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Egyptian - Sudanese talks on petroleum cooperation
Coming from Khartoum, after taking part in Sudan's celebrations of exporting the first cargo of raw petroleum outside the state, Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Hamdi El-Banbi and his accompanying delegation returned to Cairo yesterday evening.
Sudan-Egypt, Economics, 9/1/1999
Abdul Meguid welcomes export of first Sudanese petroleum cargo
Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid welcomed the Sudanese step of exporting the first cargo of raw petroleum and joining the international group of countries that export petroleum, OPEC.
Sudan, Economics, 9/1/1999
Nawaf Mazalha: Final talks will be difficult
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister and Knesset member Nawaf Mazalha told ArabicNews.com today that there is no problem between the Palestinian and Israeli sides on implementing the Wye River accord, pointing out that the great challenges will be among the final status issues.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/1/1999
Israel, Palestinians pursue last minute negotiations
A series of continuous meetings was held today between Palestinian and Israeli negotiators in an attempt to reach a final formula for the executive agreement on the Wye River accord.
Palestine-Egypt-USA, Politics, 9/1/1999
US deal to convince Damascus returning back to negotiation table
Arab diplomatic sources in Cairo revealed what they called a US deal to be carried by US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to Damascus during her forthcoming tour to the region in order to convince Damascus to return to the negotiating table with Israel.
Syria-Israel-USA, Politics, 9/1/1999
Syria to accept UN forces in the Golan following Israeli withdrawal
Canada's ambassador in Damascus, Alexandra Bugailiskis, quoted Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa as saying that Syria is ready to accept UN forces in the area which will be disarmed along the two sides of the borders following the Israeli withdrawal from the Golan to beyond the June 4, 1967 border lines.
Syria-Canada, Politics, 9/1/1999
American hopes pinned on Albright's trip
The US State Department has expressed its hope that the visit of US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to the region will result in resuming peace talks on the Syrian track.
Syria-Regional-USA, Politics, 9/1/1999
Palestinian Hamas to hold emergency meeting in Khartoum
The Palestinian Hamas opposition movement is due to hold its meeting in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, within the coming period.
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 9/1/1999
Muslim Brothers criticize Jordanian government for actions against Hamas
Abdul Magid Zaniba, the leader of the Muslim Brothers in Jordan, said the Palestinian Hamas movement has the right to express its opinions; therefore, closing Hamas' offices is not only considered a strike against the Islamic movement but against democratic change in Jordan.
Jordan, Politics, 9/1/1999
Sheikh Yassin calls on Jordanian king to stop measures against Hamas leaders
The leader of the Palestinian Hamas movement, Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, has called on Jordan's King Abdullah to give up the measures taken by his government on Monday against the leaders of the movement in Amman and to deepen the relations with the movement and the Palestinian people in the interest of the cause of Palestine.
Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 9/1/1999
Hamas makes contacts to settle crisis with Jordan
An official source in the Hamas movement on Monday told Monte Carlo Radio that contacts are being made by certain Jordanian sides to settle the new crisis between Hamas and the Jordanian government, adding that contacts are being made by the Muslim Brothers movement in Jordan in this regard.
Jordan, Politics, 9/1/1999
Mousa Marzouq will return to Jordan
A well-informed source in Tehran said on Tuesday that Mousa Abu Marzouq, a member of the Hamas movement, was due to leave Tehran on Tuesday for Amman, taking no account of the decision taken by the Jordanian authorities to arrest him together with other three leaders in the Hamas movement in Jordan.
Jordan, Politics, 9/1/1999
Saudi airlines return to Algeria today
The Algerian News Agency said that the Saudi airline announced on Tuesday in Algeria that it will resume as of today its flights to Algeria, following a cessation of five years.
Saudi Arabia-Algeria, Business, 9/1/1999
US congressional team meets with Tareq Aziz
Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz on Tuesday visited the US team currently visiting Iraq with the objective of discussing the health and humanitarian conditions that have come about since sanctions were imposed on Iraq in 1990.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/1/1999
Lebanese premier confers with US congress member
Talks dealt with the situation in the region, and bilateral relations between Lebanon and the US.
Lebanon-USA, Politics, 9/1/1999
Iraq renews denial of having Kuwaiti prisoners
Iraq on Tuesday denied, once again, having any Kuwaiti prisoners in its territories and accused Kuwait of using this cause for political objectives.
Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 9/1/1999
Egyptian national committee for defending prisoners of opinion to hold strike on Tuesday
The Egyptian national committee for defending prisoners of opinion called today for abolish laws that relate to making publishing a crime, and called for halting punishments issued against Majdi Ahmed Hussien, a member of journalist union's council, journalist Salah Bediowy and caricaturist Essam Hanafy.
Egypt, Politics, 9/1/1999
King Mohammed VI meets delegation representing major Sahrawi tribes
King Mohammed VI received Tuesday a delegation representing various Moroccan Sahrawi tribes which renewed the allegiance of Morocco's southern provinces to the Moroccan king.
Morocco, Politics, 9/1/1999
Kuwait may upgrade planes with Turkish help
Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Salem al-Sabah on Tuesday revealed that Kuwait may ask the help of Turkey in order to develop many of its warplanes.
Kuwait-Turkey, Politics, 9/1/1999
Report: Iraqi campaign to evacuate citizens to new provinces
A Kuwaiti daily said on Tuesday, quoting well-informed sources, that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's government is preparing at the end of this year to implement an evacuation campaign for 2 million Shitte Iraqis from the population of the capital Baghdad and three million citizens from the Kurdish areas, the central Euphrates area and the south to five new provinces that were recently established.
Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 9/1/1999
Jordan makes changes to government
Jordan's King Abdullah II today announced a limited reshuffle in the Jordanian government headed by Prime Minister Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh, Petra reported.
Jordan, Politics, 9/1/1999
43 countries in Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater
43 foreign and Arab sates are taking part in the Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater, which is starting today and will last for 11 days.
Egypt-International, Culture, 9/1/1999
Popular regret in Mauritania for normalizing relations with Israel
Amid massive regret expressed by the majority of the people of Mauritania towards normalizing relations with Israel, well-informed sources in the Mauritaniancapital stressed on Tuesday that Mauritanian Minister of Agriculture Muhammad Ould Sedi Ahmad Lakhal will on Thursday conduct a visit to Israel, during which he will sign with several Israeli officials a series of agreements between the two sides.
Mauritania-Israel, Politics, 9/1/1999
100 US companies take part in second annual food fair
The agricultural sector of the US embassy in Cairo organizes the second annual fair for US agricultural and foodstuffs, in which more than 100 US companies working in the agricultural and food production are taking part.
Egypt-USA, Economics, 9/1/1999
Confrontation in Yemen
Yemeni sources said on Tuesday that heavy artillery confrontations took place between the army and people of three villages in southern Yemen. No casualties were reported.
Yemen, Politics, 9/1/1999
Ethiopia says it downed Eritrean plane
Eriterea on Tuesday denied Ethiopian claims that an Eriterean plane lost its way in the airspace of the border area under conflict between the two countries and was downed.
Ethiopia-Eritrea, Politics, 9/1/1999
Lebanese resistance wounds SLA members
Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday continued attacks against area adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 9/1/1999
Turkey accepts Iraqi aid despite US views
The Turkish daily Mellit said on Tuesday that Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit has decided to accept Iraqi oil aid, despite US warnings that such aid constitutes a violation of the UN embargo imposed on Iraq.
Iraq-Turkey-USA, Politics, 9/1/1999
Amnesty calls on Libya to uncover ambiguous killing crimes
Amnesty International called on the Libyan authorities to clarify the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two political prisoners during their detention, the former ambassadors of Senegal and Chad, Mohammad Ali Bakoush and Al-Wafi Nbiyya.
Libya, Politics, 9/1/1999
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Syrian President Hafez al-Assad on Tuesday received Egypt's ambassador in Damascus, Mahmoud Ali Shukri. Talks dealt with the Arab conditions and bilateral relations. Present at the meeting was Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa.
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The 9th Arab games finished after two-weeks of competitions in several sports disciplines. The games were dominated by the Egyptians who won 262 medals (105 gold, 78 silver and 79 bronze). The 2nd place went to Tunisia with 137 medals (40 gold, 40 silver and 57 bronze) followed by Syria totaling 129 medals (34 gold, 38 silver and 57 bronze).
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US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, is expected this Wednesday afternoon in Morocco for talks with King Mohammed VI and Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi.
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Saudi Defense Minister Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz on Tuesday received a message from Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. No information was disclosed on the content of the message.
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The World Health Organization has granted this year's Soucha Foundation international prize to Dr. Ali Benomar, a Moroccan neurologist working at the Rabat hospital of specialties for his "outstanding" contribution in neuro-genetics.
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Egyptian - Tunisian cultural joint talks began yesterday in Cairo under the chairmanship of Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni and his Tunisian counterpart Abd El-Baki El-Harmassi, who is currently visiting Egypt on the top of a high-level delegation. The talks tackled means of bolstering cultural cooperation between the two states in all cultural domains as an application of the cultural cooperation protocol signed between the two countries last March in Tunisia in light of the meetings of the Tunisian - Egyptian joint high committee chaired by the countries' prime ministers.
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Moroccan Tennisman Younes El Aynaoui defeated on Monday Zimbabwe' Byron Blackmardi 7-6, 6-4, 6-2 to move to the 2nd round of the U.S.Open worth $ 14.5 Mln
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The US European Command said today that US jets patrolling the "no-fly zone" over northern Iraq responded to Iraqi anti-aircraft fire by bombing "a military surface-to-air attack support site west of the city of Mosul, located in the northern no-fly zone."
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Moroccan coast guards arrested lately 49 Moroccan illegal immigrants while they were attempting to stealthily join the Spanish shores. The immigrants, who were aboard three makeshift boats, were handcuffed in three separate operations carried out in the northern and mediterranean waters. They will stand trial for illegal immigration charges.
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