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President Al-Assad, King Abdallah discuss water, security issues
Syrian sources announced today that the first summit between Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and Jordan's King Abdullah in Damascus has witnessed an agreement on treating the basic issues in the two countries' relations on different levels.
Syria-Jordan, Politics, 4/22/1999
King Abdullah Bin Hussein's visit to Damascus
the visit of Jordan's King Abdullah to Syria will open a new "page" in relations between Syria and Jordan.
Regional-Jordan, Analysis, 4/22/1999
Syrian - Jordanian summit
President Hafez al-Assad and King Abdullah Bin Hussein on Wednesday reviewed the general international, regional and Arab situations in the light of recent developments and their impact on national Arab matters.
Syria-Jordan, Politics, 4/22/1999
Egyptian president in Morocco by end of May
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will pay a visit to Morocco by end of May to co-chair with King Hassan II the meeting of the Moroccan-Egyptian high joint commission.
Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 4/22/1999
Palestine hails Egypt's position concerning state's declaration
Qrei said that the Palestinians view Egypt's position as a central and important position in all their moves at the international and Arab levels, because Egypt has influence in the international, Arab and Palestinian arenas.
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 4/22/1999
Dialogue in the Saudi society on women's role
A high-ranking Saudi official who refused to be identified has asserted that Saudi Arabia is working to expand the volume of interaction and cooperation with women.
Saudi Arabia, Culture, 4/22/1999
El Salvador no longer recognizes Polisario separatists
"We recognize that it was a mistake of our diplomacy. It (Polisario) is not a country and it is not recognized as a country. So we cannot have relations with it," he added.
Morocco-El Salvador, Politics, 4/22/1999
President Abdou Diouf of Senegal starts visit to Morocco friday
President Abdou Diouf of Senegal is to pay as of Friday a five-day visit to Morocco, it was officially announced in Dakar on Wednesday.
Morocco-Senegal, Politics, 4/22/1999
Consultations between Egypt and the Vatican on Kosovo, Mideast peace
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa met yesterday with the Vatican's delegation with the chairmanship of Selshino, the deputy foreign minister who is currently visiting Cairo.
Egypt-Vatican, Politics, 4/22/1999
Lufthansa resumes flights to Tripoli
The German airline, Lufthansa, said on Wednesday that it will resume its regular flights to Libya as of today.
Libya-Germany, Economics, 4/22/1999
A sit-in in the Golan in solidarity with prisoners
Families and friends of prisoners from the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, currently held in the Israeli jails, on Wednesday staged a sit-in at the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Damascus, marking the day of solidarity with the Syrian prisoners.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 4/22/1999
US, British planes launch an attack on Iraq
US and British planes attacked an Iraqi service and radar building near Mosul, the largest city in north Iraq, while US and British planes soared over the two no-fly zones imposed by Washington and London on northern and southern Iraq.
Iraq, Politics, 4/22/1999
French Bouygues group officially chosen to construct $ 400 mln port in northern Morocco
The Moroccan government on Wednesday officially entrusted the French leading construction group Bouygues with building a $ 400 million port in the northern city of Tangiers.
Morocco-France, Economics, 4/22/1999
Arafat says Netanyahu does not honor agreements
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced yesterday that peace negotiations on the Palestinian track will resume after the Israeli elections to be held on May 17 regardless of who wins.
Palestine, Politics, 4/22/1999
Malaysian minister of trade to visit Egypt soon
Malaysian Minister of Trade Rafidah binti Abdul Aziz is due to arrive at the end of current month in Cairo for a three-day visit escorted by a large Malaysian business delegation.
Egypt-Malaysia, Economics, 4/22/1999
Demonstration by Lebanonese workers union
The General Labor Confederation in Lebanon on Wednesday staged a demonstration in protest of increasing taxes and fees and to call for "correcting" wages.
Lebanon, Economics, 4/22/1999
Israel issues closure orders for Orient House for the Palestinian government
The Israeli Cabinet decided today to issue orders the closure of offices in the Orient House which it said are operating illegally, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's media advisor said today.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/22/1999
JETRO delegation visits Egypt
The head of the Japanese foreign trade organization Jetro, Nowero Hata Takiama is to visit Egypt on April 26 - 27.
Egypt-Japan, Economics, 4/22/1999
Hungarian delegation discusses chances for investment in Egypt
A Hungarian business delegation is starting a six-day visit today at the invitation of the Egyptian businessmen's association and a business association in Alexandria.
Egypt-Hungary, Economics, 4/22/1999
Libya seeks to buy Egypt's share in international Islamic bank
Libya-Egypt, Business, 4/22/1999
Cairo hosts Arab electricity ministers meeting
Deliberations of the session of the Council of Arab ministers in charge of electricity started in Cairo on Wednesday at the headquarters of the Arab League.
Regional, Economics, 4/22/1999
Morocco's BMCE Bank in quest of business opportunities in Canada
Morocco's Bank of Foreign Trade (BMCE) will visit Montreal next May 3-5 to identify joint business opportunities and foster contacts with local bankers and managers.
Morocco-Canada, Business, 4/22/1999
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A Chinese industrial delegation is to arrive at Cairo by May 5 to follow up on an agreement concerned with establishing a factory to manufacture polypropylene, the main substance for plastic industries and artificial threads. The factory, to cost $6 million, will be built in the Gulf Suez region.
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The Arab National Forum in Lebanon has called upon all Arab governments to immediately release "prisoners of political views." In a statement issued in Beirut on Wednesday on Prisoner Day, the forum asserted a need to honor public freedoms and human rights in order to foil the pretext advocated by the government of Tel Aviv, which tries to justify its human rights violations and detention of Arab and Palestinian militants by violations taking place of in Arab lands and the thousands of political detainees in the Arab jails.
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Following his talks on Wednesday in Cairo with Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid, Arafat warned against the consequences of this Israeli policy on the Palestinian people, and on the future of the Middle East peace process as a whole. He stressed that peace is not only a Palestinian demand. It is an Arab and international demand.
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The Egyptian sugar company presented a dumping complaint against the European Union and Latin American countries, accusing these countries of dumping sugar and its derivatives on the Egyptian market and threatening the economics of the Egyptian company in its main market.
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The World Bank is currently organizing a month long workshop about Egypt and the international economy, in which a large number of officials from the World Bank, chief editors of Egyptian newspapers and a group of economic editors in Sharm El-Sheikh city are participating.
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The Egyptian Higher Council for Archeology agreed on an Egyptian - Polish mission that includes experts from Warsaw and Tanta universities under the chairmanship of Andrew Neveski and Dr. Shafia Bedair, under the auspices of the archeology council and the Polish Center for Archeology in Cairo to conduct a study regarding rescuing Queen Hatshpsut's temple, which is threatened by collapse at any minute.
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An official Lebanese statement said yesterday that the outcome of weekly treasury bonds that were issued on April 15 reached 228,734 billion lira, while the previous issue was worth 346,363 billion lira.
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Israel Defense Minister Moshe Arens will visit the United States next week at the invitation of US Secretary of Defense William Cohen, Arens' media advisor said today.
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An Egyptian commercial delegation is visiting Turkey on May 19 to resume talks on establishing a joint free trade zone. A statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Trade said that the Egyptian - Turkish business council's success in increasing the volume of joint trade by 15% since 1993 urged the joint corporations to make haste in implementing the free trade zone to increase the trade volume by more than $1 billion annually, which is the current prevailing average between the two countries.
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Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid has sent a message to Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss, announcing the AL's full support for the Lebanese government's attempts to restore the town of Arnoun.
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Syrian president's son, Bashar al-Assad, on Wednesday evening visited King Abdullah Bin Hussein of Jordan at his residence in Tishreen Palace, wishing the king a good stay in Syria. During the meeting, views were exchanged on a number of issues.
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The coordination meeting of the countries hosting Palestinian refugees, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and the Palestinian Authority, will be held on April 26, just two days prior to the unofficial meeting of the donor countries, SANA reported.
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Russian presidential sources said that the Russian Foreign Minister lgor Ivanov will today hold, at the directives of Russian President Boris Yeltsin, a two-day visit on the Middle East during which he will visit Israel, Egypt, the Palestinian self-rule authority and Syria.
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The Lebanese daily al-Nahar issued on Wednesday quoted well-informed political sources in Beirut as saying that Iranian President Muhammad Khatami will by the middle of next month hold a tour of the region which he will start in Syria. The Lebanese daily added that contacts are underway between Damascus and Tehran to set a final date for the visit. The paper indicated that the working agenda will include means of strengthening bilateral relations in various fields and Kosovo crisis.
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