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Egyptian scientist wins Nobel Prize for chemistry
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced today that it has awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize in chemistry to scientist Ahmed Zewail who holds dual citizenship in Egypt and the USA "for his pioneering investigation of fundamental chemical reactions, using ultra-short laser flashes, on the time scale on which the reactions actually occur."
Egypt-International, Science, 10/12/1999
Syrian-Lebanese prime ministers for wide cooperation
Syrian Prime Minister Mahmoud al-Zou'bi and his Lebanese counterpart, Salim al-Hoss, on Monday in Damascus chaired the meetings of the joint Syrian-Lebanese coordination and follow-up committee.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 10/12/1999
Bouteflika meets with Crown Prince Abdullah
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika met with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdllah bin Abdul Aziz in Algeria last night, where they discussed bilateral issues of mutual concern.
Algeria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/12/1999
Algerian president for direct with Moroccan king to settle disputes
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has welcomed the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah to Algeria due on Monday and described it as an assertion of consolidating consultations and relations between the two countries.
Algeria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/12/1999
Damascus decided to open an office to supervise Iraqi interests
Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister Nabeel Najm on Monday inspected, during his visit to Damascus, the headquarters of the Iraqi embassy, which has been closed down since 1982, on Abu Rummaneh Street.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 10/12/1999
Saudi Arabia asserts the involvement of al-Sayegh in Khobar bombing
Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz said his country has received Hani al-Sayegh, confirmed that the Saudi authorities have information and proof affirming the involvement of al-Sayegh in the explosion.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/12/1999
Al-Sayegh's wife denies her husband's involvement's in Khobar attack
Hakima al-Qatri, the wife of Saudi citizen Hani al-Sayegh, who was accused of being involved in the explosion of Khobar Towers three years ago, denied her husband's involvement in the incident, saying, "He was out of Saudi Arabia a month before the accident, and he arrived a period after the accident."
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 10/12/1999
Washington hands over al-Sayegh to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Minister of the Interior Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz announced on Monday in Riyadh that the US authorities had handed over Saudi citizen Hani al-Sayegh, who is accused of being involved in the Khobar Towers explosion which targeted American soldiers in 1996, to the Saudi authorities.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 10/12/1999
European Union is open to useful dialogue with Sudan
The Sudanese government on Sunday received an official decision by the European Union that calls for opening "a page of useful and fruitful dialogue with Khartoum."
Sudan-European Union, Politics, 10/12/1999
Switzerland improves relations with Libya
Libya-Switzerland, Politics, 10/12/1999
Qatari facilities for foreign laborers
Qatar decided to changing the working system for allowing foreigners to work in the country, as it started summoning laborers from all nationalities through allowing them to convert visit visas to residency permission.
Qatar, Politics, 10/12/1999
Restrictions lifted on Egyptian Lawyers Union's activities
Egypt, Politics, 10/12/1999
Lebanese Islamic cleric hints that courts are not the place for religious issues
The chairman of the higher Shiite council in Lebanon, Sheikh Muhammad Mahdi Shamseddine, has made a "Sharia opinion" on singing verses of the Koran and the possibility of using the Koran in prose and poetry.
Lebanon, Politics, 10/12/1999
Russian envoy visits Egypt today
The special envoy for the Russian Foreign Minister, Vladimir Polyakuv, is due to start today a two-day official visit to Egypt, carrying a message to Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa from his Russian counterpart, Igor Ivanov.
Egypt-Russia, Politics, 10/12/1999
Arab businesswomen hold congress in Beirut
Arab businesswomen from 16 Arab states, will hold their 4th congress in Beirut next Friday and Saturday to finalize the setting up of the council of Arab business-women.
Regional, Business, 10/12/1999
Arab child's day celebrated on Monday
The Arab states commemorated on Monday the Arab child day and honored at a ceremony in Cairo some twenty outstanding Arab children in the fields of sports, sciences and arts.
Regional, Culture, 10/12/1999
Arab League for national reconciliation in Sudan
The Arab League has announced that it is following closely and with great concern the national reconciliation efforts in Sudan.
Sudan-Regional, Politics, 10/12/1999
Two Indonesian ministers visit Iraq today
Indonesia's minister of energy and minerals and of trade and industries will start a four-day visit to Iraq today, during which they will hold trade and oil talks with Iraqi officials.
Iraq-Indonesia, Economics, 10/12/1999
It is time Arab land hosted world soccer cup
New President of the Arab Sports Union, Prince Sultan Ben Fahd, on Monday said it is high time an Arab state hosted the world soccer cup. Prince Sultan, who replaced his late brother Prince Fayssal, made the statement at a meeting held by the Moroccan association in charge of promoting Morocco's bid to host the 2006 World Cup.
Regional, Sports, 10/12/1999
Former political detainees ask for apology
Several former Moroccan political detainees have asked for an apology and financial compensation for the sufferings they had endured under arrest, the Moroccan press reported on Tuesday.
Morocco, Politics, 10/12/1999
Palestinian government strongly criticizes Barak's settlement policy
The Palestinian government launched a severe attack on Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak's settlement policy and described it as destroying the peace process at a time when the Palestinians and Israelis side failed to reach an agreement concerning releasing a second group of the Palestinian detainees from Israeli prisons.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/12/1999
Morocco ready to cede 40% of carrier capital to private sector
Morocco said it was ready to cede 40% of the capital of the state-owned carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) to private operators.
Morocco, Business, 10/12/1999
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Monday in Cairo received Prince Sultan Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz, the president of the Youth Union in Saudi Arabia, and Prince Nayef Bin Faisal Bin Fahd, the vice president of Youth Union in the kingdom. Talks dealt with the youth and cultural relations between the two states, especially the exchange of sports expertise and organizing sports events in each of the two states.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in Abu Dhabi on Monday on a visit to the United Arab Emirates. During his visit Sharif will hold talks with officials in the UAE on means of strengthening bilateral relations and issues of mutual concern.
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Chaired by King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia in its weekly meeting held on Monday, the Saudi Cabinet extended the Syrian - Saudi economic and trade agreement protocol for one year as of November 4, a statement read by the acting Saudi minister of information following the Cabinet meeting on Monday said.
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King Mohammed VI held in Casablanca on Monday a private meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz, deputy chairman of the ministers'council and head of the saudi national guard. Prince Abdallah later left heading for Algiers and Tunis.
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Jordan decided yesterday to postpone the scheduled visit of Israeli Minister of Trade and Industry Ran Cohen to Amman tomorrow in protest of the harassment to which a group of the Jordanian parliamentarians was exposed during their visit to Hebron a few days ago. Official Jordanian sources said, "The visit was postponed to an indefinite date." Jordan presented a formal protest to Israel on Sunday, in which it asked the Israeli authorities to investigate the incident.
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The United Nations informed the Palestinian government that it has specified an international code carrying Palestine's name on the Internet. Palestinian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nabil Shaath said the code "PS," in reference to the state of Palestine, with the international phone code form important symbols for sovereignty and independence. The Palestinian Authority refused last year a code carrying "WG," i.e the West Bank and Gaza.
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Oman yesterday officially started the celebration of construction on Sohar Port, Oman News agency reported. The port and an associated free-trade zone will cover 47 square km and port construction includes the creation of two breakwaters and dredging for the port and port entrance. It also includes the construction of cargo and container berths and two liquid cargo berths, to be used for oil, the report said. Work on the project is expected to be complete in 2003.
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Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Muhammad Bin Mubarak al-Khaleifa met on Monday with the delegation representing the British Parliament, currently visiting Bahrain. Viewpoints were exchanged between the two sides on several regional and international issues of mutual concern, especially the situation in the Gulf region and the Middle East peace process.
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US Secretary of Commerce William Daley said there is a firm link between achieving a genuine progress in Israeli - Palestinian negotiations and proceeding forward in the economic field. In statements released on Monday reported by the Israeli radio, following his meeting in occupied Jerusalem with Israeli Trade Minister Ran Cohen and the official in charge for trade in the Palestinian Authority, Maher al-Masri, Daley added that he will seek during his tour of the region to strengthen economic relations between the US and the countries of the region.
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Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Monday in Kuwait received a message from President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea. The message was delivered by the Korean minister of commerce, industry and energy, Chung Tok-ku, during his meeting with Sheikh Jaber.
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Jordanian Prime Minister Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh on Monday in Amman reviewed with Croatia's economy minister, currently visiting Jordan, bilateral relations between the two countries and means of developing them, especially in the economic, trade and investment fields.
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The Jordanian daily al-Dostour said on Monday that Hamas political bureau member Moussa Abu Marzouk met on Sunday in Beirut with the chairman of the higher Shiite council in Lebanon, Sheikh Muhammad Mahdi Shamseddine, in order to learn the results of mediation efforts exerted by the Mufti with the Jordanian king to end the crisis between the Jordanian government and Hamas.
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Former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela will hold an official visit to each of Israel and the Palestinian self-rule areas next week. Israel Radio said that Mandela will meet with several Israeli and Palestinian officials during this visit.
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Arab League Assistant Secretary General for Palestinian Affairs Said Kamal said yesterday that there are moves in the US Congress to move the US embassy in Israeli to the occupied city Jerusalem. He added that the moves include the cancellation of the US president's right to use veto power against the decision to move the embassy.
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