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Barak to meet with Arafat
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/15/2000
Arab tour by Sudanese president
Sudanese President Omar El Bashir headed today to Manama in a tour which is to include Bahrain and Yemen.
Sudan-Regional, Politics, 1/15/2000
Erekat: Abu Dis will not be an alternative capital to Jerusalem
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/15/2000
Syrian sources: Israel is to return to June 4 border line
A high-ranking Syrian source has asserted that Syria will not sign an agreement of principles with Israel similar to the statement of principles Israel signed with the Palestinians and that Syria will not accept less than the return to the June 4, 1967 border line.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/15/2000
Bouteflika asserts success of national rapport law in bringing back stability
Algeria, Politics, 1/15/2000
Israelis will vote for peace with Syria
An opinion poll issued on Friday in the Israeli daily Maariv said that 50% of Israelis will vote in favor of a peace agreement with Syria if a referendum is held in this regard against 37% who oppose and 13% who did not express any view.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/15/2000
Berri gives support to Al-hoss in fighting sectarianism in Lebanon
Prime Minister Salim Hoss, Speaking about sectarianism, expressed hope that no obstacles would arise and impede the establishment of a Supreme National Body designed to take appropriate steps for the elimination of political-sectarianism as stipulated under article 95 of the Constitution.
Lebanon, Politics, 1/15/2000
A message for Moussa from the Algerian foreign minister
Egypt-Algeria, Politics, 1/15/2000
Morocco participates in first Francophony women conference
A Moroccan delegation of officials, experts and non-governmental organizations will take part next February 4-5 in the first Francophony women conference, held by the inter-governmental Francophony agency and the Great Dukedom of Luxembourg.
Morocco, Politics, 1/15/2000
Gambian president sends message to Moroccan king
King Mohammed VI received on Friday visiting Gambian Foreign Minister Lamine Sedat Jobe, who handed him a message from President Haj Yahya Jammeh.
Morocco-Gambia, Politics, 1/15/2000
Youssoufi meets with US congressmen
Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi met in Rabat the visiting delegation of US congressmen led by Wayne Owens whose members renewed praise for the role played by the kingdom in the Middle East peace process.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 1/15/2000
Report: Sheikh Saad al-Sabah to assign Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed wide powers
The Kuwaiti newspaper El-Seyasa said today that Kuwaiti Prime Minsiter Crown Prince Sheikh Saad al-Abdullah Salem al-Sabah is expected to assign Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed, the first deputy prime minister and foreign minister, wide powers.
Kuwait, Politics, 1/15/2000
Yemeni - Djiboutian discussions in Sanaa
The meeting of the second session of the Yemeni ministerial committee under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdul Qader Bajmal and the Djiboutian committee under Djiboutian Foreign Minister Ali Abdi Farah will be concluded today in Sanaa.
Yemen-Djibouti, Politics, 1/15/2000
Saudi defense minister heads for Italy
Saudi Arabia-Italy, Politics, 1/15/2000
Bahraini crown prince leaves for the US
Bahrain-USA, Politics, 1/15/2000
Barak receives call to visit Morocco
Morocco-Israel, Politics, 1/15/2000
110 Algerian extremists surrender to the security authorities
The chairman of the El-Ergaa committee in states of west central Algeria said that 110 members of the armed groups surrendered to the security authorities on Thursday, saying that those who surrendered will enjoy full liberty.
Algeria, Politics, 1/15/2000
Trial starts for secretary of Fatah movement in Lebanon
The military court in Beirut started trying Khaled Aref, secretary of the Fatah movement, in Saida today, concerning whom an arrest warrant was issued for committing terrorist works, yet the trial was delayed until the end of the current month.
Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 1/15/2000
A financial shortage in the UNRWA budget
Asaad Abd El-Rahman, the official for the refugee issue in the Palestinian Liberation Organization depicted the financial status of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) as very difficult, saying that the host countries for the refugees and the Palestinian camps are living in anxiety due to the financial shortage of the agency, which negatively reflects on the services presented to the refugees which in the first place suffer a shortage.
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 1/15/2000
Israel demands to purchase 50 warplanes
Israel, Politics, 1/15/2000
Turkey and Middle East water negotiations
The Turkish English language daily Turkish Daily News said on Friday that the Turkish Foreign Ministry stressed that the only participation for Turkey concerning the question of water between Syria and Israel is to sell water to the region.
Turkey-Regional, Politics, 1/15/2000
Iraqi popular resistance kills 10 Iraqi officials
The Iraqi Communist Party said on Friday that the Iraqi people's resistance killed in December last year ten officials in the Iraqi government, members of the ruling Baath Party in Baghdad as well as army officers.
Iraq, Politics, 1/15/2000
Relief workers killed in Sudan
A Norwegian relief worker announced on Friday that eight relief workers were killed in southern Sudan when rebels from Uganda set fire to their car.
Sudan, Politics, 1/15/2000
Kuwait's governor under the Iraqi invasion returns to Kuwait
On Thursday at midnight, Alaa Hassan, who was appointed by the Iraqi government as ruler of Kuwait during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990 arrived at Kuwait's airport.
Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 1/15/2000
Congress staffers leave Rabat on two-day tour in Laayoun
The delegation of the American congress staffers led by Congressman Howard Coble flew south Friday on a two day information tour to the Laayoun province and meetings with Moroccan local authorities, ambassador in charge of coordination with MINURSO, Mohamed Loulichki, and William Eagleton, special representative of the UN secretary general for the Sahara.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 1/15/2000
International committee arrives in Cairo for the problem of the land mines
A special committee affiliated to the United Nations will arrive in Egypt during February to examine the problem of land mines in the Egyptian Sahara.
Egypt-UN, Politics, 1/15/2000
Levy confers with Moroccan king
The Israeli foreign minister David Levy on Friday in Tamara city, al-Rabat held a press conference in which he announced that he briefed the Moroccan King Muhammad 6th with the results of the Syrian-Israeli talks.
Morocco-Israel, Politics, 1/15/2000
Phone calls between Gaddafi and Garang
Libya-Sudan, Politics, 1/14/2000
Lebanese newspaper talks about Lebanon's refusal of Israeli security proposals
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 1/14/2000
US, Russia, Britain consult on Middle East peace
The US, Russia and Britain have asserted the need to exert efforts to achieve just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East.
Regional-International, Politics, 1/14/2000
Algerian president voices will to consolidate ties with Morocco
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria has voiced will to consolidate his country's relations with Morocco.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 1/14/2000
Russia recommends its citizens to avoid traveling to Lebanon
Lebanon-Russia, Politics, 1/14/2000
Morocco carries on political, socioeconomic reforms
Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi paid tribute to the late King Hassan II for steering Morocco onto the track of political and socioeconomic reform and called for further efforts to consolidate the consensus he marshalled with democratic forces.
Morocco, Politics, 1/14/2000
Cabinet reshuffle in Jordan
A royal decree was released in Amman on Thursday which appointed Fayez al-Tarawneh as a chairman for the Jordanian royal court in succession of Abdul Karim al-Kabareiti.
Jordan, Politics, 1/14/2000
Israel water network from Banias spring to the settlements
News reports from the occupied part of south Lebanon said that Lebanese workers who work in Israel stated that the Israeli government has completed the installation of a network of pipes, each with a diameter of 15 inches, starting from Banias town's spring in the Golan until al-Mattalah settlement which adjoins the border with Lebanon near Kafer Kalla town and that water has started to flow to this settlement and that this water is used for drinking and irrigation.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 1/14/2000
Eight foreign ministers to visit Cairo soon
Eight foreign ministers are to come to Cairo starting with Hubert Vedrine of France, who is to arrive in Cairo on January 16 to hold expanded talks on the policy horizons in the Egyptian - French strategic discussion, which is convened for the first time on level of the foreign ministers.
Egypt-International, Politics, 1/14/2000
Moussa discusses peace process development with US professor
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa met yesterday Dr. Shibley Telhami who holds the Anwar Sadat Chair in Population, Development, and Peace at the US University of Maryland.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 1/14/2000
Bahraini emir receives message from Blair
Bahrain-UK, Politics, 1/14/2000
Clinton's envoy to Sudan discuss in London a plan to achieve peace
The US special envoy to Sudan, Harry Johnston, has held talks in Britain with British officials and Sudanese figures. The talks centered on the coming US move to establish peace in Sudan in the light of the new differences between the Sudanese rule and the opposition.
Sudan-USA, Politics, 1/14/2000
Al-Sharaa informed al-Hoss on Shepherdstown talks
Lebanese Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Salim al-Hoss on Thursday made a telephone call to Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa, during which al-Hoss learned about the talks held between the Syrian and Israeli sides in Shepherdstown.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/14/2000
Moroccan premier announces draft laws on Women Integration Plan
Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi said Thursday that draft laws will be submitted to the parliament for the implementation of the Women Integration Plan and said dialogue will be held on controversial issues of the plan.
Morocco, Politics, 1/14/2000
AL wants observer representing it at Lockerbie trial
The Arab League asked the UN on Thursday to appoint a legal exert from the AL within the team of UN observers who are assigned to follow up on the trial of the two Libyans in suspected of being involved in the Lockerbie incident.
Regional-Libya-UN, Politics, 1/14/2000
Syrian party official, information minister confer with Australian immigration minister
The assistant secretary general of the ruling Baath Arab Socialist Party, Abdullah al-Ahmar, met on Thursday in Damascus with Australian Minister of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Phillip Ruddock and members of the accompanying delegation.
Syria-Australia, Politics, 1/14/2000
Some 50 Iranians tried to sneak to Kuwait
The Kuwaiti dailies reported on Wednesday that the Kuwaiti coastal policemen arrested 42 Iranians who tried to sneak into Kuwait via the sea and another eight who entered the country illegally.
Kuwait-Iran, Politics, 1/14/2000
Turkish prime minister assures his country's adherence to developing relations with Egypt
Fathi El-Shazeli, Egypt's ambassador in Turkey, said that Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit showed a great adherence and real desire to develop cooperation between his country and Egypt in all fields to achieve the two countries' joint interests, especially as the two countries are considered the two pivots of the regional stability.
Egypt-Turkey, Politics, 1/14/2000
Government earmarks funds to compensate disappearance victims
The government has decided to earmark funds to start paying compensation to the victims of forced disappearance or their families, Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi announced on Thursday.
Morocco, Politics, 1/14/2000
Israel feels releif toward US role
A high-ranking Israeli official said that Israel feels releif so far toward the mediation role played by the USA in the peace negotiations recently held with Syria and that it thinks that the work paper recently raised by Washington forms humble progress, as it is a good basis for the coming round of talks between the two sides.
Syria-Israel-USA, Politics, 1/14/2000
Israel expected to hand over to PNA villages surrounding Jerusalem
Israel is definitely pulling out of another 6.1 percent of the West Bank in part of the third phase redeployment and in compliance with the Sharm al Sheikh agreement of last year, Palestinian sources said Friday.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/14/2000
Israel to carry on peace talks with Palestine
Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy said in Rabat Friday that his country will carry on peace talks with Palestine until the peace process bears fruit.
Morocco-Israel, Politics, 1/14/2000
Portuguese foreign minister arrives in the region
Portugal's foreign minister will arrive on Monday in Egypt on an official visit which will last for two days in the framework of his tour of the Middle East.
Egypt-Portugal, Politics, 1/14/2000
Moroccan foreign minister confers with Gambian peer
Ways to enhance Moroccan-Gambian relations were reviewed at a meeting here on Thursday between Moroccan Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Minister Mohamed Benaissa and his visiting Gambian peer, Lamine Sedat Jobe.
Morocco-Gambia, Politics, 1/14/2000
Israel releases two Lebanese detainees from Askalan prison
Following 13 years in prison, the Israeli occupation authorities on Thursday released two Lebanese citizens from one of its prisons in Askalan after they completed their imprisonment sentence taken by an Israeli military court.
Lebanon, Politics, 1/14/2000
Syria, France for strengthening parliamentary relations
A round of talks was held in Damascus on Wednesday between the Syrian- French Parliamentary Friendship Society led by Bassel Dahdouh and a French parliamentary delegation including two members of the French Senate.
Syria-France, Politics, 1/14/2000
London opposes nearby lifting of embargo imposed on Libya
The call made by Tripoli for lifting the UN embargo on the imports of weapons imposed on Libya was met coolly in Britain, which several days ago protested against a Libyan attempt to smuggle missile parts.
Libya-UK, Politics, 1/14/2000
Prince Moulay Rachid in funeral of King Juan Carlos' mother
Prince Moulay Rachid attended Thursday at the San Lorenzo Monastery of El Escurial, 65 km north of Madrid, the funeral ceremony of Maria de Las Mercedes de Bourbon and Orleans, Countess of Barcelona and mother of King Juan Carlos I of Spain.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 1/14/2000
Israeli maneuvers in the Golan
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/14/2000
Iraq ratifies Arab, Islamic and international accords
The Iraqi Cabinet ratified the Arab agreement for unified Arab traffic aimed at achieving Arab integrity in land transportation.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 1/14/2000
Likud opposes continuing peace negotiations with Syria
Israel Radio quoted Interior Minister Natan Sharansky as saying in an address he delivered yesterday that long-term plans must be made for establishing confidence relations between Israel and Syria, after which it will possible to resume the peace process with Syria.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/14/2000
Malaysia denounces economic sanctions on Iraq
Malaysia on Wednesday denounced the economic sanctions imposed by the UN on Iraq and informed the Iraqi deputy prime minister, currently visiting Malaysia, that it is very keen to strengthen its trade relations with Baghdad.
Iraq-Malaysia, Politics, 1/14/2000
El-Azhar Sheikh receives Sri Lanka's new ambassador in Cairo
Egypt-Sri Lanka, Politics, 1/14/2000
Australia asks for Jordan's cooperation to prevent illegal immigration
Australian Minister of Immigration Philip Ruddock announced on Wednesday in Amman that Australia has asked for Jordan's cooperation in arresting illegal immigration traders who use the Jordanian territories as a base or a crossing to enter Australia and to prevent them from doing so.
Jordan-Australia, Politics, 1/14/2000
Israel welcomes visits of Pope John Paul to the area
Israel welcomed the anticipated visit by Roman Catholic Pope John Paul II to Israel.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 1/14/2000
Egyptian defense minister to make statement before People's Assembly on Sunday
Egypt, Politics, 1/13/2000
Ruler of Bahrain meets with Sheikh Zayed
Bahraini Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa al-Khaleifa met in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan and reviewed with him relations between the two countries and Arab, regional and international issues.
United Arab Emirates-Bahrain, Politics, 1/13/2000
Syria will not participate in multilateral negotiations in Moscow, sources
Syria-Regional, Politics, 1/13/2000
Syrian source: Israel must withdraw from the Golan
A Syrian official source said, "The complete Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Golan is the key for a comprehensive and just peace in the Middle East.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/13/2000
Algerian foreign minister to visit France
Algeria-France, Politics, 1/13/2000
King Mohammed receives Levy
King Mohammed VI received in Rabat on Wednesday Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy, who arrived the same day on a three-day visit to brief the king on latest developments in the Middle East peace process, mainly results of the recent Israeli-Syrian talks in the USA.
Morocco-Israel, Politics, 1/13/2000
Presidents of Djibouti, Italy and Germany to meet Mubarak
Cairo will witness wide political activity during the coming week on the summit level.
Egypt-International, Politics, 1/13/2000
Bahrain, the Vatican to establish diplomatic relations
Bahrain-Vatican, Politics, 1/13/2000
Algerian minister of interior convenes with Arab ambassadors
Regional-Algeria, Politics, 1/13/2000
Egyptian committee formed to make comprehensive economic survey of Al-Kosheh village
Egypt, Politics, 1/13/2000
Jordan assures its adherence to supporting the peace process
Jordan-Australia, Politics, 1/13/2000
Sudanese president to visit Bahrain, Yemen
A Sudanese daily published on Wednesday said that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will visit Yemen on Saturday and then Bahrain in the course of his efforts to strengthen ties between Arab and African states.
Sudan-Regional, Politics, 1/13/2000
Spanish delegation on solidarity travel to Iraq
Iraq-Spain, Politics, 1/13/2000
Iraq to allow International Atomic Energy Agency delegation to conduct inspection
Iraq agreed for the first time in a year to the visit of a delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency for a routine inspection mission of Iraqi establishments.
Iraq, Politics, 1/13/2000
Prince Moulay Rachid attends infanta funeral
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 1/13/2000
British foreign minister to visit Jordan, Egypt
Jordan-UK, Politics, 1/13/2000
Lebanon will not take part in multilateral round
Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss said on Wednesday that Lebanon will not take part in the multilateral negotiations, unless positive progress is attained in the Syrian-Israeli peace talks which will be resumed on January 19.
Lebanon, Politics, 1/13/2000
Iranian ambassador: Our relations with Syria are strategic
The Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, Muhammad Ali Sabahani, has asserted that strategic ties and relations link his country and Syria. "We are persistent to preserve these ties," he said.
Regional-Iran, Politics, 1/13/2000
Tunisia, Iran sign cultural exchange agreement
Tunisia and Iran signed in Tunis Wednesday a three-year program agreement for cultural and scientific exchange.
Tunisia-Iran, Politics, 1/13/2000
Palestinians worried of possible deal with Syria
Many Palestinians who fear that a peace deal between Syria and Israel might finally be reached at their expense are worried, but not that much.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/13/2000
King Mohammed receives US delegation
King Mohammed VI on Wednesday received a delegation of the US Center for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 1/13/2000
Bahraini prime minister receives phone call from Prince Sultan
Bahrain-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/13/2000
Matutes says visit to Morocco in January will be cordial
Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister Abel Matutes said Wednesday in Guadalajara his visit to Morocco in the second half of January is still on and will be "very cordial," Spanish media reported.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 1/13/2000
Morocco renews attachment to UN Sahara plan
Youssoufi insisted, however, that Morocco refuses that a single Moroccan Sahrawi be excluded from the referendum. The premier also denounced the stalling tactics adopted by the enemies of Morocco's territorial integrity (the Algerian-backed Polisario) who he said seek to torpedo the U.N. referendum process.
Morocco, Politics, 1/13/2000
Cabinet discuss Al-Kusheh incidents
In its meeting headed by Prime Minister Dr. Atef Ebeid today, the ministerial committee reviewed the violent clashes that took place in the Upper Egypt, village of Al-Kusheh Sohag governorate on the eve of the new year.
Egypt, Politics, 1/13/2000
Security siege for northern Algeria
Algerian security forces intensified their presence in northern Algeria in the Jijel area and in other areas in which members of the Armed Islamic Group practice their activities.
Algeria, Politics, 1/13/2000
State Sovereignty's upper hand, not lenient with criminals
Prime Minister Dr. Ebeid asserted that the State's sovereignty has the upper hand and is not lenient with criminals. He added that the State is going to provide all harmed people in AL-Kusheh village with compensations, ranging between LE 1000 and LE 5000. Moreover, the State will also build houses and shops for those who lost sources of earning their living.
Egypt, Politics, 1/13/2000
France makes continuous contacts with Middle East peace sides
Regional-France, Politics, 1/13/2000
Some 37 Bengali evacuated through Beirut's airport
Some 37 persons of Bengali nationality were evacuated for their country through Beirut's airport on Tuesday afternoon at the supervision of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Lebanon-Bangladesh, Politics, 1/13/2000
Some 40,000 Palestinians with IDs in their homeland
Well-informed Palestinian sources said that more than 40,000 Palestinians who came back home from abroad according to visit licenses which expired, are living now in the Palestinian Authority areas and cannot move among the Palestinian cities or travel abroad due to the fact that any of them who pass through Israeli barriers will be immediately detained and then expelled outside the borders.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/13/2000
Moroccan and Spanish agriculture ministers meet in Berlin
Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Habib El Malki meets Thursday his Spanish counterpart, Jesus Posada, in Berlin, which is playing host to the "Green Week."
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 1/13/2000
Tomato growers protest EU import certificate requirement
Premier Abderrahman Youssoufi invited tomato growers to unite and work in coordination with the different departments involved to avoid linkage of agriculture and fisheries.
Morocco-European Union, Politics, 1/13/2000
Minister represents Morocco in Guatemalan president's swearing-in
Communication Minister Mohamed Larbi Messari is visiting Guatemala this Thursday and Friday to represent Morocco in the swearing-in ceremony of new president, Alfonso Portillo, who was elected last December.
Morocco-Guatemala, Politics, 1/13/2000
Venezuelan president grateful to Morocco for assistance
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias said his country is grateful to Morocco for the solidarity and assistance extended to his country during the floods that hit his country.
Morocco-Venezuela, Politics, 1/13/2000
Russia - Qatar cooperation
Qatar-Russia, Politics, 1/13/2000
Arab tour by the Egyptian president
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is getting ready to visit Jordan during the coming week to fulfill an official invitation presented by King Abdullah II.
Egypt-Jordan, Politics, 1/12/2000
Bouteflika pardons Islamic Salvation Army
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Tuesday released a presidential decree which pardoned members of the Islamic Salvation Army organization, the armed wing of the banned Islamic Salvation Front.
Algeria, Politics, 1/12/2000
El-Bashir receives a phone call from Mubarak
Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 1/12/2000
Israeli foreign minister expected this afternoon in Morocco
Israel's foreign minister is expected this afternoon in Morocco for a three-day visit to brief king Mohammed VI on latest developments in the Middle East peace process, mainly results of the recent Israeli-Syrian talks in the USA.
Morocco-Israel, Politics, 1/12/2000
Vedrine due to visit Cairo on Monday
Egypt-France, Politics, 1/12/2000
Bouteflika discusses Cairo Euro - African summit with Solana
Regional-Algeria-OAU, Politics, 1/12/2000
Lebanese president denounces Barak's policy
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud has denounced the policy pursued by the Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak during the recent peace negotiations in Shepherdstown.
Lebanon, Politics, 1/12/2000
Syrian FM returns home
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa and members of the accompanying delegation returned to Damascus on Tuesday after taking part in the second round of Syrian - Israeli peace negotiations, which started on January 3, 2000 in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/12/2000
Monte Carlo report on Shepherdstown negotiations
Monte Carlo Radio's correspondent in Shepherdstown quoted on Tuesday Israeli sources as saying that the forthcoming round of negotiations on the Syrian track will be resumed in the US state of Maryland, adding that the Israeli decision maker will only convey what had taken place in the negotiations in Shepherdstown in the today's meeting of the mini Israeli Cabinet, superficially, and not in depth.
Syria-Israel-USA, Politics, 1/12/2000
Israeli ministers and peace with Syria
Israeli Minister of the Interior Natan Sharansky has threatened to resign from the current Israeli government of Ehud Barak.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/12/2000
Israeli Radio and the Shepherdstown talks
The correspondent of the Israeli radio to the US town of Shepherdstown, West Virgina, site of the recent Syrian - Israeli peace talks, quoted the spokesman for the Israeli prime minister before the departure of the Israeli delegation from the town as saying that the forthcoming round of Syrian-Israeli negotiations will be held in the US state of Maryland.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/12/2000
Weizman eager to achieve peace with Syria
Israeli President Ezer Weizman has expressed in a speech he delivered on Tuesday before students in Abou Ghoush village in Jerusalem district on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, his hope of achieving peace with Syria as it had been realized with both Egypt and Jordan.
Syria, Politics, 1/12/2000
Masalha: Arabs and Israel restart relations with talks
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Nawaf Maslha has stated that the current progress on the Syrian and Israeli negotiation tracks has resulted in reactivating relations between Israel and several Arab and Islamic states, including Mauritania, Oman, Qatar and Tunisia.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 1/12/2000
Israeli foreign minister to visit Cairo in coming week
Israeli Foreign Minister David Levi is due to arrive at Cairo in middle of the coming week of to meet Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa to discuss the peace process development in Middle East.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 1/12/2000
President of Djibouti to visit Cairo at the end of January
Djibouti-Egypt, Politics, 1/12/2000
Shaath asserts Palestinian refugees' right to return home
Palestine, Politics, 1/12/2000
Libyan leader expected to visit EU's headquarters
Portuguese foreign minister Yaime Gama, whose country is currently heading the EU, said on Tuesday that the recent invitation from EU's Director of negotiations, Romano Prodi, to Libyan President Muammar Al-Qadafi to visit EU's headquarters in Brussels would ease tension in the Middle East.
Libya, Politics, 1/12/2000
Burkina Faso's president admires Moroccan king's reforms
Morocco-Burkina Faso, Politics, 1/12/2000
Morocco deplores Spanish premier words on Sebta and Melillia
The Moroccan government voiced amazement and deplored words by head of the Spanish government Jose Maria Aznar and the Popular Party during his visit last Sunday to occupied presidios of Sebta and Melillia.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 1/12/2000
Aziz arrives in Malaysia
Iraq-Malaysia, Politics, 1/12/2000
Resuming diplomatic relations between Algeria and France
Diplomatic relations between Algeria and France are to be resumed as some of the French consuls in Algeria will be opened in addition to the public consul in Algeria.
Algeria-France, Politics, 1/12/2000
Lebanon will not take part in multilateral talks
Lebanon on Tuesday expressed reservations toward the call addressed to it to take part in multilateral negotiations due in Moscow in the beginning of February.
Lebanon, Politics, 1/12/2000
Algerian police arrest terrorists
Algeria, Politics, 1/12/2000
Lebanese minister assures correlation of Lebanese and Syrian tracks
Lebanese Minister of State for Administrative Reform Affairs Hassan Shalaq said that the Lebanese negotiating track with Israel will not start as long as Syrian - Israeli negotiations haven't achieved any progress, emphasizing the unity of tracks and destiny between Syria and Lebanon.
Lebanon, Politics, 1/12/2000
Malaysia backs Iraqi demand to lift sanctions
Malaysia has pledged continuing support for Iraq's efforts for the lifting of United Nations sanctions imposed on the gulf state nine years ago
Iraq-Malaysia, Politics, 1/12/2000
Joint Israeli-Palestinian committee to develop bilateral relations
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/12/2000
Amnesty International calls for releasing Lebanese detainees
The official in charge of the Amnesty International Organization in Canada Ronald Adams has held Israel fully responsible for the fate of more than 200 Lebanese prisoners in Israeli jails, including Khiam jail.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 1/12/2000
Kuwaiti- Iranian agreement for fighting drugs
Kuwaiti Minister of the Interior Sheikh Muhammad Khaled al-Sabah has stated that the governments of Kuwait and Iran are preparing to sign an agreement on fighting drugs.
Kuwait-Iran, Politics, 1/12/2000
Indian foreign minister visits Israel
Israel-India, Politics, 1/12/2000
Sudanese opposition holds four security men
The Sudanese daily al-Anbaa quoted the governor of the Blue Nile (al-Neel al-Azraq) province in the southeastern part of Sudan as saying that the Sudanese opposition has seized four men from the Sudanese security sources as hostages during an armed attack.
Sudan, Politics, 1/12/2000
US takes issue with Iraqi bull import complaint
US State Department spokesman James Rubin said yesterday that US opposition to a contract under which Iraq would import French bulls is not because the bulls themselves are considered dual use items with military implications, as an Iraqi complaint alleged.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/12/2000
Lebanese moves to prevent the execution of two Lebanese in Kinshasa
The chairman of the Lebanese Parliament's foreign affairs committee, Ali al-Khalil, on Tuesday in Beirut reviewed with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss the question of the death sentence released in Kinshasa against Lebanese citizens Samy Yassin and Khalil Ghadban under the charges of smuggling money to Congo revolutionaries.
Lebanon-Congo, Politics, 1/12/2000
International support for Egypt's draft resolution on disarmament
Egypt urges the UN to have a record not only of each country's import and export of weapons but also of its arms production.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 1/11/2000
On the tripartite meeting in Shepherdstown
US President Bill Clinton concluded a lengthy meeting in a working dinner late Sunday with Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak to discuss means of settling disputes which obstruct the realization of progress in the peace negotiations that started in the US town of Shepherdstown, West Virginia on January 3.
Syria-Israel-USA, Politics, 1/11/2000
Al-Sharaa exchanges views with Albright before heading home
US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright met in Shepherdstown on Monday before noon with Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa and members of his accompanying delegation before they returned home.
Syria-Israel-USA, Politics, 1/11/2000
Sudanese minister in Cairo in days to prepare for convening national discussion conference
Sudan, Politics, 1/11/2000
On Clinton's document
The Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am quoted high-ranking US sources as saying that the document presented by US President Bill Clinton at Shepherdstown which was welcomed both by Syria and Israel represents the preliminary draft for a peace agreement between the two countries.
Syria-Israel-USA, Politics, 1/11/2000
US State Department: Negotiations to resume January 19
US State Department spokesman James Robin on Monday said peace negotiations between Syria and Israel will resume on January 19.
Syria-Israel-USA, Politics, 1/11/2000
Lebanese communications minister: Resuming negotiations with Israel limited to success on Syrian track
Lebanon, Politics, 1/11/2000
Israeli foreign minister in Morocco
Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy will start Wednesday a visit to Morocco, where he will be received by King Mohammed VI, the Moroccan foreign affairs and cooperation department announced.
Morocco-Israel, Politics, 1/11/2000
Israeli foreign minister to visit Cairo
Egyptian Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister Mohammed El Orabi convened with Zifi Mazel, Israel's ambassador in Cairo.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 1/11/2000
Syrian, Turkish citizens spend Eid al-Fitr together on border villages
The Al-Hayat daily repoted that the continued development in the Syrian-Turkish relations which had started with the signing of the Adanah security agreement in October 1998, has surpassed the phase of exchanging official statements and calls to open a new page in the relations between the two sides, to hugging and kissing and even to al-Dabkeh traditional dances.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/11/2000
Iraq calls for Arab economic summit
The Iraqi daily Babel on Monday called on the Arab states to convene an Arab economic summit instead of a political summit in order to deal with conditions and problems facing Arab interests with the beginning of a new century.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 1/11/2000
Muscat denies intention to reopen its trade office in Tel Aviv
An official at the Omani Foreign Ministry has denied any agreement to reopen Oman's office of trade representation in Israel.
Oman-Israel, Politics, 1/11/2000
48 hours before end of Algerian civil rapport law
The end of the period of time of the civil rapport law, under which members of armed groups can surrender to the Algerian government, occupied the front pages in the Algerian newspapers issued yesterday in the Arabic and French languages.
Algeria, Politics, 1/11/2000
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain for boosting bilateral relations
Saudi Arabia-Bahrain, Politics, 1/11/2000
Moroccan parties issue statement against Aznar's visit to Sebta and Melillia
Morocco, Politics, 1/11/2000
Morocco marks Independence Manifesto anniversary
The Moroccan people celebrate this Tuesday the 56th anniversary of the Independence Manifesto, drafted by leading Moroccan figures to claim the country's independence.
Morocco, Politics, 1/11/2000
Yemeni president denies any disputes with neighbors
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh stated that the disputes among the Arab states are due to Israeli intrigues, whether directly or indirectly.
Yemen, Politics, 1/11/2000
Libya denies importing scud missiles parts
Libya on Monday denied importing a consignment of scud missiles found in Gatwick Airport, outside London.
Libya-UK, Politics, 1/11/2000
King Mohammed amnesties 990 detainees on Independence Manifesto anniversary
King Mohammed VI amnestied 990 detainees on the occasion of the 56th anniversary of the Independence Manifesto.
Morocco, Politics, 1/11/2000
Iranian FM in Britain
Iran-UK, Politics, 1/11/2000
Israeli human rights organization condemns Israel's practices in S. Lebanon
The Israeli B'Tselem human rights organization on Sunday condemned Israeli violations of human rights in occupied south Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 1/11/2000
No progress in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/11/2000
Knesset member: Barak misleads the Israelis
Israel, Politics, 1/11/2000
Vilnai and negotiations with Syria
Israeli Minister of Science, Culture and Sports Matan Vilnai said in a statement quoted on Monday by Israeli radio that the current round of negotiations between Israel and Syria is considered the first in a long time as continued rounds of talks have been carried out between the Syrian and Israeli sides on such a high level, adding that this "in itself is a great achievement."
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/11/2000
Candidates named to head UNMOVIC
Iraq-UN, Politics, 1/11/2000
Shas movement opposes withdrawal from the Golan
A questionnaire carried out by Bar Ilan University in Tel Aviv and issued on Monday by the Israeli daily Maariv said that most voters from the Shas movement oppose withdrawal from the occupied Golan Heights for peace.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/11/2000
Israel delays release of Lebanese prisoners
The committee in charge of following up on the conditions of the Lebanese detainees in Israeli jails on Monday confirmed that the release of about 20 prisoners from Khiam prison was delayed due to complications raised in this respect.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 1/11/2000
Uganda releases some 72 Sudanese prisoners
Uganda on Monday released 72 Sudanese prisoners who were arrested during two years of wars in the northern part of the country. This was in the course of implementing the agreement which was signed in December 1999 between the two countries to end activities carried out by rebels along their joint borders.
Sudan-Uganda, Politics, 1/11/2000
Two Lebanese sentenced to death in Congo
A military court in Kinshasa has sentenced two Lebanese citizens to death over smuggling money and spying on the rebels who control the eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Lebanon-Congo, Politics, 1/11/2000
Israeli plan to expel Christians from occupied Jerusalem
The Arab League is making consultations with the Middle East Council of Churches and with some of the concerned parties in confronting Israeli plans aimed removing the Christians from occupied Jerusalem.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 1/11/2000
Some 61 Iraqis and Iranians drifted to Indonesian shores
Some 61 Iraqis and Iranians drifted ashore to the Jimbaran coast in the Indonesian province of Bali, after their ship suffered mechanical disorder 20 nautical miles off the coast.
Iraq-Iran-Indonesia, Politics, 1/11/2000
Syrian Israeli four committees meet
The four committees covering border demarcation, equal security measures, normal peaceful relations and water between Syria and Israel resumed their meetings on Sunday in Shepherdstown, West Virginia simultaneously.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/10/2000
Algerian interior minister receives message from Moroccan peer
Algerian Interior and Local Councils Minister Yazid Zerhouni received a message from his Moroccan peer, Ahmed Midaoui.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 1/10/2000
Egyptian coordination with eight major countries to establish world free of nuclear weapons
Egypt, Politics, 1/10/2000
Toshka celebrates its third birthday
A New Delta West of the Nile Valley Project of the 20th Century. President Mubarak has given the signal for the launching in the Western Desert of the Upper Egypt Master Development Project.
Egypt, Politics, 1/10/2000
Syria: Peace road is still long and hard
Syria, Politics, 1/10/2000
Syrian-Israeli talks resumed on Sunday
Syrian-Israeli peace talks were due to be resumed on Sunday in Shepherdstown following a one-day cessation.
Syria-Israel-USA, Politics, 1/10/2000
Al-Sharaa, Barak to return to their countries
The Israeli Radio correspondent in Shepherdstown, West Virginia said on Sunday that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa will return today to the Middle East following the expected meeting the two men were due to hold on Sunday with US President Bill Clinton.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/10/2000
Palestinians regain control over Jerusalem 'with consent of Israel'
The Palestinian security services have lately obtained a free hand in Occupied Jerusalem in return for intelligence coordination with the Israeli secret services, an Israeli researcher concluded recently.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/10/2000
US working paper and the Israeli-Syrian negotiations
The minister at the Israeli premier's office, Haim Ramon, said on Sunday that the US working paper which was crystallized in Shepherdstown talks is an important paper because it brings together points of agreement and differences between Syria and Israel.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/10/2000
Palestinians want Israel to rid itself of nuclear weapons in final status agreement
The Palestinians plan to demand the inclusion of a special clause in the final status agreement with Israel that would prevent Israel from keeping its nuclear arsenal.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/10/2000
Al-Assad gets a message from the Saudi crown prince
Syrian President Hafez al-Assad on Sunday at al-Rawda's presidential palace in Damascus received Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Tweijari, the envoy of Saudi Crown Prince, First Deputy Premier and chairman of the National Guard Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz.
Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/10/2000
King Abdullah invites Khatami to Jordan
Jordan's King Abdullah II has invited Iranian President Mohammad Khatami to visit Amman, a visit which, if materialized, will be the first ever by an Iranian head of state to Jordan in the past two decades, state-run Tehran radio reported on Monday.
Jordan-Iran, Politics, 1/10/2000
President Arafat hails King Mohammed's backing to Palestinians
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat hailed the constant backing extended by King Mohammed VI to the Palestinians "to help them recover their legitimate and inalienable rights, including their right to return, to self-determination and to statehood with Al-Quds Asharif as capital."
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 1/10/2000
Report: Cabinet reshuffle in Jordan
The Jordanian daily al-Arab al-Youm said on Sunday that the Jordanian prime minister has started his consultations to make the expected reshuffle on his government.
Jordan, Politics, 1/10/2000
Denial of Iranian accusations against Syria
The office of the Qatari al-Jazira TV satellite station in Tehran on Sunday denied news reported by al-Jazira TV station that the spiritual guide of the Iranian revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, described the Syrian-Israeli negotiations as "a great treason against the Arabs and Muslims."
Syria-Iran, Politics, 1/10/2000
Iraq is ready to cooperate over the missing
Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Said al-Sahaf has expressed his country's readiness to work with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in order to learn the fate of hundreds of missing since the Gulf War in 1991.
Iraq, Politics, 1/10/2000
Iraqi deputy premier visits Malaysia
Iraq-Malaysia, Politics, 1/10/2000
Bahraini defense minister arrives in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia-Bahrain, Politics, 1/10/2000
Arab astonishment toward US declarations concerning Israel joining the European group
Arab diplomatic sources in Cairo expressed astonishment toward the statements made by Richard Holbrook, the US delegate at the UN, in which he said that he and US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will not get bored talking weekly, if not daily, about asking the Europeans to accept Israel's membership to the European geographical group inside the UN.
Regional-Israel-UN, Politics, 1/10/2000
An openness in the Syrian media
The Syrian negotiating delegation at Shepherdstown has made an unprecedented openness in expressing its stances and views over the negotiations, and it seems that the Syrians, for the first time, are fighting the Israeli side with the same media weapon.
Syria, Politics, 1/10/2000
Jewish fund claims properties of Syrian territories
The board of the Jewish National Fund, which is a state-run establishment, holds today a meeting to discuss the future of lands owned by the border near Damascus.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/10/2000
Levy, Sharon and withdrawal from the Golan
The chairman of the Israeli Mifdal Party, Yitzhak Levy, who is also the Israeli minister of settlements, said in an interview with Israeli Radio on Sunday that progress was attained in the peace talks in Shepherdstown between Syria and Israel, but it is not a "dramatic progress."
Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/10/2000
Two international rescue workers killed in southern Sudan ambush
Two Sudanese citizens working with the US rescue agency CARE were killed in an ambush made by the rebels in Sudan while two of their colleagues are still missing.
Sudan, Politics, 1/10/2000
Muslim Brothers in Jordan ask for return of Hamas leaders, release of detainees
The Jordanian Muslim Brothers group asked yesterday that King Abdullah II of Jordan to allow the return of Hamas leaders to their country and to release tens of the Islamists who were recently detained by the Jordanian authorities.
Jordan, Politics, 1/10/2000
Mbeki calls for an end to military regimes
As the African National Congress observed its 88th anniversary Saturday, President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa said the greatest problem that plagued the African continent over the past century has been discrimination on the basis of color.
Regional, Politics, 1/10/2000
Some 20 persons killed in confrontations among Somali groups
Some 20 persons were killed at least and another 32 were wounded during the two past days in confrontations that took place between the warring Somali factions in Deinsour city, southern Somalia.
Somalia, Politics, 1/10/2000
Arab follow up committee on Israeli nuclear practices to meet in Cairo
The Arab committee in charge of following up on Israeli nuclear activity which contradicts the nuclear, Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) will hold its seventh meeting on January 23-24 at the premises of the Arab League.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 1/10/2000
Arab media officials to meet in Cairo
The Arab media standing committee holds its 65th session at the Cairo-based Arab League on January 17 in which information under-secretaries would take part.
Regional, Politics, 1/10/2000
Maronite patriarch in Lebanon urges uniting efforts and internal solidarity
Lebanon, Politics, 1/10/2000
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