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The Indian Minister of Health Dalit Izhelman concluded today his visit to Cairo lasting two days in which he tackled methods of enhancing joint cooperation in the field of public health and medicine industries between them. Egyptian Minister of Health Dr. Ismail Salem told ArabicNews.com that "methods of benefiting from the Indian experiment in birth control, medicine industries, and vaccines were discussed." Go

The Jordanian weekly al-Bilad has said that the Israeli government and in the context of its efforts to undermine the Syrian-Turkish agreement had delegated a special envoy to Ankara carrying a document in which Israel claims that "Syria owns nuclear weapons. The paper added quoting Western reports that the Israeli envoy urged the Turkish officials to strike the Syrian missile stations." Go

Algerian president Zeroual pledged during his a ministers meeting yesterday to have "clean" presidential election with equal chances for all candidates. Zeroual urged the government to exert all efforts for embodying this pledge, for guaranteeing the administrational neutrality as well implementing strict instructions regarding this matter for the forthcoming election. Go

Moroccan public health workers, nurses and physicians decided on Monday to postpone the one-day strike they were planning to stage this Nov.11 to protest the authorities' indifference to their grievances. Go

The British Defense minister George Robertson told journalists on board of the plane which transported him to Kuwait on Sunday that a military force is ready to strike Iraq warning that the west will not permit the current crisis to be extended beyond the end of the current year. He added that Britain hopes to reach a diplomatic solution for the inspection crisis, adding "time and patience are passing." He threatened Iraq, saying: "we can inflict great damages on the Iraqi military infrastructure." Go

A Moroccan court sentenced lately a French national to two years in jail for drug trafficking and smuggling offenses. Jamond Marc Bernard was arrested last week at the Tangiers port (Northern Morocco) with 35 kg of cannabis concealed in his vehicle's boot. Go

The defense ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council states concluded today their meetings in Riyadh after discussing some of the joint projects and plan for enhancing their defensive cooperation. Go

Qatar signed a $10 million contratct with Austria regarding equipment for civilian defense use, and a $5 million contract with France. Go

Switzerland sent a written message to the Egyptian foreign minister Amr Moussa to know whether or not Egypt will compensate Switzerland for the death of its citizens in Egypt in last year. 35 Swiss tourists were killed in an attack that was launched by Islamic extremists on Hastshpsout museum in Luxor in November of last year. Go

Foreign Ministers of the Damascus Declaration states will hold a meeting on Wednesday in Doha-Qatar to discuss international, Arab and regional developments, as well means of reactivating and developing relations between the declaration signatory states. In a statement to the Saudi Okaz daily, an informed source at the Gulf Cooperation Council said that foreign ministers of Damascus Declaration states will discuss the developments of the ME peace process in light with the Wye Plantation agreement recently signed between the Palestinians and Israel, Iraq's crisis with UNSCOM and the US threats to resort to military option as means to settle this crisis. Go

President of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Monday received the British Defense Secretary George Robertson. Talks dealt with bilateral relations and means of developing and boosting them, latest developments on the political arenas and issues of mutual concern. Go

President Roman Hertzug of Germany will hold an official two-day visit to Jordan on November 17, to meet with Jordanian Crown Prince Hassan on bilateral relations. Go

The United Arab Emirates UAE ship "Jabal Ali" on Monday anchored at the Iraqi Um Qaser port on the Gulf, marking the inauguration of the first navigation line with Iraq since 1990. Baghdad radio said on Monday that the ship which sailed off from Dubai on Saturday arrived in Um Qaser port on Monday afternoon carrying 42 passengers. Go

Chairman of the political bureau of the Palestinian national resistance Movement "Hamas" has denied that he and members of the movement's leadership intend to depart to any place outside Jordan. In a statement to the Jordanian weekly al-Majad in its Monday's issue Mishaal added "I am a Jordanian. I do not think of leaving the homeland." He added that Hamas will still exist in Jordan and other Arab states. Go

In a telephone call on Monday, President of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani discussed with Tunisian President Zein al-Abidin Bin Ali view point concerning current developments on the Arab arena and means of developing relations between the two countries. Go

President of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad Al Sabah has received a message related to bilateral relations from the spiritual leader of the Iranian revolution Ayatollah Ali Khameini, the Kuwaiti daily al-Anba' issued on Monday said. Go