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King of Morocco starts visit to France
King Hassan II of Morocco is undertaking as of this Monday a visit to France during which he will attend the traditional military parade, held on the occasion of France's national day, and hold talks with President Jacques Chirac.
Morocco-France, Politics, 7/12/1999
Bouteflika announces summit with King Hassan II
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria announced that he will shortly meet with Morocco's King Hassan II.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 7/12/1999
Algerian Nations Council ratifies civil reconciliation law
The Algerian Nations Council agreed yesterday to the civil reconciliation law, which calls for issuing a partial pardon for armed Islamists by a majority 131 votes for the measure and four abstentions, out of 144 votes.
Algeria, Politics, 7/12/1999
OAU foreign ministers council meets in Algiers
The foreign ministers council of the Organization of African Unity has reiterated its total backing for the right of the Palestinian people to establish their own independent state on their own native soil according to the principles of international law.
Algeria, Politics, 7/12/1999
Mutual optimism between Barak and Arafat
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak said after his meeting with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat yesterday that he expected to start implementation of the Wye River accord within two months.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/12/1999
Egypt says mission between Algeria and Morocco is not mediation but good offices
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said the mission that his country is conducting between Morocco and Algeria is not a mediation but a mission of good offices.
Egypt-Maghreb, Politics, 7/12/1999
Coordination between Amman and Damascus on eve of Jordanian - Israeli summit
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak will arrive in the Jordanian city of Aqaba, amid Jordanian optimism over his inclination towards reviving the peace process on all Arab-Israeli tracks.
Jordan, Politics, 7/12/1999
Report: Mubarak to convey verbal message to President al-Assad
A Kuwaiti daily reported on Sunday that Egyptian diplomatic sources in Kuwait had asserted that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will convey to his Syrian counterpart, Hafez al-Assad, a verbal message from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
Egypt, Politics, 7/12/1999
Mubarak to brief al-Assad on his talks with Barak
A London-based daily said, quoting well-informed sources in Cairo, that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will hand over to Syrian President Hafez al-Assad upon arriving in Cairo in the middle of this week a comprehensive report on the results of his talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 7/12/1999
Bashar al-Assad in Saudi Arabia
Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/12/1999
Israeli official: Palestinian state already exists
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/12/1999
Moussa: Mubarak to address impact of African conflicts on development at summit
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said yesterday that the Organization of African Unity summit, which started today in Algeria, will focus on security, African conflicts and African economic cooperation.
Egypt-OAU, Politics, 7/12/1999
Tunisia upbeat on promising future of Maghreb
President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia said his country aspires with optimism to a promising future of the Arab Maghreb region.
Tunisia-Maghreb, Politics, 7/12/1999
Lebanese prisoners confront Israeli jailers
The committee indicated that the confrontations erupted when an Israeli security officer threatened the detainees, especially Suleiman Ramadan, who was threatened with amputation of his second leg and being transported to Nafha prison in the desert.
Lebanon, Politics, 7/12/1999
Balkan airlines prevented from landing in Syria, crossing its airspace
Syrian Minister of Transport Mufeed Abdul Karim has enacted a law that provides for severing all trade ties and cooperation with the Bulgarian "Balkan" airlines and preventing it from landing in Syrian airports or crossing Syrian airspace after the company has 75% of its shares to two Israeli companies.
Syria-Bulgaria, Politics, 7/12/1999
UAE paper calls on Iran to resort to reason
The United Arab Emirates' al-Itihad daily on Sunday called for "resorting to the voice of reason" at a time when Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi is expected to arrive in Saudi Arabia in order to discuss making direct negotiations between Tehran and Abu Dhabi to settle the conflict between the two countries over three disputed islands in the Gulf.
United Arab Emirates-Iran, Politics, 7/12/1999
Mubarak: Africa needs sound plans for improvement
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak told the Egyptian daily Al-Gomhouria that his participation in the Organization of African Unity's summit meeting, which opened today in Algeria, aims at deepening African dialogue to address problems like debt, border conflicts and poverty and at addressing bilateral relations with Algeria.
Egypt-Algeria, Politics, 7/12/1999
Moscow supports building new petroleum pipeline between Syria and Iraq
Iraq-Syria-Russia, Politics, 7/12/1999
Revival of Iraqi opposition in Damascus
Sources in the Iraqi opposition told the London-based al-Hayat daily in Damascus that representatives of the parties falling under "the committee in charge of national and democratic efforts in Iraq" have started a political initiative in the recent days, following "a stalemate" that lasted for two years.
Iraq, Politics, 7/12/1999
Israel intensifies efforts to prevent convening of Geneva conference
Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy yesterday urged the Palestinian Authority to demand the cancellation of the international conference concerning applying the Geneva Convention in the Palestinian areas.
Palestine-Israel-UN, Politics, 7/12/1999
US secretary of state stresses achieving peace
US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has asserted the importance of the realization of peace in the Middle East within one year from the date following the election of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
Regional-USA, Politics, 7/12/1999
Return of festival for Alexandrias of the world
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism decided to reorganize the festival "Alexandrias of the World," in which cities that carry the name of Alexandria all over the world participate, after a halt of seven years due to financial and administrative problems.
Egypt-International, Culture, 7/12/1999
Leaders of Sudanese opposition resume meetings today in Cairo
Sudan, Politics, 7/12/1999
AL team to Comoros calls for formulating new African stand toward coup
The fact-finding commission delegated by the Arab League to Comoros called on Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid to hold consultations with the secretary general of the Organisation of African Unity, Salem Ahmad Salem, on the sidelines of the African summit in Algeria in order to formulate a new position in dealing with the ruling regime in Comoros.
Comoros-Regional, Politics, 7/12/1999
Crown prince presides over closing of National Youth Congress
Moroccan Crown Prince Sidi Mohammed chaired on Saturday the closing ceremony of the first National Youth Congress, held in the sea resort station of Bouznika, 40 km south of the capital city, Rabat.
Morocco, Politics, 7/12/1999
Speaker of Tunisian Parliament ends visit to Rabat
The speaker of the Tunisian chamber of representatives, Fouad Mebazza, wound up on Sunday a four-day official visit to Morocco, during which he was received by King Hassan II.
Tunisia-Morocco, Politics, 7/12/1999
Crusaders in Jerusalem
The British daily Sunday Telegraph said on Sunday that hundreds of European Christians will visit the city of Jerusalem on a mission to apologize for what the Crusaders had done in Jerusalem 900 years ago.
Regional, Culture, 7/12/1999
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King Hassan II of Morocco met at the royal palace of Rabat with King Juan Carlos of Spain who paid over the weekend a private visit to Morocco. The two sovereigns held tete-a-tete talks.
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Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid spoke to reporters in Cairo in pre-departure statements before leaving for Algeria to take part in the deliberations of the Organization of African Unity summit about coordination maintained between the AL and the OAU and the importance of strengthening bilateral cooperation to serve common interests.
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Turkish President Soleiman Demirel is to start a work visit to Jordan on coming Thursday during which he will convene with Jordan's King Abdullah Bin Hussein.
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Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh met yesterday with a group of US congressional delegates and university professors who are currently visiting Yemen to discuss the Yemeni democratic process, the Yemeni news agency, Saba, said.
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Bahrain's stock exchange closed up 10.09 points today at 2160.09, as 121 transactions took place, involving 2,954,404 shares worth 835,246 Bahraini dinars., Gulf News Agency reported. The rise was attributed to the commercial banking, services, hotels and tourism sectors, the report said.
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Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz met today in Amman with Jordanian Prime Minister Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh to discuss bilateral cooperation, Petra reported.
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The Omani government has appointed a consortium consisting of the Netherlands based ABN AMRO Bank, UK based international law firm Denton Hall and UK based technical consultants Mott MacDonald to assist in efforts to privatize the Omani water and electricity sectors, Oman News Agency reported.
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The World Bank approved a $38.1 million loan for Mauritania to enable the country finance to an irrigation project as part of a development program destined to improve the population's living conditions.
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Israeli Education Minister Yossi Sarid on Sunday stressed that the Arabic language will be kept as the second compulsory language in the Israeli schools. Sarid added that Arabic will continue to be taught as a second compulsory language in Israeli schools, and thereby expressed his rejection of an earlier decision taken by the Israeli Ministry of Education.
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Lebanese President Emile Lahoud on Sunday in Beirut received the UN undersecretary general, who is also director general of the UN bureau for controlling drugs and combating crime. Talks dealt with joint cooperation between Lebanon and the UN in the area of combating drugs as well as aid which the international organization may provide to the Lebanese government to develop planting areas. The UN delegate told the Lebanese president that the UN decided to give Lebanon US $4 million to help it in supporting alternative plants to drugs.
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Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss has strongly rejected a statement which was released by the US State Department warning the US citizens from visiting Sidon. In a statement he made in Beirut on Sunday, the Lebanese prime minister asserted that security and stability are completely prevailing over all Lebanese lands, noting that the situation in the Sidon region does not differ from other Lebanese areas. Al-Hoss called on the US State Department to reconsider its position, SANA reported.
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Deliberations of the 35th summit of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) start today in Algiers with the participation of more than 40 African presidents and prime ministers. The summit will discuss conflicts in Africa and establishing an African economic group.
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Members of the Israeli Knesset from the United Arab List met on Sunday with the Jordanian ambassador to Israel, Omar al-Refa. In an interview with Israel Radio, United Arab List Knesset member Muhamad Kanan stated that they asked the Jordanian ambassador to convey a message to the Jordanian king on the eve of his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, stressing the backing of the list's members for the Israeli premier in the new inclinations he had already announced in order to give the Middle East peace process a push forward.
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Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani met on Sunday in Doha with United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed al-Khaleifa. The Gulf News Agency said that during the meeting, issues of mutual concern were reviewed. Earlier in the day, Sheikh Hamdan met with his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem Bin Jaber al-Thani, upon arriving in Doha for a short visit to Qatar.
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Jordan and Britain on Sunday in Amman signed a memorandum of understanding according to which the British government offers the Jordanian government a donation estimated at 760,000 pounds sterling to finance a project in education relating to programs in "exam reform" and evaluation.
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