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Moussa to meet with Egyptian, German businessmen on Thursday
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa is due to meet with Egyptian and German businessmen who are members of the German - Arab trade and industrial chamber in Egypt on Thursday, to hold an open dialogue on activating Barcelona process in light of the Egyptian - European partnership.
Egypt-Germany, Politics, 5/15/1999
Iranian President concludes three-day visit to Damascus
Iranian President Muhammad Khatami left Damascus on Saturday following a three-day visit to Damascus. At Damascus airport, he was seen off by President Hafez al-Assad and high-ranking Syrian officials.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 5/15/1999
UAE islands issue debated by al-Assad, Khatami
A Kuwaiti daily quoted well-informed Iranian sources as saying that the Damascus summit between Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and Iranian President Mohammad Khatami discussed the question of three Gulf islands whose sovereignty is the subject of a dispute between Iran and the United Arab Emirates as a "gap in the wall of Iranian-Gulf cooperation."
Gulf-Regional, Politics, 5/15/1999
Report: Qusai Saddam Hussein to visit Iran
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 5/15/1999
Iranian president lectures on Islam and a rational perspective to world view
Iranian President Muhammad Khatami on Friday evening gave a lecture at al-Assad library in Damascus. It was attended by Syrian vice presidents, cabinet ministers and high-ranking state officials and scholars from all parts of Syria.
Iran, Politics, 5/15/1999
Morocco's secretary of state for cooperation visits several European countries
Moroccan secretary of state for cooperation, Aicha Belarbi, will start this May 16 a week-long European tour that will lead her to Germany, Austria and Slovenia.
Morocco, Politics, 5/15/1999
Strong Syrian, Lebanese Iranian bonds
The Iranian paper Keyhan said in its Saturday issue that Syria and Iran intend to draw up a practical and effective perspective to build tripartite cooperation which brings together Tehran, Damascus and Beirut towards strengthening their stances and future performance in confrontation of common risks and dangers.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 5/15/1999
Al-Assad, Khatami summit, Iranian sources
The sources said that viewpoints were identical with the Syrians on the dangers imposed on the region and the need to take common decisions and strides that will be announced at due time, and coincide with recent prevailing conditions.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 5/15/1999
Khatami meets with leaders of Palestinian opposition groups in Damascus
Iranian President Muhammad Khatami, currently visiting Damascus, met on Friday with leaders of the Palestinian groups which oppose the peace agreements with Israel.
Palestine-Iran, Politics, 5/15/1999
Emir of Qatar receives a message from Khatami
Qatar-Iran, Politics, 5/15/1999
Khatami to begin Saudi visit today
In the first visit since the Iranian revolution in 1979 of an Iranian president to Saudi Arabia, Iranian President Mohammed Khatami is to begin a five-day visit to Saudi Arabia today.
Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 5/15/1999
Algerian president voices readiness to consolidate neighborliness ties with Morocco
added that Morocco and Algeria share "civilization, geography, and history as well as moral values and common destiny in addition to neighborliness and the behavior dictated by this neighborliness regardless of the number of problems and of the difficulty we meet in solving them."
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 5/15/1999
Arab Organization for Human Rights sends congratulations to Algerian president
The Arab Organization for Human Rights sent a cable of congratulations to Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on the occasion of assuming the power of the Algerian presidency.
Algeria, Politics, 5/15/1999
King Abdullah to visit US
Jordan's King Abdullah is to arrive in the US on Monday for his first visit to Washington since becoming king, which will include meetings with US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and US President Bill Clinton.
Jordan-USA, Politics, 5/15/1999
Abdul Meguid to participate in second conference on Arab arbitration centers
Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid will arrive on Sunday in Beirut to participate in opening the second conference for Arab arbitration centers held from May 17 - 18 under the auspices of Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss.
Regional, Politics, 5/15/1999
Canceling censorship over foreign printings to Jordan
Jordan's King Abdullah issued royal decree to cancel the prior censorship over foreign publications sent to Jordan.
Jordan, Politics, 5/15/1999
El-Husseini: Negotiating with Barak is difficult; reaching understanding with Natenyahu is impossible
Faisel El-Husseini, a member in the executive committee of the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization) said that if negotiating with Ehud Barak of the Israeli Labor Party is difficult, reaching an understanding with Likud Prime Minister Netanyahu will be impossible.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/15/1999
Palestinian Legislative Council elections coming in June
Parliamentary elections will take place at the beginning of the coming month after learning the results of the Israeli presidential elections that will take place on Monday.
Palestine, Politics, 5/15/1999
Speaker of Morocco's house of representatives meets UMA secretary general
Speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives, Abdelouahed Radi, conferred Friday in Rabat with Secretary general of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA), Mohamed Amamou, on ways of reactivating the Maghreban union and enhancing inter-Maghreban complementarity.
Maghreb, Politics, 5/15/1999
Security council extends MINURSO mandate to next Sept 14
Morocco, Politics, 5/15/1999
Syria denies any Russian peace initiative
The Syrian delegate at the Arab League, ambassador Eissa Darwish denied that there is a Russian initiative to resume Israeli - Syrian negotiations.
Syria-Russia, Politics, 5/15/1999
Egypt-Comoros meeting
Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ali Hassan met today with his counterpart from the Comoros Islands, Mohammed El-Amin Deif, who is currently visiting Egypt.
Egypt-Comoros, Politics, 5/15/1999
Morocco and Chile sign cooperation accord
Morocco and Chile signed Friday here a cooperation accord and a memorandum of understanding providing for the consolidation of cooperation between the two countries in the political, economic, scientific and technical fields.
Morocco-Chile, Politics, 5/15/1999
Romanian - Moroccan ties to be strengthened, more support on Sahara
He added that Rumania has proposed a series of means to rev up trade exchanges with Morocco, mainly encouraging the presence of Rumanian enterprises in Morocco and the consolidation of bilateral cooperation in education.
Morocco-Romania, Politics, 5/15/1999
Asmara: Sudanese opposition to discuss Mahdi and Torabi meeting
The department the Sudanese Democratic National Alliance leadership is to hold its coming meeting in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, at the end of this month chaired by Mohammed Othman El-Merghani, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party.
Sudan, Politics, 5/15/1999
Barak leads Netanyahu in poll
The latest poll in Israel showed a lead for Labor Party candidate Ehud Barak over his main competitor, current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the candidate of the Likud party.
Israel, Politics, 5/15/1999
Tear gas and bullets fired on hundreds of Palestinians
The Israeli occupied forces launched yesterday night tear gas and rubber-coated metal bullets against hundreds of Palestinian civilians who demonstrated in protest over Jewish settlement expansion near the city of Hebron in the West Bank.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/15/1999
Morocco's premier meets delegation from French socialist party
Morocco, Politics, 5/15/1999
Iranian president confers with Lebanese figures
Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 5/15/1999
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia to meet in Beirut
The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) will hold meetings in Beirut on May 23-24 dealing with the regional perspective on "how the United Nations can best achieve its goals in the coming millennium," a press release said.
Regional-UN, Politics, 5/15/1999
Al-Assad - Khatami talks a new page in the chapter of Arab-Iranian relations
President Hafez al-Assad and the Iranian President Muhammad Khatami on Thursday held talks that dealt with means of strengthening strategic cooperation between the two countries and improving Iran's relations with the Arab states.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 5/14/1999
Al-Sharaa: Relations between Syria and Iran are strong
Al-Sharaa said the visit of the Iranian president to Syria and other Arab states is important, adding that the visit's agenda contains many topics to be discussed due to the fact that the relations linking the two countries are old and strong.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 5/14/1999
King Hassan receives IAEA chief and ADB president
Morocco, Politics, 5/14/1999
Syrian-Iranian summit
The two Presidents reviewed bilateral relations and indicators of their development. They showed satisfaction with this development and a mutual desire to increase, consolidate and expand it in various areas for the benefit of the two peoples and countries.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 5/14/1999
King Fahd appoints security assistance for the Interior minister
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/14/1999
Speaker of Morocco's chamber of advisors meets head of the foreign relations committee at Tunisia's parliament
Speaker of the Moroccan Chamber of Advisors, Mohamed Jalal Essaid, conferred Thursday in Rabat with head of the Tunisian Parliament's foreign affairs committee, on ways of enhancing partnership between the two countries' legislative bodies.
Morocco-Tunisia, Politics, 5/14/1999
Israeli sale and transfer of critical US technology
A joint US - Israeli laser defense program designed to protect Israel against Katyusha attacks, sometimes used in south Lebanon fighting, may be enabling Israel to transfer classified US military technology to China.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 5/14/1999
Israeli authorities demolish three houses near al-khalil
Palestine, Politics, 5/14/1999
AL condemns US-British air strike on Iraq
Following the killing of some 12 Iraqis in an air raid on an Iraqi residential area, the Arab League has strongly condemned the US military strikes on the southern and northern parts of Iraq.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 5/14/1999
Regression in Moroccan-Rumanian trade due to Romanian reforms, official
The latest regression in trade between Morocco and Romania is due to the major political and economic reforms adopted by Romania to liberalize its economy, said here Thursday speaker of the Romanian parliament, Ion Diconescu.
Morocco-Romania, Politics, 5/14/1999
Syria starts water pumping to Jordan
The Syrian authorities on Thursday started pumping of potable water to Jordan, in implementation with the agreement signed between the two sides in the meeting of the joint committee for water which was held in Damascus on May 2.
Syria-Jordan, Politics, 5/14/1999
King Hassan appoints new secretary general of foreign affairs ministry
King Hassan II appointed Mohamed Rachad Bouhlal, former Moroccan Ambassador in Brussels, as secretary general of the foreign affairs and cooperation ministry.
Morocco, Politics, 5/14/1999
AL chief to visit Lebanon on Sunday
In a statement he made to reporters in Cairo on Thursday, the AL chief said that during his visit to Lebanon he will meet with Lebanese President Emile Lahoud and high-ranking Lebanese officials to hold talks on the current Arab conditions, especially the situation in south Lebanon.
Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 5/14/1999
Chirac stresses commitment to Middle East peace
Regional-France, Politics, 5/14/1999
Moscow denies news that Israel succeeded in convincing Russians to ban weapons to Syria
A Jordanian daily said that sources at the Russian embassy in Damascus have denied that the Israeli foreign minister's recent visit to Moscow succeeded in convincing the Russian officials on the need to ban sales of advanced weapons to Syria.
Syria-Russia, Politics, 5/14/1999
Iranian president visits al-Sayedeh Zeinab shrine
Syria-Iran, Politics, 5/14/1999
23 armed men killed in Algeria
The Algerian daily al-Khabar said on Thursday that the security forces killed some 23 armed men in Sedi Ali Bu Nab mountainous area in Tizi Ouzou district, 130 km from the capital, Algiers, in a vast mopping-up operation.
Algeria, Politics, 5/14/1999
Netanyahu, Barak and withdrawal from south Lebanon
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 5/14/1999
UN chief gets a message from al-Sahaf
Iraq has described the oil-for-food agreement with the US as "useless." It called upon UN Secretary General Kofi Amman to admit the failure of this agreement and to lift the trade sanctions imposed on Iraq.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 5/14/1999
United Arab list backs Barak
The United Arab list in the Israeli Knesset announced in a statement released on Thursday its backing for the chairman of the Israeli Labor Party, Ehud Barak, for the post of the next Israeli prime minister
Israel, Politics, 5/14/1999
Khatami arrives today in Damascus, seven agreements signed
Iranian President Muhammad Khatami arrives today in Damascus to visit Syria for two days in the course of his tour which will also cover Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 5/13/1999
Prince Nayef: Border demarcation to be completed shortly with Yemen
Saudi Minister of the Interior Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz has asserted that there is no link between his meeting last week with the secretary general of the Iranian National Security Council, Hassan Rouhani, and the summit meeting held by leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council member states in Jeddah on Monday.
Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 5/13/1999
Algeria positive on Arab Maghreb Union
Algerian sources in Cairo told ArabicNews.com today that calling for these meetings reflects Algeria's desire to activate this onion and its organization.
Maghreb, Politics, 5/13/1999
Moussa confers with Merghani on Sudanese reconciliation
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa met with Mohammed Othman El-Mergani, head of the Sudanese opposition National Democratic Alliance, and El-Sadek El-Mahdi, leader of the Sudanese opposition Ummah Party and Sudanese former prime minister.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 5/13/1999
Israeli chief of staff: Israel's interests call for withdrawal from south Lebanon
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 5/13/1999
New crown prince for Sharjah
United Arab Emirates, Politics, 5/13/1999
Syrian-Iranian permanent committee meets in Damascus
Syria-Iran, Politics, 5/13/1999
Iran: Relations with Gulf states improving
Iranian Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Ali Shamkhani said defense relations between Iran and the Arab Gulf states are growing rapidly.
Gulf-Iran, Politics, 5/13/1999
Arafat to visit Syria in June
Well-informed Palestinian sources in Beirut said that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat will visit Damascus in June and meet with Syrian President Hafez al-Assad.
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 5/13/1999
Numeiri will return to Sudan
The political advisor for the Sudanese President Abdul Basset Sabadrat has announced upon his arrival in Cairo on Wednesday that he is visiting Cairo in preparation for the visit of the former Sudanese President Jafar al-Numeiri to his.
Sudan, Politics, 5/13/1999
UN Security Council hails acceptance of proposed package on Sahara
The U.N. Security Council Wednesday welcomed the acceptance by Morocco and the Polisario Front of revised arrangements for completing the identification of voters and an appeals process which paves the way for a referendum on the future of the Sahara.
Morocco-UN, Politics, 5/13/1999
Israel blamed for violating understanding provisions
In a statement released following its meeting which continued since Tuesday afternoon, the committee said that Israel and its allies (in reference to the pro-Israeli South Lebanon Army militia) violated the provisions of the understanding by bombarding Arab Salim town in al-Tuffah district by tank artillery on May 6.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 5/13/1999
Mubarak meets president of Namibia
President of Namibia Sam Nojuma arrived today in Cairo on an official visit, during which he is convening with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
Egypt-Namibia, Politics, 5/13/1999
Saudi crown prince to begin seven-country tour
Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz is to begin a tour at the end of the current month that includes seven European, African and Arab countries, lasting for two weeks.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/13/1999
Libyan - Saudi relations strengthen with new ambassadors
King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz has received a message from Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gaddafi pertaining to developments in the Lockerbie issue and certain common Arab matters.
Saudi Arabia-Libya, Politics, 5/13/1999
King Abdullah: A new page opened in Syrian - Jordanian relations
Jordan's King Abdullah Bin Hussein has said that Jordan has opened a new page in relations with Syria in the service of the two "sisterly people and their common interests."
Jordan-Regional, Politics, 5/13/1999
Moroccan foreign minister winds up visit to France
The French side pledged to back Morocco within the G-7 of industrialized countries to alleviate the burden of external debt, especially through raising the ceiling of debt that can be converted into investments. This ceiling is now set by the "club de Paris" at 20% of debts, Benaissa said.
Morocco-France, Politics, 5/13/1999
El-Baz: Egypt never interferes in Palestinian decisions
The Egyptian president's political advisor Osama El-Baz said the visit of President Mubarak to Asian countries is not directed against any other country, but it comes within the framework of Egypt's foreign policy that is greatly concerned with establishing relations and cooperation with the East and West.
Egypt, Politics, 5/13/1999
Humanitarian aid from Kuwait to Iran
Kuwait-Iran, Politics, 5/13/1999
Iraq urges international community to stand against US attacks
Iraq urged the international community to take a firm and a responsible stance toward the US attacks to which it is exposed.
Iraq, Politics, 5/13/1999
Egyptian - European official talks
Assistant Foreign Minister for European Affairs Fathi El-Shazeli convened with Carlos Bestrish the secretary general for foreign policy and European security affairs in the Spanish Foreign Ministry who is currently visiting Cairo.
Egypt-Spain, Politics, 5/13/1999
El-Mahdi urges opposition to support discussion with the government
The leader of the Sudanese opposition Ummah Party, former Prime Minister El-Sadek El-Mahdi, delivered the Sudanese opposition leadership a note that covers the reasons that pushed him to meet with the head of the Sudanese Parliament, Hassan El-Turabi, recently in Geneva.
Sudan, Politics, 5/13/1999
Solving problem of visas between Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia
Tunisia, Egypt and Libya have overcome the problems that prevailed during the recent days concerning Tripoli's call for Egyptians and Tunisians who seek to enter Libya to hold entrance visas.
Libya, Politics, 5/13/1999
Iraqi vice president arrives in Vietnam
Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan arrived in Hanoi on Wednesday on a four-day official visit aimed at strengthening relations between Iraq and Vietnam.
Iraq-Vietnam, Politics, 5/13/1999
Turabi's wife calls for closing the Dutch embassy
Wessal El-Mahdi, the wife of Sudanese Parliament Speaker Hassan Turabi, called for closing the Dutch embassy in Khartoum extraditing the embassy's charge d'affairs due to practices contradicting Islam.
Sudan, Politics, 5/13/1999
Yugoslavian embassy in Cairo accuses NATO of using prohibited weapons
The charges' d'affairs at the Yugoslavian embassy in Cairo, Vladimir Yanfech, renewed his country's refusal to give Kosovo independence, confirming that the best thing they can do is expand the autonomy of the enclave.
Regional-Yugoslavia, Politics, 5/13/1999
Israeli army is trained to occupy more Arab lands
An Israeli daily reported yesterday that the Israeli army has established a simulation of an Arab village inside one of its camps with the objective of carrying out training on how to occupy parts of the West Bank.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/13/1999
Conditions of the Israeli Arabs
A French daily published a report on Wednesday in which it highlighted the difficult conditions of Israeli Arabs, as a policy of discrimination pursued by the Israeli occupation forces against them.
Israel, Politics, 5/13/1999
Syrian information minister confers with Arab information committee chief
Regional-Syria, Politics, 5/13/1999
Fighting between Somali factions
At least eight persons were killed in battles that took place between warring factions of the Somali National Front in the village of Louke, near the borders with Ethiopia.
Somalia, Politics, 5/13/1999
Violence in Algeria
The Algerian daily al-Youm has reported that army forces bombarded the Mazrana woods in Tizi Ouzou province using heavy artillery. Some 30 Armed Islamic Group members stay in the area, according to information given by three gunmen who surrendered themselves recently to the Algerian security sources.
Algeria, Politics, 5/13/1999
Shas party announces support for Netanyahu
The Shas Party, the third-largest political party in Israel, announced its support for the reelection of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the elections that will be held on Monday.
Israel, Politics, 5/13/1999
Qatar follows up Israeli elections
The representative of the Israeli government in Doha, Sami Raphael, has said that the Qatari authorities follow with great interest the process of the Israeli elections due to take place next Monday.
Qatar-Israel, Politics, 5/13/1999
Morocco and Hungary pool efforts against organized crime
Morocco and Hungary signed Wednesday in Rabat an accord providing for the consolidation of cooperation in the struggle against organized crime and drug trafficking.
Morocco-Hungary, Politics, 5/13/1999
Another 100 Kosovans in Israel
Israel-Yugoslavia, Politics, 5/13/1999
Report: Aden army leaders warn of changing Yemen to another Algeria
Reuters reported that Zein eddine al-Muhdar, better known as Abeen, the opposition Yemeni Islamist who was sentenced to death under the charges of killing foreign tourists, has warned against the possibility of changing Yemen to another Algeria, if the court of appeals upholds the sentence issued against him.
Yemen, Politics, 5/13/1999
Botswana president winds up visit to Morocco
President of Botswana Festus Mogae left Morocco this Wednesday at the end of a visit during which he attended the Africa Business and Development Forum held in Marrakesh May 10-11.
Regional-Botswana, Politics, 5/12/1999
Iranian president in Damascus tomorrow
Syria-Iran, Politics, 5/12/1999
In the first step since 1995, Maghreb union committee meets in Algeria
The follow up committee of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA), which groups Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia, including ministers in charge of the UMA affairs will meet at the beginning of next week in Algiers.
Maghreb, Politics, 5/12/1999
Syrian water Jordan within days
The director of the Jordan Valley Authority, Dureid Mahasenah, has announced that pumping water from Saham dam which will provide Jordan with some 8 million cubic meters of waters will start
Jordan-Syria, Politics, 5/12/1999
King of Morocco meets speaker of Romanian parliament
King Hassan II of Morocco received Tuesday at the royal palace of Marrakesh speaker of the Romanian parliament, Ion Diaconesco.
Morocco-Romania, Politics, 5/12/1999
Moussa presents report about his visit to Tunis to Mubarak
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received a report from Foreign Minister Amr Moussa regarding the results of the Egyptian - Tunisian joint committee for follow-up, coordination and political consultation.
Egypt, Politics, 5/12/1999
Saudi crown prince to visit Pretoria
Diplomatic sources in Riyadh said on Tuesday that Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz will head for South Africa on May 18 in the course of his tour which will also include Libya, Italy, Germany and Morocco.
Saudi Arabia-South Africa, Politics, 5/12/1999
Yemeni foreign minister heads to Kuwait
Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdul Qader Bajmal is to head on Saturday to Kuwait where he will fulfill an official invitation from his Kuwaiti counterpart Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah in the framework of normalizing relations between the two countries.
Yemen-Kuwait, Politics, 5/12/1999
Syrian-Iranian committee meets in Damascus
The Syrian-Iranian joint permanent committee on Tuesday held a preliminary meeting at the headquarters of the Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade in Damascus.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 5/12/1999
Moroccan foreign minister in Paris
Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Mohamed Benaissa, who started on Tuesday a working visit to France, held a one-hour meeting with President Jacques Chirac.
Morocco-France, Politics, 5/12/1999
Lebanon arrests network planning to destroy Syrian, Lebanese military centers
A Lebanese security source has announced it had arrested six members of a "destruction network aiming at carrying out explosion operations against Syrian and Lebanese military centers."
Lebanon, Politics, 5/12/1999
Sudanese opposition leaders to meet within days
The Sudanese opposition Democratic National Alliance's leaders are to hold a meeting in Cairo within the coming days, to discuss the outcomes of the meeting held recently in Geneva between Ummah Party leader and former Sudanese Prime Minister El-Sadek El-Mahdi and Hassan El-Torabi, head of the Sudanese Nation's Council.
Sudan, Politics, 5/12/1999
Yemen excludes convening an Arab summit
Yemen excluded the possiblity of convening a comprehensive Arab summit at the current time.
Yemen, Politics, 5/12/1999
Moussa, British ambassador discuss issues of Egyptian extremists in London
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa met with David Blatherwick, the British ambassador in Cairo, on the occasion the ending the British ambassador's in Egypt.
Egypt-UK, Politics, 5/12/1999
Libya requires entry visa from some Arab states
Libya, Politics, 5/12/1999
Libyan FM confers with Eritrean official
The secretary of the people's general committee for foreign relations and international cooperation in Libya, Omar al-Muntasir, met on Monday night in Tripoli with the secretary of the People's Front for Justice and Democracy in Eritrea, al-Amin Muhammad Saeed, and members of the accompanying delegation, currently visiting Libya.
Libya-Eritrea, Politics, 5/12/1999
UN committee against torture praises Morocco's political will to establish rule of law
The committee also hailed the publication in the Moroccan official gazette of the anti-torture convention, signaling, therefore, its enforcement in Morocco, the enforcement of an education and awareness program on the issue of human rights for all law-enforcement personnel and in schools and the improvement of inmates conditions.
Morocco, Politics, 5/12/1999
Morocco for consolidation of Maghreban cooperation
Morocco is in favor of anything likely to consolidate cooperation between the peoples of the Arab Maghreb and especially between Morocco and Algeria, said Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Mohamed Benaissa.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 5/12/1999
Morocco premier to tour African countries
Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi announced Monday in Marrakesh that he will soon undertake a tour of a number of African countries.
Morocco-Africa, Politics, 5/12/1999
On releasing Jordanian prisoners in Syria
Jordan-Syria, Politics, 5/12/1999
Eritrea calls for implementation of framework agreement
The Government of Eritrea reiterated to the delegation its adherence to the Framework Agreement as endorsed by the Summit of the OAU Central Organ and its readiness to implement its provisions fully. In this context, and with a view of expediting the implementation of the process, the Government of Eritrea called for the following practical measures
Eritrea-Ethiopia, Politics, 5/12/1999
Moroccan agriculture minister to visit USA end of May
Morocco-USA, Politics, 5/12/1999
Turkey opposes Iran's interference in its internal affairs
Turkey considered the demonstration for supporting the Turkish veiled deputy that was organized in Iran to be interference in its internal affairs.
Turkey, Politics, 5/12/1999
IAEA chief backs Morocco's efforts to use nuclear energy for peaceful ends
Director General of the Geneva-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed Al Bardaii, backed Tuesday in Casablanca Morocco's efforts to use nuclear energy for peaceful ends.
Morocco, Politics, 5/12/1999
Netanyahu admits he is mistaken
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has admitted that he committed a series of mistakes during his three years in power, but he did not frankly indicate these mistakes.
Israel, Politics, 5/12/1999
Chirac criticizes Israel over Beit al-Sharq issue
Palestine-Israel-France, Politics, 5/12/1999
Ministerial meeting to partition Nile water
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 5/12/1999
UAE backs Iranian-Gulf closeness
United Arab Emirates, Politics, 5/12/1999
GCC leaders convene summit
Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council member states started on Monday afternoon in Jeddah meetings of their first consultation summit, which was approved by the recent GCC summit of Abu Dhabi to be held once every six months but without a set work agenda.
Gulf, Politics, 5/11/1999
Egyptian minister of works heads to Addis Ababa
Egyptian Minister of Public Works and Water Resources Mahmud Abu Zied left Cairo today for Addis Ababa, heading a delegation of experts and specialists on water resources to participate in the meetings of experts on water resources for the ten Nile basin countries, which will start today in Ethiopia.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 5/11/1999
Lebanese Premier to visit Kuwait
Lebanon-Kuwait, Politics, 5/11/1999
Saudi crown prince: Iran is a friend, no disputes among the GCC states
Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz has asserted that there are no disputes among the GCC member states. He explained, "There is nothing which soils the solid relations linking the GCC member states."
Gulf, Politics, 5/11/1999
Saudi crown prince gets a message from Qaboos
Oman-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/11/1999
Iran for strengthening mutual confidence with Gulf states
Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi has asserted the importance of strengthening exchanged confidence between the countries of the Gulf region in order to achieve security and regional cooperation.
Gulf-Iran, Politics, 5/11/1999
Arab League says too early for Arab army
Secretary general of the Arab League Esmat Abdel Meguid said on Monday that it was premature to ponder establishment of a joint Arab army and indicated that the Arab states were still suffering from repercussions of the 1990 gulf crisis.
Regional, Politics, 5/11/1999
King Abdullah starts his Western tour
Jordan, Politics, 5/11/1999
On the Syrian -Palestinian meeting
Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council Abbas Zaki, who recently visited Damascus within a Palestinian delegation said that the Syrians asserted their backing for any Palestinian measures or inclination following the provisional period and in case of taking any Palestinian measure by the central council.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 5/11/1999
Morocco maintains solid ties with most African countries, prime minister says
Morocco maintains solid relations with most African countries, despite the "ungratefulness" against the Kingdom, said Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi Monday in Marrakesh.
Morocco-Africa, Politics, 5/11/1999
Sudanese president's advisor meets Jafar Nimeiri today
The Sudanese president's advisor for political affairs, Abd El-Basset Mesbedrat, met today with former Sudanese President Jafar Nimeiri to discuss the arrangements of Nimeiri's return to Sudan on May 25, which will coincides with the anniversary of his assuming power on May 25 1969.
Sudan, Politics, 5/11/1999
Accusing the Palestinian government of detaining innocent citizens
The Palestinian organization Al-Damir accused the Palestinian government of detaining Palestinian opposition members, considering their detention not only a violation of human rights but an obstacle before achieving a democratic society based on respect for public and individual liberties.
Palestine, Politics, 5/11/1999
On the Sudanese, Eritrean agreement
Sudanese first Foreign Ministry secretary Hassan Abidin has described the agreement which was signed an in Doha between Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and President Assyas Afworki of Eritrea as a "positive movement forward."
Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 5/11/1999
Egyptian FM confers with chairman of Sudanese opposition Ummah party
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa met on Monday in Cairo with the leader of the Sudanese opposition Ummah (Nation) party, al-Sadeq al-Mahdi.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 5/11/1999
Jordan denies direct mediation between Syria and the Palestinians
A Jordanian weekly has said that a well-informed Jordanian official has denied reports that Jordan made direct mediation to bring together views between Syria and the Palestinian Authority.
Jordan-Regional, Politics, 5/11/1999
Al-Husseini: Israeli efforts to close Beit al-Sharq conflict with peace
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/11/1999
Russian efforts to revive the Middle East peace process
Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid yesterday received a message from Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov pertaining to the importance of Russian-Arab coordination to revive the Middle East peace process and the situation in the Balkan region.
Regional-Russia, Politics, 5/11/1999
Indian investments in Egypt worth $231 million
A delegation of Indian businessmen is to arrive on Friday in Cairo for a five-day visit to take part in the first meeting of the Indian - Egyptian works council on May 17.
Egypt-India, Politics, 5/11/1999
New round of negotiations coming on Egyptian - European partnership
A new round of negotiations on the Egyptian - European partnership will begin today at the Egyptian Foreign Ministry to discuss the issue of exporting Egyptian agricultural goods to Europe and the state of Egyptian expatriates in European countries.
Egypt-European Union, Politics, 5/11/1999
Arab report expects Netanyahu's defeat due to Israeli economic troubles
The Arabic office of boycott said it expected that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be defeated in the May 17 Israeli elections because he is responsible for the economic crisis that is currently troubling Israel.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 5/11/1999
Syrian - British parliamentary society established
Syria-UK, Politics, 5/11/1999
US warplanes strike Iraqi positions
The US warplanes on Monday struck Iraqi defense positions during routine sorties carried out in the no-fly zone in northern Iraq.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/11/1999
Gulf summit meeting begins today
The works of the consultative meeting of the leaders of Gulf Cooperation Council countries are to begin today, according the decision of the previous Gulf summit to implement its decisions as soon as possible.
Gulf, Politics, 5/10/1999
Al-Assad, Khatami are to discuss mediation between Tehran and Cairo
Syria-Iran, Politics, 5/10/1999
A 15-day grace period to clear the Israeli representative office in Doha
A court in Qatar gave the Israeli trade representative office in Doha on Sunday a 15-day grace period to move to another new building and hand over the current one to its owner, who had earlier filed a request to clear his building of the Israelis.
Qatar, Politics, 5/10/1999
Mubarak gets a message from Jordanian king, Moussa address Israeli policy
Moussa added the Israeli government wanted Egypt to present the Syrians, the Lebanese and the Palestinians on "a plate of silver" to the Israelis, reiterating that those who envisage such a presentation are "mad."
Egypt-Jordan, Politics, 5/10/1999
Arafat to visit Syria
Chairman of the Palestinian National Council Salim al-Za'noun has stressed that a Syrian-Palestinian summit will be held shortly, saying that contacts and efforts exerted by Jordan's King Abdullah and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak have yielded fruit.
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 5/10/1999
UAE president confers with Pakistani premier
President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan met on Sunday night in Abu Dhabi with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Talks dealt with developments in the Gulf region and the Middle East as well as cooperation relations between the UAE and Pakistan.
United Arab Emirates-Pakistan, Politics, 5/10/1999
Meeting of Maghreban Union Follow-Up Committee not yet officially Confirmed, Algeria Says
Algeria-Maghreb, Politics, 5/10/1999
Meetings of the Egyptian - Moroccan higher committee delayed
The meetings of the Egyptian - Moroccan supreme joint committee that were scheduled for May 24-26 under the chairmanship of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and the Moroccan monarch, King Hassan II, were delayed.
Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 5/10/1999
Egypt calls on Sudan to hand over extremists
Egyptian Minister of Interior Habib al-Adli has unveiled attempts made by his country to convince Arab countries, including Sudan, to hand over Egyptian extremists who reside in these countries.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 5/10/1999
Qatar's successful mediation between Sudan, Eritrea
Gulf-Sudan, Politics, 5/10/1999
Report: Syria, Iraq lodge official objection over Britain's support for a Turkish dam
The British daily the Guardian issued on Saturday said that Syria has submitted an official objection to the British Foreign Ministry at the British support for building "Eleiso" dam at a cost of US $1 billion in Turkey.
Regional-Turkey, Politics, 5/10/1999
A minimized African summit in Libya to discuss peace in Great Lakes
A minimized African summit held yesterday in Tripoli focused on the implementation of the executive steps of the peace agreement that was endorsed in the Libyan city of Syrte to end the struggle in Africa's Great Lakes region, especially with Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Libya-Africa, Politics, 5/10/1999
Chadian delegation arrives in Tripoli, Libya
Libya-Chad, Politics, 5/10/1999
Moussa in Tunisia for a communique to Ben Ali from Mubarak
Tunisian President Zein El-Abidin Bin Ali received a written message today from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak regarding bilateral relations and means of enhancing and developing them in all fields as well as the current Arab situations and regional and international issues of common concern.
Egypt-Tunisia, Politics, 5/10/1999
Iranian, Saudi officials hold talks on bilateral cooperation
Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 5/10/1999
Round of expanded dialogue between Egypt and Britain to start on June 14
Egypt-UK, Politics, 5/10/1999
El-Shazeli to visit Czech Republic, Croatia
Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister for European Affairs Fathi El-Shazeli will start on Sunday a European week-long tour that includes the Czech Republic, Croatia and Slovakia.
Egypt, Politics, 5/10/1999
Emir of Kuwait receives a message from his Senegal's counterpart
Kuwait-Senegal, Politics, 5/10/1999
Hizbullah vows continued struggle against Israel
Deputy secretary general for the Hizbullah Party, Sheikh Naeem Qasem, has asserted that the Lebanese resistance is a movement to liberate the land from Israeli occupation.
Lebanon, Politics, 5/10/1999
Arab anti-terrorism pact enforced
The Arab anti-terrorism pact has been put into actual realization as from Friday May 7 after being ratified by eight Arab countries, as an introduction to be ratified by other Arab states.
Regional, Politics, 5/10/1999
African ministers adopt common stand on debt
In a statement issued at the end of the conference, the ministers called on the G-7 countries forthcoming summit to cancel debt arising from bilateral aid for the poorest countries.The G-7 summit in June, 1999, in Cologne, Germany, is also called upon to lead the move in debt reduction, "by raising the reduction of all other bilateral debt of the poorest countries by at least 90 percent."
Regional, Politics, 5/10/1999
Al-Nasera: a Christian, Islamic statement
A statements released by the Christian - Islamic meeting following a meeting held on Saturday night in the city of al-Nasera (Nazareth) in Israel called upon the people of the city to maintain solidarity against any attempt made to partition national unity among the Arab citizens of the city.
Israel, Politics, 5/10/1999
Israel orders Orient House closures
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/10/1999
Speaker of Rumanian parliament in Morocco
Morocco-Romania, Politics, 5/10/1999
Jordan, Maldives maintain cooperation
Jordanian Labor Minister Eid al-Fayez on Sunday in Amman discussed with the president's office minister in the republic of the Maldives Abdullah Jamil and members of the accompanying delegation means of strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries in the fields of labor and the labor force, especially labor legislation, vocational training and social insurance.
Jordan-Maldives, Politics, 5/10/1999
One Somali faction calls for international military intervention
The leader of one Somali faction, Othman Hassan Ali, better known as "Atou," has called for an international military intervention in Somalia in order to put an end to Eritrea's interventions.
Somalia-Regional, Politics, 5/10/1999
Kuwaiti emir gets a message from Iranian counterpart
Kuwait-Iran, Politics, 5/10/1999
Islamic Call party denies meeting with US, British representatives
The Islamic Call party has denied any links to the meeting of the Iraqi opposition groups held with the representatives of the US and British governments over which mass media has made wide coverage.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 5/10/1999
Large fire in Bahrain
Bahrain, Politics, 5/10/1999
Sudanese president confers with his Ethiopian counterpart
Sudan-Ethiopia, Politics, 5/10/1999
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