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UAE President confers with Chirac
President of the United Arab Emirates UAE Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan has called on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi during his meeting with the French President Jacques Chirac for the need of finding out an international balance to fighting terrorism and not to ignore the Israeli terrorism against the Palestinian people in the occupied territories.
United Arab Emirates-France, Politics, 11/14/2001
Israel rejects UN call to leave Palestinian areas
Israel said yesterday its forces would remain in two Palestinian-ruled West Bank areas despite a demand by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council for a pullout.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/14/2001
Optimistic figures on exports to foreign markets
Exports to Russian, African, Poland, Germany, and Hong Kong were on the rise during the first six months of the year, recent reports by the Trade Representation Authority have said.
Egypt, Economics, 11/14/2001
Al-Assad meets with French parliamentary delegation
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday at the Damascus al-Shaab palace received the chairman of the foreign relations committee at the French national society and members of the accompanying delegation.
Syria-France, Politics, 11/14/2001
WTO's Doha conference
An American negotiator who asked not to be identified said that an agreement might be reached that avail launching a new round of multilateral trade negotiations in the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO) conference in Doha.
Regional, Economics, 11/14/2001
Al-Shara confers win New York with Vedrine, Kharazi, Larsen, Solana
The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Tuesday continued his meetings and contacts in New York. On Tuesday morning al-Shara met with the French foreign minister Hubert vedrine in the presence of the Syrian delegation charge de affairs to the UN Faisal Miqdad, the French foreign ministry spokesman and the advisor for the French Foreign minister.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 11/14/2001
Blair: the West must have good relations with Syria, Iran
The British prime minister Tony Blair on Monday evening stressed the importance of the West's relations with Syria and Iran. He said there should be good relations with Iran and Syria if the question of the region is intended to be dealt with in the framework of vast efforts to achieve peace.
Syria-UK, Politics, 11/14/2001
Israeli forces continues breaking into Palestinian villages
The Israeli forces continued its policy in breaking into the Palestinian villages in killing the Palestinian national cadres and demolishing the agricultural lands and demolishing houses. The Palestinian woman Wafa Nasif was killed on Tuesday in her house by an israeli bullet in Toulkarem.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/14/2001
Priorities set to enhance industrial production
A paper prepared by the Egyptian Businessmen Association (EBA) outlined the priorities required to develop industry including upgrading production technology, using modern production methods by hiring Egyptian or foreign experts, studying the elements of cost and the potential of reducing it, have new production licenses with the right of know-how and technical assistance, providing competent administrative and technical cadres and paying more attention to marketing on both the local and target foreign markets.
Egypt, Economics, 11/14/2001
WB backs Morocco's judiciary reforms
The World Back is backing the Moroccan judiciary and judicial reforms project and extended Morocco last April US$ 5.3 million to help it materialize the project.
Morocco, Judicial, 11/14/2001
Coordination meeting for the Gulf foreign ministers
The foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members states held a consultation and coordination meeting in New York on the sideline of the current UN General Assembly in which they discussed regional and international incidents and developments and their reflections on the countries of the GCC member states and on the Arab and Islamic nations.
Gulf, Politics, 11/14/2001
American envoy in Khartoum
The special American envoy for peace in Sudan John Danfourth met on Tuesday in Khartoum with the advisor of the Sudanese President for peace affairs Dr. Ghazi Salah Eddine al- Attabani and with the Sudanese vice- President Mousa Mashar.
Sudan-USA, Politics, 11/14/2001
Maher calls for an international conference to discuss the issue of terrorism
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher has stressed that terrorism lists issued recently by the American administration are only obligatory for the US and Egypt is only committed to the UN Security Council resolutions concerning terrorism.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 11/14/2001
Morocco, Mauritania define implementation programs of fisheries cooperation
Morocco and Mauritania agreed here Tuesday at the end of their joint fisheries commission meeting on a set of cooperation programs in fishery matters.
Morocco-Mauritania, Economics, 11/14/2001
Algerian presidency lauds moral and material support of Morocco
The Algerian presidency lauded the moral and material support extended by King Mohammed VI who supervises personally emergency aid granted to floods-stricken Algeria.
Algeria-Morocco, Local, 11/14/2001
Jordanian banks to deal with the EURO
Jordanian banking sources announced that the last date to change the European currencies by the EURO in the Jordanian banks will be March 2002 when the new currency ( the EURO) will be put in the markets in January 2002.
Jordan, Economics, 11/14/2001
Israeli warplanes violate the Lebanese airspace
The Israeli warplanes on Tuesday continued its violation of the Lebanese airspace and sovereignty and broke the sound barrier over the capital Beirut.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 11/14/2001
Moroccan figures opposed to MS Mitterrand's visit to Laayoune
Several Moroccan figures have voiced opposition to the visit by former French first lady, Danielle Mitterrand, to the southern city of Laayoune and denounced her hostility regarding Morocco's territorial integrity.
Morocco, Politics, 11/14/2001
Moroccan foundation finances community school in senegal
Chairman of the Moroccan BMCE foundation, Othmane Benjelloun, and Senegal's first lady, Viviane Wade, who chairs the "education and health foundation" launched on Tuesday construction of a rural community school in Mbissao, a small Senegalese locality.
Morocco-Senegal, Local, 11/14/2001
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday at the Damascus al-Shaab palace received the Sudanese minister of the Interior Abdul Raheem Muhammad Hussein and members of the accompanying delegation. The meeting was attended by the minister of the Interior Muhammad Harba and the Sudanese ambassador in Damascus.
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A Palestinian source belongs to an opposition organization has denied that the Palestinian organizations offices in Damascus to have had received orders from any Syrian side to close and halt activities of its cadres in the Syrian capital.
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Jordanian security sources said that several detainees from al-Baq'a camp who were arrested on the ground of organizing a march of demonstration in support of the Palestinian Intifada in its first anniversary were released.
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The Lebanese Prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri today arrives in Berlin in a work visit during which he will be meeting with the German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.
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The secretary general of the Arab Economic unity organization Ahmad Jweili has called on the Arab states the need of taking necessary measures and legislation to encourage investment in the Arab states.
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The follow-up committee of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) is holding its 38th session here this Wednesday at ministerial level. The committee will assess Maghreban action, elaborate a new program and ponder on issues of mutual concern.
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The Belgian government decided to send urgent aids at a value of 10 million Belgian Francs to the victims of the floods which invaded Algeria recently.
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