| Today's Headlines:
We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now!
Al-Assad, Moussa review developments
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Monday in Damascus received the Egyptian foreign minister Amr Moussa. Discussions dealt with the situation in the Middle East and current contacts in the region. Talks also dealt with challenges and tasks that face Arabs in current conditions.
Syria-Egypt, Politics, 5/1/2001
King Mohammed voices solidarity with Iraq
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has expressed sincere feelings of solidarity with the Iraqi people.
Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 5/1/2001
Damascus: five Jordanian prisoners released
The Syrian authorities on Monday released five Jordanian prisoners who completed their imprisonment terms for criminal crimes they committed on the Syrian territories.
Syria-Jordan, Politics, 5/1/2001
Peres to Egypt TV: Mubarak's statements correct, error in translation
Reacting to President Hosni Mubarak's criticism of the Israeli media and officials for accusing him of making a mistake by announcing that an Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire is imminent, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said a misunderstanding and particularly in the translation was behind the latest confusion.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 5/1/2001
A Gulf consultation meeting on May 14
A Bahraini official source said on Monday that the leaders of the six Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states will hold a consultation summit in al-Manama on May 14.
Gulf, Politics, 5/1/2001
A ministerial reshuffle expected in Syria
High ranking sources in Damascus expected in statements to the United Arab Emirates UAE daily al-Khaleij issued on Monday that a large-scale ministerial reshuffle will be held in Syria after the convening of the central committee of the Baath Party in May.
Syria, Politics, 5/1/2001
Syrian information minister: the Pope's visit to Quneitra aims at tracing Israeli crimes
The Syrian minister of information Adnan Omran said on Monday that the visit of Pope John Paul II to the Syrian city of Quneitra ( capital of the occupied Syrian Golan heights) is of great importance, where the Pope will trace " the extent of the ugliness of the Israeli crimes committees and are still committed in the occupied Arab territories."
Syria-Vatican, Politics, 5/1/2001
Kuwaiti denies mediation to reconcile with Iraq
The Kuwaiti minister of state for foreign affairs Muhammad Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah on Monday denied any sort of secret negotiations between Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia concerning reconciliation with Iraq.
Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 5/1/2001
Morocco pledges to settle disabled graduates' problem
Morocco has said that it will take all measures to deal with the problem of jobless disabled graduates.
Morocco, Culture, 5/1/2001
Morocco, Egypt to set up $ 13 mln medical equipment firm
Moroccan and Egyptian businessmen agreed to set up a $ 13-million joint firm for the production of medical equipment.
Morocco-Egypt, Business, 5/1/2001
Turabi resumes contacts with South Sudan rebellions
The Sudanese daily al-Share' al-Seyasi ( political street) said on Monday that the people's congress party which is led by Hassan al-Turabi, who is detained since the end of February, has resumed his contacts with the southern Sudan rebel movement in several European and African capitals through the party's activists in several capitals.
Sudan, Politics, 5/1/2001
Child schooling on the rise
Morocco managed to school 85 percent of children falling in the 6 to 11 years age bracket, education minister, Abdellah Saaf, announced Monday.
Morocco, Education, 5/1/2001
Premier meets head of French bank
Morocco-France, Economics, 5/1/2001
Six Palestinians killed, two houses destroyed
Six palestinian youths were killed on Monday and many others wounded and two houses were completely destroyed in two strong explosions that took place on Monday in Ramullah at Omar al-Mukhtar street in Gaza and Ramullah of two explosive implanted by the Israeli occupation forces.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/1/2001
Maghreban feminist groups meet in Rabat
Maghreban feminist groups opened over the weekend in Rabat a conference on gender equality in North Africa.
Maghreb, Culture, 5/1/2001
US Ambassador to Egypt stresses importance of its role in ME
US Ambassador to Egypt Daniel Kurtzer expressed hope that the Palestinian and Israeli sides would show enough interest in the Egyptian-Jordanian initiative in a way that could cool down violence in the Middle East.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/1/2001
Israeli anger over Egyptian daily showing Peres as Nazi
The Israeli ambassador to Cairo accused the Egyptian press of inciting hatred against Israel when the Egyptian daily al-Arabi depicted the Israeli foreign minister Shemon Perez as a Nazi.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 5/1/2001
Improvement of workers' situation depends on private sector promotion, official
The improvement of the labor class situation depends on the promotion of the private sector and the enforcement of necessary reforms, employment minister, Abbas Al-Fassi, said on Monday.
Morocco, Economics, 5/1/2001
Missions from central American countries in Morocco over coming months
Delegations from several central American countries will visit Morocco over the coming months to consolidate ties between the kingdom and these countries.
Morocco, Politics, 5/1/2001
Mrs. Mubarak presides over African Child Conference
The Conference aims at formulating a unified African stance at the special session of the UN General Assembly on childhood next September.
Regional, Culture, 5/1/2001
Maghreban meeting in Algiers on World Press Freedom Day
Journalists and media officials from the five Maghreban countries, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia, will attend a seminar on media and racism to be hosted by Algiers May 7-8.
Maghreb, Culture, 5/1/2001
Israeli ŠTurkish joint exercises
Turkish and Israeli naval and air military units have started joint exercises at Aksar naval base on the Mediterranean which will last until May 4.
Israel-Turkey, Military, 5/1/2001
Extension of MINURSO mandate will help Baker continue contacts, France says
The extension by the United Nations Security Council of the mandate of the MINURSO (UN mission for the referendum in the Sahara) will help James Baker, special envoy of the UN secretary general for the Sahara, to continue his contacts, the French foreign department said on Monday.
Morocco, Politics, 5/1/2001
Towards compensating workers who lost jobs
Social partners and the Moroccan Social Security Fund (CNSS) are studying a project to pay a six-month compensations to workers who lost their jobs for economic reasons.
Morocco, Economics, 5/1/2001
Mandela, Annan, Bill Gates float new NGO
A new global campaign, "Say Yes for Children" led by international personalities including Nelson Mandela, Kofi Annan and Bill Gates, has been launched.
Regional, Culture, 5/1/2001
More news from today
|
Advertise on ArabicNews.com. MyFlowers.com sold more than $2700 of flowers in one month advertising on ArabicNews.com! Make your company, and products a success. Special rate for new and small business. Inquire!Advertising Info
Short Takes:
President Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates UAE in Abu Dhabi on Monday discussed with prime minister in Bahrain Sheikh Khaleifa Bin Salman al-Khaleifa Arab conditions in general and the Middle east peace process.
Go
Well-informed French sources told the Orient radio correspondent in Paris on Monday that the French and Syrian sides have stressed that the visit of the French foreign minister Hubert Vedrine to Damascus had put an end to the misunderstanding which erupted during the last three months concerning France's performance during its presidency of the European Union and its ignorance of the ME region to a great extent and also the Euro- Mediterranean partnership conference.
Go
The Lebanese President Emil lahoud will on Wednesday hold a tour on each of Armenia and Romania. The tour will last for three days.
Go
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife will pay an official visit to Spain on the 2nd of May at the invitation of King Juan Carlos.
Go
German federal minister of foreign affairs, Christoph Zpel, will start a visit Thursday to Morocco during which he will confer with Moroccan officials on means to upgrade bilateral relations.
Go
Moroccan foreign affairs and cooperation minister, Mohamed Benaissa, on Monday received new Australian ambassador to Morocco, William Norman Fisher.
Go
Morocco will take part in an international conference on human rights and civilizations dialogue, to be held in Tehran as of May 5. The conference secretary general, Rahim Noubhar, said at a press briefing over the weekend that Iranian president will address a message to the two-day conference and that the fathering will debate human rights and civilizations dialogue in a scientific way far from any political consideration.
Go
The Moroccan city of Agadir is currently hosting an international conference on the restructuring of firms led by women. The conference is attended by representatives of women's associations from France, Holland, Spain, Belgium, Italy, Algeria, Tunisia and South Africa. The encounter is debating problems facing firms managed by women and means to lower these obstacles for better integration of females in the economic life.
Go
Morocco's Hicham Arazi maintained his 20th rank on the ATP standing for the second consecutive week. Despite his loss in the first round of the Barcelona tournament, Arazi is still 20th with 97 points.
Go
|
