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Sudanese diplomatic sources in Cairo said that the factors that pushed Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir to dissolve the parliament and declare a state of emergency are external conspiracies and internal conflict. The sources stated that what took place is an internal affair that does not give the right to any country or front to interfere in Sudan's affairs, adding that the conspiracy is continuous in Sudan and expressing their hopes that the government and the opposition make haste to find a solution to the Sudanese crisis in the framework of the Egyptian - Libyan initiative. Go

Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa on Monday received a telephone call from Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid. Discussions dealt with the Middle East peace process in light of resuming negotiations in Washington tomorrow. Go

The Committee of the Political Parties' Affairs in Egypt refused a request presented by Mamdouh Ahmed Ismail, one of the lawyers known to belong to the Islamic Group, to establish the El-Sharia Party, because its program does not comprise new goals that are different from the existing parties, in addition to the party's call for establishing a state on a religious basis, which is refused by the Egyptian constitution. The committee was headed by Kamal Helmy, head of Egyptian Shoura council, and had the membership of Justice Minister Farouk Seif al-Nasr and Kamal El-Shazeli, minister of state for Shoura and people's council affairs. Go

Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa received today Hani El-Hassan, a member of the central committee of the Fatah movement and official of the foreign affairs for the Palestinian national liberation movement Fatah, who is currently visiting Cairo. Go

Kuwaiti diplomatic sources in Cairo denied the existence of any mediation by Algeria for a reconciliation between Kuwaiti and Baghdad. The sources told ArabicNews.com that the visit of the Algerian president's personal envoy to the country recently came at the invitation of the Kuwaiti Information Ministry, that it has nothing to do with Kuwaiti - Iraqi relations and that reports that Algerian envoy Mohie El-Din Amimour is exerting mediation efforts is nothing but an Iraqi maneuver-- nothing more and nothing less. Go

The envoy of the Russian President Boris Yeltsin for Middle East affairs, Vassily Serdin, arrived in Amman on Monday in a visit to Jordan which will last for three days to hold talks dealing with latest developments concerning the Middle East peace process as well as bilateral relations. Go

The secretary general of the Libyan people's committee for foreign contacts and international cooperation in Libya, Omar al-Muntasir (the foreign minister), on Sunday evening held a meeting with the political commissioner of the Ugandan national resistance movement, the first deputy for the Ugandan premier and foreign minister, Eriya Kategaya, and the minister of state for foreign affairs and regional cooperation in Uganda, Amama Mbabazi. Go

An official at the Cypriot Foreign Ministry on Monday expressed Cyprus' readiness to host peace talks between Syria and Israel, adding that Nicosia will shortly submit an official proposal in this respect to the Syrian and Israeli governments. Go

Qatar has expressed hope that resuming negotiations on the Syrian track will be conducive to a just and comprehensive peace in the region. Qatari Foreign Minister Hamad Bin Jasem Jaber al-Thani considered the decision of resuming talks as a step towards reactivating the Middle East peace process in order to achieve a just and comprehensive peace based on international legitimacy resolutions and the land-for-peace formula. Go

The Egyptian committee for solidarity expressed its relief toward the decision of the Syrian government to resume negotiations with Israel from the point at which they stopped in 1996, confirming its support for the Syrian stance and its adherence to resuming the negotiations and not wasting the results reached by the Syrian and the Israeli sides in their former negotiations. It also confirmed in a statement yesterday evening its appreciation for the Lebanese stance which adheres to negotiations on the Syrian - Lebanese track and continuation of the resistance in the south. Go

Turkey expressed its pleasure for Israel and Syria's readiness to commence the peace negotiations between them, which were stopped in March 1996. Go

Finnish non-governmental organization "The All World Children" intends to create a center for disabled and abandoned children in the Moroccan southern city of Agadir. The center will accommodate 140 abandoned children and 60 disabled ones, the sponsors said, adding that the project is a contribution to the integration of children in their environment. The Finnish NGO will contribute $800,000 to the project. Go

Dubai companies will organize a trade, industrial and services exhibition in Algeria next May 4-8. Director General of the Dubai chamber of trade and industry Abdelrhamn Al- Mitiw'i told a news conference Monday, the exhibition, the first by UAE companies in the Arab Maghreb is an opportunity to expand UAE companies' foreign markets. Go

French photographer Gerard Rondeau exhibits since Dec. 8 at Paris' Eugene Delacroix Museum a series of photographs depicting Morocco with a selection of drawings by Delacroix during his stay in the kingdom in 1832. Go

Morocco has taken all necessary measures to reach $350 million in privatization receipts, Moroccan Public Sector and Privatization Minister Rachid Filali said on Tuesday. Go

Bahrain International Airport and Gulf Air are prepared for the changeover to the year 2000, said Bahrain's Y2K Forum deputy chairman, Sheikh Mohammed bin Atiyatullah Al Khalifa, Gulf Daily News reported. Go

A holy see delegation started on Monday a visit to Amman to prepare with Jordanian authorities the pope's visit to Jordan next March, reports Italian news agency ANSA. Pope Jean Paul II will start his trip to the holy sites in Palestine, Jordan and Israel by Amman before heading to the "Nebo" height, 35 km from Amman. Go

The Moroccan unemployment rate increased 2.2% in the third quarter reaching 15.1% at the end of September, the statistics department said. In its monthly Statistical References, the department said the number of job seekers increased from 1,328,000 to 1,531,000 in September with women under the age of 35 and graduates most affected. Go