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The Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzouri presented today his resignation to the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak who accepted it and directed thanks to the resigned ministry for its effort and the work in the large projects for expending the agricultural and the technological progress. Mubarak appointed Atef Abeid, minister of the public enterprise sector, as the Primer Minister for the new cabinet to make a new ministerial formation. Go

Egyptain President Hosni Mubarak today inaugurates officially his fourth term in the Egyptian presidency by taking his constitutional oath before members of the Egyptian Parliament in a special session following his victory in the referendum on September 25. Go

Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa was admitted to the hospital of the American University in Beirut after having a health trouble. At the hospital, the Syrian FM was submitted to physical check-ups as a preliminary step toward having heart surgery. Lebanese Health Minister Karam Karam said on Monday after visiting al-Sharaa in hospital that al-Sharaa had successful open-heart surgery at 7 p.m. Monday, and he was then taken to the intensive care unit. The BBC correspondent in Beirut said today that President Hafez al-Assad and his son Bashar are following up the health conditions of the Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara, in their telephone calls with Beirut.. SANA added in this regard that Lebanese medical source said Tuesday that health conditions of the Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara is stable. Go

Visiting Speaker of the Moroccan chamber of Advisors (upper chamber of the parliament), Mohamed Jalal Essaid, said he would deliver a message from King Mohammad VI to the Tunisian president and meet the speaker of the house of representatives and cabinet members during his three day visit. Go

Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari will tomorrow pay a short visit to Lebanon in the course of his tour of the region. The Finnish president will hold talks with his Lebanese counterpart, Emile Lahoud, on means of reactivating and developing bilateral relations, the Middle East peace process and the Euro- Mediterranean partnership. Go

Moroccan premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi will be on an official visit to Great Britain next spring, the Socialist Union of Popular Forces daily "Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraqi" announced Monday. Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair issued the invitation in the wake of his Labor Party annual conference attended by delegates from Youssoufi's party as sole representatives of the Arab states. Go

The Iranian Foreign Ministry stressed that the date for the visit Iranian President Muhammad Khatami intends to make to France has not been set. In a statement, a spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said the two countries are discussing "the timing of this visit." Go

The chairman of the higher Shiite Islamic council in Lebanon, Sheikh Muhammad Mahdi Shamseddine, on Monday arrived in Amman leading a delegation on a visit to Jordan which will last for several days. Go

Jordanian Army chief of staff Lt. Gen. Muhammad Youssuf al-Mekkawi on Monday in Amman received US Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Walter Slocombe. The two sides reviewed conditions in the region in general, areas of cooperation and issues of mutual concern. Go

Iranian Minister of Industry Qolam Reza Shafei asserted the importance of lifting the economic sanctions from the Iraqi people as soon as possible to end the Iraqi people's suffering. During his discussions with his Iraqi counterpart, Adnan Abd al-Majid Jasim al-Ani, in Tehran, he said that Iran urges solving the area's problems through the area's countries themselves with understanding and cooperation, as well as removing tensions and misunderstandings, adding that his country opposes foreign presence in the area which is considered the main part of the problem. Go

A discussion symposium was held in Baghdad yesterday regarding the health and food situations as well as the childhood problem in Iraq due to the economic sanctions imposed since 1990. Iraqi Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Sadi Tumah Abbas said during the discussions that the sanctions caused the spread of diseases that were not present in Iraq before 1990, as well as malnutrition and psychological diseases which lead to the death of a large number of people. Go

Head of the Spanish autonomous government of Andalusia (southern Spain), Manuel Chaves, is expected this Tuesday in Morocco on a two-day visit. Chaves will meet Moroccan premier, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, other members of the government and the King's advisor, Andre Azoulay. Go

Morocco celebrated Monday the children world day devoting this year's events to children's right to a clean and healthy environment. A nation-wide campaign is staged to inform and promote awareness of children and adults of key environment issues and achievements by Morocco in realms of legislation, enforcement, and funding of children related activities. Go

The chief of staff of the Argentina Army, Gen. Carlos Sabala, arrived in Kuwait on Monday for a four-day official visit. During his visit the Argentinian general will hold talks with the ruler of Kuwait and high-ranking Kuwaiti officials aimed at strengthening and developing bilateral military cooperation. Go

The United Nations Security Council yesterday approved an increase in the amount of oil Iraq is allowed to sell within current phase of the oil-for-food program by $3.04 billion. The former limit was $5.26 billion. The current phase of the program began on May 25 and will last for 180 days. Go

Five Moroccan youngsters are taking part in the 21st international Koran recitation contest which opened in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday. A total of 177 contestants from 30 countries and 33 Islamic foundations are vying for a prize of $236,000 earmarked by the Saudi Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. The youngest participant is an 8-year old Brazilian who does not speak Arabic but succeeded in learning five surat (chapters) of the Koran. Go

Sixty national and foreign pilots will turn on engines next March 14 to vie for the 7th edition of Morocco's classic rally that will cross several Moroccan mountainous and desert areas. Go

Two frenchmen were arrested last week at the port of the Moroccan northern city of Tangiers with 45 kg of cannabis extract, locally known as chira. Jean Marc Cantiran, 31, and Jeanine Ojada, 40, were concealing the banned substance in their France-plated car. Go