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Jordan, Tunisia cancelled entry visas
The Tunisian and Jordanian governments have signed a minute of agreement between the two countries by canceling visas for private and diplomatic passports.
Jordan-Tunisia, Politics, 10/24/2001
Iraqi accusations against Kuwait
The Iraqi foreign minister Naji sabri said in a message he addressed to the UN secretary general Kofi Annan that the Kuwaiti navy in September carried out five attacks inside the Iraqi territorial waters against Iraqi fishing boats and intercepted the Iraqi fishermen and confiscated their personal properties and spoiled their official documents.
Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 10/24/2001
Saudi Arabia and the financing of religious schools
US Senator Joseph Byden, chairman of the foreign committee at the US Senate has called for the need to tell Saudi Arabia to halt financing extremist religious schools in various parts of the world.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 10/24/2001
The Jordanian- Moroccan joint higher committee
Meetings of the Moroccan- Jordanian joint higher committee will be held today in Amman under the chairmanship of the Moroccan prime minister Abdul Rahman al-Yousefi and his Jordanian counterpart Ali Abu al-Ragheb.
Jordan-Morocco, Politics, 10/24/2001
Morocco, Syria sign package of agreements
Morocco and Syria signed on Tuesday at the end of the 1st session of their high joint commission a package of agreements meant to foster bilateral cooperation in various realms of economy, trade, culture, communication and environment.
Syria-Morocco, Politics, 10/24/2001
After the American call to pullout its forces, Israel deploys land- to land missiles in Gaza
Israel on Tuesday installed batteries of ground- to ground missiles to the north and south of Gaza and asked foreigners to leave.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/24/2001
Arafat, Solana's press conference
The higher representative of the foreign policy and security in the European Union Javier Solana has described the situation in the Palestinian territories as very difficult.
Palestine-European Union, Politics, 10/24/2001
Ruler of Qatar to visit al-Riyadh on Sunday
The ruler of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani will visit al-Riyadh on Sunday and meet with the Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz and the crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz.
Qatar-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/24/2001
King Mohammed VI Visits Ouarzazate
As part of his tour in Moroccan central and southern regions, King Mohammed VI -accompanied by his brother Prince Moulay Rachid and his cousin prince Moulay Ismail- visited on Tuesday afternoon the southern city of Ouarzazate.
Morocco, Politics, 10/24/2001
Jordanian Muslim brothers group to support Afghanistan
Jordan-Afghanistan, Politics, 10/24/2001
Pakistan arrests two Arabs trying to enter Pakistan illegally
News reports said that the Pakistani police arrested on Monday two Arabs while trying to enter illegally into Pakistan through the isolated border crossing "Bramasha," southern east of Kuwaita of the Baloshistan district of Afghanistan.
Regional-Pakistan, Politics, 10/24/2001
Coalition government in Comoros
Comoros, Politics, 10/24/2001
Swiss art, ballet in Damascus
The exhibition on traditional art in Switzerland was opened on October 23rd at the Damascus National Museum. Organized by the Swiss embassy in Damascus, the exhibition will be seen until November 13th.
Syria-Switzerland, Culture, 10/24/2001
Moroccan official pleads for fair distribution of wealth
Moroccan minister of economy, finance, privatization and tourism, Fathallah Oualalou, pleaded here Tuesday for a fair distribution of wealth and for struggle against economic edging out.
Morocco, Politics, 10/24/2001
WTO conference confirmed to be held in Qatar
Qatar, Politics, 10/24/2001
Arab environment ministers meet in Cairo
Works of the 13th session of the Arab ministers of the environment started today at the premises of the Arab League AL in Cairo under the chairmanship of Yemen in order to discuss decisions and recommendations of its executive bureau.
Regional, Environment, 10/24/2001
American bombardment kills 94 villagers, facilitates the advance of Afghani opposition towards Kabul
The Taliban movement has launched a counter attack against the northern opposition forces- the northern alliance- to the north of Kabul where the alliance forces are preparing to start advancing towards the capital at the direct support from the American forces.
Regional-Afghanistan, Politics, 10/24/2001
Four Arab countries to conclude free trade agreement
"A four-way Arab free trade agreement will come into effect in January 2002, Ahmed El-Goweili," Secretary-General of the Arabic Economic Unity Council said yesterday.
Regional-Egypt, Economics, 10/24/2001
Qatar invited Israel to take part at WTO conference
Israel has received an invitation to attend a trade conference to be held in Doha in November.
Qatar-Israel, Politics, 10/24/2001
Three cooperation agreements signed by Egypt, South Africa
Egypt and South Africa signed Monday three cooperation agreements in the fields of criminals extradition, judiciary and sports cooperation.
Egypt-South Africa, Politics, 10/24/2001
Egypt's first industrial map prepared
Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid said that Egypt's revenues from oil exports have increased over the past period.
Egypt, Economics, 10/24/2001
Egypt qualified to be regional financial hub in Middle EAST
Accompanied by 15 businessmen and bankers, London Mayor Lord David Howard paid this week a visit to the Egyptian Stock Exchange (ESE), inspecting the sophisticated techniques adopted by the Egyptian bourse.
Egypt, Economics, 10/24/2001
Israeli warplanes violate the Lebanese airspace
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/24/2001
EU to fund socio-economic projects with 370 million Euro
A European Union (Eu) delegation which visited Egypt last week discussed the national indicative program for Egypt, which assesses the key funding priorities for Socioeconomic projects carried out under the MEDA II program in 2002-2004.
Egypt-European Union, Economics, 10/24/2001
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The Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz on Tuesday received the German foreign minister Yushka Fischer and members of the accompanying delegation. The meeting was attended by the Saudi foreign minister prince Saud al-Faisal. Earlier in the day al-Faisal met with Fischer and discussed with him several regional and international issues of mutual concern.
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Lebanese army officer Majed Kasan was wounded when the engineering weapon unit at the Lebanese army was dismantling mines implanted by the Israeli forces in the surrounding of Jabal Safi in south Lebanon.
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Iranian President Muhammad Khatami on Tuesday held a round of talks with the ruler of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani who arrived in Tehran earlier in the day.
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Meetings of the Libyan- Cypriot joint committee started on Tuesday evening in Tripoli in the presence of the secretary general of the people's committee for justice and general security in Libya Muhammad Ali al-Misrati and the Cypriot minister of Finance and several expertise and technicians representing the two countries.
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China on Tuesday denied what was stated by the US paper " New York Times" that Chinese citizens had bought American " Cruise " missiles that did not explode from the Afghani Taliban movement, the US had fired at Afghanistan in 1998 and described this as absolutely ground- less.
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The Saudi minister of commerce Osama Faqih on Tuesday in al-Riyadh met with the chairman of the Arab - American chamber Don Dimrano and members of the accompanying delegation currently visiting Saudi Arabia.
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Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) mission in Kom Mazian, Al-Beheira governorate unearthed scores of tombs that date back to the pharaonic and Roman eras, said SCA Secretary General Gaballah Ali Gaballah, adding the discovered tombs are three meters deep beneath the earth surface.
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