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Aziz in Syria
Iraq-Syria, Politics, 11/22/1997
The French foreign minister in Cairo on Wednesday
French Foreign Minister Hubert Verdine will arrive in Cairo from Palestine next Wednesday on a one-day visit, during which he will be received by President Hosni Mubarak and the Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa.
Egypt, Politics, 11/22/1997
Iraqi situation calm for now
UN weapons inspectors -- including the American members of the team -- are back in Iraq today, and inspections are to resume on Saturday
Iraq, Politics, 11/21/1997
Kuwait refuses military attacks against Iraq
Kuwait's Foreign Minister blamed Iraq for leading the Arab world into another crisis. "Who has created the Arab situation? Was it not the Iraqi regime by occupying Kuwait?"
Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 11/21/1997
Britain voices support for Lebanon
Ambassador McLennan underlined the importance of Israel's commitment to adhere to the requirements of April Understanding, which states that Israel and Lebanon are to refrain from attacking civilian areas.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/21/1997
Hrawi stresses national unity - meets Azerbaijan's Hasanov
President Hrawi voiced his hope "to see the flag of Lebanon on every house in the area under the Israeli occupation on this day next year."
Lebanon, Politics, 11/21/1997
Aziz meets with AL secretary-general
Dr. Esmat Abdel Meguid, that Russia promised through this agreement to hasten the lifting of the sanctions on Iraq and confirm at the special committee Iraq's sovereignty.
Iraq, Politics, 11/21/1997
US - European initiative to revive the peace process
The sources attributed such US-European closeness to the failure of all recently made attempts to revive the peace process due to Israel's intransigent stances
Regional, Politics, 11/21/1997
Lahd: No unilateral withdrawal
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 11/21/1997
Arafat: Peace will come
Palestine, Politics, 11/21/1997
Yemeni-Egyptian committee meets in Sanaa in December
they are preparing the final wording of about 18 draft agreements, implementation programs, cooperation protocols and memos of understanding.
Yemen, Politics, 11/21/1997
Azerbaijan to supply Lebanon with oil
"When Lebanon's capital and Azerbaijan's natural resources are brought together, joint profits will be achieved," Hassanov said. He added a pipeline from Azerbaijan to Turkey would start functioning in two years time and would provide Lebanon with Caspian oil at a low cost.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/21/1997
French Foreign Minister to visit the region soon
Syria, Politics, 11/21/1997
Syrian-Lebanese cooperation relations boosted
Earlier in the day al-Zou'bi and Meldovia's Cultural Minister highlighted ways to foster cultural, scientific and economic relations between the two countries.
Fertile Crescent Region, Politics, 11/21/1997
Mubarak predicts new peace initiative
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt on Thursday expected a new peace initiative to break the stalemate on the Israeli-Palestinian peace track within the few coming days.
Regional, Politics, 11/21/1997
Damascus hosts meetings of the Afro-Arab Parliamentary dialogue committee
On November 23 and 24 Damascus is to host the second meeting of the follow-up committee of the Afro-Arab Parliamentary dialogue conference.
Regional, Politics, 11/21/1997
PLO: Israel carrying out wide settlement campaign
The leader of the political department of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Farouk Kadoumy, has stated that Israel is executing a wide settlement campaign accompanied by the demolition of Palestinian buildings.
Palestine, Politics, 11/21/1997
UN weapons inspectors to return to Iraq
Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz said Russia showed "understanding" toward Iraqi concerns, and the Russians had "promised that they would do their best... in order to correct the wrong situation."
Iraq, Politics, 11/20/1997
Iran's Kharazi voices support for Syria, warns Israel
Kharazi called upon the Islamic states to unify their ranks in all fields, adding that the next Islamic Summit -- which will be held in Teheran in December -- will be the summit of solidarity.
Regional, Politics, 11/20/1997
King Hussein to Netanyahu: You destroyed everything
According to Jordanian sources, following King Husseinıs meeting with US President Bill Clinton last week, the latter authorized King Hussein to transmit a harsh message including a demand that Israel take ³positive² action in favor of the Palestinians by December 23.
Jordan-Israel, Politics, 11/20/1997
American secretary of state stops in Cairo
Madeleine Albright, the American secretary of state, stopped tonight to meet with her Egyptian counterpart, Amr Moussa, at Cairo airport, where they discussed bilateral relations.
Egypt, Politics, 11/20/1997
New Palestinian census causes clash over Jerusalum
Israel has announced it would prevent the Palestinians from conducting the census in East Jerusalem because it undermines its own "sovereignty"
Palestine, Politics, 11/20/1997
Amnesty International: Terrorist actions increase in Algeria
The report includes an implied charge about the Algerian government participation in the slaughters that recently happened in Algeria.
Algeria, Politics, 11/20/1997
Amr Moussa warns Israel not to get involved in Iraqi crisis
Moussa refused to comment on the Qatari foreign minister's accusation directed at Egypt, saying, "I won't comment on the insult. We'll handle the situation."
Egypt, Politics, 11/20/1997
King Fahd discusses bilateral relations with Mandela
Saudi Arabia's King Fahd has discussed with South African President Nelson Mandela means of strengthening bilateral relations and global development.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 11/20/1997
Hariri and Berri agree on austerity measures
Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and Speaker Nabih Berri agreed on long-term austerity measures during their second meeting.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/20/1997
Ghali new chief of La Francophone
"La Francophone" unanimously elected former United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Ghali as new leader of the group, giving him a mandate to deepen the group's political and economic involvement in world affairs.
Regional, Politics, 11/20/1997
Terrorism unit in Dubai police
United Arab Emirates, Politics, 11/20/1997
Year of the Private Sector
Oman, Politics, 11/20/1997
Arab mass destruction weapons committee concludes deliberations
The Arab League's expert committee on weapons of mass destruction has agreed to carry on discussions on means to implement the treaty on removing mass destruction weapons from the Middle East region.
Regional, Politics, 11/20/1997
Hariri pledges to fight corruption
Hariri outlined the consequences of corruption as manifested in the failure of civil servants to effectively carry out their assigned duties, in accepting bribes and in the low quality and quantity of their production.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/20/1997
Mubarak: Egypt not involved in 1994 coup attempt
Egypt-Qatar, Politics, 11/20/1997
Oman seeks peaceful solution to dipute over islands
Gulf Region, Politics, 11/20/1997
Iraq update
Iraq, Politics, 11/20/1997
American hostage in Yemen fine
Yemen, Politics, 11/20/1997
The cabinet's meeting
Most of the drafts on the agenda were agreed upon, in cluding the Kuwaiti loan for building an industrial complex for sugar beets in the Bekaa and the Arabic Funds for Economic Development's loan to finance the Lebanese University's project.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/20/1997
Russia takes lead role in Iraq negotiations
After Tariq Aziz, the Iraqi deputy prime minister, met in Moscow for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov on Tuesday, Primakov announced a proposal to avert military action and move toward a solution to the current crisis.
Iraq, Politics, 11/19/1997
Tariq Aziz settles in Jordan to avoid Security Council travel ban
ArabicNews.com has learned that Tariq Aziz, the Iraqi deputy prime minister, had arrived in Jordan in order to avoid Iraq for the present.
Iraq, Politics, 11/19/1997
Liberty shouldn't lead to insults says President Hrawi
Every day, I hear voices calling for freedom and equality. And when we make a proposal with that in mind, it is decried as heresy
Lebanon, Politics, 11/19/1997
Amnesty calls for Algeria investigations
Algeria, Politics, 11/19/1997
Palestine - Israel negotiations reported
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/19/1997
Qatar to expel illegals
Qatar, Politics, 11/19/1997
U-2 flies over Iraq, no incident results
This comes at time when the US is offering an olive branch to the Iraqis in the form of a better oil-for-food program
Iraq, Politics, 11/18/1997
Power struggle within Palestine as a result of Arafat's illness?
Palestinian spokesmen have ridiculed reports of Arafat's ailing health condition and blamed such reports to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his media advisor in person, David Bar Ilan.
Palestine, Politics, 11/18/1997
MENA ends with The Doha Declaration
The Doha Declaration reaffirmed the participants' determination to uphold the agreements reached among the parties, in particular those agreements between the Israelis and the Palestinians underlining the great importance of the faithful implementation of those agreements "by all parties."
Regional, Politics, 11/18/1997
Tunisian president welcomes opposition participation with concrete action
Tunisian president, has decided to approve proposed changes to the section of the constitution that deals with election law, in order to secure the participation of the opposition
Tunisia, Politics, 11/18/1997
The failure of coordination between the 6 parties in Algeria
El Nahda party announced the failure to find common ground between the 6 parties.
Algeria, Politics, 11/18/1997
Arab states focus on Islamic summit as opposed Doha
Jordan sources said that that King Hussein will participate in the Islamic summit accompanied by a delegation of his senior officials headed by Prime Minister Abdel Salam El Majali.
Regional, Politics, 11/18/1997
Libyan official: Law keeps Libya from handing suspects over
He added that the conference will discuss the project of the Arab Union that was presented by Moammar El-Razfy, the Libyan president, to the test Arab summit that was held at Hizan last June.
Libya, Politics, 11/18/1997
Kuwaiti foreign minister in Beirut
Boueiz said, after the meeting, "We would like to see the UN Security Council deal with Israel with the same commitment and enthusiasm it has displayed in its confrontation with Iraq."
Lebanon-Kuwait, Politics, 11/18/1997
Secret report about Israeli Shin Bet
A report on the Yitzhak Rabin assassination revealed a dark side of Israel's domestic security service charged with protecting the prime minister.
Israel, Politics, 11/18/1997
Somalia talks held in Cairo
North Africa Region, Politics, 11/18/1997
AL urges US to rethink Sudan sanctions
The general secretariat, affirming its great desire to maintain the unity, safety and sovereignty of Sudan, called on the United States to rethink the sanctions taken against Sudan.
Sudan, Politics, 11/18/1997
Mubarak in Luxor
Egypt, Politics, 11/18/1997
Anjouan breakaway
Comoros, Politics, 11/18/1997
A solution at hand?
All sides in the current Iraq-UN-US standoff are voicing their preference for a diplomatic solution
Iraq, Politics, 11/17/1997
Tariq Aziz in Cairo today
Tariq Aziz, the Iraqi deputy prime minister, will arrive today in the first official visit from an Iraqi senior official to Egypt in seven years.
Iraq, Politics, 11/17/1997
Rape of a child leads to US and Russian hostages
Despite media reports last week that the hostages had already been released, ArabicNews.com has learned and confirmed that the negotiations are ongoing.
Yemen, Politics, 11/17/1997
Moroccan monarch keeps extensive rights to control political activities
Experts described this election as the peak of a calculated process to move toward democracy which had been prepared by the Moroccan monarch, King Hassan II, in order to give an opportunity to the opposition to participate in the government.
Morocco, Politics, 11/17/1997
PLO needs enforcing Geneva Convention
The Palestinian Liberation Organization called over last two days for a conference of signatories of the fourth Geneva Convention, which bars settlement in occupied zones to ensure that it applies to the area occupied by Israel since 1967.
Palestine, Politics, 11/17/1997
Moroccan opposition accuses government of negligence in issue of buying votes
The government offered $12 million to support all the political parties according to specified conditions, including the number of nominees. It also specified $250,000 as a ceiling of the money used by each nominee to finance his election campaign.
Morocco, Politics, 11/17/1997
Substantial differences between Algerian opposition parties emerge
Algerian sources disclosed that the unity among the opposition parties has started to collapse, confirming the existence of substantial differences among the leaders of the parties
Algeria, Politics, 11/17/1997
EU to activate Syrian peace ideas
Luxembourg's foreign minister, Jacques Poos, head of the European Union mission to the Middle East, met with Syrian president Hafez Al Assad yesterday.
Syria, Politics, 11/17/1997
UK to invite Arabs on Lockerbie trial, South Africa says
South African Foreign Minister Alfred Nezo yesterday quoted his British counterpart Robin Cook as saying Britain planned to invite Arab and African teams to assess Scotland as the venue for the Lockerbie bombing trial.
Regional, Politics, 11/17/1997
Assad anniversary celebrated in Beirut
A ceremony marking the 27th anniversary of Syria's correctional movement which brought president Hafez Assad to power and reformed the Baath party was held yesterday.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 11/17/1997
Hanoi: Lebanon will host the summit in 2001
Beirut will host the ninth Francophone summit in 2001, it was unanimously decided on the closing day of the seventh summit in Hanoi, yesterday.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/17/1997
Netanyahu: Russian missile experience to Iran
Israel-Iran, Politics, 11/17/1997
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