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Moroccan foreign affairs and cooperation minister, Mohamed Benaissa, denied contacts between Morocco and Israel. Go

The Moroccan police seized recently 975 kg of cannabis embedded in a cache at a forest near the southern Atlantic coastal city of Agadir. The drug, which was destined for exportation, was packed in several plastic bags weighing 25 kg each. Go

Tunisia yesterday signed the United Nations memorandum of understanding on the standby arrangements for the United Nations peacekeeping operations. The United Nations said that 85 countries have expressed a willingness to participate in "standby arrangements designed to accelerate the deployment of peacekeeping operations." Go

Yemeni Interior Minister Brigadier General Muther Tachad El-Masri denied thereports that there are Yemeni parties mediating to release Abu El-Hassan El-Mehdar, the leader of the Aden Islamic Army, who is sentenced to death in a terrorist case. Go

Turkish President Suleiman Demirel is to visit Egypt in the last week of July to hold discussions with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Turkish diplomatic sources in Cairo said the three-day visit "will tackle bilateral relations between the two countries and follow up on developments on the regional and international levels." Go

Israeli President Ezer Weizman met on Tuesday in occupied Jerusalem with Patrick Seale, the writer of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad's biography. Israeli Army Radio quoted Weizman as saying following the meeting that he will not ask Seale to convey any messages to President al-Assad as he (Weizman) does so through President Mubarak and US President Bill Clinton. Go

The Arab conference on women's reproductive health and the child on Tuesday continued discussions on drawing up an Arab health map and to discuss conditions of research conducted in ten Arab states on the health of the woman and the child. The project is carried out by the Arab project on family health at a cost of US $9 million. Go

The Algerian dailies al-Muhaqiq and al-Youm reported on Tuesday in Algiers that Algerian President Abdul Aziz Bouteflika may hold a referendum at the beginning of autumn or following the African summit in order to have the Algerians take part in the proper decision towards the national reconciliation and the declared truce by the armed wing of the banned Islamic Salvation Front. Go

Lebanese security sources said Israeli heavy artillery on Tuesday shelled the areas of al-Zahrani river, Jabal al-Rafe, the deserted Lebanese army barracks in Nabatieh and the surroundings of Habboush, Arab Salim and al-Fawqa towns. Plantations and properties were damaged as a result of the bombardment, the sources added. Go

Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, who is also the chairman of the Saudi National Guard, on Tuesday in Riyadh received a message from Argentine President Carlos Menem. The message extends an invitation to Crown Prince Abdullah to visit Argentina, and the crown prince accepted the invitation on a date which will be set later. Go

Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak met on Tuesday night with British journalist and intellectual Patrick Seale. Before his meeting with Barak, Seale said his meeting with Barak does not fall in the course of any secret or overt contact channel, noting that he is not authorized to make any statement, Israel Radio reported. Go

Lebanese President Emile Lahoud Tuesday received the chairman of the US delegation to the April Understanding Monitoring Committee, Richard Erdman. During the meeting, which was attended by US ambassador to Lebanon David Satterfield, the two sides reviewed developments in south Lebanon and regional developments. Go

Jordan today celebrates King Abdullah's investiture, as June 9 of every year is considered the day of royal investiture which is a day off for all the country and its establishment and celebrations are held in all parts of the country on this occasion. As of today the name of King Abdullah will be King Abdullah II. In the same day King Abdullah will award Queen Rania Abdullah with the Hussein Bin Ali medal. As of today the annual celebration of King Hussein's investiture and his birthday will be cancelled. Go

Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gaddafi met on Monday night in Tripoli with Sierra Leone President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah to discuss means of settling border disputes between several African countries. Libyan television said that Gaddafi and Kabbah discussed the situation in Africa, especially the efforts exerted to restore peace to the African continent in general and in Sierra Leone in particular. Go

Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Tuesday made a telephone call to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Talks dealt with bilateral relations between the two states. They also reviewed developments on the Arab, Islamic and international arenas. Go

Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Tuesday received United Arab Emirates Minister of Information and Culture Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Talks dealt with bilateral relations and issues of mutual concern. Go