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Morocco's king amnesties all convicts of attempts on state security
King Hassan II of Morocco has agreed to grant amnesty to all prisoners, convicted of attempt to state security and to indemnify families of reported "missing" people, it was officially announced in Rabat on Wednesday.
Morocco, Politics, 4/8/1999
Gaddafi confers with Italian foreign minister
Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gaddafi on Tuesday night with Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini, currently visiting Libya. The Italian minister described his meeting with Gaddafi as very useful. He said that they discussed relations between the two countries, the situation in the Mediterranean region and the question of Kosovo.
Libya-Italy, Politics, 4/8/1999
Founding a new bloc for East African countries for stability and commerce
Egyptian diplomacy is currently pursuing activity to found an economic bloc for the countries of East Africa: Egypt, Eriteria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
Egypt-Regional, Economics, 4/8/1999
A key figure in the Yemeni socialist Party assassinated
In an area of of Sanaa province a high-ranking figure in the Yemeni Socialist Party, the largest opposition party in Yemen, was assassinated on Wednesday morning.
Yemen, Politics, 4/8/1999
President al-Assad confers with Li Ping
President Hafez al-Assad received on Wednesday at the presidential palace in Lattakia the Chinese chairman of the National People's Representatives, Li Ping, and members of the accompanying delegation.
Syria-China, Politics, 4/8/1999
Kurdish Parliament delegation visits Cairo
A Kurdish source in Cairo said the Kurdish Parliament in exile decided to convene "the Kurdistani National conference" by the end of June to discuss the formation of a Kurdish government in exile.
Regional-Egypt, Politics, 4/8/1999
Morocco determined to create its own value-added jobs from fisheries sector
Khyari also underlined the government's resolve to ensure a rational use of its sea resources and to adopt an integrated strategy aimed at increasing the sector's value added through restructuring the fishing fleet, upgrading infrastructure and processing units and through improving the competitiveness of Moroccan fisheries companies and quality and marketing policies.
Morocco, Economics, 4/8/1999
King Hassan II receives US Congressional delegation
King Hassan II received Wednesday evening at the royal palace in Marrakesh (southern Morocco) a visiting U.S. congress delegation, led by Benjamin Gilman, chairman of the house international relations committee.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 4/8/1999
Qatar, India hold official talks
A round of official talks started on Wednesday in New Delhi between the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani, and the Indian prime minister.
Qatar-India, Politics, 4/8/1999
Gaddafi receives African ministers, telephone calls
Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi on Tuesday night received several African ministers including the foreign ministers of Namibia and Zimbabwe, the Ugandan regional cooperation minister, and Gambia's minister of state for foreign affairs, who took part in the farewell ceremony held for the purpose of seeing off the two Libyans suspected of being involved in the Lockerbie incident.
Libya-International, Politics, 4/8/1999
French prime minister to visit Cairo in May
French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin is to arrive on Cairo on May 1 at the head of a delegation comprising 180 businessmen, including leaders of French companies, to take part in inaugurating the French fair "Expo France '99" held in Cairo, on May 2-9 at the Cairo International Conference Center.
Egypt-France, Economics, 4/8/1999
Lebanon appeals the UN for return of Lebanese deportees
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri asked UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in a cable he sent on Wednesday to make an immediate move to return the Lebanese deportees from the occupied town of Shabaa to their homes.
Lebanon, Politics, 4/8/1999
The first civil flight from Libya arrives in Egypt
The first civil aircraft arrived in Cairo on Tuesday in a direct flight coming from Libya after the suspension of the UN sanctions imposed on Libya since 1992.
Libya-Egypt, Politics, 4/8/1999
Jordanian parliamentarian calls for halting normalization with Israel
Member of the Jordanian Parliament Muhammad al-Bataynah has called for halting normalization with Israel and to link such steps with the progress in comprehensive settlement on all peace process tracks, including the Israeli withdrawal from the Golan and south Lebanon according to international resolutions.
Jordan, Politics, 4/8/1999
Natural gas from Qatar to Dubai
An official in the United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday that negotiations are currently underway between Qatar and the Emirate of Dubai to supply the Emirate with natural gas from Qatar.
Qatar-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 4/8/1999
Establishing a cooperation for refining petroleum in Egypt
A group of Egyptian investors decided to support the Egyptian banks in establishing a new corporation for petrochemicals and refining petroleum west of Alexandria, at a cost of $1.5 billion.
Egypt, Business, 4/8/1999
Foreign currency accounts do not exceed US $6.5 million in Syrian banks
Official sources in Damascus estimated that total foreign currency accounts in the Syrian state-run banks do not exceed US $6.5 million and number of account holders does not exceed 2,597 citizens, following two years of the decision taken by the government to open bank accounts to foreign currency.
Syria, Economics, 4/8/1999
Peace is a strategic option for Jordan
Jordanian Foreign Minister Abd al-Ilah al-Khatib has asserted that just and comprehensive peace peace is the strategic option on which the Arab nation has agreed.
Jordan, Politics, 4/8/1999
Moroccan league for Islamic minorities' defense calls NATO to undertake ground operations in Kosovo
The Moroccan league for the defense of Islamic Minorities urged NATO to reconsider its military strategy and undertake urgent ground operations to evacuate from Kosovo extermination gangs, protect civilians and arm them so that they can defend themselves.
Morocco-Yugoslavia, Politics, 4/8/1999
Identification operation resumes on June 1, minister announces
The identification operation of would-be voters in the referendum that the U.N is projecting to hold in the Sahara will resume next June 1.
Morocco, Politics, 4/8/1999
Joint exhibition for Arab Gulf states in Kazakhistan
Chairman of the Omani Chamber of Commerce and Industry Salem Bin Helal al-Khalili said that the joint exhibition of the Arab Gulf states will be held in Kazakhstan on May 11 - 15 for the first time outside the Gulf Cooperation Council member states.
Gulf-Kazakhstan, Economics, 4/8/1999
Cautious calm prevails al-Nasera
A cautious calm prevails the city of al-Nasera following the events which took place in the city on Tuesday and at dawn Wednesday when explosive bottles where thrown on two trade centers and the attacks resulted in heavy material losses in one of the two centers.
Palestine, Local, 4/8/1999
Lockerbie trials will take months to be convene
Legal and diplomatic maneuvers on the 1988 Lockerbie incident in Scotland were completed on Wednesday to mark the beginning of a phase of a very long wait to try the two Libyans the West claims are involved in the incident.
Libya-International, Politics, 4/8/1999
1.5 million Iraqi citizens have died due to sanctions
Baghdad said that more than 1.5 million Iraqi citizens have died due to the sanctions imposed on Iraq since 1990.
Iraq, Health, 4/8/1999
Iraqi-Iranian committee on war victims to meet in Baghdad on Monday
Coordinator of the Iraqi-Iranian committee for war victims Fahmi al-Qeisi on Wednesday said the committee will meet next Monday in Baghdad.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 4/8/1999
Fair for Iranian products in Jeddah
An Iranian trade fair is currently being held in Jeddah, with the participation of 145 Iranian companies and corporations that present Iran's most modern economic and consumer products.
Saudi Arabia-Iran, Economics, 4/8/1999
Paper calls for reviewing Arab coordinating stances
The Jordanian daily al-Dustour called on Wednesday for reviewing Arab coordination frameworks which have flourished in recent years and were mere substitutes for a pan-Arab meeting.
Regional, Politics, 4/8/1999
Demonstrations continue at Cairo University against Kosovo massacres
Cairo University witnessed student demonstrations for the third day in a row in protest agains Serbian attacks on Moslems in Kosovo, as some professors from the university joined the students in the demonstrations that erupted in the university.
Egypt-Yugoslavia, Politics, 4/8/1999
Talks between Egypt and Libya for air trips
Egypt and Libya started taking procedures to restart airline service between the two countries after the lifting of the air embargo imposed as part of UN sanctions.
Egypt-Libya, Economics, 4/8/1999
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King Hassan II has appointed this Thursday Mohamed Benaissa as Morocco's minister of foreign affairs and cooperation in replacement of Abdellatif Filali. Benaissa, 62, who held the portfolio of cultural affairs from 1985 to 1992 was appointed ambassador to the United States in 1993, a post he held till this appointment as foreign affairs and cooperation minister.
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A Jordanian official source said on Wednesady that King Abdullah Bin al-Hussein, who concluded an official three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, will on Saturday start an official visit to Oman and the United Arab Emirates during which he will hold talks with officials in the Gulf states.
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Egyptian Minister of Trade Ahmed Goweili said that commercial and economic relations with South Korea positively developed during the last period, stating that Egyptian exports increased from $86.7 million in 1996 to $147.7 million in 1997, an increase of 70.4%, while Egyptian imports fell from $473.5 million in 1996 to $442.9) million in 1997, a drop of 6.5%.
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Twenty-seven Moroccan pilgrims died while they were performing pilgrimage rites at the holy sites in Saudi Arabia. The Moroccan Islamic affairs department said Wednesday most of the deceased persons died of heart attacks, diabetes, respiratory problems or kidney failure. Only one person was killed in a road accident.
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French Secretary of State for Foreign Trade Jacques Dondoux is expected in Rabat this Thursday for a two-day working visit to Morocco.
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Syrian Transport Minister Mufeed Abdul Karim said that the Syrian airline establishment started preparations to resume its air flights to Libya. In a statement to SANA, the Syrian minister said that necessary contacts are being made to ensure the flight of the Syrian planes via the airspace from Damascus to Tripoli and vice-versa after the termination of the air embargo imposed on Libya.
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Syrian Prime Minister Mahmoud al-Zou'bi on Wednesday received a UN Population Fund delegation chaired by the director of the fund's European and Arab Countries department, Thuryya Obeid. Talks dealt with the activities of the fund and the current programs being implemented in Syria in collaboration with the fund.
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Palestinian President Yasser Arafat arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday for a two-day visit. A source at the Japanese Foreign Ministry said Arafat will hold talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura and with Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi. The source added that Arafat's talks with the Japanese officials will deal with the declaration of the Palestinian state next month (May 4).
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Bahrain on Wednesday agreed to join the International labor agreement pertaining to vocational qualification and rehabilitation of the disabled. The Gulf News Agency said the agreement came in a decree released by the ruler of Bahrain, Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa al- Khaleifa in this respect.
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Orient Radio said on Wednesday that the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri will head for Damascus today in his way back from the Saudi capital Riyadh to meet with high-ranking Syrian officials. He will return to Beirut on Friday.
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King Abdullah Bin al-Hussein of Jordan returned to Amman at dawn on Wednesday following a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia. In arrival statements in Amman, the Jordanian king said, "We in Jordan will keep in continued contact with our brothers in the Arab Gulf states, and we will seek to strengthen fraternal ties among ourselves."
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Turkish forces have started a new military operation in northern Iraq under the pretext of chasing armed members of the Kurdistani Workers Party (PKK). The Turkish daily Joumhouriyet issued on Wednesday said that some 15,000 soldiers and 2,000 the Turkish village guards are taking part in the operation, but the paper did not define the time of the operation.
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Activities of the joint exercise Iron Fist '99 between naval forces from the United Arab Emirates and US concluded on Wednesday. The UAE news agency said, quoting a well-informed source, that Iron Fist '99 achieved its full objectives.
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