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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Friday night received a telephone call from Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. Sawt al-Arab radio said today that during the telephone call the two sides reviewed results of the Palestinian - Israeli negotiations aimed at implementing the Wye River agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. Go

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received a phone call yesterday from Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates, during which they tackled the developments in the Arab situation and bilateral relations between the two countries. Go

Guinean President Lansana Conte left Morocco on Friday at the end of a private visit to the kingdom. On Thursday, King Mohammed VI received in Rabat the Guinean president and his spouse. Go

Twenty ships of various nationalities docked at Lattakyia's port last week. One of the vessels was carrying more than 700 tourists to have a look at Syria's archaeological and cultural sites. Another Syrian port Tartous, received 116 merchant marines last month and commodities imported and exported via tartous reached to 418416 tons. Go

Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gaddafi received the leader of the rebellion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Bezeima Karaha who is currently visiting Libya today. Go

The union of Arab banks will hold its second Arab banking conference for 1999 on October 28 and 29 in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, entitled "The financial sector in the age of mergers and acquisitions, experiences and experiments." Go

A visit by French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine to the Middle East is being prepared, the spokesperson of the French Foreign Ministry said yesterday. The spokesperson said that the dates and countries for the visit have not yet been decided. Go

Yemeni security arrested several persons suspected of being involved in the explosion that took place in Yemen and resulted in killing nine persons. Windows in several embassies situated in the area were broken al-Jazira satellite TV said in its last news bulletin. Abu Hamzeh al-Masri in London asserted the responsibility of the Aden-Abyan group for the explosion, al-Jazira TV added. Go

Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni has agreed on establishing a fair for Egyptian pharonic archeology in the French city of Abed, entitled "A look for eternity." The fair includes 10 archeological pieces, to be inaugurated by French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine on September 9 and lasting until January 2000, includes archeological pieces expressing the creed of the pharoahs in the other life, the eternity and revival, in addition to a group of small statues for some gods as Ozories, Biess and Horus. Go

An international tennis tournament to start this weekend in Beirut is organized by the international Tennis Federation, the event will gather tennismen from Morocco, Lebanon, Algeria, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Iran, Oman, Syria, Sweden, Rumania and France. Go

The United States yesterday appointed former U.S. Representative Harry Johnston as special envoy to Sudan. Johnston, who represented the state of Florida at the Congress, served as Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Africa. Go

Several Mauritanian Imams are taking part in a campaign launched early this week to raise the public awareness about the danger of AIDS. The campaign, organized in collaboration with the Health and Islamic Affairs departments, uses the prominence of the religious leaders as an efficient tool in the fight against the killer disease. Go

Jordanian Minister of Information and Culture Nasser Lawzin received Mauritanian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Moustaph Ould sid 'El Isselmou today in Amman. Cultural relations between the two countries and means of developing and strengthening them in various fields especially in the media and culture were reviewed. Go