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Lebanese President Emile Lahoud on Wednesday also met with Satterfield. President Lahoud and the US ambassador reviewed the latest developments in south Lebanon and the region. Go

In a joint statement released yesterday after their mutual talks, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Jordan's King Abdallah emphasized the necessity of activating the role and mechanisms of Arab league which cope with the nation's interests and employing its potentialities to achieve equality with other partners and fostering its strength of negotiations in light of globalization with its dimensions, specifically coordination in light of Euro-Mediterranean partnership allowing the achieving of a balanced partnership secures stability and security in the region. Go

Speaker of Moroccan House of Representatives, Abdelouahed Radi, conferred Tuesday in Warsaw with Poland's president Alexander Kwasnieski on ways of bolstering cooperation ties between the two countries in all sectors. Talks also covered the Sahara issue, the evolution of trade exchanges, the efforts made by the two countries to upgrade their economies to global market, enhance democracy and promote human rights culture. Go

Egypt's new permanent representative to the United Nations, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, presented his credentials yesterday to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. Aboul Gheit had been serving as assistant foreign minister of Egypt for Cabinet affairs. Go

A statement from Incirlik air base in Turkey said that jets flying as part of Operation Northern Watch, which patrols the no-fly zone in northern Iraq, attacked Iraqi military positions south of Mosul. It said that US aircraft retaliated after being targeted by Iraqi radar and fired on by Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery. Go

Capital city Rabat and Marrakesh are hosting as of this Thursday a Tunisian cultural week. The event, to be launched in the presence of Tunisian minister of culture, Abdelbaki Hermassi, features lectures, exhibitions and music shows. Go

The 35th national folk arts festival will be held in Marrakesh this June 11-20 under the topic "the magic of seasons." Some 44 folk troupes from the various regions of Morocco and troupes from Egypt, India, Iraq, Kuwait, Palestine, Poland, saudi Arabia, Spain and Turkey will take part in the festival. Go

Morocco's mining production regressed by 1 % during the 1st quarter of 1999, Moroccan statistics department reported in its latest newsletter. The energy production plummeted by 4 % during the same period while the output of processing industry went down by 3 %. Go

Morocco's Flag Carrier "Royal Air Maroc" will sign this week a code-sharing accord with Thai-Airways. The accord, meant to enhance trade exchanges and bolster tourism flow between the two countries, provides for the mutual exploitation of the Casablanca-Bangkok route and for coordination in flight management, programming and ticket booking. Go

Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Wednesday received a message from Kazakhstan's President Nizar Baeive. The message was delivered by Kazakhstan's ambassador to Kuwait while meeting with Sheikh Jaber on Wednesday. Go

Saudi Arabia's second deputy premier and defense minister, Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, received a message addressed to King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz from the Chinese President Jiang Zemin on Wednesday in Riyadh. The message was handed over by Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Je Be Ding during his meeting with Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz. Go

Saudi official television said on Wednesday that King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz on Wednesday night left the hospital following a series of medical checkups with satisfactory results. The Saudi king was readmitted to King Faisal specialized hospital on Saturday after he had surgery on his eye. Official Saudi sources said the operation was successful. Go

Well-informed sources told the Lebanese daily al-Nahar that the US conveyed two days ago to sides concerned in Beirut an Israeli proposal that calls for the Lebanese resistance to freeze its operations in Jezzine and south Lebanon to help the promise to maintain withdrawal from Lebanon. The Lebanese daily added that the Israeli proposal was rejected by Lebanon, Syria and the Lebanese resistance. Go

Jordan said on Wednesday that Saudi first deputy premier and chairman of the national guard, Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, arrives in Jordan today for a visit to Jordan during which he is to hold talks with King Abdullah of Jordan on means of backing and strengthening relations between the two countries in various fields. Go

Bahrain's Foreign minister Sheikh Muhammad Bin Mubarak on Wednesday in Manama met with the Iraqi Foreign Ministry secretary Nizar Hamdoun, currently visiting Bahrain in the course of a tour he is holding among several states belonging to the Gulf Cooperation Council. Go

King Abdullah Bin Hussein of Jordan arrived in Paris on Wednesday on a working visit during which he will hold talks with French President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Lionel Jospin. Go

Jordanian Agriculture Minister Hashem al-Shabboul has asserted that matters relating to the territories located on the border strip with Syria will be "ready" during the next month. In a statement to the Jordanian daily al-Dostour issued on Wednesday, the Jordanian minister said that the area of the uncultivated lands is estimated at 27,000 dunums, owned by Jordanian citizens in al-Ramtha, al-Tarra, al-Shajara, Amrawa and al-Zneiba. He stated that a Jordanian- Syrian joint committee continues work in order to put a solution to this matter. Go

Algerian security forces have killed some nine members of the Armed Islamic Group during vast mopping-up operations in the provinces of Ain Defla, Chlef and Tebessa. Meanwhile, the Algerian daily al-Khabar revealed that two persons were killed and another wounded in a bomb explosion when a truck carrying them passed by in Sidi Bel Abbes province. Go