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Poster campaign in Damascus to ration water consumption
In an attempt to raise popular consciousness about the scarcity of water Syria is facing, the International Committee of the Red Crescent ICRC, in collaboration with the Syrian Red Crescent, has recently launched a campaign that targets the average citizen.
Syria, Environment, 9/14/1999
G-77 opens meeting in Morocco
The Group of 77 (G-77) plus China started in Marrakesh on Monday a meeting to prepare the 10th summit of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), due next February 10-19 in Bangkok.
Regional, Economics, 9/14/1999
50,000 dinars to support Tunisian opposition journalism
Tunisian President Zein al-Abidin Ben Ali issued a decision yesterday to granting each opposition newspaper 50,000 dinars annually to be distributed as 1,000 dinars weekly, as the political parties' papers are issued weekly except for newspaper of the ruling Constitutional Assembly.
Tunisia, Politics, 9/14/1999
El-Baz: Sudan is the strategic depth of Egypt
Osama El-Baz, the political advisor to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, stated that both Egypt and Sudan represent strategic depth for each other, and Egypt wants to maintain the unity of Sudan.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 9/14/1999
Moussa: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia do not oppose lifting Iraqi embargo
The 112th session of the Arab League council concluded on Monday in Cairo with aoptimism over the possibility of attaining Arab solidarity, especially as it was possible to avoid friction at the council between Iraq and Arab Gulf states like Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 9/14/1999
Al-Assad talks on the telephone with Chirac
Syrian President Hafez al-Assad on Monday evening received a telephone call from French President Jacques Chirac.
Syria-France, Politics, 9/14/1999
Moroccan - Tunisian high joint commission convenes in Rabat next Sunday
The Moroccan-Tunisian high joint commission will convene its 7th session in Rabat this September 19-21, under the co-chairmanship of the two countries' prime ministers, Abderrahmane Youssoufi and Hamed Karoui.
Morocco-Tunisia, Politics, 9/14/1999
Al-Sharaa hails Egyptian - Syrian relations
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa said there are no stronger relations between any two Arab states than those between Syria and Egypt on either the public or the official level.
Syria-Egypt, Politics, 9/14/1999
Egyptian, Sudanese FMs meet again to coordinate initiatives
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa and his Sudanese counterpart Mustafa Othman Ismael on Monday in Cairo held a meeting in which they discussed the next move to coordinate the Arab and African initiatives to deal with the Sudanese problem.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 9/14/1999
On the three UAE islands
Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid said the question of Greater and Lesser Tanb and Abu Mousa islands, which are the subject of a dispute between the United Arab Emirates and Iran, has occupied a ranking position in the meeting of the AL council.
Regional-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 9/14/1999
King Mohammed managed to sensitize society to solidarity
King Mohammed VI managed to sensitize the Moroccan society to solidarity, Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi told the French TV5 channel on Monday.
Morocco, Politics, 9/14/1999
Lebanese president confers with Jordanian king
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud has underlined the importance of King Abdullah's visit to Lebanon, saying that this visit is an expression of the friendship and cooperation relations serving interests of "both the brotherly people of the two countries."
Lebanon-Jordan, Politics, 9/14/1999
King Mohammed sends written message to Tunisian president
King Mohammed VI has sent a written message to president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia.
Morocco-Tunisia, Politics, 9/14/1999
Meetings of joint Egyptian - Omani committee conclude
Meetings of the joint Omani - Egyptian committee were held at the headquarters of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry under the chairmanship of Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa and Omani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Yousef Bin Alawi, who is currently visiting Cairo to attend meetings of the Arab foreign ministers at Arab League headquarters.
Egypt-Oman, Politics, 9/14/1999
Bouteflika highlights Algeria's heavy presence in international circles
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has asserted that Algeria is present in the Arab, Maghreb, and African arenas as well as through its relations with Europe and the US.
Algeria, Politics, 9/14/1999
European Union decides to lift sanctions from Libya
The European Union commissariat in Cairo said today that the foreign ministers of the European Union decided in their meeting yesterday to lift some of the international sanctions imposed against Libya.
Libya-European Union, Politics, 9/14/1999
More gunmen surrender in Algeria
The election campaign on the referendum over the civil reconciliation law in Algeria entered its 19th day on Monday amid great support and backing from political parties and civil society, a situation that complies with the turnout made by members of armed groups members to surrender so as to benefit from smooth sentences under the civil reconciliation law.
Algeria, Politics, 9/14/1999
Meguid Denies discussing the Arab summit in meetings of foreign ministers
In his joint press conference with the head of the current session of the Arab League council on the level of the Arab foreign ministers, Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Said al-Sahaf and Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdel Meguid denied that the foreign ministers addressed holding a comprehensive Arab summit.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 9/14/1999
Kuwait lifts backing for services
The Kuwaiti government intends to impose fees directly or indirectly for the services currently rendered for free by the state to citizens.
Kuwait, Economics, 9/14/1999
Felipe Gonzalez hails Morocco's multi-party system as unique in Arab world
Former Spanish Premier Felipe Gonzalez has hailed the Moroccan multi-party system as unique in the Arab world and said Morocco has best assets to be associated to Europe in a cooperation project whose results would be beneficial to both parties.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 9/14/1999
Palestinian - Israeli talks resume
The Palestinians and Israelis resumed their talks yesterday. However, Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy expressed his country's refusal to withdraw to the 1967 borders and said Jerusalem remains with its two halves as the unified capital of Israel as well as to keep the settlements under Israeli sovereignty and rule out the existence of a Palestinian army in the West Bank.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/14/1999
900 businessmen in Cairo today for Euromoney conference
The fourth international conference for the international Euromoney corporation are starting today in Cairo, with the participation of more than 900 businessmen, investors and officials in Arab and foreign states, as well as representatives of Western and international organizations like the Arab League, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
Regional-Egypt-International, Economics, 9/14/1999
Israeli plan preparing for withdrawal from the Golan
An Israeli daily said on Monday that the Israeli army has recently started to crystallize a preliminary plan to withdraw from the Syrian Golan heights, occupied by Israel since 1967.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 9/14/1999
US development agency supports Egyptian small projects
The US Agency for International Development signed yesterday with the Egyptian government a contract for a development program targeting growing and small industries, aimed at establishing 60 financial units throughout Egypt through civil associations.
Egypt-USA, Economics, 9/14/1999
Opposition: Saddam Hussein ordered execution of 26 persons in Abu Ghareed prison
Iraqi opposition sources in Damascus said that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein released a decree calling for the execution of 26 citizens because they carried out "terrorist acts" that targeted security forces and policemen in the provinces of Babel, al-Basra and al-Qadeseyah.
Iraq, Politics, 9/14/1999
Kuwaiti - Algerian oil talks
Kuwaiti oil sources told the Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am on Monday that the targeted average price per barrel of oil should reach, according to "Brent mixture" $25 US for one whole year between March 1999 and March 2000.
Kuwait-Algeria, Politics, 9/14/1999
Ashrawi: Disney will not present Jerusalem as Israel's capital
Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, said the Walt Disney Company will not allow Israel to present Jerusalem as its capital in its exhibit in a fair in Florida on the occasion of the new millenium, after the reported inclusion of Jersualem as Israel's capital stirred up Arab anger.
Palestine-Regional-USA, Politics, 9/14/1999
Fair for Turkish exports in Bahrain
A fair for Turkish exports will be held from September 21 - 26 in Manama, Bahrain, with participation of more than 70 Turkish companies displaying various heavy and light industrial products.
Bahrain-Turkey, Economics, 9/14/1999
Kuwaiti views on Iraqi sanctions
Kuwaiti Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Soliman Magied Shahin said Kuwait's participation this week's Arab ministerial meetings headed by Iraq wasn't aimed at spoiling the session but at confronting any Iraqi attempt to play with UN Security Council resolutions.
Kuwait, Politics, 9/14/1999
Baghdad is not concerned with UN Security meeting on sanctions
Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz stated that Baghdad is not concerned with the meeting held by representatives of the five permanent member states on the UN Security Council on Wednesday in London in an attempt to approach the UN stance toward Iraq.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 9/14/1999
Lebanese filmmaker refuses UNESCO award shared with an Israeli
Lebanese filmmaker Randa al-Shahal has refused an award granted by UNESCO for peace for her film al-Mutahaderat (The Civilized Ones), because she shared this prize with Israeli filmmaker Amous Geitai for his film Sahyoun in Venice festival.
Lebanon, Politics, 9/14/1999
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Monday received a message from Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz. The message was delivered by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal during his meeting with Mubarak in the presence of his Egyptian counterpart, Amr Moussa.
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The Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am quoted well-informed sources in the occupied part of south Lebanon as saying that more than 240 members of the Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army militia had submitted their resignation from the militia, but the "militia leadership refused their collective resignation."
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A Kuwaiti official delegation will visit Damascus during October to discuss activating commercial exchange between the two states. The delegation is to include employees of the ministries of trade and industry as well the Kuwaiti trade and industrial chambers under the auspices of the Kuwaiti estates company, which runs the Kuwaiti free zone with Syria. The company wants to develop commercial relations with Damascus in all fields, especially in tourism, as the Kuwaiti estates company has ambitious plans for establishing tourism and hotel societies in all over Syria if it is able to obtain official permission.
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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika expressed his happiness yesterday during his tour of Algeria's states to promote the September 16 referendum on the civil reconciliation law over the affiliation of the Rally for Culture and Democracy party, the Republic Party and leaders of the prohibited Islamic Salvation Front to the civil reconciliation endeavors.
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Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid and the Iraqi Foreign Minister Muhammad Said al-Sahaf, the chairman of the current 112th AL council session, have asserted that the positive atmospheres which prevailed in the session's meetings would help to heal the Arab rift and to create better Arab conditions. In a joint press conference, Meguid said at the conclusion of meetings of the Arab FMs that there is a need to alleviate the suffering of the Iraqi people.
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Palestinian President Yasser Arafat met on Monday in Ramallah with the chairman of the Middle East and North African department at the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexander Saltinov. The two sides discussed the latest developments concerning the Israeli - Palestinian negotiations and the Russian role in these negotiations and in the Middle East peace process.
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Morocco was elected head of the Association of African Road Managers during the association's general assembly held recently in Cote D'Ivoire. The assembly was attended by road directors from Morocco, Cote D'ivoire, Benin, Togo, Gabon, Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Congo, Guinea, Chad and Madagascar.
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The Egyptian Arab Contractors Company started the executive steps in developing the archeological Carcafa road in Jerusalem, which will stretch 1,950 meters and another sub-road in Bethlehem in framework of the project implemented by the company to redevelop the central area of Beit Sahur in Bethlehem in Palestine in preparations for celebrations of the third millenium since Christ's birth.
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