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Al-Assad, Chirac hold talks at Elysee palace
In their talks held on Monday at Elysee palace President Bashar al-Assad and the French President Jacques Chirac bilateral issues of concern to the two countries, the situation in the region and regional issues and the French President stressed the strong relations between the two countries.
Syria-France, Politics, 6/26/2001
Morocco-Emirates group to invest us$ 90.09 million in Moroccan projects
The Moroccan government and the Morocco-UAE Development Group (SOMED) signed on Monday a convention providing for a one billion Dirham-investment (US$ 90.09 Mln) in various projects in Morocco.
Morocco-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 6/26/2001
On al- Assad's visit to Paris
The London- based al-Hayat daily said on Monday, according to well-informed sources that the two messages President Bashar al-Assad is carrying to Paris are commitment to the option of peace and economic reforms and the existence of a unanimous Syrian stand on that, including those who are called " the old guards."
Syria-France, Politics, 6/26/2001
Lebanon, Kuwait sign memorandum of understanding
Lebanon and Kuwait on Sunday evening signed a memorandum of understanding in the cultural field to reactivate the executive program signed in 1995 for the years 2001- 2003.
Lebanon-Kuwait, Politics, 6/26/2001
Egyptian-Lebanese higher committee recommends enhancing economic cooperation
The Egyptian-Lebanese Higher Committee reviewed at its meeting on Monday the resolutions endorsed during the fourth meeting of the committee, held in Beirut in last May.
Lebanon-Egypt, Economics, 6/26/2001
Sudanese- Egyptian joint higher committee meet tomorrow
The Sudanese- Egyptian joint higher committee which will start its meetings tomorrow in al-Khartoum will discuss means of settling the debts issue Sudan has to pay for Egypt estimated at USD 72 million and the process of the entry visa of the two countries citizens, increasing the volume of trade exchange between Cairo and al-Khartoum, drawing the commodity integration program between the two countries.
Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 6/26/2001
A new election law in Jordan
Jordanian governmental sources have expected that the election law which is under preparation by a special ministerial committee in implementation of instructions of the Jordanian King Abdullah to skip the " one voice article" which resulted in the boycott of the Jordanian opposition to the elections of 1997.
Jordan, Politics, 6/26/2001
Egypt Does not pressure Arafat to stop Intifada
In an interview with Al-Arabi newspaper, Egyt's Presidential Political Advisor Osama El-Baz said that Egypt has not committed to pressure Arafat to stop the Intifada erupting since last September.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 6/26/2001
Mubarak stresses need to modernize Egyptian industry
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Tuesday said that Egypt's signing Monday of a partnership agreement with the European union is meant to render export operations smooth and give an impetus to Egypt's modernisation in various aspects.
Egypt, Economics, 6/26/2001
Egypt demands immediate halt to Israeli attacks on Palestinians
Egypt yesterday voiced concern over the continuous Israeli attacks against the Palestinians and demanded Israel to immediately halt its aggressive acts.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 6/26/2001
Saudi crown prince for more balanced US role in ME
Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 6/26/2001
U.S. timetable to implement Mitchell recommendations
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell arrives in Cairo tomorrow at the start of a Middle East tour with the aim of cementing the ceasefire between the Palestinians and the Israelis.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 6/26/2001
Qatar and Israel
The Lebanese daily al-Mustaqbal has stated that a high ranking Jordanian official unveiled continued contacts between Qatar and Israel, noting that this is a violation to the decision of the Arab follow up committee to halt political contacts with Israel.
Qatar-Israel, Politics, 6/26/2001
Somali opposition criticize the Arab states
The new chairman for the Somali council for reconciliation and rebuilding, which opposes the provisional national government said that the Arab states which give aids to the provisional government " threaten peace in Somalia."
Somalia, Politics, 6/26/2001
EgyptAir denies US magazine claims on crash probes
Egypt's national carrier yesterday vehemently denied a report carried by a US magazine which claimed that Egyptian investigators, who probed the 1999 crash of an EgyptAir plane, had privately agreed with the US view that suicide was the likely reason for the tragedy.
Egypt-USA, Local, 6/26/2001
Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak sponsors Arab Conference for childhood rights
Addressing the meeting, Mrs. Mubarak said the coming stage will witness a detailed action plan of the council in the various governorates.
Regional, Culture, 6/26/2001
Israel investigates Arabs who visit their relatives in Syria
The Israeli radio said on Monday that the Israeli attorney general has recently investigated some 40 Arabs who recently visited their relatives in Syria.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 6/26/2001
Rabat hosts ministerial conference on investment in arid areas
A ministerial conference on investment possibilities in areas with arid ecosystems in western Asia and Northern Africa started proceedings in Rabat on Monday.
Regional, Environment, 6/26/2001
Alexandria Library a dream to come true soon
The Great Library of Alexandria, which was probably established by Ptolemy I ( 305-285 BC), was the most important centre of learning in ancient times.
Egypt, Education, 6/26/2001
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The Monte Carlo radio said on Monday quoting diplomatic sources in Paris that the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad who visited Spain in May will visit Germany next month ( July).
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The chairman of the Syrian National Socialist Party SNSP Jubran Oreiji has stressed that the that the leadership in Syria seeks to reconsider the system of the national progressive front with the aim to revitalize the political life in the country.
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The Kuwaiti acting premier and the foreign minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al- Jaber al-Sabah on Monday in Kuwait received the Lebanese minister of culture and members of the accompanying delegation on the occasion of visiting the state of Kuwait.
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Well-informed diplomatic sources expected the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz to pay two quick visits to Egypt and France before the end of the current month, and these two visits will be paid in his way back to Saudi Arabia following his recent tour in which he had visited Syria, European states and then Morocco.
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The Jordanian weekly al-Majd said in its recent issue of Monday that it had a telephone call with the chairman of the political bureau of the Hamas movement Khaled Mashaal on a proposal submitted by lawyer Hani al-Dahleh, the chairman of the Arab organization for human rights in Jordan provided for Jordanian national figures to join the Hamas movement. The paper said that Mashaal welcomed the joining of the Jordanian national figures to the movement, saying that Hamas is open to all " honest Arabs and Muslims" who have the keen to liberate al-Aqsa and Palestine."
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Morocco's secretary of state in charge of posts and telecommunication and information technologies, Nasr Hajji, is scheduled to visit Malaysia next September. A statement of the said department reports that Morocco wishes to learn about Malaysian advanced experience in the fields of new information and telecommunication technologies.
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The Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Monday in Sanaa held talks with the official at the US state department in charge of security affairs. The two sides discussed bilateral co-operation in the security field.
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Cultural relations between Morocco and Colombia were reviewed here on Tuesday by Moroccan culture minister, Mohamed Achaari, and Colombian peer, Araceli Morales Lopez. Achaari was invited to attend next September's conference on cultural policies to be held in the Latin American country.
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The Moroccan and Spanish supreme courts hold a first meeting on justice in Rabat June 27-29. The meeting, meant to consolidate cooperation between the two institutions, will discuss issues of interest to Moroccans settled in Spain or transiting via Spain and to Spaniards living in Morocco or transiting via Morocco, a statement by the Moroccan supreme court said.
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The production directorate in the Syrian General establishment for drinking waters announced on Monday increasing the number of hours of cutting drinking waters in the capital to 16 hours per day. The production director at the establishment Ibrahim Abdul Nour said that Damascus's daily need of drinking waters reached 720,000 cubic meters at this time of the year, while daily shortage of waters is estimated at 254,000 cubic meters.
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