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Syrian drinking waters to Jordan
At Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's directives, Syria on Saturday provided Jordan with drinking waters at a daily rate of 33 thousand cubic meters from Bassel al-Assad Dam in the province of Daraa to the south part of Syria.
Syria-Jordan, Politics, 7/16/2001
Al-Assad confers with UAE minister, gets a telephone call from Annan
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday at the Damascus al-Shaab palace received the United Arab Emirates UAE minister of information Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed al-Nahyan, who is also the chairman of the UAE side to the Syrian- UAE joint higher committee.
Syria-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 7/16/2001
The status quo in the occupied land, no longer acceptable
Egyptian President Mubarak yesterday met Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat Sunday for discussing latest developments in the occupied Palestinian territories in the framework of sustained coordination and consultation between the Egyptian and Palestinian sides.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 7/16/2001
Mubarak confers with Russian envoy
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt on Sunday in Cairo met with the Russian special envoy for the ME peace process Andrea Vodvin and discussed with him the deteriorated conditions in the Middle East and the stalemate the ME peace suffers in the region at the meantime, on all tracks as a result of the continued Israeli escalation against the Palestinians and its threats against Syria and Lebanon.
Egypt-Russia, Politics, 7/16/2001
Mubarak apprises Peres of Egypt's rejection of Israeli practices
Egyptian President Hosni Mubark strongly voiced Egypt's rejection to Israeli provocative practices against the Palestinian people and called on Israel to implement the Mitchell recommendations without any change.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 7/16/2001
Maher: security inseparable from politics
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Maher underlined the need for an immediate implementation of the Mitchell recommendations.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 7/16/2001
Butaflika's visit to the US
The Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika on Friday showed his country's desire to strengthen its relations with the US in all fields.
Algeria-USA, Politics, 7/16/2001
Fighting smuggling in Syria
Well-informed Syrian sources told the Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am that the specialized security forces, in the course of the campaign to fight corruption have recently carried out a vast breaking in campaign against smugglers in several Syrian provinces that resulted in arresting many of the outlaws and seizing large amounts of smuggled items.
Syria, Local, 7/16/2001
Princess Lalla Meryem Flies to Lebanon
Morocco's Princess Lalla Meryem left Morocco this Monday for a four-day official visit to Lebanon at the invitation of Andree Lahoud, spouse of Lebanese President Emile Lahoud.
Lebanon-Morocco, Culture, 7/16/2001
Israeli intention to alienate Arafat from the West Bank, Gaza
The Kuwaiti daily al- Rai al-Am issued on Sunday quoted Palestinian sources in London as saying that the recent contacts which were held indirectly between European capitals and each of the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli government unveiled that there is an intention with the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon to alienate Arafat from the West Bank and Gaza.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/16/2001
Israeli settlers break into Hebron areas, One Islamic Jihad member kidnapped
Under a political cover from the government of Ariel Sharon and the protection of the Israeli army, scores of armed Israeli settlers on Sunday brokeinto al-Qasabah quarter in Hebron and occupied one of the houses after they had expelled its owners, stressing they will continue the policy of occupying the houses of the Palestinians under the pretext of security needs.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/16/2001
Syrian source denies launching of any Syrian missiles
In its issue of Sunday al-Majallah weekly said that the Syrian defense minister Lt. Gen. Mustafa Tlass stressed not one missile was launched from Syria even for testing.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 7/16/2001
Expected summit between Mubarak, al-Assad
The London- based al- Sharq al-Awsat daily said in its Sunday's issue, according to well-informed Egyptian sources that there are contacts taking place between Cairo and Damascus in order to convene a summit conference between President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and Syria's President Bashar al-Assad very soon and the meeting is expected to be held in Damascus.
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 7/16/2001
On the redeployment of the Syrian forces in Lebanon
The United Arab Emirates UAE daily al-Khaleij quoted an official Syrian source as saying that the redeployment process carried out by the Syrian forces working in Lebanon is a second phase and is expected to be completed by the beginning of August ( next month).
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/16/2001
Drought in Somalia
Somalia's minister of waters and mineral resources Hassan Bashir Farah said on Sunday said that almost 2 million Somalis have been affected by the wave of drought which hit several areas of the country.
Somalia, Local, 7/16/2001
Leftist organizations get unified
Three Moroccan leftist parties joined together to form a unified leftist bloc: "the Unified Socialist Left."
Morocco, Politics, 7/16/2001
AL secretary arrives in Saudi Arabia
The secretary general of the Arab league (AL) Amr Moussa on Sunday arrived in Saudi Arabia within a tour which will also cover Kuwait.
Regional-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/16/2001
Tunisian foreign minister arrives in Tehran
The Tunisian foreign minister al-Habib Bin Yahya on Sunday started a visit to Iran during which he presides his country's delegation to the meetings of the 4th session of the Tunisian- Iranian joint economic committee.
Tunisia-Iran, Politics, 7/16/2001
Egypt FM speak on the telephone with German counterpart, EU officials
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher on Friday in Cairo received two telephone calls from each of his German counterpart Yushka Fischer and the representative of the European Union EU for the foreign policy Javier Solana during which current developments in the Middle East region were reviewed.
Egypt-European Union, Politics, 7/16/2001
On the Turkish- Israeli alliance
The Jordanian daily al-Rai has stressed that the Turkish- Israeli alliance has entered an advanced phase that cannot be ignored despite the coolness that hit these relations once over renovating the Turkish war planes by Israel.
Turkey-Israel, Politics, 7/16/2001
India, Israel and Lebanon
India on Sunday said that it is waiting for a report from its correspondent in Tel Aviv before taking any measures concerning the Israeli claims that the Indian soldiers working within UNIFIL in south Lebanon had helped Hizbullah in kidnapping three Israeli soldiers in October 2000.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 7/16/2001
Modernizing Egyptian industry the gateway for booming exports
A ten-year plan will be discussed in the Egyptian cabinet to modernize Egyptian industry. Moustafa El-Refaei, Minister of Industry, stresses that this plan aims at increasing industrial production to LE 317 billions compared with the present amount at LE 165 billions.
Egypt, Economics, 7/16/2001
Parliamentary cooperation between Lebanon, Yemen
The speaker of the Yemeni Parliament Abdullah al-Ahmar and his Lebanese counterpart Nabih Berri on Saturday in Sanaa signed an agreement aims at revitalizing cooperation between the two states parliamentarians and the exchange of expertise.
Yemen-Lebanon, Politics, 7/16/2001
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The Monte Carlo radio correspondent in Baghdad said on Sunday that the Iraqi minister of commerce Muhammad Mahdi Saleh announced that the Syrians do not need a visa to get into Iraq and that the Iraqis can head to Syria without a prior visa or paying of departing fees.
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President Bashar al-Assad has issued the legislative decree no 19 for 2001 provides for the ratification of double taxation and preventing escaping income taxes agreement signed between Syria and the State of Bahrain.
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Speaker of the Mauritanian senate, Dinigh Bouboufarba, arrived in Rabat for a four-day visit at the invitation of speaker of the Moroccan chamber of advisors (upper house), Mustapha Okacha. In statements to the press, the speaker lauded the "excellent" ties binding Morocco and his country. Farba added he will confer with several Moroccan officials on means to further upgrade these ties.
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The London based al-Zamaan daily issued on Saturday said that the Tunisian President Zein al-Abidin Bin Ali will visit Syria in September. The said paper quoted diplomatic sources in Tunisia as saying that President Bin Ali will visit Lebanon in October.
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The chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat has stated he will pay a visit to Syria in the first opportunity availed for him, noting that sending a delegation before such a visit is a thing which is not debated for the time being.
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President Abdurrahman Wahid has sought the help of Saudi Arabia to build a bridge that would link Manado, North Sulawesi and Makassar, South Sulawesi. "I have asked the Saudi Arabian government to build a bridge that would connect Manado and Makassar," he said at the inauguration of the newly renovated Sam Ratulangi airport here Monday.
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Morocco's Karim Alami Saturday won the Tennis international tournament of Beirut. The Moroccan defeated in the final French Jerome Golmard in two sets 6-2, 6-4.
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