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Al-Assad in Madrid to open from Damascus to Cordoba exhibition
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Spanish King Juan Carlos today evening open the exhibition " from Damascus to Cordoba." The exhibition will be held by al-Andalus government at the archaeological complex in al-Zahraa city which is close to Cordoba in the Southern part of Spain.
Syria-Spain, Politics, 5/3/2001
French president for exemplary cooperation with Morocco
President Jacques Chirac of France and Moroccan Premier, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, conferred in Paris Wednesday on ways to enhance bilateral cooperation and surveyed the situation on the international scene, mainly in the Middle East.
Morocco-France, Politics, 5/3/2001
French, Moroccan enterprises called to multiply investment opportunities
Moroccan and French Prime Ministers, Abderrahmane Youssoufi and Lionel Jospin, called for a larger involvement of the two countries' small and medium enterprises (SME) to multiply investment and partnership opportunities.
Morocco-France, Economics, 5/3/2001
Lahoud arrives in Yaravan
Lebanese President Emil Lahoud arrived on Wednesday in Yaravan in an official visit to Armenia which will last for two days.
Lebanon-Armenia, Politics, 5/3/2001
Sahara dossier evolution seems going in right direction, French president
President Jacques Chirac of France said Wednesday he deems that the Sahara dossier evolution was going in the right direction.
Morocco-France, Politics, 5/3/2001
Four arab countries to discuss setting up of free trade zone next week in Rabat
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia will hold a meeting in Rabat May 9 to look into the possibility to set up a free trade area between the four states.
Regional, Economics, 5/3/2001
Syrian- Iraqi cooperation relations
The Syrian minister of oil and mineral resources Maher Jamal on Wednesday in Baghdad held talks with the Iraqi minister of industry and minerals Adnan Abdul Miguid dealt with the development of cooperation between the two states.
Iraq-Syria, Economics, 5/3/2001
Sfeir will not visit Syria
In a statement released by the Maronite patriarchs held under his chairmanship, the Maronite patriarch Nasrullah Sfeir said: " the Patriarch had the intention to visit Syria to escort the Pope John during his visit, but the political dimension such a visit has taken for the Lebanese public opinion, made it a case that seems out of the confine of the church."
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 5/3/2001
On al-Bashir- Mubarak summit
The summit of President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir which will be held in the mid of next week will concentrate on two main files: the internal reconciliation in Sudan and relations between the two countries.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 5/3/2001
Saudi openness to the Iraqi opposition
Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 5/3/2001
One Palestinian killed, 15 wounded in an Israeli attempt to break into Rafah camp
The Palestinian youth Mahmoud Aqel ( 17 year old) was killed and 15 other were wounded when the Israeli forces tried to break into Rafah camp in Gaza on Wednesday morning.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/3/2001
Israeli continued aggressions against South Lebanese areas
The Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday continued their aggressions against areas adjoining the occupied Shebaa farms.
Israel-Lebanon, Politics, 5/3/2001
Cabinet reviews four key economic reports
The Egyptian Cabinet, under Prime Minister Atef Ebeid endorsed the strategy of oil sector, priorities of the plan adopted by oil sector for increasing Egypt's resources of foreign exchange through rationalizing importation of oil products, benefiting from new gas prices, expanding the volume of exported liquefied gas and enlarging investment base in the projects of fertilizers, petrochemicals and butane gas.
Egypt, Economics, 5/3/2001
Egypt, Turkey seek closer economic ties
Ghamrawi underlined that joint investment projects between Egyptian businessmen and investors and their Turkish counterparts are the shortest way for promoting bilateral relations.
Egypt-Turkey, Economics, 5/3/2001
Kuwait, Morocco agree to cooperate in technology fields
Morocco and Kuwait agreed to consolidate cooperation in matters of technology, Moroccan equipment minister, Bouameur Taghouane said.
Kuwait-Morocco, Economics, 5/3/2001
Morocco expounds business opportunities, economic potentials
Moroccan economy, finance, tourism and privatization minister, Fathallah Oualalou, expounded on Tuesday in Washington Morocco's business opportunities and economic potentials.
Morocco, Economics, 5/3/2001
Call to rethink Moroccan-French cooperation
French foreign affairs minister, Hubert Vedrine, on Wednesday called for rethinking cooperation between Morocco and France to make them better match the excellent political ties between Rabat and Paris.
Morocco-France, Politics, 5/3/2001
Libyan- Egyptian committee to meet within days
After an absence of four days, the Libyan- Egyptian joint committee will meet within few days in the Libyan capital Tripoli, as President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and the Libyan President had agreed during their meeting two weeks ago to revitalize joint work.
Libya-Egypt, Economics, 5/3/2001
Syria rules Rome
The author talked in details about the contribution of Syria, under Christianity, in building the European civilization. He said that Christ honored the land of Syria when he visited Banias ( in the Golan) at Jordan's spring and near the now liberated Syrian city of al-Quenitra.
Syria, History, 5/3/2001
Foot-and-Mouth disease in Saudi Arabia
The livestock department at the Saudi ministry of agriculture and waters said on Tuesday that more than 200 heads of livestock especially sheep died of the Foot-and-Mouth disease.
Saudi Arabia, Agriculture, 5/3/2001
Saudi women' share of current bank accounts
The study which is prepared by Saudi university professor Amal al-Teijani said that the Saudi women also own 20% of the shares of public companies and 15% of the private companies and 10% at the real estate sector.
Saudi Arabia, Economics, 5/3/2001
Russia for closer cooperation with the Gulf states
Chairman of the foreign committee at the Russian Duma council stressed that his country is intending to maintain a permanent dialogue with the Gulf Cooperation Council states (GCC) and to have regular contacts with this regional blocs which practices a key role in the world economic relations.
Gulf-Russia, Politics, 5/3/2001
From MEDA I to MEDA II: what's new ?
MEDA II should be crucial to preparing the Euro-Mediterranean free-trade area to be set up by 2010. How can the new system facilitate this process ?
Regional-European Union, Economics, 5/3/2001
UN agency to release first ever human development report on the Arab states
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) announced Wednesday that it plans to publish the first ever Human Development Report for the Arab states, focusing on the quality of life in 22 countries.
Regional, Economics, 5/3/2001
Zenobia: Queen of valor and chastity
By around the year 200 AD, the ancient Syrian kingdom of Palymra was honored with the title of Roman colony. Not long after, the family who both to created a Palmyrene empire and brought about the city's downfall appeared upon the political scene in the person of a certain Odenath, who was executed for rebellion.
Syria, History, 5/3/2001
Moroccan finance minister meets WB president
The evolution of Morocco's financial situation in 2001 and the country's future prospects for 2001 were surveyed at a meeting Tuesday in Washington between World Bank President, James Wolfenshon, and Moroccan economy, finance, tourism and privatization minister, Fathallah Oualalou.
Morocco, Economics, 5/3/2001
Conference in Egypt to discuss removal of mines
A conference will be held Cairo on Saturday to discuss the removal of 17,000 mines from Egypt's western desert left over since Second World War and caused the death of many people, an Egyptian official said on Wednesday.
Egypt, Local, 5/3/2001
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Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika has stressed that conditions in al-Qabael area ( are calm and good) and that efforts continue in order to reach complete stability in that area. This was expressed in a telephone call the Libyan President received on Wednesday evening from the Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika in the course of consultations between the two states on issues of mutual concern.
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News reports issued in Paris said on Wednesday that the US ambassador in Tel Aviv Martin Indyk asked Arafat the need to postpone his visit to Damascus, for inviting him to visit Washington and meet with the US President George Bush and members of his administration, noting that this is because of Washington's fears that this visit will result in alienating Arafat from the axis of co-ordination with Cairo and Amman and rather joining reconciliation tracks with the Palestinian opposition groups as well as approaching closely the Syrian- Iranian track.
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The Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem Bin Jaber al-Thani on Wednesday received a written message from the Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov dealing with relations between the two countries.
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The Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharazi has described his visit to each of Yemen and Djibouti as successful and positive.
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