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The "Turkish Daily News" daily said on Tuesday that the Israeli companies have proposed to their Turkish counterparts job opportunities in Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. The paper quoted the chairman of the Turkish-Israeli trade council, Ekrem Esat Guvendiren, as saying following a visit to Israel and holding talks with Israeli trade experts and economists that Israel had proposed the possibility of implementing joint Turkish -Israeli projects in the countries of central Asia. Guvendiren added that developing relations with Israel has become part of the context of Turkey's official policy and that it is ripe time that Turkish businessmen get to know about Israel and Israeli businessmen to know Turkey. Go

A regional Arab meeting opened Tuesday in Tunis to look into ways of protecting folklore heritage in the Arab world. The three day meeting is sponsored by the World Intellectual Property Organization and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in cooperation with the Tunisian Ministry of Culture. Go

Qatari Minister of Energy, Industry, Electricity and Water Abdullah Bin Hamad al-Attiyah called on Qatar to reduce it's consumption of power, saying that it uses the second-largest amount of power among the Gulf Cooperation Council states, Gulf Times reported. Go

Oman's Majlis Ash'shura will begin meetings on Saturday, during which it will consider commodity prices, power cuts, juvenile delinquency, and begging, Oman Daily Observer reported. Go

Bahrain is considering implementing a point system for traffic offenses, under which drivers licenses could be taken away due to too many violations, Gulf Daily News reported. Go

Jordan's Ministry of Education said it plans to revise a test which is required for admission to Jordanian universities, Jordan Times reported. Go

Dubai police are planning to check car exhausts with advanced equipment to determine whether the cars are emitting harmful pollutants, Khaleej Times reported. Go

The extremist organization of Aden's Islamic Army threatened all foreigners in Yemen with assassination if its chief whom was sentenced to death by a Yemeni court after being convicted of kidnapping western tourists in Yemen - is not pardoned. The organization said Wednesday that "negotiations between the Yemeni government and it regarding its chief Zein al-Abidin and his colleagues existing in the prisons." The statement added "if the negotiations failed, all foreigners in Yemen (ambassadors and doctors) must leave Yemen." Go

The Moroccan General Labor Union (UGTM) called for a general strike in the sectors of education, agriculture, municipalities and goods road transports. The date of the strike will be decided by the unions of the concerned sectors, the UGTM (close to the Istiqlal Party which is participating in the coalition government) said in a release published by L'Opinion daily. Go

A new 181 km-long highway linking the capital city of Rabat to Fez in central Morocco has been dedicated on Tuesday. The section, which has necessitated around $252 million, consolidates Morocco's highway network. Go

Morocco will build a $ 120 million paper plant in its eastern region in collaboration with Canada. The project was unveiled by Moroccan Minister of Trade and Industry Alami Tazi during the Arab business forum held recently in the southern city of Marrakesh. Go

King Hassan II of Morocco received in Rabat on Tuesday Uruguayan Vice President Hugo Fernandez Faingold, who is on an official visit in Morocco. Go

Sudan yesterday acceded to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, Manoel de Almeida e Silva, deputy spokesman for the United Nations secretary-general said. Go

Jordanian Minister of Water and Irrigation Kamal Mahadin has stated that the Syrian waters which come from the "Martyr Bassel al-Assad Dam" in the al-Golan Saham area to Jordan will meet almost 25 to 30 percent of the water shortage in Jordan for this summer. Go

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani started a four day visit to Germany on Tuesday. The visit aims at supporting bilateral relations especially in the economic field. A well-informed source in Doha said that both Doha and Bonn seek to maintain "economic partnership, through supporting private sector investments in the two countries." Go

The Jordanian paper al-Arab al-Youm quoted well-informed Palestinian sources as saying that it has become evident that a Syrian-Palestinian summit will be held within one week. The sources added that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak might take part in the summit, especially as he had made efforts beside King Abdullah of Jordan to prepare to bring together Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. Go

Director of the Iranian president's office, Muhammad Ali Abtahi, received a message on Tuesday in Tehran from Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah addressed to Iranian President Muhammad Khatami. The message, which was delievered by the Kuwaiti ambassador in Tehran, Suleiman Saeed, included an invitation extended by the Prince of Kuwait to the Iranian president to visit Kuwait. Go