hertselia settlement near Tel Aviv. The Hebrew language israeli radio said that "Unidentified persons" set fire on Sunday evening in a residential building in the said colony and this also resulted in burning the furniture in several flats.
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The Spanish government announced that Moroccan legal immigrants will soon be taking driving tests in Arabic language. Moroccans will equally be allowed to benefit from the audio-visual method for the theoretical driving test like Spaniards when finding difficulties in understanding the questionnaire.
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A Jordanian businessman called Omar Salah has bought an Israeli factory in Ofakim settlement in the West bank and he will receive this factory officially today. The Israeli radio said that this factory that the victory was due to be closed off because it was bankrupted, but the Jordanian businessman has bought it.
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The Moroccan men's judo team dominated the African junior championships held in Tunis over the weekend stealing three gold medals. Alaoui Mraoui (-73 kg), Abdelhak Tabach (-81 kg) and Adil Laknifli (-90 kg) topped the lot taking gold while Mustapha Errangi (-60 kg) ended third.
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Algerian Ali Saidi Sief won the 5,000M race (covering the distance in 13:26.86) in Algiers beating second and third place Moroccan runners Said El Ouardi Said Berrioui.
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