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Three Palestinians killed as Israel escalates attacks against Palestinian cities
Amid an Israeli escalation of the attacks against the Palestinians cities and the threats voiced by the Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak to take more stringent measures, the 50th day of the uprising left behind more killings and destruction among the Palestinians.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/17/2000
Government examines law on high court for ministers
A government meeting, held Thursday under the chairmanship of prime minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi, adopted a draft law creating and regulating the high court of justice.
Morocco, Politics, 11/17/2000
Arafat, Barak approve US plan to resume bilateral negotiations
The Israeli daily Maareve said on Wednesday that the chairman of the Palestinian government Yasser Arafat and the Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak agreed on a plan proposed to them by the US President Bill Clinton in Washington last week over resuming bilateral negotiations.
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 11/17/2000
Relief operations resumed in Sudan
Relief organizations have resumed their work in the Sudanese province of Kasla (east Sudan) following a one- week cessation due to the attacks carried out by the rebel led by John Garang against the capital of the province last Wednesday.
Sudan, Politics, 11/17/2000
Contacts between Sudan and Eritrea
Well-informed sources in Khartoum said that contacts were made during the few past days between Sudan and Eritrea following the surprising attack launched by the rebel forces against Kasla city which adjoins the Eritrean borders last week.
Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 11/17/2000
Sudan for boosting national reconciliation efforts
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has declared that an agreement is near with the Ummah party led by former prime minister al-Sadeq al-Mahdi on a program that pushes forward the march of reconciliation, along with urgent efforts with the democratic federation party.
Sudan, Politics, 11/17/2000
Syria's absence from Marseilles conference
The political sciences professor at Surbbonne University in Paris Dr. Burhan Ghalyoun has expressed his conviction that the absence of Syria and Lebanon from the Euro-Med Cooperation conference which started in Marseilles on Wednesday is due to the fact that France did not try to show support for the cause of Palestine.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 11/17/2000
Cook: India a natural contender for expanded UN Security Council
India is a natural contender for a permanent seat in the expanded UN Security Council, British foreign secretary, Robin Cook said.
Regional, Politics, 11/17/2000
European union should re-consider stand on immigration and fisheries, Fihri says
The European Union should re-consider its approach to cooperation with Morocco in the social sector and in immigration and sea-fisheries, said secretary of state to foreign affairs and cooperation Taieb Fassi Fihri.
Morocco-European Union, Politics, 11/17/2000
Arabs spoke as a single voice in Marseilles, Benaissa says
Morocco's Foreign affairs and cooperation minister Mohamed Benaissa voiced satisfaction saying that Arab delegations worked in a group and spoke as a single voice to their European partners during the Euro-Med conference held in Marseilles, southern France.
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 11/17/2000
Hizbullah strikes again in Shebaa farms
In a military operation which is the second since the Israeli withdrawal from South Lebanon on May 25, the Lebanese national resistance detonated large explosives in an Israeli patrol in Shebaa farms areas.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 11/17/2000
Preparations for the Gulf summit, Qatar will not boycott
Gulf diplomatic sources stressed that foreign ministers of the Gulf cooperation Council GCC will hold on November 25 and 26 a preparatory meeting for the next Gulf summit due to be held on January 20 in Bahrain.
Gulf, Politics, 11/17/2000
Government adopts package of agreements with Mauritania
The Moroccan government adopted on Thursday a package of agreements concluded with Mauritania to promote cooperation in investments, information and culture.
Morocco-Mauritania, Politics, 11/17/2000
Saudi Arabian trade mission in Indonesia
A Saudi trade mission led by head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Usman Al-Kurdy left is visiting Indonesia to enhance trade cooperation between private businessmen from the two countries.
Saudi Arabia-Indonesia, Economics, 11/17/2000
Europeans pledge 12.7 billion Euros to Euro-Med partnership for six coming years
European officials who attended the Marseilles Conference pledged 12.75 billion EUROS to Euro-Mediterranean partnership for the coming six years.
Regional-European Union, Economics, 11/17/2000
Preparations for the Saudi - Egyptian committee
Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 11/17/2000
UAE president donates ISESCO $ 1.0 million
Sheikh Zayed Ben Soltane Al-Nahyane, president of the United Arab Emirates, has extended the Rabat-based Islamic Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization "ISESCO" a one million dollar donation as a contribution to build the ISESCO permanent headquarters in Rabat.
United Arab Emirates-Regional, Education, 11/17/2000
US funds feasibility study on privatization of Moroccan airports
The US Trade and Development Agency (TDA) extended Morocco $ 200,000 Thursday to fund the feasibility study of Moroccan airports privatization.
Morocco, Economics, 11/17/2000
Cohen: The US will not leave the region
The US defense secretary William Cohen said on Thursday that the US will not leave the region despite the attack which targeted the US warship USS Cole in Yemen on October 12 and resulted in killing 17 American navy personal.
Bahrain-USA, Politics, 11/17/2000
Israeli envoy in India to justify Israeli policy against the Palestinians
The Israeli government has delegated the deputy director general for the Israeli foreign ministry Zefi Ghabai to India in an attempt to justify its acts in the Palestinian territories at the officials of the Indian government.
Israel-India, Politics, 11/17/2000
Jordanian vocational trade unions publish list of normalizers
Just one year after its decision which states to publish a list in the names of those who normalize relations with Israel, the Jordanian trade unions published the list for the first time.
Jordan-Israel, Politics, 11/17/2000
Morocco and Algeria to give relations a new start
Algerian state minister, interior and local communities minister Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni said Algeria and Morocco "have great hopes to go ahead for a new start and build new relations based on total trust and balanced and shared interest."
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 11/17/2000
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The Russian President Vladimir Putin has stressed that his country will continue its effective efforts to reach a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East, according to UN Security Council resolutions with the aim to consolidate peace, security and stability for Lebanon and other countries and peoples in the region.
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Jordan's prime minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb will leave today for Libya in a visit which will last for three days.
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Jordanian deputy Premier and minister of the interior Awad Khleifat on Thursday in Amman met with the UN commissioner for human rights Mrs. Mary Robinson, currently visiting Jordan in the course of a tour on the region that so far covered Egypt, the Palestinian territories and Israel. Robinson talked about the aims of her visit to the region and the scenes of human violations she saw during her visit to the Palestinian territories and Israel's deliberate use of force in confronting the Palestinian uprising.
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Morocco's Minister delegate to the prime minister in charge of national defense administration, Abderrahmane Sbai, held talks in Rabat Friday with a Chinese military delegation, led by minister of defense and vice-chairman of the Chinese military central committee, Army general Chi Haotian. Several high-ranking officers of the general staff of the Royal Armed Forces and China's ambassador to Rabat, Xiong Zhanqi, attended the talks.
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Morocco's Princess Lalla Meryem, sister of King Mohammed VI, headed this Friday to Cairo where she will take part in the first Arab women summit to open on Saturday. The princess is leading a delegation, comprising Zoulika Nassri, advisor to King Mohammed VI.
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Moroccan firm "SOMEPI" and American "ENERCORP" signed in Washington Thursday a partnership agreement under which a plant manufacturing solar panels will be built and operated in the Casablanca area. The undertaking will help create hundreds of jobs, master solar panel technology and supply local market with an environment-friendly product.
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