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Lahoud, al-Hoss discuss results of the Lebanese elections
Lebanese President Emil Lahoud discussed on Tuesday in Beirut with prime minister Salim al-Hoss results of the parliamentary elections held on Sunday in the provinces of Beirut, the Bekaa and south Lebanon as well as developments of conditions on the Lebanese arena.
Lebanon, Politics, 9/6/2000
King Mohammed operates cabinet reshuffle
Morocco, Politics, 9/6/2000
Mubarak, Bin Isa discuss bilateral relations, peace process
Egypt's President Mubarak yesterday held a session of talks in Alexandria with Sheikh Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, the Emir of Bahrain. Talks touched on ways of developing political and economic relations, which are developing between the two states in the regional and international areas. Developments of the peace process especially on the Palestinian track were also considered.
Egypt-Qatar, Politics, 9/6/2000
The National party to join the NPF in Syria
A Syrian official source in Damascus said that the role played by the Syrian socialist national party will be increasing effectively in the future. A matter which is considered an indication to the possibility of the said party's joining of the National progressive Front NPF.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 9/6/2000
Intensive participation in the current DIF's 47th session
The director of the Syrian pavilion at the current 47th Damascus International Fair (DIF) Muhammad Shweiki said that this pavilion represents one of the great achievements realized in Syria, which is the industrial aspect in being the ground for building the modern state.
Syria, Economics, 9/6/2000
Clinton's speech at millennium summit
Full text of the remarks by the US President Bill Clinton at the General Assembly Hall United Nations New York City, New York on the occasion of the millennium summit:
Regional, Politics, 9/6/2000
Egypt renders discussion on Millennium Summit UN draft successful
The unofficial deliberations to prepare the Millennium Summit draft communique ended yesterday under the UN General Assembly President and Foreign Minister of Namibia Theo-Ben Gurirab.
Regional-Egypt, Politics, 9/6/2000
The Arabs and the Millennium summit
In a statement to Sawt al-Arab radio Hasounah added that the Arab representatives to this summit had made fundamental changes on the statement to be released by this summit, especially the right of people to fighting occupation and foremost being the right of the Palestinian people to self- determination and the establishment of their own independent state on its national soil.
Regional, Politics, 9/6/2000
Key Egyptian cleric urges Palestinian sovereignty over East Jerusalem
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria has stressed the importance of the restoration of Palestinian sovereignty over the occupied Arab East Jerusalem as a precondition for just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East.
Egypt, Politics, 9/6/2000
Jordan persists on restoring Jerusalem back
Jordan's foreign minister Abdul Illah al-Khatib has stressed that Jerusalem is a red line for the negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian government.
Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 9/6/2000
Al-Hariri for strongest relations with Syria
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, who is also the chairman of al-Karamah election list in Beirut has stressed that very strong relations with Syria backs the national attitude in Lebanon.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 9/6/2000
Industry added-value improves by 3.4% in jan-march 2000
The industrial added value progress by 3.4% in the first three months of 2000, compared to 2.3% in the corresponding period of 1999.
Morocco, Economics, 9/6/2000
Security in Yemen
The Yemeni police in Sanaa on Tuesday defused a land mine placed in front of a tax office. Should this mine went off it would cause great human and material losses.
Yemen, Local, 9/6/2000
Israel violates the Lebanese borders
The Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday continued their violations of the Lebanese territories and stealing its soils.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 9/6/2000
Spanish fishing professionals still hopeful to return to Moroccan seas
Fishing industrials from the Spanish northwestern region of Galicia, who used to operate in Moroccan waters before the EU-Moroccan fishing agreement expired last November, showed more optimism than their colleagues from Andalusia (southern Spain) that an agreement with Morocco will be reached before next December.
Morocco-Spain, Economics, 9/6/2000
Egypt's economy boom anew
Chief of the World Bank mission in Egypt Khaled Ekram said yesterday that all signs prove that the Egyptian economy is heading for a booming drive and the government has a clear-cut plan to raise rate of growth.
Egypt, Economics, 9/6/2000
Egypt calls for eliminating weapons of mass destruction in M.E.
"The speech covers means of facing poverty, ignorance, sickness and deteriorating development in the developed countries," said Moussa, in a statement before leaving Cairo for New York yesterday.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 9/6/2000
Increasing volume of information industry
Egypt's Minister of Communications and Information Ahmed Nazif said a plan will be implemented to increase the value of information technology industry by the year 2002 via benefiting from the Indian expertise in this domain.
Egypt, Economics, 9/6/2000
Iraq sends messages to stop raids against it
Iraq's minister of culture and information and the acting foreign minister Humam Abdul Haleq has called upon the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and the chairman of the UN Security Council to carry out their assigned tasks in preserving world's peace and security through interfering at the US and British governments to suspend their continued and unjustified raids against Iraq.
Iraq, Politics, 9/6/2000
Arab strategy conference on increasing agricultural production held in Damascus
The conference decided at the end of its deliberations in Damascus Monday to set up an Arab satellite agency to combat the phenomenon of desertification which is threatening Arab food security.
Regional, Agriculture, 9/6/2000
Arab Monetary Institutions Meet in Libya Next Week
The council of governors of Arab central banks and monetary institutions is to hold its 24th meeting in Tripoli, Libya next Saturday.
Regional, Economics, 9/6/2000
French travel agencies hold congress in Morocco
France's national union of travel agencies will hold its 43rd congress next January 24-27 in the Atlantic southern resort city of Agadir.
Morocco-France, Business, 9/6/2000
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar presides over World Islamic Council meetings
Dr. Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the Grand Imam of al- Azhar and the Chairman of the World Islamic Council for call and relief, inaugurates this morning the 12th conference of the institutional body of the higher Islamic council for call which will be attended by representatives from 65 states and world Islamic bodies as well as a large number of representatives from world call and relief agencies.
Regional, Religion, 9/6/2000
Egyptian oil exports hit $ 2.5 billion, Gas export to rise
The Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) said in its annual report that the Arab states in 1999 found 45 new oil fields including 19 in Egypt which topped them in the new discoveries.
Egypt, Economics, 9/6/2000
Gas pipeline exploration project from Algeria to Europe
The Algerian company of hydrocarbons Sonatrach and the Spanish oil group CEPSA signed a protocol of agreement of a joint company (50/50%) that will be charged of studying the feasibility of a gas pipeline to link Algeria directly with Europe via Spain, Sonatrach announced Wednesday in Algiers according to the official Algerian news agency APS.
Algeria, Economics, 9/6/2000
Acts of violence in Makadishu
Some 38 persons were killed at least including 20 civilians on Monday in battles between armed militias belonging to two tribes in the province of "Central Shabeel " in southern Somalia, while media sources on Tuesday said the outcome of these battles exceeded 50 persons as killed.
Somalia, Politics, 9/6/2000
Archeologists conduct excavations north of Rabat
According to the archeologists, the Romans had settled in 200 BC in the village where the Thamusida historical site is located and had set a garrison and a fortress, deemed the largest in Mauritania Tangitane after this kingdom was annexed by the Roman Empire.
Morocco, History, 9/6/2000
Horus military route
In spite of the divergent opinions of Egyptologists as regards the beginning of the military route or what is called " The Great Horus Route" illustrated in the battle relief of King Seti I in the columns court of the Karnak Temple, as having 12 fortresses and military compounds, yet they agree upon the route's real existence.
Egypt, History, 9/6/2000
Al Sayeda Zeinab Mosque, between originality and modernization
Of All the great metropolises of the world, Cairo is singled out with a special aroma deeply rooted in its civilization and human heritage.
Egypt, History, 9/6/2000
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The United Arab Emirates UAE daily al-Bayan issued in Abu Dhabi quoted sources which it described as " special" as saying that the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is preparing to extend the invitation for the Arab leaders to the special summit to be held in November.
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Italian foreign minister Lamberto Deni on Monday evening made a telephone call with his US counterpart Madeleine Albright dealing with the Israeli- Palestinian talks and the situation in the Balkan. The Italian official news agency ANSA noted that the telephone call came following the non- official talks held by the foreign ministers of the European Union in Evian, France by the end of the last week end.
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US Senator Richard C. Shelby, chairman of Intelligence committee at the American senate and Bob Kerrey, member of the same committee were to arrive Sunday to Algiers for a two days working visit, a reliable source indicated, APS had reported on Sept 3rd.
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In an effort to improve transparency, Algeria is implementing rules that "any change or important fact susceptible of exerting a significant influence on the prices of securities" of companies "is to be immediately is to be released by the enterprise quoted on the stock market called issuer," APS reported.
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President of Oman's Majlis Al Shura Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali Al Qatabi received in yesterday Malaysian non-resident Ambassador to the Sultanate Ismaiel bin Mustafa to review bilateral relations, ONA reported.
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Joblessness in Morocco increased from 12.9 % to 13.2 % between the second quarter of 1999 and that of 2000, the Moroccan statistics department said. Joblessness among women went up by 2%, while the rate of jobless diploma holders went up by 4%.
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Jordanian statistics department revealed on Tuesday discrepancy increase in the Jordanian trade at 32.3% so as to reach 1.3 US $ billion in the first 7 months of this year, in comparison with the same period of 1999. Value of the Jordanian imports increased to 19.5% in the year 2000 while the value of exports increased to 6% in comparison with the same period of 1999.
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Saudi Arabia will host a seminar on scientific research in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on november 12th for three days aimed exploring the conditions of scientific research in the GCC and obstacles facing such researches GNA reported.
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A Jordanian cultural week, featuring painting, handicraft, costume and book exhibitions opened in Rabat on Monday. The first event of the kind is cosponsored by the cultural affairs ministry and Jordan's embassy in Rabat.
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Japan's Olympic squad on Tuesday defeated Morocco 3-1 in a friendly played in Tokyo part of the two teams preparations for the upcoming Olympic Games of Sydney. Although they scored the opener, the Moroccans were thoroughly dominated by enthusiastic and rapid Japanese. Two of the three goals were netted by Moroccan defenders.
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