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Al-Assad confers with Libya's al-Tureiki
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday at received the secretary of the Libyan people's general committee for African unity Ali Abdul Salaam al-Tureiki.
Syria-Libya, Politics, 12/4/2000
Private banks and stock markets to open in Syria
The Syrian minister of the economy and foreign Trade Muhammad al-Imadi described the decision taken by the Baath party regional Leadership on founding private banks and stock markets as a wise resolution which meets the aspirations of employees in the economic sector and expresses a true openness to the Arab and world economy.
Syria, Economics, 12/4/2000
Government bans three weeklies for attempt to state stability
The Moroccan government decided Saturday to ban the publishing and circulation of three weeklies Le Journal, Demain and Assahifa, for having "deliberately attacked Morocco's most sacred institutional foundations" and for their clear attempt to destabilize the country's institutions.
Morocco, Politics, 12/4/2000
Clashes continue in the occupied Palestinian territories
The demonstrators clashed with the Israeli soldiers near " Nafi Rekalim" settlement in Gaza in defiance of the Israeli heavy artillery forces launched extensively by the Israeli soldiers.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/4/2000
Iraq evaluates its position and UN dialog on sanctions
Iraq's foreign minister Muhammad Saeed al-Sahaf has stressed that Iraq is at the meantime through determining the characteristics of the new phase between Iraq and the UN by making a comprehensive and unconditional dialogue with the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.
Iraq, Politics, 12/4/2000
Syria and redeployment in Lebanon
Well-informed sources in Damascus told the Monte Carlo correspondent in Damascus that there is no Syrian integrated plan for the redeployment of the Syrian forces in Lebanon and the withdrawal of these forces.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/4/2000
Israeli threats to Syria, Lebanon
The London- based al-Hayat daily said on Sunday that the US administration conveyed to Damascus and Beirut Israeli threats of a large-scale military action targeting the Syrian troops in Lebanon if the military operations carried out by the Hizbullah party in the occupied Shebaa farms are not halted.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 12/4/2000
Morocco's premier in Germany: a political trip with economic effects
Moroccan prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, who started on Sunday a three-day official visit to Germany at the invitation of chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, said his visit is no doubt a political one but it will undoubtedly have economic effects.
Morocco-Germany, Politics, 12/4/2000
The establishment of the first Lebanese, international Bank in Syria
The following advertisement was issued today in the front page of the Syrian Arabic daily Tishreen on the establishment of the first Lebanese- International bank to be opened in Syria. It says that it pleases the Lebanese- European Banking Company ( SGLEB) to declare the opening of its branch at the free zone in Damascus. This event falls in the course of SGLEB's regional expansion strategy.
Syria, Economics, 12/4/2000
Persons accused in the US warship bombing will be tried soon
An official at the Yemeni police announced on Saturday that 6 persons suspected to be involved in the attack against the US warship USS Cole which resulted in killing some 17 American soldiers, will be presented shortly before the Attorney General.
Yemen-USA, Politics, 12/4/2000
Arab Committee Drafts Plan for International Action for Backing Intifadah
The Arab committee in charge of following up implementation of resolutions of the recent Arab summit held a meeting at the level of permanent representatives of Arab League member states on Sunday.
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 12/4/2000
Al-Refa denies resignation from Abu al-Ragheb government
Jordanian minister of information Taleb al-Refa has denied information which talked about submitting his resignation from the government of Ali Abu al-Ragheb.
Jordan, Politics, 12/4/2000
Relief flights to Sudan continue
The Humanitarian aid organization in Sudan has stressed the continued flow of air relief flights to all damaged areas in Southern Sudan.
Sudan, Local, 12/4/2000
Italian, Ukraine planes arrived in Baghdad
Two Italian and Ukraine planes carrying two delegation including senior officials landed on Saturday evening at Baghdad's International Airport.
Iraq-Italy, Politics, 12/4/2000
Jordan returned poisonous wastes to Israel
Jordan at last could return back some 150 tons of items suspected to be poisonous chemical wastes to Israel that Israel had transported to the Jordanian side of the borders illegally and refused to return it back despite the repeated Jordanian requests and protest to transport this shipment to Jordan.
Jordan-Israel, Environment, 12/4/2000
Morocco starts construction for abandoned disabled children
Moroccan health minister, Thami El Khyari, launched on Sunday construction works for a shelter for abandoned children who suffer from mental or physical disability.
Morocco, Culture, 12/4/2000
French MPs delegation hears Tindouf survivors testimonies
A French parliamentary delegation of the Rally For the Republic (RPR) met here end of the week with survivors of Tindouf camps and heard their testimonies on the inhuman ordeal of Moroccans sequestered in the camps.
Morocco, Politics, 12/4/2000
Sudanese official denies Eritrea's build up
Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 12/4/2000
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received on Sunday former Lebanese minister Joseph al-Hashem and discussions dealt with the situation in the region and its reflections and issues of concern to Syria and Lebanon. Earlier the president received the chairman of the Beirut's chamber of Commerce Adnan Qassar.
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Iraq's foreign minister Muhammad Saeed al-Sahaf announced on Saturday that Iraq will shortly open four news embassies in Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhistan and Azerbayjan. He added this will be made in the course of Iraq's diplomatic move to develop co-operation with various countries in the world.
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Jordan has asked Israel to establish two new industrial joint Zones. The Israeli Hebrew language army radio said on Sunday that the Jordanian authorities did not propose any special condition but only expressed readiness to approve the same previous conditions the two sides had signed when they established similar bilateral projects.
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