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US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said yesterday after meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Ariel Sharon that, "I have now spoken to the Foreign Minister about the importance of the Israeli side fulfilling its obligations," adding that she told Sharon that the US calls for both sides to carry out their responsibilities and emphasizing President Clinton's commitment to the peace process Go

Rabat suggested today forming a committee that comprises Algerian and Moroccan experts to discuss economic, financial and commercial ties between the two countries. Go

Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa stated that Israel's implementation of the Wye River accord will make the area live in peace and security. In answering reporters' questions, he said, "Tampering with it shows Israeli disregard for the deal, its framework and its supervisors. " Go

Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa met yesterday in Cairo with Mozambican Foreign Minister Leonardo Simao, currently visiting Cairo. The two discussed African and international issues of mutual interest and bilateral relations between the two countries. Go

Syrian President Hafez al-Assad has issued Presidential decree 151 for 1998, providing for listing the names of candidates who won the People's Assembly elections in Syria for the 7th four-year legislative session held on November 30, 1998. Go

King Fahd of Saudi Arabia on Monday night in Riyadh received a telephone call from French President Jacques Chirac. The conversation dealt with bilateral relations and important developments in the international arena. Go

Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Ibn Khalifa Al-Thani, received on Monday a message from King Hassan II, Qatari news agency "QNA" reported. Go

The Egyptian Committee for Solidarity in association with the Yemeni Council for Peace and Solidarity, Sanaa University and Aden will convene the seventh symposium on Egyptian - Yemeni ties on Saturday, in which writers, researchers, politicians and businessmen in Egypt and Yemen will participate. Go

The Palestinian Hamas movement yesterday released a statement from Amman calling on the Palestinian people for continuous armed uprising in the face of Israeli occupation and to exert all efforts to release the captives in Israeli jails, without distinction between Palestinian captives and others. Go

Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai met today with the French Chairman of the April Understanding Monitoring Committee. Mordechai's media advisor stated that the two discussed the Israeli position toward the situation in south Lebanon, adding, "One day, our patience will end and the entire responsibility will fall on the Lebanese and Syrian governments." Go

Qatar's Hamad Medical Corporation has raised its rates across the board for treatment of expatriates and visitors in the Gulf country, Gulf Times reported. Go

Bahrain's Sulmaniya Medical Complex will receive a children's cancer treatment project financed by the Bahrain Cancer Society, Gulf Daily News reported. Go

Norway has agreed to provide a monitoring system for Yarmouk River water quality for water that is to be processed at the Zai Water Treatment Plant, Jordan Times reported. Go

Oman is planning a $700 million oil refinery in Sohar, which will process 75,000 barrels of crude oil per day, Oman Daily Observer reported. Go

Arab League Secretary-General Esmat Abdul Meguid announced that he expects a positive reply from Libya regarding the Lockerbie crisis and the suggested trial for the Libyan suspects in the 1988 explosion of a US passenger jet over Scotland. Go

A Moroccan immigrant living in France was arrested lately at the Tangier port (Northern Morocco) with 88 kg of cannabis concealed inside his van's seats. Go

Saudi Trade Minister, Oussama Jaafar Fakih, arrived Monday in Morocco to attend the opening ceremony of a Saudi-made items exhibition to be held in Casablanca this December 8 through 13. Go

Renowned Moroccan singer Houcein Toulali passed away on Monday in Meknes (central Morocco) at the age of 74. Go

Saudi Commerce Minister Osama Faqih said today that total investments in the industry sector through the end of 1997 reached more than 206 billion riyals (nearly $55 billion), in which joint investment forms nearly 54% of the total volume, with 112 billion riyals. Go

Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan has stressed that he expects a US military strike against Iraq at any time. In statements he made to reporters in Baghdad on Monday, Ramadan said that, "Iraq expects the US strike today, or tomorrow, after one or two months," noting what happened last month was just a postponement of the strike rather its cancellation. Go

The Turkish daily Milliet reported that important developments have taken place concerning Turkish - Syrian relations since signing the security cooperation agreement between the two countries. In its Monday's issue the paper added the first of these developments was the establishment of "direct hot line" between high ranking military officials in the two countries. Go

At least ten persons were killed and another 15 wounded following confrontations that erupted between rival militias at the Somali port of Mersa on Sunday. Go