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Qatar to have direct election for parliament
Ruler of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani, on Tuesday expressed his determination to launch a real democratic process in the country that will reach its peak in electing a parliament through a direct public voting.
Qatar, Politics, 11/10/1999
Kuwait parliament postpones discussing women's vote
Some 150 Kuwaiti women attended the discussions of the Kuwaiti Parliament yesterday. The Kuwaiti writer Fatimah al-Ali said: "We did not come to ask for an award to the Kuwaiti women. We are here just to correct an oppression put on the women."
Kuwait, Politics, 11/10/1999
Palestinian opposition in Damascus to deal calmly with Abu al-Einin issue
Palestinian opposition sources said that Syria has, through the question of Sultan Abu al-Einin, sent a message to the other Palestinians in Lebanon on the need to perpetuate calm in the Lebanese internal arena.
Syria-Syria, Politics, 11/10/1999
Midaoui takes over from Basri as head of the interior dept
Ahmed Midaoui, appointed yesterday by King Mohammed VI as minister of the interior, taking over from Driss Basri, announced the guidelines of his policy at the head of the department.
Morocco, Politics, 11/10/1999
Report: President Clinton to make special initiative towards President al-Assad
In a report from Washington, the paper added that US and Israeli diplomats expressed their confidence that President Clinton will meet with President al-Assad, and denying doubts that prevailed over the possibility of such a meeting.
Syria-USA, Politics, 11/10/1999
Sheikh Abdallah Bin Zayed in Algiers address problem with Morocco
Arab efforts are being made and particularly on the part of Saudi Arabia to bring closer the standpoints of Morocco and Algeria, but it is difficult to speak of a mediation between the two brotherly and neighboring countries. The statement was made by Sheikh Abdallah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 11/10/1999
King Mohammed receives Spanish congress speaker
King Mohammed VI received at the royal palace of Marrakesh on Tuesday the speaker of the Spanish Congress of deputies (lower house), Federico Trillo Sijueroa.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 11/10/1999
King lays down foundation stone of nannies, governesses school
King Mohammed VI on Monday laid down the foundation stone of a $500,000 nannies and governesses school.
Morocco, Education, 11/10/1999
Israeli forces storm several houses in the Golan
The Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday stormed several houses in Baqata town in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights and arrested many young Syrian men there.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 11/10/1999
Algerian president calls for Israel's withdrawal from Arab lands
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria on Tuesday called for a full Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Golan and south Lebanon, and the recognition of the national rights of the Palestinian people, including their right to establish a Palestinian state.
Algeria-Regional, Politics, 11/10/1999
Saudi crown prince gets a message from ruler of Bahrain
Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Tuesday in Riyadh received a message from the ruler of Bahrain, Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa al-Khaleifa. No information was disclosed on the contents of the message.
Saudi Arabia-Bahrain-USA, Politics, 11/10/1999
Egyptian police officers tried for negligence in protecting President Mubarak
The disciplinary court in Cairo, Egypt started today the trial of generals and officers in the Egypatian police for not preventing Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's exposure to an attack in Port Said city with a knife two months ago.
Egypt, Judicial, 11/10/1999
New Moroccan education charter disclosed
The new Moroccan education charter provides elements of a new social and cultural contract between the nation and its schooling system committing all Moroccans, said in Rabat Tuesday chairman of the special education and training commission, Abdelaziz Meziane Belfkih.
Morocco, Education, 11/10/1999
U.N. human rights committee hails Morocco's human rights progress
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has hailed the progress scored by Morocco in the consolidation of human rights.
Morocco-UN, Politics, 11/10/1999
Moroccan, Israeli prime ministers hold meeting in Paris
Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi held a meeting in Paris on Tuesday with Israeli Prime minister Ehud Barak, on the sidelines of the 21st congress of the International Socialist (IS), held in the French capital city.
Morocco-Israel, Politics, 11/10/1999
Fleeing Hamas member arrested in Jordan
Jordanian judicial sources said on Tuesday that a member of the political bureau of the Hamas resistance movement in Jordan, Ezzat al-Rashq, was arrested on Monday evening. He has been wanted by the Jordanian security forces after an arrest warrant was released against him at the end of August.
Jordan, Politics, 11/10/1999
Israeli settlers evacuated from Maon near Hebron
Hundreds of Israeli soldiers and policemen stormed the settlement stronghold of Maon in the West Bank and evacuated the approximately 300 Jewish settlers who had arrived to the site to support their fellow right wing hard-liners.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/10/1999
King Mohammed sends message to Tunisian president
King Mohammed VI has sent a message to president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia conveyed by the Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, who paid a short visit to Tunis Monday and Tuesday.
Morocco-Tunisia, Politics, 11/10/1999
US spells out position on Sudan
A message from US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said US "policy is to isolate the Government of Sudan; to counter the threat it poses to the United States, its neighbors, and its own people; and to press for fundamental change in its policies."
Sudan-USA, Politics, 11/10/1999
Ruler of Kuwait meets with Gen. Musharraf
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah yesterday in Kuwait received Gen. Pervaiz Musharraf, the executive chairman of the republic of Pakistan, and discussed with him bilateral relations and means of developing them as well as issues of mutual concern.
Kuwait-Pakistan, Politics, 11/10/1999
Jordan confirms its support to the Palestinian government
A high-ranking Jordanian official confirmed his country's full support for the Palestinian government in final status negotiations to reach the logical results of the peace process
Jordan-Regional, Politics, 11/10/1999
Relative coolness in the relations between Egypt, the US
A well-informed source in Cairo linked between the visit currently made by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to Paris to take part in the efforts to revive the Middle East peace process, especially on the Syrian-Israeli track, and "relative coolness" in the Egyptian - US relations and relative tensions in the relations between Paris and Washington as well as with the current stalemate in the peace contacts between Damascus and Tel Aviv through Washington.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 11/10/1999
Jordanian, Israeli coordination on water issue
The Jordanian and Israeli sides on Tuesday agreed on the importance of prior coordination between the two sides to withstand water requirements in the summer of 2000.
Jordan-Israel, Politics, 11/10/1999
Urgent meetings for committee on Somalia
The seven-fold committee concerned with Somalia that emerged from the Arab League's council will convene an urgent meeting under the chairmanship of Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid on November 22 to discussing the developments in Somalia and the Djiboutian initiative, which supports the Egyptian initiative.
Somalia-Regional, Politics, 11/10/1999
Patriarch of Jerusalem visits Qatar
The patriarch of Jerusalem and Middle East for the Orthodox Church, Thionoris I, emphasized that his first visit to Qatar comes at the invitation of Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Thani, saying, "My visit to Qatar comes to know this country in which our sons enjoy stability, justice and welfare, and I did not come here to build a church or a house."
Qatar-Palestine, Religion, 11/10/1999
Report: Some 1,000 foreigners arrested in Saudi Arabia
The Saudi daily al-Jazira said on Tuesday that some 1,000 foreigners, whose residency is in violation of the law, were suspended in Aseer province, in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia, Judicial, 11/10/1999
Iraqi discussions with international companies to prepare civil aviation
Rabea Saleh, manager of the Iraqi airline company, revealed yesterday that there are current discussions with international companies to prepare for Iraqi civil airplanes to work at lifting the international embargo imposed on Iraq.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 11/10/1999
Environmental study to be distributed in Arab states
An environment study by Moroccan expert Mohamed Beryane that was awarded the prize of the Arab environment ministers' council will be published by the council technical secretariat for distribution in Arab states and Arab, regional and international organizations.
Regional, Environment, 11/10/1999
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The president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan, on Tuesday received a message from President of Guinea pertaining to bilateral relations between the two countries. The Gulf News Agency said that UAE Deputy Premier Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed received the message on Tuesday in Kuwait during his meeting with the advisor for Guinea's president, currently visiting the UAE.
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Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister Marwan al-Hamoud on Tuesday in Amman discussed with Jordanian parliament member Fuad al-Makhzoumi fraternal relations between the two states and the importance of maintaining cooperation between the executive and legislative authorities in the two countries to foster bilateral relations for the interests of the two countries' peoples.
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Counselor Susan Gamil, the deputy secretary general for the Egyptian fund of cooperation with the commonwealth countries, affiliated to the Foreign Ministry, opened today the third training session in nursing and medicine for medical cadres in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is organized in association with El-Kasr El-Eini, a new educational hospital in Egypt.
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Jordanian Prime Minister Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh on Tuesday in Amman discussed with the Libyan secretary of the people's committee for education in Libya (minister of education), Matouk Muhammad Matouk, bilateral relations between the two states and means of exchanging expertise between them.
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Tunisian banks started increasing their capital to cope with procedures of reforming the banking industry in Tunisia, as the International Arab Bank, the largest private bank in the country, decided to increase its capital to 100 million dinars, from 80 million dinars, while the general subscription will be opened on December 22.
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The press office for the speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, said on Tuesday that a report published on Tuesday on the front page of the Lebanese daily al-Nahar that the US ambassador to Lebanon, David Satterfield, had spent Monday night in Berri's house in Tabnin in south Lebanon are groundless. The office added that Berri knew about Satterfield's visit only from al-Nahar.
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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Tuesday in Algiers received the deputy chairman of the World Bank, Kamal Darwish, and discussed with him cooperation between Algeria and the WB, especially in the fields of agriculture and housing, and means of strengthening relations between the two sides in the sector of banking.
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Morocco has been elected member of the executive board of the UNESCO which is currently holding its 30th general conference in Paris.
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