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The British daily "The Times" that a group of volunteers arrived in Lebanon to apologize for all Arabs, in general, over the barbarous acts committed by the Crusaders 900 years ago against the city of Jerusalem. Go

A round of official talks was held today in Kuwait between the ruler of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, and President of the Republic of Gambia Yahya Jammeh, currently visiting Kuwait. Go

French President Jacques Chirac on Monday received Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah and discussed with him means of strengthening bilateral relations and issues of mutual concern. Al-Sabah arrived in Paris earlier in the day in a two-day official visit to France. Go

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein called on the Iraqi people to show unity to face economic difficulties under UN sanctions, Bahrain Tribune reported. Go

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency's Consultative Committee will hold its annual meeting to review the draft of its annual report on September 28 in Amman, Petra reported. Go

US White House spokesman Mike McCurry, asked about Libyan requests for negotiation on guarantees for the US - British to try the two Libyan Lockerbie suspects said, "That was non-negotiable." Go

Oman agreed to invest RO 1.94 million in shares in Al Thuraya Space Telecommunications Company, which is undertaking a regional satellite telecommunications project, Oman News Agency reported. Go

Saudi Arabia's crown prince, deputy premier and chairman of the national guard met yesterday in Riyadh with the ambassador of Iran to Saudi Arabia, Muhammad Rida Nouri. Go

Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on Monday discussed with the mission of the World Bank, led by WB advisor Ezzeddine Shamseddine, the project of using the Internet in Lebanese public and private schools. Go

The French embassy in Damascus delivered a financial donation from the French government to the Arab Society for Development in occupied Syrian Majdal Shams. Go

The Arab League's assistant secretary general for economic affairs, Abdul Rahman El-Sagibani, after participating in the meetings of Arab central bank leaders, told ArabicNews.com that during the meetings in Amman, they discussed several economic issues such as the economic crisis in southeast Asia and its reflections on the economies of the Arab states, as well as the effects of the Euro (the European United currency) on the countries of the region. Go

The Kuwaiti government retracted yesterday the hikes in gasoline prices that it had announced, arousing a dispute between high-ranking officials, specifically between the president and his deputy. Go

Egyptian Minister of Tourism Mamdouh El-Beltagi held a meeting at the Cairo International Conference Center with British Minister Nick Reinsford. Beltagi presented the benefits and guarantees of tourist investment in Egypt and the long-term plans for tourism development. Go

Tunis is hosting September 7-11 the 36th session of the International Congress on the History of Medicine. The congress, attended by 350 participants from 60 countries, is debating Arab-Muslim medicine and surgery, medicine teaching, including the teaching of the history of medicine, ethics and Greek-Latin medicine. An exhibition featuring ancient Arab-Muslim surgical instruments will also be held in parallel to the congress. Go

A Moroccan court has sentenced lately a French national to four years in jail for drug trafficking charges. Daniel Christian, 49, was caught on August 30 at the northern Moroccan port of Tangiers with some 220 kg of cannabis concealed in his Peugeot van. Go

Algerian security sources announced on Monday that five persons were killed and another 11 wounded in a bomb explosion on Sunday night in Mashrat al-Safa town near Teyart, 300 km southwest of the capital, Algiers. The security forces did not give details about the explosion. Go