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Moussa assures Egypt's adherence to a just peace in the area
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa emphasized his country's adherence to reaching a just peace among the countries of the Middle East through reaching an agreement for the final status between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
Egypt, Politics, 10/21/1999
Raf'at al-Assad's port closed down in Lattakia
Syrian officials sources told the London-based al-Hayat daily that the Syrian authorities on Wednesday closed off an "illegal port" built by Rifaat al-Assad in the city of Lattakia on the Syrian coast.
Syria, Politics, 10/21/1999
Morocco presents human rights report to UN
Morocco presented on Wednesday to the UN human rights committee its fourth periodic report on the human rights situation in the kingdom.
Morocco, Politics, 10/21/1999
Bouteflika will stay in power until the end of his term of office
Algerian President Abdelaziz Butaflika denied on Wednesday any "problem" between him and the army, following the disclosure of information saying that the military establishment refused the composition of the new government.
Algeria, Politics, 10/21/1999
King Mohammed winds ten-day tour in northern provinces
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, arrived in Rabat on Wednesday night winding up a ten day tour to several northern and eastern provinces.
Morocco, Politics, 10/21/1999
Former US diplomat: Syria will not sign peace agreement that does not provide for restoring the whole Golan
A former high-ranking US diplomat has announced that achieving progress on the Syrian-Israeli track requires an effective US role on top levels.
Syria-Israel-USA, Politics, 10/21/1999
Cohen ends visit to Riyadh, UAE dailies criticize US policy
US Defense Secretary William Cohen on Wednesday concluded a two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia, during which he met with Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz.
Saudi Arabia-United Arab Emirates-USA, Politics, 10/21/1999
Muslim Brothers delegation in Jordan visited Abu Marzouk in Damascus
Hamas political bureau member Mousa Abu Marzouk said he met on Wednesday in Damascus with a delegation representing the Muslim Brothers group in Jordan in order to discuss means of settling the disputes between the Jordanian authorities and Hamas.
Syria-Syria, Politics, 10/21/1999
Moussa meets with UK defense minister
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa held a prolonged meeting with UK Defense Minister Geoffrey Hoon, who is currently visiting Cairo, in the attendance of Assistant Foreign Minister Mahdi Fath Allah the UK ambassador in Cairo, Graham Boyce.
Egypt-UK, Politics, 10/21/1999
Continuity marks excellent Moroccan-Tunisian relations, president
President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia said continuity marks Moroccan-Tunisian relations that he described as "excellent."
Tunisia-Morocco, Politics, 10/21/1999
Al-Hoss meets with Arab businesswomen's council
Lebanese Prime Minister Selim Al-Hoss emphasized the importance of women's role in Arab societies on all levels, especially on the economic level.
Regional-Lebanon, Politics, 10/21/1999
Gulf states talks on replacing foreign labor with local and Arab labor
Arab Gulf industrialists on Tuesday opened a conference in Doha to discuss means of replacing the foreign labor force, which constitutes the majority in the six Arab Gulf Cooperation Council states, with the local labor force, gradually.
Gulf, Economics, 10/21/1999
Egypt seeks foreign investment in projects
Egypt plans to seek foreign investments, especially in the areas of major projects, Mohammed Ghamrawi, the new chief of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones, said.
Egypt, Business, 10/21/1999
Levy: Egypt obstructs Arab-Israeli relations
Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy has accused Cairo of urging the Arab states not to improve their relations with Israel before it resumes peace negotiations with Syria.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 10/21/1999
Iraq asks AL help against uranium used by US, UK forces
The Iraqi Health Ministry's secretary, Shawqi Murqos, has called on the Arab League and the Arab ministers of the environment as well as concerned regional and international organizations to preserve the environment and human hygiene through maintaining joint cooperation with Iraq to deal with the adverse health and environmental consequences resulting from depleted uranium use by the countries of the western alliance against Iraq during the Gulf War.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 10/21/1999
Tunisian opposition members stay on hunger strike London
Tunisian opposition members said they would stay on a hunger strike before the Tunisian embassy in London and in some Arab capitals before the presidential elections in Tunis that will be held on Sunday.
Tunisia, Politics, 10/21/1999
Mashaal, Ghoshe suffer deteriorated health
The Arab Human Rights Organization in Jordan has announced that the health of the chairman of the political bureau of the Hamas resistance movement, Khaled Mashaal, and its spokesman in Jordan, Ibrahim Ghoshe, have been deteriorated in one of the Jordanian prisons three days after they announced a hunger strike.
Jordan, Politics, 10/21/1999
Iraqi - Algerian commercial discussions
Algerian Minister of Commerce Bakhti Belaid discussed during his meeting yesterday with Iraqi Trade Minister Mohammed Mahdi Saleh commercial relations between the two countries and means of developing them, as well as the economic issues that tie the two countries and means of increasing their volume.
Algeria-Iraq, Economics, 10/21/1999
Fishing agreement with EU will not be renewed, says Youssoufi
Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi underscored in Brussels on Wednesday Morocco's stand not to renew the fishing agreement with the European Union which expires on Nov 30, 1999.
Morocco-European Union, Politics, 10/21/1999
Means of strengthening Arab investment
Acting Jordanian Prime Minister Marwan al-Hammoud has reviewed with Sheikh Bander Bin Fahd Afheed, the chairman of the Arab Center for Arab-International Economic Relations
Jordan-Regional, Economics, 10/21/1999
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Phone consultations took place yesterday evening between Colonel Moammar Gaddafi, leader of the Libyan revolution, and King Mohammed VI of Morocco that focused on developments of the situations in the area and means of revitalizing the Arab Maghreb Union. Sound of Africa radio, broadcasting from Tripoli, said King Mohammed VI assured Gaddafi that the situations are very fine, saying that king of Morocco emphasized the importance of revitalizing the Arab Maghreb Union.
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Iranian Minister of the Interior Abdul Wahed Mousawi Lari has praised the developed relations between Iran and Syria and described these relations as "excellent."
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General Mohamed Lamari, the chief of staff of the Algerian People's National Army (ANP), is currently paying an official visit to China with an invitation from General Fu Quanyou, chief of staff of the Chinese army. Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika received General Lamari and authorized him to deliver a message to Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who will pay an official visit to Algeria on October 30 - 31.
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Premier Abderrahman Youssoufi held in Brussels Thursday separate meetings with chairwoman of the European Parliament, Nicole Fontaine, and president of the European Commission, Romano Prodi. Talks held in parallel to the colloquy "Morocco-Europe: A shared Fate" in Brussels focussed on prospects of Moroccan-European relations in the light of the coming enforcement of the partnership agreement signed in February 1996.
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Carol Bellamy, the executive manager of UNICEF, arrived in Cairo yesterday evening, coming from Jordan, for a visit to Egypt. Bellamy is scheduled to hold discussions with officials in the Egyptian government regarding means of boosting cooperation between the organization and Egypt. Bellamy paid a visit to the Iraqi childhood corporations at where she discussed means of rebuilding the basic structure of these corporations.
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The volume of foreign investments in Tunis reached 1,310 million dinar ($13 billion), among which 1,163 million dinars are in direct investments. Statistics issued by the Ministry of International Cooperation today, a copy of which was obtained by ArabicNews.com, said that increasing the volume of foreign investment comes within the framework of the government's efforts, headed by President Zein El-Abidin Ben Ali, to develop the basic infrastructure and encourage foreign investments, in addition to starting the privatization program and allowing foreign companies to participate in the funds of the Tunisian corporations.
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King Mohammed VI sent a congratulation message to Indonesia's newly-elected president, M. Abderrahman Wahid, in which he wished him success at the head of the country.
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Marshal Jean Pierre Kelish chief of staff of the French Army left Sanaa yesterday evening heading Djibouti after a two-day visit to Yemen. He held talks before leaving with Major General Muhammad Dayfallah Muhammad, the Yemeni defense minister, that tackled cooperation between the armed forces in the two countries and means of enhancing and developing issues of joint concern.
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The United Nations World Food Program condemned the shooting on Tuesday of two of its staff members in Somalia. The two, were not hurt. "These incidents are completely unacceptable," said Mohamed Zejjari, WFP Regional Director for Africa. "The riskier it is for our staff to deliver food, the worse it becomes for the people who really need it. We're not only concerned about the safety of our staff but also for those innocent Somalis who could go hungry because violence prevents us from reaching them."
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Director of the National Drinking Water Office (ONEP) Tijani Lahoucine met in Rabat with head of the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and looked into the impact of the merging of the former Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund of Japan and the J-EXIM Bank on bilateral cooperation.
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Tunisia's national handball team (men) qualified for Sydney 2000 Olympics after beating on Wednesday Algeria 19/17 (9/9 at the first half) in an African qualifying tournament third day game played in Cotonou, Benin.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak appointed reserve Brigadier Yehiam Sasoon as temporary head of the front for combating terrorism in the prime minister's office.
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