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Egyptian - German consultations in April
Egypt-Germany, Politics, 3/18/2000

Lebanese official criticizes continued Israeli aggression
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 3/18/2000

Damascus radio commentary on Israeli tactics
Damascus radio said on Saturday that Israel by marketing for the redeployment of its forces in south Lebanon and its attempt to create a deceptive expression as if Syria and Lebanon opposed and didn't want this withdrawal, wanted to circulate a new kind of misguiding as to efface Israeli premier Ehud Barak's anti-peace practices.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 3/18/2000

Beirut to host Arab COM 2000
Lebanon will host for the third consecutive year the international Arab conference and fair "Arab COM 2000" for communications on March 25 - 28.
Regional-Lebanon, Politics, 3/18/2000

US: Palestinian - Israeli talks in Washington on March 21
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 3/18/2000

Albright makes announcements on USA - Iranian relations
Iran-USA, Politics, 3/18/2000

Hamas cell members charged by Palestinian government
Palestine, Politics, 3/18/2000

Israeli defense ministry classifies Palestinian government as a state
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/18/2000

Algeria sees strong cooperation with France
Algeria-France, Politics, 3/18/2000

Russia blocks questions into Iraq gasoil smuggling
Iraq-Iran-UN, Politics, 3/18/2000

Foreign ministers of Damascus declaration convene in Cairo in May
Regional, Politics, 3/17/2000

Moussa in Washington today
Egyptian foreign minister Amr Moussa is starting today a visit to the U.S.A. to prepare for the visit of the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak which will begin on 25th till 29th of current month.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 3/17/2000

New chances for the Egyptian contracting companies in the Moroccan market
Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 3/17/2000

Pope visits Jordan on Monday
Jordan, Politics, 3/17/2000

Sheikh Yassin urged Pope to declare his refusal to Jerusalem's occupation
Palestine-Vatican, Politics, 3/17/2000

Arab league warns of consequences of Israeli escalation against Lebanon
The Arab league warned of the serious consequences resulted from the last Israeli aggression against Lebanon.
Regional, Politics, 3/17/2000

The French ambassador in Cairo: No change in the French policy toward Middle East
Egypt-France, Politics, 3/17/2000

Annan asks special envoy for Sahara to convene related parties
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan announced in Paris Thursday that he asked his special envoy for the Sahara, James Baker, to bring together next May parties involved in the Sahara issue to reach approaches accepted by both sides to make the process move forward.
Morocco, Politics, 3/17/2000

Spanish premier to visit Morocco soon
Spanish prime minister-elect, Jose-Maria Aznar, will visit Morocco in the coming weeks, said foreign minister Abel Matutes.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 3/17/2000

Libyan efforts behind resuming diplomatic relations between Djibouti and Eritrea
Libyan sources told ArabicNews.com that the resumption of diplomatic relations between Djibouti and Eritrea was due to a strong Libyan mediation that was made by Ali Abd El-Salam El-Teraiki, secretary of the public committee for the African unity, according to the assignment by leaders of the assembly of Saharan and coastal countries which takes Tripoli as its headquarters.
Libya-Djibouti-Africa, Politics, 3/16/2000

Damascus: Peace is a strategic goal
Syria-Israel, Politics, 3/16/2000

Al-Assad, Mubarak discuss conditions in the region
Syria-Egypt, Politics, 3/16/2000

Algerian senate speaker soon to visit Morocco
The Algerian senate speaker, Bachir Boumaaza, will soon undetake a visit to Morocco to carry on parliamentary dialogue with peer Mohamed Jalal Essaid.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 3/16/2000

Palestinian government approves Israeli Army redeployment plan in West Bank
The Palestinian government on Wednesday approved the redeployment plan of the Israeli Army from 6.1% of the West Bank territories as approved by the Israeli government.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/16/2000

King of Swaziland to visit Morocco in the next few weeks
King Mswatti III of Swaziland is projecting to pay a visit to Morocco next April or May to confer with King Mohammed VI on various issues of mutual concern.
Morocco-Swaziland, Politics, 3/16/2000

King Mohammed's visit to Paris to innovate cooperation
The state visit King Mohammed VI pays to France early next week will be the opportunity to innovate and think of new ways to enhance cooperation in the light of new changes, said the royal palace spokesman, Hassan Aourid.
Morocco-France, Politics, 3/16/2000

On the meeting between Mubarak and Clinton
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa has announced that the forthcoming meeting between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and US President Bill Clinton in Washington will center on several and comprehensive issues concerning Middle East peace and the situation in the region as a whole, the nuclear file and armament in the Middle East region.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 3/16/2000

Erekat asks Israel to use success of Sharm El-Sheikh summit
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/16/2000

Sudanese opposition parties downplay new parties law
Representatives of the Sudanese opposition parties downplayed the new parties law, which allowed political parties freedom of work in the political arena without having to register with the government, called for in a recently adopted law.
Sudan, Politics, 3/16/2000

Egyptian ambassador to Khartoum: Egyptian - Sudanese relations are fine
Mohammed Asem, Cairo's new ambassador to Sudan, emphasized the strength of Egyptian - Sudanese relations and said they are currently fine and that there were instructions to open a new page to get over the summer cloud that affected these relations in the last period so that the relations came back to normal to achieve a continuous progress that responds to the two people's ambitions.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 3/16/2000

Prime minister back from Latin American tour
Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi arrived in Rabat Thursday coming from Buenos Aires via London after a ten-day Latin American tour that led him to Colombia, Chile and Argentina.
Morocco-International, Politics, 3/16/2000

Syrian FM talks on the telephone with al-Hoss
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 3/16/2000

On the new Syrian government
The Lebanese paper al-Mustaqbal said on Wednesday that political sources indicated that the governmental reshuffle in Syria aims basically at dealing with internal issues pertaining to the economy and the administration.
Syria, Politics, 3/16/2000

Saudi Arabia denies having any troops in Chechnya
Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 3/16/2000

On the release of Jordanian detainees
The Jordanian daily al-Dostour said on Wednesday that Syrian diplomatic sources did not confirm or deny news reports which said that the Syrian government has released some 17 Jordanian detainees held in the Syrian jails on Saturday.
Jordan-Syria, Politics, 3/16/2000

King Abdullah: Jerusalem can hold two capitals
Jordan-Regional, Politics, 3/16/2000

Peres: We do not mind the establishment of a Palestinian country
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/16/2000

Iraq accuses Kuwait of violating its territorial waters
The Iraqi News Agency has stated that a Kuwaiti patrol intercepted several Iraqi fishermen last month (February) near al-Amiq port inside the Iraqi territorial waters.
Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 3/16/2000

Bahrain's crown prince to visit Qatar
Bahrain-Qatar, Politics, 3/16/2000

US vows continued efforts to revive Middle East peace talks
US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has stressed that her country is strongly working for the sake of achieving a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East.
Lebanon-USA, Politics, 3/16/2000

Israel and withdrawal from the Golan and south Lebanon
The Monte Carlo radio correspondenct in Tel Aviv on Wednesday quoted a political source at the office of Prime Minister Ehud Barak as saying that Barak still has a bid to get out of the Lebanese bottleneck through maintaining a political understanding with Syria under the return of the Lebanese file on Israel's agenda.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 3/16/2000

Bahrain- Qatar leaders review bilateral issues
Bahrain-Qatar, Politics, 3/16/2000

Moroccan speaker meets in Paris French and Algerian peers
Mohamed Jalal Essaid, speaker of the Moroccan chamber of advisors (upper chamber of the Moroccan parliament), who took part on Tuesday in Paris in a conference of a world forum of senators, held a series of talks with French and Algerian peers.
Morocco-Algeria-France, Politics, 3/16/2000

Lebanese efforts to implement Arab FM s decisions on Lebanon
Lebanese Premier and Foreign Minister Salim al-Hoss has asked Omani Foreign Minister Youssef Bin Alawi, in his capacity as chairman of the current course of the Arab League, to make immediate contacts with the Arab states and to brief them on the Israeli aggression against Lebanon to take necessary measures in implementation of the decisions adopted by the Arab foreign ministers in their recent meeting held in Beirut.
Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 3/16/2000

Shutting down more than 1,000 drug farms
Efforts of the security bodies in the Egyptian Ministry of Interior in coordination with the armed forces resulted in terminating 1,148 drug farms in the south Sinai area.
Egypt, Politics, 3/16/2000

Ministerial delegation visits Laayoune to probe social issues
A ministerial delegation visited the southern Moroccan city of Laayoune on Tuesday and Wednesday to probe the social issues of concern to the inhabitants of Morocco's southern provinces, such as employment and housing.
Morocco, Politics, 3/16/2000

Warning against settling soldiers of the South Lebanon Army in Israel
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 3/16/2000

Algeria denies Israeli allegations on weapons purchasing
The Algerian Foreign Ministry has refuted what was reported on Wednesday by the Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot alleging that Algeria has asked for military aid from Israel.
Algeria-Israel, Politics, 3/16/2000

UN allows poultry vaccines for Iraq
Iraq, Politics, 3/16/2000

New Syrian government the beginning of a new phase, but no change in mainlines
Analysts in Damascus see the internal dimensions as the most remarkable indicator of the governmental reshuffle carried out in Syria in preparation for a coming phase of "reforms."
Syria, Politics, 3/15/2000

Libyan proposal to unify Somalia rejected by one faction
The leader of the republic of the territory of Somalia, which is not internationally recognized, Mohamed Ibrahim Egal announced his rejection of a Libyan proposal that calls for appointing him to the post of prime minister in a new Somali government.
Libya-Somalia, Politics, 3/15/2000

Israel to withdraw from 6.1% of West Bank next week
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/15/2000

King Mohammed on state visit to France March 19-23
Morocco-France, Politics, 3/15/2000

Danish foreign affairs vice-minister meets Moroccan officials
Morocco-Denmark, Politics, 3/15/2000

Youssoufi conveys royal invitation to President De La Rua
Argentine President Fernando De La Rua met in Buenos Aires Tuesday at the "Casa Rosada" presidential palace with visiting Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi who handed him a royal message.
Morocco-Argentina, Politics, 3/15/2000

Expected improvement in Tunisian- Algerian relations
Algeria-Tunisia, Politics, 3/15/2000

King Abdullah gets a telephone call from sultan of Oman
Jordan-Oman, Politics, 3/15/2000

International union for services declare solidarity with Lebanon
The international union for the services syndicates asserted its solidarity with the Lebanese people and laborers against the Israeli aggressions on south Lebanon, calling on the Arab leaders and heads to convene an Arab summit quickly to discuss all critical issues which concern the Arab states and to work on confronting the challenges that face the Arab people.
Regional, Politics, 3/15/2000

Debate on Syrian and American working women at American cultural center
The American center in Damascus recently hosted a meeting in which two presentations were debated under the title, "The role played by the American woman and the Syrian woman."
Syria-USA, Politics, 3/15/2000

Erekat urges Washington to pressure Israel
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/15/2000

Hizbullah calls for developing Arab solidarity
Lebanon, Politics, 3/15/2000

Jordan and the Palestinian refugees
Jordan, Politics, 3/15/2000

Malian president gets royal message
Malian President Alpha Oumar Konare met in Rabat Tuesday with visiting Moroccan Minister of Transport and Merchant Navy Mustapha Mansouri who handed him a message from King Mohammed VI.
Morocco-Mali, Politics, 3/15/2000

Galloway criticizes Britain, US on Iraq
Iraq-UK, Politics, 3/15/2000

Saudi medical aid for Kosovo
A cargo from the Saudi medical aids presented from the Saudi monarch for the Kosovar people is due to arrive to Pristina capital of Kosovo.
Saudi Arabia-Yugoslavia, Politics, 3/15/2000

Libyan - Italian joint declaration
The secretary of the Libyan people's committee for foreign contacts and international cooperation (the foreign minister), Abdul Rahman Shalqam, met on Monday evening in Tripoli with Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini and members of the accompanying delegation currently visiting Libya.
Libya-Italy, Politics, 3/15/2000

American project on Middle East peace
The London-based al-Sharq al-Awasat daily said on Tuesday that Damascus, according to French sources, is currently studying a project recently completed by the US to settle the Syrian- Israeli negotiation crisis.
Syria-Israel-France, Politics, 3/15/2000

Jordanian king confers with US congressional delegation
King Abdullah II of Jordan on Tuesday in Amman reviewed with a US congressional delegation the development of conditions in the region, foremost being developments pertaining to the peace process and the efforts exerted on all levels to give them a push forward on all tracks so as to achieve a just and comprehensive peace, according to international legitimacy resolutions concerned.
Jordan-USA, Politics, 3/15/2000

Israel's 22nd invasion anniversary of Lebanon marked
Lebanon on Tuesday celebrated the anniversary of solidarity with south Lebanon and its western Bekaa which coincides with the 22nd anniversary of Israel's invasion of Lebanon.
Lebanon, Politics, 3/15/2000

A sit in observed in Damascus in solidarity of detainees at Israeli jails
Representatives of the solidarity committee with the Syrian detainees and prisoners and the relatives of the prisoners on Tuesday observed a sit-in at the premises of the International Committee of the Red Cross in solidarity with the Syrian prisoners and detainees in the Israeli jails.
Syria, Politics, 3/15/2000

King Abdullah's visit to Kosovo
Jordanian King Abdullah II has explained that the UN mission in Kosovo has not been completed yet and needs more efforts.
Jordan-Yugoslavia, Politics, 3/15/2000

Arab League warns of Israeli aggressions against Lebanon
The Arab League has warned Israel against its persistence in attacking the Lebanese territories, a policy which may lead to unfavorable results for which only Israel is responsible.
Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 3/15/2000

Patrick Seale indicates weakness in Barak's government
The Israeli daily Jerusalem Post has quoted the well-known British journalist Patrick Seale as saying on Tuesday that the Syrian leadership is deeply concerned over the weakness it feels in Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and his government.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 3/15/2000

Kuwait expresses relief at results of Arab foreign ministers' meetings in Beirut
Kuwait expressed its relief for results of works of the 113th session for the Arab foreign ministers' council that were held in Beirut on last Saturday and Sunday.
Kuwait-Regional, Politics, 3/15/2000

Algeria joins NATO Mediterranean dialogue
Algeria has agreed to join the North Atlantic Alliance Treaty (NATO) Mediterranean dialogue, a political cooperation program in which Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia are already taking part.
Algeria-NATO, Politics, 3/15/2000

Moroccan MP calls Denmark to reopen embassy in Morocco
Brahim Rachidi, sixth vice-speaker of the house of representatives, who was meeting in Rabat with Danish Deputy Foreign Minister Friis A. Peterson, also called for the consolidation of cooperation between Morocco and the Scandinavian country.
Morocco-Denmark, Politics, 3/15/2000

UAE steps up action against illegal immigrants
United Arab Emirates, Politics, 3/15/2000

Mubarak gets message from Tunisian counterpart
Egypt-Tunisia, Politics, 3/14/2000

New government formed in Syria
Syrian President Hafez al-Assad on Monday evening issued decree no. 8 on the formation of the new Cabinet.
Syria, Politics, 3/14/2000

Abdul Meguid assures Lebanon's right to resistance
Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid told ArabicNews.com that Lebanon has the right of resistance to restore his land fully, urging Israel to withdraw and adding that UN Security Council resolutions N 425 and 426 will always be valid.
Regional, Politics, 3/14/2000

Tunis welcomes Egypt's joining to the Arab Maghreb Union
The meetings of the fifth session of the committee for follow up and political coordination consultation concluded yesterday in the headquarters of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry between Egypt and Tunisia headed by Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa and Tunisian Foreign Minister Habib Bin Yahia, who left Cairo yesterday evening.
Tunisia-Egypt, Politics, 3/14/2000

Report from Moussa to Mubarak on meetings of Arab foreign ministers
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 3/14/2000

Peace process to top agenda of Mubarak - Clinton summit
Egypt-USA, Politics, 3/14/2000

Abdul Meguid denies any disputes concerning decisions of AL council
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri met yesterday with Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid, who is currently in Beirut after his participation in meeting of the Arab foreign ministers on Saturday.
Regional-Lebanon, Politics, 3/14/2000

Tunisia links normalization with Israel to progress in Mideast peace process
Tunisian Foreign Minister Habib Ben Yahia said in Cairo on Monday his country believes that normalization between Israel and Arab states should be linked to the achievement of tangible progress in the Middle East peace process.
Tunisia, Politics, 3/14/2000

Khartoum to allow opposition parties to resume activity without registration
Sudanese television said yesterday that a new draft was agreed on that allows the Sudanese opposition parties to resume their activity without being officially registered.
Sudan, Politics, 3/14/2000

Mubarak calls on Egyptian women to revitalize their political role
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has called on Egyptian women to join political life and perform their full role on equal footing with men.
Egypt, Politics, 3/14/2000

King Abdullah in Saudi Arabia today
Jordanian King Abdullah Bin al-Hussein and his wife Queen Rania will arrive this evening in Saudi Arabia to perform al-Haj rituals. They are accompanied by a delegation including 168 persons.
Saudi Arabia-Jordan, Politics, 3/14/2000

Bouteflika to pay an official visit to France in June
Algeria-France, Politics, 3/14/2000

Egypt welcomes anticipated Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon
Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 3/14/2000

Congo's Kabila gets message from King Mohammed VI
President Laurent Desire Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo received Friday a message from King Mohammed VI.
Morocco-Congo, Politics, 3/14/2000

State of emergency extended in Sudan
The extension of a state of emergency was announced in Khartoum as from Sunday evening until the end of this year.
Sudan, Politics, 3/14/2000

Moratinos and negotiations between Syria and Israel
The European Union's Middle East envoy, Miguel Angel Moratinos, said that Syrian-Israeli negotiations will be first resumed on the Syrian track and then on the Lebanese track.
Syria-European Union, Politics, 3/14/2000

Moussa and the Arab foreign ministers meeting in Beirut
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa has described the decisions taken by the Arab foreign ministers in Beirut as embodying a unified and supportive Arab stand towards Lebanon in confrontation of Israeli aggression.
Egypt, Politics, 3/14/2000

Lebanese premier stresses implementation of UN resolution 425
Lebanese Premier and Foreign Minister Salim al-Hoss has asserted Lebanon's commitment to UN resolution 425 and called on Israel to implement this resolution and withdraw unconditionally from the occupied Lebanese lands back to the internationally-recognized borders.
Lebanon, Politics, 3/14/2000

Annan report blames US, Britan for holding up Iraq humanitarian aid
Iraq-UN, Politics, 3/14/2000

Syria doubts Israel's intention to carry out resolution 425
Syria-Regional, Politics, 3/14/2000

Sahara issue not well understood in Latin America
Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi on Monday deplored lack of understanding of the Moroccan Sahara issue among Latin American nations.
Morocco-Argentina, Politics, 3/14/2000

Palestinians see all settlements as illegal, says Ashrawi
Palestine Legislative Council (Jerusalem) member Hanan Mikhail Ashrawi said on Monday that Israel needs to show respect for agreed timetables when negotiating with its Palestinian peace process partners.
Palestine, Politics, 3/14/2000

Palestinian official denies drafts for settling the refugees in Iraq
Palestine-Iraq, Politics, 3/14/2000

On Syrian- Israeli peace talks
The Israeli daily Haaretz on Monday quoted an Israeli governmental source as saying that Israel proposed to Syria an exchange of territories that would be the basis for reaching a peace agreement between the two sides.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 3/14/2000

Mediterranean NGOs debate violence against women in Casablanca
A seminar on violence against women in the Mediterranean countries, held last week in Casablanca with the participation of Mediterranean NGOs, underlined the need to implement international recommendations to combat violence against women and consider women's rights as an integral part of human rights.
Regional, Politics, 3/14/2000

Egyptian general organization for books withdraws copies which said Jerusalem is Israel's capital
Egypt, Politics, 3/14/2000

Morocco in Paris' international encounter on bicameral system
Speaker of the Moroccan chamber of advisors (upper house of parliament), Mohamed Jalal Essaid, is taking part in the international forum on the bicameral system, which opened Monday in Paris.
Regional, Politics, 3/14/2000

Keeping 15 ministers in the new Syrian government
Syria, Politics, 3/13/2000

King Mohammed message to Libyan leader
Morocco-Libya, Politics, 3/13/2000

Concluding their meeting in Beirut, Arab FMs condemn Israeli aggression
The council of the Arab foreign ministers on Saturday evening strongly condemned the Israeli occupation of certain parts of south Lebanon and its western Bekaa and criticized the Israeli aggression on Lebanon.
Regional, Politics, 3/13/2000

Al-Shara: Nothing new in the peace talks with Israel
Syria-Israel, Politics, 3/13/2000

On the meeting of the Arab foreign ministers
The Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am said on Sunday that a Syrian- Egyptian dispute took place between Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al- Shara and his Egyptian counterpart, Amr Moussa, after which the Syrian foreign minister withdrew from the closed-door final session of the conference of the Arab foreign ministers which concluded its works in Beirut on Saturday evening.
Syria-Egypt, Politics, 3/13/2000

Jordanian prince cancels visit to Haifa university
Jordan-Israel, Politics, 3/13/2000

Moussa and Israel's withdrawal from south Lebanon
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa has considered Israel's recent decision to withdraw from south Lebanon, with or without an agreement with Beirut or Damascus, as not intended to separate the Syrian and Lebanese tracks in the peace process.
Egypt, Politics, 3/13/2000

Al-Shara confers with Bahraini counterpart
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara arrived in Damascus on Sunday from Beirut where he delivered a message from President Hafez al-Assad to Lebanese President Emile Lahoud.
Syria-Bahrain, Politics, 3/13/2000

Egyptian - Tunisian supreme committee to convene in Cairo next week
The joint Egyptian - Tunisian supreme committee will be convening at the end of next week in Egypt headed by the prime ministers of the two states to support the joint bilateral relations between Cairo and Tunis.
Egypt-Tunisia, Politics, 3/13/2000

Moroccans march for women's rights from two different perspectives
Two marches for women's rights were held on Sunday in Rabat and Casablanca, the Rabat rally being sponsored by political parties participating in the government's coalition and other women associations and the Casablanca march by Islamic political parties and an association militating against the government's "plan for the integration of women in the development process."
Morocco, Politics, 3/13/2000

Moroccan premier on a two day visit to Argentina
Moroccan premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi started in Buenos Aires Sunday a two-day visit to Argentina, the last leg of a Latin-American tour, coming from Santiago, Chile.
Morocco-Argentina, Politics, 3/13/2000

Yemeni Socialist Party to convene its 4th conference's second session in July
Yemen, Politics, 3/13/2000

UAE exempts Yemen from US $110 million
An official at the Yemeni Ministry of Finance said that Yemen had urged the full exempting of its debts owed to the United Arab Emirates, estimated at US $110 million.
Yemen-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 3/13/2000

Exchange of accusations between Baghdad and Warsaw continues after examing Polish diplomatic bags
Iraq newly accused the Polish embassy in Baghdad, which runs the US interests department in Iraq, of obtaining prohibited technical devices and materials, among which are devices that work with infrared light.
Iraq-Poland, Politics, 3/13/2000

Liberia's president gets message from Morocco's king
President Charles Taylor of Liberia last week got a message from King Mohammed VI.
Morocco-Liberia, Politics, 3/13/2000

Ministerial reshuffle in Kuwait following Eid al-Adha
Kuwaiti parliamentary sources stated that the long-waited plenary ministerial reshuffle might tale place after Eid al-Adha and will cover 4 to 6 ministries.
Kuwait, Politics, 3/13/2000

Algeria Mauritania, Mali and Niger, agree to cooperate against smuggling
Algeria, Mauritania, Mali and Niger on Saturday reached an agreement against smuggling across their borders.
Algeria-Mauritania-Africa, Politics, 3/13/2000

US highlights Qatari crown prince's visit
Qatar-USA, Politics, 3/13/2000

On relations between Syria and Turkey
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 3/13/2000

Djibouti hosts a preparatory conference for Somali reconciliation on April 20
Djiboutian Foreign Minister Ali Abdi Farah has stressed that the Somali peace plan which proposed by Djibouti aims at convening a preparatory meeting for the Somali reconciliation conference on April 20.
Djibouti, Politics, 3/13/2000

Israeli officials and withdrawal from Syria and Lebanon
Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Ephriam Sneh has asserted that an Israeli unilateral withdrawal from south Lebanon without concluding an agreement means, according to current estimate, continued fighting operations, while if an agreement is reached, a thing which is sought by the Israeli government, the Israeli-Lebanese borders will be secure borders.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 3/13/2000

Jordanian king, UAE army chief to visit Kosovo
Jordanian King Abdullah II and the United Arab Emirates army's chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Sheikh Muhammad Bin Zayed al-Nahyan, will today pay a joint visit to the UAE forces working in Kosovo within the French contingent's troops.
Jordan-United Arab Emirates-Yugoslavia, Politics, 3/13/2000

Israeli proposals to withdraw from the Golan
The Israeli daily Haaretz said on Sunday that Israel is waiting for a reply from Syrian President Hafez al-Assad concerning its proposal to resume the Syrian- Israeli peace talks, proposed by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak through the US.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 3/13/2000

Israel to keep bases in south Lebanon after its withdrawal
The Israeli daily Haaretz said on Sunday that army officers of the Israeli army who had presented their plan to the Israeli prime minister of Sunday on withdrawal from South Lebanon will warn against that in the absence of an agreement with Syria, the Israeli army will continue its land and air strikes in Lebanon even after carrying out a unilateral withdrawal.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 3/13/2000

Israel refuses Arab foreign ministers' warnings
Israel said yesterday being annoyed from the Arab league statement, which ask the Arab countries to reevaluate their relations with Israel.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 3/13/2000

Barak and the fate of Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has renewed his government's stances in keeping the occupied Arab city of Jerusalem under Israeli control as an immortal capital for Israel, according to Israeli allegations.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 3/13/2000

Levy accuses Arab foreign ministers of being against peace
Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy on Saturday evening accused the ministerial council of the Arab League, which concluded its meetings on Saturday evening in Beirut, of pursuing what he called "an anti-peace line," because the council called on the Arab states to reconsider their relations with Israel.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 3/13/2000

Barak to make Cabinet reshuffle after completing negotiations with Syria
The Israeli daily Haaretz said on Sunday that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak told his government he will make a reshuffle in the government following the conclusion of negotiations with Syria.
Israel, Politics, 3/13/2000

Kenya hosts meeting on arms proliferation in Africa
Africa is currently hosting more than 100 million illegal firearms, according to UN findings
Regional, Politics, 3/13/2000

Israeli nationality granted to Jordanian patriarch
Israeli sources stated that the former Israeli Foreign Minister Ariel Sharon helped grant Israeli nationality to the patriarch of the Greek-Orthodox community in Jordan in a way that violates the rules enforced in Israel.
Jordan-Israel, Politics, 3/13/2000

UN names UNMOVIC commissioners
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan on Friday named the sixteen commissioners for the United Nations Monitoring, Verification, and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) in Iraq.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 3/13/2000


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