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Mubarak in Doha after concluding visit to Riyadh
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak arrived in Doha on Sunday from Saudi Arabia for a two-day visit in the course of his tour of the region, which will last for two days. The tour will also cover Bahrain.
Egypt, Politics, 12/20/1999
Saudi, Egyptian and Syrian summit nearby
Well-informed sources in Riyadh spoke about a Saudi, Egyptian and Syrian summit to be held shortly in Damascus to back the Syrian peace negotiator, revive the Lebanese track in the peace process, and prepare for convening a pan-Arab summit.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 12/20/1999
Phone calls between Mubarak and Sheikh Zayed
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak made a phone call tonight to Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates in the framework of the continuous communications between the two presidents for the good of their nations.
Egypt-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 12/20/1999
Resuming final status negotiations between Israel and Palestine
The Palestinian and the Israeli sides resumed final status negotiations today near the city of Jerusalem.
Palestine, Politics, 12/20/1999
New government expected in Syria
The London-based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily said on Saturday that it has become evident that a new Syrian government is to be formed under the leadership of Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa.
Syria, Politics, 12/20/1999
El-Bashir assures adherence to ruling National Congress
Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir asserted his adherence to the ruling National Congress party and said he will continue to head the party to clean up the corruption that moved to it from refused factional practices.
Sudan, Politics, 12/20/1999
Continuous consultations between Arab League, Egyptian Foreign Ministry to follow up on Sudanese events
Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid agreed with Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa on the importance of continuing consultations and coordination between them to follow up on the developments in Sudan and support the legal authority in Sudan after the latest developments.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 12/20/1999
IGAD delegation meets with Sudanese officials
A delegation from the general trusteeship for the organizations of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), which mediates in the Sudanese crisis and raised the IGAD peace initiative which is supervised an supported by the USA convened with Sudanese officials yesterday.
Sudan, Politics, 12/20/1999
Arafat and the Syrian track
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has asserted that the Palestinian Authority has no fears that accelerating the Syrian track of the Middle East peace process will be at the expense of the Palestinian track.
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 12/20/1999
Turkey and peace on the Syrian track
The Turkish Daily News said on Saturday that the Turkish leadership has been discussing the effect of the possible peace agreement between Damascus and Tel Aviv against Turkey.
Turkey-Regional, Politics, 12/20/1999
Report: Saudi mediation in resuming Israeli-Syrian talks
The Paris-based weekly al-Muharrir news said in its most recent issue that Saudi Arabia has contributed considerably to resuming the Syrian track in the Middle East peace process.
Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 12/20/1999
Reopening petroleum pipeline between Iraq and Syria
Iraq agreed with Syria on reopening a petroleum pipeline with a capacity of 300,000 barrels daily that has been closed since 1980.
Iraq-Syria, Economics, 12/20/1999
Arafat visits Jordan
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is visiting Jordan today to hold discussions with King Abdullah Bin Hussein of Jordan that focus on the peace process and the situation in the area.
Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 12/20/1999
$1.5 billion shortage in new Sudanese budget
The Sudanese government ratified the budget for the year 2000, which includes a shortage of $1.5 billion and an increase in the expected income to nearly $1.2 billion because of petroleum exports.
Sudan, Economics, 12/20/1999
Victims of the sanctions in Iraq
The Iraqi Ministry of Health on Sunday said that more than 10,000 persons, mostly children, died in November because of the UN embargo imposed on Iraq since 1990.
Iraq, Politics, 12/20/1999
Arab fury due to Israeli shelling of Lebanese school
Furious Arab reactions escalated yesterday toward the Israeli shelling of a school in Arab Salim village in occupied south Lebanon.
Regional-Lebanon, Politics, 12/20/1999
Israel to contain SLA
Israel Radio said on Sunday that the Israeli general security system has studied all aspects connected to containing all members of the South Lebanese Army (SLA) militia in or outside Israel after the Israeli army's withdrawal from south Lebanon
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 12/20/1999
Hizbullah and the Washington negotiations
The chairman of the political council of the Lebanese Hizbullah Party, Muhammad Raad, said that if an agreement is signed and the negotiators in Washington reach a result, the Lebanese resistance will move the risks of the Zionist project from "the battlefields to the economic and political hegemony in the region."
Lebanon, Politics, 12/20/1999
Syrian Jews and peace between Israel and Syria
The mouthpiece of Jews in Britain, the Jewish Chronicle daily, said on Saturday that there is a partition between the Syrian Jews in Israel over welcoming the current peace moves between Syria and Israel, as they hope to visit their former country, Syria.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 12/20/1999
Butros Ghali to visit Beirut tomorrow
Butros Butros Ghali, the secretary general of the organization of Francophone countries, is to make an official visit to Beirut tomorrow in the framework of preparing for the Francophone summit that will be convened in Beirut in 2001.
Regional, Politics, 12/20/1999
Raising 41 public Egyptian companies for sale
Egyptian Minister of the Public Business Sector Mokhtar Khatab said, "The privatization plan for the year 2000 comprises raising 41 stumbled companies for sale, among which are 15 companies in fabrics and textiles, iron and steel fields that cause 75% of the losses achieved by the sector's companies."
Egypt, Business, 12/20/1999
Palestinian banks ready to tackle any Y2K problem
Foad Bessiso, the governor of the Palestinian currency authority, said the Palestinian banking sector is ready to deal with any Y2K problem, adding that the authority formed an emergency committee that includes representatives of the banks working in Palestine to follow up on this matter around the clock.
Palestine, Economics, 12/20/1999
Government policy statement targets peace, development
The government policy statement has identified a number of strategies that aim at maintaining sustainable, comprehensive and just development.
Egypt, Politics, 12/20/1999
Abul Gheit hopes UNSC Resolution would suspend sanctions on Iraq
Egypt's Permanent Delegate to the United Nations Ambassador Ahmed Abul Gheit said that the UN Security Council's Resolution, issued Friday on setting a new mechanism for inspecting on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction programs, should lead at the end to a final lifting of sanctions imposed on Baghdad.
Egypt-Iraq-UN, Politics, 12/20/1999
Chirac reopens Egyptian pavilion at Louvre Museum
In the heart of the French capital Paris, center of enlightenment, arts and beauty, the Kings and Queens of Pharaonic Egypt tell the world the glorious history of Egypt since the dawn of history. The Egyptian pavilion which comprises 5000 antiques depicting the Ancient Egyptian art over 4000 years is the largest in the Louvre and the most important worldwide.
Egypt-France, Culture, 12/20/1999
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Four companies of the UAE's Emirates Petroleum Products (Eppco) Group's environmental systems have been certified ISO 14001, Gulf News reported.
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Bahrain will begin issuing a new coin for 500 fils, while notes for the same amount will remain in circulation, Bahrain Tribune reported.
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A ship from Bahrain to Iraq, the first in nine years, will set sail on December 26, Gulf Daily News reported.
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The Egyptian private airline company AMC started running the first direct flight between Cairo and Luxembourg with one trip a week, adding a second trip to it with the beginning of the new year.
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Lebanese musician Marcel Khalife received many invitations to hold concerts in Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and France after the Lebanese judiciary stopped a suit against the Lebanese artist by Islamic religious fronts, accusing Khalife of abusing Islam by singing a song thhat includes a verse from the holy Quran. Lebanese Judge Ghada Abu Karroum dismissed that the case against him.
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa has received a message from Russian President Boris Yeltsin to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak connected to the latest developments of the Middle East peace process.
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Israeli Radio said on Saturday that US President Bill Clinton has confirmed to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat that US Middle East peace process coordinator Dennis Ross will arrive in the region at the end of this month on a tour aimed at achieving progress in the negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian government concerning the final status negotiations.
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Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa briefed President Hafez al-Assad on Sunday on the meetings and results of the first round of negotiations recently held in Washington between Syria and Israel under the auspices of the USA and the message sent to him by US President Bill Clinton, carried by al-Sharaa.
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