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Mubarak to introduce amendments to election Law
"The President affirmed that Egypt is a democratic country based on respect for the constitution and supremacy of the law," Al-Sherif said.
Egypt, Politics, 7/13/2000
Partial elections for renewal of one third of chamber of advisors next september 15
Partial elections to renew one third of the chamber of advisors (upper chamber of the Moroccan parliament) will be held next September 15, a reliable source told MAP.
Morocco, Politics, 7/13/2000
Egypt's First Lady calls on women to vote in upcoming polls
Female participation in political life is one of the vital issues affecting the whole of society in general and women's lives in particular, Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak told a Cairo forum yesterday.
Egypt, Politics, 7/13/2000
El-Baz: Arafat's options in Camp David are limited
Osama El-Baz, the advisor of the Egyptian president for the political affairs assured that the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is completely limited in Camp David summit of what the Palestinian people could accept as a minimum limit.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 7/13/2000
Arab journalists union voices solidarity with jailed Yemeni colleague
The Arab Journalists Union voiced solidarity Wednesday with chief editor of the Yemeni "ath-thaqafia" newspaper, Sameer Al-Yusufi, who was sent to jail.
Regional-Yemen, Politics, 7/13/2000
Kuwaiti nation's council approves border agreement with Saudi Arabia
The Kuwaiti official news agency KUNA reported that the Kuwaiti nation council approved on Wednesday the border agreement signed on July 2nd with Saudi Arabia.
Kuwait-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/13/2000
Lt. Gen. Bashar attends military training, Party RL meeting
In the first day after announcing the results of the referendum Lt. Gen. Bashar al-Assad attended a tactical project carried out by a Syrian army combat formation.
Syria, Politics, 7/13/2000
OAU Demands Compensation For Libya
The 36th summit of the Organization of African Unity wound up here Wednesday, supported Libya's right "to compensation for the damage caused by the sanctions imposed by the Security Council following the so-called Lockerbie case."
Libya, Politics, 7/13/2000
Bu Taflika represents Africa in the major 8th summit
The 36th African summit held in Togo assigned the Algerian President Abd al-Aziz Bu Taflika to represent Africa in the major 8th summit that will be held on 21st of the current month in Japan.
Algeria-Ethiopia, Politics, 7/13/2000
Egyptian businessman establishes a tourist project in al-Aqaba
The Jordanian daily al-Arab al-Youm on Wednesday said that the Egyptian businessman and billionaire Najib Sawyers has bought a piece of Land in Aqaba, southern Jordan to establish a tourism project on it. The Jordanian paper explained that Sawyers bought some 74 hectares to build a tourism village including hotels, restaurants and luxury sites at an estimated cost of 1.8 billion Jordanian dinars ( US $ 2.5 billion).
Jordan-Egypt, Economics, 7/13/2000
El-Mahdi welcomes discussion between government and opposition
El-Sadek El-Mahdi, chief of the Sudanese Umma party welcomed the decision of the opposition Sudanese alliance for responding to Egypt's call to convene a preparatory meeting between the government and the opposition.
Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 7/13/2000
Acts of violence escalated in Algeria
Algeria, Politics, 7/13/2000
Arab latest technology production to face globalization challenges
Egypt's Information Minister Safwat al-Sherif said the new century globalization challenges can be met with distinguished Arab production, utilizing the latest communications technology, this came in statements Wednesday following the opening of Radio and Television Exhibition on the sidelines of the 6th Cairo Radio and TV Festival.
Egypt, Economics, 7/13/2000
Belgian mothers demonstrate over displacement of their children by Moroccan husbands
A group of Belgian mothers Tuesday demonstrated in front of the Moroccan embassy in Brussels to claim their right to custody and visit of their children who were displaced by their former Moroccan husbands.
Morocco, Culture, 7/13/2000
Egypt demands two seats in UNSC for Africa
Egypt's Permanent Delegate to the UN, Ambassador Ahmed Abul Gheit said the expansion of the membership of Security Council will top the agenda of the UN General Assembly deliberations by the Heads of states and governments in the Millennium Summit, next September.
Egypt, Politics, 7/13/2000
Possible detente on the Syrian- Israeli track
The Gulf News Agency said on Wednesday that diplomatic sources in Damascus said that contacts have been made in an attempt to revitalize the Israeli-Syrian track and that the most remarkable in these contacts is the role permitted both by the US and Israel to the UN to find out the greatest common indicators between Syria and Israel so as to re-launch the negotiations.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 7/13/2000
Israel kidnaps, detains lebanese civilians
The Israeli court has extended its decision to continue the detention of the two lebanese citizens Mustafa al-Deirani and Abdul Karim Obeid who were kidnapped by the Israeli forces five years ago from their houses in the Lebanese territories.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 7/13/2000
Moroccan minister calls northern countries to adopt new immigration policy
Moroccan minister of social development, solidarity, employment and vocational training, Khalid Alioua, called developed countries of the North to craft a new immigration policy and consider possibilities to relocate their industries to the south to create new job opportunities and reduce the immigration flows.
Morocco, Politics, 7/13/2000
7 soldiers were killed in Algeria
7 Algerian soldiers were killed 600 kilometers east Algeria in an ambush set by the terrorism group for soldiers in the Algerian army.
Algeria, Politics, 7/13/2000
On the Syrian population growth
The central bureau for statistics in Syria said that the annual population growth in Syria decreased during the years between 1994- 1999 to reach 2.7% after it was during the 1970s and the 1980s 3.35% and 3.3% respectively.
Syria, Local, 7/13/2000
Ethiopian forces withdraw from Eritrea 's village
Ethiopian soldiers have withdrawn from the Eritrean Ksaad Eika village, situated on the central front and passed Mereib river which used to separate between the two countries before the beginning of war between them in 1998.
Ethiopia-Eritrea, Politics, 7/13/2000
An attempt to assassinate Torabi
One of the close leaders to Hassan al-Torabi said that "there was an assassination attempt lately to kill al-Torabi" referring that "it is not the first one (attempt)."
Sudan, Politics, 7/13/2000
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The Palestinian government has received a message from Saudi Arabia saying that the Palestinians are not authorized to offer concession in the occupied city of Jerusalem.
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The second secretary of the Saudi Premier and the defense minister Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz on Tuesday evening made a telephone call with President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan at his residence in Geneva.
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Saudi minister of the Interior Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz received in Jeddah on Tuesday the Sudanese minister of the Interior Lt. Gen. Abdul Rahim Muhammad Hussein.
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A report by the Aqsa association for the Islamic endowments care revealed that the Israeli authority turned many of Palestinian mosques to Jewish cemeteries, temples, stores and cattle pens, clarifying that these mosques were besieged since expatriation of the Palestinians in 1948.
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President of the republic of Togo Ayadima on Wednesday received a message from President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt pertaining to backing cooperation relations between the two countries and joint work to settle all problems of the African continent.
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