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Syrian President Hafez al-Assad today will take the oath before the People's Assembly on the occasion of the beginning of his fifth constitutional term. According to Article 85 of the Syrian constitution, the constitutional term is seven years to start as of the termination of the President's current term. Go

The ruling Socialist Party in Belgium has for the first time nominated a Palestinian woman who resides in Belgium, Fatimah Shabaan, on the list of the party to the European Parliament elections to be held in June. Shaaban called upon all Palestinian women to be involved in politics. Go

A European parliamentary delegation led by the deputy chairman of the European Union Parliament's foreign relations committee will arrive in Damascus on Friday for a four-day visit. The delegation will hold meeting and talks with a number of high-ranking Syrian senior officials and will visit Quneitra and the UN positions working within UNDOF in the occupied Golan Heights. Go

Official sources in the Iranian ministry of defense said that Minister of Defense Prince Sultan bin Abd al-Aziz will pay an official visit in coming April. His visit to Iran is the first for Saudi minister of defense heading a large military and political delegation. Go

US's First Lady Hillary Clinton is due to arrive in Egypt on March 21 for a four-day visit. American diplomatic sources in Cairo said that during her visit First Lady Clinton will meet with Egypt's First Lady Susan Mubarak in Cairo to learn about family and child care in Egypt and to see Egyptian women's role in development. Go

The Algerian security forces killed one Armed Islamic Group (GIA) member in Rafafseh district in Mu'askar province on Monday. Go

Libyan President Moammar Gaddafi on Tuesday night visited in Cairo the Egyptian satellite station "Nile Sat" and the city for media production where he met with its artists and staff. Sawt al-Arab radio said that Egyptian Information Minister Safwat al-Sharif, who accompanied Gaddafi on his tour, explained to him the characteristics of this city and the development of artistic and media production in Egypt. Go

Iraq has called on the Arab states, when they will discuss the question of the no-fly zones imposed on northern and southern Iraq, at the Arab foreign ministers' meeting on March 17 and 18 to take a clear-cut stand which provides for asking the US and Britain to halt the use of force against Iraq and to hold the two countries responsible in this respect. Go

Jordanian Foreign Minister Abd al-Ilah al-Khatib has asserted that Jordan will continue its policy in dealing with various issues. He stressed the stable and unswerving Jordanian policy towards all debated issues. Go

The Israeli embassy in Moscow said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will pay a working visit to Moscow on March 21 and 22. During his visit Netanyahu will meet with Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov and discuss with him prospects for developing bilateral relations and the Middle East peace process. Go

King Abdullah Bin al-Hussein of Jordan on Wednesday in Amman discussed with US Defense Secretary William Cohen the general situation in the region, especially the conditions in the Arab Gulf and Iraq. Talks also dealt with the US aid, especially military aid, to Jordan. Cohen also briefed King Abdullah on the results of his tour of the Gulf region. Go