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Committees in charge of defending human rights in Syria commends political detente and ask for democracy
In an initiative which reflects the atmospheres of political detente in Syria, the human rights committees have released its annual report for the year 2000 for the first time from inside Syria after used to be issued in previous years from outside Syria.
Syria, Politics, 4/11/2001
Syria and Tunisia: joint care for maintaining remarkable relations
Thanks to Tunisia's remarkable position among other Arab states, Syria seeks to deepen and consolidate these relations with it especially on the economic and political areas to withstand international and regional developments.
Tunisia-Syria, Politics, 4/11/2001
Al-Assad meets with Moroccan officials
President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday in al-Rabat met with the Moroccan prime minister Abdul Rahman al-Yousefi.
Morocco-Syria, Politics, 4/11/2001
Morocco, Syria to set up high joint commission
Morocco and Syria will set up shortly a high joint commission to take care of the promotion of economic and commercial cooperation between the two states.
Morocco-Syria, Economics, 4/11/2001
Jordanian King: a retreat in the American position
The Jordanian King Abdullah II has stressed that the American position under the current US administration towards the ME peace process has receded backward.
Jordan-USA, Politics, 4/11/2001
Saudi Interior minister to sign security agreement with Iranian counterpart
The Saudi minister of the Interior prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz will on Sunday pay a visit to Iran to sign with his Iranian counterpart Abdul Wahid Musawi Lari the security agreement between the two countries which was due to be signed in February this year.
Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 4/11/2001
Mubarak meets EIB Chairman
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received on Tuesday morning at the Presidency Palace President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and his accompanying delegation.
Egypt-European Union, Economics, 4/11/2001
One Palestinian killed, 17 wounded in confrontation with the Israelis
the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian areas has been escalated by land, sea and air.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/11/2001
Al-Hariri discusses with Lahoud general conditions in Lebanon
The Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Tuesday reviewed with the Prime minister Rafik al-Hariri general conditions in the country in light of recent developments.
Lebanon, Politics, 4/11/2001
Egypt committed to carry out integration programs between market in north and south Mediterranean
Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid stressed the importance of holding the meeting of the Board of the European Investment Bank in Cairo, particularly following the initialing two months ago of the Egyptian-European Partnership Agreement.
Egypt, Economics, 4/11/2001
French former minister: internal autonomy regime to settled Sahara issue
French former home minister, Pierre Chevenement, who will visit Morocco this week, argued in favor of an internal autonomy regime to settle the Sahara issue, insisting that peace in an essential pre-requisite for development in the Maghreb and hoping that the issue will soon find a peaceful settlement.
Morocco-France, Politics, 4/11/2001
Ministerial meeting for protecting Egypt's interest in World Trade liberalization issues
President Mubarak asserted that working papers should lay emphasis on multi-party framework in foreign trade in its capacity as these are the proper framework for developing countries topped by Egypt.
Egypt, Economics, 4/11/2001
Israeli- Turkish economic relations
The BBC correspondent in Ankara said that Tuesday's visit of the Israeli foreign minister Shemon Peres to Turkey aims at signing a deal concerning the financial and economic condition of Turkey which is currently in crises.
Israel-Turkey, Economics, 4/11/2001
Mubarak attends event marking start of harvest season in Sharq AL Owainat
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak today arrived in Shark Al Owainat, Al wadi Al jedid (new valley) governorate in the western desert where he will see for himself the start of the harvest season.
Egypt, Economics, 4/11/2001
The muslim world decries Rabbi Ufadiya's racist declarations
The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO, based in Rabat) had decried the racist declarations made by the Rabbi Ufadiya Joseph, President of Sephardi Jews faction of the World in which he called for ''exterminating Arabs and wiping them out of the face of the earth.''
Regional-Israel, Politics, 4/11/2001
Egypt, first to support Barcelona Process
Egypt comes in the lead of countries supporting close relations with Europe, and was among the first nations to back Euro-Mediterranean cooperation as manifested by what is known as the "Barcelona Process", Amr Moussa said.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 4/11/2001
Casablanca water, power management company scores $ 390 mln in sales
The Lyonaise des Eaux (Lydec) company, which manages water and power distribution in Casablanca, said it scored sales worth $ 390 million in 2000.
Morocco, Business, 4/11/2001
Idle Spanish fishermen transferred to Tunisian waters
Spain has transferred to Tunisia some of its idle fishermen who were forced to cease activities after failure to renew the Morocco-EU fisheries agreement that expired in November 1999.
Morocco-European Union, Economics, 4/11/2001
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The Israeli forces have recently uprooted some 400 fruit trees in the Golan owned by the Syrian citizens Youssef al-Wali from Baqatha and Ali Salameh from Masaadah. The Israeli forces had earlier uprooted trees from the same place and the owners of the trees reŠplanted the trees which were again uprooted by the Israelis under security pretexts.
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Libyan President Muammar al-Qaddafi on Monday evening received a telephone call from the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the framework of continued consultations between the two states, They exchanged view points on means of strengthening bilateral relations besides international issues of mutual concern.
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Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Tuesday received a telephone call from the French President Jacques Chirac dealt with bilateral relations between the two countries and means of strengthening them. Latest developments in the region and the world were reviewed.
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US sources said that the US under secretary of state Edward Walker will visit certain Arab states next week in order to explain what was reached by the Americans towards the policy to be pursued by the US concerning Iraq. The Monte Carlo radio in Washington reported on Tuesday.
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The Israeli warplanes carried out mock and provocative raids over the areas of al-Nabatieh and al-Tuffah district in South Lebanon for several days. Lebanese security sources said the Israeli warplanes broke the sound barriers over the capital Beirut and North Lebanon.
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The International Agency of Atomic Energy IAAE on Monday expressed its readiness to resume its activities in Iraq without a delay, noting that only few questions are still awaiting a reply on the nuclear past of Iraq. News reports quoted the director general of the IAAE Muhammad al-Baradii as saying in the semi annual report to the UN Security Council that the agency can not assure that Iraq is actually implementing its obligations to this effect unless it resumes its activities in Iraq without a delay.
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Russia received assertions from the Saudi authorities concerning settling the issue of handing the two persons who kidnapped the Russian plane from Turkey to Saudi Arabia in March, according to the rules of the international law. The official spokesman for the Russian foreign ministry Alexander Yakovinko said in a statement on Tuesday that the Russian embassy in al-Riyadh handed the Saudi side several days ago documents prepared by the Russian court on handing Ereshad Arsayev and Deny Magomerzayev who are accused of kidnapping this plane.
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