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Saudi aid to Mozambique
A Saudi shipping plane left on Friday for Mozambique which was hit by the floods loaded with foodstuffs. The planes carried some 55.259 tons of foodstuffs, medicines and tents.
Saudi Arabia-Mozambique, Economics, 3/11/2000

Research funds increase significantly in five-year plan
Morocco, Economics, 3/11/2000

First Omani - Moroccan business council meeting in May
The Omani-Moroccan business council will meet next May in Morocco, in parallel to the Arab gulf investment and partnership forum slated in Casablanca next May 2-4. A bilateral investment agreement will be updated during the meeting.
Morocco-Morocco, Economics, 3/10/2000

Establishing an Egyptian company for establishing supermarkets with capital of LE 100 million
Egypt, Business, 3/10/2000

British delegation concludes a visit to Egypt
Egypt-UK, Economics, 3/10/2000

Cooperation agreement between Palestinian government and Portugal
The Palestinian National Authority and Portugal signed an agreement for investment and economic cooperation and conveying data technology, as well as training personnel and presenting consulting services.
Palestine-Portugal, Economics, 3/10/2000

Increasing activity to instigate Palestinians to sell their land in areas of year 1948
The activities of land brokers have increased in the last period with the beginning of the final countdown for signing the final status agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.
Palestine, Economics, 3/10/2000

Egypt to allow private aviation companies to organize internal trips
Egypt, Business, 3/10/2000

First project for electronic trade in Egypt to start
The Egyptian Ahli Bank is starting during the coming week implementation of the first project for electronic trade in Egypt in cooperation with Visa and MasterCard.
Egypt, Business, 3/10/2000

One future of the communications industry in the Arab area
Sami Bashir, regional manager of the international union for communications in the Arab region, stated that there is one future for the communications industry in the Arab states, telling ArabicNews.com that developing the communications field is no longer the responsibility of the Arab governments but the work of private corporations.
Regional, Business, 3/10/2000

Morocco calls Britain to swap its debt
Morocco on Wednesday called Britain to swap the debt Rabat owes to London.
Morocco-UK, Economics, 3/10/2000

Arab League to discuss financial crisis in May
ArabicNews.com learned that the committee for the financial and administrative affairs of the Arab League will convene in May in Cairo to revise the level of the Arab countries' commitment to paying their shares of financial dues and the normal origins of the annual budget of the AL.
Regional, Economics, 3/10/2000

Raising the first Internet television in Egypt
The Egyptian markets are getting ready to receive the first television supplied with the Internet during the coming two months.
Egypt, Business, 3/10/2000

$130 million in Saudi loans for Lebanon
Saudi Arabia decided to grant Lebanon a $130 million loan with easy repayment conditions to ease the effects of the last Israeli aggression on establishments of the Lebanese basic infrastructure.
Lebanon-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 3/10/2000

Banning visiting Giza pyramids in the feast days
The Egyptian Ministry of Culture decided to ban Egyptian visitors during the feast days from visiting the pyramids and Sphinx.
Egypt, Economics, 3/10/2000

Increasing tourist movement from South Africa to Egypt
A study issued by the Egyptian Tourism Ministry today assured that members of the coming tourists from South Africa to is in continuos increase referring that the coming period will witness positive developments in tourism movement from South Africa to Egypt.
Egypt-South Africa, Economics, 3/10/2000

Radi critical of classical Morocco-EU fishery relations
Speaker of the House of Representatives Abdelouahed Radi voiced criticism of "classical" fishery cooperation between Morocco and the European Union.
Morocco, Economics, 3/10/2000

Kuwait urges establishment of international investment market
The international investment forum which concludes its works today in Kuwait looks to setting up integrated programs for the creation and promotion of projects and ideas to investors at the local, regional and international headquarters.
Kuwait-International, Economics, 3/10/2000

International fair on olive tree opens in Marrakesh
An international fair on olive tree "Olea 2000" opened Thursday in Marrakesh with the participation of some sixty companies from France, Italy, Morocco and Spain.
Regional-Morocco, Economics, 3/10/2000

Unemployment decrease at end 1999, statistics
Unemployment in Morocco decreased from 15.1% to 14,5% of the working population between July-Sept 99 and Oct-Dec 99, from 1,534,000 unemployed persons to 1,456,000, said the statistics department.
Morocco, Economics, 3/10/2000

Intellectual ownership conference concludes in Lebanon
The meetings of the first conference for applying intellectual ownership law and author's rights concluded today in Beirut.
Lebanon-Regional, Economics, 3/10/2000

Lone Star energy corporation gets drilling contracts
Morocco, Economics, 3/10/2000

Moroccan trade mission to Ireland in June
A Moroccan trade mission from the textile and leather sectors will be visiting Ireland in June, said industry, trade and handicraft minister Alami Tazi.
Morocco-Ireland, Economics, 3/10/2000

Japan extends assistance to Moroccan development projects
Morocco, Economics, 3/10/2000

Morocco briefs Arab labor meeting on government's youth employment policy
Morocco is considering youth employment as one of the top priorities of the government policy and, to this end, has adopted a legal and institutional arsenal to upgrade the competitiveness of Moroccan enterprises.
Regional-Morocco, Economics, 3/9/2000

CGEM investigation finds most Moroccan enterprises fare well and promising
Most Moroccan enterprises are faring well and future prospects are promising, according to findings of an investigation by the Moroccan enterprise association (CGEM).
Morocco, Business, 3/9/2000

Businessmen call for creation of egyptian-moroccan-tunisian free trade are
The Moroccan-Egyptian business council has called for the inception of a tripartite free exchange area between Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia.
North Africa-Morocco, Economics, 3/9/2000

Saudi Arabia calls for increasing the petroleum production
Petroleum prices have tripled during the past year due to the decrease in production ratified by OPEC, which comprises 11 countries.
Saudi Arabia-Regional, Economics, 3/9/2000

Jordan pays UN dues
Jordan-UN, Economics, 3/9/2000

Arab Fund finances al-Wahda dam
The board of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development has agreed to finance al-Wahda dam at a cost of 35 million Kuwaiti dinars (82 million Jordanian dinars).
Jordan-Syria, Economics, 3/9/2000

Algeria, Canadian company reach mining agreement
Algeria's Office of Geological and Mines Researches (ORGM) signed an agreement yesterday with Canada's Breakwater Resources, Ltd. to work in Oued Amizour and look for zinc ore, Algerian News Agency reported.
Algeria, Economics, 3/9/2000

First mediterranean industrial meeting in casablanca
Regional, Economics, 3/9/2000

Moroccan delegation invites Qatari businessmen to Gulf investment forum
A Moroccan executive delegation currently touring Arab Gulf states invited Qatar to send businessmen to the Arab Gulf investment forum slated in Morocco next May 2-4.
Morocco-Gulf, Economics, 3/8/2000

Morocco negotiates free trade accord with African grouping
Morocco has dispatched a delegation to Burkina Faso's capital city of Ouagadougou to negotiate a free trade accord with the Western African Economic and Monetary Union.
Morocco-Africa, Economics, 3/8/2000

Moroccan site chosen world's top unusual ski resort
The Moroccan Oukaimeden ski resort, near Marrakesh, was chosen as the top unusual ski resorts worldwide.
Morocco, Economics, 3/8/2000

US fears African Horn drought
Regional-USA, Economics, 3/8/2000

Spain holds forum on investments in Morocco
The Spanish Economy and Finance Ministry and the Spanish chamber of commerce and industry in Tangiers are holding this March 21-22 in Tangiers a forum on investments in Morocco.
Morocco-Spain, Economics, 3/8/2000

Sudan to sell cheaper oil to Thailand
Sudan has offered to sell lower-price oil to Thailand which is seeking ways to cushion impact of rising world oil prices on its public and entrepreneurs, Thai news agency TNA said.
Sudan-Thailand, Business, 3/8/2000

Trafic in Moroccan ports on the rise, equipment department says
Overall trafic in Moroccan ports reached 4.3 million tons end of Jan. 2000, an increase of 1.8 percent compared to the same period last year, the equipment department said.
Morocco, Economics, 3/8/2000

Concluding international meeting for the Internet in Cairo
The annual meeting of the international organization for organizing the Internet will conclude tomorrow in Cairo. 300 international experts in fields of Internet and data technology are participating the meeting, in addition to experts and specialists in Egypt in this field.
Regional, Economics, 3/8/2000

Iran - Saudi oil talks
Saudi Arabia-Iran, Economics, 3/8/2000

Egypt and the economic blocs
Egypt, Economics, 3/7/2000

Privatization program in Egypt this year
Egypt, Business, 3/7/2000

Mediterranean Development Forum in Cairo
The Third Mediterranean forum for development opened doors in Cairo Monday under the topic "voices of change, partners for prosperity."
Regional, Economics, 3/7/2000

Iranian delegation to visit Cairo
Egypt-Iran, Economics, 3/7/2000

Opening the first forum for the Egyptian - Australian businessmen
Egyptian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Yousef Boutros Ghali is opening today the first forum for businessmen in Egypt and Australia that was recently established for developing trade between the two countries during the coming period.
Egypt-Australia, Business, 3/7/2000

Supreme Egyptian - UAE committee to meet in April
The joint supreme Egyptian - United Arab Emirates committee will be convened during April, said Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid following his meeting yesterday with UAE Minister of Planning Ahmed El-Maali.
Egypt-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 3/7/2000

International conference for investment in Bahrain
The incternational Euromoney corporation is organizing in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy and Finance in Bahrain its annual conference in Bahrain on April 2 - 4.
Regional-Bahrain, Economics, 3/7/2000

Turkey to invest its waters among the Middle East states
In a report published on Monday, AFP said that Turkey, which enjoys a vast water wealth, seeks to attain large revenues through exporting this valuable wealth.
Regional-Turkey, Economics, 3/7/2000

Morocco's foreign trade increases by 5.4% in 1999
Morocco's foreign trade increased by 5.4% in 1999, going up from $16.7 billion (167.2 billion DH) in 1998 to $17.62 billion (176.6 billion DH) in 1999, says the exchange office.
Morocco, Economics, 3/7/2000

European Union donates Tunisian 13 million euros
Tunisia-European Union, Economics, 3/7/2000

Egyptian-South African trade relations reviewed
Egypt-South Africa, Economics, 3/7/2000

Mediterranean Development Forum starts today in Cairo
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak is delivering the opening address for the third Mediterranean Development Forum that is being held in Cairo for three days.
Regional, Economics, 3/6/2000

Coca-Cola to establish a new factory in Egypt
Egypt-Regional, Business, 3/6/2000

Egyptian - US agreement
Egypt and the USA signed today an agreement for scientific and technological cooperation at the conclusion of the technological and scientific research committee that emerged from the Egyptian - US partnership agreement in the framework of the Mubarak - Gore initiative.
Egypt-USA, Economics, 3/6/2000

30 Czech companies studying establishing investment projects in Alexandria
Egypt-Czech Republic, Business, 3/6/2000

Two experiments to mimic EgyptAir plane crash conditions near the US coast
Pilot Hasan Meshrefa, chairman of the operations sector in the EgyptAir organization, said it was decided to make two experiments imitating the events to which the Egyptian airplane which crashed near the US coast on October 31, 1999 was exposed after obtaining new information about how the accident took place.
Egypt-USA, Business, 3/6/2000

Israeli delegation to visit Doha
Qatar-Israel, Business, 3/6/2000


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