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Syrian PM tomorrow in Cairo, Syrian- Egyptian joint higher committee
Syria's prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro tomorrow will head for Cairo at the invitation of the Egyptian prime minister Atif Obeid in order to preside over the Syrian side to the meeting of the Syrian- Egyptian joint higher committee.
Syria-Egypt, Politics, 2/9/2002
Morocco convinced of legality of oil drilling contracts in southern provinces, Benkhadra
Morocco is convinced of the legality of the contracts signed with its partners in matters of oil drilling in the southern provinces, said Thursday Ms. Amina Benkhadra, head of the Moroccan Oil Drilling and Exploitation Office (ONAREP).
Morocco, Economics, 2/9/2002
American moves in the Gulf region
The paper indicated that the Americans will not take part in the last stages of the war against Iran and Iraq, rather will leave the local forces to carry out "cleaning operations" in order to avoid human casualties in their lines
Gulf-USA, Politics, 2/9/2002
First Syria production exhibition opened in Baghdad
Activities of the first Syrian productions exhibition will start tomorrow at the ground of the Baghdad International Fair and will continue until February 18 under the slogan "Directly, from the producer to the consumer."
Iraq-Syria, Economics, 2/9/2002
Saudi companies in the exhibition for rebuilding Iraq
It was announced in Baghdad that more than 30 Saudi companies showed readiness to take part in the exhibition to rebuild Iraq and "Iraq's 2002 project" which will be held at the ground of the Iraqi International Fair in March, by the International Limited Group for works and the International company for Fairs.
Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 2/9/2002
Report: US presence in Central Asia, military and oil implications to Arab states
"The U.S. Air Force is building a base that within months will be home to 3,000 personnel and nearly two dozen American and allied aircraft" The Washington Post reports today about this base being built in the country Kyrgyzstan in central Asia.
Regional-USA, Politics, 2/9/2002
Iraq has no weapons of mass destruction, president says
Iraq's President Saddam Hussein sent a letter to Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit in response to his letter on 2 February, 2002 saying "Iraq has no weapons of mass destruction and has no intention of making them. Iraq is the first who eagerly wants our region devoid of weapons of mass destruction," the official news agency reported today.
Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 2/9/2002
Israeli threats to strike Iran
An Israeli security official on Thursday threatened to direct a military blow to Tehran, including the Iranian nuclear reactor, if Iran owns a nuclear weapon, noting that this matter constitutes a direct threat to the existence of Israel.
Iran-Israel, Politics, 2/9/2002
Hizbullah party criticized Arafat over Karine A ship issue
The Lebanese Hizbullah party on Thursday criticized the chairman of the Palestinian Authority over "involving" the Party into the question of the Karine A weapons ship, considering that Arafat seeks behind that to please Israel and the US government.
Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 2/9/2002
EU trade commissioner hold fruitful talks in Damascus
Pascal Lamy, European Commissioner responsible for Trade, paid an official visit to Syria from 6 to 8 February 2002. The main objective of the visit was reinforce the EU- Syria relationship, particularly through the future Association Agreement, and to express support for the process of economic modernization and institutional reform.
Syria-European Union, Politics, 2/9/2002
First visit by speaker of Egyptian parliament to Sudan
The Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will receive the speaker of the Egyptian parliament Ahmad Fatehi Srour in the first official visit for a Speaker of the Egyptian parliament to Khartoum. The meeting is on the sideline of the meetings of the Arab- inter Parliamentary Union which starts its deliberations today in Khartoum.
Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 2/9/2002
Mubarak at NEPAD conference: developed countries should help ease debt burdens of African nations
Tap water and electricity are available only to 60 percent of the African population where every 100 persons have only 18 telephone lines against 567 lines for every 1000 persons in the advanced countries, remarked Mubarak.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 2/9/2002
Mubarak meeting with Nigerian minister praised
Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Mallam Adamu Bello Thursday praised the meeting he had held with President Hosni Mubarak at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday, saying it was a good opportunity to discuss a number of issues.
Egypt-Nigeria, Politics, 2/9/2002
King Mohammed wants exemplary partnership with China
Morocco's King Mohammed VI wants to establish an exemplary partnership between Morocco and China, Moroccan foreign affairs and cooperation minister, Mohamed Benaissa, said Saturday.
Morocco-China, Politics, 2/9/2002
Ankara, Tripoli strengthen cooperation, after years of tension
Tripoli and Ankara on Friday decided to strengthen their efforts to improve their bilateral relations and their talks dealt with selling Turkish water to Libya following years of tension between them.
Libya-Turkey, Politics, 2/9/2002
US administration to continue pressures on Arafat
US President George Bush said on Friday that he told the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon that the US will continue pressuring the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat in order to take tangible steps towards what he has called " terrorism."
Palestine-USA, Politics, 2/9/2002
Al-Ghabra summoned back to Kuwait over contacts with Israelis
The Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am said that the chairman of the Kuwaiti press office in Washington Shafik al-Ghabra was summoned to return back to Kuwait after contacts he recently made with Israeli figures.
Kuwait-Israel, Politics, 2/9/2002
CIA: Palestinian conflict puts US Arab allies at odd with their public
The US CIA Director George Tenet said the escalated violence between Israelis and Palestinians formed a security threat to US interests.
Regional-USA, Politics, 2/9/2002
Cypriot trade delegation in Damascus Sunday
The Cypriot minister of commerce, industry and tourism will visit Syria on February 10 to 13, at the invitation of the Syrian ministry of oil and mineral resources.
Syria-Cyprus, Economics, 2/9/2002
Lahoud accuses Israel of distorting Lebanon's stances
The Lebanese President Emil Lahoud has warned that the absence of stability in any country in the world would create terrorism. He questioned what sort of option the greater states should support, especially the U.S. "Is it stability or disorder?"
Lebanon-European Union, Politics, 2/9/2002
Government earnings in the Sultanate rose by 12,7%
"Government earnings in the Sultanate rose by 12,7% during the first eleven months of last year to RO. 2264,5 million against RO. 2009,9 million during the corresponding period in 2000," ONA reported today.
Oman, Economics, 2/9/2002
CIA's tenet says Islamic education system is a threat
CIA Director George Tenet reaffirmed President Bush's longstanding message that the United States does not view Islam as an enemy, but expressed concern over religious schools, or madrasas, in the Muslim world that teach "intolerance and hatred."
Regional-USA, Politics, 2/9/2002
US administration official anti-Islamic statements Denounced
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), the largest Arab-American civil rights organization, called on President George W. Bush to distance himself from anti-Islamic statements attributed to Attorney General Ashcroft and demanded the latter's immediate resignation.
Regional-USA, Local, 2/9/2002
Israeli forces broke into Tammoun clashes continue between Israeli forces, Palestinians
The Israeli ranks and armored vehicles on Friday broke into the city of Nablus and the village of Tammoun near Nablus and carried out breaking in and inspection operations resulted in arrested ten Palestinian youths.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/9/2002
Qrei confers with Canadian officials
Chairman of the Palestinian legislative council Ahmad Qrei on Thursday evening held with Canada's prime minister Jan Christian and other Canadian ministers in Ottawa means of reviving the negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian authority.
Palestine-Canada, Politics, 2/9/2002
Continued Israeli attacks against south Lebanon
The Israeli occupation forces on Friday continued their aggressions against the liberated border areas of the eastern sector of South Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 2/9/2002
Chirac, African leaders hold press conference
Chirac opened at the Elysee Palace Friday the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) summit with participation of President Hosni Mubarak and 12 Eastern, Western and North African heads of state and government.
Regional, Politics, 2/9/2002
An evaluation conference for the Arab summit
A conference on evaluating and revising the institutional framework of the Arab summit will be opened tomorrow Sunday in Amman. It is organized by the Strategic Studies Center at the Jordanian University and will last for two days.
Regional, Politics, 2/9/2002
Chirac says Africa-World gap alarmingly widening
France's President Jacques Chirac warned that international assistance for Africa and the rest of the world is widening in an alarming way.
Regional-France, Politics, 2/9/2002
U.S. official says Somalis must want peace for help to be lasting
US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Walter Kansteiner told Congress February 6 that the U.S. government is prepared to do all it can to help Somalia with "its long-term governance challenges." But for U.S. programs to be sustainable, he said, the Somalis themselves must take ownership of them.
Somalia-USA, Politics, 2/9/2002
Desertification threatens 90 percent of Moroccan land
Desertification threatens 90 percent of land in Morocco, where forests cover only 8 percent of the national territory.
Morocco, Environment, 2/9/2002
Aid Situation in Somalia
"Aid strategies work best when they promote a feeling of ownership and investment among local communities," says Robert MacPherson, the emergency group assistance director for Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc., better known as CARE, a U.S.-based non-governmental organization (NGO) that operates worldwide.
Somalia, Local, 2/9/2002
Mubarak follows up final touches on gas agreement with France
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Thursday met with Gas de France chairman Pierre Gadonnex to put the final touches on an agreement to be signed by the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) with the French company.
Egypt-France, Economics, 2/9/2002
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"Antar Zouabri, leader of the Armed Islamic Group, and two other insurgents were killed Friday after security forces threw grenades into the home of one of the men in Boufarik, some 15 miles south of Algiers, a military official said," The New York Times reported today.
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Well-informed sources in Moscow said on Friday that the Russian deputy foreign minister for the Middle East affairs Alexander Sultanov started on Friday a tour covering the Arab Gulf states, in which he will discuss with officials in these countries regional and international issues, especially fighting terrorism and the Middle East question in light of the deteriorated conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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The German foreign minister Yushka Fischer will hold on February 14 and 16 a tour on the Middle East and this tour will cover each of Egypt, the Palestinian territories and Israel. News reports quoted the spokeswoman for the German foreign ministry as saying that accurate dates for this visit has not yet been set.
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Some 130 African candidates to illegal emigration were arrested Friday in eastern Morocco. The group of sub-Saharan Africa nations, included 42 women. They were planning to illegally migrate to Europe via Morocco.
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