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Iraq, Syria, Egypt and Libya agree to set up free trade area
Iraq, Syria, Egypt and Libya signed in Baghdad this Thursday a free trade agreement, announced secretary general of the Arab Economic Union, Ahmed Al-Jouili.
Regional, Economics, 6/7/2001
Crown prince Abdullah: Every drop of Arab blood will be priced
Syrian President Bashar al- Assad and the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud held a meeting at Tishreen palace on Wednesday evening.
Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/7/2001
King Mohammed meets Amnesty International delegation
Morocco's King Mohammed VI, who was accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, received on Wednesday at the royal office in Rabat, a delegation from the London-based Amnesty International.
Morocco, Culture, 6/7/2001
Mubarak casts vote in Shura elections
Egypt, Politics, 6/7/2001
Al-Bashir vows to defeat the rebels
The Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has stressed that the government's forces will foil the plan of the "people army for the liberation of Sudan" aiming at declaring a state in Baher al-Gazelle district, after it will control Wao, its main cities, while the Sudanese parliament on Wednesday extended work in the emergency law for more 6 months.
Sudan, Politics, 6/7/2001
Mubarak and CIA Director discuss stability in ME
President Bush described Tenet mission as extremely important. In statements to reporters on Tuesday, Bush said as soon as violence stops, the parties could return to negotiations. Bush renewed his country's support for implementing recommendations of the Mitchell Committee, which he described as good.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 6/7/2001
The Palestinian who carried out the suicide attack came by an Israeli visa
Member of Parliament in the Israeli Knesset Muhammad Barakah has stressed that the Palestinian youth who executed the " suicide operation" in Tel Aviv came from Jordan by an entry visa offered by the Israeli embassy in Amman and he has no connection to the Palestinian authority.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/7/2001
On Iranian- Egyptian relations
An Iranian official has expressed his confidence that Arab- Iranian relations will witness more depth and growth in the second term of office for the Iranian President Muhammad Khatami who is expected to be re-elected in the elections to be held today.
Iran-Egypt, Politics, 6/7/2001
Morocco: World Bank inaugurates new country assistance strategy with Morocco
The World Bank said the two loans to Morocco worth $ 97.5 million approved last week mark the start of a New Country Assistance aiming to guide the bank group's overall program in the country for the next three years, after it noted the significant progress made in the last decade in achieving macroeconomic stability and liberalizing the economy.
Morocco, Economics, 6/7/2001
Israeli forces broke into Palestinian villages
Some 9 Palestinians were wounded in an attack carried out by the Israeli settlers, under the protection of the Israeli forces in Barqa area, near Hebron.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/7/2001
Mitchell's recommendations are not substitute for Madrid conference
The chairman of the UN committee on fact finding in the Palestinian territories George Mitchell has refused that the recommendations of the committee's report to replace the resolutions and basics of the Madrid conference for peace or a violation to the Oslo agreements between the Palestinians and the Israelis.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/7/2001
New Saudi donation campaign for the Intifada
The prince of al-Riyadh district, who is also the chairman of the Jerusalem Intifada supporting committee Salman Bin Abdul Aziz has launched a new campaign to collect donations in support of the Jerusalem Intifada.
Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 6/7/2001
Iraq gains NATO military secrets
The British daily " Evening Standard" issued in London on Wednesday said that the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has got military secrets from the NATO that might enable him to down American and British planes in the northern and southern parts of Iraq.
Iraq, Politics, 6/7/2001
Kuwait and support for the Palestinians
The Kuwaiti acting prime minister and the foreign minister Sheikh Sabah Jaber al-Sabah has stressed that Kuwait does not discriminate between one Palestinian and the other and believes in the Palestinians and their rights.
Kuwait-Palestine, Politics, 6/7/2001
Al-Riyadh holds Canada responsible for canceling visit of crown prince
The Saudi minister of the Interior Prince Nayef has announced that the statements made by the Canadian foreign minister John Manly and media campaign against Saudi Arabia pushed the Saudi crown prince Abdullah to cancel his visit to Canada.
Saudi Arabia-Canada, Politics, 6/7/2001
Peres messages to the PA, Egypt and the US
The Lebanese daily al-Sharq said on Tuesday that it has got a message sent by the Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres to each of the Palestinian Authority, Egypt and the US and the message proposes the following:
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/7/2001
Arafat hails Morocco's unfailing backing to Palestinian cause
President Yasser Arafat of Palestine hailed Morocco's unfailing backing to the Palestinian cause and the Moroccan king's unshakable stand in favor of the Palestinian people's legitimate rights.
Palestine-Morocco, Politics, 6/7/2001
Evolution of Sahara issue discussed with UN executive in Geneva
Petrovsky hailed as important the progress scored by Morocco in building up a democratic society and said Morocco is today an example that should be followed by a number of countries that are facing up the globalization challenge.
Morocco, Politics, 6/7/2001
Palestine lost around $ 5 billion since September
The Palestinian economy has suffered losses up to 5 billion dollars since last September when the Al-Quds Intifadah started
Palestine, Economics, 6/7/2001
A Turkish envoy visits Israel and Palestine
The Turkish deputy foreign minister continues his visit to Israel and Palestine in his capacity as a special representative for the Turkish government, delegated by the Turkish prime minister Polent Acawid.
Turkey-Regional, Politics, 6/7/2001
Amnesty International's activities will now cover companies' abuses as well
Chairman of Amnesty International executive committee, Colm O'Cocuanac, announced on Wednesday that the activities of the London-based association will also cover human rights abuses by companies worldwide.
Regional, Culture, 6/7/2001
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The Syrian citizen Fares Hamoud al-Ghoutani from the occupied village of Baqaatha was killed on Tuesday evening as a result of the Israeli land mines, of the remains of the Israeli occupation army in the village.
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The secretary general of the Hizbullah Party Hassan Nasrullah has vowed that the Lebanese national resistance will work to liberate the Shebaa farms from the Israeli occupation. In a speech he delivered on Wednesday in one of the Lebanese resistance barracks, Nasrullah called for the need of continued readiness because the battle with Israel is still on.
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI, who was accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, received Wednesday afternoon at the royal office in Rabat, Mauritanian minister of foreign affairs and envoy of President Mouaouya Ould Sid Ahmed Taya, Dah Ould Abdi. Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, and director of the royal office, Mohamed Rochdi Chraibi, attended the audience.
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI received this Thursday at the royal palace in the Atlantic city of Agadir German minister of the interior, Otto Schilly, who was accompanied by Germany's ambassador to Rabat, Hans-Dieter Scheel. Otto Schilly, who arrived in Rabat Wednesday on a two-day work visit, had told reporters he would confer with Moroccan peer, Ahmed El Midaoui, on police cooperation, emigration and economic cooperation.
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The director of the public health administration and the rapparateur of the national committee for fighting AIDS in Kuwait Rashed al-Oweish has announced that 25 AIDS cases were discovered among those who arrived in Kuwait ( foreigners ) since the beginning of the current year until the end of May.
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A ministerial delegation from Cote d'Ivoire on Wednesday started a three-day work visit to Morocco. The visit falls in the frame of the relations of friendship binding the two countries, minister of foreign affairs Abou Drahamane Sangare told reporters upon arrival in Rabat. He deemed it necessary to intensify further these relations in a frame of complementarity.
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Misr Clearing and Central Deposit Company won the highest degree from the US G.B Morgan chase, said Chairman Mohammad Abdel Salam. He added that this classification proves the company's commitment to the strict rules set by the US Capital Market Corporation to protect investments and assess accurately the performance of the Central deposit companies all over the world.
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The Syrian and Lebanese prime ministers, Muhammad Mustafa Miro and Rafiq al-Hariri, respectively agreed in a telephone call they made on Wednesday that Syria to start providing Lebanon with electricity at a capacity of 200 megawatt, through the electricity line between Tartous, Zgharta, al-Deimas and Anjar. This measure will help to fill the shortage in the electrical power in Lebanon as a result of emergency cases and maintenance works in the Lebanese electricity establishment.
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Libyan President Muaammar al-Qaddafi on Tuesday late night received a message from President of the Republic of Uganda Yuri Mouovini in the framework of consultations between the two countries on the Libyan efforts to bridge the right and restore back normal relations between Sudan and Uganda.
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