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New Israeli massacres against the Palestinians, 21 killed, scores wounded by Israeli tank shells
In a flagrant defiance to the demands of the US President George Bush and his state secretary Colin Powell Israel on Wednesday carried out massacres in the occupied Palestinian territories where number of killed Palestinians tolled 21
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/25/2001
Morocco's premier meets King Abdullah
Moroccan prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, was received in Amman on Wednesday by King Abdullah of Jordan to whom he conveyed an oral message from King Mohammed VI.
Jordan-Morocco, Politics, 10/25/2001
US, UN urge immediate Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian cities
Palestine-USA, Politics, 10/25/2001
Mubarak receives Solana
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Wednesday received European Union Security Chief Javier Solana, and his accompanying delegation, who is now visiting Egypt.
Egypt-European Union, Politics, 10/25/2001
Syrian sources and Yaloun's statements
Well-informed Syrian sources have considered statements made by the Israeli deputy chief of staff of the army Gen. Moshe Yaloun on Sunday in which he threatened of the possibility of waging a comprehensive war in the region, as just for " local consumption"
Syria-Israel, Politics, 10/25/2001
Morocco, Jordan sign package of agreements
Morocco and Jordan signed here on Thursday a package of agreements at the end of their high joint commission held this Oct.24-25.
Jordan-Morocco, Politics, 10/25/2001
Bahrain's crown prince and the campaign against terrorism
Bahrain's crown prince Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad al-Khaleifa has said that the American campaign against Afghanistan comes as a self- defense and in retaliation to the attacks of September 11 committed by terrorists who live in Afghanistan and have not yet been handed over to the international community.
Bahrain, Politics, 10/25/2001
King Mohammed carries on tour in central, southern Morocco
The sovereign got informed about a number of socio-economic development projects and about 111 projects carried out part of the third phase of the program of struggle against the effects of drought.
Morocco, Politics, 10/25/2001
Mubarak in an interview with Lebanese magazine Al-Hawadith
Asked about his early proposal to convene an international anti-terrorism conference, the President said "Of course the Jewish lobby is afraid of this conference.The Jewish lobby tried to equate the Palestinian resistance terrorism. This is a wrong logic. Palestinians have the legitimate right of resistance to restore their lands." He called on the Jewish lobby in the west to stop "blind support" for Israel.
Egypt, Politics, 10/25/2001
Vedrine stressed the need of establishing the Palestinian state
The French Foreign minister Hubert Vedrine has stressed the need of establishing the Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as a capital.
Palestine-France, Politics, 10/25/2001
On the Israeli warplanes sorties over the Bekaa
The Monte Carlo radio said on Wednesday that the Israeli warplanes flew on Tuesday after midnight at low altitude and for one full hour over the Bekaa and Baalbeck until al-Masnaa area on the border between Syria and Lebanon, passing the Lebanese heights and the west Lebanon mountains series.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/25/2001
Dubai discloses a Mossad plan to strike Gulf states economy
He called for restoring back Arab assets from foreign banks because they are no more secure and should be invested in the Arab homeland.
United Arab Emirates, Politics, 10/25/2001
Mubarak: Israel's security will always be at stake without peace
EgyptianPresident Hosni Mubarak yesterday emphasised the need for easing the blockade imposed by Israel on Palestinian areas, indicating that Israel must understand that its interests are better served by concluding peace with the Palestinians.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 10/25/2001
Al-Qaddafi welcomes Japanese peace boat delegation
Libyan President Muaammar al-Qaddafi on Tuesday evening in Tripoli received the " Peace boat delegation" which is visiting Libya. It is composed of 600 Japanese citizens of various social strata.
Libya-Japan, Culture, 10/25/2001
Irrigation Minister: Nile water,only for its Basin countries
Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation and public works Mahmoud Abu Zeid said that the government is keen on protecting the High Dam and other establishments.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 10/25/2001
Sudanese minister stressed the need of international consensus to define terrorism
Sudan, Politics, 10/25/2001
US special forces commander visits Yemen
A Yemeni government official said on Wednesday that a special commander for the US forces is currently visiting Yemen to discuss military cooperation and efforts to fighting terrorism following the attacks of September 11th at the US.
Yemen-USA, Politics, 10/25/2001
Egypt's loss due to Alamin minefields estimated at LE 300 billion
Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation estimated Egypt's loss resulting, from abandoning the arable areas of Almain at Western desert planted with mines, at about LE 300 billion. This pun, according to the Ministry, and which equals threefold the development aid received by Egypt over the past 50 years.
Egypt, Economics, 10/25/2001
Arab Americans launch national coalition
Representatives from twenty-eight Arab-American organizations met in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday to establish a Congress of Arab-American Organizations (CAAO), the American-Arab anti-Discrimination Committee said in a message e-mailed to MAP.
Regional-USA, Politics, 10/25/2001
UN senior executive in Morocco
UN under secretary general and director of the regional bureau of the UN Development Program (UNDP) for Arab States, Ms Rima Khalaf Hunaidi, arrived in Casablanca Wednesday on a four-day work visit to Morocco.
Morocco, Politics, 10/25/2001
Police identifies sender of suspected mail in Marrakesh
The regional judiciary police in Marrakesh arrested on Wednesday a second person having sent an envelope containing a white powder to a colleague, sources from the ministry of the interior said.
Morocco, Local, 10/25/2001
First international fishery show held in Agadir
The Moroccan southern Atlantic city of Agadir is playing host this October 24-27 to the first international fishery show, held under the topic "protect the sea, preserve the future."
Morocco, Economics, 10/25/2001
No anthrax in Saudi Arabia
The Saudi minister of health Osama Shabakshi has stressed that there is no one anthrax case in Saudi Arabia. He also denied rumors spread on Tuesday saying that there are posy messages which carry this virus.
Saudi Arabia, Local, 10/25/2001
Israeli warplanes violate the Lebanese airspace
The Israeli warplanes on Wednesday evening violated the Lebanese airspace for several times and flew over western Bekaa areas until Baalbeck.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/25/2001
Intensive bombardment at Taliban position to the north of Afghanistan
The American jets continued to bombard the Afghani capital Kabul while the main battlefield was transferred to the north of Afghanistan where the advanced positions of Taliban are situated towards the northern opposition forces.
Regional-Afghanistan, Politics, 10/25/2001
Mummy believed to be of Ramsis I, found at Atlanta museum
The ambiguity of the ancient Egyptian civilisation has always raised the curiosity of researchers and archaeologists who find an endless source of information and secrets.
Egypt, History, 10/25/2001
Islamic academy calls for inter-Islamic partnership in biotechnology
The Islamic Academy of Sciences (IAS) on Wednesday called for the consolidation of partnership ties among member countries of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) in biotechnology and genetic engineering.
Regional, Science, 10/25/2001
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President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt on Wednesday discussed with Austria's chancellor developments concerning the deteriorated conditions in the Middle East as a result of the continued aggressions carried out by Israel against the unarmed Palestinian people.
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Syrian President Bashar al- Assad on Wednesday received a telephone call from President of the Republic of Austria Thomas Klistel during which the two Presidents discussed the tense situation in the region.
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Well-informed sources in Damascus said that possibilities of making a governmental reshuffle has become very great to the extent that it is expected to be very soon.
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The assistant secretary for cooperation affairs at the people's general committee for foreign relations and international co-operation in Libya Saad Mujber has discussed with the Cypriot minister of finance and members of the accompanying delegation means of supporting and strengthening existing co-operation between Libya and Cyprus in various fields.
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Moroccan- Jordanian official talks started in Amman on Wednesday in the framework of the joint higher committee between the two states under the chairmanship of the Jordanian prime minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb and his Moroccan counterpart Abdul Rahman al-Yousefi who arrived in Amman on Tuesday evening on top of a high ranking governmental delegation in a visit to Jordan which lasts for three days.
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher will take part in the extraordinary ministerial meetings of the Euro Mediterranean forum tobe held in Morrocco. Maher in a pre-departure statement said that the conferees will probe means of fighting terrorism specially after the incidents of September 11 against the US facilities along with the security conditions in the region and economic repercussions thereof.
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The delegate of the Israeli prime minister to Washington Zalmaan Shoufa has stressed that there is no grave crisis in the relations between Israel and the US. In statements quoted by the Israeli radio on Wednesday Shoufal said that the government of Israel has to take into account the American interests and to complete, on the other hand, the mission of the Israeli army in the Palestinian territories without violating the American interests.
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The Russian security council has discussed matters relating to security cooperation between Russia and Israel.
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The US embassy in Kuwait has asked the American citizens in Kuwait to be cautious and to limit their moves and to be always aware of what is taking place around them.
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The first conference of the Saudi and Lebanese businessmen will be held in Beirut on October 30 and 31st. It will be attended by 300 persons representing businessmen and investors from both sides.
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Jordanian specialized sources have stressed that there are no traces for the anthrax in Jordan. The director of the central intelligence at the Jordanian ministry of health Aktham Hadadin said that until Wednesday some 17 suspected items were tested and it was found out that no anthrax in it.
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"A new electrical line will connect the east Port Said power station to the national grid," Minister of Electricity and Energy Ali El-Saeedi said yesterday. The contract for the line was signed with a specialized Egyptian firm and will utilize local expertise. The LE. 20 million line, which requires extensive underwater cabling, is expected to be operat within a year.
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The general prosecutor has opened a preliminary investigation against Ali Lemrabet whose weekly magazine "Demain-Magazine" alleged that the royal palace of Skhirat (40 km south of Rabat) would be put on sale. The prosecutor who found out that the article comprises lies and allegation and was intended to harm decided to open a preliminary investigation.
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The Moroccan and Italian federations of maritime fishery chambers signed Wednesday a cooperation agreement. The agreement provides for partnership and cooperation in matters of exchange of expertise and data as well as for consultation on the promotion of the fishery sector in the two countries.
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