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The results of this week's presidential elections in Yemen are to be declared tomorrow according to the election law, Saba reported. Go

The chamber of the Egyptian tourism companies decided to organize tourism caravans to Australia and New Zealand to intensify the efforts to market Egyptian tourism and search for new markets. Ilhami El-Zayat, the head of the chamber, told ArabicNews.com today that these cravens come in association with the Egyptian government and that they will include Hungary, Canada, the USA, Ukraine, Slovakia, Slovenia, Armenia, Russia, Latvia and Estonia. Go

Two members of Fiji's batallion to UNIFIL (the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) were wounded late Thursday when their vehicle hit a land mine near Mansuri village in south Lebanon. The two were reported in good condition. Go

The delegation of the Lebanese Industrialists Association concluded today his four-day visit today to Baghdad under the chairmanship of Jacques Sarraf, head of the association, during which the delegation held commercial and economic discussions that resulted in establishing a Lebanese - Iraqi company for industrial investment, Liberak, aimed at developing cooperation worth half a billion dollars in commerce between the industrial sectors in the two states. Go

US President Bill Clinton on Thursday night made a telephone call to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. Israel Radio said that President Clinton briefed Barak on the results of his meeting with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. Go

A large delegation of Austrian businessmen will visit Cairo on October 11 - 14, representing 20 Austrian corporations and companies, aiming at boosting commercial and economical relations between the two countries and learning about the possibility of establishing joint investment projects in addition to convening meetings with the Egyptian agricultural, industrial and trade chambers, a press statement issued by Austria's embassy in Cairo said today. Go

Nearly 400 cars from 30 countries will participate in the Middle East International Motor Show "Into the Millenium", organized by the Dubai World Trade Center on November 10 - 14. Go

Jordanian Information Minister Ayman al-Majali has denied that the decision taken on September 23 to arrest Hamas leaders Ibrahim Ghoushe and Khaled Mashaal was a political decision or the result of pressures exerted against Jordan to take such a decision. In a statement to Monte Carlo Radio on Friday, al-Majali said this decision is just a judicial one and pertains to Jordan's sovereignty and preserving its security. Go

Two drug dealers were sentenced Thursday by a Tangiers court to 10 years in jail. Faycal Rougui and M'hammed El-Ouardi, who were found guilty of trying to smuggle out 1013 kg of chira, were also sentenced to paying a $ 4,000 fine each and another $ 1,600 to the Moroccan tobacco company. Go

The regional bureau of Airbus in Cairo said today that the Yemeni airline bought a new Airbus A310 airplane to join its air fleet, which includes another 15 airplanes. The purchase comes within the Yemeni plan to extend its service to countries such as Tanzania, South Africa, Japan, the USA and Canada, as well as enhancing its current lines, especially between Sanaa and the Gulf states, as there are more than 300,000 Yemeni workers in this area. Go