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UN General Assembly passes four resolutions on Palestine
The UN General Assembly underlined the necessity of enforcing the intact rights of Palestinian people, including their right to self-determination and demanded an Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian territories occupied in 1967.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/2/2000
Some 10,000 Palestinians killed or wounded by Israel in al-Aqsa Intifada
UNICEF has announced that some 310 Palestinians including 97 children were killed and other 9802 wounded by the Israeli bullets in the clashes with the Israeli occupation forces since the eruption of the Intifada in the occupied palestinian territories since September 28.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/2/2000
A Syrian- Lebanese summit expected
The Kuwaiti daily al-Qabas quoted well-informed political sources that they do not rule out a Syrian- Lebanese summit to be convened to raise the level of coordination between the two sides in lights of developments taking place in Israel.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/2/2000
UN committee hails human rights promotion initiatives in Morocco
The committee cited in particular the creation of a human rights ministry, the Human Rights Advisory Council and plans to launch the Ombudsman institution in Morocco. Listing other positive steps, the committee went on the enforcement in 1997 of a national women emancipation strategy and the crafting of an action plan for women integration in development, the dissemination of provisions of the international human rights conventions in the judiciary system and ongoing efforts to alleviate indebtedness.
Morocco, Culture, 12/2/2000
Moussa denies plans to hold Arafat-Barak summit
Moussa reiterated that Israel should implement Sharm El-Sheikh understanding and withdraw from the Palestinian lands in order to calm the volatile situation in the region.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 12/2/2000
Reconciliation between Syria and Junblat
The Saudi daily Okaz issued today said that there is a reconciliation process between Syria and the Lebanese parliament member Walid Junblat.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/2/2000
On President al-Assad's visit to Lebanon
An official Syrian source told the London-based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily issued on Friday that no date has been fixed for the visit of President Bashar al-Assad to Lebanon
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 12/2/2000
Minister calls for implementation of international recommendations on disabled rights
Moroccan Minister of women affairs, family and childhood protection and disabled integration Nezha Chekrouni called for further mobilization to implement international recommendations on the rights of handicapped persons and their true integration in development.
Morocco, Culture, 12/2/2000
Eritrea's military build up on the Sudanese borders
Sudanese minister of Presidential affairs Lt. Gen. Abdul Rahim Muhammad Hassan has asserted continued Eritrea's military build up off the borders with Sudan. He added there are several suspended files between the two countries that are waiting to be settled.
Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 12/2/2000
No accord would be a missed opportunity for Moroccan fisheries, fischler says
Failing to pass a fishing agreement between Morocco and the European Union "would be a missed opportunity for the Moroccan fishery sector," said European commissioner of agriculture and fisheries Franz Fischler after delegation parted Thursday with no "real" progress made.
Morocco-European Union, Economics, 12/2/2000
Egypt continues efforts to stop violence against Palestinians
gypt, under the leadership of President Hosni Mubarak played an effective role in sparing the Palestinian people the danger of starvation as a result of the Israeli blockade of Palestinian cities since the eruption of the Intifada.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 12/2/2000
Sfeir expected to visit Damascus
In its issue to be published on Monday the " al-Osbo al-Arabi" weekly issued in Beirut said that the Maronite Patriarch Nasrullah Sfeir will head for Syria to take part in receiving Pope John Paul II who is scheduled to visit Syria next Spring.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 12/2/2000
BBC correspondent refutes report on clash with shopping-center cashier in rabat
The reporter said that after argument over a defective telephone, under valid guarantee and which Marjane refused to honor, security agents beat him up, kicked him and dragged him on the floor 150 meters adding this was an aggression by security agents who seemed to "act in impunity."
Morocco, Local, 12/2/2000
Unemployment drops by 0.9 point in july-sept. 2000
The number of unemployed persons nationwide reached 1.45 million in July-Sept 2000, marking a small decline compared to the figures of the same period of 1999 when 1.53 million were unemployed.
Morocco, Economics, 12/2/2000
Delta to begin code-share flights to Morocco and France
Delta Air Lines announced it will begin on December 15 code-share service between two destinations in France and two destinations in Morocco with Sky-Team partner Air France.
Morocco, Business, 12/2/2000
Libya starts to impose entry visas on Lebanese and Syrians
The London- based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily said today that the Libyan authorities have started since four days to impose an entry visa on those who carry Lebanese and Syrian passports who want to visit Libya.
Libya-Lebanon, Politics, 12/2/2000
There are good ideas, and there are other ideas
Regional, Reflection, 12/2/2000
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A French plane belong to the " Eyvelle Azure " company arrived on Friday evening to Baghdad in a direct flight from Paris with 110 figures on its board. The flight was organized by the organization world children, human rights and international coordination to lift the embargo imposed on Iraq, as a sign of solidarity with this country.
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Some six persons were killed and other four were strongly injured when a two level building collapsed on Friday evening in in al-Labban quarters in the eastern sector of Alexandria. The source added that among the killed were a child ( 6 year old), two women and the son of the baker who was selling bread before al-Iftar time.The police explained that the collapse was a result of heavy rainfall Egypt has been witnessing since the beginning of the week.
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Morocco's date production is scheduled to reach this year 74,000 tons, say estimates of the agriculture, rural development and water and forest ministry. The output, marking a 2% increase compared to last year, is grown mainly in the central regions of Ouarzazate and Errachidia which provide 90% of national production.
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