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Palestinians wounded in the Uprising treated in Germany
A German Plane of the German air force ( Airbus) arrived on Tuesday at Gaza International airport to transport Palestinian wounded for treatment in Germany.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/8/2000

Damascus: Jumblat can visit Syria as Lebanese citizen, but not officially
In a step reflecting the extent of the Syrian upset from stances advocated by Lebanese parliamentarian Walid Junblat, well-informed Syrian sources said on Tuesday a measure which states to deprive the chairman of the Socialist Progressive Party and members of his party from all privileges and licenses that permit their entry to the Syrian territories.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 11/8/2000

Turkish president visits Jordan
The Turkish official said " we will maintain a dialogue with the Jordanians on the ways of helping out Palestinian brothers and halting the Palestinian bloodshed so as to attain their legitimate objectives and achieve peace," noting that Turkey is a Muslim country and views al-Aqsa mosque with great interest.
Jordan-Turkey, Politics, 11/8/2000

Cabinet discusses five reports on results of elections first, second phases
Voters head today for polling stations in 8 governorates to elect 160 new People's Assembly members in the third phase of elections out of 1325 candidates belonging to various parties and independents.
Egypt, Politics, 11/8/2000

Saudi Arabia's foreign ministers confers with Moroccan, EU officials
Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on Tuesday in Riyadh met with the Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation Muhammad Bin Issa, currently visiting Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Politics, 11/8/2000

Report: Ashrawi says Palestinians will no longer be victims
Leading Palestinian personality Hanan Ashrawi, told the British daily The Independent about the ongoing Palestinian uprising that Israeli "Occupation is the cause of our problem. We already made the historic compromise by accepting 22 per cent of Mandate Palestine
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/8/2000

China backs Palestinian independence
China on Tuesday said it backs the establishment of an independence Palestinian state.
Palestine-China, Politics, 11/8/2000

King Mohammed lays foundation stone of girls boarding house
Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for the construction of a female boarding house and a kindergarten in a rural commune in Al-Houze province, near Marrakesh.
Morocco, Culture, 11/8/2000

Barak calls for halting the uprising, allocates 300 million for settlement
Confrontations continued on Tuesday between the Palestinians and the Israeli occupation forces. On the uprising's 41st day more Palestinians were killed or wounded by the Israelis and an operation was recorded against an Israeli military boat off the coast of Rafah while the Israeli bombardment continued against the houses of the Palestinians in Jenin and the outskirts of Bethlehem, Hebron and Beit Jala.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/8/2000

Sudan given authorities over humanitarian organization working in it
The UN has offered the Sudanese government the right to deal with any air, land or river conveyer working in the humanitarian field areas inside Sudan, illegally.
Sudan, Local, 11/8/2000

French source denies Peres statements
A French source denied in a statement to the Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am denied what was stated by the Israeli regional cooperation minister Shemon Peres that the French President Jacques Chirac has interfered at the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Iranians to release the four Israeli soldiers held recently by Hizbullah party.
Lebanon-Israel-France, Politics, 11/8/2000

Lebanese president meets with Kuwaiti finance minister
Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Tuesday received the Kuwaiti minister of Finance Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, currently visiting Lebanon.
Lebanon-Kuwait, Politics, 11/8/2000

Qaddafi holds talks with Mali counterpart
Libya-Mali, Politics, 11/8/2000

China renews backing to Morocco's territorial integrity
China on Tuesday renewed backing to Morocco's territorial integrity and stressed will to keep this backing in future.
Morocco-China, Politics, 11/8/2000

Morocco informs European parliament on Sahara issue
A Moroccan delegation on Tuesday paid a visit to the European Parliament in Brussels where it conferred with European Mps from various parliamentary groups and held an information meeting on Morocco's territorial integrity.
Morocco-European Union, Politics, 11/8/2000

Moroccan industry minister arrives in Baghdad
Moroccan minister of industry, commerce, energy and minerals Mustafa al-Mansouri arrived on Tuesday in Baghdad leading a delegation including 35 figures representing political parties, trade unions and the press.
Iraq-Morocco, Economics, 11/8/2000

Six British artists display in Damascus for the first time in 40 years
This November will see the opening of an exhibition of recent work by six British artists, currently teaching in Coventry University and elsewhere in the United Kingdom.
Syria-UK, Culture, 11/8/2000

Malaysia urges Israel to stop crackdown on Palestinians
"Israel must realize that it cannot hope to enjoy peace for as long as it refuses a just and comprehensive settlement of the conflict on the land-for-peace principle and an independent state of Palestine."
Palestine-Malaysia, Politics, 11/8/2000

Yemen cooperates with US on warship explosion investigation
Yemeni officials said on Monday that negotiations are continuous between the US and Yemen in an attempt to reach an agreement that gives the US investigators more authorities in the investigations in the US warship explosion at Aden port.
Yemen-USA, Politics, 11/8/2000

Report: Britain dumped banned animal meat on Third World
"Britain offloaded tens of thousands of tons of potentially BSE-infected cattle feed on the Third World after deciding it was too dangerous to give to herds in the UK" reported the British daily the Guardian.
Regional-UK, Economics, 11/8/2000


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Iraq has called on the foreign airlines on Tuesday to reopen their offices in Baghdad. An Iraqi official said that Iraq calls on the companies of the International airlines to reopen its offices in Baghdad and resume air flights from and to Iraq. Go

The Board of Directors of the Media Free Zone (MFZ) has recently issued a number of controls for media activities allowed on the zone. TV or radio channels broadcasting religions,sectarian, partisan or sex or violence-related materials will not belicensed an official statement said. Go

The Arab ministers of finance will convene their meeting called upon by the recent extraordinary Cairo summit conference on November 16 at the headquarters of the Arab League in order to discuss means of implementing this decision on providing material support for the Palestinian people and their uprising. Go

Israel's foreign minister Shloumo Bin Ami has cancelled a visit which was scheduled to be held on Tuesday to Cairo at the request of Israel. The London- based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily said on Tuesday that Bin Ami was due to meet with President Muhammad Hosni Mubarak of Egypt to discuss the tense situation in the Palestinian territories. Go

Qatar's foreign minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem Bin jaber al-Thani on Tuesday received a message from Sudan's foreign relations minister Mustafa Ohman Ismael on means of developing relations and strengthening them Go

Well- informed Jordanian sources on Tuesday underlined the importance of the Islamic summit meetings due to be held in Doha next Sunday. The sources added that the summit will discuss several issues of concern to the Islamic world, noting that al-Aqsa uprising and means of backing it will be on top of the works of this summit. Go

Bahrain's foreign minister Sheikh Muhammad Bin Mubarak al-Khaleifa on Tuesday in Manama met with the Iranian deputy foreign minister for studies and researches affairs Sadeq Kharazzi, currently visiting Bahrain. Go


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