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No war in the region as Israelis allege
The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stressed the importance of dispatching international observers to the Palestinian territories.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 7/25/2001
Khaddam: an aggression against Syria will lead to the explosion in the region
Iranian President Muhammad Khatami on Tuesday evening in Tehran received Syria's vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 7/25/2001
On Riyadh Seif's forum
The United Arab Emirates UAE daily al-Khaleij ( the Gulf ) said on Tuesday that member of the People's Assembly ( parliament) Riyadh Seif announced that his forum which is called the " national dialogue forum" will resume its works in September at his house.
Syria, Politics, 7/25/2001
King Mohammed receives Dubai deputy-governor
Morocco's King Mohammed VI received Tuesday afternoon at the royal palace in the northern city of Tetuan deputy governor of Dubai and UAE finance and industry minister, Sheikh Hamdane Ben Rached Al-Maktoum.
Morocco-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 7/25/2001
Al-Hariri confers with Solana
Lebanese prime minister Rafik al- Hariri has urged the international community to return back to deal comprehensively with the peace process in the region and to give up the policy of dismembering tracks or dealing with them separately.
Lebanon-European Union, Politics, 7/25/2001
US expert: Water will be either a devasting source of international friction of a hopeful occasion for international cooperation
In a statement to Arabic News, former US senator and water expert Paul Simon recommended that to address the water crisis efforts should be concentrated on immediate actions and embarking on both short term and long terms approaches.
Syria, Economics, 7/25/2001
Maher in France for talks with Chirac, Verdrine
Egypt-France, Politics, 7/25/2001
Moroccan, UAE businessmen explore investment possibilities in Morocco
A group of businessmen from Morocco and the United Arab Emirates held in Rabat on Tuesday a meeting to survey UAE investment opportunities in Morocco.
Morocco-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 7/25/2001
US-brokered Palestinian-Israeli meetings
Security meetings between the Palestinian and Israeli sides are expected to be resumed today, with American delegates taking part in the talks.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/25/2001
Annan calls for increased aid to alleviate Palestinian economic hardship
Deteriorating economic conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory have generated diminishing support for the peace process there, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warns in a new report, calling for greater international assistance to bolster United Nations relief efforts in the area, reported the U.N. news center.
Palestine, Politics, 7/25/2001
Israeli forces break into Kafer al-Harith village
The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon has renewed his government's rejection to the deployment of UN observers in the occupied Arab territories or to hold negotiations with the Palestinian side unless the Intifada is halted.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/25/2001
Al-Assad invited to visit Italy
The foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Tuesday in Damascus received the director general of the Middle East department at the Italian Foreign ministry. The Italian official handed al-Shara a message addressed to President al-Assad, inviting him to visit Italy. The invitation was extended by the Italian President Carlo Chambi.
Syria-Italy, Politics, 7/25/2001
Muscat announces participation at Doha conference
The minister in charge of foreign relations in Oman Youssef Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah said that Oman will take part in the ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) due to be held in Qatar in November and will be attended by Israel.
Oman-Qatar, Politics, 7/25/2001
UN postpones talks on Iraq
The UN secretary general Kofi Annan has proposed to postpone convening a second round of talks with Iraq until the end of the current year as a minimum due to the standing differences between members of the UN Security Council over the policy that should be taken towards Iraq.
Iraq, Politics, 7/25/2001
Hamas and Mashaal
An official source in the Hamas movement denied in an exclusive statement to the Jordanian weekly al-Majd issued on Monday the fabricated news on reformation of the political bureau of the movement on the ground of expelling Khaled Mashaal from the presidency of this office under the pretext of his return back to Jordan.
Jordan, Politics, 7/25/2001
Israel prevents the Arabs of 1948 from visiting Syria
The Israeli government announced on Sunday it will propose, as soon as possible, to the Israeli Knesset a law banning the travel of its Arab members to Syria.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 7/25/2001
Moroccan-Bahraini high joint commission meets in Tangiers
The Moroccan-Bahraini high joint commission will hold its first session in Tangier next Sunday, under the co-chairmanship of the two states' foreign ministers.
Morocco-Bahrain, Politics, 7/25/2001
Kertzer calls on Egypt, Jordan to return back their ambassadors to Israel
The new US ambassador to Israel Daniel Kertzer said on Tuesday that Egypt and Jordan, the two Arab states signatories of the peace treaty with Israel have to return back their two ambassadors to Tel Aviv as soon as possible.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 7/25/2001
Arab League chief starts Maghreb tour
Arab League Secretary General, Amr Moussa, on Tuesday headed to Tripoli, first leg of a Maghreb tour that will also lead him to Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania.
Regional-Maghreb, Politics, 7/25/2001
Rafah: Egyptian reinforcement after confrontation with the Palestinians
Egypt on Tuesday increased number of the policemen deployed at the Rafah crossing following the clashes that took place between the Egyptian policemen and 1500 Palestinians held by the Israeli security men at that crossing.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 7/25/2001
Morocco, Brazil discuss cooperation opportunities in oil prospecting
Morocco and Brazil have discussed earlier this week in Rio De Janeiro partnership opportunities in matters of oil prospecting.
Morocco-Brazil, Economics, 7/25/2001
The Arab- Brazilian works forum
The general federation of the chambers of the commerce, industry and agriculture of the Arab states have completed the work paper which it will submit at the Arab- Brazilian works forum due to be held in Rio De Janeiro Tuesday and Wednesday. It is organized by the Arab- Brazilian chamber of commerce and the general federation of the Arab chambers and the council of the Arab ambassadors in Brazil.
Regional-Brazil, Politics, 7/25/2001
Over 400,000 people live with HIV/AIDS in Eastern Mediterranean, WHO warns
"More than 400,000 people already live with HIV/AIDS in the Eastern Mediterranean Region," warned Hussein Gezairy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, at the opening of the Eleventh Inter-country Meeting of National AIDS Program Managers held in Casablanca from July 23 to 26.
Regional, Health, 7/25/2001
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday evening received a telephone call from the Jordanian King Abdullah II. During their talks the two leaders discussed conditions in the region and their development.
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI received on Tuesday afternoon at the royal palace in the northern city of Tetuan Yves de Chaisemartin, chief executive officer of Le Figaro (French media group) and SOCPRESSE company which publishes some 80 dailies, weeklies and magazines in France and in the world.
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"Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's talks with Italian President Carlo Ciampi and Premier Silvio Berlusconi centered on efforts exerted to rescue the peace march in the Middle East and halt the deteriorating conditions in the region," said Egyptian Information Minister Safwat El Sherif. "The two sides also exchanged views on ways to activate resolutions adopted by the G-8 leaders during their summit held recently in Genoa, Italy," El Sherif said.
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The Turkish al-Anadoul ( Anadolia) news agency said on Tuesday that the Syrian deputy foreign minister Mrs Siba Nasser will hold an official visit to Turkey by the end of the current month and the visit will last until the third of August.
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The Jordanian King Abdullah II will pay a visit to federal Russia on August 27 in a visit which will last for three days.
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The Tunisian President Zein al-Abidin Bin Ali on Tuesday issued an Amnesty for several prisoners. This Amnesty was taken on the occasion of the 44th anniversary of the Republic's day which falls today. The new amnesty covered reducing the imprisonment period.
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Syria has set a list of 64 projects open for private investment, according to the Syrian weekly al-Iqtisadeya, quoting a statement made by the minister of Tourism Qasem Miqdad.
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The Jordanian weekly al-Majd said in its recent issue issued on Monday in Amman that the Jordanian ministry of the Interior has recently dropped the Jordanian nationality from member of the executive committee of the PLO Asaad Abdul Rahman, his wife and children.
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At a time when the Egyptian- Libyan joint initiative to find out a solution for the political crisis in Sudan, has entered a decisive phase, a key figure in al-Khartoum said that the national congress party has formed committees to study the nine items of the initiative and to propose recommendations concerning these items, very soon, in preparation for a tough negotiation process with sides of the crisis through the pan dialogue forum due to be held within the few coming days.
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The secretary general of the Arab league Amr Moussa has announced that there are underway consultations to convene an Arab summit to discuss the deteriorated conditions in the region as a result of the continued Israeli aggressions against the Palestinian people and Israel's threats to Syria and Lebanon.
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The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has extended four Moroccan associations US$ 168,791 to help them in their efforts to protect biodiversity in 25 Moroccan humid sites.
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A nine-member gang of African nationals has been recently arrested in Rabat for swindling and forgery. The gang, made up of nationals from Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia, was in possession of false banknotes worth US$ 50,430.
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A Belgian couple has been sentenced Tuesday by a court of the Moroccan north-eastern city of Al-Hoceima to jail terms for drug trafficking, reported Belga news agency.
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The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon will pay a visit to Ankara by the beginning of August to hold talks with high ranking Turkish officials concerning the condition in the Palestinian territories and relations between the two sides.
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An Israeli source in Jerusalem said on Tuesday that the Israeli minister of the Interior Ozi Landou left Tel Aviv heading for the USA in a work visit.
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Etar Tass said that an Israeli delegation from the Israeli security faculty led by General Yakov Amidore is currently visiting the Russian capital, Moscow.
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