Opposition members to be tried in Mauritania
Mauritania judicial sources have said that opposition leader Ahmad Ould Dada will be presented before the court under charges of destabilizing the government and provoking against it.
Mauritania, Politics, 3/9/1999
Mubarak confers with AL chief
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Monday in Cairo received Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid. Following the meeting the AL chief said he briefed President Mubarak on the development of current conditions in the Arab states and to inclination towards further Arab solidarity and purification of Arab atmospheres.
Regional-Egypt, Politics, 3/9/1999
Kurds demonstrate in Australia
Hundreds of Kurds demonstrated outside the Australian Parliament in Canberra calling upon Turkey to conduct a fair trial for the leader of the Kurdistani Workers Party, Abdullah Ocalan.
Regional-Australia, Politics, 3/9/1999
French Jewish delegation meets with Mubarak and Moussa
The chairman of the representative council of the Jewish organizations in France, Henry Hangdburg, met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on Monday.
Egypt-France, Politics, 3/9/1999
King Fahd urges Israel to abide by international legitimacy resolutions
King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia has asserted the need to pressure Israel in order to implement UN resolutions relevant to the occupied Arab territories, especially resolution 425, which provides for Israel's unconditional withdrawal from south Lebanon.
Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 3/9/1999
Iran, Pakistan discuss developments in Pakistan
Iranian President Muhammad Khatami on Sunday night received the speaker of the Pakistani Parliament, Alhi Najash Sumoro, currently visiting Iran.
Iran-UN, Politics, 3/9/1999
Canadian - Palestinian commercial agreement
The Palestinian Authority and the Canadian government signed an agreement for commercial cooperation between the two sides at the end of the visit paid by Canadian Minister of Trade Sergio Marchi to Palestinian areas.
Palestine-Canada, Economics, 3/9/1999
Khatami in Rome today
Iranian President Sayed Khatami will arrive today in Italy for a three-day visit, the first by an Iranian president to any European country since the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979.
Iran-Italy, Politics, 3/9/1999
Youssoufi calls for setting up Morocco-New Zealand business council
Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi called Monday for the establishment of a Morocco-New Zealand business council that will contribute to building up genuine partnership between the two countries.
Morocco-New Zealand, Economics, 3/9/1999
Iranian delegation expected in Morocco
An Iranian delegation, led by vice-speaker of the "Shoura" council (parliament) and chairman of the council's foreign committee, Hassan Rouhani, is expected in Morocco this March 9-13, it was officially announced in Rabat.
Morocco-Iran, Politics, 3/9/1999
Farouk Qaddoumi in Morocco to attend Jerusalem Fund constituent assembly
Farouk Qaddoumi, head of the political department of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) arrived Monday in Casablanca where he will attend the constituent assembly of Bait Mal Al-Quds (Jerusalem Fund).
Palestine-Regional, Economics, 3/9/1999
Declaration on Euro-Mediterranean parliamentary cooperation adopted
The first conference of speakers of Euro-Mediterranean parliaments held in Palma de Majorca, Spain, wound up its two-day proceedings on Monday by the adoption of a declaration on Euro-Mediterranean parliamentary cooperation.
Regional, Politics, 3/9/1999
Polisario leaders skim international assistance, Spanish daily
A Spanish wide-circulation daily reported that the Polisario has skimmed 64 million Pesetas in aid, initially extended to buy female camels.
Morocco, Politics, 3/9/1999
African bank operations in Morocco will match the country's options, bank chairman
The African Development Bank's operations in Morocco, in the 1999-2001 period, will be conform to the five-year plan that is being drafted by the government, said Omar Kabbaj, chairman of the Abidjan-based ADB.
Morocco-Africa, Economics, 3/9/1999
Israel continues provocative raids over Lebanon
The Lebanese citizen, Zeid Youssef Sriwi ( 47), was expelled from his village, Hasbaya, said the Lebanese security officials who asked not to be identified, adding that Sriwi was freed a week earlier from the Israeli-run al-Khiam prison within the security zone, where he was held for 13 months. It was not known why he was jailed.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/9/1999
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