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Kuwaiti parliamentary elections
Some 113,00 Kuwaiti voters headed Saturday to the election boxes to choose the new National Council , composed of 50 members.
Kuwait, Politics, 7/3/1999
Al-Assad in Moscow on Monday
The Syrian presidential spokesman Jubran Koreyah said that the Syrian President Hafez al-Assad will pay an official visit to Russia on Monday that takes two days and fulfills the invitation made by the Russian President Boris Yeltsin.
Syria-Russia, Politics, 7/3/1999
King Abdullah starts Arab tour
Jordan-Yemen, Politics, 7/3/1999
Report: President Clinton to invite al-Assad to visit the US
The Paris-based al-Muharrir news said that Syrian President Hafez al-Assad may in the middle of next August pay an official visit to the US at an invitation expected to be extended by US President Bill Clinton, following the visit due to be held by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak to Washington this month.
Syria-USA, Politics, 7/3/1999
El-Baz: Mubarak- Al-Assad summit soon
Osama El-Baz, advisor of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, said the summit between Mubarakand French President Jacques Chirac will tackle major subjects in Middle East, especially the peace process, adding that there is currently a proper chance for it.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 7/3/1999
GCC FM s resume session
Foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council member states resume today the deliberations of their 71st session in the city of Jeddah.
Gulf, Politics, 7/3/1999
Conference of Egyptian national forces who oppose normalization with Israel to meet on Monday
The Egyptian national forces with their different political movements are convening a conference to oppose normalization with Israel at the Shepherd Hotel in Cairo on Monday morning.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 7/3/1999
Cairo international conference for peace to start on Monday
The three-day Cairo international conference for peace will start on Monday. The conference is organized by Copenhagen's international alliance for Arab - Israeli peace under the chairmanship of former Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Khalil.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 7/3/1999
Palestinian Authority expects stop to establishment of settlements
Sources in the Palestinian Authority said today that the PA expects incoming Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak to stop building the settlements in the occupied Palestinian lands.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/3/1999
Sudan to use dinars instead of the pound
Sudan central bank decided to stop dealing with the Sudanese pound and to change the name to dinar, which is divided to 100 equal units named paisters.
Sudan, Economics, 7/3/1999
Barak talks on the telephone to Arafat
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/3/1999
Lebanese president confers with US ambassador
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud received the US ambassador to Lebanon, David Satterfield, at Babda palace on Friday. Talks during the meeting dealt with the latest developments in the region, especially the situation in south Lebanon.
Lebanon-UN, Politics, 7/3/1999
On the Golan
Britain's Jewish Chronicle weekly published in London on Friday said that Israeli settlers in the Golan Heights are convinced that the state of Israel is still standing by their position in order to preserve their control of the area, even if a peace deal is signed between Israel and Syria.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 7/3/1999
Syrian prisoner appeals to Israeli court
Syria-Israel, Politics, 7/3/1999
Prince of Riyadh visits Tunis
Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz of Riyadh is starting tomorrow an official visit to Tunis for four days in a step that confirms the continuation of a rapid development witnessed in the area of bilateral relations.
Saudi Arabia-Tunisia, Politics, 7/3/1999
Libya and Britain
The British daily the Guardian said that the British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook was exposed to strong criticism because he prevented several members of the British parliament from travelling to Libya in order to join a British trade delegation intending to visit Libya.
Libya-UK, Politics, 7/3/1999
Egyptian delegation in Baghdad to discussing medicine exports to Iraq
A high-ranking delegation from the Egyptian holding company for medicine is due to visit Iraq during the coming week to hold talks with high-ranking Iraqi officials regarding Egypt's medicine exports to Iraq.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/3/1999
Islamic circles warn against campaigns of arrest in Qatar
Islamic circles in London on Friday warned the Qatari authorities against expanding a campaign of arrests that started with taking Islamic scholar Sheikh Abdul Rahman Bin Omeir al-Nueimi into custody on the ground that he and another 15 scholars called for making reforms inside Qatar.
Qatar-UK, Politics, 7/3/1999
Ethiopian parliament speaker highlights progress in relations with Khartoum
Ethiopian Parliament Speaker Dabu Woud Yuhans has asserted that Ethiopian - Sudanese relations "have been progressing rapidly towards full normalization."
Sudan-Ethiopia, Politics, 7/3/1999
Iraq renews rejection of the British draft project at the UN
Iraq has asserted its opposition to the British draft project debated for discussions at the UN Security Council concerning Iraq. A high-ranking Iraqi official said in Baghdad on Friday that the British draft project proposed to the UN Security Council and backed by the US "was born dead."
Iraq-UN, Politics, 7/3/1999
OIC calls for resuming Middle East peace talks
The foreign ministers of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference have called for resuming peace negotiations in the Middle East.
Regional-OIC, Politics, 7/3/1999
A cinema meeting for the Mediterranean Sea in Tunis
The Tunisian city El-Hammamat is currently hosting for a week the second cinema meeting for the Mediterranean states in which 23 films from 13 countries located on the Mediterranean Sea basin are participating.
Tunisia-Regional, Culture, 7/3/1999
Production of first Egyptian Fiat to start
The Fiat Uno Egypt Company will start its first production of Fait cars manufactured in the factories of Nissan Egypt in 6th of the October City.
Egypt, Business, 7/3/1999
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Egyptian Minister of Tourism Mamdouh El-Beltagi said in special statements to ArabicNews.com today that actor Roger Moore has agreed to participate in a tourism film about Egypt in October. This agreement came during Moore's visit to Egypt to shoot a television program about magic and illusions. Moore visited childhood care projects in Cairo and Alexandria, in addition to tourist spots in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan. This visit comes in the framework of the Egyptian government's plan to confront severe competition in the tourism market with Lebanon, France, Italy, Spain, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Tunisia and Israel.
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The US State Department said yesterday that the US has not changed its position on the issue of Palestinian refugees. Deputy spokesman James Foley said yesterday that the US believes, "Resolution of this aspect of the peace process will depend on the shape of the final agreement," adding that the issue of refugees is among the topics specified for final status negotiations.
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Renowned Moroccan singer, Abdelwahhab Doukkali, will perform songs from his memorable repertoire during the festival of Timgad and Batna (eastern Algeria), Algerian news agency APS reported. The Algerian festival will bring together stars like Youssou N'Dour of Senegal, Kadhem Al-Saher of Iraq and other Rai music idols.
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A statement issued by the Saudi Ministry of the Interior said that a death sentence was carried out on Friday in Jeddah against Ahmad Muhammad Qasem, a Nigerian, after he was convicted of smuggling amounts of hashish and cocaine in his stomach into Saudi Arabia.
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Syrian Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources Muhammad Maher Jamal on Friday received Iraqi Oil Minister Amer Muhammad Rasheed and members of the accompanying delegation. Talks dealt with areas of joint cooperation between the two ministries. Earlier in the day, the Iraqi minister arrived in Damascus for a one-day visit. He was welcomed at the airport by Jamal and ministry officials.
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