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Arab interest govern Egypt stance towards Israel
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa Tuesday said Egypt will deal with Israel according to Arab interests and the resolutions of the emergency pan-Arab summit, which closed in Cairo Sunday.
Egypt, Politics, 10/25/2000
More Palestinians killed, wounded in al-Aqsa Intifada
The Palestinian resistance in Toulkarm were able to seize some 35 Israeli soldiers and army officers who tried to leak into the city with all their weapons. They were equipped with lao missiles.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/25/2000
Iraq on the Arab summit: we need to integrate resources
Iraq's foreign minister Muhammad Saeed al-Sahaf has stated that what was agreed at the extraordinary Arab summit is much less than what Iraq called for.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 10/25/2000
Iraqi- Saudi cooperation to find remains of Saudi pilot
Director of the Saudi joint forces affairs, families and refugees lt. Gen. Ateyah al-Touri has announced that the search plan for the remains of the Saudi pilot Muhammad Saleh Naderah and the Saudi plane which was downed in the Iraqi territories during the second Gulf war was successfully completed.
Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 10/25/2000
The first Libyan plane in Iraq with al-Qaddafi's daughter Aesha
Aesha Al-Qaddafi, daughter of Libyan President Muammar al-Qaddafi, has stressed that the Arab summit "as we had expected has failed and brought to us more failures for the ambitions of the Arab masses who have sincere stances towards the cause of Palestine."
Libya-Iraq, Politics, 10/25/2000
Egyptian envoy visits Libya
Egyptian information minister Safwat El-Sharif headed yesterday to Libya to meet President Moammar al-Ghadafi but the details of the visit were not stated in Cairo, yet it is known that El-Sharif is the one authorized with the Libyan file in the Egyptian foreign policy.
Libya-Egypt, Politics, 10/25/2000
100 wounded in Jordanian march in support of Palestine
Bloody confrontations lasted for 4 hours near king Hussein's bridge.
Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 10/25/2000
Arab league welcomes Morocco's decision to shut down Israeli liaison office
The Arab League welcomed Morocco's decision to shut down its liaison office in Tel Aviv and Israel's office in Rabat.
Morocco-Israel, Politics, 10/25/2000
Sudan and the work of women
The Sudanese minister of justice has admitted before the constitutional court that the decision of the Wali ( governor ) of the capital Khartoum Majzoub al-Khaleifa to prevent women from working in hotels, restaurants and tourism area is not comprehensible and needed to be dealt with.
Sudan, Politics, 10/25/2000
Britain escalates diplomatic attacks against Iraq
Britain has escalated its diplomatic attacks against Iraq in an attempt to perpetuate the sanctions imposed on Baghdad after the sanction imposed on Iraq has started to crack.
Iraq-UK, Politics, 10/25/2000
Union calls Moroccan labor class to donate 1-day salary to Palestinians
The Moroccan Democratic Labor Confederation (CDT) has called the Moroccan labor class to donate a one-day salary to the Palestinian people.
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/25/2000
Morocco renews infallible backing to Palestinians
Morocco on Tuesday renewed infallible backing to the Palestinian people until they recover all their inalienable rights, including the establishment of an independent state, with Al-Quds (Jerusalem) as capital.
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/25/2000
Severe clashes with the police in second part of parliamentary elections
Surprises took place in the Egyptian parliamentary elections the most prominent of which is the violence atmosphere yesterday and the clashes that took place between the security forces and citizens in several cities especially these in which seven prominent members of the prohibited Moslim brothers group nominated themselves in the elections.
Egypt, Politics, 10/25/2000
Shebaa farms liberation contingent
An unidentified organization calling itself "the Shebaa farms liberation contingent " on Tuesday announced its responsibility for the attack that took place last Friday night in South Lebanon against Shebaa farms area in which one armed man was killed.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/25/2000
Al-Baz: Egypt will not sever relations with Israel
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 10/25/2000
PLO appeals the Pope to halt Israeli aggressions against the Palestinians
The PLO representative in Italy Nimr Hammad said that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat extended an appeal to Pope John Paul II to interfere for halting the Israeli aggressions against the Palestinian people.
Palestine-Vatican, Politics, 10/25/2000
Paraguay hails royal address to Cairo summit
Visiting delegation of Paraguayan MPS hailed the speech by King Mohammed VI at the Cairo emergency Arab Summit and moves by the king in favor of peaceful and lasting outcome to the Middle-East conflict.
Morocco-Paraguay, Politics, 10/25/2000
Sudan: nominations for presidentship and parliament begin today
The procedures of the presidentship nomination and the parliament membership are began today in Sudan.
Sudan, Politics, 10/25/2000
Leaders of the opposition alliance meet Aforki
Leaders of the opposition Sudanese Democratic National Alliance met Eriterian president Asias Aforki yesterday afternoon.
Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 10/25/2000
Mauritania fears impact of uprising scenes broadcasted by TV
The Mauritanian government asked Qatar's embassy in Nouashott to stop previewing programs on its al-Jazira satellite channel that depict the Palestinian uprising.
Mauritania-Israel, Politics, 10/25/2000
Bahrain closes schools in which Americans study
The US embassy in Manama announced on Tuesday that the Bahrain school in which American students are mainly studying was closed temporarily because of the tension resulted from the confrontations between the Palestinians and the Israeli forces in the Palestinian territories.
Bahrain-USA, Politics, 10/25/2000
Egypt criticizes British stand
A well- informed Egyptian official has criticized Britain's stand which opposed a call advocated by the Arab leaders to set up an international criminal court to try the Israelis who committed crimes against the Palestinians and described the British stand as biased in favor of Israel.
Egypt-UK, Politics, 10/25/2000
Sharon makes conditions for participation in Barak's government
Israeli Likud leader Ariel Sharon said yesterday that he offered the prime minister Ihud Barak the option of meeting his conditions for forming a unity coalition or having into early elections.
Israel, Politics, 10/25/2000
Israeli economy deterioration as a result of the uprising
The British daily Financial Times said on Tuesday that the events of the Palestinian Intifada (uprising) had shaken the Israeli economy in a way that shocked the Israeli politicians, who used to have no considerable account to the local economy.
Israel, Economics, 10/25/2000
Saudi foundation donates Malaysian university $ two million
The Prince Sultan Abdul Aziz Charity Foundation has donated $ 2 million to the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM)
Saudi Arabia, Religion, 10/25/2000
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Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Monday evening met with the EU- ME peace special envoy Miguel Moratinos in Gaza. They discussed current conditions in the West Bank and Gaza and what the European states can do to put an end to the bloody confrontations between the Palestinians and the Israeli army and to return back to the table of negotiations.
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Israeli military sources expected the uprising to continue for many months. General Ron Kiteri, the spokesman of the Israeli army stated in a statement to the military radio yesterday that "the army is getting ready for 'a long-term battle' with the Palestinians because the confrontations will not stop in one night" adding "it is a deep phenomenon and not a short range adventure." In Gaza medical sources said that 7 Palestinians were wounded yesterday in clashes with the Israeli army near Rafah in Gaza Strip.
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The director general of Gaza airport Salman Abu Halib has announced the reopening of the airport which is situated in the city of Rafah to the south of the sector of Gaza after it was closed for one day at a decision by Israel. The director general of Gaza airport Abu Halib said the airport has returned to normal activities and that two planes took off from it on Tuesday.
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The London based al- Zamaan quoted a well-informed source in Damascus as saying that there is an inclination inside the Palestinian self-rule authority to replace Yasser Arafat by Mahmoud Abbas ( Abu Mazin).
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A source close to the secretary general of the Lebanese Hizbullah party told the Egyptian magazine "October" that there is a new surprise for Israel that the party will announce within days.
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The activities of the international commercial fair of COMESA group is to begin tomorrow in the Zambian capital Losaka on the margin of the international conference for the group's countries in which the establishment of the free trade zone between them will be addressed.
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A spokeswoman for the Israeli embassy in Cairo announced on Tuesday that children of the Israeli diplomats working in Egypt had returned back to Cairo during the recent months after they were evacuated from it two weeks ago for security reasons.
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A dental-care roving unit will be touring, as of this week, orphanages and associations in charge of needy children throughout the kingdom. The campaign has been made possible thanks to the Moroccan association of benevolent dentists "Childhood Smile" and contributions from Japan and Canada, the association chairwoman said.
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The Moroccan branch of the Japanese motor company Suzuki on Tuesday presented its new headquarters in Casablanca.The new premises are built over 17,000 square meters, including 2,000 square meters used for the exhibition of its products.
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