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Lebanese president starts official visit to Morocco
The visit is seen in Morocco and Lebanon as a new step towards the consolidation of privileged cooperation and friendship ties.
Morocco-Lebanon, Politics, 6/13/2001
The state of alert canceled in Bahrain
Bahrain has canceled the state of alert it had announced in the year 2000 in Hawar island after three months from ending its disputes with Qatar on the islands, in a measure made before the end of the grace period until June 30, declared by al-Manama for oil companies to submit its tenders for exploring oil and gas concerning the islands.
Bahrain, Politics, 6/13/2001
Jordan's opposition to impose smart sanctions on Iraq
The Jordanian Parliament has stressed categorical rejection to what is called smart sanctions due to be imposed on Iraq for further isolation from its Arab surrounding.
Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 6/13/2001
Mubarak receives Annan
Following his meeting with President Mubarak, Annan told reporters that they had talks on the Middle East crisis, the sanctions imposed on Iraq in addition to other issues of interest to Egypt and the UN.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 6/13/2001
Moussa meets Annan
Asked about the double-standard policies adopted by international diplomacy which raised the devils about the death of 20 Israelis after turning deaf ears to the killing of hundreds of Palestinians, arresting and torturing dozens of them, Annan said he has repeatedly voiced deep concern about the sufferings of the Palestinian as well as the Israeli peoples.
Regional, Politics, 6/13/2001
Palestinian- Israeli security meeting obstacles
While the Israeli TV announced that the Americans made great pressures during the security meeting which was held in occupied Jerusalem in the presence of the director of the American CIA George Tenet, in order that the Palestinian side will agree on the American proposals, concerning halting of the confrontation, the Palestinian side stressed its rejection of the Israeli demands which state to take security measures before lifting the military siege imposed on the Palestinian villages and cities, while the Israeli settlers continued their provocation on the ground and the Israeli officials threatened of more aggressions.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/13/2001
Some 8967 Iraqis died in May because of the sanctions
With Baghdad's new assertion it will not accept less than full and complete lift of the sanctions imposed on it since more than 11 years, the Iraqi ministry of health said that some 8967 Iraqis died in May because of this embargo.
Iraq, Politics, 6/13/2001
Lebanese resistance confront Israeli warplanes
In a remarkable development in the question of confrontation with Israel on the Lebanese borders, the Lebanese national resistance said on Tuesday in a statement that the air defense unit in the resistance intercepted on Tuesday afternoon twice for the Israeli warplanes in South lebanon and opened fire at them.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 6/13/2001
Turkey cleans its borders with Syria from mines
Farmers in the Southern eastern areas from Anadolia has welcomed the decision of the Turkish government to clean the vast areas of the borders with Syria from mines, with the aim to prepare it for cultivation.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 6/13/2001
Goethe Institute director: Personal contacts between peoples of different cultural pivotal for inter- cultural bridges
"The German Goethe Cultural Center is one of the oldest foreign institutes in Damascus. It was founded in 1959," said the director general of the German Goethe Institute in Damascus Mr. Bgorn Luley in a statement to Arabic News.
Syria-Germany, Culture, 6/13/2001
Study points need for a common Arab market
An Arab economic study has stressed that the common Arab market has become a necessary and urgent matter for the interests of the Arab states under the challenges facing the Arab nation amid the age of gigantic international blocs and globalization, noting that the Arab food gap reached at the meantime $ 10 billion.
Regional, Economics, 6/13/2001
Mubarak, Russian envoy discuss reactivating Moscow role
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has expressed hope to see a movement on the Palestinian Israeli track in the light of the underway contacts on ceasefire in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Answering a question on whether a timetable has been reached on ceasefire, the President said they have not agreed on it yet.
Egypt-Russia, Politics, 6/13/2001
Bajmal optimist over improving the Yemeni economy
The Yemeni prime minister Abdullah Bajmal has denied the existence of any attention from the side of the Yemeni government to lift support for certain important commodities without finding out appropriate solutions for it.
Yemen, Economics, 6/13/2001
American churches council condemns Israeli crimes
Heads of churches in the US have denounced the Israeli practices against the Palestinian people and called on the US to stop providing Israel with weapons by which the palestinian Intifada has been beaten.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 6/13/2001
Czech finance minister meets Moroccan officials
Czech finance minister, Jiri Rusnok, met in Rabat Tuesday Moroccan premier, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, who stressed Morocco's keenness to develop relations with East European countries, candidates to become members of the European Union.
Morocco-Czech Republic, Economics, 6/13/2001
Jordan prevents the entry of the West Bank Palestinians before getting a prior consent
In an unprecedented measure, the Jordanian authorities decided to prevent the Palestinians of the West Bank from entering Jordan without a prior consent, justifying this measure for fears that Israel will gradually expel them.
Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 6/13/2001
Moussa to visit Sudan very soon
The secretary general of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa has expressed following a meeting a meeting he held with the Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Othman Ismael in Cairo his concern over the military developments in Sudan and considered them as a set back for peace.
Regional-Sudan, Politics, 6/13/2001
Mubarak to attend media men celebrations
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will on Wednesday evening attend the Egyptian media celebration of the 18th Media Day which will be held by the Ministry of Information at the Media Production City at October 6 City.
Egypt, Politics, 6/13/2001
Slight drop of unemployment in Morocco in first three months of 2001
The rate of unemployment has recorded a slight drop of 0.8 percent at the national level in Morocco during the first three months of 2001, standing at 12.7 percent compared to 13.5 percent during the same period last year.
Morocco, Economics, 6/13/2001
Maher returns home from Libya
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Maher returned home late Tuesday concluding his two-day visit to Libya during which he took part in meetings of the Arab ministerial committee assigned by the latest Arab summit with studying Libyan ideas on the Middle East and Arab issues.
Egypt-Libya, Politics, 6/13/2001
NATO's army commander notes Algeria's role
The commander of NATO allied troops in southern Europe Admiral Lweji Lilo has stressed that Algeria which enjoys a good strategic position and a strong sea formation can play a pivotal role together with Spain and other countries in the arrangements place by the NATO for the Mediterranean region.
Algeria, Politics, 6/13/2001
Ebeid, EU representative to expand cooperation
The Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid Tuesday conferred with the European Union representative to Egypt Yan Bog on ways to widen the scale of cooperation between Egypt and the EU in the near future.
Egypt-European Union, Politics, 6/13/2001
Head of UN child summit preparatory committee hails Morocco's exemplary action
Morocco's action in favor of the cause of children was hailed as "exemplary" by head of the Preparatory Committee for the UN extraordinary general assembly on children, Partricia Durrant.
Morocco, Culture, 6/13/2001
Workshop on non-tariff barriers impact on inter-Islamic trade held in casablanca
A workshop on the impact of non-tariff barriers on inter-Islamic trade is currently held in Casablanca.
Regional, Economics, 6/13/2001
Egyptian investigators on Boeing crash head for New York
Egypt's investigators, into the Egyptian Boeing airliner's crash off the American coast in 1999, left Cairo for New York Tuesday morning to hand over to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Wednesday Egypt's final report on the American crash blueprint, Mohsen Meseiri, head of the official investigation committee, said before departure.
Egypt-USA, Local, 6/13/2001
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The al-Osbo al-Arabi ( Arabic weekly) magazine issued in Beirut said in its recent issue quoting special information that the French authorities concentrate on realizing the security conditions during its preparations for the visit of President Bashar al-Assad to France, in light of the obstacles the Lebanese President Emil lahoud had met during his visit to Paris.
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The advisor at the Emir court at the government of Raas al-Kheima in the United Arab Emirates Ahmad al-Tadmuri has called for revitalizing the Arab boycott of Israel due to its ( the boycott ) effective impact.
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Arab member in the Israeli Knesset Azmi Beshara has denied to have had discussed during his recent visit to Syria the question of the visit of the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat to Damascus, noting that he had discussed this matter during his previous visits to Syria. Beshara said in a statement to the Lebanese daily al-Mustaqbal issued on Tuesday that there is no certain date for Arafat's visit to Damascus.
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The US President George W. Bush on Monday evening signed a document that postpone the transfer of the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem for the next six months. The Hebrew- language Israeli radio quoted the US state department Colin Powell as saying that postponing the transfer of the embassy comes as a measure aiming at preserving the vital American interests in the Middle East region.
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The general secretariat of the Arab Journalists Union has condemned the incident of " the brutal attack that took place against the chief editor of the Qatari daily al- Watan Ahmad Ali." In a statement, the general secretariat said that the seriousness of the incident stems from the fact that it came as " a revenge on him after he criticized the practices of one of the Qatari ministers."
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This Wednesday in Valencia, Spain, the 7th conference of the interior ministers of western Mediterranean countries will be held. The two-day meeting will focus on cooperation in matters of local communities, civil protection, migratory flows and other issues falling within the interior departments' prerogatives.
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The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon on Monday evening made a telephone call with the US secretary of state Colin Powell, according to the Israeli radio. Sharon briefed Powell during the telephone call on latest developments in the Palestinian territories.
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The Moroccan carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will launch as of June 26 a daily flight between Paris and the Moroccan southern city of Agadir and will service a fourth weekly flight between Paris and the central city of Fez.
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