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Egyptian sources told ArabicNews.com today that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will attend the Organization of African Unity summit that will start on Monday for the first time after being rescued from an assassination attempt before a similar summit in Addis Ababa in 1995. Go

Morocco sources stated Rabat's intention to boycott the meeting of the Organization of African Unity that is convened in Algeria Monday. Morocco froze its membership in the African organization in 1983 after its acceptance the Western Sahara headed by the Polisario. Algeria supports Polisario and seeks the independence of the Moroccan Sahara off Morocco. Go

The tripartite committee in charge of preparations for negotiations between the United Arab Emirates and Iran over the question of the three disputed Gulf islands meets for the first time today in Jeddah. A Saudi official source said today in a statement that the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman will discuss in their meeting means of drawing up a mechanism, to start direct negotiations between Iran and the UAE with the objective of settling the issue of the islands. Go

Libyan leader Col Moammar Gaddafi arrived in Algiers today in an official visit to Algeria and in order to take part in the works of the 35th summit of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), hosted by Algeria on July 12 - 14. At Huari Bu Median airport, Gaddafi was welcomed by Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Go

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak of said on Friday replying to a question during the joint press conference held in Alexandria with Barak on the possibility of having a meeting between President Hafez al-Assad and the Israeli prime minister that he "cannot say that there will be a meeting at the meantime, and I have nothing to do with that." Go

Mohammed Abbas (Abu Mazen), the secretary of the executive committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, said yesterday that the "Palestinian leadership will not sign a peace treaty with Israel unless all issues of final status are solved in a satisfying way to the Palestinian people." He added, "We can start the final status negotiations before implementing the Galilee agreement, the Wye River accord, opening the safe passage and releasing the Palestinian prisoners and detainees." Go

Security sources in Ankara said that Turkish forces started withdrawal today from northern Iraq areas into which they had incurred under the pretext of chasing the armed Kurds. Last Saturday the Turkish troops entered into northern Iraq. Go

Tunisian President Zein al-Abidin Bin Ali received El-Hadi El-Khezairi, the special envoy of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who said he came carrying an oral message from Bouteflika to President Bin Ali, adding that it comes under exchanging visits and openings and that the opinions he listened to from President Zein al-Abidin Bin Ali regarding this matter are the same which he heard from President Bouteflika. Go

The ruler of Bahrain, Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa al-Khaleifa, left today for Switzerland for a private visit, after which he will head for France in an official visit. The Gulf News Agency said that Sheikh Hamad had expressed his desire to develop industrial cooperation with France during a meeting he held in Manama with the French secretary of state in charge of industrial affairs, Christian Pierrie, who visited Bahrain in April. Go

The value of industrial exports for industrial projects in the Egyptian free zones area to international markets increased to reach $234 million during the first half of the current year, an increase of 20% over the same period of last year. Go

Organization of African Unity Secretary General Salim Ahmad Salim said in the report he presented on Friday to the 70th session of the foreign ministers of the OAU the need of strengthening cooperation between the African economic groups and the regional economic groups as well its participation in the process of carrying out the constituent agreement of the African economic group. Go

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi arrived in Tripoli's international airport on Friday in a visit to Libya which will last for several days. In an arrival statement, Zenawi said his visit has come in response to the efforts made by Libya to settle the current conflict in the African Horn region, especially between Eritrea and Ethiopia. Go

Tehran radio said on Friday that an Iranian delegation led by the Iranian deputy foreign minister for African affairs, Hameed Maseir, left for Algeria to take part in the meeting of the Organization of African Unity, which started deliberations on Thursday in Algiers. This is however, the first visit for an Iranian delegation to Algiers following the boycotting of relations between the two countries in 1993. Go

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein accused the United Nations of launching biological warfare against his country. He said during his meeting yesterday with member of the ruling Baath Party yesterday that the attempt made by one expert from United Nations to place locust eggs in El-Soleimania governerate is a criminal action and is considered biological war at the same time. Go

The commander of the US Central Command, Gen. Anthony Zinni, arrived in Doha today for a three-day visit to the state of Qatar, Gulf News Agency reported. Go