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Iraqi - Saudi borders to be open after 11 years of closure
The first Saudi truck which transports goods to Iraq is scheduled to cross next week Araar border center which has been closed since 1991, according to an official at the Saudi customs department.
Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 5/23/2002
Balkhadem to arrive in Rabat today
Well-informed diplomatic sources said that the Algerian foreign minister Abdul Aziz Balkhadem will arrive today evening in Morocco coming from Mauritania.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 5/23/2002
Al-Shara meets Norway's officials; Israeli complete withdrawal is not bargained
The Syrian deputy Premier and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Wednesday met with the speaker of Norway's parliament Yurgen Kosmo and with the chairman of the foreign relations committee at the Norwegian parliament in the presence of several members of the committee who represent several political parties in Norway.
Syria-Norway, Politics, 5/23/2002
European bank does not increase Egyptian citizens' debt burden; lends directly to business, bears proper risk evaluation responsibility
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is making available on behalf of the European Union up to EURO 25 million (1) in the form of a risk capital (2) facility for financing private Egyptian undertakings engaged in modernisation for enhanced competitiveness. The funds will be channelled as equity capital through the following local financial intermediaries: Export Development Bank of Egypt, EFG-Hermes Private Equity, CIIC, Industrial Development Bank of Egypt, Egycap and Capexcorp.
Egypt-European Union, Economics, 5/23/2002
UAE ministry adopt e-government services
The ministry of Public Works and Housing will soon unveil its first project done electronically, inspired by Dubai e-government's initiatives, while at the same time gradually adopting electronic methods for archiving and housing-related applications.
United Arab Emirates, Economics, 5/23/2002
Morocco wants to modernize internal trade
Morocco's Premier, Abderrahmane Youssoufi said :The achievement of such objectives depends on the carrying on of the implementation of the liberalization policy of the commercial sector, while promoting financing mechanisms and easing administrative procedures related to investments and commerce
Morocco, Economics, 5/23/2002
Cabinet approves final shape of export law
After discussions with senior officials on public shares in joint stock companies, Ebeid decided that a database be established to promote the shares for the sake of boosting the companies' performance.
Egypt, Economics, 5/23/2002
Dominican Republic's president arrives in Morocco
The two countries will sign a package of cooperation agreements including an investments guarantee and protection agreement and a partnership accord between the foreign investments departments, says the Dominican office of investments promotion (OPI-RD).
Morocco-Dominican Republic, Politics, 5/23/2002
Egypt, India to augment trade cooperation, investments
The delegation includes chief executives of giant Indian companies in the fields of automobile manufacturing, heavy machinery, pumping stations, furniture and Information Technology. The delegation's talks with Egyptian officials focused on building an automobile factory in Egypt and marketing its products in Arab and African markets.
Egypt-India, Economics, 5/23/2002
Arab environment ministers council session in Damascus
Among these decisions are adopting unified measures to boost the ability of Arab exports to compete in world markets, to assign the council's technical secretariat for making contacts with Arab and regional organizations concerned to maintain coordination and cooperation as well as to discuss the reflections of liberalizing inter- Arab service trade on the environment.
Regional-Syria, Environment, 5/23/2002
Syrian, American officials meet in Houston
The Israeli daily Jerusalem Post said Wednesday that Syria and American officials, academics, and businessmen started on Monday in Houston a unique meeting that lasted for three days and this meeting was honored by both the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the US state department.
Syria-USA, Politics, 5/23/2002
Arab colloquy on social-professional hardships facing women
An Arab colloquy will be held in Casablanca next June 24-26 to probe "social-professional hardships facing Arab women's in time of globalization."
Regional-Morocco, Business, 5/23/2002
Jibril: proved evidences on Jordan's involvement in killing Jihad
A huge funeral ceremony was held on Wednesday in Damascus for the son of the leader of the People's Front For the Liberation of Palestine - general command- Ahmad Jibril who was killed in a booby trapped car in Beirut last Monday amid vows made by the front's partisans to have revenge against Israel for his death.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 5/23/2002
Lebanese information minister denies claims on al-Qaida's existence in Lebanon
The Lebanese minister of information Ghazi al-Areidi has denied what was reported by the US ABC TV station that there is an organization for al-Qaida organization in Lebanon.
Lebanon, Politics, 5/23/2002
Syria, Morocco sign enforcement program of environment agreement
The program provides for the development of the two states' capacities and the conducting of joint projects to struggle against desertification, climate change, and industrial pollution, and protect biological diversity.
Syria-Morocco, Environment, 5/23/2002
Maher blames Israel for ME crisis
Scoffing at Israel's terms for a Middle East peace conference, the Egyptian Minister said Israel wanted to choose the name of the gathering, its venue, date and the participants. After all this, it (Israel) comes out to say it favors an interim l0-year settlement thereby allowing tensions, aggression and occupation to drag on. Maher dismissed the Israeli-style peace conference as a farce.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 5/23/2002
Baz expects an agreement on convening international conference next July
Osama Al-Baz, the Political Advisor to the President said international community supports the convening of an international conference on peace for solving Middle East problem, indicating that if it was convened Syria, Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, the United States, Russia and European Union should attend the conference.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 5/23/2002
Arab investments club set up in Morocco
A club of Arab investments was set up Wednesday in Casablanca to serve as a frame of contact and cooperation between Moroccan and Arab investors.
Morocco-Regional, Economics, 5/23/2002
Morocco signs $ 20 mln investment contract with Saudi group
Morocco signed on Tuesday a US$ 20 million investment contract with Saudi Dahlan Group.
Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 5/23/2002
Bahrain hosts anti- normalization conference
Bahrain next week will host a people's conference anti normalization with Israel, to be attended by 500 Arab intellectuals and the Arab anti- normalization committee.
Regional-Bahrain, Politics, 5/23/2002
Saudi - French maneuvers
The Saudi and French naval forces started their joint naval exercises "Red Shark 1" in the international waters off the coasts of Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea.
Saudi Arabia-France, Military, 5/23/2002
Morocco insists on comprehensive handling of pending issues with Spain
Moroccan secretary of state for foreign affairs and cooperation, Taib Fassi Fihri, reaffirmed on Tuesday that pending problems between Morocco and Spain should be addressed in a comprehensive approach.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 5/23/2002
Sudan- Turkish cooperation
The Turkish minister of state Ramadan Meirza Oglo discussed during his meeting on Wednesday in Ankara with the Sudanese minister of transport Muhammad Hassan al-Bahi financial and technical issues relating to the establishment of a sugar factory in Sudan by Turkish factories. This factory is planned to produce 300,000 tons of process sugar annually.
Sudan-Turkey, Economics, 5/23/2002
Morocco - USA free trade agreement negotiations next fall
Morocco-US negotiations on the free trade draft agreement, announced during king Mohammed VI's visit to the United States last month, will start next fall, minister of economy, finance, privatization and tourism, Fathallah Oulaalou, said Tuesday.
Morocco-USA, Economics, 5/23/2002
Libyan- Guinean joint committee
Meetings of the 3rd session of the joint Libyan- Genian committee on economic and social cooperation started on Wednesday in Tripoli, Libya.
Libya-Guinea, Politics, 5/23/2002
Ethiopia denies interference in Somalia
Ethiopia on Wednesday denied its interference in Somalia's affairs and accused it of arming one of the warring tribes and providing them with weapons.
Somalia-Ethiopia, Politics, 5/23/2002
Iran refuses striking Iraq
Shamakhani said that Iran opposes any military act against any country especially of this country that is in the Gulf area. The Iranian minister denounced the double - standard policy which the US deals with the countries of the region and the world.
Iran-Regional, Politics, 5/23/2002
Toshka agricultural work a success
Agricultural work in the Toshka mega project has proved a success, and produce uncontaminated by pesticides are due for export to European markets, Minister of, Irrigation and Water Resources, Mahmoud Abu Zeid announced yesterday.
Egypt, Economics, 5/23/2002
Canada's FM to head for the ME
It was announced in Ottawa on Wednesday that the Canadian foreign minister Bill Graham will head for the Middle East this week in order to urge the Palestinians and the Israelis to return back to the table of negotiations.
Palestine-Canada, Politics, 5/23/2002
After their distribution on seven European states; Picqui: the exiled Palestinian are not terrorists
The Spanish foreign minister Josip Picqui commended the European role played in alleviating tensions through hosting the 13 Palestinians exiled by Israel. Yet he expressed regret that certain countries did not take part in shouldering the responsibility.
Palestine, Politics, 5/23/2002
Germany: Qarisli resigns from the liberal party
Member of the German Liberal part Jamal Qarisli, who is of a Syrian origin, submitted his resignation from the party following a controversy raised by statements he had made in which he accused the Israeli army of "using Nazi methods" in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Regional-Germany, Politics, 5/23/2002
Riyadh denies importing Israeli goods
Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it firmly implements a total embargo on the Israeli goods, and thereby denying a report saying that the Israeli exports to the kingdom has increased by three folds during the first quarter of the current year 2002 in comparison with the same period of 2001.
Saudi Arabia-Israel, Economics, 5/23/2002
Human rights association cites torture practices against Marwan Barghouti
LAW says "Israel is a signatory to the key human rights covenants that address torture and ill-treatment, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (article 7) and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Israel is therefore legally bound by these prohibitions.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/23/2002
Seven Palestinians killed by Israel; a new Palestinian suicide: two killed 40 wounded
Seven Israelis were killed on Wednesday by the Israeli forces, four of them were killed in a tank shell fired at Balatah camp near Nablus.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/23/2002
UN agency launches emergency operation for 500,000 Palestinians needing food
Warning that thousands of Palestinians were no longer able to afford basic needs, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Tuesday launched an emergency operation to help feed about half a million non-refugees living amid dramatically deteriorating conditions in the Palestinian Territories.
Palestine, Economics, 5/23/2002
ISESCO, Egyptian fund sign cooperation agreement
A cooperation agreement was signed in Cairo Wednesday between the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) and the Egyptian Fund for Technical Cooperation in Africa.
Egypt-Regional, Education, 5/23/2002
US warns American not to visit tourist sites in the Arab Gulf area
The package of instructions made by the US state department to the Americans warned them against possible attacks in addition to the Middle East, the countries of north Africa and tourism sites.
Regional-USA, Politics, 5/23/2002
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Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh called for ending the sanctions imposed on Iraq "as there were no justifications for its continuation since Iraq had implemented all its obligations towards the Security Council resolutions," INA reported yesterday.
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will have important talks today with Sheikh Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa,King of Bahrain, following his arrival on a several days' visit. The talks fall within contacts with Arab leaders in implementation of the statement issued after the trilateral Arab talks held recently in Sharm El-Sheikh by President Mubarak with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdel Aziz.
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King Mohammed VI, accompanied by his sister Princess Lalla Meryem, chaired Wednesday the official welcome ceremony to President Hipolito Mejia, who arrived the same day in Morocco for an official visit at the invitation of the king.
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The Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Tuesday evening received a phone call from King of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa al-Khaleifa where discussions dealt with current international events, conditions in the region especially the developments of events in occupied Palestine and the Arab territories as well as discussing prospects of cooperation between the two states.
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The Morocco-Qatar joint commission will hold its first session on Thursday in Rabat, under the co-chairmanship of the two Arab states' foreign ministers, Morocco's Mohamed Benaissa and Qatar's Sheikh Hamad Ben Jassem Ben Jaber Al-Thani.
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Morocco on Wednesday called for the free return of refugees around the world. The freely-consented return is "the most privileged" solution to prolonged situation of refugees around the world, Hilal said, calling for a re-adaptation of the HCR's mandate to better meet the aspirations of the millions of refugees.
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The secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa on Wednesday discussed with Oman's minister of state for foreign affairs Youssef Bin Alawi latest developments of conditions in the Middle East region and "the aggressive and oppressive practices committed by Israel against the Palestinian people."
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Secretary general of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (FDLP), Nayef Hawatmeh, started Wednesday a visit to Morocco at the invitation of the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS/former communist party), the PPS daily "Bayane Al Yaoum" reports. Hawatmeh will meet leaders of the PPS and other political parties and Moroccan officials.
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Moroccan and Chinese businessmen met in Rabat Tuesday to probe means of fostering bilateral cooperation in the economic realm. President of the chamber of commerce, industry and services (CCIS) of the region of Rabat, Omar Derraji, called for joining economic efforts in order to face globalization challenges.
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The fourth conference of Arab businesswomen opened in London Wednesday under the theme "changes in companies and business."
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A group of 62 sub-Saharan Africans, including 22 women, was arrested on Tuesday in this northeastern Moroccan city as they were waiting to illegally enter Spain.
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Morocco's Karim Alami on Tuesday cruised to the second round of the grand-slam clay tournament of Roland Garros (Paris).
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