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Message from Mubarak to Fahd
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa stated upon arrival in Riyadh yesterday that he was carrying a message from President Mubarak to King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Politics, 1/10/2001
Return of Palestinian Refugees indispensable
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa described as critical and dangerous the current phase in the Middle East peace process.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 1/10/2001
Moussa warns against further imbalance in peacemaking
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said the peace process was passing through a very critical stage, adding the comprehensive peace required extensive efforts and a true political will.
Egypt, Politics, 1/10/2001
Concerted efforts for Sudanese Reconciliation Conference
Upon his arrival to Khartoum, Foreign Minister, Moussa told reporters that he was carrying a message from President Mubarak to President Bashir to congratulate him on his victory in presidential elections for a second term in office.
Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 1/10/2001
Moussa conveys a message from Mubarak to Al-Bashir
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa yesterday conveyed a message from President Mubarak to Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir including congratulations for his re-election for a second presidential term.
Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 1/10/2001
Syrian - Jordanian security cooperation on return of Jordanians
The Jordanian weekly al-Bilaad quoted in its recent issue, well-informed Jordanian sources as saying that at the directives of the Jordanian King Abdullah II, the Jordanian ministry of the Interior and the public department for the Jordanian intelligence started to expand in permitting the return back of Jordanians of members of the army who left the country with the Palestinian fighters ( Fedayeen) following the events of September 1970 ( black September) to each of Syria and Lebanon.
Syria-Jordan, Politics, 1/10/2001
Palestinian Intifada against occupation continues
More Palestinians on Tuesday were killed and wounded in their confrontations with the Israeli forces.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/10/2001
Japan's foreign minister starts a visit to Qatar
He indicated that Japan imports from Doha 70% of crude oil and natural gas exports and that the volume of trade exchange between it and the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC reached US $ 32 billion in 1999.
Qatar-Japan, Politics, 1/10/2001
Egypt, key player in ME peace
"Egypt is one of the most influential powers in the ME peace process," said Presidential Political Advisor Osama El-Baz late Tuesday.
Egypt, Politics, 1/10/2001
Portuguese foreign minister satisfied over visit to Morocco
The two Mediterranean countries will carry on efforts to consolidate partnership between the European Union and Morocco and between the EU and the Maghreb. Morocco and Portugal are bound by a 1994 friendship and neighborliness treaty, making of Portugal one of Morocco's privileged partners in the European Union.
Morocco-Portugal, Politics, 1/10/2001
Executive board of Moroccan - Egyptian business council meets in casablanca
The executive boad of the Moroccan-Egyptian business council will hold a meeting next week in Casablanca, it was officially announced here.
Morocco-Egypt, Economics, 1/10/2001
Barazani meets with Talebani
The leader of the Kurdistani democratic party Mesout Barazani on Monday met with the leader of the Kurdistani democratic party Jalal al-Talebani, at Salah eddine, the general headquarters for al-Barazani, according to a statement made on Tuesday by the spokesman for the Kurdistani democratic party.
Iraq, Politics, 1/10/2001
Junblat opens a dialogue with Syria
The chairman of the Lebanese socialist Progressive party Walid Jinblat has stressed that the telephone call he had received from the chairman of the security department in the Syrian forces working in Lebanon Lt. Gen. Ghazi Kanaan was not a reconciliation call, rather re-opening the dialogue " because we are not originally in disputes."
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/10/2001
Saudi, Yemeni committee meets on border issue
It was announced in al-Riyadh on Tuesday that the new round for the meetings of the committee to implement the International border treaty between Saudi Arabia and Yemen, led by the minister of the interior in the two states will be held on January 20.
Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 1/10/2001
Sudan's ambassador reviews developments in his country
Sudan, Politics, 1/10/2001
Jordan, Pakistan stress a just ME solution
Jordan and Pakistan have stressed their commitment to peace which is based on international legitimacy resolutions to achieve a just solution for the problems facing the Islamic nation and the Arab region.
Jordan-Pakistan, Politics, 1/10/2001
Saudi, British trade relations highlighted
The Saudi minister of commerce Osama Bin Jaafar Faqih on Tuesday in al-Riyadh met with the British minister of State for commerce affairs Richard Kaborn and members of the accompanying delegation, currently in a visit to Saudi Arabia which will last for several days.
Saudi Arabia-UK, Economics, 1/10/2001
Morocco, China convene joint commission
Morocco and China will hold the fifth session of their joint economic commission on Jan. 20-21 in Beijing, the Chinese embassy in Rabat announced on Tuesday.
Morocco-China, Economics, 1/10/2001
Binding descision to maintain foreign reserve level
Egypt's Prime minister Atef Ebeid annouced new procedures to energize the market and shoot up investments through pumping new projects in the fields of education, health, water, sanitary drainage and highways networks.
Egypt, Economics, 1/10/2001
Peres confers with Indian official
Israel's minister of regional cooperation Shemon Peres has admitted the failure of negotiations with the Palestinian government. He added that these negotiations did not conclude any agreement, rather created what he called the ground to complete such an agreement in the future.
Israel-Palestine-India, Politics, 1/10/2001
Expected ministerial reshuffle in Jordan
A well-informed Jordanian official has expected a reshuffle on the Jordanian government of Ali Abu al-Ragheb after the ordinary Arab summit due to be held in Amman in March or the beginning of April.
Jordan, Politics, 1/10/2001
Morocco denies retracting positions on fishery agreement with EU
Moroccan fishery minister, Said Chbaatou, denied Tuesday that Morocco has retracted some of its positions in negotiations over a new fishery agreement with the European Union.
Morocco-European Union, Economics, 1/10/2001
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday received a telephone call from the chairman of the European Commission Romano Brudi, during which talks dealt with the general situation in the region and the question of peace in it. Talks also dealt with bilateral relations between Syria and the European Commission
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China's vice President Ho Jianto arrives today in damascus in an official visit to Syria during which he will hold talks with high ranking Syrian officials dealing with international, and regional conditions and bilateral relations.
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Following talks with President Bashar al-Assad dealt with conditions in the region, the Arab arena and conditions emerging from the Israeli aggressions against the Palestinian people, their rights and holy sites as well as consolidating Syrian- Saudi bilateral relations, the Saudi minister of defense and aviation prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz left Damascus on Tuesday following a two day visit to Syria.
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Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Tuesday in Beirut reviewed with the commander of the Lebanese army Lt. Gen. Michael Suleiman the security condition in the country. Discussions dealt with strengthening security stability in the country and the situation in South Lebanon.
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On the occasion of the anniversary of the independence manifesto, marked on January 11, king Mohamed VI has amnestied a group of 713 persons. A group of 265 convicts were amnestied from the rest of their prison term, while another 426 had their prison sentence reduced and the life sentence of six detainees was reduced to limited prison terms. Another 11 persons were amnestied from prison sentence with fines being kept, and 5 persons were granted pardon from their prison sentence or fine.
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Prince Sultan Ibn Abdel Aziz, second vice-president of the Saudi ministers council, defense and aviation minister, general inspector of the Saudi armed forces, arrived Tuesday in Agadir for a private visit to Morocco.
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The al-Sharq radio said on Tuesday that the Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri will tomorrow pay a visit to Damascus in order to hold consultations with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad dealing with current developments.
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Some 81 per cent of people polled via Internet by the widely-watched Qatari TV Channel Al-Jazira said the Sahara is a Moroccan territory. Out of the 2,344 people polled Tuesday, 1,898 backed Morocco's rights over its southern provinces against a minority of 445, who were for separation between the Sahara and the homeland, Morocco, the Doha-based Satellite channel said.
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The Moroccan exporters association (ASMEX) is planning to undertake next Feb.12-16 a trade mission to Nigeria.
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The chairman of the Palestinian military intelligence department Mousa Arafat said that the Israeli security department had put a plan to liquidate him before making the Israeli elections to the post of the prime minister.
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