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Mubarak to inaugurate Arab Summit Saturday
the two-day meetings of Arab Foreign Minister will begin in Cairo on Thursday to set the scene for the Arab summit, called by President Hosni Mubarak to discuss the negative impact of the current situation in the region on the future of peacemaking.
Regional, Politics, 10/19/2000
Arab foreign ministers meet today in Cairo
Preliminary meetings of the Arab foreign ministers start today in Cairo in preparation for the Arab summit which will be held next Saturday and Sunday, due to the dangerous conditions in the Palestinian territories.
Regional, Politics, 10/19/2000
On President Bashar al-Assad's concluded visits to Saudi Arabia, Jordan
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday concluded two visits to each of Saudi Arabia and Jordan during which he met in al-Riyadh with the US secretary of state Madeleine Albright who called on him to " contain Hizbullah provocative acts " against Israel. President al-Assad replied that the Hizbullah party is " a social force in itself."
Syria-Regional, Politics, 10/19/2000
Palestinian - Israeli clashes at low level
The Palestinian - Israeli clashes have resumed today in Gaza strip and in the West Bank yet there was no indication of injuries after the Palestinians declared the death of a Palestinian person in the events took place three days ago.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/19/2000
Iran not yet ready to sign security agreement with Saudi Arabia
The Saudi minister of the Interior prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz said on Tuesday in al-Riyadh that Iran is not yet ready to sign an agreement on security cooperation with Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 10/19/2000
Arab summit work paper leaked
The Algerian daily al-Youm issued on Wednesday said that a Syrian- Lebanese work paper was leaked for several Arab leaderships. The paper contains proposals that will be submitted to the Arab summit due to be held on Saturday in Cairo.
Regional, Politics, 10/19/2000
AL-Bashir, al-Qaddafi discuss bilateral relations
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Tuesday evening made a telephone call with the Libyan President Muaammar al-Qaddafi.
Libya-Sudan, Politics, 10/19/2000
Egypt sees balanced peace as basis of stability
"The latest bloody events in the occupied territories prove that there is no future for occupation regardless of its military might," said Egypt's Chief Delegate to the UN Ahmed Abul Gheit.
Egypt, Politics, 10/19/2000
Hamas urges Arab summit to ignore Sharm El-Sheik agreement
The Palestinian Islamic resistance movement Hamas rejected all the results of the recent Sharm El-Sheik summit saying that it does not represent the people's aspirations.
Palestine, Politics, 10/19/2000
Moussa and al-Qaddafi statements on Arab summit draft report
Egyptian foreign minister Amr Moussa said that what was debated by the Libyan President Muammar al-Qaddafi in al-Jazira TV on Tuesday evening in a program called al-Itijah al-Muakis on the final statement of the coming Arab summit is a mere draft and is not considered final.
Regional, Politics, 10/19/2000
Conclusion of the first phase of the Egyptian parliamentary elections
The first phase of the parliamentary election operation concluded today its works in Egypt as the competition took place among more than 1000 candidates for 150 seats of the People's Assembly. The election is taking place under full judicial supervision to avoid any prejudice.
Egypt, Politics, 10/19/2000
A third Syrian plane to Baghdad
A third Syrian plane arrived on Wednesday to Baghdad carrying aid from the executive bureau of the Arab agronomists union and contains agricultural herbicides and seeds with the aim to improve agricultural production and ensuring the minimum requirements of Iraqi farmers needs under the sanction imposed on the Iraqi people.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 10/19/2000
Somali official assassinated in Makadishu
Unidentified persons on Wednesday assassinated Youssef Talan one of the Aides of the Somali President Abdul Qasem Salat Hassan in the southern part of Makadishu.
Somalia, Politics, 10/19/2000
Morocco calls for protection of Palestinian rights
Morocco has called for the protection of Palestinian rights and appealed the Human Rights Commission to actively contribute to the defense of the Palestinian people's rights mainly through the establishment of responsibilities in the recent violent acts targeting the civilian populations in the occupied territories.
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/19/2000
Muslim, Jewish leaders meet in London
Muslim and Jews leaders representing the Muslim and Jewish communities in North London district held meetings on Wednesday to discuss means of avoiding the occurrence of ethnic acts of violence between Muslims and Jews in London after an extremist Orthodox Jew was stabbed by an Algerian in London's downtown on Tuesday.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 10/19/2000
Algeria: Resignation of 4,000 from the national guards
El-Sahafa newspaper stated yesterday that nearly 4,000 national guards members of the Algerian self-defense groups decided on giving up fighting the armed Islamic groups.
Algeria, Local, 10/19/2000
German MPs on two-day visit to Laayoun
Visiting German MPs, Eberhardt Brecht and Christoph Moosbauer (SPD), accompanied by ambassador to Rabat Hans-Dieter Scheel, arrived in Laayoun Wednesday on a two-day information visit to Laayoun.
Morocco, Politics, 10/19/2000
Yemen makes progress in investigation of U.S destroyer explosion
The Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said some progress was achieved in the investigations concerning the explosion of the U.S destroyer in Eden harbor in last week due to which 17 U.S of the crew members were killed.
Yemen-USA, Politics, 10/19/2000
Riyadh asks again that Iraq hand airliner kidnappers
Riyadh again asked Baghdad to hand over the 2 Saudis who kidnapped a Saudi airliner to Baghdad last Saturday.
Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 10/19/2000
Islamic conference on higher education winds up
The first Islamic conference on higher education and scientific research meeting held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, adopted a set of recommendations and decisions meant to upgrade scientific research in the Islamic world.
Regional, Education, 10/19/2000
New negotiations between Morocco and Europe on fishery
Morocco and the E.U resumed the maritime fishery negotiations and held talks headed by Moroccan prime minister Abd El-Rahman El-Yusefi and the European delegate for agriculture and fishery Franz Fisher in the second meeting of its kind after the one held on the last September the 28th in Brussel.
Morocco-European Union, Economics, 10/19/2000
Moroccan - Burkina-Faso energy and mining agreement signed
Morocco and Burkina-Faso signed in Rabat Wednesday an agreement to enhance bilateral cooperation in the fields of energy and mining targeting mainly training and trade of know-how.
Morocco-Burkina Faso, Politics, 10/19/2000
Morocco's telecom liberalization experience, a source of inspiration, ITU secretary general
Morocco, Economics, 10/19/2000
Washington calls on its citizens in the region to be cautious
The United States has called on its citizens in the Gulf region and the Arab peninsula as well as Turkey to be very cautious, following indications on the possible attacks against them.
Regional-USA, Politics, 10/19/2000
Anniversary of Mohammad Shafeeq Ghorbal, a prominent Arab historian (1894-1961)
Egypt, People, 10/19/2000
Signing of evacuation treaty October 19, 1954
On October 19, 1954, President Nasser signed the Evacuation Treaty, which provided for the British Forces' evacuation from Egypt within 20 months. The Egyptian party was headed by President Nasser, while its British counterpart was headed by Anthony Nutting.
Egypt, History, 10/19/2000
Government emergency measures to fight white-fly
The government has taken emergency measures to face the white-fly threat endangering harvests, tomatoes chiefly, this year, said minister of agriculture, rural development, water and forests Ismail Alaoui.
Morocco, Agriculture, 10/19/2000
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An Algerian diplomatic source in al-Riyadh said the Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika will hold talks with the Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz and the crown prince Abdullah on " the current conditions in the Arab world and prospects of bilateral cooperation in various fields," the Saudi official news agency said.
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Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Wednesday received a telephone call from Canada's prime minister Jean Chretien. Talks dealt with developments in the region, the situation in South Lebanon as well as bilateral relations in all fields.
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On another development the Israeli warplanes on Wednesday broke the sound barriers over the Lebanese capital Beirut. Lebanese security sources said the Israeli warplanes continued its sorties in the Lebanese airspace until al-Bekaa district.
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The UN general assembly on Wednesday started a meeting on the Israeli aggression against the Palestinians. Palestine's representative to the UN Nasser al-Qidwa has renewed his assertion that the Israeli authorities had committed war crimes against the Palestinians. al- Qidwa remarked that the Israeli aggressions against the Palestinians constitute a grave violation to the Geneva convention on protecting civilians in times of war.
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The Jordanian daily al-Dostour issued on Wednesday said that there is an intention among the Jordanian parliament members to submit a new memorandum to the speaker of the Jordanian parliament on drafting a law to abrogate a peace treaty between Jordan and Israel.
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The office of the Kuwaiti minister of information Saad Bin Taflah al-Ajamai has stressed that the minister of information has submitted his resignation to the ruler of Kuwait Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah. The office gave no mention to reasons behind the resignation.
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The political bureau of the Sudanese Ummah party has unanimously decided the return back of the leader of the party al-Sadeq al-Mahdi to the country in the mid of November.
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Fishery minister Said Chbaatou conferred in Rabat Wednesday with visiting minister of external relations of Salvador Maria Eugenia Brizuela De Avila. Talks centered on ways to promote the fishery sector through modernization and preservation of fish resources.
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The Moroccan-Belgian consultative commission on civil matters started a meeting here Thursday under the co-chairmanship of the two countries' justice ministers, Omar Azziman and Marc Verwilghen. The commission is probing family legal problems such as right of visit and custody of children from mixed marriages.
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The British Camper-land ship of the British naval force arrived in Kuwait on Wednesday in the first visit for the ship. The visit will last until October 22nd.
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Canada's foreign minister who assumed his post of office in Tuesday said that the Canadian government intends to send peace soldiers to Eritrea Replying to a question put by the continued CBC News-world on whether the Canadian government is ready to send forces to Eritrea, the foreign minister replied "yes" that what I will announce.
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The Turkish news agency Ikhlas has quoted " the defense news" paper as saying that Turkey is developing a local computer in collaboration with Israel to use it in military helicopters King Copra which Ankara will get from the US " Bill Helicopter Textron ". The Turkish agency added that Textron has proposed to Turkey to cooperate with the US Industries in carrying out the project.
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