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King Abdullah Bin Hussein's brother, Prince Ali Bin Hussein of Jordan on Sunday visited Qana town and laid a wreath on the martyrs' tombs. The Lebanese martyrs were killed in a massive attack carried out by the Israeli occupation forces in April 1996 in Qana town in south Lebanon. Prince Ali was accompanied by speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, as he inspected the UNIFIL position of the Fijian troops where the Israeli massacre was committed against Lebanese children, women and the elderly. Go

The union of Jordanian contractors has begun on working out the grounds for revitalizing the boycott of normalization of relations with Israel. The Contractors Union together with the Jordanian Engineers' Union has already pledged to reactivate the measures to resist all forms of normalization with Israel. Go

Saudi Arabia's second deputy prime minister and minister of defense, Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, will make a five-day official visit to Pakistan on Wednesday. Go

The secretary general of the Palestinian Authority Presidium al-Tayeb Abdul Rahim has called for restoring Syrian relations to normalcy with the Palestinian Authority following the Syrian -Jordanian reconciliation. Go

Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Mohamed Benaissa will pay a visit to France next week, a French official source said, MAP reported. Go

Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Muhammad Bin Mubarak al-Khaleifa will hold today a two-day official visit to Iran at the head of a high-ranking political, oil and economic delegation. During his visit, the Bahraini minister will discuss with Iranian officials means of strengthening bilateral relations and fostering regional cooperation. Go

The US has decided to send a second donation of wheat to Jordan, estimated at a cost of US $15 million, due to the hard drought Jordan undergoes. In a statement at the conclusion of his visit to Washington on Sunday, Jordanian Minister of Industry Mahmoud Asfour said the US administration will also transfer the value of a loan allotted to Jordan for purchasing wheat at a cost of US $40 million. Go

Qatar and Eritrea on Sunday signed minutes of meetings of an agreement on exchanged protection and promotion of investments between the two countries and another agreement on trade exchange and economic and technical cooperation between the two countries. Go

The French warship "Comondan Diu Sweing" is to arrive in Beirut port on May 5 in a five-day official visit to Lebanon. A statement by the French embassy in Beirut said on Friday that the visit of the French warship falls in the course of strengthening friendship ties between Lebanon and France. Go

Sudanese Foreign Ministry secretary Hassan Abidin has described the US decision to alter the embargo imposed on Sudan as "a natural reflection of the failure of the policy of sanctions and embargo used by US administration to place political pressure on countries which refuse to abide by the US orders and instructions." The US said it will change its sanctions policy against Sudan. Go

French diplomatic sources in Cairo stated today that the visit of French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin to Egypt, the first visit paid by a French prime minister to Cairo since 1992, reflects the strength and distinction of Egyptian - French relations, adding that it will have double political and economic dimensions. Go

The secretary general of Omani Foreign Ministry, Haithem Ben Tarek Al-Saeed, is to arrive in the Turkish capital on Monday to start a four-day visit, during which he will endorse a protocol with his Turkish countepart, Corcamaz Haktenar, to hold organized political consultations between Oman and Turkey. Go

The British charge de affairs in Tehran, Bank Brown, has submitted his credentials to the Iranian Foreign Ministry as an ambassador for his country to Iran. Go

The council of the Arab ministers of justice will hold its 18th session in Cairo tomorrow to discuss the measures taken to implement the Arab agreement for combating terrorism signed in April last year by all Arab ministers of justice and the interior. Go

Oman's Grand Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Bin Hamad al-Khaleili met on Sunday in Muscat with the chairman of the Higher Shiite Islamic council in Lebanon, Sheikh Muhammad Mahdi Shamseddine. The Oman News Agency said the two sides discussed bilateral relations and means of backing them in various al-Ifta and religious affairs matters as well as issues of mutual concern. Go

US jets on Sunday bombarded Iraqi air defense positions in no-fly zone in northern Iraq. A statement the US army issued from Incirlik base in southern Turkey said that US F-15 war planes fired laser-directed JBU 12 shells against Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery positions to the northwest of al-Mousel. Go

The Iraqi daily Babel issued on Sunday expressed the concern of the Iraqi government over the Iranian government's building of a large military arsenal. The paper said, "Iran's interest in the meantime, lies in maintaining balanced relations with its neighbors." Go

The Algerian daily al-Khabar said that some 27 gunmen have surrendered themselves to security forces in Chlef district. The paper said there are still 40 armed men in the area who still in miserable living conditions as a result of a shortage of foodstuffs and the siege imposed by the army, who destroyed the gunmen's shelters. Go

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal met in Jeddah on Sunday with the Japanese minister of industry and international trade, Kaoru Yosano, and members of his accompanying delegation, currently visiting Saudi Arabia. Go