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Arab League chief in an exclusive interview with Arabic News
Regional, Politics, 11/5/2001
Al-Assad meets with the Arab follow up committee on debated issues
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday at the Damascus al-Shaab palace received the Arab follow up committee emerged from the extraordinary recent Arab summit conference held in Cairo.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 11/5/2001
Arab Follow-Up Committee reviewed ME issue, terrorism
The Arab Follow-Up Committee convened at the ministerial level in Damascus on Sunday under Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa to follow-up the recommendations of the last Arab summit in Amman.
Regional, Politics, 11/5/2001
Moussa, Maher: we are going to Brussels with a united Arab position
In statements to pressmen in Damascus on Sunday, the secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa described statements made by the US President George Bush and the British prime minister Tony Blair on the need to establish a Palestinian state as very beautiful and positive, but yet have not been materialized, hoping that these statements will be made into acts.
Regional, Politics, 11/5/2001
Arab follow-up committee wants concrete steps to establish Palestinian state
Arab league secretary general, Amr Moussa, on his part warned Arabs to be cautious against a second "political swindle," and insisted on the need for concrete actions saying "we are not going to wait another ten years," referring to the 1993 Oslo agreements.
Regional, Politics, 11/5/2001
Arab investments outside of the Arab house is $ 1000 billion
The secretary general of the Arab economic unity Ahmad Jweili has estimated the volume of Arab investments out of the Arab homeland between USD 800- 1,000 billion, calling on re-arranging the Arab house and put these sums in investments inside the Arab states.
Regional, Economics, 11/5/2001
Free trade agreement between Iraq, UAE
Iraq on Friday signed a free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates provides that trade exchange between the two states will reach a value of USD 2.5 billion annually.
United Arab Emirates-Iraq, Politics, 11/5/2001
Blair's new initiative
The Saudi daily Okaz issued on Friday said that the British prime minister Tony Blair carried to the Syrian leadership a new peace initiative.
Syria-UK, Politics, 11/5/2001
Morocco's minister on work visit in Libya, Tripoli hosts Moroccan fair
Moroccan industry, trade, energy and mining minister, Mustapha Mansouri, is paying this November 5-6 a work visit to Libya.
Morocco-Libya, Politics, 11/5/2001
Coupe attempt failed in Comoros
The ruler of the separatist island of Anjoine in Comoros Muhammad Bakkar announced on Sunday that he had crushed a coupe attempt carried out by Col. Saeed Obeid Abdul Rahman during which one person was killed and several others were wounded.
Comoros, Politics, 11/5/2001
A new Syrian government expected very soon
Syria, Politics, 11/5/2001
Final US ultimate warning to Iraq
The Kuwaiti daily al-Seyash issued on Sunday quoted sources at the British house of commons as saying that the British prime minister Tony Blair asked the Jordanian King Abdullah II during his visit to Amman to convey a final warning from the US administration to Iraq
Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/5/2001
British dailies and Blair's talks in Damascus
The British daily the " Independent' said that the British prime minister Tony Blair will be always the man of difficult missions despite the fact he was treated in a harsh way in Syria and was frustrated in israel.
Syria-UK, Politics, 11/5/2001
Egypt, Arab states challenge Israel at the UN
Egypt's permanent representative at the UN Ahmad Abu Gheith has stressed that Egypt and the Arab states have, during the recent meetings of the UN, challenged Israel's attempts to falsify facts concerning the question of the Palestinian refugees and gave proved evidences unmasking the practices and schemes carried out by the Israeli army against the unarmed Palestinians. Measures that force the Palestinians to leave their homes.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 11/5/2001
Jordan refuses a demonstration marking the Balfore declaration
The Jordanian government has refused a request proposed by the Jordanian national parties to organize a massive demonstration on Friday marking the Balfore declaration ( the declaration given on November 2, 1917 by the British foreign secretary Balfore provided for the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine).
Jordan, Politics, 11/5/2001
Two Israelis were killed, 35 wounded in an operation in Jerusalem
Two Israeli were killed and other 35 wounded in an attack carried out by one Palestinian resistance man in a coach for the Israeli settlers near the " French Hell" in Jerusalem.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/5/2001
Al Azhar Grand Imam receives British Ambassador
Tantawi has explained that there is not any legislation, law or tradition which permits the punishment of a whole nation.
Egypt-UK, Politics, 11/5/2001
Robertson: Bin Laden is not the only one responsible for September attacks
The secretary general of NATO George Robertson said in statements broadcast on Sunday that it is not clear yet whether Bin laden will be the only responsible side for the attacks against the US on September 11th.
Regional, Politics, 11/5/2001
Arabs do not hate US but have reservations on its stances
Egyptian Ambassador in Washington Nabil Fahmy Sunday said that the Arabs do not hate the United States. Rather they have some reservations on its stances towards the Middle East issues.
Regional-USA, Politics, 11/5/2001
Secret talks between Iran, Taliban
The British " Sunday telegraph " daily issued in London on Sunday disclosed that Iran during the three past weeks held secret talks with the Afghani movement of Taliban in an attempt to strengthen Iran's influence in the region and obstruct the return of the former Afghani King Muhammad Dhaher Shah to the rule of Kabul.
Iran-Afghanistan, Politics, 11/5/2001
Developing countries should talk part in formulating trade system
The Ministerial Economic Committee, under Prime Minister Atef Ebeid, will within the coming hours discuss Egypt's attitude towards issues to be discussed by the fourth ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) scheduled to be held in Doha, Qatar, during the period 9-13 November.
Regional-Egypt, Economics, 11/5/2001
New Party Born, Splinter of MNP
A new party called the Democratic Union was born on Saturday in Rabat at the end of its constituent congress held by dissidents from the National Popular Movement (MNP/chaired by Mahjoubi Aherdane).
Morocco, Politics, 11/5/2001
Israel provided the CIA with an amended list of terrorists should be liquidated
The Kuwaiti daily al-Seyasah issued on Friday said that an Arab Gulf diplomat in Washington disclosed to the paper that the Israeli government had provided the CIA with an amended list of what is called " terrorists " that should be liquidated.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 11/5/2001
US support to continue
Officials of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) asserted that the war in Afghanistan will not have a negative impact on Egypt-US economic relations.
Egypt-USA, Economics, 11/5/2001
Iranian media praises Moroccan support to Teheran's proposals on Afghan crisis
Morocco-Iran, Politics, 11/5/2001
UAE buys 25 US Boeing 777 planes at USD 6.6 billion
The government of the Dubai Emirate on Sunday signed a letter on intention to buy 25 Boeing planes at a cost of USD 6.6 billion.
United Arab Emirates, Economics, 11/5/2001
Egypt's ME denuclearization initiative by UN's COD
"The United Nations' Committee on disarmament (COD) approved two important draft resolutions on Nuclear Non-Proliferation in the Middle East and rendering the region free from nuclear weapons," said Egypt's permanent delegate to the UN ambassador Ahmed Abul-Gheit.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 11/5/2001
Jordan signs two loan agreements with Germany
Jordan on Sunday with the German building bank two agreements according to which the German bank will provide two loans at a cost of USD 50.7 million Marcs to carry out water projects in Jordan.
Jordan-Germany, Economics, 11/5/2001
L.E 40 billion to be allocated to modernize industry and production
Egyptian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ahmed el- Darsh stressed that the Egyptian government is fully aware of its commitments, especially as regards the Egyptian-European partnership.
Egypt, Economics, 11/5/2001
Government pledged to confront joblessness
Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid said the government prepares and enforces clear-cut programmes to end the joblessness.
Egypt, Economics, 11/5/2001
Cleopatra exhibition reaches Chicago from London
Cleopatra exhibition has finally reached the US to run until March 2002.
Egypt, History, 11/5/2001
A new dynasty, a new art
Salah Al-Din Youssef Ibn Ayyub, Saladin to Western historians, the military commander who retook Jerusalem in the name of Islam in 1187 AD after nearly a century of Crusader rule, has lent his name to The Orient of Saladin:
Regional, History, 11/5/2001
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Sultan Qabous Bin saeed of Oman on Sunday made a ministerial reshuffle according to which he appointed Ali Bin hammad Bin Ali al-Bousaeedi as a minister for the Sultan's court in succession to Seif Bin Hamad Bin Saud al-Bousaeedi who died on Thursday following a heart attack.
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will hold tomorrow a dialogue with the National Democratic Party (NDP) Parliamentary Board at the start of the Parliamentary Session. Mubarak will inform the NDP Parliamentary Board of the recent contacts he had with the Arab and international sides on sept. 11 incidents and confronting terror.
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Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak, chairperson of the Arab Women's summit, will deliver a speech at the inaugural session of the extraordinary Arab Women's meeting and another at the concluding session next Monday. Arab League sources said that nine spouses of Arab kings and presidents gave their final approval to attend the extraordinary Arab woment's summit in Cairo on Sunday.
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The ruler of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani received George Kary, Canterbury archbishop currently visiting Qatar and discussed with him several issues of concern to the two sides. The two sides stressed the importance of coexistence and dialogue among various religions.
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Meetings of the 18th session of the council of the Arab ministers of housing started on Sunday at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo.
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The spokesman for the Palestinian national resistance movement " Hamas " in Gaza Abdul Aziz al-Rantesi has stressed that the movement has no sums deposited at the US to be frozen there.
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The US president George Bush has announced the extension of the US sanctions imposed on Sudan for more one additional year.
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During its weekly session on Monday the Israeli cabinet approved including infrastructure minister Ivigdor Liberman to the mini Cabinet in order to replace the tourism minister Rah'bam Zaefi who was assassinated in October.
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The israeli warplanes on Sunday renewed its violation to the Lebanese airspace and sovereignty and was intercepted by the anti aircraft missiles of the Lebanese national resistance upon its flying over south Lebanon. In a statement, the resistance said that its air defense unit intercepted on Sunday the israeli warplanes which violated the Lebanese airspace over Marjyoun.
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The Turkish foreign minister Ismael Cim has stressed that his government had decided to send a special military unit to Afghanistan.
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The Belgian international cooperation minister Edi Butman arrived in al-Khartoum on Sunday in an official visit to Sudan that will last for one day.
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