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Assassination attempt on Arafat's life by Israel
A high ranking Jordanian official said on Tuesday that the Jordanian King Abdullah II on Monday at dawn received a telephone call from the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on being exposed to an assassination attempt on Monday by the Israeli forces and that the Jordanian King had made necessary contacts at the regional and international levels. A matter which foiled this attempt.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/16/2001
Al-Assad, Castro discuss regional issues, bilateral relations
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday at the Damascus al-Shaab palace received President Fidel Castro of Cuba and members of the accompanying delegation.
Syria-Cuba, Politics, 5/16/2001
King Mohammed holds talks with Ghana's Kufuor
Trade exchanges between Morocco and Ghana tripled over the past decade to go up from 42.3 million dirhams (nearly $ 4 million) in 1990 to 148.5 million dirhams (about $14.850 million) in 1999.
Morocco-Ghana, Politics, 5/16/2001
Regular air flights between Iraq and Iran
The Iraqi ministry of transport and communications has announced that Baghdad and Tehran are currently making talks to start regular air flights between Iraq and Iran.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 5/16/2001
Al-Assad heads to Egypt
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak will meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Sharm EL Sheikh today.
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 5/16/2001
Israel threatens Syria
The Israeli defense minister Benjamin Bin Aleazer on Tuesday warned Syria against a new bombardment of Israeli positions from South Lebanon.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/16/2001
Morocco, Portugal resolved to enhance economic, financial cooperation
Moroccan and Portuguese Prime Ministers, Abderrahmane Youssoufi and Antonio Gutteres, co-chaired this Wednesday morning over a plenary session of the 6th Moroccan-Portuguese high level meeting, focusing this year on economic and financial cooperation.
Morocco-Portugal, Economics, 5/16/2001
Sudanese opposition group maintains agreement with the government
One of the opposition Sudanese groups has reached an agreement with the government to halt its military operation to the east of the country on the Eritrean- Ethiopian borders and to contribute with the government to rebuilding the damaged areas.
Sudan, Politics, 5/16/2001
Bloody confrontations in occupied Palestinian territories: four Palestinian killed 250 wounded by Israeli bullets
On the occasion of the 53rd anniversary of al-Nakbah ( the usurpation of Palestine) the Palestinian occupied territories have been converted to battle fields between the Palestinian Intifada youths and the Israeli forces which used tanks and rockets missiles in dispersing the Palestinian demonstrators which resulted in killing four Palestinians and more 249 wounded.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/16/2001
Palestinians independence, only way to fair solution in Middle East, king Mohammed
Morocco's King Mohammed VI described the situation prevailing in the Middle East as "critical" and said that a fair and equitable solution lies in establishing an independent Palestinian state, with Al Qods Al-Shareef (Jerusalem), as its capital.
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 5/16/2001
Jordanian prime minister confers with Powell
The Jordanian prime minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb has denounced statements made by the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon on the continued Israeli settlement policy in the Palestinian territories, which violate international legitimacy resolutions and the land for peace formula.
Jordan-USA, Politics, 5/16/2001
Bashir terms Sudanese -Egyptian ties as 100 percent normal
Bashir said that his talks tackled means of integration, as to be demonstrated in the export of Sudanese meat to the Egyptian market. Customs tariffs will be cut down, said Bashir, noting that many Egyptian products that reach the Sudanese market are tax-exempted.
Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 5/16/2001
Shaath says Mitchell report should be base for negotiations
The Palestinian official in charge of planning affairs in the Palestinian Authority Nabil Shaath on Tuesday urged the US President George Bush to strengthen the Mitchell Committee report which calls for ending violence in the Palestinian territories, noting that such a step will help revive the negotiations.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/16/2001
Moroccan-Ghanaian partnership would help shape genuine african unity
Morocco's King Mohammed VI expressed confidence that Moroccan-Ghanaian partnership would contribute to the shaping of genuine African Unity based on economic complementary and on stronger bonds of solidarity.
Morocco-Ghana, Politics, 5/16/2001
Shura mid-term elections kick off today
Some 1.075 million voters will head for 293 stations in three election constituencies to choose four labor and white-collar representatives from 39 running candidates.
Egypt, Politics, 5/16/2001
US Smart sanctions are a failure
"Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz has underlined the failure of the so-called smart sanctions the U.S administration propagated as an expression of its political failure in marketing the unjust embargo imposed on Iraq," an Iraqi News Agency report said.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 5/16/2001
Unemployment in the Arab states reached 14.3%
A very recent economic study has stressed that the rate of unemployment in the Arab states reached 14.3 % of the volume of the labor force and that this rate is increasing 1% annually.
Regional, Economics, 5/16/2001
Qatar is ready to host a summit between Sharon, Arafat
Qatar said on Tuesday it is ready to host a Palestinian- Israeli summit to help end the escalated violence in the West Bank and Gaza.
Qatar-Palestine, Politics, 5/16/2001
Helmi, ADB President probe Economic reform
Helmi shed light on Egypt's interest in promoting press freedom, pluralism, features of the economic and social development plans, mega projects in Sinai, upper Egypt, Toshka, the New Valley, EL Owaynat and the Northern Coast.
Egypt, Economics, 5/16/2001
Morocco, a bridge between Africa and Europe, Ghana's president
President of Ghana John Kufuor hailed the keen interest King Mohammed VI grants to the consolidation of cooperation between Morocco and Africa and the role it plays as "a natural bridge" between Africa and Europe.
Morocco-Ghana, Politics, 5/16/2001
Poland appreciates the role of President Mubarak
Polish President Alexander Kwasniewski announced that Poland appreciates the significant role played by Egypt, and the personal commitment of President Mubarak with the aim of realizing peace.
Egypt-Poland, Politics, 5/16/2001
King Mohammed launches social, economic projects in agadir
Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Wednesday launched several social and economic projects in Agadir, including a university sports complex, a students house and a marina. The king heard explanations on the projects.
Morocco, Economics, 5/16/2001
Egypt needs $5 billion-investment
"Egypt seeks to acquire between four $4-5 billion in foreign investments per annum to achieve an annual growth rate of 7-8 per cent, up from the current five per cent," an official said.
Egypt, Economics, 5/16/2001
The first museum for ancient currencies in Yemen
Yemen is intending to found the first specialized archaeological museum in ancient coins dealt with since the age of the state of Sabaa and Hemmyar before the Islamic conquest until the present time.
Yemen, Local, 5/16/2001
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President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt on Tuesday in Cairo met with the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat at Sharm al-Sheikh resort on the Red Sea.
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The chairman of the Palestinian national council Salim al-Zanoun has announced he will visit Damascus by the end of the current month on top of a delegation from the council at the invitation of the speaker of the Syrian People "s Assembly (PA).
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The Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday summoned new military reinforcements into the occupied Shebaa farms. Security information reported from the Eastern sector from South Lebanon said that the Israeli forces opened on Monday evening their machine-gun fires against the outskirts of Kafer Shouba, Bastara farm, Halta and al-Majedeyah.
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI and President John Kufuor of Ghana agreed to reopen their diplomatic representations.
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Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed as-Sahaf "has met secretary general of the French-Iraqi Friendship Society Gilles Munier. The Minister lauded the Society activities in France to support Iraq and acquaint the French public opinion with the dangers of the continuation of the embargo and aggression on it," the INA reported.
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"The National Company of Hydrocarbons, Sonatrach, achieved last year a net result of 204,5 billion Algerian Dinars (AD) against 104 billion AD in 1999, according to the company's temporary results made public on Tuesday.Sonatrach achieved a sales of 1640 billion AD this year against 902 billion AD in 1999, that is to say, an increase of 82%," APS reported.
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The Mufti of the Egyptian Deyar Sheikh Naser Fareed Wasel has announced that the competitions of selecting " Miss beauty" are legally banned and a violation to the jurisprudence of the Islamic Sharia because of appearance of competing women before the arbitration committees of men and the mass media almost naked.
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