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King Mohammed flies to Mauritania
King Mohammed VI left Tangiers this Monday for Mauritania, where he starts an official visit at the invitation of President Mouaouya Ould Sid Ahmed Taya.
Morocco-Mauritania, Politics, 9/10/2001
Al-Assad meets with Lebanese officials
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the Damascus's al-Shaab palace on Saturday received the Lebanese minister of information Ghazi al-Aridi and the secretary general of the Syrian- Lebanese higher council Nasri al-Khouri.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 9/10/2001
Nine Israelis were killed, 40 wounded in Palestinian 'suicide' operations
In retaliation to the continued Israeli operations against the Palestinians, the Palestinian Intifada youths on Sunday carried out a series of suicide acts that resulted in killing or wounding tens of the Israelis.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/10/2001
WCAR Final Communique refers to hostility against Arabs
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa Saturday said that the final communique of the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) did not only refer to the anti-Semitic approaches but also to hostility against Arabs and Islam.
Regional, Politics, 9/10/2001
Durban's Final Communique backs Palestinians' rights to establish state, self-determination
The Third World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) wound up its meetings in Durban, South Africa after reaching a compromise on the slavery and Middle East issues.
Regional, Politics, 9/10/2001
Date, venue of Arafat's meeting with Peres not set yet
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said Sunday that the date and the venue of Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat's meeting with Israeli foreign Minister Shimon Peres have not been set yet.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/10/2001
Israel fails to deal with Aqsa Intifada
Israel has completely failed to deal with the Al-Aqsa Intifada, said Osama Al-Baz, Presidential Political Advisor, in an interview with the "Red Shadow" TV program Sunday.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 9/10/2001
Arab League withdraws Sahara item from AL's report, after Morocco's protest
The Arab League on Sunday withdrew an item on the Moroccan Sahara issue from its Secretary General's report to the 116th session of its foreign ministers council, after Morocco vehemently protested the inclusion of the item.
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 9/10/2001
An Iranian parliamentary delegation in the UAE
The speaker of the federal national council in the United Arab Emirates UAE Muhammad Khaleifah al-Habtour has met with an Iranian parliamentary delegation currently visiting the United Arab Emirates UAE. This meeting which is considered the first parliamentary bilateral meeting between the two countries, reflects the state of detente in the relations between the two countries.
United Arab Emirates-Iran, Politics, 9/10/2001
The US obstructs Syrian request on Iraq
The United Arab Emirates UAE daily al-Bayan issued on Saturday said that the US is obstructing a Syrian request submitted to the UN which provides for permitting civil Syrian air flights to Iraq.
Syria-USA, Politics, 9/10/2001
Arab foreign ministers agree to important measures
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said that the Arab Foreign Ministers approved a number of measures on the dangerous conditions in the Palestinian territories.
Regional, Politics, 9/10/2001
Al-Assad to visit Yemen
The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara has announced that President Bashar al-Assad will pay a visit to Yemen in the second half of September.
Syria-Yemen, Politics, 9/10/2001
Italy calls EU to normalize relations with Libya
Italy on Sunday called on its partners in the European Union to initiate normalization of relations with Libya
Libya-Italy, Politics, 9/10/2001
On al-Wahda dam project
The Jordanian minister of waters and irrigation Hazem al-Nasser has stressed that the Jordanian government is proceeding in preparations for implementing al- Wahda dam in cooperation with Syria as soon as possible.
Jordan-Syria, Economics, 9/10/2001
Egyptian-Palestinian-Jordanian meeting
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Maher said that the two-hour tripartite ministerial meeting, which was held yesterday was part of coordination among Egypt, Jordan and Palestine.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 9/10/2001
Jordan halts water talks with Israel
Jordan has announced the suspension of talks with Israel on establishing a station for desalinization of springs waters from Beisan region to provide Jordan with 50 million cubic meters of waters of the annual additional waters agreed upon between Israel and Jordan. Jordan also declared rejection to reduce the amounts of waters arrived to it from Israel under Israeli pretext of the water level at Tiberies Lake as a result of drought.
Jordan-Israel, Economics, 9/10/2001
Yemeni refugees return back to their country
The Qatari daily al-Rayah issued on Saturday said that Yemeni military men who were asylum seekers in Syria will return back very soon to their country in response to the initiative proposed by the Yemeni leadership and its welcome to the return back of all military men who left Yemen following the war of the Summer of 1994 to re- separate the two parts of Yemen. The attempts was a complete failure.
Yemen-Syria, Politics, 9/10/2001
Iraq to use the Lebanese ports
Iraq has announced it wants to rely on the Lebanese ports in importing commodities and goods coming to it in the framework of the "oil for food" program.
Iraq-Lebanon, Economics, 9/10/2001
Ghali receives memo of understanding on Egyptian-US Presidents' Council
US Secretary of Commerce sent a message to Egyptian Minister of Economy that includes the blueprints on the memo of understanding regarding the Egyptian-US Presidents' Council and the broadlines to activate the Council's role.
Egypt-USA, Economics, 9/10/2001
Economic group reviews exchange market developments
The Ministerial Economic Group Sunday held a meeting under Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid.
Egypt, Economics, 9/10/2001
Morocco, Belgium set up 100 million euro-worth investment fund
Two private groups, Moroccan "Saham" and Belgian "Thomas et Piron," have set up a fund worth 100 million Euros that will invest in the sector of real estate.
Morocco-Belgium, Business, 9/10/2001
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Municipal elections started on Sunday in the liberated towns and villages in South Lebanon in an atmosphere of democratic competition. The current election operations include the election of 54 municipal councils and 169 Mukhtar ( local mayor).
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Official Syrian source said that each of the following Syrians were arrested because they had committed acts they have to be tried for by the law. These persons will be brought before the specialized court to reconsider their conditions and take due judicial measures concerning them. They are Kamal Libwani; Habib Saleh; Aref Dalilah, Hassan Sadoun and Walid al-Bunni.
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After the conclusion of the meetings conducted by the Syrian- Lebanese information committee held in Damascus on Sunday, the Syrian minister of information Adnan Omar and his Lebanese counterpart Ghazi al-Aridi co-signed a number of cooperation agreements between the two ministries of the information.
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Khartoum and Kuwait have decided during the few coming days to resume air flights between the two countries, suspended since the second Gulf war.
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The first people's demonstration will be held in Cairo today. It was to be headed by chiefs of the Egyptian opposition parties and members and committee of anti normalization and representatives of the various political forces who will head for the headquarters of the American embassy in the downtown of Cairo to express backing for the Palestinian Intifada and show off the people's anger towards the US support for the Israeli aggression against the Palestinians.
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Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak will lead a high-level Egyptian delegation at the extraordinary session of the UN General Assembly on childhood in the period September 19-21 to be attended by 85 kings, presidents and highly placed world personalities.
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Secretary General of the Spanish Socialist labor party (PSOE/opposition), Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, is projecting to pay a visit to Morocco next November, sources close to the PSOE were quoted by the private news agency Europa Press as saying.
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A well-informed Arab diplomatic source at the Arab League said that a committee comprising Arab experts in the international and the criminal law will be formed to be as a consultation commission for the Arab League in charge of studying and defining necessary legal measures to sue the Israeli war criminals and to try them.
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The Israeli defense minister Benjamin Bin Aleazer will head for Washington tomorrow in a visit to the US that lasts for four days, according to the Israeli radio. The radio added that Bin Aleazer will be meeting with the US vice- President, his advisor for national security and the US secretary of state and the defense secretary and discuss with them the developments of conditions in the Palestinian territories and Israel's requests for American weapons.
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