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Ankara: Syria's proposals positive
Turkish President Suleiman Demirel has expressed satisfaction with the proposals sent by Damascus to Turkey.
Regional, Politics, 10/13/1998
Napleon's compass in Alexandria
The Egyptian - French joint commission for antiquities in Alexandria has found an antiquity discovery on board the "Orient," Napelon's ship during the French campaign in Egypt.
Egypt, History, 10/13/1998
Islamic leaders urge Algerian groups to maintain dialogue with government
Some thirty Islamic leaders and intellectuals from Morocco, Egypt, Malaysia, Qatar, Pakistan, Sudan, Kuwait and other Islamic countries have called upon the Islamic groups in Algeria to give up the arms and join the truce announced unilaterally by the Islamic Salvation Army, an Algerian Islamist faction.
Algeria, Politics, 10/13/1998
Meguid accuses international community of negligence toward Palestinian rights
Arab League Secretary-General Esmat Abdul Meguid accused the international community of failing to pressure Israel to commit to implementing its agreements and presenting protection to the Palestinian people.
Regional, Politics, 10/13/1998
Beginning normalization between Yemen and Eritrea
In a phone call between Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh and his Eritrean counterpart Assias Afworki, they opened a new page for bilateral relations after the two countries already accepted the decision of the arbitration committee concerning Yemen's right to the Hanish Islands.
Yemen-Eritrea, Politics, 10/13/1998
Egypt rejects Israeli requests for more cooperation
Egyptian sources confirmed today to ArabicNews.com that Cairo has refused once more the Israeli call for agricultural cooperation including the two sides, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority, to implement projects in fields of land reclamation, horizontal expansion, irrigation, producing cereals for the four participants and the countries of the region.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 10/13/1998
Morocco frees 28 political detainees in bid to clear human rights record
The Moroccan Human Rights Advisory Council (CCDH) announced on Monday that 28 "political" detainees will be released shortly.
Morocco, Local, 10/13/1998
Sudan extends cease fire, problems with new law says opposition
the Sudanese Cabinet has endorsed a draft law provides for permitting party pluralism in the country
Sudan, Politics, 10/13/1998
Arafat confers with Prince Hassan of Jordan
Arafat briefed Crown Prince Hassan on latest developments concerning US efforts and contacts to convene a tripartite meeting near Washington on Thursday and the initiatives made to revive negotiations on the Israeli-Palestinian tracks, including the US initiative.
Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 10/13/1998
Youssoufi explains Islamists and Sahara issue in Morocco
Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi said in Budapest Monday that "some countries, which were not happy that Morocco was able to perfect its territorial integrity, had staged an international campaign based on a unilateral interpretation of a paragraph of the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice.
Regional-Morocco, Politics, 10/13/1998
Saudi Arabia and Al Azhar call on Syria and Turkey to prevent bloodshed
The Great Imam called for unity as it is "obligatory," moreover the statement supported the efforts of President Mubarak and Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz and their permanent endeavors to unify and bring closer Moslems of the world.
Regional, Politics, 10/13/1998
Successful Palestinian mediation between Iran and Taleban
Palestine-Iran-Afghanistan, Local, 10/13/1998
Fourth session of Egyptian national cinema festival today
17 narrative films and 47 documentaries and cartoon films will take part, competing for financial prizes valued at LE 320,000 -- equal to the prizes of the American Oscar, the British Bafta and French Spras.
Egypt, Entertainment, 10/13/1998
Rabat and Budapest conclude package of agreements
Morocco and Hungary signed in Budapest Monday a package of cooperation agreements, providing mainly for the creation of a free trade area.
Morocco-Hungary, Politics, 10/13/1998
US defense secretary continues Gulf tour
Kuwaiti President Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Monday in Kuwait met with the UN defense Secretary William Cohen. The two sides discussed bilateral relations and means of "strengthening them in the military area as well as issues of mutual concern on the regional and international levels."
Gulf-USA, Politics, 10/13/1998
Reports of Coptic bishop's arrest untrue
Concerning news reports that said Bishop Wissa, head of the Coptic church in El-Minya had been arrested, ArabicNews.com has found out that these reports are false.
Egypt, Local, 10/13/1998
Morocco wants free and transparent referendum in Sahara
"A genuine democratic approach of the referendum should be adopted and abandon the old ideas, and allow each candidate to present themselves to justify his candidacy," Snoussi said.
Morocco, Local, 10/13/1998
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The German Kempinski Hotel chain opened its first hotel in the United Arab Emirates in Ajman, Khaleej Times reported.
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Bahrain praised Britain's recently-approved anti-terrorism legislation, Gulf Daily News reported.
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Iranian construction companies are assessing opportunities for undertaking projects in Saudi Arabia, IRNA reported.
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Oman is planning a major amusement park at a cost of RO 11.6 million ($30.55 million), Oman Daily Observer reported.
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The Jordanian government, tribes and retired army officers have condemned anti-Jordanian statements made last week by Syrian Defense Minister Mustafa Tlass, Jordan Times reported.
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The Arab Fertilizers union opened Monday in Doha its 11th conference to look into ways of enhancing partnership in matters of fertilizers marketing, engineering, production and related sectors.
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International Francophone Non-governmental Organizations will hold their 3rd general conference in Rabat next November 16-17 with the participation of delegates from the four corners of the world.
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Some seventeen cities from 11 mediterranean countries have pledged to promote democracy in the Mediterranean and to bridge the gaps between the banks of the Mare Nostrum.This came in the Malaga Declaration adopted last week by the Mediterranean conference on cities strategic planning held in Malaga.
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The living cost index increased by 3.1 percent during the first eight months of 1998, compared to the same period in 1997.
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US ambassador in Lebanon David Satterfield confirmed that there is a radical change in his country's policy toward Lebanon, which encourages new investments by US companies in Lebanon, after the 1997 lifting of the US ban on travel by US citizens to Lebanon.
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A study released yesterday concerning the bureau of Egyptian commercial representation confirmed an increase in the value of Egyptian exports to Lebanon from $15 million in 1991 to $16.3 million through March 1998, while imports from Lebanon reached $7.5 million.
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An official in a bureau of the Spanish Ripsol company announced today that Egypt signed an agreement with his company for drilling petroleum and natural gas in north Africa and in the Middle East through a partnership with the Egyptian General Organization for Petroleum in Algeria, Libya, Tunisia and the Gulf countries like the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
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Egyptian sources told ArabicNews.com today that the Iraqi - Egyptian commercial committee will convene in the last week of November under the chairmanship of Egyptian Minister of Trade and Supply Ahmed Goweili and his Iraqi counterpart, Mohammed Mahdi Saleh to discuss supporting bilateral relations between them, especially commercial and the economic relations. Egypt occupies the first position in volume of commercial cooperation with Iraq on the foreign and the Arab levels.
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Chiefs of staffs of armies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) started two -day meetings in Kuwait on Monday in preparation for the forthcoming meeting of the GCC defense ministers, also to be held in Kuwait, MENA reported.
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Syrian President Hafez al-Assad on Monday at the Damascus al-Chaab palace received Tunisian Foreign Minister Saeed Bin Mustafa, who conveyed to the President a message from the Tunisian President Zein al-Abidin Bin Ali on developments in the region and "fraternal relations between the two countries."
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Correspondent of Monte Carlo radio in Ankara quoted the Turkish dailies as saying today that the visit of the Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa to Turkey came as a result of Turkey's success in escalating the current crisis with Syria. The Turkish dailies expected the Egyptian foreign minister to have carried with him a proposal which provides for Damascus expelling Kurdish leader Abdullah Oclan from its territories against starting to convene meetings between the foreign ministers of Syria and Turkey in Cairo.
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Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani on Monday received a message from President of Liberia Charles Taylor, relating to bilateral relations between the two countries.
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Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem Bin Jaber al-Thani on Monday received a message from Yemeni Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Abdul Qader Bajmal relating to means of strengthening and developing relations between the two countries.
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Yemen and the Vatican have decided to establish diplomatic relations between them on the level of ambassadors.
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