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Syria: Tartous port's director, officials to be tried
The Syrian minister of transport has issued decision no. 871 of July 7, 2002, providing for placing the director of the director general of Tartous port company, and several officials and engineers at his directorate under the "disposal of the minister" until measures of trying them are completed.
Syria, Local, 7/8/2002
Al-Assad confers with the French foreign minister
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday in Damascus received French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin.
Syria-France, Politics, 7/8/2002
Nearby meeting between Bashir, Garang and Meirghani
It was disclosed in al-Khartoum on Sunday that a tripartite meeting will be held shortly between the Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, the leader of the rebels of southern Sudan John Garang and Muhammad Othman al-Meirghani, the chairman of the coalition of the opposition parties abroad, the chairman of the federal party.
Sudan, Politics, 7/8/2002
Jordanian- Moroccan economic talks
The Jordanian minister of trade and industry Salah Eddin al-Bashir and the Moroccan state secretary in charge of foreign trade, Abdelkrim Benatik have discussed means of increasing trade exchange and founding investment projects between the two states.
Jordan-Morocco, Economics, 7/8/2002
Saudi crown prince confers with Syrian parliament speaker
The Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz on Sunday in Jeddah received the speaker of the Syrian parliament Abdul Qader Qaddoura and members of the accompanying delegation. The meeting was attended by the chairman of the Saudi Shoura council Sheikh Saleh Bin Abdullah Bin Hameed and Prince Nawaf Ibn Abdul Aziz and the Syrian charge de affairs to Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia-Syria, Politics, 7/8/2002
Algeria urges the Arabs to invest in it
Algeria's Prime Minister Ali Bin Flis has stressed that his country has "important and varied opportunities for Arab and Gulf investors, in particular" in the business field.
Algeria-Regional, Economics, 7/8/2002
Egypt's intelligence chief holds talks with Peres, Arafat on tensions
Under Israeli guns and US pressure for reform, Arafat also faced an internal challenge from Palestinian security chiefs over his dismissal of Jibril Rajoub, head of the Preventive Security Service in the West Bank.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 7/8/2002
Qatar- Eritrea sign economic agreements
Qatar and Eritrea signed joint minutes of meetings between the two ministries of the economy and trade in the two countries. On the Qatari sides the agreement was signed by minister of economy and trade Sheikh Hamad Bin Faisal al-Thani and Eritrea's minister of economy and trade Qarqis Dakhla Michael.
Qatar-Eritrea, Economics, 7/8/2002
Women's organizations discuss equal work opportunities
Promoting skills of working women' was the theme of a seminar that focused on the importance of giving women equal access to employment, supervisory posts, and participation in political and administrative decision-making processes.
Egypt, Economics, 7/8/2002
Arab follow up committee for peace meets Friday in Cairo
The Arab foreign ministers who are members at the Arab follow up committee for peace will meet at the headquarters of the Arab League (AL) in Cairo on Friday in order to discuss developments relating to the Arab- Israeli conflict and what was stated in the recent speech made by the US President George Bush concerning peace in the region.
Regional, Politics, 7/8/2002
Israel to involve armed settlers in controlling the Palestinians, 300 West Bankers arrested
The Israeli forces on Sunday continued their attacks against the Palestinians in the cities and villages of the West Bank and Gaza. Two breaking in and inspection operations were carried out in Rafah and near Eni Sinai settlement in Gaza.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/8/2002
Messe Frankfurt selects Egypt as industrial hub to Middle East, Africa
Gerhard Gladitsch, the executive director of Frankfurt fairs, arrived in Cairo on Friday to hold talks with officials concerning a promotion presentation for the activities of Frankfurt fairs in Germany and worldwide.
Egypt-Germany, Economics, 7/8/2002
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President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt on Sunday in Cairo discussed with the Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri developments of conditions in the region and the continued Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people and the need of strengthening inter- Arab coordination to withstand challenges imposed on all the Arabs.
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A telephone call was made on Sunday between the Syrian deputy prime minster and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara and the Lebanese foreign minister Mahmoud Hammoud during which talks dealt with consultations and coordination concerning the meeting of the Arab follow up committee due to be held by the end of the current week.
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Egypt and Tunisia current talks on trade, economy and investment aim at increasing the volume of trade to $ 300 million annually, compared with $ 86 million in the year 2001, an Egyptian statement said yesterday.
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