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Pope visits the Umayyad Mosque
His holiness John Paul II and members of the accompanying delegation on Sunday visited the Grand Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. He was accompanied by senior Christian clergy from Syria and other Arab countries.
Syria-Vatican, Politics, 5/7/2001
Pope's visit helps Syria understands the world and the world understands Syria
"Any time hundreds of journalists come to Syria, I think it helps Syria understands the world and the World understands Syria, because the Pope is talking about dialogue and of building bridges, a visit is particularly important," Robert Moore, Diplomatic Editor, ITN News, London told Arabic News. He added:" the hope must be that Syria can see itself as part of the wider world and the Europeans will understand Syria better."
Syria-Vatican, Politics, 5/7/2001
Quneitra, the capital of the Golan
Qunietra, the capital of the Golan, which the Pope will visit today ( Monday), is located at the feet of Mount Hermon, at a crossroads between Syria, Lebanon, ( Israel) and Jordan.
Syria, Politics, 5/7/2001
Pope blesses large audience at Damascus mass
A large mass was held in Damascus at the Abbasid's stadium. It was headed by Pope John Paul on Sunday morning.
Syria-Vatican, Politics, 5/7/2001
Interviews :On the Pope 's visit to Damascus
the visit of the Pope to Quneitra is a very symbolic and important message for peace in the world in general, especially in the Middle East. She said that it is impressive to see the Pope in such a contrast of the destroyed city and ruins of the Church, because usually one would rather see the Pope in beautiful churches.
Syria-Vatican, Politics, 5/7/2001
A Syrian sculpture for the Pope
The London- based al-Hayat daily said in its Sunday's issue, according to well-informed sources that President Bashar al-Assad has presented Pope John Paul a sculpture representing Marcos Julius, better known as " Philip the Arab," of the Syrian origin who ruled Rome between 244 and 249 AD.
Syria-Vatican, Politics, 5/7/2001
On Riad Seif Member of the Syrian People's Assembly and his forum
Riad Seif (Member of the Syrian People's Assembly) has stressed that the ministry of Social affairs and Labor has approved to establish a forum for cultural dialogue.
Syria, Politics, 5/7/2001
Ten Arab states meet in Morocco tuesday to discuss setting up of free trade zone
King Mohammed VI had urged Arab heads of state to grant priority to economic, technological and scientific cooperation and to set aside ideological differences and political strives.
Morocco-Regional, Economics, 5/7/2001
Egypt, Libya plan to activate economic agreements and protocols
They will discuss activating the agreements and protocols signed between the two states, cooperation in various domains, especially in the fields of construction, contracting, media, culture and power grids.
Egypt-Libya, Politics, 5/7/2001
No official invitations for the Pope's visit to Syria
The Monte Carlo radio correspondent in Beirut said on Saturday that the visit of Pope John Paul II to Syria will not be attended by any Lebanese official delegations because the state of Lebanon did not receive the invitation to take part, as the government of Syria did not play any role in extending invitation, rather the local Syrian church authorities did so.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 5/7/2001
Jordanian monarch calls for establishing joint projects with Egypt
King Abdullah II of Jordan said that an Egyptian-Jordanian committee will be set up to consider the possibility of establishing joint projects by the two states' private sectors and removing obstacles impeding these projects.
Jordan-Egypt, Economics, 5/7/2001
Mubarak, Jordanian monarch discuss joint peace efforts
"However, verbal amendments are not ruled out," he said. "We shall continue to support this initiative which is acquiring increasing world support," Moussa said, adding that the initiative represents an essential step for putting an end to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
Egypt-Jordan, Politics, 5/7/2001
Egypt-Jordanian initiative can save peace
"All Palestinian towns and villages are under siege, Palestinians suffer in every sense and under the worst conditions including being deprived of their daily bread, at a time Israel claims it cannot start negotiations under a climate of violence" Baz said. The truth is that Israel is incapable of resuming the negotiations because it knows that resuming them would entail certain commitments, he added.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/7/2001
Hani al-Hassan and relations with Syria
Member of the central committee of the "Fatah" Movement Hani al-Hassan has said:" we need to crystallize the relationship with Syria because the problem with her ( Syria) is the problem of conviction towards monitoring the conflict. We appreciate Syria's statement to the US secretary of state, we can not start the Syrian- Israeli track and stab the Palestinian Intifada from the back."
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 5/7/2001
Solidarity march with the Palestinian people staged in Mohammedia
A march of solidarity with the Palestinian people was staged Sunday in Mohammedia, 20 KM north of Casablanca, claiming the right to return, the liberation of the occupied Palestinian territories and the establishment of an independent state with Al-Quds as its capital.
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 5/7/2001
Iraqi oil production slowed by UN sanctions obstacles
The Iraqi oil minister Amer Muhammad Rashid said on May 4 in Baghdad that Iraq's oil production does not exceed three million barrels of oil per day because of the great shortage in the spare parts of the Iraqi oil institutions.
Iraq, Economics, 5/7/2001
Morocco, Niger pledge to upgrade relations
Morocco and Niger have pledged to upgrade their relations and to consolidate their cooperation, mainly in the sectors of health and agriculture.
Morocco-Niger, Politics, 5/7/2001
Al-Hariri to visit Syria
The Kuwaiti daily al-Anbaa quoted well-informed sources in Beirut as saying that it is possible that the Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri will visit Syria to meet with President Bashar al-Assad after the end of Pope John Paul II's visit to Syria.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 5/7/2001
Jordan's Arab, regional, international relations
The Jordanian prime minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb has stressed that his country's Arab, regional and international relations are built on clear grounds and has not any relation built with one side at the expense of another.
Jordan-Regional, Politics, 5/7/2001
Egypt refuses to receive Peres
The London - based al-Zaman ( the Times) daily said on Saturday that Egypt has refused a request from the Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres to visit Cairo after his visit to Washington because of the contradiction in his statements and for misleading the Egyptian leadership earlier on that there is a final agreement with the Palestinian, which came to be at the ultimate end that such an agreement was not signed and that during that time Israel established an isolation security belt along the border around Gaza.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 5/7/2001
Castro to visit Qatar
Cuban President Fidel Castro will pay an official visit to Qatar during this month in a course of his tour which will cover several Arab states.
Qatar-Cuba, Politics, 5/7/2001
Beshara denies to have sent reports to any of the Israeli governments about his visits to Syria
Azmi Beshara has deliberately denied to have submitted any reports to any of the Israeli governments about his visits to Syria.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/7/2001
Canada backs Egypt's peace efforts
Canadian Foreign Minister John Monley said that he'd discuss with President Hosni Mubarak, in their meeting the details of the Egyptian -Jordanian initiative aiming at curbing violence, and resuming negotiations.
Egypt-Canada, Politics, 5/7/2001
Failed meeting between al-Mahdi, Garang
The meeting held between the chairman of the Sudanese Nation's Party ( Hizb al-Ummah) al-Sadeq al-Mahdi and the leader of the rebel movement John Garang has failed. It was held in the presence of the Nigerian President, at the Nigerian capital Abuja.
Sudan, Politics, 5/7/2001
Moussa meets director-general of multinational forces in Sinai
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa met with Arthur Hughes, American, and director-general of the multi-national forces in Sinai, at the Foreign Ministry Headquarters.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/7/2001
US, in contact with Egypt, Jordan to resume peace negotiations
Washington is committed to bringing the conflict in the Middle East to a stop, he added. Powell was quoted by CNN as saying that it was difficult for Washington at present to give up its role in the region.
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 5/7/2001
Burkina Faso foreign minister in Morocco
Foreign minister of Burkina Faso, Youssef Ouadraogo, who started Sunday a two-day visit to Morocco, conferred in Rabat Monday with Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, on means to energize relations between the two countries.
Morocco-Burkina Faso, Politics, 5/7/2001
Warrant of arrest for al-Turabi and Abdul Salaam
The Sudanese minister of Justice Ali Muhammad Othman Yassin has announced that his ministry issued its " Warrant of arrest" against Omar al-Turbai and al-Mahjoub Abdul salaam, the two leaders at the Sudanese People's Congress party, led by Hassan al-Turabi, who is currently jailed, because they had signed the memorandum of understanding with the southern Sudanese rebel movement in Geneva in February this year.
Sudan, Politics, 5/7/2001
No Syrian, Egyptian competition over a greater role in the ME
The Jordanian minister of information Taleb al-Refai has denied that there is competition between Syria, Jordan and Egypt for the greatest role in the Middle East.
Jordan-Regional, Politics, 5/7/2001
Arab states to face water deficit if same policy continues
Water deficit in the Arab states might increase to 3.3 billion cubic meters by 2025 if the Arab states continue their current water policy, the Arab economic unity council reported.
Regional, Economics, 5/7/2001
PM lays stone for low-income housing project
"President Hosni Mubarak instructions keen on giving of 90 per cent of government efforts to improving the conditions of limited-income people and providing the appropriate atmosphere for investment," said Prime Minister Atef Ebeid.
Egypt, Economics, 5/7/2001
International pilots warns against jumping to conclusions in air crashes
International Pilots Federation termed the investigations concluded by US authorities as not abiding by the normal procedures in Airplane crashes.
Egypt, Local, 5/7/2001
Railways line between Iraq, Turkey re-opened
An Iraqi source on Saturday in Baghdad said that the railway line between Turkey and Iraq which has been suspended since 1981 was re-opened from the Turkish city of Mardin through the Syrian city of al-Qamishli, the two Iraqi cities of Rabeya and al-Mousel until it entered Baghdad after midnight.
Iraq-Turkey, Economics, 5/7/2001
Twenty Moroccan children are AIDS infected
The number of AIDS infected persons in Morocco stands at 804, including 20 children.
Morocco, Culture, 5/7/2001
Egypt plans to clear mines, develop northwest coast
Egypt is serious and determined to remove mines and explosive objects that had been planted on the northwestern coast so as to help develop the area gradually under an integrated programme for which a full budget will be earmarked.
Egypt, Local, 5/7/2001
High-jacked Syrian ship anchored at Jazan's port in Saudi Arabia
The High-jacked Syrian ship's Jaafar is expected to have anchored on Sunday at the Saudi port of Jazan after the high-jackers have released it.
Syria-Saudi Arabia, Local, 5/7/2001
Saint Ananias Chapel
Near the Eastern gate of Damascus, at the end of the street called " the lone street" ( al-Share' al-Taweel), stands the Chapel of Ananias, named after the Damascene saint who was one of the seventy two apostles of Jesus Christ mentioned in the holy Books.
Regional, History, 5/7/2001
Syria and human civilizations
Very early in history Syria has been outstanding as a land of civilizations and a cradle of religions, where nearly every nation in the world would find roots for its civilization.
Syria, History, 5/7/2001
The Syrian Icon
The Syrian icon is an important human legacy of Syria. The alternations that gave the Syrian Icon its specialty of color, ornamentation and Arabic spirit illustrate the developments that affected Syria.
Syria, History, 5/7/2001
The Umayyad's Mosque
The Umayyad's mosque is the oldest place of worship in Damascus. More than 3000 years ago the Arameans built a temple of Hadad, the God of Thunder. Then the Romans built a temple for Jupiter. With the rise of Christianity a church was built on the western parts of the temple ground. Later in 635 AD the Muslims choose the Eastern part, to build a pulpit for a mosque in that thousands years old worship place.
Regional, History, 5/7/2001
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President of the United Arab Emirates UAE Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan and the Iranian President Muhammad Khatami stressed their care to develop bilateral relations between the two countries. This was expressed in a telephone call made between the two Presidents on Saturday. SANA reported from Tehran.
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French minister of the interior, Daniel Vaillant, is expected in Rabat this Monday on a two-day work visit to Morocco at the invitation of his Moroccan peer, Ahmed El Midaoui. The two officials will survey issues falling within the prerogatives of their respective departments with a special focus on cooperation in matters of security and civilian rescue operations, a statement by the Moroccan ministry of the interior said.
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Two British newspaper, the Guardian and the Independent said that the report prepared by the international fact -finding commission regarding the situation in Palestinian territories have condemned Israel. The report called upon the Israeli side to stop illegal expansionist activities and settlement building in the West Bank and Gaza strip.
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Prime minister of South Korea will today pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia that will last for several days, in the framework of his tour in several countries of the region. The South Korean prime minister will hold talks with high ranking Saudi officials on means of strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries especially in oil and investment areas, besides discussing of several political issued of concern to the two countries, foremost being the situation in the Gulf region and the efforts made to halt the continued Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people.
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The al-Quds daily issued in the occupied Palestinian territories said that Israel has asked the Vatican on Friday to seek getting information about the fate of the three Israeli soldiers kidnapped in Lebanon, during the visit of Pope John Paul II to Damascus.
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A sub-regional refresher course for high-level basketball referees co-organized by the Mauritanian Basketball Federation and the Association of African Basketball Federations (AFABA) opens in Nouakchott Monday.
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