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Only Good come of God
Regional, Reflection, 12/9/2000
Morocco institutes human rights prize
Morocco's King Mohammed: Considering that protection of human rights, freedom of citizens, collectivities and organizations and the guarantee of their exercise are a constitutional responsibility which is at the core of our high prerogatives, we committed ourselves to promote human rights and preserve citizens' dignity as part of an overall approach to human rights as a powerful development lever with inter-dependent political, economic, social and cultural dimensions.
Morocco, Culture, 12/9/2000
On the Arab meeting tomorrow in Damascus
The Lebanese daily al-Safir issued today said that that international pressures are being made to make the Damascus ministerial meeting ( at the level of foreign ministers to be convened tomorrow in Damascus) to follow up the resolutions of the recent Arab summit to resort to decisions that calm down matters.
Syria, Politics, 12/9/2000
Arab follow-up committee to conduct peace process
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa leaves for Damascus Sunday on a two-day visit during which he will participate in the ministerial meeting of the committee to follow-up the resolutions of the Emergency Arab Summit held in Cairo on October 21-22.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 12/9/2000
Eight Palestinians, three Israeli settlers were killed on Friday's confrontations
The israeli army on Friday opened its machine- guns fires and poisonous bombs against thousands of Palestinians who started massive demonstrations following Friday's prayers at al-Aqsa mosque. This resulted in wounding tens of Palestinians.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/9/2000
Calm returned back to Djibouti following coup attempt
Normalcy has returned back to Djibouti on Friday after the army has crushed a failed coupe attempt made by the police and resulted in killing two persons and wounding other six.
Djibouti, Politics, 12/9/2000
Sudan, Eritrea normalize bilateral relations
Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 12/9/2000
Egypt presses for boosting development, human rights
"The Egyptian delegation sponsored another draft resolution on maximizing developing nations' benefit from the positive aspects of globalization, with a view to enabling their peoples to enjoy the full range of human rights," Abul-Gheit said.
Egypt, Culture, 12/9/2000
Malaysia gives backing to Sudan
Sudan's minister of industry and investment Abdul Halim Israel al-Mutafi announced on Monday said that Malaysia will offer an aid of US $ 700 million in order to build a project of generating electricity from waters and a dam on the Nile river.
Sudan-Malaysia, Economics, 12/9/2000
Expansion expected in the Syrian National Progressive Front
Syria, Politics, 12/9/2000
King Mohammed launches habus library construction and tour ras aghil mosque construction site
Morocco's King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, launched Friday construction works in downtown Meknes of the national Habus Library.
Morocco, Education, 12/9/2000
King Mohammed hands out meals and donations to welfare association
Morocco's King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, visited Friday the Sidi Said social complex in Meknes where he handed out more "Ftur" fast-breaking meals to the needy and donated 150,000 USD for the restoration of the seat of the Islamic welfare association.
Morocco, Culture, 12/9/2000
20 persons killed in attack on mosque in Sudan
The Sudanese TV announced on Friday that some 20 persons were killed in attack took place on Friday evening against a mosque in the outskirts of al-Khartoum.
Sudan, Local, 12/9/2000
List of detained Lebanese in Syria has not been sent yet
The attorney general in Lebanon told the Monte Carlo radio on Monday that the Syrian officials did not send to the officials in Lebanon a list in the names of Lebanese detainees in the Syrian jails.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/9/2000
Moroccan speaker confers with Japanese economic mission
Ways to enhance cooperation ties between Morocco and Japan topped talks held in Rabat Friday between speaker of the Chamber of Advisors (upper house), Mustapha Oukasha, and a visiting Japanese business delegation.
Morocco-Japan, Economics, 12/9/2000
Morocco made concrete settlement proposals on Sahara, Benaissa
Morocco made concrete proposals to come out of the deadlock in the implementation of the Sahara settlement plan, Moroccan foreign affairs and cooperation minister, Mohamed Benaissa said.
Morocco, Politics, 12/9/2000
Arab group press on sending UN observer force to Palestinian territories
To protect Palestinians in the occupied lands, the Arab group at the United Nations said it will resort to the General Assembly if one of the five permanent Security Council members uses its veto power to block sending an observer force to Palestinian territories.
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 12/9/2000
Morocco, amnesty international sign cooperation accord
Morocco and the Moroccan section of Amnesty International on Friday signed a cooperation accord, meant mainly to deepen people's knowledge of human rights.
Morocco, Culture, 12/9/2000
Arafat calls on Fact-Finding Commission to accelerate mission in Palestinian territories
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat called on the Fact-Finding Commission to accelerate its visit to Palestinian territories in order to monitor Israeli violations against the Palestinian people.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/9/2000
Egypt ranks second among Arabs in receiving foreign investments-report
A report released by the United Nations Committee on Trade And Development (UNCTAD) said that Egypt ranks second in the Arab area following Saudi Arabia in receiving foreign investments.
Egypt, Economics, 12/9/2000
Spy's case before court of appeal
Egypt's Supreme State Security Prosecution will send today the case file of the spy Sherif Al-Filaly, accused of spying for Israel, to Cairo court of appeal in preparation for setting the date of trial.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 12/9/2000
Iraq and UN agree on December petroleum prices under oil-for-food scheme
Iraq and the United Nations have reached agreement on petroleum prices for December under the UN's oil-for-food program, a UN spokesman announced.
Iraq, Economics, 12/9/2000
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Iraq today accused Kuwait of threatening commercial marine movement in the Gulf region as the Kuwaiti coasts police intercepted five commercial ships in the Gulf water suspected to have violated the embargo imposed on Iraq since 1990.
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Bahrain's prime minister Sheikh Khaleifa Bin Salman al-Khaleifa today received a message from the chairman of the executive committee in Pakistan Gen. B. Musharraf, relating to bilateral relations and means of strengthening them in various fields as well as current regional and international developments.
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Morocco and Equatorial Guinea agreed to foster bilateral cooperation in agriculture through conducting actions in several related-fields.The two sides agreed to cooperation in forest resources and park management as well as timber production and commerce.
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The Moroccan senate (house of councilors) holds Monday open meetings to discuss the draft finance bill for the year 2000, says a release circulated by the house Friday.
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Some 50 female students suffered suffocation and poisoning after Israeli troops fired poisonous smoke gas bombs at Shaija school for girls in Qalqilia, north of West Bank. Confrontation erupted between Israeli occupation troops and citizens in various parts of occupied territories after Israeli troops scooped up farms and olive fields to arrest some Palestinian youths.
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Some 54 cases of typhoid were detected in the Moroccan northern province of Tetouan, the health department said. The health authorities immediately took the necessary moves to contain the fever and treat infected people, the source said, adding the latter are now safe. Polluted water is suspected of being behind the spread of the fever.
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