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Tunisian president confirms adherence to rule of law, independence of judiciary
Tunisian President Zein al-Abidin Bin Ali expressed Tunisia's adherence to the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary as well as to fighting injustice, suppression and all forms of use of influence.
Tunisia, Politics, 8/19/1999
New memorandum of understanding added to Palestinian - Israeli agreements
A high-ranking Israeli official close to negotiations with the Palestinians stated that Israeli negotiates with the Palestinians on a memorandum of understanding that will added to the current agreements that will comprise many points, including a new timetable for applying the Wye River accord.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/19/1999
Sudan appreciates Egyptian peace efforts in Khartoum
Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Othman Ismael expressed his country's appreciation for Egyptian efforts to achieve peace in Sudan. He also expressed the appreciation of Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir for the initiative of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to achieve rapport and reconciliation in Sudan.
Sudan-Regional, Politics, 8/19/1999
Jordanian mediation in the peace process
The Jordanian daily al-Dostour said that the Israelis show high appreciation for the efforts made by King Abdullah II of Jordan to resume negotiations on the Syrian track from the point at which they broke off.
Regional-Jordan, Politics, 8/19/1999
Moroccan foreign minister conveys royal message to Algerian president
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, conveyed this Thursday a message from King Mohammed VI to Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/19/1999
Bouteflika: Algerians have to cross from one world to another for peace
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said the "Algerians have to cross from one world to another, if they want to surpass and leave behind seven years of violence so as to live in peace."
Algeria, Politics, 8/19/1999
Companies swindle Egyptians with promises to send them to work abroad
23 Egyptians were victimized by fake companies who defrauded those who wanted to travel abroad to work, after these companies took large amounts of money from the Egyptians, claiming that they would allow them opportunities to work in Europe, especially in France.
Egypt, Politics, 8/19/1999
Permanent fair for Egyptian products in Libya
Egyptian Minister of Trade and Supply Ahmed Goweili agreed to the establishment of a permanent fair for Egyptian products in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
Egypt-Libya, Economics, 8/19/1999
Lebanon receives offer on natural gas from Qatar, investment from Kuwait
Lebanese Minister of Industry and Oil Sulayman Trablousi discussed yesterday with Qatari Minister of Energy Abdallah Bin Hamad Attiyah the bilateral relations and the project of providing Lebanon with natural gas.
Lebanon-Qatar, Economics, 8/19/1999
Jordanian minister Syrian-Jordanian relations deep, remarkable
Jordanian Minister of Information and Culture Nasser Lowzi has asserted the deep bilateral and fraternal relations between Jordan and Syria and described these relations as "remarkable and developed."
Jordan-Syria, Politics, 8/19/1999
Iraqi victims of US, British raids increase; Iraq exports up
The number of victims of the US and British raids which targeted th eal-Jusin area in the Iraqi district of Wasit increased to 20 dead, including 12 persons from one family, and the search continues to find a baby buried under the ruins.
Iraq-USA, Military, 8/19/1999
Al-Assad cables condolences to Demirel on earthquake
President Hafez al-Assad has sent a cable of condolences to the President of Turkey, Suleiman Demirel on the earthquake which hit several areas in Turkey.
Syria-Turkey, Culture, 8/19/1999
Saudi Arabia sends aid to those harmed by Turkish earthquake
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz orede that two planes carrying foodstuffs, tents, dates and medicines be prepared to be sent to Turkey.
Saudi Arabia-Turkey, Economics, 8/19/1999
Morocco sends humanitarian assistance to Turkey
The Moroccan government extended Turkey an emergency assistance to help victims of the earthquake that jolted Turkey, leaving more than 5,000 dead persons and 30,000 wounded.
Morocco, Culture, 8/19/1999
Arab states send aid to victims of Turkey earthquake
Plane loads of assistance along with condolences from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Syria. Jordan and others were sent to Turkey for assistance with the major earthquake that has left the country with more than 5000 persons killed and injuries in the tens of thousands.
Egypt-Turkey, Politics, 8/19/1999
Egypt sends aid to Turkey
Egyptian President Honsi Mubarak issued instructions to the Egyptian armed forces to send an additional rescue crew to help in rescue operations in Turkey after this week's earthequake there, in addition to resuming presenting additional treatment, shelters and rescue missions.
Egypt-Turkey, Economics, 8/19/1999
Syrian Muslim Brothers' Shoura council to meet in Baghdad
A London-based daily said today that the Shoura council of the Muslim Brothers group in Syria will hold its ordinary summer session this week in Baghdad.
Syria, Politics, 8/19/1999
Israel agrees to give Jordan waters from al-Yarmouk instead of Tabaraya
The spokesman for the Israeli embassy in Amman, Roy Geilad, told the AFP on Tuesday that Israel had agreed to a request made by Amman to have its share of water come directly from al-Yarmouk river instead of storing this water share in Tabarayah lake and then transferring the waters to Jordan.
Jordan-Israel, Politics, 8/19/1999
357,000 tourists visit Egypt for tourism, shopping festival
Egyptian Minister of Tourism Mamdouh El-Beltagi announced that about 357,000 tourists came to Egypt during the period of the month-long festival for shopping and tourism that was inaugurated on July 20, an increase of 18% compared to last year.
Egypt, Economics, 8/19/1999
Releasing the oldest Palestinian prisoner
The Israeli authorities have suddenly released the oldest Palestinian prisoner, Masoud Khalil El-Raey, today. El-Raey has spent more than 25 years moving between different Israeli prisons after he was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1974 after being convicted of killing an Israeli policeman.
Palestine, Politics, 8/19/1999
US voters support divided Jerusalem
By a margin of two to one, American voters support Al Quds (jerusalem) serving as a "divided capital" for Israelis and Palestinians, according to a poll commissioned by the Arab-American Institute and conducted by Zogby international of Utica, New York.
Regional-USA, Politics, 8/19/1999
Israeli Shas movement calls for immediate withdrawal from Lebanon
With the escalation of Lebanese resistance operations which resulted in killing three Israeli soldiers and wounding another six, as admitted by an Israeli military spokesman, the Israeli Shas movement asked the government of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak to withdraw immediately from south Lebanon, saying it will raise this matter in the next meeting of the Israeli government.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/19/1999
People's Front: Reports of Abu Ali Mustafa's return to Palestine an Israeli lie
In a press statement issued on Tuesday, the People's Front for the Liberation of Palestine said that a report broadcast by Israeli Army Radio on August 5 that the Israeli authorities permitted the PFLP's deputy secretary general, Abu All Mustafa, to return to the Palestinian territories "is baseless and futile."
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/19/1999
New chairman for the Israeli liaison office in Tunisia
The new chairman for the Israeli liaison office in Tunisia, Benjamin Oumar, arrived recently in Tunisia to replace Shaloum Cohen, who was of Tunisian Jewish origin from the city of Nabel.
Tunisia-Israel, Politics, 8/19/1999
In Jordan: A bank was burglarized
The Jordanian capital Amman witnessed a burglary yesterday where two persons were able to enter the branch of a Jordanian bank where they threatened the employees and seized all the money in the safe, that were only 11,400 Jordanian dinars.
Jordan, Local, 8/19/1999
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Palestinian sources welcomed the proposal of Israeli Prime Minsiter Ehud Barak to delay discussion of moving the US embassy in Israel out of Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, describing Barak's proposal as a positive step toward peace. The source added, "Jerusalem is the capital of the Palestinian state, and it is an occupied city as other cities that were occupied after 1967."
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The Arab ministers of Youth and sports who held a meeting here earlier this week on the fringes of the ongoing 9th Pan-Arab games have all voiced unanimous and unconditional support to Morocco's candidacy to host the world soccer cup in 2006. During the meeting that was attended by Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdel Meguid, the chairman of the Arab sports union, prince Faycal Ibn Fahd, renewed the Arab states' backing to the Moroccan bid. The Council of Arab ministers of youth and sports will hold an extraordinary general assembly in Morocco next October to coordinate moves to promote Morocco's candidacy.
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Some 11 Arab states asked for the postponement of the 112th session of the Arab foreign ministers council until September 13 - 14 instead of September 4 - 5 due to the preoccupation of the foreign ministers of these states with taking part in the emergency meeting of the Organization of African Unity in Tripoli on September 7 and the meeting of the Francophonic states' group to be held in Canada on September 4.
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The Emir of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad Ben Aissa Al-Khalifa received on Wednesday a message from King Mohammed VI. The message, dealing with bilateral relations, means of upgrading Moroccan-Bahraini cooperation and issues of mutual concern, was conveyed by Moroccan envoy Tayeb Fassi Fihri at a meeting with Sheikh Hamad. Sheikh Hamad hailed on the occasion the level of relations between the two countries in various areas.
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Koniro Ohari, the deputy chairman of the public union of Japanese labor unions, stated that the visit paid by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to Japan assured the depth of historic and artistic cooperation as well as the good relations that tie the two countries, which are seeking to back up all fields of artistic cooperation and present aid to the economic reform program which Egypt enjoys.
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An Iraqi military spokesman stressed on Wednesday that Iraqi planes intercepted US and British planes in the "no-fly zones" in the southern part of Iraq and forced them to leave the area. The spokesman stated that US and British planes flew over the Iraqi provinces of Dhi Qar, Al Muthanna, Maysan, Al Basra and Al Qadisiyah. He added that the total number of armed sorties carried out by the US and British jets since December 17, 1998 until now reached 11,549.
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King Mohammed VI has granted free pardon to 425 persons on the occasion of the commemoration of the revolution of the king and the people, celebrated by Morocco on August 20, a statement by the justice department said. Some of the concerned persons will be released while others will have their prison term commuted.
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King Mohammed VI received here on Wednesday afternoon a delegation of representatives of the Moroccan community settled abroad. On Tuesday, the king had received several Moroccan investors who are settled abroad, mainly in Europe and the Middle East. These audiences perpetuate the traditional solicitude showed by the late King Hassan II to the Moroccan community settled abroad.
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Moroccan former olympic champ Nawal Moutawakkil has been elected member of the executive committee of the international athletics federation (IAAF) on Wednesday. Nawal Moutawakkil who served as Moroccan secretary of state for youth and sports had won the gold medal in the 400 m hurdles in Los Angeles in 1984.
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A total of 586 cases of AIDS were reported in Morocco up to last March 31, according to a medical source quoted by Moroccan daily Al Alam. Most of AIDS-affected persons are men (69.3%). The rate of AIDS-affected persons in the 15 to 29 years age bracket stands at 23%, while that of persons aged between 30 and 39 is of 46%. Out of the 586 cases, 89% were reported in urban areas, the medical source said.
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