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Bashir: Egyptian-Sudanese relations back to normal
Bashir yesterday hailed as "strategic" Egyptian-Sudanese relations, affirming that some circumstances and wrong acts have been behind recent misunderstandings between the two states.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 12/24/1999
With majority of 146 votes, UN General Assembly stress Syria's sovereignty over Golan resources
During its 87th general session, which was convened on Thursday in New York, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a decision renewing the permanent Syrian supremacy over the natural resources of the occupied Syrian Golan Heights and the supremacy of the Palestinian people over their natural resources in the occupied Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem.
Syria-UN, Politics, 12/24/1999
Bouteflika assigns Benbitour to form new government in Algeria
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika stressed Algeria's backing to Syria, Lebanon and the Palestinians in the Middle East peace process negotiations.
Algeria, Politics, 12/24/1999
Mubarak-Bashir talks cover legitimacy, stability, reconciliation in Sudan
President Hosni Mubarak yesterday hold talks with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on the development in the Sudan and the means of backing security, legitimacy and stability in the Sudan.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 12/24/1999
Mauritania for common Arab work
Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid on Wednesday received a message from President Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed Taya of Mauritania, in which he stressed his country's desire to take part in the activities run by the Arab League and in backing the march of common Arab work.
Mauritania, Politics, 12/24/1999
US secretary of commerce to visit Egypt
US Secretary of Commerce William Daley will visit Egypt on January 19 for two days.
Egypt-USA, Economics, 12/24/1999
Danish economic delegation to visit Cairo in January
A Danish economic delegation including governmental officials will visit Cairo in middle of January in a series of visits to Egypt to support bilateral cooperation between the two countries in different fields, especially the commercial and the economic fields.
Egypt-Denmark, Economics, 12/24/1999
US backs Egypt's leading role in ME, Arab World
The US backs Egypt's leading role in the Middle East and the Arab World, US Ambassador in Cairo Daniel Kurtzer said yesterday.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 12/24/1999
Bouteflika: No Algerian contacts with Israel
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has asserted that his country has no secret or open contact with Israel.
Algeria, Politics, 12/24/1999
Consequences of the Israeli explosions in the Dead Sea
Nuclear scientists and experts in international law have warned against the consequences of the explosions carried out recently by Israel in the Dead Sea.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 12/24/1999
Arab community in Venezuela: missing and victims of thefts
Rescue operations have been continuous in Venezuela amid increasing interests showed by the local authorities to the hit areas by the flood.
Regional-Venezuela, Politics, 12/24/1999
Indonesia bans embargo imposed on trade relations with Israel
Members of an Israeli delegation currently visiting Indonesia said the Indonesian government intends to cancel the embargo officially imposed on trade relations with Israel, and this will be materialized next week.
Israel-Indonesia, Economics, 12/24/1999
Two main Arab groups in the US declare merger
Two major groups for American citizens of Arab decent said they will merge and described their decision to merge as an important element on the way to revive awareness and political organization between Arab-Americans and the USA.
Regional-USA, Politics, 12/24/1999
Morocco sets up prison-watch NGO
The national prison observatory OMP, a newly set up prison-watch NGO, held here Thursday a press-conference to highlight objectives and strategy for the defense of inmates' rights and upgrading of standards in detention.
Morocco, Politics, 12/24/1999
MP Stripped of Immunity for Bouncing Cheque
An Mp at the Moroccan House of Representatives (lower chamber of parliament) was stripped of parliamentary immunity for delivering bouncing cheques.
Morocco, Politics, 12/24/1999
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Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa on Thursday received Muhammad Faraj al-Dukali who handed al-Sharaa a copy of his credentials as an ambassador for Morocco to Syria. Talks dealt with bilateral relations between the two countries and means of strengthening them in various fields.
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UNIFIL reported yesterday that "not a single rifle shot was fired" in south Lebanon for the second day in a row, making the two-day period the quietest period in 22 years, said Fred Eckhard, spokesman for United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan.
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Arrivals from the occupied part of south Lebanon said that the Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army militia's leader, Antoine Lahd, and his senior aides left the occupied part of south Lebanon for Paris under the pretext of spending Christmas and the new year there. The arrivals said that the main objective behind Lahd's travels together with his senior aides is to find houses in the French capital as a measure taken in preparation for the phase after the Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon.
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Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gaddafi on Wednesday night in Tripoli discussed with the president of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore, conditions in Africa and the results of the mini-summit held in Tripoli three days ago between Libya and several African states.
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The UAE emirate of Sharjah's new Consultative Council has decided to form seven committees dealing with various aspects of the emirate's development, Khaleej Times reported.
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Yemeni Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Ahmed Salem Al-Jabali said that Yemen's agricultural exports for 1998 were worth 9 billion Yemeni riyals and that his ministry is working to expand Yemen's agricultural exports, the Yemeni news agency, Saba, reported.
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USAID Director Brady Anderson said his recent visit to Cairo showed him that the Egyptian economy is heading for competition under the liberal trade system and his meeting with Prime Minister Atef Ebeid convinced him that the Egyptian leadership has a definite perspective to enter into the world trade system and invest in the Hi-Tech industries.
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The Kuwaiti government plans to submit a draft to the legislature that would tax expatriate workers at a rate of $1,000 a year in order to fund employment in Kuwait for Kuwaiti nationals, Bahrain Tribune reported.
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