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Egypt, Sudan ensure continuity of cooperation, integration
Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid and Sudanese First Vice President Ali Othman Taha have assured the continuity of future cooperation between Egypt and Sudan in all domains.
Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 7/9/2001
Al-Assad interview to the German daily Der Spiegel
He started his interview saying:" doubtless, Sharon and his government are seeking clearly and openly to launch a war."
Syria-Regional, Politics, 7/9/2001
Algeria fails to exclude Morocco from Africa-Europe summits
The ministerial council of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) on Saturday rejected a request by Algeria which wished to hold OAU-Europe Summits in stead of Africa-Europe summits.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 7/9/2001
A message from Bush to al- Assad
Talks dealt with developments in the region. The foreign minister stressed that "Israel's aggressive policy escalates the already tense conditions in the region and resulting in killing, on daily basis Palestinians."
Syria-USA, Politics, 7/9/2001
Algeria opposes OAU's backing to U.N resolution on Sahara
Algeria, leading a group of countries, imposed conditions and strongly opposed an African backing to the U.N Security Council resolution on the Sahara issue.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 7/9/2001
Al-Shara confers with Russian envoy
The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Sunday in Damascus met the special Russian envoy Mr. Andrea Vadovin who handed him a message from the Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov.
Syria-Russia, Politics, 7/9/2001
Reconciliation among Africans given top priority
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said Africa is passing through a new stage that requires more effective work for achieving prosperity, security and peace of the continent.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 7/9/2001
Israeli forces broke into Hebron, kidnaped one Hamas leader
In the framework of the liquidation policy and assassination carried out by the government of Ariel Sharon, members of the special settlements unit in the Israeli army broke into the western entrance of occupied Hebron and kidnapped Ayoub Fuad Sharafi ( 35). One of the Hamas movement's leaders in the occupied West Bank.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/9/2001
Israel, the Palestinians and the water issue
News reports stated that the policy pursued by Israel concerning the issue of waters prohibits the Palestinians from their due shares of waters. A matter which pushed them ( the Palestinians ) to use polluted waters while the Israelis get the biggest share of fresh waters of which great part go to the Swimming pools in the Israeli settlements.
Palestine-Israel, Economics, 7/9/2001
Measure to facilitate movements of labor force between Qatar, Bahrain
Both Qatar and Bahrain achieved a new stride towards supporting their relations in a very important area which is the transfer of the Qatari and Bahraini labor forces between the two states.
Qatar-Bahrain, Politics, 7/9/2001
Lebanon informs an Iraqi delegation facilitation of entry visas
The Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al- Hariri has informed an Iraqi economic delegation, currently visiting Lebanon instructions given to offer entry visas to the Iraqis as well as giving businessmen, doctors and engineers for 11 months valid for several visits (multi-entry visas ).
Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 7/9/2001
On Arafat's visit to Syria
The Qatari daily al-Watan said on Sunday, according to well-informed Palestinian sources that the chairman or the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat is expected to visit Damascus in July, which coinsides with the first anniversary of President Bashar al-Assad's assuming Presidency in Syria.
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 7/9/2001
Sudanese forces deter an attack by rebels
The spokesman for the Sudanese army Lt. Gen. Muhammad Bashir Suleiman has stressed that the Sudanese government forces deterred an attack by the southern Sudan rebels in a place which is not far from the main oil area in the southern part of the country.
Sudan, Politics, 7/9/2001
Procedures of Mahran's trial suspended till appeal is considered
The emergency Supreme State Security court ruled a hold on the trial of Mamdouh Mahran, the editor-in-chief of "AL Nabaa" and "Akher Khabar" newspapers, till the jurisdiction considers the appeal request presented by the defendant's lawyer.
Egypt, Local, 7/9/2001
Moussa : International Protection, legitimate right of Palestinians
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa received Belgian ambassador to Egypt Paul Ponjaert to discuss the European Union's role in the Middle East peace process.
Regional, Politics, 7/9/2001
Moussa's project to develop the Arab League
The project set by the secretary general of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa for structural development for the AL includes two trends. The first includes certain thoughts which can be immediately implemented and other thoughts need the consent of the Arab summit due to be held in Beirut in 2001.
Regional, Politics, 7/9/2001
Mrs. Mubarak opens 3rd women's intellectual forum
Egyptian First Lady Suzanne Mubarak, who chairs the National Women's Council, said that the issue of women and the labor market is not only a technical question but is related to the status of women and their role in the society and the extent of benefiting from the skills of half the population.
Egypt, Culture, 7/9/2001
Libyan official hails relations with Egypt
Secretary of Libya's General People's Committee for African Unity Ali Abdul Salam Al-Turayki said Sunday that his country has always been looking forward to open up new horizons for cooperation with Egypt.
Libya-Egypt, Politics, 7/9/2001
UNRWA's deficit estimated at $ 65 million
UNRWA's commissioner general Peter Hansen has announced that the agency suffers at the meantime a deficit estimated at $ 65 million.
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 7/9/2001
100 Palestinian companies ready to export products to Saudi Arabia
The Palestinian ministry of industry has announced that 100 Palestinian industrial companies in Palestine are ready to export products to Saudi Arabia.
Palestine-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 7/9/2001
Israel's defense minister arrives today in Turkey
The office of the Israeli defense minister announced that Benjamin Bin Aleazer will arrive today in Turkey in a visit which will last for one day.
Israel-Turkey, Politics, 7/9/2001
The first Syrian site for E- commerce
Syria, Politics, 7/9/2001
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Sudanese President Omar Hassan Bashir expressed his keenness to work with President Hosni Mubarak on promoting bilateral relations. This came in the final communique of the Egyptian- Sudanese higher committee, held under First Vice President Ali Othman Taha and Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid.The communique expressed the two sides' support for lifting the UN sanctions imposed on Sudan.
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The US embassy in Sanaa on Saturday reopened its doors before the public after a closure which lasted for 4 weeks. A US diplomat said that the embassy resumed on Saturday its natural activities and its consulate department started to receive clients. The diplomat indicated that the consulate has taken new organizational measures in receiving people who want the US visas in small groups inside the embassy.
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The Saudi foreign minister prince Saud a-Faisal on Saturday in Jeddah met with the secretary general of the Tunisian Democratic constitutional coalition party Ali al-Shawish. During the meeting which was attended by the Tunisian ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ezz Eddine al-Qarqafi several issues of mutual concern were reviewed.
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Lebanese official sources announced on Saturday in Beirut that the Lebanese authorities refused an offer proposed by the UN to see a video tape which was pictured by a soldier in the Indian unity of UNIFIL working in South Lebanon in September 2000, the next day following the operation of arresting the Israeli soldiers in Shebaa farms when members of the Lebanese resistance had restored back a car which was broken in the previous day of the operation inside the Lebanese territories.
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"The American representative at 661 Sanctions Committee have put on hold 15 contracts Iraq concluded with world companies under phases VIII and IX of the oil-for-food and medicine program. A source at Trade Ministry told Iraqi News Agency that the contracts put on hold included cranes, bulldozers, motorcycles, welding apparatuses, air-conditioners, chlorine, tractors, construction materials and various spare parts," INA said yesterday.
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Moody's Assessment Institution announced that the Egyptian recent euro bonds deserve Ba1 settle. Egypt, two weeks ago issued $ 1500 million dollar bonds that were sold totally at the world business markets. Minister of Economy Youssef Boutros Ghali said that assessment depended on some economic and political factors including the state's efforts to improve the investment climate, monitor the public expenditure and control the volume of debts.
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The Party for Progress and Socialism (PPS), which currently holds its 6th congress in Casablanca, on Monday elected 156 members to its central committee. The 156 members were elected by overwhelming majority. Women account for 20 percent of the new PPS committee, which will elect a secretary general and a political bureau.
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