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Moussa confirms Washington's desire in consultation concerning Sudan
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said today that Harry Johnston, the US special envoy to Sudan, said Washington desires consultation with Egypt to handle the situation in Sudan.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 10/30/1999
Chinese president starts visit to Saudi Arabia tomorrow
Chinese President Jiang Zemin is concluding today his visit to Morocco, which lasted four days and is starting tomorrow a visit to Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia-China, Politics, 10/30/1999
Chinese President in Algiers today
Chinese President Jiang Zemin will arrives today in Algiers for a two-day official visit at the invitation of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
Algeria-China, Politics, 10/30/1999
Phone calls among Mubarak, Clinton and Barak
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received yesterday two phone calls from US President Bill Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak that tackled the peace process' development in the Middle East.
Egypt, Politics, 10/30/1999
Trilateral meeting for Clinton, Barak and Arafat in Oslo on Tuesday
A trilateral summit is to be convened on Tuesday in Oslo between US President Bill Clinton, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on the margin of celebrating establishing the Norwegian capital on the anniversary of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's death.
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 10/30/1999
Clinton, Barak and Arafat for a final settlement plan
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/30/1999
Moving ahead in final status talks
Israel and the Palestinians are due to start their final status talks this week after heads of the negotiating delegations met Friday for the first time since Israel named its ambassador to Jordan, Oded Eran, as head of the Israeli delegation to the final status talks.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/30/1999
Further redeployment this week
Israel is scheduled to hand over to the Palestine government this week, and precisely on November 5, the remaining three percent of the West Bank from Area C (under full Israeli control) to Area B (Palestinian administrative control), and another 2 percent from B to A (full Palestinian control).
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/30/1999
US views on the Middle East in the next milennium
Regional-USA, Politics, 10/30/1999
El-Sana hopes for new Oslo
Taleb El-Sana, an Israeli Knesset member, expressed his hope of returning to a new Oslo, where the dialogue started between the Palestinians and the Israelis.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 10/30/1999
King Mohammed renews pledge to reform administration
King Mohammed VI on Friday renewed a pledge to reform the administration to ensure a better performance.
Morocco, Politics, 10/30/1999
Moroccan government to start action on reform in government
The Moroccan government on Thursday announced practical measures to address the situation that worsened social and economic disparities in the country.
Morocco, Politics, 10/30/1999
King's courageous and deep reforms gains Morocco wide support
Youssoufi stated that the Moroccan people's union around the throne does not only reflect the people attachment to the monarchy, symbol of its unity, but also the international community support to a monarch who "backs and conducts with determination courageous and deep reforms."
Morocco, Politics, 10/30/1999
Papal envoy to visit Baghdad
Sources in Baghdad said that Father Roberto Toutchi, the official of organizing the visit of Pope John Paul II will arrive in middle of the coming month, pointing out that the Pope informed Iraq that he will not be able to visit Baghdad before the coming January.
Iraq-Vatican, Politics, 10/30/1999
Canadian economic delegation starts tour tomorrow in Cairo
Bernard Landry, the minister for finance in the Canadian province of Quebec, is to arrive tomorrow in Cairo with a large commercial delegation and is accompanied by a mission of 30 businessmen and representatives of the companies in the country.
Egypt-Canada, Economics, 10/30/1999
Sudanese government supports Egyptian - Libyan initiative
Following his meeting yesterday with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Othman Ismael confirmed his country's great support for the initiative and its appreciation for the role Egypt played in coordination with Libya for achieving peace in Sudan.
Sudan, Politics, 10/30/1999
El-Mahdi confirms adherence to Egyptian - Libyan initiative
During his meeting with the US envoy to Sudan, Harry Johnston, in Cairo yesterday, El-Sadek El-Mahdi, leader of the Sudanese opposition Ummah Party, confirmed the adherence of his party and the Sudanese Democratic National Alliance which includes the Sudanese opposition factions, to the Egyptian - Libyan peace initiative.
Sudan, Politics, 10/30/1999
Libya denounces normalization between Mauritania and Israel
Libya denounced yesterday the establishment of diplomatic relations between Mauritania and Israel on the ambassadors' level, saying that this is a blow directed to the Maghreb and the Arab states as a whole.
Libya-Regional, Politics, 10/30/1999
French defense minister arrives today in Cairo
French Defense Minister Alain Richard will arrive today in Egypt on a two-day visit, during which he will meet with Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the Egyptian defense minister.
Egypt-France, Politics, 10/30/1999
Damascus cinema festival starts today
The 11th session of the Damascus international cinema festival is due to open today 6pm local time at the Umayyad's palace for conferences, in the outskirts of Damascus, and it will last for one week.
Syria, Culture, 10/30/1999
Morocco, Czech Republic sign cooperation protocol
Morocco and the Czech Republic signed earlier this week in Prague a protocol of cooperation between their foreign departments.
Morocco-Czech Republic, Politics, 10/30/1999
UN chief urges Morocco and Polisario to continue cooperation to complete identification process
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, in a new report to the Security Council, urged Morocco and the Polisario to carry on cooperation for the identification of three contested tribes to complete the operation in due time, i.e. December 1999.
Morocco-UN, Politics, 10/30/1999
Masalha: Israel and Mauritania
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Nawaf Masalha has expressed his hope that the step taken in establishing diplomatic relations between Israel and Mauritania on Thursday will mark the beginning of a just and durable peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Syria and Lebanon.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 10/30/1999
Head of Maryam convey for solidarity with Iraq accuses USA and Britain of duplicity in regional causes
George Galloway, a British parliamentary member and the head of the Maryam convoy for solidarity with Iraq, stated that the Iraqi people are exposed to a true slaughter.
Iraq-UK, Politics, 10/30/1999
100 brides and bridegrooms from Holland spend honeymoon in Egypt
Cairo International Airport will receive tomorrow 100 brides and bridegrooms from Holland coming aboard an Egyptian airplane from Amsterdam in their wedding dresses to celebrate their wedding in Egypt and to spend the honeymoon there.
Egypt-Netherlands, Politics, 10/30/1999
Arab League criticizes Mauritania's relations with Israel
The Assistant Secretary general of the Arab league (AL) Ahmad Bin Hali on Friday criticized the measure taken by Mauritania in establishing diplomatic relations with Israel.
Mauritania-Israel, Politics, 10/30/1999
Chief of Mauritanian Union of Democratic Forces condemns relations with Israel
The chairman of the federation of the Mauritanian opposition Union of Democratic Forces, Ahmad Ould Dada, condemned the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and Mauritania and described this measure as "treason."
Mauritania-Israel, Politics, 10/30/1999
Morocco - China fishery cooperation enhanced
Moroccan and Chinese officials' meetings have helped pinpoint further cooperation opportunities in the fishery sector, namely sea-products valorization, fishing-gear technology, halieutic research and maritime training.
Morocco-China, Economics, 10/30/1999
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Belgian brigadier Claude Buze was appointed as head of the UN mission in the Sahara (MINURSO) by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, reports Saturday Belga news agency quoting military sources. A military spokesman in Brussels said general Buze will be in charge as of November 1.
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King Mohammed VI met in rabat Friday with US Under Secretary of State for the Near East Martin Indyk. The meeting was attended by Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Minister Mohamed Benaissa, Indyk's assistant Ronald Neumann, and the US ambassador to Morocco, Edward Gabriel.
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One of Cairo's courts will hear on December 1 a suit presented by an Egyptian lawyer in which she asks to prove ownership of land in occupied Jerusalem and the Wailing Wall, as she presented to the court important documents that prove her and her family's ownership of Jerusalem and the documents date back to 1375 AD, regarding its ownership by one of her grandfathers, El-Moaez Shahien Bin El-Abdel Basset El-Shafaie, one of Salah El-Deen's commanders in his famous battle in the period of the Crusades.
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Lebanese Premier and Foreign Minister Salim al-Hoss will start an official visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Al-Hoss will hold talks with the Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz, the Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz. Talks will deal with bilateral relations and the ME peace process. Hr will take part during his visit in a meeting for the governors of the Islamic banks which will be held in Jeddah.
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President Emil Lahoud of Lebanon on Friday in Beirut received former French foreign minister Herve de Charette.
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Israeli Minister of Education Yossi Sarid met on Thursday in Paris with the ministers of education from Morocco and Jordan on the sidelines of UNESCO meetings. Israel Radio said the meeting dealt with cultural and educational matters.
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Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl will on Sunday start a four-day visit to Israel. News reports in Berlin said that during his visit Kohl will hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Israeli President Ezra Weizman and former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres.
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New Indonesian Foreign Minister Alawi Shehab said on Friday that Indonesia will not establish any relations with Israel unless the cause of Palestine is settled. News reports quoted Shehab as saying after the new government in Indonesia took its constitutional oath on Friday that his country's planning to improve its relations with all countries does not means "sacrificing its principles which might harm its long-term relations with its friends in the Arab states, especially with the Palestinian people."
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