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On the nomination of President al-Assad for a new term of office
The Syrian People's Assembly on Monday at noon convened an extraordinary session to consider the message sent by the Baath Arab Socialist Party regional leadership concerning its unanimous decision to nominate Syrian President Hafez al-Assad for a fifth consecutive term.
Syria, Politics, 1/12/1999
Five-member Arab foreign minister meeting in Cairo today
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen and Oman will resume today in Cairo the meetings they held in al-Ghardaqa ten days ago in preparation for the consultative Arab ministerial meeting on January 24.
Regional, Politics, 1/12/1999
Abdul Meguid refuses Iraqi accusations
Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid said that the last declarations issued by Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz asserting that Kuwait is a state inside the Iraqi borders are declarations that completely contradict Iraq's approval of United Nations resolutions concerning this matter.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 1/12/1999
Moroccan party welcomes Moroccans unanimous rejection of US aggression against Iraq
The political bureau of the Party for Progress and Socialism, a member of the governmental coalition, hailed the Moroccan people's "unanimous rejection of the US aggression against Iraq."
Morocco, Politics, 1/12/1999
Iraq denies any arrests or hangings
Iraqi formal sources denied today news reports stating that there are arrests and hangings taking place in southern Iraq, asserting that the direct causes of the damage brought about by US and British planes in the "no-fly zones" over southern and northern Iraq are Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
Iraq, Politics, 1/12/1999
Egyptian foreign minister: Saudi Arabia and Cairo present aid to Iraq
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa stated that all Arab countries, at the top of which comes Saudi Arabia, are working on helping and supporting the Iraqi people.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 1/12/1999
Kuwaiti forces on alert to counter Iraqi threats
Kuwait has put some of its military units on maximum alert to counter Iraqi threats.
Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 1/12/1999
Report: Iraqi leaders issue second call for urgent meeting with eight opposition factions
A Jordanian daily reported on Monday that the Iraqi leadership has extended a second urgent invitation to eight opposition factions abroad to visit Iraq and hold rounds of dialogue with Iraqi officials, following the first round made by the United Iraqi Organization delegation in Baghdad, recently.
Iraq, Politics, 1/12/1999
Iraq criticizes Saudi initiative to alleviate embargo
The Iraqi daily "Babel" on Monday criticized the Saudi initiative to alleviate the embargo imposed on Iraq and described it as a political maneuver aimed at absorbing the anger of the Arab masses following the US and British attacks in December on Iraq.
Regional-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/12/1999
Arabs in Kuwait plot to provoke riots
Kuwaiti security forces arrested some 25 persons of an Arab nationality and confiscated from them publications urging a revolution against the United States and against the ruling regime in Kuwait.
Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 1/12/1999
Egyptian foreign minister calls for Saddam Hussein to quit office
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa has called for the resignation of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in a statement Moussa made to the German daily "The Berliner Kurier."
Egypt, Politics, 1/12/1999
Jordan for convening Arab summit
A high-ranking Jordanian governmental source on Monday stressed Jordan's support of all potentials for the Arab foreign ministers at the consultative meeting on January 24.
Jordan-Regional, Politics, 1/12/1999
Egyptian Shoura council approves fourth term of office for President Mubarak
The Egyptian Shoura council on Monday approved nominating President Mubarak for a fourth term of office.
Egypt, Politics, 1/12/1999
Lebanese president stresses efforts to return the displaced
Al-Hoss added that Lebanon cannot accept the logic of a double-standard policy for the region's destiny and problems. "At the same time, thousands of Lebanese families are still forced to stay away from their homes and other families have to pay a high price for the continued Israeli attacks, while other UN Security Council resolutions are applied strictly on other states in the region and wars are launched for the sake of applying these resolutions."
Lebanon, Politics, 1/12/1999
Israeli attack hits Lebanese infrastructure cutting off electricity
The areas of Hasbaya and Marjyoun spent Sunday night without electricity due to the Israeli attack, which resulted in destroying electricity wires in Zalaya which feed the areas.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/12/1999
Chirac will not receive Sharon
President Jacques Chirac of France has decided not to receive Israeli Foreign Minister Ariel Sharon during his forthcoming visit to Paris at the end of next week.
Israel-France, Politics, 1/12/1999
Secret committee surveys properties of Israelis in the Golan
Al-Ayam daily issued in the occupied Arab territories reported that a special committee is secretly surveying and estimating the properties of the Israelis in the occupied Golan Heights to compensate the Israelis who live there if Israel withdraws from the occupied Syrian territories.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/12/1999
Egyptian official attacks Agence France Press for Abu Nidal story
An Egyptian official has criticized a report broadcasted by Agence France Press that Egypt hosted the Palestinian coordinador Sabri El-Banna, better known as Abu Nidal.
Egypt, Politics, 1/12/1999
Palestinian sources: Declaration of state is to take place on May 4
Palestinian sources denied that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has agreed to postpone the declaration of an independent Palestinian state on the specified date of May 4.
Palestine, Politics, 1/12/1999
South African envoy to discuss Lockerbie crisis
A South African presidential envoy is visiting Libya for talks with Libyan officials on ways of defusing the Lockerbie crisis opposing Tripoli to the USA and Britain.
Libya-South Africa, Politics, 1/12/1999
Kuwaiti Ministry of the Interior withdraws Bu Yabes passport
Well informed sources in Kuwait told the Kuwaiti daily al-Qabas on Monday that the Kuwaiti Ministry of the Interior had withdrawn the passport of Kuwaiti journalist Hamed Bu Yabes and that the Journalist is to be investigated at the public court after the Kuwaiti Cabinet submitted his case to the Ministry of the Interior.
Kuwait, Politics, 1/12/1999
Albright to visit Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Egypt-Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 1/12/1999
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Pope John Paul II on Monday said from the Vatican that the recent US - British attacks on Iraq reveal that war does not solve crises. In his annual speech the Pope said the latest fighting proved that war complicates situations and leaves civilians sufferings its tragic results.
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The regional Marine Emergency Mutual Aid Center will train qualified Bahraini citizens to fight marine pollution, Bahrain Tribune reported.
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The automobile industry in the United Arab Emirates recorded a growth rate of between 15 and 20 percent during 1998, Khaleej Times reported.
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Jordan's Queen Noor stated that honor killings are in opposition to the principles of Islam and the Jordanian Constitution, Jordan Times reported.
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British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook will travel to the Hague tomorrow where he will visit Camp Zeist, the proposed site of the neutral-country trial for the two Libyan suspects in the 1988 of a Pan Am bombing jet over Lockerbie, Scotland.
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The Tunisia-France Literature prize has been awarded this year to French writer Albert Memmi and Tunisian poet Abdelwaheb Meddab.
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Palestinian President Yasser Arafat met on Sunday night with former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger who arrived in Israel to take part in the annual meeting of the Shimon Peres peace center. Discussions between Arafat and Kissinger dealt with Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
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Since the beginning of 1998 until the end of November 1998 some 1,211 ships anchored at the Syrian port of Tartous. Amounts of imported and exported items for the same period were 4,159,494 tonnes, including the importation of some 1,316,242 tonnes of phosphate and 278,630 tonnes of cereals. Another 284,275 tonnes of cereals were exported, while 160,414 tonnes as transit and 2,119,943 of various commodities.
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Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Othman Ismael has asserted that Ethiopia and Sudan are seeking to improve their bilateral relations. Ismail said in a statement to the weekly "Reporter" bulletin issued in Amhari, the language of Ethiopia, on Monday that since last year gradual tangible results have been attained. He added, "Our diplomatic relations were not severed and talks were held in the course of a committee which comprised the two sides."
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