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King Abdullah II of Jordan discussed with Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid during their meeting on Tuesday night bilateral relations in all fields,especially in the economic and cultural areas. The two sides also exchanged viewpoints on issues of joint interest pertaining to the Islamic world. The Indonesian president arrived in Amman on Tuesday evening in a visit to Jordan which will last for three days. Go

Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa is to head at Yemen on Saturday, carrying a written message from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to his Yemeni counterpart, President Ali Abdullah Saleh, regarding developments in the area and the Arab summit urged by the Yemen president. Egypt's ambassador to Yemen, Mahmoud Mortada, told ArabicNews.com today that Moussa's visit will inlcude discussions with his Yemeni counterpart, Abdul Qader Bajmal that tackle the new developments in the Arab arena and the causes of concern to the two states, topped by the situation in the Red Sea area and the developments in the Middle East in general. Go

The Iraqi pilgrimage mission arrived yesterday at Jeddah headed by the Iraqi minister of endowments and religious affairs. An official source in the Saudi Foreign Mministry said that Saudi Arabia's reception of this mission comes due to Saudi Arabia's adherence to taking care of the Iraqi pilgrims and providing the necessary facilities for Iraqis to perform the pilgrimage easily like other pilgrims from the other countries, saying that there is no political dimensions. Go

The Algerian association for human rights stated that violence against children in houses and schools has seriously prevailed, and it urged implementation of punishing and preventive procedures to limit this phenomenon. In a statement issued yesterday evening on the 10th anniversary of issuing the international agreement for child's rights, the association said that Algeria's signing of this agreement --which is considered a important step-- is not enough and requires efforts to translate its principles into rules and into daily behavior to form the features of the future and determine its directions toward serving society and the whole nation. Go

Kuwait Emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabah received yesterday a message from Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The message was delivered by President Bouteflika's envoy, the chairman of the Algerian National Council, Abdelkader Bin Saleh, during receiving the emir of Kuwait who is currently on a Gulf tour. Go

The official in the informational bureau of Kosovo in Cairo, Nakr Bedour, hailed today Egypt's humanitarian role toward the Albanian refugees of Kosovo, who were expelled from their homes and lands and were displaced in different countries due to Serbian aggressions. Go

Lebanese Information Minister Anwar Khalil stated today that the Lebanese government headed by Prime Minister Selim al-Hoss will supervise the parliamentary elections in summer of 2000, denying any amendment or forthcoming governmental change assuring the government stresses democratic principals. Go

The ambassador of the Russian Federation in Cairo, Vladimir Godaiv, said that communications are continuous between Russia and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), aiming at finding the proper framework for cooperation regarding improving the conditions of the Chechen refugees. Go