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Yemeni government to confirm borders treaty with Saudi Arabia on Tuesday
Yemen-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/17/2000

Baath party 9th regional congress opened today
The 9th regional congress of the Baath Arab Socialist party was opened today at 10 a.m. ( Damascus times) at the Ummayad's conference hall in the outskirts of Damascus.
Syria, Politics, 6/17/2000

Annan pays short visit to Morocco
Morocco, Politics, 6/17/2000

Sudan seeks unity with Egypt and Libya
Sudanese Minister of Justice Ali Mohammed Yasin asserted that there is a trend for creating unity and integration with Egypt in the framework of the joint defense agreement after which to consider elevating the relation to higher levels.
Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 6/17/2000

Members of Knesset: Israeli government's crisis reflects on the peace process
Israel-Palestine, Politics, 6/17/2000

On the new changes in Syria
The London-based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily said in its today's issue that observers expect that the current member of the Party's regional leadership Saeed Hammadi will have the post of the Assistant Regional Secretary of the Baath Party.
Syria, Politics, 6/17/2000

Morocco, Mali call for dialogue to settle African conflicts
Morocco and Mali have called African countries to resort to dialogue and peaceful means to settle their conflicts on the basis of the respect of national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Morocco-Mali, Politics, 6/17/2000

Monday's G-15 Summit to focus on development
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak will inaugurate on Monday G-15 Summit which will continue for two days in Cairo.
Regional, Politics, 6/17/2000

Bu Taflika remembers thousands of Algerian soldiers killed in First World War
At the same time in which the violence works continues in Algeria - the Algerian President Abd El-Aziz Bu Taflika hailed the thousands of Algerian soldiers who were killed in France during the first world war.
Algeria-France, Politics, 6/17/2000

Talks in Oslo to merge Egyptian - Libyan initiative with IGAD
Sudanese sources said that IGAD countries agreed on a U.S proposal for discussing the status of Sudan and the proper formula for merging the Egyptian - Libyan initiatives and IGAD to achieve the national reconciliation.
Sudan, Politics, 6/17/2000

Lebanon says occupation continues in some locations
Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss asserted that Israel did not carry out a complete withdrawal from south Lebanon - adding that the Lebanese who work with the U.N temporary peace keeping force in the south referred that Israel still keeps many locations inside the recognized Lebanese territories.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 6/17/2000

Indonesian president plans to visit Iraq
President Abdurrahman Wahid of Indonesia is planning to visit Iraq at a yet to be determined time
Iraq-Indonesia, Politics, 6/17/2000

Annan's ME tour
Officials at the UN said on Friday evening that the UN secretary general will visit Syria on the course of a tour he will hold on several countries in the middle east. The tour will start as from today (Saturday ).
Regional, Politics, 6/17/2000

Ross to head to the region next week
State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher reported June 15 that the Israeli-Palestinian talks will continue for a few more days in Washington and the negotiators will then return home to consult with their leaders, a US statement said.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/17/2000

Qatar visa not required for Iranian traders
Member of the board of Directors of Qatar's Chamber of Commerce Khalil Rezvani said in Tehran Saturday that Iranians who travel by Qatar air lines need not have visas.
Qatar-Iran, Politics, 6/17/2000

Ethiopia and Eritrea will sign an peace agreement tomorrow in Algeria
The coming news from Algeria assured that Ethiopia and Eritrea will sign tomorrow in Algeria an agreement under the auspices of the Organization of African Unity to stop the existing battles between them since 2 years.
Ethiopia-Eritrea, Politics, 6/17/2000

Budget of UN mission for Sahara amounts to $ 50 million for coming fiscal year
The U.N General Assembly adopted without a vote a resolution under which the MINURSO (French acronym for the U.N mission supervising the referendum in the Sahara) will be granted nearly $50 million to finance its functioning from July 1st 2000 up to June 30th 2001.
Morocco, Politics, 6/17/2000

The organizational paper to the 9th congress of the Baath Party
The report in this regard proposed the " principle of the supremacy of the law and continued issuance and amendment of law and legislation and the inclination towards the independence of the Judiciary system."
Syria, Politics, 6/16/2000

Instability puts Africa's progress in jeopardy, King Mohammed says
The progress scored by Africa in matters of democracy risks to remain volatile and shy in view of the difficulties facing the continent, King Mohammed VI said on Thursday.
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 6/16/2000

Syrian information Minister: regional congress will conclude realistic ambitious program
Syria's Information Minister Adnan Omran said that the great loss inflicted on Syria by the demise of the late President Hafez al-Assad is not only a loss to Syria, rather to all Arabs and to all those who believe in just struggle based on the law and the international legitimacy resolutions.
Syria, Politics, 6/16/2000

US embassy in Damascus postpones programs
Syria-usa, Politics, 6/16/2000

Malian president winds up official visit to Morocco
President Alpha Omar Konare of Mali left Morocco Friday at the end of an official visit at the invitation of King Mohammed VI.
Morocco-Mali, Politics, 6/16/2000

Butaflika and Sid AhmedTaya to visit Tunis this month
It is decided that the Algerian president Abd al-Aziz Butaflika and the Mauritanian counterpart Maaouya Ould Sid AhmedTaya will pay two separate visits to Tunis before the end of the current month.
Tunisia-Mauritania, Politics, 6/16/2000

Lebanese premier denies Israeli claims on verifying Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 6/16/2000

President Clinton lauds Morocco's democratization efforts
U.S President Bill Clinton on Wednesday lauded Morocco's action to lay down the foundations of democracy, consolidate pluralism and promote economic and social development.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 6/16/2000

Portuguese ambassador stresses Moroccan identity of southern provinces inhabitants
Portuguese ambassador to Morocco, Rui Goncalo Chaves de Brito Cunho, has stressed that the inhabitants of the southern provinces have historical, religious and natural belonging to Morocco.
Morocco-Portugal, Politics, 6/16/2000

UN: President al-Assad was a solid defender of man, just causes
In appreciation to the stances taken by the late President Hafez al-Assad towards international causes and peoples struggle for freedom and independence and in recognition made by the UN to the role played by the late president in defense of international legitimacy and commitment to UN charters, the UN General Assembly GA in New York on Thursday held an eulogy dedicated to highlighting President al-Assad's role in revitalizing the role played by the UN and in implementing its resolutions.
Syria, Politics, 6/16/2000

UN chief to tour the Middle East
The UN Secretary General Kofi Annan will start by the end of this week a tour which will last for 8 days in the Middle East. It will concentrate on the Israeli withdrawal from South Lebanon, said diplomats and officials at the UN on Wednesday.
Lebanon, Politics, 6/16/2000

Egypt participates in activating International Criminal Court
The fifth and final session of the preparatory committee meetings of the International Criminal Court has started proceeding which are expected to run for three weeks, Egypt's Permanent Delegate to the UN,Ahmed Abul Gheit said.
Egypt, Politics, 6/16/2000

James Baker invites the parties to meet june 28-29 in London
James Baker, Personal envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Sahara, will summon the parties to the Sahara Issue for discussions June 28-29 in London, the U.N. spokesman announced on Thursday.
Morocco, Politics, 6/16/2000

331,000 Palestinians in Jerusalem according to census
Results of the first Palestinian census that took place in the Arab Eastern Jerusalem showed that number of residing Palestinians in the city reached 331,553 citizens in 1998, a number that greatly exceeds Israeli estimates.
Palestine, Politics, 6/16/2000

Cabinet reshuffle in Jordan
Jordanian sources said on Wednesday that a nearby ministerial reshuffle will take place in Jordan and a new government will be formed.
Jordan, Politics, 6/16/2000

Barak renewed Israel's ambitions into more Arab lands
Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Barak has renewed Israeli ambitions in the occupied Arab lands, and rejection to implement UN resolutions which provide for Israel's withdrawal from the occupied Arab lands.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/16/2000

Ethiopia officially approves OAU peace plan with Eritrea
The spokesman for the Eritrean Presidency on Thursday said that Ethiopia has lost 90,000 persons including 40,000 who were killed during the last two weeks in the battles with Eritrea.
Ethiopia-Eritrea, Politics, 6/16/2000

Baath party audition committee criticizes irresponsible behaviors of certain Baathists
An internal report of the ruling Baath party in Syria indicated that there are "irresponsible behaviors " that violated Baathist activities and performance in the recent years. A matter which resulted in " non- selectivity in choosing Party cadres to several posts."
Syria, Politics, 6/15/2000

Syrian corruption campaign will continue
Syria, Politics, 6/15/2000

King Mohammed holds tete-a-tete talks with malian president
Morocco-Mali, Politics, 6/15/2000

Bahrain's emir offers condolences on late President al-Assad's demise, relations discussed
Lt. Gen. Bashar al-Assad, the commander of the army and armed forces on Wednesday received the Emir of Bahrain Hamad Bin Issa al-Khaleifa and members of the accompanying delegation.
Syria-Bahrain, Politics, 6/15/2000

Seale on the new changes in Syria
British writer and journalist Patrick Seale has stated that the work team of Bashar Hafez al-Assad is carrying out its assigned work, adding that this did not take place on June 10 ( when President Hafez Assad died ) as some circles talked about, but rather has taken place during the two past years, gradually.
Syria, Politics, 6/15/2000

Saudi crown prince in Morocco
Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/15/2000

A government reshuffle in Jordan to accelerate political and economic reforms
The source stressed the king will assign a political figure from the young faces to form a new government in succession for the current Prime Minister Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdah whose government was formed in March 1999.
Jordan, Politics, 6/15/2000

Syria urged to release political prisoners
Arab groups for human rights urged Syria to release all political prisoners detained during the reign of the late Syrian president as a part of a more comprehensive call for more liberties.
Egypt, Politics, 6/15/2000

Algerian Umma council: Bu Taflika's visit to France begins new era
Algeria-France, Politics, 6/15/2000

Clinton: we hope to resume peace efforts with Syria
Syria-USA, Politics, 6/15/2000

Moroccan foreign minister confers with Swede officials
Moroccan foreign affairs and cooperation minister, Mohamed Benaissa, started Wednesday a work visit to Sweden at the invitation of his Swede peer, Ms. Anna Lindh.
Morocco-Sweden, Politics, 6/15/2000

Arafat assures to Habash that he will not submit to U.S pressure
Palestinian sources assured that the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat met during his presence in Syria with the Palestinian opposition in Damascus.
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 6/15/2000

Palestinians Arabs of 1948 offer condolences on the death of President al-Assad
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 6/15/2000

Amnesty international criticizes Palestinian government practices
The Amnesty international concerned with Human rights has criticized the Palestinian government for its continued violation of human rights and pursuing the policy of political detention during 1999 against several members of the opposition Palestinian political groups.
Palestine, Politics, 6/15/2000

Border demarcation helps promotion of Saudi, Yemeni relations
Member of the Yemeni- Saudi border demarcation committee Hussein al-Hubeishi has stated that signing the special agreement on border demarcation between the two states indicates the desire of the two sides to developing bilateral relations in all fields.
Yemen-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/15/2000

Mubarak, Barak discuss Palestinian track issues
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 6/15/2000

Palestine does not object to a three-way summit among Arafat, Clinton and Barak
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/15/2000

Palestinians want third phase withdrawal done
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/15/2000

Algerian President Congratulates King Mohammed VI on Prophet's Birthday
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 6/15/2000

Mosharaf to visit Saudi Arabia on coming Saturday
Saudi Arabia-Pakistan, Politics, 6/15/2000

Mubarak's talks with G-15 leaders focus on regional, international issues, ties
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak will inaugurate the G-15 Summit in Cairo on Monday and will address the Summit's inaugural session.
Egypt, Politics, 6/15/2000

Algerian news delegation visits Jerusalem with an invitation from the Israeli foreign ministry
Algeria-Israel, Politics, 6/15/2000

President al-Assad ensured Syrian's political security
In its Wednesday's commentary written by Shafiq al-Ghabra, the Monte Carlo radio said that the late President Hafez al-Assad had succeeded, amid troubled conditions, which cordoned Syria internally and externally in ensuring a basic and important matter, which is "political stability in a society inclined to defy the authority and where the army plays a main role in deciding the ruling regime."
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 6/15/2000

Israeli Knesset member meets Moussa; urges four-way summit
Saleh Tarif, member of Israeli Knesset who is currently visiting Cairo assured that the peace process on the Palestinian track is currently facing very sensitive circumstances that require finding quick solutions due to the internal status and coalition problems in the Israeli government.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 6/15/2000

Moroccan union decries arrest of two leaders
The Moroccan Labor Union (UMT) denounced the arrest of two of its leaders on Tuesday in Rabat.
Morocco, Politics, 6/15/2000

Opposition Palestinian forces meet with the Israeli Arabs in Damascus
The existing Palestinian forces in Damascus met with a delegation from the Arab who reside in Israel (Arabs of 1948) in view of the meetings in Washington between the Israeli government and the Palestinian government.
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 6/15/2000

Barak denies convening four-member summit
Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Barak has denied that he had proposed the convening of a four-member summit including Israel, the Palestinian government, the USA and Egypt, before reaching an Israeli- Palestinian peace agreement.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 6/15/2000

Amnesty international accuses Israel for violating human rights of the Palestinians
Amnesty International concerned with defending human rights denounced the violation of human rights of the Palestinians under occupation in the Palestinian territories, stressing that the Israeli authorities continued its oppressive practices against them by killing many of them and pursuing a policy of discrimination against them in destroying their homes, unjustifiably.
Israel-Palestine, Politics, 6/15/2000

Ethiopia seizes back an Eritrean city
The Ethiopian government on Wednesday announced that it has restored back Ktesini city, Southern west Eritrea in Ethiopian counter attacks.
Ethiopia-Eritrea, Politics, 6/15/2000

Some 800 Arab, foreign journalist took part in al-Assad's funeral
Syria, Politics, 6/14/2000

Lt. Gen. Bashar al-Assad hold separate meetings with several Arab, world leaders
Lt. Gen. Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday, while accepting condolences on the death of late President Hafez al-Assad held several separate meetings with several leaders.
Syria, Politics, 6/14/2000

Egypt assures standing by the Syrian people and leadership
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 6/14/2000

Albright: I felt very encouraging indicators on Bashar's intention to peace
Syria-USA, Politics, 6/14/2000

Millions of Syrians paid last respects to President al-Assad
Millions of Syrians gathered On Tuesday since early dawn at he main Umayyads's square to pay the last respects to the great leader after 3 decades of parentally and brotherly relations which linked the Syrians to their President.
Syria, Politics, 6/14/2000

Hawatemah calls for correcting relations with Syria
Member of the central command of the democratic front for the liberation of Palestine Ali Badwan said that a "joint work meeting" included the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, the secretary general of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine Nayef Hawatemah and former chairman of the Palestinian National Council Khaled al-Fahoum in Damascus following offering last respects to the late Syrian president in Damascus.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 6/14/2000

On the visit of the Turkish President to Syria
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 6/14/2000

Syrians in the Golan mourn al-Assad's death
Syria, Politics, 6/14/2000

UN chief praises President al-Assad's traits
Syria, Politics, 6/14/2000

Jewish community in Syria held prayers of blessing for the late president
The Syrian Jewish community in Damascus on Monday held a special prayers of blessing for the late President Hafez al-Assad.
Syria, Politics, 6/14/2000

Algerian president visits France today
Algerian President Abd al-Aziz Bu Taflika is heading today to Paris. This is the first visit of its kind for an Algerian president since 18 years.
Algeria-France, Politics, 6/14/2000

Jordanian- Syrian relations are for the best, minister says
Jordan-Syria, Politics, 6/14/2000

President of Mali visits Morocco
Malian President Alpha Omar Konare starts this Wednesday an official visit to Morocco at the invitation of King Mohammed VI who will hold talks on various issues and will host a banquet in his honor, the ministry of royal household, protocol and chancellery said.
Morocco-Mali, Politics, 6/14/2000

Shas party asks its ministers to withdrawal from the ruling coalition in Israel
Israel, Politics, 6/14/2000

Moroccan premier conveys king's message to Mauritanian president
Youssoufi told the media he reviewed with the Mauritanian president the agenda of the 1st Moroccan- Mauritanian high joint commission. He added that the Mauritanian president was satisfied over the items on the agenda, mainly those related to trade development, improvement of communication means and cooperation in agriculture, fisheries, training and culture.
Mauritania-Morocco, Politics, 6/14/2000

Thousands of Yemenis celebrate border agreement with Saudi Arabia
Thousands of Yemenis lined on the two sides of the Airport's highway on Tuesday to welcome the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. They were carrying his photos and banners welcoming him and the " historical achievement he has realized.
Yemen-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/14/2000

Ruler of Kuwait refuses to shake hand with Arafat
Kuwait-Palestine, Politics, 6/14/2000

Sudanese rebells announce the killing of 197 state soldiers
The spokesman for the People's Army for the Liberation of Sudan Yasser Armaan said on Tuesday that 197 Sudanese government soldiers died during battles in East Sudan.
Sudan, Politics, 6/14/2000

Police peacefully disperses non-authorized rally of jobless graduates
Morocco, Politics, 6/14/2000

New Ethiopian incursion into the Eastern part of Eritrea
Spokeswoman for the Ethiopian government Soloumi Tadisi said on Tuesday in a statement that her country's forces advanced 60 Km on the western front and controlled the Eritrea's area of Qouloj which it had evacuated just one week ago.
Ethiopia-Eritrea, Politics, 6/14/2000

Football: Morocco starts campaign for 2002 world cup qualification
Morocco will play Sunday its first preliminary heats match for the 2002 World Cup against Namibia in Windhoek.
Morocco, Politics, 6/14/2000

Albright meets today with Bashar al-Assad
The US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has stated that the death of President Hafez al-Assad whom she described as " a historical figure" should not obstruct the urgent need to the attempt of all sides concerned to achieve a just and comprehensive peace or impede the US readiness to work with sides concerned to achieve this objective.
Syria-USA, Politics, 6/13/2000

Libya cancels entry-visa for the Syrians
Libya-Syria, Politics, 6/13/2000

Lt. Gen. Bashar al-Assad confers with Sudanese president, Saudi crown prince
Lt. Gen. Bashar al-Assad on Monday in Damascus received Sudanese Omar al-Bashir and members of his accompanying delegation which included the minister of presidency affairs Lt. Gen. Bakri Hassan Saleh, the foreign minister Mustafa Othman Ismael and the Sudanese ambassador in Damascus.
Syria, Politics, 6/13/2000

Bashar al-Assad receives a telephone call from Qaddafi
Syria-Libya, Politics, 6/13/2000

Lt. Gen. Bashar al-Assad confers with commander of the Lebanese army
The commander general of the army and armed forces Bashar al-Assad on Monday received the commander of the Lebanese army Lt. Gen. Michael Suleiman.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 6/13/2000

Bashar al-Assad confers with Nasrullah
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 6/13/2000

Clashes in Golan when civilians were banned to participate in Assad's funeral
Syria, Politics, 6/13/2000

King Mohammed launches development projects in southern rural areas
Morocco's King Mohammed VI launched Monday evening a series of development projects to benefit rural areas in the southern Tiznit province as part of the national program to alleviate drought-effects in most hardly hit regions of the kingdom.
Morocco, Politics, 6/13/2000

Arab and foreign delegations arrived in Damascus to take part in al-Assad's funeral, listing
Heads of states and Arab and foreign delegations on Monday arrived in Damascus to take part in President Hafez al-Assad's funeral and to express their condolences on the death of President al-Assad.
Syria, Politics, 6/13/2000

On Arafat's visit to Damascus
Replying to a question on whether Arafat's visit to Damascus will eliminate the tension between the Palestinian national council and the Palestinian government, al-Fahoum said: " I think there will be a serious step on the road of improving relations especially as the dispute was mostly on Oslo agreements and the great concessions given by the Palestinian Authority, according to these agreements."
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 6/13/2000

Cairo does not expect a Syrian change in the peace process
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa expressed his confidence that Syria will maintain its known national role on the Arab arena. He depicted this role as "positive" especially on the peace process level.
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 6/13/2000

Al-Shara confers with Nasrullah
The Syrian foreign minister farouk al-Shara on Monday in Damascus received the secretary general of the Lebanese Hizbullah party Hussein Nasrullah and members of the party's leadership.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 6/13/2000

Rifaat al-Assad claims right to rule Syria
Rifaat al-Assad, brother of the late President Hafez al-Assad, on Monday accused the Syrian leadership of violating Syria's constitution and threatened to carry out " a new correctionist movement in Syria."
Syria, Politics, 6/13/2000

After 66 years of border disputes: Saudi Arabia and Yemen sign historic treaty
Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh said yesterday evening that a treaty for the final borders demarcation between Saudi Arabia and Yemen was signed.
Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 6/13/2000

Signing an agreement for demarcing the maritime borders and Pakistan
Oman and Pakistan singed an agreement for demarcate maritime borders in the Indian Ocean.
Oman-Pakistan, Politics, 6/13/2000

Khartoum hopes to up lifting up the embargo despite of its fear from Washington
Sudanese official sources expected that the UN Security Council would respond to Sudan's demand which was lately presented by foreign minister Mostafa Ossman Ismail to end the imposed sanctions on Sudan since 1996.
Sudan, Politics, 6/13/2000

Moroccan- Mauritanian high joint commission opens in Nouakchott
The Moroccan - Mauritanian high joint commission opened in Nouakchott Monday its first session under the co-chairmanship of the two states' prime ministers, Abderrahmane Youssoufi and Cheikh Al Afia Ould Mohamed Khouna.
Mauritania-Morocco, Politics, 6/13/2000

Moroccan foreign minister on visit to Sweden
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, will start this Tuesday a visit to Sweden at the invitation of Swedish peer, Anna Lindh.
Morocco-Sweden, Politics, 6/13/2000

Kuwait: Demarcation of borders with Saudi Arabia is a matter of timing
Following a meeting for the Kuwaiti cabinet on Monday, he added " we are actually in need for a political solution and not a technical solution. We settle the political matters amicably."
Kuwait-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/13/2000

Moroccan and Norwegian foreign ministers hold talks in damascus
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, met in Damascus Tuesday Norwegian peer Thobjorn Jagland.
Morocco-Norway, Politics, 6/13/2000

Arafat- Clinton's meeting postponed because of al-Assad's funeral
The advisor for the chairman of the Palestinian government Nabil Bu Rudinah has stressed that the funeral of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad will postpone the meeting between Arafat and the US President Bill Clinton in Washington till Thursday.
Palestine, Politics, 6/13/2000

Ethiopia, Eritrea agree peace plan, calm prevails on borders
Ethiopia, in principle, has agreed to a peace plan that Eritrea had earlier approved earlier, but it left the final decision to this effect to its parliament and government.
Ethiopia-Eritrea, Politics, 6/13/2000

An Algerian security delegation visits Pakistan, Spain, U.K and Belgium
Former Algerian foreign minister Ahmed Attaf is making a tour of some European and Islamic countries in which the Algerian government believe that Islamic members are using as a center to support Algerian armed groups.
Algeria, Politics, 6/13/2000

Mubarak, Arafat discuss negotiations, Post-Assad situation
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 6/13/2000

Iran, Cuba, mourn President al-Assad, Iran praises the hero of resistance
World leaders on Sunday continued their expression of sorrow for the death of the late President Hafez al-Assad. They vowed to proceed forward for establishing peace in the Middle East. Pope John Paul II and the UN Chief Kofi Annan highlighted the role played by the late al-Assad while the governments of Cuba and Iran announced official mourning.
Syria-Iran-Canada, Politics, 6/12/2000

News about an anticipated Maghreb summit before end of the year
Maghreb, Politics, 6/12/2000

Leaders to take part in al-Assad's funeral
It was announced in Paris on Sunday that French President Jacque Chirac will on Tuesday head for Syria in order to take part in the funeral procession of the Late President al-Assad.
Syria, Politics, 6/12/2000

President Clinton speaks on the telephone with Bashar al-Assad
Bashar al-Assad on Sunday evening received a telephone call from US President Bill Clinton in which the US president expressed warmest commiseration to Bashar and the family of the president and to the Syrian people on the death of the late President Hafez al-Assad.
Syria-USA, Politics, 6/12/2000

Bashar al-Assad receives Lebanese leaders
Bashar al-Assad on Sunday afternoon received the Lebanese President Emile Lahoud, the Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss, and the speaker of parliament Nabih Berri,. The Lebanese leaders expressed condolences to al-Assad from Lebanon's people and government on the demise of the late president and their commiseration to Syria and the family of the deceased.
Syria, Politics, 6/12/2000

Lt. Gen. Bashar receives delegations representing senior army and armed forces officers
Lt. Gen. Bashar Hafez al-Assad, Syria's commander general of the army and armed forces on Sunday evening received a delegation representing senior army and armed forces officers.
Syria, Politics, 6/12/2000

Syria mourns her president
Damascus and other Syrian cities continued on Sunday their mourning of the demise of President Hafez al-Assad. His pictures and banners commemorating him are raised in every quarters of the capital with black banners wrapped buildings and cars.
Syria, Politics, 6/12/2000

Baath Party 9th regional congress to be convened at set time
The Baath party regional leadership on Saturday evening held a meeting attended by all its members and chaired by the assistant regional secretary of the Baath party Suleiman Qaddah
Syria, Politics, 6/12/2000

Libyan, Botswana officials meet in Tripoli
Libya-Botswana, Politics, 6/12/2000

Prince Moulay Rachid meets Chirac in Paris
Morocco-France, Politics, 6/12/2000

G-15 Summit boosts cooperation in trade, investment, technology
Egypt's President Mubarak will inaugurate the tenth Summit of G-15 in Cairo on Monday 19th, June. Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said G-15 Summit would provide a chance for consultations in order to take a unified stance by the south countries to face the international economic challenges.
Egypt, Politics, 6/12/2000

Moussa meets U.S envoy to Sudan
Sudanese opposition Umma party leader Sadek al-Mahdi met yesterday in Cairo with special U.S envoy to Sudan Harry Johnston regarding reconciliation to end Sudan's internal crisis.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 6/12/2000

Moroccan territory planning minister confers with Algerian parliament speakers
Moroccan minister in charge of territory development, environment, urbanism and housing, Mohamed El Yazghi, held separate meetings here Sunday with speakers of the Algerian National popular Assembly and of the nation's Council (Senate), Abdelkader Bensaleh and Bachir Boumaza.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 6/12/2000

Moroccan- Mauritanian high joint commission meets in Nouakchott
The Moroccan- Mauritanian high joint commission convenes its first session in Nouakchott Monday and Tuesday under the co-chairmanship of the two countries' Prime Ministers, Abderrahmane Youssoufi and Sheikh Al-Afia Ould Mohamed Khouna.
Mauritania-Morocco, Politics, 6/12/2000

Libyan militant Islamic Group criticize Gaddafi
The militant Islamic Group in Libya called in a statement for a public uprising against the Libya President Moammar al-Gaddafi.
Libya, Politics, 6/12/2000

Maghreban political parties voice attachment to Maghreb unity
Maghreban political parties have voiced attachment to the unity of the Maghreb that they described as a strategic goal.
Tunisia, Politics, 6/12/2000

Israel and the new conditions in Syria
The Israeli radio said on Sunday morning that Israeli well-informed sources at the divan of the Israeli prime minister expressed their hope on Saturday evening that conditions in Syria will be settled quickly so as it will be possible to resume negotiations between Syria and Israel very soon.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 6/12/2000

On economic relations between Ethiopia, Eritrea
Analysts and diplomats said economic differences played an important role in setting ablaze the war between Ethiopia and Eritrea, adding these differences will be persisting even if a peace settlement will be reached between the two countries.
Ethiopia-Eritrea, Politics, 6/12/2000

8 persons killed and injured from violence in Algeria
Three persons were killed while five others were injured in violence acts in Algeria during the last two days.
Algeria, Politics, 6/12/2000


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