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Mubarak and Bin Ali's discussions focus on peace process and Arab solidarity
The Tunisian - Egyptian summit will resume today with a round of bilateral discussions between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Tunisian President Zein El-Abidin Bin Ali in the headquarters of the republic's presidency.
Egypt-Tunisia, Politics, 11/30/1999
Syrian senior officials meet with Chinese Communist delegation
Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam has received in Damascus member of the Poltiburo of the Chinese Communist Party's central committee, who is also the president of the Chinese Academy of Political Sciences, Lee Ti Ying, and members of his accompanying delegation.
Syria-China, Politics, 11/30/1999
Morocco to launch socioeconomic projects in northern provinces
King Mohammed VI, who was accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, arrived in the northern Moroccan city of Tangiers on Monday evening.
Morocco, Politics, 11/30/1999
Gulf summit leaders urge economic integration, peace efforts
The 20th summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council states' leaders has called on sponsors of the Middle East peace process and the European Union member states to continue their endeavors and work for the sake of resuming negotiations on the Syrian and Lebanese tracks.
Gulf, Politics, 11/30/1999
Exchanging messages between Egypt and Yemen
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received a written message from his Yemeni counterpart, Ali Abdullah Saleh, in reply the message delivered to him yesterday by Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa during his meeting with Saleh in Yemen.
Egypt-Yemen, Politics, 11/30/1999
Moussa on the Egyptian-Libyan initiative, meets El-Mahdi
Moussa said the agreement reached in Djibouti between the Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir and Head of Ummah Party Sadek El-Mahdi which yielded a declaration of principles to solve the Sudanese crisis, included some points which do not conform with talks held by Egypt with both Mahdi and the Sudanese Foreign Minister.
Egypt, Politics, 11/30/1999
Message from Mubarak to Bahrain's emir as Moussa starts Gulf tour
Mohamed El-Sayed Abas, Egypt's ambassador to Bahrain, said a message from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to Bahraini Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa al-Khalifa was conveyed by Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa to Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa.
Egypt-Bahrain, Politics, 11/30/1999
Morocco and Russia agree to cooperate in agriculture
Morocco and Russia signed in Moscow Monday an agreement providing for cooperation in agriculture, especially in research, forests, irrigation and water harnessing.
Morocco-Russia, Agriculture, 11/30/1999
Industrial investments in Morocco to reach one billion dollars in 1999
Industrial investments are expected to reach a total amount of 10.07 billion Dirhams ($1 billion) in 1999, according to forecasts of the Moroccan Ministry of Industry, Trade and Handicraft.
Morocco, Economics, 11/30/1999
Iraqi deputy Premier to visit Russia
The Russian ambassador in Baghdad, Alexander Chin, has announced that Iraqi Deputy Premier Tareq Aziz will head at the beginning of December to Moscow to hold important talks on discussions currently held at the UN about Iraq.
Iraq-Russia, Politics, 11/30/1999
Kuwaiti crown prince accepts invitation to visit USA
A source at the divan of Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Saad al-Abdullah al-Sabah said on Sunday that Sheikh Saad had accepted a US invitation to visit the US on a date to be fixed later.
Kuwait-USA, Politics, 11/30/1999
Egyptian diplomatic delegation to visit Bahrain, Qatar
Mustafa El-Feki, Egypt's assistant foreign minister for Arab affairs, stated that the Arab summit is currently limited to good preparations in the shadow of the anticipation which prevails in the Arab world of ending the main causes of the Arab states, which will be a reason for convening the Arab summit.
Egypt-Bahrain, Politics, 11/30/1999
Iranian FM invites his UAE counterpart to visit Tehran
Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi has renewed an invitation extended to his UAE counterpart, Rashed Bin Abdullah al-Nueimi ,to visit Tehran.
United Arab Emirates-Iran, Politics, 11/30/1999
On the question of Fatah leaders in Beirut
Well-informed Palestinian circles have asserted their conviction that the failure of attempts made to reach a solution to disputes with the Lebanese government is mainly attributed to a lack of confidence.
Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 11/30/1999
Spanish group to inject $100 million into tourism project in Agadir
The Spanish "Sol Melia" tourism group will inject $100 million into a tourism project in the southern Moroccan city of Agadir.
Morocco-Spain, Business, 11/30/1999
Palestinians refuse Israeli stance toward negotiations
Top Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat announced today the Palestinian leadership's refusal to allow Israel to specify maps and areas of redeployment in the West Bank without any consideration of Palestinian demands, contrary to the items of accords between the two sides.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/30/1999
Moroccan Islamic moderate party keeps its leader
The Party for Justice and Development, a moderate Islamic party, has renewed at its 4th congress held over the week-end, confidence in its leader Dr. Abdelkrim Khatib.
Morocco, Politics, 11/30/1999
Qatar denies contacts with Israel over hosting Hamas leaders
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem Bin Jaber al-Thani said on Monday that no contacts were made between Qatar and Israel over his country's hosting of four Hamas leaders who were recently expelled from Jordan.
Qatar-Regional, Politics, 11/30/1999
Amnesty International to open an office in Beirut
The Lebanese authorities have given the go-ahead for a regional office of Amnesty International in Beirut, the human rights organization said in London Monday.
Lebanon, Local, 11/30/1999
Ninth agricultural exposition opened in Damascus
Syrian Minister of Agriculture Asaad Mustafa opened on Sunday the ninth central agricultural exhibition in Damascus.
Syria, Agriculture, 11/30/1999
Oman signs contract to export gas with US company
Omani official sources said that Oman's company for liquid natural gas (LNG) signed yesterday an agreement to sell 1.38 million cubic meters of liquid natural gas to the Coral Energy Resources, L.P., adding that the Omani company signed an agreement to export 11 cargoes, each of which is 125,000 cubic meters of LNG, to the US company, which handles marketing the energy products of the Shell Company.
Oman-USA, Business, 11/30/1999
Government promises to address trade unions' urgent grievances
The Moroccan government will address the trade unions' urgent grievances, Moroccan government spokesman Khalid Alioua said in Casablanca last week.
Morocco, Economics, 11/30/1999
Preparatory meetings for French - African summit
The ministerial meetings to prepare for a summit between Africa and France in November 2000, will be convened on December 7 and 8 on the level of foreign ministers.
Egypt-International, Politics, 11/30/1999
Sahrawi expatriates in Germany call Moroccans to close ranks
Chairman of the association of Sahrawis (Moroccans from southern provinces) settled in the German city of Dusseldorf, Brahim Laghzief, called Moroccans to close ranks for the triumph of the Moroccan national cause.
Morocco, Politics, 11/30/1999
Israel continues besieging Lebanese town
The follow-up committee for supporting the question of the Lebanese prisoners in the Israeli jails has condemned the Israeli occupation forces' practices of torturing and carrying out suppressive arrests against the inhabitants of the Lebanese occupied town of Eita al-Shaab, the latest of which is the arrest of ten Lebanese citizens from the town.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 11/30/1999
Military cooperation between Cyprus and Israel
Israel-Cyprus, Politics, 11/30/1999
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The volume of commercial exchange between Egypt and Tunis increased to reach $57 million during the last year, including $45.4 million of Egyptian exports and $30 million in Tunisian exports. The volume of commercial exchange between the two states, according to Tunisian statistics, reached during the period from January 1, 1999 till last October 70 million Tunisian dinars ($42.7 million) with the commercial balance in favor of Egypt, as it has reached $15.4 million at the end of last year.
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Israeli Radio has said that US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and US Middle East peace process coordinator Dennis Ross will visit Israel separately, next week.
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Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa on Monday in Damascus received the secretary general of the De Gullist Rally Party in France, Nicola Sarcosi. The two sides discussed developments in the Middle East region, and the future of the peace process in light of Israeli policy.
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The European Union's Middle East peace process coordinator, Miguel Angel Moratinos, arrived in Beirut late Monday night. Today Moratinos will meet with Lebanese President Emile Lahoud and Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss to discuss with them Middle East peace process developments and Israel's withdrawal from south Lebanon.
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Iranian President Muhammad Khatami has received a message from Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, stressing the desire of Saudi Arabia to strengthen bilateral relations between Tehran and Riyadh. The message was handed over by the Saudi ambassador in Tehran, Jamil Abdullah al-Jashe, during his meeting with Iranian President Muhammad Khatami in Tehran.
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King Abdullah II of Jordan on Sunday called for containing the crisisthat erupted between Christians and Muslims in al-Nasera (Nazareth) after laying the foundation stone for a mosque last Tuesday near al-Beshara church (the Basilica of the Annunciation).
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Visiting chairwoman of the human rights and education committee at the Czech Senate, Irena Ondrova, held a meeting in Rabat on Monday with members of the chamber of advisors (upper house of Morocco's parliament).
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The Lebanese daily al-Nahar said on Monday that the chairman of the PLO political department, Farouk al-Qaddoumi, will visit Beirut on December 9 and will meet with Lebanese Premier and Foreign Minister Salim al-Hoss to discuss the latest developments concerning the Middle East peace process and the tense Lebanese - Palestinian relations following the in-absentia death sentence against the secretary of the Fatah movement in Lebanon, Maj. Gen. Sultan Abu al-Einin, and the Lebanese authorities' suspension of the Fatah movement's two officials in Sidon and the Bekaa last week.
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Turkish troops continued their incursion in northern Iraq, where they have been launching attacks against positions of the Kurdistani Workers Party (PKK), which the Turkish media said lost 70 of its fighters.
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