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Syrian- Iraqi joint higher committee meetings conclude, trade, industry, health and transport agreements
The Syrian prime minister Muhammad Mustafa miro and members of the accompanying delegation arrived back on Monday from Baghdad following an official visit to Iraq that lasted for three days, during which he presided over the meetings of the Syrian- Iraqi joint higher committee.
Syria-Iraq, Economics, 8/14/2001
Al-Assad attends a tactical project for one of the Syrian fighting formations
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has stressed Syria's total support to the Lebanese President " Emil lahoud, to the commander of the Lebanese army and to Lebanon's government, people and resistance."
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 8/14/2001
High level Egyptian delegation in Washington for consuiltations on ME issues
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has assigned a political delegation for holding consultations with the US administration officials on the volatile issues of the region, in the light of the occupation by the Israeli troops of Orient House in Jerusalem in what is considered as a violation of all agreements which have been signed by Israelis and Palestinians.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/14/2001
Maher: Sharon's policies of hate proved failure
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said that the Israeli public opinion began to witness development, which is evident in the joint statement issued by former Israeli minister of justice Yossi Beilin and Palestinian Minister of Information Yasser Abd Rabbo.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2001
Comprehensive strike in the West Bank, Gaza, continued confrontations
Comprehensive strike prevailed all parts of the occupied West Bank and Gaza as an expression of the rejection of the Palestinians to Israel's occupation of the " Orient House," while the Israeli tanks bombarded villages and houses in Rafah and these resulted in more casualties among unarmed civilians and their properties.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2001
Israeli occupation of Palestine in its last hours
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Maher said that the Israeli occupation of Palestine is experiencing its last hours.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/14/2001
Morocco marks recovery of Oued-Eddahab, a historic turning-point in the process to perfect territorial integrity
Moroccans are marking this August 14 the 22nd anniversary of the return to the motherland of Oued-Eddahab, as a historic turning point in the process to perfect Morocco's territorial integrity.
Morocco, History, 8/14/2001
Al-Assad's visit to Kuwait
The Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am said on Monday that the visit of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Kuwait will last for 24 hours and starts on August 18.
Syria-Kuwait, Politics, 8/14/2001
Israeli message for Syria
The Jordanian weekly al-Jazira said on Monday according to Israeli reports published last week in the Israeli press that the Israeli defense minister Benjamin Bin Aleazer sent a message to the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, through another state, noting the Israeli sincere intention to renew negotiations between Syria and Israel.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2001
On the water issue between Syria and Turkey
The Turkish daily al-Zaman ( the Times) said on Monday that the water problem which has been suspended between Turkey and Syria since several years started to approach its end
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 8/14/2001
Private sector furnishes infrastructure for comprehensive development
Ahmed Al Darsh, the Egyptian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation said that the main features of the 2002/2007 plan include the involvement of the private sector in furnishing infrastructure needs for achieving comprehensive development.
Egypt, Economics, 8/14/2001
Mauritanian weekly: Mauritania pins great hopes on Moroccan king's visit
Mauritanian authorities are looking forward to a scheduled visit by King Mohammed VI next September to consolidate the new orientation given to Mauritania's relations with countries of the region, says a Mauritanian weekly.
Mauritania-Morocco, Politics, 8/14/2001
Former Israeli minister calls for dialogue
Former Israeli minister of Justice Yusi Belin on Sunday in Cairo called on the peace partisans to start a dialogue in order to get out of the nightmare in the Middle East, stressing that he will discuss this matter very soon with the chairman of the Palestinian authority Yasser Arafat.
Israel-Palestine, Politics, 8/14/2001
Moroccan youth organizations hold Algerian authorities responsible for aggressions
Moroccan youth organizations which took part in the 15th youth and student festival in Algiers before withdrawing from the encounter after being aggressed by Polisario mercenaries held the Algerian authorities and organizing committee responsible for the incidents.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/14/2001
Austrian Defence Minister: Occupation of Orient House a barbaric act
Interviewed by the Egyptian TV Channel I on Monday, Schreiber branded the occupation as a barbaric act which targets the Palestinian people' dignity.
Palestine-Austria, Politics, 8/14/2001
ISESCO calls for end to Israeli aggressions against Palestinian people
The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO/based in Rabat) has called the international community to interfere urgently to end the Israeli aggressions against the Palestinian people.
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 8/14/2001
An emergency meeting for the Arab follow up committee
Jordan and Palestine officially on Monday asked the Arab league to convene an emergency meeting for the Arab follow up committee at the level of the ten Arab foreign ministers whose countries are members in the said committee, at the headquarters of the Arab league. The meeting will discuss the continued Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people and Israel's occupation of " the Orient House."
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 8/14/2001
European Union critizes closure of Orient House unacceptable
European union foreign policy chief Javier Solana Monday said Israel's closure of the orient house is unacceptable political escalation that does not help calm down the situation but only adds oil to fire.
Palestine-European Union, Politics, 8/14/2001
Parliamentary committee condemns Israeli state terrorism
The committee condemned the state terrorism practiced by Israel against the unarmed Palestinians asserted that the Israeli occupation of the Orient House and hoisting the Israeli flag on top of it, is part of the Israeli aggression that causes more violence.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/14/2001
COMESA Council probes boosting Egyptian-African cooperation
Within the context of activating economic cooperation and trade exchange among the African countries in general and the COMESA and the Southern African Developing Countries (SADC) member States, the COMESA Business Council was held in Cairo last week on the sidelines of the COMESA/SADC Conference.
Egypt-Regional, Economics, 8/14/2001
$ 400 million in World Bank financial aid to Egypt
"The World Bank (WB) has recently endorsed a three-year strategy of financial aid to Egypt, reaching $ 400 million, covering the areas of education, infrastructure and the financial sector," said WB Deputy Chairman Nimat Shafiq.
Egypt, Economics, 8/14/2001
Continued Israeli pressures on the Palestinian Authority
Israel on Monday tried to practice political and international pressures on the Palestinian Authority claiming that the PA has recently released three activists from the Palestinian resistance movement ( Hamas) believed to have taken part in operations against Israel.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2001
Ebeid reviews Egyptian exchange market conditions
The ministerial economic group on Monday met under Egyptian Prime minister Atef Ebeid to discuss the overall situation in the exchange market following the measures taken recently by the government to achieve stability in the market.
Egypt, Economics, 8/14/2001
Sharon has to be tried for slaying Egyptian POWs
Despite the elapse of six years after several Israeli commanders had admitted in detail to committing gruesome massacres against Egyptian civilians and prisoners of war in Sinai, during the 1956 and 1967 wars, no serious attempts have been made to take legal procedures to investigate such information. Nothing was actually performed to bring Israeli criminals of war before international or even Egyptian judiciary.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2001
American tanks to Egypt
The British magazine "Jane's Defence Weekly" unveiled that the US defense department( Pentagon) is currently studying an Egyptian request to provide Cairo with 100 US- made tanks of " M1A1 " Main Battle Tanks type at a cost of USD 590 million.
Egypt, Military, 8/14/2001
ADC board names new chairman and president
The Board of Directors of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) unanimously elected Ziad Asali as its new President and Ahmad Sbaiti as new Chairman of the Board of ADC.
Regional-USA, Politics, 8/14/2001
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The British magazine " Jane's Defence Weekly" said that Yasser Arafat might be the target of the Israeli " death teams" in future. In its recent issue, the magazine noted that one Israeli military vehicle just few days ago obstructed Arafat's procession on the main road in Gaza and forced him to take a branch road that lead to his office in the city, considering that an "insult for the chairman of the Palestinian authority.
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The Qatari al-Jazira space station quoted judicial sources at the Damascus justice palace as saying on Monday that the Attorney general started preparations to file a judicial case against member of the Syrian people's Assembly (PA) Riad Seif because of his escape to pay taxes for the state's treasure.
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The secretary of the people's committee for Libyan African Unity Ali al-Tureiki has denied differences between Cairo and Khartoum to convene a four- member summit to discuss the national reconciliation process in Sudan.
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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has urged the Israeli authorities to end their occupation of properties related to Palestinian institutions in East Al-Quds (Jerusalem), pointing out that this development has led to increased tension. The statement urged "that the occupation of Orient House and the other properties be ended without delay."
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The German foreign minister Yushka Fischer starts on August 20 a tour on the region that will last for 7 days during which he will hold talks dealing with the peace process.
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In a step which might be the first of its kind in the Arab states, a Yemeni court in Sanaa will be considering a judicial case against the Yemeni government to oblige it not to permit the entry of Israeli goods and production under any pretext and to prevent the use of the Israeli products in the Yemeni markets. This was made at the initiative of Yemeni lawyers.
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The finance ministers in Sudan, Libya, Mali, Kenya, central Africa and Chad on Sunday evening signed minutes of their meetings dedicated to study the situation of the African Bank for Development and Commerce. The minutes of meeting approved increasing the capital of this bank which is considered one of the establishment of the countries of the coast and desert coalition.
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The Egyptian "al-Osbo" paper said in its Monday's issue said that the Syrian government has certified evidences that Israel has dumped nuclear wastes in the occupied Syrian Golan. Al-Osbo added that these reports indicated that Israel started dumping wastes in the Golan since 10 years, adding that the cycle of dumping in the occupied Syrian territories has been increased during the two past years.
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The British daily "the Independent" said that the Israelis will redeem their occupation of the " Orient House " in Jerusalem. In an article for its correspondent in the Middle East Robert Fisk, the paper added that occupying of " the Orient House" and other Israeli occupations in the Palestinian territories means the growing Palestinian Intifada against the occupation forces in an unprecedented way.
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The Palestinian Authority on Sunday eulogized member of the PLO executive committee Suleiman al-Najjab.
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