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Moroccan Interior Minister Driss Basri, said King Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan will continue on the path of progress and underlined that this progress will cover not only the consolidation of democracy and freedoms, but also the strengthening of the state and its implements and the development of the Moroccan people. Go

The Turkish daily al-Zaman said on Tuesday that the recent visit of Turkish President Suleiman Demirel to Israel, Gaza, Amman, Cairo and Rabat stressed that Turkey is one of the key players in the region. The paper said that Demirel's recent visits have contributed to increasing the volume of the Turkish presence and influence in the region and that Turkey could silence the Egyptian criticism for the Turkish-Israeli cooperation. The Turkish paper added that these visits are aimed at sending a message that Turkey will play a role in the Middle East. Go

US jets today bombed "an AAA emplacement and a communication site" in Iraq, both located north of Mosul, the US European Command said from Incirlik (Turkey). It added that the attack came in response to Iraqi anti-aircraft fire which targeted the jets. Go

Moroccan Secretary of State in charge of cooperation, Ms. Aicha Belarbi, met Monday in Rabat Canadian minister in charge of Government affairs, Ms. Louise Beaudouin who was among the Canadian delegation that attended the funeral of the late King Hassan II. The two sides reviewed bilateral relations, cooperation prospects in various sectors and Morocco's efforts to promote literacy, improve women's situation and provide jobs to diploma holders. Go

The Egyptian Supreme Council for Antiquities has agreed to establish a new museum in Minya, specified for the era of Ekhanaton, where the museum will be built with a high level of technology, form and design. The museum will be built in cooperation between Egypt and Germany. Go

Israeli Minister of Industry and Trade Ran Cohen met with the industry official in the Palestinian Authority, Saad al-Karoum, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday. Israel Radio said the meeting dealt with a series of economic questions stated in the Wye River and Paris agreements as well as discussions of means of strengthening cooperation between the Israeli and Palestinian sides, especially in the areas of joint marketing of products. Go

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal arrived in Tripoli on Tuesday in a visit to Libya which will last for several days. In an arrival statement, the Saudi foreign minister said this visit falls in the course of continued consultations between the two states in order to follow up on what had been agreed upon during the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz to Libya. Go

Israeli political sources said that contacts are being made between Tel Aviv and Moscow in order to arrange for a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak to Russia next week. Israel Radio said talks Barak will hold with high-ranking Russian officials will deal with resuming the peace process in the region. Go

The secretary general of the People's Front for the Liberation of Palestine on Tuesday denied in a statement to the BBC news that Damascus had asked the Palestinian groups in Syria to drop their weapons or adopt the Middle East peace process. Go

Experts from Israel, Egypt, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem on Tuesday highlighted the results of an experiment conducted to use pesticides in a secure way. Israel Radio reported that joint experiments were carried out in the Ghour al-Aurdon (Jordan Valley) on the Israeli and Jordanian sides of the border with US financing, aimed at using pesticides successfully and minimizing the use of dangerous materials. Go

Israel Radio quoted Jordanian press sources as saying on Tuesday that arrangements are underway between Cairo, Amman and Damascus to convene an Egyptian, Jordanian and Syrian summit in Alexandria within the coming days in order to coordinate stances toward the peace process. Go

King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday received a message from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak pertaining to Arab efforts to give the Middle East peace process a push forward. The message was delivered by the Egyptian ambassador to Riyadh, Hilmi Bedier, to the Saudi deputy premier and chief of the National Guard, Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz. This is the second message, the Saudi king has received this week. Go