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Morocco and Jordan kings call for Arab economic integration
King Mohammed VI of Morocco and King Abdallah of Jordan insisted on the need to move forward in the process to set up a free-trade space on the basis the Agadir declaration, said here on Tuesday official spokesman of the Royal Palace, Hassan Aourid.
Jordan-Morocco, Politics, 5/30/2002
Algerians vote for new parliament today
Algerians who are eligible to vote, number 18 million will head today morning to the ballot boxes to choose their representatives for the new national people's council ( parliament).
Algeria, Politics, 5/30/2002
Government entrusts private firms with investment projects
The government will assign private sector companies the task of implementing investment projects with a total budget of LE20 billion. The projects are part of the National and Social Development Plan for FY 2002/2003.
Egypt, Economics, 5/30/2002
Saudi Arabia to help Yemen's development, June coordination meeting
Well- informed sources said that the Saudi- Yemeni coordination council will be held in Jeddah on June 15 and 16 under the chairman ship of the Saudi minister of defense prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, on behalf of the Saudi side and the Yemeni prime minister Abdul Qader Bajmal on behalf of his country.
Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Economics, 5/30/2002
Arab foreign debts estimated at $ 144 billion
Al-Mana'e remarked that the discrepancy in the government's budget was in parallel with a deficit in the balance of payment that many Arab states suffer from. A situation that requires the introduction of economic reform programs.
Regional, Economics, 5/30/2002
Kings Mohammed and Abdallah renew support to Arab peace initiative
Morocco's King Mohammed VI of Morocco, on his official visit to Jordan, and King Abdallah of Jordan yesterday renewed support to the Arab peace initiative.
Jordan-Morocco, Politics, 5/30/2002
Morocco wants to generalize child education
Morocco has said that it has devised a new policy geared towards generalizing the schooling of children below the age of 6.
Morocco, Education, 5/30/2002
Amnesty International denounces Spanish ill-treatment of Moroccan children
Amnesty International (AI) accused in its 2002 report released Tuesday, the Spanish authorities of ill-treatment and abusive expulsion of Moroccan minors from the occupied cities of Sebta and Melillia.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 5/30/2002
Egypt accelerates decisions and revision process, industrial plans
The Minister of Industry said the consultative council for industry has assigned modernisation center to make the amendment and to submit the new plan within 14 days in preparation for endorsing it by industry modernization council.
Egypt, Economics, 5/30/2002
Egyptian industry modernization
Modernization of Egyptian industry is a life or death issue, not only for national economy but also for development opportunities and projected growth rates.
Egypt, Economics, 5/30/2002
Iraqis are suffering from the high deduction rate of compensation claims; call for temporary halt
Due to the catastrophic conditions the Iraqi people suffer under the sanctions since 12 years and because a percentage of its oil revenues is being deducted, Iraq has renewed its call on the UN to halt these deductions -- specified to compensate claims as a result of the second Gulf war estimated at 30% of total revenues -- for five years in order to allow Iraq to meet the basic needs of the Iraqi people.
Iraq, Politics, 5/30/2002
Mubarak gives five assignments for maintaining environment
Egyptian President Mubarak reviewed at an expanded ministerial meeting yesterday a strategy for protecting environment. This is the second meeting President Mubarak holds this week.
Egypt, Economics, 5/30/2002
Moroccan king's visit to jordan to spur cooperation, fm
The official visit of King Mohammed VI to Jordan will give a new impetus to Morocco's cooperation with this Arab state, Moroccan foreign affairs and cooperation minister, Mohamed Benaissa, said.
Jordan-Morocco, Politics, 5/30/2002
Moroccan health minister meets assistant SG of Baath party
Moroccan minister of health, Thami El Kyari, who is also secretary general of the Front of Democratic Forces (FFD), met in Damascus assistant vice-secretary general of the Baath party, Abdellah Al Ahmar.
Syria-Morocco, Politics, 5/30/2002
Morocco's premier calls International Socialist to strongly condemn abuses against Palestinian people
Moroccan prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, vice-president of the International Socialist (IS), called the member parties to express strong condemnation of abuses against the Palestinian people's rights and dignity.
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 5/30/2002
Economic reform enters second stage; subsidies replacement being studied
Hassanein, speaking at the closing session of an economic conference, said: "One key pillar of the second stage of economic reforms is to reform subsidies. Intensive discussions should be conducted throughout the current fiscal year regarding [government] subsidies." He added that the discussions should focus on whether to continue to offer subsidised supplies or to partially replace them with financial assistance.
Egypt, Economics, 5/30/2002
Bush needs to hear Mubarak view, US legislator
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received Tuesday member of the US House of Representatives Darrell Issa who voiced his appreciation for the efforts President Mubarak exerts to achieve peace in the region.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/30/2002
US is looking for a strategy on Palestinian-Israeli negotiations
The Washington Post on Monday said "In a significant evolution of administration thinking, U.S. officials are debating whether to go beyond President Bush's endorsement last year of a Palestinian state and publicly detail terms for a final Middle East settlement, including a negotiating schedule for achieving an accord."
Palestine-USA, Politics, 5/30/2002
Scottish oil and gas operators in Morocco
The visit is part of efforts to develop exchanges with Morocco, a country where the oil and gas industry is promised to a bright future, said Abdelhadi Fawzy, who heads delegation.
Morocco-UK, Economics, 5/30/2002
Japan wants stronger investment and technology transfer with Morocco
Chairman of the Moroccan-Japanese Friendship group, Badreddine Snoussi, met in Rabat Tuesday a delegation from the Japanese Alliance for Friendship with Morocco over various aspects of economic and cultural cooperation.
Morocco-Japan, Economics, 5/30/2002
Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia sign agreement on air transport
Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia have finalized an agreement providing for strengthening cooperation in the field of air transport.
Saudi Arabia-Ethiopia, Economics, 5/30/2002
Weldheim arrives in Beirut
Former President of the Republic of Austria and former UN secretary general Kurt Weldheim arrived on Wednesday in Beirut on a three day visit to lebanon.
Lebanon-Austria, Politics, 5/30/2002
Spanish imports of Moroccan sea products rise by 80%
Spain's imports of Moroccan sea products increased by 80% during 2000-2001, Spanish official sources said in a report.
Morocco-Spain, Economics, 5/30/2002
Planning Minister looks back over five years of challenge, improvement
Hardly will few weeks have passed when a new fiscal year will have started in Egypt on July 31, 2002. June 30 not only marks the end of a fiscal year 2001-2002, but also the beginning of the new 2002-2007 Five-Year Plan.
Egypt, Economics, 5/30/2002
Libya to compensate victims of Lockerbie
A high ranking American official in Washington announced on Tuesday evening that the Libyan government proposed to pay USD 2.7 billion as a compensation for the families of the Lockerbie incident victims.
Libya, Politics, 5/30/2002
Syria, the US to resume bilateral dialogue on terrorism, ME peace in September, in Damascus
Syrian and American sides have agreed to resume bilateral dialogue on terrorism, the Middle East peace process and bilateral relations in the economic and cultural fields and public relations in Damascus in September.
Syria-USA, Politics, 5/30/2002
Abul Naga highlightes 'Knock the Door' mission to the USA
Egyptian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Fayza Abul Naga highlighted the tour made by "Knock the Door" mission to the USA where its members played key role in elucidating Egypt's viewpoint towards the current sensitive events in the region, and conveyed an important message to both the US Congress and President.
Egypt, Economics, 5/30/2002
Moroccan group for preventing an Israeli delegation from taking part in International Socialism conference
The Moroccan al-Muwatanah ( citizenship) group for the sake of Palestine has extended a message to the first secretary of the socialist federation party for the Moroccan people's forces Abdul Rahman al-Youseifi in which it called for preventing representatives of the Israeli Labor party from taking part in the "International Socialism conference" due to be held in Casablanca on May 31st.
Morocco-Israel, Politics, 5/30/2002
Palestinian prisoner in Israel commits suicide
A spokesman for the commission of Palestinian prisoners said that one Palestinian committed suicide on Tuesday evening in al-Ramlah prison near Tel Aviv.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/30/2002
Human rights group: Palestinian detainees in Israeli detention center severely abused
A Geneva-based human rights group that said Palestinian detainees in the Israeli Ofer detention center were being subject to severe forms of abuse,
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/30/2002
Democracy, resistance, sole path for free, democratic Palestine, hawatmeh says
He slammed, in this connection what he called the Israeli-U.S. project to restructure the PNA. The project, which boasts to plead for transparency, merely seeks to maintain the Authority under control. This project is a conspiracy against the Palestinian people and will allow Israel to soak more Palestinian land through settlements to such a point that the Palestinians will have nothing to negotiate, warned Hawatmeh, who attended the meetings of a political party in Morocco.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/30/2002
Israel extends detention for Barghouthi
The Israeli military court on Wednesday extended the detention period of Marwan Barghouthi -- the secretary general of the Palestinian Fatah movement in the West Bank -- for another 22 days under the pretext of completing investigations with him.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/30/2002
Israeli forces storm into Qalqilya and carry out detention campaigns, bombardment of Rafah
While the Israeli army tightened its siege of the Palestinian cities and villages and started running patrol on all roads of the West Bank; scores of Israeli tanks, bulldozers and armed vehicle once again broke into Qalqilya and the neighboring village amid intensive fire. An Israeli military spokesman said that the Israeli forces will not pullout from Qalqilya until completing what he called the mission assigned to it.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/30/2002
Demonstrations in separatists camps claim return to Morocco
The Moroccan Assahra Al-Maghribya (Moroccan Sahara) reported Wednesday that demonstrations has been rocking the separatists camps in Tindouf (south-western Algeria, stronghold of the Polisario) to claim return to the homeland, Morocco.
Morocco, Politics, 5/30/2002
Grand Imam of Al Azhar calls upon world leaders to help establish Palestinian state
Egypt's Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Mohamed Sayed Tantawi called upon all world officials, foremost of whom US President George W. Bush, to work arduously to help establish the Palestinian state as soon as possible.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/30/2002
Walker: The US has not ruled out the war option against Iraq
Chairman of the Middle East Institute in the US Edward walker, currently visiting Kuwait said that his country has not ruled out the option of war against Iraq, noting other alternatives to destabilize the Iraqi regime. Alternatives means cooperation with sides which have interests to toppling the Iraqi regime.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/30/2002
Fischer visits Israel
Haifa university on Wednesday presented the German foreign minister Yushka Fischer with an honorary doctorate certificate.
Israel-Germany, Politics, 5/30/2002
Moroccan scholar calls for pan-Islamic jurisprudence body
Pr. Youssef Kettani, a Moroccan scholar, has called for the creation of a pan-Islamic jurisprudence academy to be in charge of interpreting Islam teaching in the new era marked by increasing challenges.
Regional-Morocco, Judicial, 5/30/2002
Mrs. Mubarak chairs meeting of Egyptian Red Crescent Society
She said she is proud of the Society's activities and its way of developing and updating itself ever since its establishment 90 years ago.
Egypt, Culture, 5/30/2002
Israel to buy Turkish water
An Israeli delegation is currently paying a work visit to Ankara, chaired by the advisor of the cabinet Ivigore Ishaki and membership of Israelis from the foreign ministry, the ministry of waters and the waters committee in order to take final decisions relating to buying waters of Manfghat river.
Israel-Turkey, Economics, 5/30/2002
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Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday in Cairo discussed with the chairman of the National Council in Sudan Ahmad Ibrahim al-Taher latest developments of conditions on the Sudanese arena and the efforts made to establish peace among various forces in Sudan.
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Libyan President Muammar al-Qaddafi in a telephone call on Tuesday evening reviewed with the Tunisian President Zein al-Abidin Bin Ali Arab and international issues and bilateral relations of mutual concern.
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The Syrian deputy premier and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Wednesday in Damascus received the Tunisian ambassador in Damascus Muhammad al-Haseiri on the occasion of ending his term of office as an ambassador for his country to Syria.
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The chairman of the German Liberal democratic party has stressed his country's support for the right of the Palestinian people to establish their own independent state. He said one who ignores this right for the Palestinian people, places himself in a position violating the international legitimacy and its resolutions.
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The Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov has renewed his country's rejection to any possible American strike against Iraq.
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Jordan and Italy on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding according to which the Jordanian government will use revenues from selling foodstuffs offered by Italy with the aim of supporting the state budget through using the revenues in financing developmental projects.
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The US Secretary of State Colin Powell stressed on Wednesday the need of achieving progress to halt what he called violence between the Israelis and the Palestinians. He, simultaneously, admitted that he has no illusions concerning the difficulties "awaiting us" in the Middle East.
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The Lebanese daily al-Sharq said on Wednesday, according to Palestinian sources that officers from the German intelligence are currently in the Palestinian territories.
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An Israeli delegation including military and security experts met in New Delhi on Tuesday evening with an Indian experts delegation in the area of fighting what is called "terrorism." The Israeli radio said on Wednesday that discussions dealt with means of fostering cooperation between the two sides in the field of what it described "fighting all forms of terrorism."
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Morocco's Younes Al-Aynaoui was rolled out on Wednesday at the Paris Grand Slam tournament of Paris.
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