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Al-Assad gets message from Saudi crown prince, phone call from King Abdullah
Syrian President Hafez al-Assad met on Thursday in Damascus with the deputy chairman of the Saudi National Guard, Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Tweijari.
Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 11/4/1999
After UAE, Egypt, Bashar al-Assad to visit France, Iran
Col. Bashar al-Assad, son of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, will, before the end of this year, make official visits to France, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt after he had visited recently Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan and Lebanon.
Syria-International, Politics, 11/4/1999
Large Japanese economical delegation arrives at Cairo this month
Abd El-Monem Seoudi, the head of the Egyptian Industrial Union and head of the Egyptian side in the Japanese - Egyptian business council said that a Japanese economic delegation including 45 participants in the economic, industrial and commercial fields among which are 32 heads of major Japanese companies, will arrive in Cairo on November 20.
Egypt-Japan, Business, 11/4/1999
Foreign minister of Malawi visits Egypt
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa is holding talks in the Foreign Ministry's headquarters with Brown Mpinganjira, minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation in Malawi, who is arriving in Cairo for a two-day visit to Egypt coming from Libya.
Egypt-Malawi, Politics, 11/4/1999
Egypt refuses to cancel the death penalty
Sources in the Egyptian Ministry of Justice asserted the Egyptian government's refusal of the European Union's draft presented at the UN General Assembly to cancel the death penalty all over the world, characterzing the penalty as a violation of human rights.
Egypt-UN, Politics, 11/4/1999
Kuwaiti premier gets a message from Egyptian counterpart
Egyptian Minister of Labor Affairs and Migration Ahmad al-Amawi on Wednesday in Kuwait discussed with Kuwaiti Prime Minister and Crown Prince Sheikh Saad al-Abdullah al-Sabah the confrontation that took place between Egyptian demonstrators and Kuwaiti security forces.
Kuwait-Egypt, Politics, 11/4/1999
Trial starts of Lebanese musician for abusing the holy Quran
The trial of Lebanese singer and musician Marcel Khalife started in Beirut on charges of abusing the holy Quran, as one of its verses was included in the lyrics of one of his songs.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/4/1999
Use of military courts against civilians criticized by Egyptian rights organizations
An Egyptian human rights organization criticized the decision of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to present 20 suspected members of the Muslim Brothers group, whose activity has been prohibited since the 1950s, to the military judiciary and called for Egypt to stop trying civilians in military courts.
Egypt, Politics, 11/4/1999
Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz meets on Lebanese Prime Minister
Saudi Arabia-Lebanon, Politics, 11/4/1999
Demonstrations in Mauritania, opposition party banned
The Mauritanian authorities on Wednesday banned the pro-Iraq "al-Tali'ya El-Watania" (Nationalist vanguard) party after accusing it of destruction following the recent rapprochement between Mauritania and Israel.
Mauritania, Politics, 11/4/1999
Morocco to enforce education reform next academic year
Morocco will start as of the next academic year implementing the reforms of its education system.
Morocco, Education, 11/4/1999
Khatami message to al-Assad concerning Iraq
The Iranian ambassador in Damascus, Hussein Sheikh al-Islam, said that Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi will visit Damascus next Saturday to convey a message from Iranian President Muhammad Khatami to Syrian President Hafez al-Assad pertaining to developments in the region, especially the situation in Iraq.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 11/4/1999
Prince Charles visits the Gulf
Prince Charles, the UK crown prince, will visit the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Saudi Arabia on November 17 - 26.
Gulf-UK, Politics, 11/4/1999
King Mohammed determined to remain close to southern provinces inhabitants
A ministerial delegation on Wednesday informed representatives of the southern provinces inhabitants of the determination of King Mohammed VI to remain close to them.
Morocco, Politics, 11/4/1999
Indonesian ambassador in Cairo: No relations with Israel
Israel-Indonesia, Politics, 11/4/1999
AL chief to make an Arab tour
It was announced in Cairo on Tuesday Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid will hold by the end of the current month an Arab tour which will cover Syria and Qatar, during which he will meet with high-ranking officials in the two countries.
Regional, Politics, 11/4/1999
Baghdad calls for lift international sanctions
Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Said al-Sahaf said, "Iraq will refuse any international resolution that does not state lifting up the siege rapidly."
Iraq, Politics, 11/4/1999
Arafat welcomes convening a summit similar to Camp David
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat expressed his approval to the idea raised by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak to convene a summit like the 1979 Camp David summit between Egypt and Israel to push forward the final status negotiations and reach a final settlement between the Palestinians and Israelis.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/4/1999
Algerian - European negotiations in coming March
The delegation of the European Union said at the conclusion of its visit to Algeria today that Algerian - European negotiations will commence at the end of next March and tackle the partnership agreement between Algeria and the European Union.
Algeria-European Union, Politics, 11/4/1999
Bouteflika pardons 6,683 prisoners
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Wednesday pardoned 6,683 prisoners on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the Algerian revolution of 1945, according to an official Algerian source.
Algeria, Politics, 11/4/1999
Algerian Islamic Salvation Front opposes the return of the French language and recognition of Israel
One of the key leaders of the banned Islamic Salvation Front, Abdul Qader Bu Khamkham, has addressed a message to Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in which he called on Bouteflika to work according to the saying "God forgives what had been done."
Algeria, Politics, 11/4/1999
Seventy German newlyweds spend honeymoon in Morocco
Thirty five German new couples and some of their relatives are spending their honeymoon in the Moroccan Atlantic sea resort of Agadir, accompanied by more than 40 print and audio-visual journalists.
Morocco, Economics, 11/4/1999
Seven Iranian opposition members killed in Iraq
The Iranian opposition Khalk fighters group said that seven of its elements were killed while another 78 were injured when an Iranian missile shell hit a base for its troops near Basra city in southern Iraq.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 11/4/1999
Washington: Israel did not vow a complete withdrawal from the Golan
The US administration on Wednesday denied that Israel to accepted restoring back the occupied Syrian Golan Heights during the peace negotiations which were suspended in 1996. An official at the US State Department said, "There were no agreements in this respect."
Syria-Israel-USA, Politics, 11/4/1999
UK participates in two fairs in Cairo
In the UK - Egyptian cooperation, a group of UK companies will participate in the fair Brigo 99, specializing in petroleum, gas and petrochemicals, which will, held in Cairo on November 8 - 11.
Egypt-UK, Economics, 11/4/1999
Syrian paper: What does the Palestinian Authority want from Lebanon?
The first Syrian position revealed on Tuesday concerning the deathsentence in absentia against the secretary of the Fatah movement in Lebanon, Sultan Abu al-Einin, indicated increasing doubts that diplomatic mediation will succeed in dealing with this issue.
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 11/4/1999
Women's international forum meets in Casablanca
Women's International Forum on "Women and Development" opened here Wednesday under royal patronage and honorary presidency of Princess Lalla Meryem.
Regional-Morocco, Politics, 11/4/1999
Djibouti, Ethiopia: talks to strengthen economic relations
The meetings of the Djibouti-Ethiopian higher committee started in Addis Ababa on Tuesday in the presence of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and the president of Djibouti, Ismael Omar Guelleh. The meeting will last for three days.
Djibouti-Ethiopia, Politics, 11/4/1999
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak made a phone call to the Jordanian monarch, King Abdullah Bin Hussein that tackled the developments in the area and the trilateral summit between US President Bill Clinton, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
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King Abdullah Bin Hussein of Jordan accompanied by Queen Rania and several princes arrive today in Bahrain on a two-day visit to hold talks with Bahraini Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa al-Khaleifa dealing with bilateral relations and cooperation between the two states. Talks will also deal with Arab and international developments and Gulf-Jordanian relations.
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King Mohammed VI Met in Marrakesh on Wednesday emissary of the Emir of Kuwait, Deputy Prime Minister and minister of defense Sheikh Salem Al Sabah, Head of the kuwaiti committee for missing and POWs.
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Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, expressed during his meeting on Thursday with several parliament members that the parliamentary election law is not ready at the meantime and that the parliament will fully study the administrative divisions of provinces.
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Palestinian President Yasser Arafat resumed today his severe criticism of Israeli settlement in the occupied territories, saying that the settlements threaten the peace process in the Middle East and urging an immediate halt to Israeli settlement in the Palestinian lands. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak gave a two-day period of time for demolishing the illegal settlements which he specified and asked the settlers to leave them, warning that the Israeli security forces will intervene if this order is not implemented.
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Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid informed the Russian government of the importance of finding a political solution immediately for the Russian war against the province of Chechnya, saying that a war against the people is not against terrorism. This came during the meeting between the Abdul Meguid and the minister of nationalism in the Russian government, Ramadan Abd El-Lateebov, in AL headquarters, as Abdul Meguid asserted to the Russian official the importance of differentiating between terrorism, extremism and Islam and that there is no relation between terrorism and Islam, for it is a religion of tolerance.
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The United Arab Emirates' al-Bayan daily said, quoting sources which it described as reliable in Amman, that the secretary general of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Nayef Hawatemah, will visit Amman during the first half of this month in an attempt to urge Amman to mediate for his return back to the self-rule areas after the Israeli government had suspended its approval on its return back following statements he had made and considered by Israel as "unaccepted."
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A conference for Arab businessmen and investors will be held in Tunisia on November 23 - 25 to discuss obstacles impeding the expansion of the activities conducted by the businessmen and increasing the volume of trade exchange among states and investment in the Arab free trade zone. The participants in the conference will concentrate on investment in the Arab free trade zone which was declared in the beginning of this year. The Arab League gives its members a ten-year grace period to join this zone.
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A Dutch expedition in Syria has discovered a residential complex that dates back to the new stone age in the seventh millennium BC. The residential complex, which was unearthed in the province of al-Raqqa, 550 km northeast of the capital, Damascus, includes circular houses, warehouses for the storage of cereals and several sculptures.
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Four Arab states will participate in the European Conference on Security and Cooperation that will held in the Turkish city of Istanbul on November 18 - 19 with the participation of 54 kings and heads of state in the organization, in addition to the Mediterranean partnership countries -- Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Israel -- as well as South Korea and Japan.
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The Moroccan journalists union SNPM said it will carry on struggle for the improvement of the material and moral situation of public and private media professionals.
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United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, appointed Belgian Gen. Claude Buze as commander of the military force of the U.N Mission in the Sahara (MINURSO).
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