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On President Bashar al-Assad's domestic policy
The reports quoted Aref Dalela, the former rector of the faculty of economy at Damascus university as saying that " the evident and logic result for such an economic administration on all levels is what we see on the ground of a suspension to social and economic progress since 20 years."
Syria, Politics, 10/4/2000
Initial consent to establish the Democratic National Party in Damascus
The secretary general of the democratic national party Karim al-Sheibani on Tuesday at the Arab Cultural center in al-Mazze delivered a lecture under the title " the Democratic Arab Federation." An event which is considered as the first open appearance for the party outside the framework of the " National Progressive Front," that has not licensed yet.
Syria, Politics, 10/4/2000
Political leadership concerned with incidents in Jerusalem
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa underlined the Egyptian political leadership deep concern over the bloody incidents in Jerusalem which caused the death of dozens of Palestinian youth.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/4/2000
A four way summit tomorrow among Mubarak, Arafat, Barak and Albright
The Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak received yesterday a phone call from the Israeli prime minister Ihud Barak that tackled the necessity to work on containing the deteriorated situation in the occupied lands.
Palestine, Politics, 10/4/2000
Palestinian official: We will not loose faith in achieving peace
Taiseer Khaled, the member of the executive committee of the Palestinian Liberation Orgnization, said that "the Palestinian side did not loose faith in achieveing peace despite of the violent clashes between the Israeli occupation forces and the Palestinians in the whole Palestinian lands."
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/4/2000
Palestinian official: Israel is sending a message to Palestinian negotiators through canons
Mohammed Dahlan, the head of the Palestinian preventive security, said that "there is an Israeli message for us" in the acts that they are undertaking , in reference to the Palestinian - Israeli final stage negotiations.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/4/2000
Israeli army admits killing of Palestinian child, father calls for revenge
Chairman of the operation department at the Israeli army Geyoura Iland said on Tuesday that the Palestinian child Muhammad al-Derra who was killed while in his father's hand in Gaza strip on Saturday in a very dramatic scene shown by the world media, seemed to have been killed by Israeli fire bullets.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/4/2000
Al-Aqsa uprising continues for the 6th running day
On Tuesday and for the 6th running day bloody confrontations continued in various parts of occupied Palestine and tens of Palestinians were killed or wounded by the bullets of the Israeli occupation army who used all types of weapons against the Palestinians and bombarded by its helicopters more civilian areas in Gaza.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/4/2000
Palestinians refute Israel's withdrawal from Palestinian positions
The official in charge of preventive security in the Palestinian government Muhammad Dahlan on Tuesday denied news that the Israeli army had withdrawn to the positions where it was positioned before the beginning of confrontation. He added that what Israel has done is aimed at misleading the world public opinion.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/4/2000
Syrian students protest against Israeli massacres
Hundreds of Syrian, Palestinian and Arab students from Damascus university today held a demonstration which staged several streets in Damascus in protest of the massacres committed by the Israeli occupation forces in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 10/4/2000
Sudanese and Moroccan marches tomorrow and on Sunday to support the Palestinians
A public march is to begin tomorrow in Khartoum to protest the Israeli repeated violations toward Jerusalem and the Palestinians as all the Sudanese public and political forces denounced the Israeli aggression.
Palestine-Sudan, Politics, 10/4/2000
Israeli government refuses an international investigation and Sahron denounces U.S criticism
The Israeli government said yesterday it refuses to have any international investigation concerning the current violent confrontations in Jerusalem, Gaza and the West Bank.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/4/2000
Iran requests emergency OIC meeting over Palestinian events
Iranian President Mohammed Khatami whose country is presently chairing the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), called this Wednesday for an emergency meeting of the OIC foreign ministers to "take a coordinate initiative" against Israel.
Iran-Palestine, Politics, 10/4/2000
Arab states request emergency meeting of UN human rights commission
The Arab states started on Tuesday contacts to convene an emergency meeting of the UN human rights commission over violence in Palestine.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/4/2000
Moroccan NGOs secry Israeli aggression against Palestinian people
Moroccan non-governmental organizations decried the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, which claimed a high death toll.
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/4/2000
Britain regrets events in the West Bank, Gaza
Britain has expressed its regret over the events taking place in the Palestinian areas in the West Bank and the Gaza strip and called on all sides to resort to self control in order to end blood-shed.
Palestine-Israel-UK, Politics, 10/4/2000
Palestinian students committees observe a sit in against Israeli massacres
The Palestinian students committee in the Sidon and Tyre camps in Lebanon on Tuesday carried out a sit in before the centers of the Red Cross in the area, in denunciation of the brutal massacres and oppressive acts carried out by the Israeli army against the Palestinians in the occupied lands and in support of the massive people's uprising in Jerusalem, Gaza and other Palestinian territories.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/4/2000
Libyan president due in Jordan wednesday
Libyan President Muammar Al-Qaddafi is due to arrive in Amman Wednesday on a three-day visit, the second since 1983, at an invitation by Jordan's King Abdullah II.
Jordan-Libya, Politics, 10/4/2000
Morocco and Argentina sign several cooperation agreements
Morocco and Argentina signed in Rabat Tuesday three major agreements on trade, fisheries and cooperation between the Moroccan Export Promotion Center (CMPE) and argentine counterpart.
Morocco-Argentina, Economics, 10/4/2000
Sudanese, Eritrean presidents meet today in al-Khartoum
Talks between the Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and the President of Eritrea Asyas Afourki start today ( Wednesday). It will be dealing with bilateral relations and files pending between the two countries, and the Eritrean attempts aiming at bringing together all Sudanese opposition parties with the government and achieving reconciliation and peace in the country.
Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 10/4/2000
Iraqi industrialists in Syria
The Iraqi weekly al-Itihad said on Tuesday that the Syrian authorities have permitted the entry of Iraqi industrialists in the private sector to its lands, as such permission used to be limited to traders.
Iraq-Syria, Economics, 10/4/2000
Moroccan food supplies plane lands in Baghdad, Tunisians to follow
A Moroccan plane landed on Tuesday at Baghdad's international airport following a one-week delay caused by the UN sanctions committee.
Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 10/4/2000
State of alert announced by the Kuwaiti military forces, police
A Kuwaiti official source announced on Tuesday that Kuwait has increased its preparedness especially for parts of its military forces and police to utmost alert and dispatched special forces to the borders with Iraq to face any possible 'leaking' operation into the Kuwaiti territories by " al-Badoun."
Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 10/4/2000
Swedish foreign minster Anna Lindh in Egypt, peace institute opening
Swedish Foreign Minster Anna Lindh stressed that Egypt is playing a key role in the peace process in order to realize a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East region and also as regards the thorny issue of the future of Jerusalem.
Egypt-Sweden, Politics, 10/4/2000
Mubarak tour in Toshka
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak Tuesday made a tour in Lake Nasser inspect th flow of water from the Lake into the Toshka spillway to three courses and branches of the canal and their connection to the main pumping station.
Egypt, Economics, 10/4/2000
Stronger communications network among European, Mediterranean states
Egypt's Economy and Foreign Trade Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali Tuesday underlined the importance of setting up a strong communications network between the European and Mediterranean countries, including Egypt, in order to push forward the European-Mediterranean partnership programme (Cairo 2000).
Regional, Economics, 10/4/2000
Argentina - Algeria discussions to vitalize the commercial exchange
Argentina's foreign minister Adalberto Rodriguez Giavarini arrived today on a 2 day official visit to Algeria. The minister is escorted by a businessmen delegation and heads of the economic corporations.
Algeria-Argentina, Economics, 10/4/2000
Morocco launches tender for selling part of telecom company
Morocco on Tuesday launched a tender to sell 35% of the capital of Maroc-Telecom.
Morocco, Economics, 10/4/2000
Egypt: A prominent candidate in the parliamentary elections appeals a ministers' nomination
A prominent candidate in the Egyptian parliamentary elections appealed in the ministers' nomination considering that their nomination is a violation to the provisions of the Egyptian constitution and he demanded in his appeal to the judiciary to ban members of the government from competing with candidates in departments in the same ministry.
Egypt, Politics, 10/4/2000
Israel orients its missiles against Lebanon
The Israeli occupation army has installed a station of missiles with its heads directed towards the Lebanese territories.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/4/2000
Land mines between Ethiopia and Eritrea
The spokesman for the UN Higher Commission for the refugees said that landmines and destruction inflected by the Ethiopian forces in the border areas with Eritrea had diminished the hopes for returning back the refugees to their homes in the " former war" areas.
Ethiopia-Eritrea, Politics, 10/4/2000
Egypt, Morocco are top recipient of foreign investments in north Africa
Morocco was the second largest recipient of foreign direct investments in 1999 in North Africa after Egypt, said the United Nations Conference on Trade And Development "UNCTAD" in a report made public Tuesday in Washington.
Regional, Economics, 10/4/2000
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Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, will participate in celebrations marking the 27th anniversary of the october 6, 1973 victory to lay wreaths Wednesday morning on the memorial of the unknown soldier and the tombs of late Leaders Anwar Al-Sadat and Gamal Abdul Nasser. He will later chair a meeting of the Higher Council of the Armed forces held on this occasion where he and senior state officials will attend an artistic show to celebrate this occasion.
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Morocco's Prince Moulay Rachid received here Tuesday visiting Argentine minister of external relations, international trade and religion Adalberto Rodriguez Giavarini.
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In Baghdad, tens thousands of the angry Iraqis demonstrated yesterday to express their solidarity with the Palestinians. In Dubia - Emirates, students in Shareka and Ajman universities demonstrated to support the Palestinians.
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Shemon Bin Tesreed, the deputy head of Jerusalem muniplicity said "the reason for not committing to the seize fire is the non participation of the Palestinian security bodies in the negotiations and the Palestinian security is the reason behind the battles's continuation." He experssed concern for the events in Gaza and the West Bank and said "I appeal to everyone for self-control" and he expected a success in the U.S - Egyptian communications to stop the military escalation and the Palestinian demonstration.
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The Arab committee for supporting Jerusalem which comprise representatives from the Arab journalists union, the Arab lawyers union, the human rights Arab organization, the organization of the African - Asian people solidarity and union of the Arab labors as well as physicians denounced "the brutal acts and the wide assassination operations practiced by the occupation forces in Jerusalem, Gaza and in the West Bank especially after the visit of Ariel Sharon to al-Aqsa mosque."
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The Turkish army chief of staff on Tuesday issued a statement in which it announced canceling the visit which was due to be held by the Israeli army chief of staff Shaoul Moufaz to Turkey today.
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A terrorist group killed 14 members from one family in West Algeria. Another terrorist group killed 7 persons and injured other 4 the day before yesterday in Benshika village in Edia governorate in south Algeria.
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Former Moroccan Olympic champ, Abdeslam Radi, passed away Wednesday at the age of 77. Radi, winner of the marathon silver medal at the 1960 Olympic Games of Rome, was admitted last September to the cancer hospital of Rabat.
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