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Syrians in the Golan celebrate Evacuation Day
Hundreds of Syrian citizens on Tuesday went to Ein al-Tineh position to take part with the people of the Golan in their celebration on the occasion of the Evacuation Day on April 17.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 4/18/2001
Five Palestinians killed, Israel reoccupied Palestinian territories
Israel on Tuesday continued its attacks against the Palestinian people. It bombarded several Palestinian villages and towns by tanks and artillery. As a result five Palestinians were killed in the confrontation took place on Tuesday in the areas of the west bank and Gaza.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/18/2001
Iranian president: our relations with Saudi Arabia are strategic
The Iranian President Muhammad Khatami has described Iranian- Saudi relations as " strategic relations " and of having a great effect on the future of the Middle East region.
Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 4/18/2001
Al-Assad receives telephone calls from Annan, Lahoud, King Abdullah, Saudi crown prince
Al-Assad: it will not be possible to reach peace through using vague idioms and that it is strange to describe the acts of resistance as an aggression while a flagrant Israeli aggression to be described as mere escalation.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 4/18/2001
Egypt third largest trade partner with Iraq after France, Russia
Egypt is the third largest trade partner with Iraq after France and Russia, according to Iraqi Minister of Trade, Mohammed Mahdi Saleh who was speaking on the sidelines of a trade exhibition of Egyptian products recently held in Baghdad.
Iraq-Egypt, Economics, 4/18/2001
Syria: Civil society committee announces a social contract
The Constituent commission of the civil society committees in Syria has issued its second document under the title " a national social contract in Syria," including what it considered the " national principles on the ground of which reforms are to be based."
Syria, Politics, 4/18/2001
Arab Gulf citizens spend $ 27 billion for foreign trips
A study issued on Sunday in Dubai said that the population of the six Arab Gulf states spend twice of the expenditures of the Europeans in their flights trips abroad, noting that they spent $ 27 billion in the year 2000 in this regard.
Gulf, Economics, 4/18/2001
Bahrain carries out a limited Cabinet reshuffle
The ruler of Bahrain on Tuesday held a limited ministerial reshuffle according to which five new ministers joined the government while the basic ministers kept their posts.
Bahrain, Politics, 4/18/2001
Jibril set his conditions to meet with Arafat
The secretary general of the People's Front for the Liberation of Palestine -general command- Ahmad Jibril has asked the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat to answer questions pertaining to the fate of the Palestinian Intifada and commitment to the PLO charter before meeting with him.
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 4/18/2001
Moroccan-Pakistani relations shall progress, prime minister
Moroccan Prime Minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, asserted that relations between Morocco and Pakistan shall progress, mainly through the just set-up joint commission, the exchange of visits and the enforcement of cooperation accords.
Morocco-Pakistan, Politics, 4/18/2001
Ebeid stresses importance of Egypt-Kuwait Common interests
Ebeid held a meeting on Tuesday with members of the Kuwaiti Chamber of Commerce and Industry. During the meeting, Ebeid stressed the importance of boosting joint cooperation between the two states.
Egypt-Kuwait, Economics, 4/18/2001
Why Egypt sees the need for an Arab Common market
the study elaborates the losses incurred by Arabs as a result of accession to the World Trade Organization and from the benefits that could be gained from the establishment of the Arab Common Market in the era of globalization, challenges of agreements on deregulating trade in the field of commodities and services.
Egypt-Regional, Economics, 4/18/2001
Israel: calls to try al-Dahamesha over his message to President al-Assad
The Israeli daily Maareve said on Tuesday that Israeli ministers and members in the Knesset called on the legal advisor of the Israeli government Elakime Robinshtine to bring the parliamentarian Abdul Malik al-Dahamesha ( the united Arab list) before the court after he had sent a cable of condolences to the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over the killing of Syrian soldiers in the attack against Syrian positions in Lebanon.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 4/18/2001
Arab finance conference opens in Riyadh
The Prince of Riyadh Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, who inaugurated the conference on behalf of crown prince and deputy prime minister Abdullah bin Abdelaziz, urged the Arab states to keep abreast with global economic developments and economic overture by adopting the proper policies.
Regional-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 4/18/2001
Emergency meeting by Arab League Council within days
An Arab diplomatic source told Al-Ahram that the Arab League Council would hold an emergency meeting on the level of representatives to discuss Israeli violation of the Lebanese territories and the impact of the Israeli aggression on a Syrian radar site in Lebanon three days ago.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 4/18/2001
Mubarak's message to Sheikh Jabir covers relations, issues of common interests
Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Jabir Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Tuesday received a message from President Hosni Mubarak on bilateral relations. The message dealt with the outcome of Mubarak s visit to Washington on April 2.
Egypt-Kuwait, Politics, 4/18/2001
Palestinian government ready to do its utmost for halting violence
Following the meeting, Minister of Information Safwat A1 Sherif said the two leaders exchanged views on the results of talks between the Palestinian National Authority and Israeli Foreign Ministry officials and between the Palestinian government and the US State Department.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/18/2001
The Independent: Sharon government as a racist regime
The British daily "The Independent" issued on Tuesday has compared the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon and his government to the former racist regime in South Africa.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/18/2001
King Mohammed vehemently condemns Israeli aggressions against holy shrines in al-Quds
Morocco's King Mohammed VI of Morocco and chairman of the Al-Quds committee has vehemently condemned the Israeli aggressions against the holy shrines in Al-Quds (Jerusalem).
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 4/18/2001
Shura Council condemns Israeli bombing of Syrian radar station in Lebanon
Israel has to realize that as long as part of Lebanese territories and Syria's Golan Heights remain under its control, the Lebanese resistance has the right to continue anti-Israel operations and Syria has also the same right to follow up what it deems necessary in order to liberate its lands, the statement added.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 4/18/2001
Egypt rallies support for Arab-Islamic draft resolution on Palestine
The draft resolution assigns the UN Human Rights Commissioner and the UN to follow up human rights violations against Palestinians in the occupied territories and the implementation of the resolutions taken during the October extraordinary session of the UNHRC.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/18/2001
Al-Shara concludes a fruitful visit to Russia
The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara and members of the accompanying delegation returned back on Tuesday evening to Damascus following an official visit to Moscow which lasted for two days in which he conveyed a message from President Bashar al-Assad to the Russian President Vladimir Putin concerning bilateral relations and developments in the region.
Syria-Russia, Politics, 4/18/2001
Egypt, major liquefied natural gas exporter
Egypt is about to become a major liquefied natural gas exporter with a production estimated to reach some 3,500 million cubic feet a day by the year 2004.
Egypt, Economics, 4/18/2001
Phosphate exports earn Morocco $ 1.5 billion every year
Phosphate exports earn Morocco $1.5 billion per year and the Office Cherifien des Phosphates group (OCP) contributes 2.6 percent of the GDP and 18.5 percent of Morocco's overall exports.
Morocco, Economics, 4/18/2001
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The Muslim brothers group in Syria on Tuesday condemned the Israeli aggression against the Syrian radar position in Daher al-Baidar in Lebanon on Monday at dawn and considered it as a chain in the " series of the Israeli intransigent policy and a direct aggression against the Syrian people." In a statement, the group called for " downing the concept of strategic peace and to raise the motto of people's resistance to liberate the land and to rescue al-Aqsa." The group also called for opening the front of the Golan in a brave and courageous position.
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The Israeli warplanes continued its violation of the Lebanese airspace on Tuesday. Lebanese security sources said the israeli warplanes flew intensively over all South lebanese areas until the capital Beirut.
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The Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain, announced in a statement circulated on Tuesday the resignation of its secretary general Sheikh Muhammad Ali al-Mahfouz. The front said that in this occasion it expresses " deep thanks and gratitude for the secretary general Sheikh al-Mahfouz for shouldering the responsibility in a critical phase of the history of our people. And his carrying out of his duty in the best ways. We wish him continued success."
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Wali Abdel Rahman, member of the World Water Council, and expert of the water resources in Saudi Arabia asserted that Toshka project reflects the Egyptians' creative ability, and presents an Arab example of the Arab unique achievements. He said that what he has witnessed during his first visit to the project asserts that any investments in this project will yield very high proceedings, especially that the water will erupt in October 2002.
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Sudan has completed preparations for the launching of a satellite worth four million sterling pounds, to be followed by another within four years. According to press reports, the satellite is meant to keep abreast with the satellite channels era and to ease communications. Studies related to the project were conducted in cooperation with the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom.
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