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Egyptian Minister of Public Works and Water Resources Mahmud Abu Zied left Cairo today for Addis Ababa, heading a delegation of experts and specialists on water resources to participate in the meetings of experts on water resources for the ten Nile basin countries, which will start today in Ethiopia. Go

Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss has stated that he will visit Kuwait on May 22-24. During his visit, the Lebanese Premier will hold talks with Kuwaiti senior officials to discuss means of reviving and strengthening bilateral relations between the two states, developments in Arab conditions and setbacks in the Middle East peace process. Go

Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Monday in Riyadh received a message from Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed of Oman. The message was conveyed by the Oman's minister of state for foreign affairs, Youssef Bin Alawi, during his meeting with the Saudi crown prince at the conference palaces in Jeddah on Monday. Go

King Abdullah Bin Hussein arrived in Berlin on Monday night on the first leg of a tour that will take him to six Western states. King Abdullah met with German President Roman Herzog and then headed for Bonn to meet with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. King Abdullah's tour is scheduled to include Canada, Britain, the USA, France and Italy. Go

Under the patronage of President Hafez al-Assad, a Syrian armored combat unit on Monday carried out a tactical military exercise. It was attended by Defence Minister Lt. Gen. Mustafa Tlass, ranking officers from the general command in the Syrian army and a number of ranking Lebanese officials. Go

The US state of Minnesota will host an Egyptian - US commercial week next month, Shehata Hemeida, a member of the Egyptian Industrial Union and head of the chamber of textile industries, said. Go

Kamal Darwessh, the deputy chairman of the World Bank for Middle East and North Africa affairs, is to arrive tomorrow in Cairo on a one-week official visit to discussing plans for economic reform in Egypt, by Khaled Ikram, head of Egypt's administration in the World Bank said. Go

A new round of negotiations on the Egyptian - European partnership will begin today at the Egyptian Foreign Ministry to discuss the issue of exporting Egyptian agricultural goods to Europe and the state of Egyptian expatriates in European countries. Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister for European Affairs Gamal Bayoumi said the issue of exporting agricultural goods will occupy top priority because Egypt calls for expanding the agricultural exchange several times, adding that Cairo will call for sponsoring the Egyptian expatriates in Europe who amount to 400,000 Egyptians officially and legally residing in 12 European countries. Go

The second conference on computers and the Internet, Comdex Egypt '99 is to start on May 13 and last for three days at the Cairo International Conference Center, with the participation of 250 companies from 10 Arab and foreign states who will display their most modern products in the field of data technology and attempt to learn the needs of the Egyptian market as the second-largest market in the Middle East and the fastest-growing market with an average growth of 35% annually. Go

The 2nd Arab Arbitration conference scheduled for next week in the Lebanese capital will be attended by several Arab justice ministers, lawyers and officials, will hear several reports dealing with the importance and role of the Arab arbitration bodies in the reinforcement of justice and settlement of commercial and legal issues. Go

The Moroccan and Canadian supreme courts are expected to sign on Wednesday a cooperation agreement, the first of the kind between the two countries.The agreement will provide the adequate framework to develop the existing cooperation bonds and exchanges between the two institutions. Go

Oman's Majan International Bank SAOC, established in November 1998, and Germany's Commerezbank AG have signed a strategic alliance agreement through which Commerezbank AG acquires up to 25% of Majan International Bank SAOC's authorized capital, Oman News Agency reported. Go

Bahrain has received 25,000 doses of vaccine for measles, to be distributed among children aged 1-7 through mid-June to complete an immunization campaign, Bahrain Tribune reported. Go

The Arab Fund for Social and Economic has reached an agreement in principle with Jordan to supply 60 million Jordanian dinars in funding for a new 400 bed hospital, Jordan Times reported. Go

The UAE Marriage Fund and the GCC Council of Ministers for Labor and Social Affairs plan to carry out a study on marriage problems in the Gulf states, Khaleej Times reported. Go

The speaker of the Syrian People's Assembly, Abdul Qader Qaddoura, has made a decision providing for the formation of a British - Syrian parliamentary friendship society, chaired by PA member Samir al-Nouri. Go