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Damascus: arresting a banker, changes targeting director generals
Syrian official sources said that the director of the Syrian commercial Bank Nadim Mithqal was arrested and brought before the economic security investigation judge, at the time when the prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro had changed directors general in various sectors in the country within few days.
Syria, Politics, 3/12/2002
Al-Assad, Abdullah discuss new developments, urge strong summit decisions
The talks held between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Jordanian King Abdullah II on Monday in Damascus dealt with developments in the region, the practices conducted by the Israeli forces against the Palestinians and the current contacts made in preparations for the Arab summit.
Syria-Jordan, Politics, 3/12/2002
Arafat: Israeli escalation proceeds according to plan
Arafat said that the current practice by Israeli occupation forces of tattooing numbers on the bodies of detainees in Tulkarm camp is reminiscent of earlier similar practices by the Nazis in their detention camps during World War II.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/12/2002
Maher reviews key issues with top Arab diplomats
Treiki said Egypt and Libya are awaiting the response of the Sudanese National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to the initiative, adding that he met the NDA leader Mohamed Othman Merghani Monday to discuss this issue.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 3/12/2002
Mubarak asserts to Sharon the need for making breakthrough in peace
Egyptian President Mubarak has underlined the need for making a genuine breakthrough in the peace process and easing down siege on Palestinian leadership the Palestinian people and improving living conditions for Palestinians.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 3/12/2002
Zinni to seek immediate implementation of Tenet plan
US Special Middle East Envoy General Anthony Zinni, who is returning to the region this week following the heavy Israeli-Palestinian violence, will seek the immediate implementation of the Tenet security work plan, State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher told reporters March 11.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 3/12/2002
Secret evidence in use in Canada's courts against Egyptian suspect
"The lawyer for a suspected Egyptian terrorist facing deportation walked out of a Federal Court hearing yesterday after describing the proceeding against his client as a sham," Toronto's National Post report today.
Egypt, Local, 3/12/2002
O'Neill cites U.S.-Saudi action against terror
The United States and Saudi Arabia are joining forces in the fight against terrorist financing, acting jointly to block the assets of the Somalia and Bosnia-Herzegovina branches of a Saudi-based charitable foundation.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 3/12/2002
$ 150 M for Arab funds to finance Egyptian gas pipeline
The Arab fund for economic and social development as well as the Kuwaiti development fund will contribute to financing a new project for extending Egyptian natural gas to Jordan (the first phase) at a cost of $ 150 million. The participation comes within the context of the Arab funds' new strategy of financing Arab national projects which pave the way for the establishment of the Arab common market.
Egypt-Regional, Economics, 3/12/2002
US determination to topple the Iraqi regime
The Saudi daily al-Watan issued on Monday said that the US Vice President Dick Cheney will inform the Arab leaders with whom he will meet during his current tour to the region of a clear and strong message stressing that the administration of President George Bush is persistent to topple the regime of Saddam Hussein, whatsoever the criticism and objections to be addressed to this administration to this end.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 3/12/2002
US diplomatic source praises Mubarak's visit
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's visit to the US scored great success due to its timing, said a senior US diplomatic source, describing it as useful to Egypt and the US,
Egypt-USA, Politics, 3/12/2002
Gulf foreign ministers voice support to just ME peace
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has stressed that just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East will be only attainable by the implementation of international legitimacy resolutions, especially UN Security Council resolutions no. 242, 338 and 194.
Gulf-Regional, Politics, 3/12/2002
Sudanese president opens Sudan's international Forum for Investment
The Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Monday in Khartoum opened Sudan's international gathering for investment which will last for two days with the participation of more than 200 delegations and business men from Arab, African and European countries.
Sudan, Economics, 3/12/2002
An attack at an Israeli position in al-Ghajar
An Israeli military source in Kreyat Shemona ( north occupied Palestine) said that gunmen on Monday evening attacked from the side of the Lebanese border an Israeli position in the surrounding of al- Ghajar town and were seen fleeing after exchanging fire with the soldiers of the position towards the Lebanese borders.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/12/2002
Israel continues assaults on refugee camps, rounds up hundreds of young men and children
ADC President Ziad Asali said "this policy of rounding up hundreds of men, and even many young children, without any reason and holding them in internment camps without charge is yet another outrageous violation of human rights, the Geneva Convention and the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the Israeli occupation authorities.
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 3/12/2002
Israeli tanks stormed into Qalqilya, adjoining camps. Five Palestinians killed, 600 arrested
The Israeli occupation forces on Monday continued acts of breaking in, arrests and bombardment. Many Palestinians were killed and other wounded in the Israeli attacks which targeted several areas in the West Bank and Gaza.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/12/2002
Al-Shara confers with Moratinos on Palestinian situation
The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Monday in Damascus met with the European ME special envoy Miguel Moratinos and members of the accompanying delegation. Senior foreign ministry official attended the meeting.
Syria-European Union, Politics, 3/12/2002
Kuwaiti source denies reports on timing to striking Iraq
Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 3/12/2002
Bin Aliazer contacts Mubarak
The Israeli defense minister Benjamin Bin Aliazer on Monday asked the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in a telephone call to pressure chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat to "halt terrorism and violence."
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 3/12/2002
Israel refuses UN observers in Palestinian territories
Israel has renewed its rejection to the deployment of UN observers or multi-national forces in the occupied Palestinians territories to ensuring the protection of the Palestinian and to reduce the level of violence.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/12/2002
An agreement on diplomatic cooperation between Saudi Arabia, Bahrain
Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have signed an agreement on diplomatic and consulate cooperation that states that the diplomatic mission or consulate for any of each the two Kingdoms to supervise the interests of the other in the countries where one of them does not have a representation.
Saudi Arabia-Bahrain, Politics, 3/12/2002
Syrian intellectuals call on Europe to shoulder its responsibilities
Some 60 Syrian intellectuals and writers have called on Europe to shoulder its responsibility towards the Palestinian people and to make greater efforts to halt "the war of extermination against the Palestinians."
Syria-European Union, Politics, 3/12/2002
Security council holds open session on middle east
The United Nations Security Council holds an open meeting on the Middle East this Tuesday following a request by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who asked for the session to make a public plea to the two sides to the conflict, a spokesman for Annan announced Monday.
Palestine, Politics, 3/12/2002
Four axes to develop Egyptian stock exchange activities
Despite the fact that the Egyptian stock exchange (ESE) was the magic gate for investments and making a fortune at the beginning of the l990s, yet these dreams turned into nightmare for junior investors and other categories who stormed this field to acquire quick gains. Their dreams evaporated with the big decline of 40-60 per cent in prices of many promising shares in the ESE.
Egypt, Economics, 3/12/2002
Marrakesh hosts colloquy on judicial administration modernization in Arab states
The Moroccan city of Marrakesh will host March 15-17 a colloquy under the theme " Judicial Administration Modernization in Arab Countries."
Regional-Morocco, Judicial, 3/12/2002
Makadishu: two persons were killed in an attack at a house of minister
Officials in Makadishu said on Monday that two passers by in the Somali capital Makadishu were killed when armed men attacked the house of the minister of the interior in the Somali provisional government.
Somalia, Politics, 3/12/2002
World companies compete to prospect for oil in 32 new regions
"World companies' bids will be selected this month to grant oil and natural gas prospection concessions in 32 new regions of 292,000 kilometers, covering 29 percent of the country's area," said Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi.
Egypt, Economics, 3/12/2002
New international IT companies invest in Egypt
Egyptian Minister of Communication and Information Technology Ahmed Nazif witnessed, early in the week, the signing ceremony of a cooperation agreement between telecom Egypt and the Swedish Ericsson telecommunications company at a total value of 200 million euros.
Egypt, Economics, 3/12/2002
Seven african atlantic countries meet in Nouakchott on fisheries
The coordination committee of the sub-regional commission on fisheries, mustering Seven African countries, bordering the Atlantic, is holding its 15th session in Nouakchott.
Mauritania-Regional, Economics, 3/12/2002
French group seeks to ban a party for the Israeli army
A French group opposing the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories has condemned on Monday hosting a music concert to honor the Israeli army in Paris and said it seeks to convince the French government of prevent this concert.
Israel-France, Politics, 3/12/2002
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President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia received on Monday a message from King Mohammed VI. "The message falls in the frame of the traditions of consultation between the two sisterly countries and the follow-up of dossiers of mutual concern, at the bilateral and regional scales in addition to international topical issues," said the Tunisian news agency TAP.
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The deputy chairman of the Revolution Leadership Council in Iraq Ezzat Ibrahim and members of the accompanying delegation arrived in Damascus on Monday coming from Amman via the border point at Daraa.
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The second deputy for the Saudi prime minister and minister of defense and aviation prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz on Monday in Jeddah met with the Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri. The two sides discussed conditions in the region and the world and bilateral cooperation between the two states.
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French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine said the solution to the Middle East problem will not come from Washington but from a change in the Israeli government's policy. In an interview with Le Parisien French newspaper of Monday, Vedrine said the Israelis should realize that such policy which is based only on dealing with security matters will only lead to complicating the situation, adding that France has warned against this a long time ago.
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The Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres on Monday made a telephone call with the foreign relations official at the European Union Javier Solana. The Israeli radio said that Peres discussed with Solana latest developments in the Palestinian territories.
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