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Government reshuffle in Kuwait due to low quality government employees
The Kuwaiti daily al-Seyasah said on Friday that a ministerial reshuffle will be made in Kuwait and will target ministers who are also members of the parliament ( nation's council) that may get out of the government and only one parliament member will stay as a minister.
Kuwait, Politics, 1/12/2002
With AL's chief coming visit to Baghdad, Iraq intensifies calls for Arab solidarity
Iraq has recently increased its calls for maintaining Arab solidarity and freezing differences. Such calls have been coincided with the approaching date for the visit of the secretary general of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa to Baghdad.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 1/12/2002
Qaddafi and the Arab summit
Libyan president Muammar al-Qaddafi has stated that Lebanon is the side which does not want to host the forthcoming Arab summit adding that this seems likely from calls by its ( Lebanon ) legislative establishments to postpone this summit.
Libya-Regional, Politics, 1/12/2002
Arab League denies making contacts to transfer the place of the summit
The Arab League (AL) assistant secretary general for political affairs Muhammad Zakaraya Ismael has denied any contacts made by the AL chief Amr Moussa to transfer the place of the forthcoming Arab summit, in line with a Libyan request
Regional, Politics, 1/12/2002
Bin Aliazer proposes negotiation with Syria
The London- based al-Sharq al-Awsat said on Friday that the Israeli defense minister Benjamin Bin Aliazer has announced he had proposed to the American mediator Anthony Zinni during their recent meeting to enlarge the scale of his mission so as to include the resumption of negotiations between Israel and each of Syria and Lebanon.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/12/2002
Sharon's accusations against Iran
The Israeli radio said on Friday that the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon has stressed that Iran is practicing its influence in the region. A matter which constitutes for Israel strategic changes that may lead to a state of war.
Iran-Israel, Politics, 1/12/2002
Negotiations between Khartoum, the rebels in Switzerland
A spokeswoman for the Swiss foreign ministry said on Thursday that the Sudanese government and the People's Army For the Liberation of Sudan ( the southern rebellion movement) received invitation to hold negotiations next week in Switzerland under a joint sponsorship of this country ( Switzerland) and the US.
Sudan, Politics, 1/12/2002
Moussa stresses importance of holding IGAD summit
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa stressed the importance of holding the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) summit with African presidents members of the organization attending.
Sudan-Somalia, Politics, 1/12/2002
Mubarak receives message from Bashir, report on IGAD Summit
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Maher conveys a verbal message to President Mubarak from Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 1/12/2002
Maher: Egyptian-Sudanese relations distinguished
"The IGAD countries have suffered much : Somalia is suffering the woes of war and Sudan is having a war in the south and Ethiopia has an important role in this region," he added.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 1/12/2002
Sahara: Annan expects parties to continue to cooperate with his special envoy
United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan says in a new report, published in New York on Friday, on the situation in the Sahara he expects parties to continue to cooperate with his special envoy to reach a rapid, lasting and concerted settlement to the Sahara issue.
Morocco, Politics, 1/12/2002
Yemen: holding next Arab summit in Beirut a must
The events of 11 September had a negative impact on the Yemeni economy, due to the drop in petroleum proceedings.
Yemen-Regional, Politics, 1/12/2002
Syrian, Lebanese ports monitored by American vessels in the Mediterranean
The Paris - based weekly " al-Muharrir news" issued on Friday said that the Israeli intelligence ( the Mossad ) unveiled on Tuesday that American naval vessels working in the Mediterranean are monitoring and inspecting ships heading for the Syrian and Lebanese ports in the context of a western campaign against terrorism.
Regional-USA, Politics, 1/12/2002
Iraq, Thailand exchange ambassadors
Officials concerned said that Iraq and Thailand agreed on Thursday on exchanging ambassadors for the first time since the suspension of relations between them more than one decade because of the Gulf war.
Iraq-Thailand, Politics, 1/12/2002
Tunisia: the government studies draft law on fighting terrorism
In a meeting held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of President Zein al-Abidin Bin Ali the Tunisian Cabinet discussed the draft law pertinent to "terrorist crimes and resisting international terrorism," according to an official Tunisian source.
Tunisia-Regional, Politics, 1/12/2002
Lebanon rejects American statements, Hizbullah party has no connection to weapons ship
The Lebanese foreign minister Mahmoud Hammoud on Friday rejected American statements which indicated that there is a link for the Hizbullah party to the ship seized recently by Israel and claimed it was carrying weapons for the Palestinian Authority.
Lebanon-USA, Politics, 1/12/2002
Larsen denies Israel's intention to pullout from Shebaa farms
The UN special coordinator for the UN peace Terry Rod Larsen has denied Israel's intention to pullout from the Shebaa farms.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 1/12/2002
Moroccan Islamic affairs minister urges mosque preachers for moderation
Moroccan minister of habous (Islamic endowments) and Islamic affairs, Abdelkebir Alaoui Mdaghri, called on Thursday mosque preachers to be moderate and balanced in their preaches and to adopt the Malekite rite as a pillar to consolidate national unity.
Morocco, Religion, 1/12/2002
Mubarak reviews with the cabinet means of upping exports
President Mubarak started with the communications and information technology sector as Minister Ahmad Nazif reviewed all the projects carried out in accordance with the plans submitted to President Mubarak with the beginning of 2001, he said.
Egypt, Economics, 1/12/2002
Egypt still US strategic friend and ally, USAID Director says
Egypt will always be the US's strategic friend and ally especially after the high-profile attitude it adopted regarding the current US-led terrorism-combat campaign, a high-level American source said Thursday.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 1/12/2002
Arab League chief to visit New York by the end of January
The secretary general of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa will visit New York by the end of this month in order to take part in the works of the international economic Davos Forum due to be held on January 31st though February 5 in solidarity with the US in its confrontation of terrorism. Moussa then will head for California where he will be meeting with members of the Arab community there.
Regional, Politics, 1/12/2002
Bush: Washington to help Egypt overcome September 11 repercussion
Within the framework of President Hosni Mubarak's contacts with world leaders to resume Mideast peace talks, he received phone call form US President George W. Bush. The two Presidents tackled the latest developments in the Palestinian-Israeli peace efforts and the results of US peace envoy, Anthony Zinnits visit to the region.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 1/12/2002
Chinese media highlight forthcoming visit of Beijing
President Mubarak will visit China from Jan 23-26 upon official invitation from Chinese Leader Jiang Zemin.
Egypt-China, Politics, 1/12/2002
Powell defends US efforts to revive Palestinian- Israeli negotiations
The US secretary of state Colin Powell has defended hid administration's efforts to revive the negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 1/12/2002
Egypt,India start talks on preferential trade agreement
Egyptian Foreign Trade Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali started his talks with officials in India on a preferential trade agreement between the two countries and means to up investments in the software sector.
Egypt-India, Economics, 1/12/2002
King Mohammed receives staff that supervised launching of Moroccan satellite
Morocco's King Mohammed VI received on Friday the team of the royal center of space remote-sensing that supervised the assembling and launching of the first Moroccan Maroc-Tubsat satellite.
Morocco, Local, 1/12/2002
Maghreban associations recommend creation of Morocco-based children space
A Maghreban conference on the role of associations in rooting civism among children, held in Tunis, recommended the creation of a Maghreban children space, to be based in Morocco.
Maghreb-Morocco, Culture, 1/12/2002
Arab runners impress in Dubai marathon
Arab runners Jassim Abbis and Ibrahim Hambi shone yesterday (Friday) as Kenya's Wilson Kibet made it three-in-a-row by winning the Samsung Dubai Marathon, while Russian teenager Albina Ivanova set a new record in the women's event in front of hundreds of spectators.
United Arab Emirates, Sports, 1/12/2002
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Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese, expressed his deep appreciation for President Hosni Mubarak's efforts for the welfare and good interests of Egypt and in the service of peace cause.
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Morocco and Mauritania will convene end of this month their grand cooperation commission in Rabat.
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President of the provisional Somali government Abdul Qasem Salad Hassan has denied the existence of any terrorist groups in Somalia. He stressed that what all has been said in this regard are but futile claims aiming at destabilizing security in the region.
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The Islamic Scientific Educational and Cultural organization ISESCO has stressed that the Ajyad's castle in Mecca is not a monument of the human civilization that is of aesthetic value and that it is not registered in the list of UNESCO's world human heritage list.
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President Hosni Mubarak received a message of thanks from head of Coptic Church in Germany Bishop Demian who hailed Mubarak's care for Egypt's expatriate Copts specially in Germany.
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The Spanish foreign ministry officially announced on Friday that its Foreign minister Jose Pecqui will visit the Middle East in his capacity as the prime minister for the European Union as from Monday. The Spanish ministry said that Pecqui will discuss during his tour the issue of the Arab- Israeli conflict and the ME peace process.
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Thomas Cook plans to expand its tourist activities in Egypt and increase the number of tourist visitors to Egypt. The company's deputy chairman said, during a meeting with Tourism Minister Mamdouh Al-Beltagui that Egypt is the top tourist destination in the Middle East on Europe's tourist agenda due to its moderate weather and diverse attractions which cater to different visitors' tastes.
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Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni approved embarking on issuing the first pictorial encyclopedia on the Upper Egyptian, Suez Canal, Sinai and the Northern Coast antiquities. Gaballah Ali Gaballah, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), will hold three meetings as of this week to receive 100 archaeologists from these areas representing the task force in charge of preparing the encyclopedia.
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