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Morocco and IAEA determined to upgrade partnership for peaceful use of nuclear energy
Morocco, Economics, 5/13/1999

Syrian-Iranian permanent committee meets in Damascus
Syria-Iran, Politics, 5/13/1999

Numeiri will return to Sudan
The political advisor for the Sudanese President Abdul Basset Sabadrat has announced upon his arrival in Cairo on Wednesday that he is visiting Cairo in preparation for the visit of the former Sudanese President Jafar al-Numeiri to his.
Sudan, Politics, 5/13/1999

Israel blamed for violating understanding provisions
In a statement released following its meeting which continued since Tuesday afternoon, the committee said that Israel and its allies (in reference to the pro-Israeli South Lebanon Army militia) violated the provisions of the understanding by bombarding Arab Salim town in al-Tuffah district by tank artillery on May 6.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 5/13/1999

1981 chemistry Nobel Prize holder in Morocco
The 1981 chemistry Nobel Prize holder, Roald Hoffman, is currently visiting Morocco to give a series of lectures and to discuss with Moroccan officials issues related to scientific research.
Morocco, Science, 5/13/1999

Iraq urges international community to stand against US attacks
Iraq urged the international community to take a firm and a responsible stance toward the US attacks to which it is exposed.
Iraq, Politics, 5/13/1999

USAID guarantees $7.8 million housing loans granted by US investors to Morocco
Morocco and the USA signed on Wednesday an agreement under which the US Agency of International Development guarantees $7.8 million housing loans granted by US investors to Morocco.
Morocco-USA, Economics, 5/13/1999

Turabi's wife calls for closing the Dutch embassy
Wessal El-Mahdi, the wife of Sudanese Parliament Speaker Hassan Turabi, called for closing the Dutch embassy in Khartoum extraditing the embassy's charge d'affairs due to practices contradicting Islam.
Sudan, Politics, 5/13/1999

Yugoslavian embassy in Cairo accuses NATO of using prohibited weapons
The charges' d'affairs at the Yugoslavian embassy in Cairo, Vladimir Yanfech, renewed his country's refusal to give Kosovo independence, confirming that the best thing they can do is expand the autonomy of the enclave.
Regional-Yugoslavia, Politics, 5/13/1999

AOAD's seminar on nature reserves
The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development will hold a national workshop on the role of nature reserves in Lattakia, a coastal city in Syria, in maintaining bio-diversity.
Syria, Environment, 5/13/1999

Fighting between Somali factions
At least eight persons were killed in battles that took place between warring factions of the Somali National Front in the village of Louke, near the borders with Ethiopia.
Somalia, Politics, 5/13/1999

President of Andalucia autonomous government calls for a balanced fisheries accord with Morocco
The President of the autonomous government of Andalucia, Manuel Chaves, has called on Morocco and Spain to seek more viable formulas to reach a balanced fisheries accord.
Morocco-Spain, Economics, 5/13/1999

Poor agricultural production causes loss of over $200 million
Moroccan Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Habib El Malki said on Wednesday that this year's poor agricultural production, mainly of wheat, will entail a loss of 40 million working days, ie over $200 million.
Morocco, Agriculture, 5/13/1999

Violence in Algeria
The Algerian daily al-Youm has reported that army forces bombarded the Mazrana woods in Tizi Ouzou province using heavy artillery. Some 30 Armed Islamic Group members stay in the area, according to information given by three gunmen who surrendered themselves recently to the Algerian security sources.
Algeria, Politics, 5/13/1999

Moroccan-Nigerian chamber of commerce set up
A Moroccan-Nigerian chamber of commerce has been set up under an accord concluded in Lagos, Nigeria, on Thursday.
Morocco-Nigeria, Economics, 5/13/1999

Shas party announces support for Netanyahu
The Shas Party, the third-largest political party in Israel, announced its support for the reelection of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the elections that will be held on Monday.
Israel, Politics, 5/13/1999

Spain to build hospital in Mauritania
The Spanish government has decided to build a new hospital in the economic capital of Mauritania, Nwadibo, at the cost of $7 million U.S..
Mauritania-Spain, Health, 5/13/1999

Report: Aden army leaders warn of changing Yemen to another Algeria
Reuters reported that Zein eddine al-Muhdar, better known as Abeen, the opposition Yemeni Islamist who was sentenced to death under the charges of killing foreign tourists, has warned against the possibility of changing Yemen to another Algeria, if the court of appeals upholds the sentence issued against him.
Yemen, Politics, 5/13/1999

                                                                                                                                                   
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