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Arab industrial integration vital for Common Market
The Egyptian minister of industry and technological development Ali al-Saedi has called for the need of achieving an Arab industrial integration that guarantees the Arab commodities its ability to compete in world markets especially in the area of textile industries; petrochemicals and food industries.
Egypt-Regional, Economics, 12/23/2002
On the Arab investment map
The secretary general of the Arab Economic unity council Ahmad Jweili has announced that the council has completed the Arab investment plan which includes 4000 investment opportunities in various commodity and service sectors in the Arab states.
Regional, Economics, 12/23/2002
Ebeid probes setting international money market in egypt
Prime Minister Atef Ebeid discussed on Saturday setting up an international money market in Egypt, said head of the Money Market Authority Abdel Hamid Ibrahim.
Egypt, Economics, 12/23/2002
Gulf ignores American threats of war; al-Faisal: we cooperate according to international law
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states yesterday concluded its summit in the Qatari capital, Doha, without declaring a common position concerning the threats of having a war in Iraq. The summit, instead, focused its interest on the customs federation which will be enforced as from the beginning of 2003.
Gulf-Iraq, Politics, 12/23/2002
Moroccan and Egyptian experts examine free trade agreement updating
Moroccan and Egyptian experts started in Cairo today work sessions to update the free-trade agreement signed between the two Arab states in 1996.
Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 12/23/2002
Iraq returns back art works for Kuwait
Iraq yesterday returned back to Kuwaiti artistic pieces it had confiscated during its invasion of Kuwait in 1990. The spokesman for the UN force in charge of monitoring the borders between the two states, Daljit Bagha, said that the handing over process included a set of paintings, weapons, swords and sculptors "made in a good way."
Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 12/23/2002
Al Hayat: Moroccan FM calls UMA member-states' to be bold in addressing disputes
Benaissa further insisted on the existence of real and chronic problems that need to be settled with boldness and objectivity if the Arab Maghreb Union is to develop in a natural and effective manner, stressing that Morocco has never opposed the union activation provided it be based reality.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 12/23/2002
Mousa confers with Somali FM
The secretary general of the Arab league AL Amre Mousa yesterday in Cairo discussed with Somalia's foreign minister Youssef Hassan Ibrahim the current conditions on the Somali arena and the efforts exerted at the Arab and international levels to achieve reconciliation in Somalia.
Regional-Somalia, Politics, 12/23/2002
Saudi business delegation due in Morocco tomorrow
A Saudi business delegation, representing Mecca's Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is scheduled to pay a visit to Morocco this December 24-31, at the invitation of the Chamber of commerce and industry of Fes
Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Economics, 12/23/2002
Sixty four Galicia vessels authorized to fish in Moroccan waters
Sixty-four vessels from the Spanish oil slick-affected region of Galicia will be allowed to fish in Moroccan waters for free for three months.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 12/23/2002
Egypt: A demonstration in front of the Embassy of Qatar
Hundreds of the Left supporters and opposition members of Globalization on Saturday demonstrated in front of the Qatari embassy in Cairo in protest of the military agreement signed between Qatar and the USA.
Qatar-Egypt, Politics, 12/23/2002
Al-Jalabi: the military operation against Iraq will start very soon
The leader of the opposition Iraqi national Congress, Ahmad al-Jalabi, has expressed his conviction that the American military operation against Iraq will start shortly but is not known when it will end. He called on the Iraqi President to abide by International law.
Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 12/23/2002
New York Times: CIA contacts in north Iraq
The New York Times said yesterday that members of the CIA are in contacts with Kurdish officials working since several weeks in Northern Iraq, in preparations for any American military attack against Iraq The paper added quoting Kurdish and western sources that any American military forces have not yet taken positions in this area which is out of the control of the central leadership in Baghdad since the Gulf war in 1990.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/23/2002
Jewish groups seek to ban book on Middle East conflict
Jewish organizations have called for ban on a novel by a teenage girl about the Middle East conflict which they claim glorifies Palestinian suicide bombers and fuels racial hatred.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/23/2002
Israeli forces demolish 7 houses, break into Jenin university
An Israeli military force backed by armored vehicles broke yesterday into areas in Rafah to the south of Gaza and bombarded two houses for two families in the context of the collective punishment policy against the Palestinian people.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 12/23/2002
Palestinians, Israelis met in London
Representatives for the Israeli Labor and Meritz parties met a delegation representing the Palestinian authority in London last week.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/23/2002
Increase of foreign partner share in oil and natural gas production
Meanwhile, the government decided the establishing of a national company for oil prospection and exploration at L.E500 million capital, exempted from the income tax for 20 years.
Egypt, Economics, 12/23/2002
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad held on Saturday in a short visit to Damascus a meeting with Yemeni President, Ali Abdullah Saleh.
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Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa asserted that the upcoming Arab summit will be held in time and at the agreed upon venture. Returning late Saturday from a visit to Bahrain, which is set to host the summit, Moussa said he discussed with the King and senior officials there the summit preparations.
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Egypt stressed yesterday that it would be beneficial to officially announce the roadmap peace initiative now. Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said that announcing the roadmap now would make it discussed in Israel during the election period.
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The French embassy in Kuwait yesterday announced the death of Patrick Boura, the French journalist who works for the private first Channel TV because of his wounds he had on Saturday while covering events of the American maneuvers.
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The Sudanese government is fully convinced that the peace and stability in Sudan could not be achieved without firm cooperation and coordination with Egypt said Mustafa Othman Ismail, Sudanese Foreign Minister.
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Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa said Sunday the permanent delegates to the Arab League expressed dissatisfaction with the US use of the Veto to block a Syrian-sponsored resolution condemning Israel for killing a number of UN employees in the Palestinian lands.
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Syria's Foreign minister Farouk al-Shara has received the delegation representing the chiefs of the Arab-American organizations headed by the representative of the Secretary General of the Arab League, Ambassador Hesham Bader. Al-Shara praised the efforts exerted by the Arab-American organizations in the U.S to make the American opinion aware of the real situation in the region.
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Speaker of the People's Assembly Abdul Qader Qaddoura on Saturday received the chief of the Austrian Federal council Ludvig Bearinger and the accompanying delegation.
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The head of the Euro-Mediterranean commission for culture in European Union, Etalo Gomeiz stated the formation of cultural triangle for Mediterranean State. Egypt, as one of its side will represent Mediterranean southern countries, Lebanon will represent eastern countries and Cyprus to represent the northern countries after it had been become one of the European Uniion state group.
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Hundreds of the Lahd hireling militias for Israel and their families who fled to Israel following the withdrawal of the Israeli army from South Lebanon demonstrated yesterday because of their feeling of isolation inside Israel and because their demands are neglected by the Israeli government.
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For the first time, the total cargo ships that transitted the Suez Canal yesterday reached a total of 2.3 million tonnes and the tolls soared to US$ 8.4 million. Revenues of the Canal over the last eleven months upped to $ 1.84 billion compared to $ 1.757 billion in the same period last year.
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