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Eleysee Palace spokesman: situation in ME is very dangerous
At his meeting with President Mubarak on Monday, French President Jacques Chirac will explain the ideas France intends to launch in the upcoming days and weeks on the Middle East, and Afghanistan, especially after his meeting with US President George Bush
Egypt-France, Politics, 11/10/2001
Chirac visits the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) news agency said that the French President Jacques Chirac will next Monday pay a visit to Abu Dhabi during which he will hold talks about Afghanistan and the conflict in the Middle East in the framework of a tour he will hold on the Middle East.
United Arab Emirates-France, Politics, 11/10/2001
UNICEF , SOS to establish Children Club in Qidseya
"The agreement signed between UNICEF and SOS is very important in the way that the two organizations are working within the framework of the Child Right Convention," said UNICEF ' s representative in Damascus Mohamed Bendriss Alami in a statement to ArabicNews on the occasion of an agreement signed between UNICEF and the SOS to establish a Children club in Qidseya, Damascus countryside.
Syria, Culture, 11/10/2001
Moroccan NGO's hold national colloquy on serious human rights violations
A group of Moroccan non-governmental organizations and the German Frierich Ebert Foundation opened on Friday a national colloquy to look into "serious human rights violations in Morocco: for a comprehensive, fair and just settlement."
Morocco, Culture, 11/10/2001
Mubarak addresses People's Assembly and Shura Council
President Mubarak today gave a major political speech at the joint session of the People's Assembly and the Shura Council on the occasion of the beginning of the new parliamentary session.
Egypt, Politics, 11/10/2001
Moroccan FM conveys to US president message from king Mohammed
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, handed on Friday to US president George W. Bush a message from King Mohammed VI.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 11/10/2001
Mrs. Mubarak to open Arab women's summit conference Sunday
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak, chairperson of the Arab women's summit and the National Council for Women (NCW), will open on Sunday the Arab women's summit conferences.
Egypt-Regional, Culture, 11/10/2001
Cairo's Arab extraordinary summit on women
the summit, to open Sunday, will debate the situation of women in the Arab world and means to overcome obstacles preventing women from taking their role in facing globalization challenges in the Arab world.
Regional-Morocco, Culture, 11/10/2001
Mrs. Mubarak inaugurates combating addiction institute
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak inaugurated Thursday morning the National institute for rehabilitation and combating addiction in Abasya.
Egypt, Culture, 11/10/2001
Princess Lalla Amina launches construction of mentally-handicapped center in Rabat
Morocco's Princess Lalla Amina, honorary chairwoman of the association of friends and families of mentally-handicapped persons, launched on Friday construction of a social and vocational training center for mentally-handicapped persons.
Morocco, Culture, 11/10/2001
Syria and the World Trade Organization
The London- based " foreign report" bulletin issued on Friday said that stemmed from President Bashar's al-Assad determination to re-merge his country in the world's economy following decades of isolation, Syria, thereby, is moving towards joining the world trade organization..
Syria, Economics, 11/10/2001
One Palestinian was killed, many wounded by the Israeli forces
The Palestinian Mahmoud Abu Haleeb ( 37 year old) was killed on Friday by six bullets fired by the Israeli forces in al-Qararra town in Khan Younis while two other Palestinians were wounded when an Israeli position opened fire from Nafe Dekalim settlement at Palestinian houses.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/10/2001
Iraq lauds Mrs. Mubarak's advocacy of Arab women's causes
An Iraqi delegate Thursday night praised Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak's efforts in championing causes of Arab women in statements upon arriving in Cairo to lead the Iraqi delegation to an extraordinary Arab women's summit. Hoda Saleh, a member of the Iraqi Baath Party added that Mrs. Mubarak's efforts were highly regarded across the Arab world.
Regional-Iraq, Culture, 11/10/2001
Egypt France consultations reflect identical views
Paris plays a role in defining international policies and is concerned at this stage with holding consultations and coordination with President Mubarak in order to establish global stability and peace, he added
Egypt-France, Politics, 11/10/2001
Egypt: Israel's practices, sheer crimes
Egypt's delegation to the United Nations strongly attacked Israel's practices and policies in the occupied Palestinian territories, terming them as criminal and constituting a flagrant violation of international law.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 11/10/2001
Jordanian minister warns against comparing people's resistance of occupation and terrorism
The Jordanian Foreign minister Abdul Illah al-Khatib has warned against comparing and mixing between comparing the resistance of people to occupation and the terrorist act.
Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 11/10/2001
Maher reviews with US ambassador current situation, Palestine
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Maher held a meeting on Thursday with US ambassador in Cairo, David Welch, which he said was a good opportunity to review US remarks on a Palestinian state and the contacts made in Washington during the visits of British Prime Minister Tony Blair and French President Jacques Chirac.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 11/10/2001
The US and Hamas
The British weekly " Janes" specialized in intelligence and military issues said that the US decision to include Hamas' movement within terrorist organizations came despite the signals which show that the movement is reconsidering its military strategy.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 11/10/2001
Ghali lauds unified Arab stance in Doha
The Egyptian Economy and Foreign Trade Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali said yesterday that there is a unified Arab stance towards the issues tabled on the agenda of the World Trade Organization (WTO) conference which began in Doha on Friday.
Regional, Economics, 11/10/2001
Anti-terrorism battle should be under UN umbrella
The international anti-terrorism drive should be effected under the UN auspices, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa told Arab ambassador accredited to Britain.
Regional, Politics, 11/10/2001
Palestinian question, international terrorism: German priorities
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder gives high priority to the Middle East question, said German ambassador in Cairo Baron, Paul Von Maltzahn.
Egypt-Germany, Politics, 11/10/2001
US praises Egypt's stance on terrorism
Egypt is considered one of the most important countries in the Middle East region and plays a leading role in the war against terror, said US ambassador in Cairo David Welch.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 11/10/2001
Mubarak sends message to Bush
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sent an urgent message to US President George W. Bush, in which he underscored the importance that the United States should act swiftly to ease the situation between the Palestinians and Israelis.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 11/10/2001
Maghreban infrastructure commission meets in Tripoli
The Arab Maghreb Union commission on infrastructure will be meeting here this Nov.11-12 to examine several items related to roads, transportation, water and other equipment in the region.
Maghreb, Economics, 11/10/2001
Two french ministers participate in decentralized cooperation conference in Morocco
Two French ministers will be travelling to Morocco this Nov.11-13 to take part in the conference of Moroccan-French decentralized conference in Fez.
Morocco-France, Politics, 11/10/2001
165 countries approve Kyoto rules in Marrakesh
International delegates agreed on Saturday to the first-ever rules aimed at stopping global warming at the end of their meeting in Marrakesh Saturday.
Regional, Environment, 11/10/2001
Sudan, FAO sign cooperation agreement
The World Food and Agriculture Organization FAO signed a co-operation agreement with the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, which has Khartoum as a headquarters.
Sudan-Regional, Economics, 11/10/2001
Egypt, France sign partnership agreement in oil fields
Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmy said that his ministry and French Gas De France Group will sign on Monday a partnership agreement under which the giant French Group will work in Egypt's oil fields including exploration and setting up a factory for gas liquefication and then export it.
Egypt-France, Economics, 11/10/2001
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Lebanon on Friday renewed its rejection to include the Lebanese national resistance in the list of terrorism announced by the US on Thursday.
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The Sudanese government has decided to increase prices of fuels and oil by- products at 25% in order to fill the gap in the revenues of the country's state budget.
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An extraordinary meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Forum Thursday backed President Hosni Mubarak's call for an international UN-sponsored conference against terrorism. It (the forum) endorses a proposal to convene an international conference on terrorism under the auspices of the United Nations, a final declaration said.
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Moroccan minister of higher education, executive training and scientific research, Najib Zerouali, will pay this November 12-15 an official visit to Teheran to explore bilateral cooperation. Some twenty Moroccans are studying in Iranian universities Persian language and culture, Islamic philosophy, pharmacy, cinema and political science.
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A group of Korean economists from the Korean Institute of International Economic Policy (KIEP) will be undertaking this Nov.12-14 a visit to Morocco to examine cooperation possibilities with the Moroccan economic think-tank (CMC). The economic specialists will exchange views on the two countries' economic policy and on bilateral economic cooperation.
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The European Investment Bank has extended Morocco a loan of 40 million Euros for a project to rehabilitate major irrigation facilities in Morocco.
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UNICEF ' s representative in Sudan Thomas Akfal has stated that the 9th campaign on children vaccination against polio in Sudan will start on November 13th with the participation of the Syrian actor Dureid Lahham, who is UNICEF's good intention ambassador.
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Five European ambassadors on Friday returned back to Eritrea after two months from summoning them as a result of differences concerning toughened Eritrean measures against reformers and the mass media in the country. One diplomat told reporters that all diplomats from Germany, Holland, Denmark, and the European Commission returned back with the exception of the Italian ambassador.
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Israeli sources in Jerusalem on Friday expected the visit of the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon's visit to Washington to be held in the first week of December. During this visit, Sharon will be meeting with the US President George Bush and his deputy Richard Cheney, the state secretary Colin Powell and the defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld and several congressmen.
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