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Pope arrives in Damascus
Pope John Paul II arrived in Damascus today afternoon in a visit to Syria which will last for four days. He was welcomed at the Damascus airport by President Bashar al-Assad, Syrian state officials and men of religion representing all Syrian religious communities.
Syria-Vatican, Politics, 5/5/2001
Pope John Paul II in Damascus today
Damascus, the cradle of divine religions receives today ( on the steps of the messenger of nations, Paul), Pope John Paul II in his first visit to Syria after he had concluded a similar visit to Greece in which he offered apology to the Orthodox Christians who were exposed to faults committed against them by the Catholics and asked them forgiveness. One of the main stops in the visit of the Pope is a visit to the Umayyad's mosque which is rich in religious symbols, as it contains the tomb of John the Baptist ( Prophet Yahya for Muslims).
Syria-Vatican, Politics, 5/5/2001
The rise of Christianity in Syria
Syria is written in History as the cradle of Jesus mission of peace and love, from where it spread all over the world.
Syria, History, 5/5/2001
Chirac backs Egyptian -Jordanian initiative
Emerging from a meeting with Emir of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad Ben Issa A1 Khalifa at the Elysee Palace, the French President described the Egyptian-Jordanian initiative as a good start to halt violence and resume peace negotiations.
Bahrain-France, Politics, 5/5/2001
International socialist economic committee meets in Casablanca
This liberalization entailed a distortion, described by NGOs as "the rift of shame" of the contemporary world, Youssoufi said. "Less than 10 percent of the world population produces and consumes more than 70 percent of goods and services, while half the world population lives on less than $2 per day,"
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 5/5/2001
Al-Assad back from Spain
The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has refused an offer debated by the President of the European Commission Romano Prodi to mediate between Syria and Israel in order to revive the Middle East peace process, at a time when the Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres said that he does not have a plan for peace in the region, despite of his optimistic statements following his recent talks in Washington.
Syria-Spain, Politics, 5/5/2001
Chairman of the Arab human rights organization in Damascus
Deputy chairman of the strategic studies and researches at Damascus University Dr. Faisal Kolthoum has stressed that there is no " official appointment" between the chairman of the Arab organization for Human rights Muhammad Faeq and any other Syrian official.
Syria, Politics, 5/5/2001
Mubarak to review three major economic files
The first one is concerned with modernizing the state sectors mainly industry for which the government has allocated LE 500 million in the new budget.
Egypt, Economics, 5/5/2001
On al-Hariri visit to the USA
The BBC correspondent in Beirut said on Friday that the Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri announced during his arrival back from Washington that the US officials showed interests in the new Syrian leadership and the possibility of cooperating with it.
Lebanon, Politics, 5/5/2001
Report criticises Israeli settlements
The Mitchell Committee, set up to investigate the origins of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian violence, presented its preliminary findings to the parties concerned Friday, amid a rash of speculation about the report's conclusions.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/5/2001
Mitchell committee's report, presented to Palestinians, Israelis
An international commission investigating the Israeli-Palestinian violence has called for a halt to all Israeli settlement building on occupied land, according to leaked details of its findings.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/5/2001
On Arafat's visit to Damascus
The Omani daily al-Watan said on Friday quoting Palestinian sources in Damascus as saying that contacts between Damascus and Gaza still continue to set a date for the visit of Yasser Arafat to Damascus.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 5/5/2001
Morocco- Niger cooperation in water resources management probed in Rabat
Means to consolidate cooperation between Morocco and Niger in matters of water resources management were surveyed at a meeting in Rabat Friday between Moroccan minister of equipment, Bouamor Taghouan and Niger's minister of rural development and hydraulic resources, Akoli Dawel.
Morocco-Niger, Politics, 5/5/2001
Morocco's industrial production up 3.5 per cent
Morocco's industrial production in 2000 scored a 3.5 per cent rise against 2.4 per cent the previous year, the department of the general economic policy disclosed.
Morocco, Economics, 5/5/2001
Egypt, Australia to boost joint investments
The agreement aims at luring capital inflow into the country to refresh the economy, develop joint investments between the two sides and makes use of the vast experience of the Australian side in the field of investment and transfer of advanced technology, Darsh said.
Egypt-Australia, Economics, 5/5/2001
Sudan is committed to good neighborly relations
The official spokesman for the Sudanese armed forces Muhammad Bashir Suleiman has stressed that the Sudanese army is totally committed to the process of good neighborliness and that this army does not provoke others to maintain activities against their own countries.
Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 5/5/2001
Dubai's Otaiba Group to invest $ 50 Million in Snow Centers in India
The Dubai-based petroleum company Mohammed Al Otaiba Group Est (MAOGE) is planning to set up four indoor "snow centers" in India with an investment of $50 million
United Arab Emirates-India, Economics, 5/5/2001
Arab, African finance ministers meet in Morocco on childhood
Rabat hosted May 2-4 a symposium on children's ill treatment that called for the creation of reception and counseling centers where ill-treated children can receive medical and psychological assistance.
Regional-Morocco, Culture, 5/5/2001
Italian business delegation in Morocco Monday
A large delegation of Italian businessmen is expected in Casablanca on Monday on a 2-day visit to Morocco to explore partnership opportunities with Moroccan peers.
Morocco-Italy, Economics, 5/5/2001
Lahd hireling militia members surrendered himself to the Lebanese security
Chief of staff of the Lahd hireling militias Karam Allah Saeed on Friday morning surrendered himself to the Lebanese security.
Lebanon, Politics, 5/5/2001
On the high-jacked Syrian ship
The Saudi daily al-Watan in its Friday's issue revealed new information about the question of high-jacking the Syrian ship " Jaafar' and the paper also stressed that the ship was high-jacked since almost five months, as from December 23, 2000.
Syria, Local, 5/5/2001
Tobacco, a major obstacle to children's rights
Tobacco poses a major obstacle to children's rights, infringing upon their basic health and welfare, and exposing them to child labor in many parts of the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
Regional, Health, 5/5/2001
Lebanese Hizbullah denies connection with Palestine Hizbullah
Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 5/5/2001
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The final statement of the Non-Aligned Movement Palestine committee voiced full support for the Jordanian-Egyptian initiative to end violence in the occupied Palestinian land and resume peace talks. The statement, issued at the end of the two-day meeting in South Africa, hailed efforts exerted by the nonaligned member states of the Security council, to set up a mechanism to help attain these and forming an international force to provide protection for Palestinians.
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The chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat arrived on Thursday evening arrived in Harare where he will hold talks with President of Zimbabwe Robert Mogabi.
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Egypt's Ambassador to the United Nations Ahmed Abul Gheit said the United Nations General Assembly's Information Committee has to make more efforts to enable the developing world know about the UN affairs and development-and peace-related issues. During the committee's two-week meeting to look for new ways to improve the media campaigns of the international organization, Abul Gheit said Egypt and other Arab states called on me committee to convey the real and objective facts about the events in the occupied Palestinian areas.
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Ambassador Ahmed Abul Gheit, Egypt's permanent delegate to the United Nations, asserted that the integral patronage of the aged people is one of the basic and noble aims, which Egypt is trying to realise through the official institutions and the voluntary action of the NGO's and through activating the role of the direct and surrogate families. .
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President of Niger, Mamadou Tanja, left Morocco this Saturday at the end of a three-day visit. The Head of state of Niger was received on Thursday in Agadir by King Mohammed VI.
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