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US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will arrive in Cairo on December 9 for a visit to Egypt in her tour of the Middle East, aiming at motivating the peace process. Go

The Turkish Daily News on Tuesday quoted diplomatic sources in Ankara as saying that Egypt and Jordan will not participate in the forthcoming joint American, Turkish, and Israeli maneuvers, due to be carried out in the Eastern part of the Mediterranean in December. Go

Iranian Vice President Hasan Habibi on Tuesday in Tehran received Syrian Information Minister Muhammad Salman, during which talks dealt with bilateral relations, issues in the region and matters of mutual concern. A work session held later in the day attended by Salman and Iranian Minister of Islamic Culture and Guidance Ataollah Mohajerani. The two sides discussed means of developing information relations between Syria and Iran and topics relating to the conference of the Islamic countries' information ministers, due to open today. Go

Prince Mohamed Ibn Nayef Ibn Abdelaziz, Saudi deputy interior minister for security affairs, arrived Tuesday in Morocco. The Saudi prince was greeted upon arrival by the state secretary for the interior, Fouad Ali Al-Himma. Go

Ahmed Goweili, Egypt's former minister of trade and supply, won the post of the secretary general of the Arab economic unity council to succeed Jordan's Hassan Ibrahim following communications made by the Egyptian government with the Arab states that belong to the council. Go

Russian President Boris Yeltsin expressed his country's intent to continue in reaching a peaceful settlement for the conflict in the Middle East. Yeltsin said in a cable of congratulations he sent to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on the occasion of the international day for expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people that Russia will always want the peace process in the area. Go

Morocco and the Netherlands agreed on Tuesday to transfer convicts to their respective countries. The accord, initialled by Moroccan Justice Minister Omar Azzimane and the Dutch ambassador to Morocco, Van Pesch Hendrik Jan, will enable persons sentenced to prison terms to serve their jail terms in their countries of origin. Go

It was announced in Beirut on Tuesday that Russian President Boris Yeltsin's envoy to the Middle East, Vasily Brisplein, will visit the region shortly. The Russian ambassador to Lebanon on Tuesday said in a statement that the Russian envoy will start his visit from the Lebanese capital, Beirut. Go

The Fatah movement of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has appointed Fathi al-Ardat as a general supervisor for the movement for the district of Sidon. Palestinian sources said that al-Ardat was appointed as a successor for the movement's secretary, Khaled Aref, who was arrested by Lebanese security forces earlier in November. Go

The Kuwaiti Nation's Council (parliament) on Tuesday refused to give women the right to vote, following a seven months of controversial debate. By taking this decision the parliament in Kuwait goes in contradiction to the will of the ruler of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who in last May issued an Emiri decree that provided for giving the woman the right to vote and to be candidates as of the coming elections in the year 2003. Go

The international forum concerning the Mauritanian cultural tradition will conclude today. The forum aims at raising awarness of the Mauritanian culture in the public arena. Sidi Walad Esbaei, the spokesman of the forum, said few know of Mauritania cultural and religious fame. Many international informational delegations concerned with culture and foreigners participated in this forum. Go

A spokesman of the Iraqi Kurdish Democratic Party said that the parliament of the party submitted to this party's control in Iraq's Kurdistan appointed a new prime minister in this area, Neshrwan Barzani, the brother of the party's chief, Masoud Barzani. Go