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Royal speech delivered Monday evening
Morocco's King Mohammed VI delivered Monday evening a speech on the occasion of the 48th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People and on the occasion of Youth Day, marking this year the sovereign's 38 birthday.
Morocco, Politics, 8/21/2001
German FM in Egypt
"Germany supports the call for the implementation of the Mitchell Commission report, the termination of violence and the launch of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations," said Fischer.
Egypt-Germany, Politics, 8/21/2001
Maher, Hamoud and Erekat contacts
"It is not logical that such a conference will exclude what is taking place in the Palestinian lands," he said, stressing that any conference on human rights cannot ignore the aggressive policy carried out by the Israeli government against the Palestinians.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 8/21/2001
Egyptian-Saudi free trade zone
Experts and businessmen asserted that the latest summit between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz has given a new boost to investors in both countries to expand the volume of joint investments and maximize trade exchange in the upcoming stage.
Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 8/21/2001
Maher meets with Sudanese foreign minister
Emerging from the meeting, Maher said that the visit to Egypt by the Sudanese Foreign Minister was a chance to discuss in detail relations between the two countries and coordination in light of the decision made by President Hosni Mubarak and Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir to form the Egyptian-Sudanese follow-up committee.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 8/21/2001
Arab foreign ministers hold emergency meeting Wednesday
All Arab countries informed the Arab League of their approval to attend the emergency meeting of the Arab Foreign Ministers in Cairo or Wednesday. During the meeting, Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat will present a report on the conditions in the occupied territories.
Regional, Politics, 8/21/2001
One Palestinian, his two children killed by Israeli missiles
The Israeli occupation forces have committed acts against the unarmed Palestinians and targeted a house in Rafah resulted in killing the Palestinian citizen Samir Suleiman Abu Zeid and his two children Suleiman (5 year old) and ( Ala' 6 year old) and the wounding of 9 members of the same family.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/21/2001
Al-Assad concludes three-day visit to Kuwait
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday returned back home following a visit to Kuwait during which he held fruitful talks with the ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and the Kuwaiti crown prinve, the foreign minister and the acting speaker of the Kuwaiti parliament ( Ummah council) and other Kuwaiti officials.
Syria-Kuwait, Politics, 8/21/2001
On al-Assad's visit to Kuwait
The Kuwaiti daily al-Seyasah issued on Monday said that the talks held between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with the ruler of Kuwait did not deal with the case between Iraq and Kuwait but discussed the question of the prisoners in the Iraqi jails and that President Bashar al-Assad promised to solve this question.
Syria-Kuwait, Politics, 8/21/2001
Lahoud discusses with Qansouh general conditions
Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Monday at the Presidential Baabda Palace discussed with members of the regional leadership of the Baath party in Lebanon led by the party's regional secretary Issam Qansouh general conditions in Lebanon. Stress was laid on the unity of destiny with Syria.
Lebanon, Politics, 8/21/2001
On Iraqi- Iranian relations
Iraq on Monday called on Iran to take measures that can provide the necessary atmospheres to normalize relations between the two countries, and called on the Iranian officials to give up repeating claims that there are Iranian prisoners held by Iraq.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 8/21/2001
Algerian president underscores common resistance to colonizers, in message to king
Algerian president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, underscored, in a message of congratulations to King Mohammed VI on the 48th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People the Algerian and Moroccan peoples' joint struggle for liberation.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 8/21/2001
Morocco urges United Nations to shoulder responsibility toward Palestinian people
Morocco urged the United Nations Organization to shoulder its responsibility and take measures needed to guarantee the implementation of the Mitchell report and ensure that Israel respects the humanitarian international conventions, mainly the fourth Geneva Convention.
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 8/21/2001
Sudanese rebels held two government's fishing ships
"Salma" company for investment working in the area of fishing said on Monday that the rebel movement in South Sudan confiscated two fishing boats and held nine of its members while carrying out fishing in " Nou" lake in the area of the Higher Nile.
Sudan, Politics, 8/21/2001
Basic infrastructure committee of UMA consultative council meets in tripoli
The basic infrastructure committee, stemming from the Arab Maghreb Union Consultative Council (legislative body) opened a session in Tripoli on Monday.
Maghreb, Economics, 8/21/2001
Egyptian-US consultations for facing the crisis
Egypt's Ambassador to the United States Nabil Fahmy said that US Administration did not reject the idea of dispatching observers to the Palestinian territories, but rather calls for providing a better political and security climate before dispatching those observers so that they may have a genuine opportunity for the success of their mission and making achievements on the ground.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/21/2001
Egyptian delegation to Washington highlights need for peace efforts
Palestinian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Nabil Shaath, lauded the efforts of President Hosni Mubarak to put an end to Israeli aggression against Palestinians.
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 8/21/2001
An advanced program to ensure jobs for Arab youths
The Arab Labor Organization led by Ibrahim Qweider has completed preparations of an advanced technical program to provide jobs for youths in the Arab states.
Regional, Economics, 8/21/2001
King Mohammed calls to fight unhealthy housing
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has called Monday to fight unhealthy housing and to ponder, thoroughly and daringly, on means of struggling against what he called "one of the most shocking symptoms of social deficit," which spares no part of the Kingdom.
Morocco, Politics, 8/21/2001
King Mohammed advocates policy up to aspirations of Moroccans settled abroad
Morocco is endeavoring to implement a general, integrated and coherent policy likely to tally the mutations and aspirations of the Moroccan community settled abroad, said King Mohammed VI Monday.
Morocco, Politics, 8/21/2001
Southern city of Dakhla gets new port
Morocco's prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, dedicated on Monday a new port in the southern coastal city of Dakhla.
Morocco, Economics, 8/21/2001
WTO for the Gulf states meets in al-Riyadh
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states hold its second meeting in al-Riyadh, the headquarters of the GCC's general secretariat on September 2nd.
Gulf, Economics, 8/21/2001
Egyptian economy has strong bases
German Trade and Commercial Counsellor in Cairo Mathias Von Polenz underlined the importance of pegging part of the Egyptian pound dealings and foreign reserve to a basket of hard currencies such as the Euro and not counting only on the US dollar, a matter which has great impact on the prices of Egyptian commodities and services exported to Europe.
Egypt, Economics, 8/21/2001
Danish people support criticism voiced by their foreign minister to Israeli practices
An opinion poll issued on Monday in the Danish daily " Yalndas Postin" said that 43 % of the Danish people support the criticism made by the Danish foreign minister Mogins Likfout for Israel, considering this criticism as appropriate and neutral.
Israel-Denmark, Politics, 8/21/2001
Al-Ghajar village citizens demonstrate in protest of Israeli practices
People of the occupied al-Ghajar city held a demonstration on Monday in protest of the Israeli oppressive measures recently imposed on them.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/21/2001
Security Council discusses dispatching observers To the West Bank
UN Security Council started late Monday special session for discussing the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. The session, opposed by Israel, was attended by representatives of 40 countries.
Palestine, Politics, 8/21/2001
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The Lebanese daily al-Nahar said that member of the Lebanese parliament Walid Junblat said during his visit to the Jordanian capital, Amman, he will be meeting with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad today in Damascus.
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Syrian minister of irrigation Taha al-Atrash will start today a visit to the Republic of Turkey that will last for several days. This visit will be at the invitation extended to the Syrian minister by the Turkish minister of state Mustafa Yalmaz.
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In an unprecedented step, the political and party forces in Egypt have decided to launch a campaign against the Egyptian government to prevent receiving the new Israeli ambassador to Egypt Jedoun Bin Ami in Cairo. These forces include members at the Egyptian parliament and parties represented in it. Bin Ami will assumed his post of office on September 1st and will succeed Zeifi Mazaeil whose term of office will end by this month.
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Egypt's new ambassador to Morocco, Ashraf Zaaza, who has just been approved by Moroccan authorities, said he will be tirelessly working to develop relations between Morocco and Egypt and deepen cooperation in various fields.
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An explosive placed in a sedan car went off on Monday at 9 a.m. ( Local Times) in front of the dentists union off bridge Lebanese President Elias Hrawi in Beirut.According to news reports the explosion did not result in casualties.
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The Lebanese daily al-Safir said that the Syrian leadership will offer during the second quarter of September an increase in the state's employees salary estimated at 15% of their payment.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) praised the Egyptian government's recent measures to address the foreign exchange market problems, affirming that these measures will boost the competitiveness of Egypt's economy, raise exports and increase the country's growth rate.
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World champion, Nezha Bidouane of Morocco, won on Monday the 400 m hurdles race at Linz Athletics meet, part of the IAAF grand prize. With a timing of 55.48/100, Bidouane came ahead of Cuban Daimi Pernia and American Brenda Taylor.
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The 6th international youth tennis tournament which opened on Monday in Beirut is sponsored by the Alumni club of the American University of Beirut, the Lebanese and the International tennis federations. It features both men and women competitions.
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