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Morocco calls world to help Palestinians gain independence
Morocco called on the international community to help the Palestinian people recover its inalienable and legitimate right to independence with Al-Quds Asharif (Jerusalem) as capital.
Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 9/16/2000
Center party tops election for renewal of 1/3rd of upper house members
The center party, National Rally of Independents (RNI), topped the elections, held Friday in Morocco to renew one third of the Chamber of Advisors, upper house of parliament.
Morocco, Politics, 9/16/2000
El-Bashir: A Saudi mediation between Sudan and the U.S.A
Sudan-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/16/2000
Mubarak to issue elections republican decree
He said the party is keen to infuse new blood into its infrastructure and to provide an opportunity for new elements so that party and parliamentary action may not be frozen.
Egypt, Politics, 9/16/2000
Results of first direct election results, 2 women and 81 men win
Two women and 81 men won membership in the Omani Shura council in its 4th session (2001-2003) as a result of the elections which took place the day before yesterday.
Oman, Politics, 9/16/2000
Moussa: Egypt wants end of Iraq sanctions, Mid East efforts disccused
On the situation in Iraq, Moussa said that sanctions have to come to an end. He criticized United Nations resolution 1284 because it would be hard to implement under its present wording, but he called for respecting it.
Regional-Egypt, Politics, 9/16/2000
Moscow decides to run air trips to Baghdad, Kuwait comments
At the time in which Russia took a new step that assures Moscow's seriousness concerning ending up the sanctions by running air trips to Baghdad, Sheik Saud Naser El-Sabah, the Kuwait oil minister said that the international community will not stand silent toward Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's threats.
Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 9/16/2000
Sheik Ekrema Sabri: We do not mind sovereignity of the Islamic Conference Organization on Jerusalem
Sheik Ekrema Sabri, the Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine, said that "we do not mind the participation of the Islamic Jerusalem committee which is affiliated to the Islamic Conference Organization in the sovereignty on Jerusalem on a condition that this does not reduce the full Palestinian sovereignty on it."
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/16/2000
A weak Palestinian optimism concerning the U.S endeavors
Nabeel Amr, minister of parliamentary affairs in the Palestinian national authority, assured that the optimism on the Palestinian side is very weak toward the negotiations taking place in New York despite of its significance.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 9/16/2000
Morocco criticizes occupation of Moroccan presidios
Morocco criticized the occupation by Spain of Moroccan Sebta and Mellilia and the neighboring Islands.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 9/16/2000
King's visit to Spain opens wide horizons for bilateral cooperation
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 9/16/2000
European desputies are visiting Algeria and Polisario group
The visit comprises Algeria and the western Sahara for 5 days to fulfill the invitation of the Polisario group as they also will visit the refugees' Camps in Tindof before they head to area dominated by the Polisario in the western Sahara.
Algeria-Morocco-European Union, Politics, 9/16/2000
Some 612 Candidates Ran for Renewal of 1/3rd of Upper House Members
The Interior minister noted that there were only seven women among the 612 candidates, representing 1.14% of all candidates.
Morocco, Politics, 9/16/2000
Administration's rigorous action limited use of money in vote, minister
Moroccan interior minister, Ahmed El-Midaoui, on Friday said that the administration's "rigorous" intervention restricted the use of money in Friday's elections.
Morocco, Politics, 9/16/2000
Morocco calls for joint reflection on UN future
"The reform and the consolidation of the role of the Security Council, one of the main bodies of the organization that is entrusted with international security and peace keeping, are an imperative necessity," Benaissa said.
Morocco, Politics, 9/16/2000
New Agenda Countries call for nuclear weapons non proliferation
In a meeting held at UN's Headquarters in new York, the new alliance agenda countries which groups Egypt, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa, Sweden, Ireland and New Zealand mulled over the future role of the alliance during the coming 10 years especially in the field of nuclear disarmament.
Regional, Politics, 9/16/2000
King Mohammed receives Ukrainian president's envoy
Morocco-Ukrain, Politics, 9/15/2000
National Council for Women supports women candidates in coming elections
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak, Chairman of the National Council for Women, said that the Council will support all the women candidates in the forth coming elections whether they are independent or belonging to other parties candidates.
Egypt, Politics, 9/15/2000
Three more countries withdraw recognition of sahrawi republic
Three countries of the Pacific Forum, namely Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu, withdrew recognition of the so-called Sahrawi Republic "SADR."
Morocco, Politics, 9/15/2000
Arresting 25 of the prominent Muslim Brothers in Egypt
A week before opening the nomination for the Egyptian parliamentary elections, the clash between the government and the prohibited Muslim brothers group is getting escalated as the Egyptian forces launched campaigns in 5 governorates against the active members in the elections due to which 25 persons were arrested and were moved to the State's security prosecution which investigated them and decided to jailing them for 15 days under the investigation.
Egypt, Politics, 9/15/2000
Wife of Egyptian promiment fundementalist ask Croatia to reveal his destiny
The wife of a promiment Egyptian fundementalist who disappered 5 years ago has asked the Croatian President Stjepan Mesic to interfere to reveal the destiny of her husband and to prosecute those involved.
Egypt-Croatia, Politics, 9/15/2000
Postponement of palestinian state proclamation serves palestinian cause, ambassador
The postponement of the proclamation of the Palestinian State was decided in the interest of the Palestinian cause and in response to the advice of friendly countries
Palestine, Politics, 9/15/2000
Kuwaiti discusses Iraqi compensations of the Gulf War with France
Kuwaiti diplomatic sources said that Sheik Saud Naser El-Sabah, the Kuwaiti oil minister, traveled to Paris yesterday to discuss reasons behind Russia's and France's delaying to grant compensations of 21,5 billion dollars which Kuwait asks from Iraq.
Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 9/15/2000
Afro-Arab parliamentary conference calls US to abstain from transferring capital to Jerusalem
Arab and African members of parliament meeting in Tunis this Sept.12-14 called all countries, particularly the USA, to abstain from transferring their capital in Israel from Tel Aviv to Al Quds (Jerusalem).
Regional, Politics, 9/15/2000
Syrian President phones King Abdullah II of Jordan
Syria-Jordan, Politics, 9/14/2000
Omanis go to the polls
He said that under the amendments to the election procedures in May, the candidates garnering the highest votes would automatically be elected council members, thereby doing away with the selection procedure practiced in the past.
Oman, Politics, 9/14/2000
Jerusalem is an occupied land
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa affirmed that Jerusalem, in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 242 and other relevant resolutions, is an occupied land.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 9/14/2000
Egypt advises Israel to withdraw from Arab land to make peace
Addressing the 55th General Assembly of the UN, Moussa said that to solve the Middle East peace issue, it is inescapable to uphold a governing principle that cannot be circumvented, namely the full withdrawal from all the occupied Arab territories, Syrian and Palestinian, including East Jerusalem, in return for Israel's right to be integrated as a partner in the Middle East enjoying rights to security, peace and cooperation.
Egypt- Israel, Politics, 9/14/2000
Palestine agrees on resuming negotiations with US participation
The Palestinian President Yasser Arafat held a meeting tonight in Ramallah in the attendance of the supreme negotiations committee.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/14/2000
Government renews commitment for honest elections
The Moroccan government on Tuesday renewed commitment to hold honest and transparent elections for the renewal of one third of the Moroccan upper house, the Chamber of Advisors.
Morocco, Politics, 9/14/2000
Moroccan party calls for supperssing upper house
A 1996 constitutional amendment set up a bi-cameral system in Morocco, with a 325-seat- lower house (the house of representatives) and a 270-seat upper house (chamber of advisors). While the House of representatives is fully elected at the direct universal suffrage, the members of the upper house are elected at indirect poll.
Morocco, Politics, 9/14/2000
Former Israeli head of Jerusalem municipality supports dividing the Holly City
The former head of Jerusalem municipality Tedy Kolik expressed his support for dividing the Holly City between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/14/2000
Syrian position toward peace is unchanging
Syrian information minister Adnan Omran assured that Syria is working for peace while holding to the whole Arab rights, saying that it is time that Israel realizes that her insistence on snatching the Arab land pushes the area to the negative future of the area's people.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 9/14/2000
Italian delegation in Lebanon to revive anniversary of Sabra and Shatila
An Italian delegation arrived yesterday at Beirut to revive the 18th anniversary of the massacre of Sabra and Shatila camps, which coincides with 16th of the current month.
Lebanon-Italy, Politics, 9/14/2000
Iraq urges Annan to stop the daily aggression
The Iraqi Thawra newspaper urged U.N Secretary General Kofi Annan to denounce the daily aggression launched by the U.S and British jets on Iraq and to move for at least stopping this practice.
Iraq, Politics, 9/14/2000
Arab - African parliamentary conference refuses Palestinian cause from agenda
The 9th Arab - African parliamentary conference refused listing the Palestinian cause on the agenda which began the day before yesterday in headquarter of the Tunisian parliament and is concluding its works tonight.
Regional, Politics, 9/14/2000
Egypt promises help in reaching just peace
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said Egypt will offer assistance to reach a fair agreement regarding the Middle East peace process. Interviewed by CNN, Moussa voiced conviction that the peace process still has a chance to make progress in the coming weeks.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 9/14/2000
Morocco renews backing to UN secretary general's moves to settle sahara issue
Morocco, Politics, 9/14/2000
579 candidates with 23 women competing for Omani Shura elections tomorrow
Omanis are heading tomorrow to the election boxes to elect the Omani Shura council (parliament) in its 4th session that will begin in coming March for 3 years.
Oman, Politics, 9/13/2000
Morocco's foreign minister meets peers in New York
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 9/13/2000
Moussa, Albright probe peace process and Jerusalem
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa held talks Tuesday with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright over a working breakfast she had on his honour.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 9/13/2000
Youssoufi calls government to speed action
Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi on Tuesday called on the cabinet members to speed up the government's action.
Morocco, Politics, 9/13/2000
Iraqi soldiers were buried alive in the Gulf war, Iraqi paper says
El-Jomhoria Iraqi newspaper said that a large number of corpses were found in south Iraq for soldiers that were buried alive in the Gulf War and that there are remainders of Iraqi soldiers that were also killed during the Gulf War.
Iraq-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 9/13/2000
Syrian - Lebanese cooperation in social and security field
In her delivered word, Minister Al-Qodsi called on officials in Syria and Lebanon to remove all obstacles standing in the way of social development and to find immediate solutions in support of this sector.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 9/13/2000
Morocco convinced referendum shall confirm sahara as Moroccan territory
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, renewed in an interview with Egyptian daily Al Ahram that Morocco is convinced that the referendum outcome will only confirm the Sahara as Moroccan territory if it is held in conformity with the United Nations Settlement Plan.
Morocco, Politics, 9/13/2000
El-Torabi: We do not seek a strategic alliance with Umma party
Hasan El-Torabi, the secretary general of the opposition public national conference in Sudan negated that his anticipated meeting in Doha today with El-Sadek El-Mahdi - head of the Umma party - forms a beginning to a strategic alliance between the two factions
Sudan, Politics, 9/13/2000
African - Arab parliaments to increase cooperation, conference in Tunis
Works of the 9th African - Arab parliamentary conference began yesterday in headquarter of the Tunisian parliamentary council under the auspices of the Tunisian President Zein El-Abidin Bin Ali.
Regional, Politics, 9/13/2000
Libya help Europeans get their hostages
Libya celebrates handing over the 4 European hostages to their governments' representatives.
Libya, Politics, 9/13/2000
Opposition Palestinian factions: Delay of declaration was disappointing
Some of the Palestinian factions said the decision of the Palestinian central council concerning delaying the declaration of the country was disappointing and some factions had reservation against the decision while the Palestinian government welcomed it.
Palestine, Politics, 9/13/2000
Somali president asks opposition to give up weapons
Abdi El-Kasem Salad Hasan, the Somali president asked the Somali factions to turn over their weapons to the police.
Somalia, Politics, 9/13/2000
Sudanese - Egyptian agreement for renting agricultural lands
Sudanese sources assured that Egypt and Sudan reached an agreement to rent Sudanese agricultural lands for Egypt in return for the due debts on Sudan.
Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 9/13/2000
Arab League foreign ministers meet in New York
Regional, Politics, 9/12/2000
Mubarak reviews with Arafat results of his meetings in New York
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat discussed in Alexandria in two expanded discussion sessions the latest developments of the peace process in M.E.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 9/12/2000
El-Zanoun negates criticizing the Copts in the central council's meeting
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 9/12/2000
Jihad denounces delay in announcing a Palestinian country
The opposition reactions for the Palestinian central council's decision have increased concerning the delay in announcing the Palestinian country on 13th of current September as was intended.
Palestine, Politics, 9/12/2000
Al-Azhar stand over Jerusalem
Al-Azhar University conference expressed support Sunday for Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak's stand over Jerusalem issue, which is in the public interest of all Muslims and Christians.
Regional, Politics, 9/12/2000
Head of the Jordanian parliament: Jerusalem is not for bargain
Head of the Jordanian parliament Abd El-Hadi El-Majali emphasized on the necessity of the Palestinian -Egyptian - Jordanian coordination in this important stage concerning the peace process.
Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 9/12/2000
Hamas urges resistance
Sheik Ahmed Yassin added that "talks about the country must be preceded by arrangement to the internal Palestinian positions, fighting corruption and keeping the human rights."
Palestine, Politics, 9/12/2000
Jordanian concern for foreign finance of non governmental organizations
The foreign finance of the non-governmental organizations raised a wide controversy lately in Jordan as protests especially from the left and Islamic trends see this as a cover attempt for violating the Jordanian sovereignty.
Jordan, Politics, 9/12/2000
Delaying Sudanese meetings for good preparation
Marshal Abd El-Rahman Sewar El-Dahab - head of the preparatory committee - the former Sudanese president refused the accusations of Hasan El-Torabi which say that the meeting is stumbled.
Sudan, Politics, 9/12/2000
Khartoum: Washington not qualified for mediation between government and opposition
In the time in which news were repeated about a U.S initiative for establishing peace in Sudan, Khartoum's government assured that Washington is not qualified for the mediation between the government and the opposition.
Sudan, Politics, 9/12/2000
Afro-Arab parliamentary conference in Tunis
Regional, Politics, 9/12/2000
Morocco signs multilateral treaties including Child rights
Morocco signed international treaties on the fringes of the millenium summit, held September 6-8 at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York.
Morocco, Politics, 9/12/2000
Pope John Paul hails Egypt's role in peacemaking
Pope John Paul II of the Vatican commended the role of Egypt in the Mideast peace process, terming it as fundamental and helps bring closer views of the parties concerned.
Egypt-Vatican, Politics, 9/12/2000
Afghani president denounces violence committed by extreme groups in Algeria
Afghani president (exiled) Borhan El-Din Rabani denounced the violence committed by the extreme groups in Algeria, saying in a message he sent to the Algerian President Abd El-Aziz Bu Taflika "Too bad to have violence elements in Algeria that still turn to violence and massacres to reach political purposes for that such behavior contradict with the Islamic religion and the holy Quran."
Algeria-Afghanistan, Politics, 9/12/2000
Public movement for liberating Sudan controls areas with oil fields
The opposition public movement for liberating Sudan said under the chairmanship of John Garang that it has controlled during the last 2 days 3 strategic zones in the southern Wehda governorate in which there are oil fields.
Sudan, Politics, 9/12/2000
Somali president refuses any foreign interference in his country
Somali president Abd El-Kasem Hasan assured that his priorities are collecting the militias' weapons and that he formed a high ranking officers committee for that purpose, saying that he will form a police and an army from the militias members, the army men and the ex police.
Somalia, Politics, 9/12/2000
Palestinian central council delays declaring a Palestinian state
The Palestinian central council decided on delaying the declaration of their independent country and members of the council will convene once more before 15th of coming November to discuss the issue while arrangements of the country's restoration will be continued.
Palestine, Politics, 9/11/2000
Farouk Kadoumi: A summit for the 'band' countries is needed to discuss Jerusalem
Farouk Kadoumi, head of the political department of the Palestinian Liberation Organization demanded convening a five-fold summit for the band countries (Palestine, Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon) to discuss the refugees' issue and preparing for convening the comprehensive Arab summit.
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 9/11/2000
Elections to be held in a climate of freedom, sovereignty and judiciary supervision
Egypt's President Mubarak yesterday presided over expanded ministerial meeting at Rasa A1 Tine Palace in which he reviewed the final arrangements of the new People's Assembly elections. The President held another meeting with the bureau of the National Democratic Party in which he discussed the election map for national democratic party candidates.
Egypt, Politics, 9/11/2000
New negotiations between Khartoum and the public movement for liberating Sudan
The public movement for liberating Sudan and the Sudanese government will make a new round of negotiations on 21st of the current month.
Sudan, Politics, 9/11/2000
The parliamentary elections in Egypt in three stages
The Egyptian government decided opening the nomination and accepting the requests for the Egyptian parliament's elections on 21st of the current month and the elections will take place in 3 sages each one concerns with many electoral circles.
Egypt, Politics, 9/11/2000
Moussa refutes claims by the Israeli Prime Minister
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa has refuted statements given by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on Jerusalem asserting that they are bare of truth. This came in Moussa's reaction to what Barak had said that Christ did not see a mosque or church when he passed by Jerusalem.
Egypt, Politics, 9/11/2000
Egypt - Djibouti historic strategic ties
Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guilleh extended thanks to Egypt and President Hosni Mubarak over backing his efforts and initiative to achieve reconciliation and stability in Somalia.
Djibouti-Egypt, Politics, 9/11/2000
Syrian- Turkish security talks to be held within one week
The al-Zamaan Arabic daily issued in London on Friday quoted a diplomatic source in Damascus as saying that security talks will be held between Syria and Turkey within one week.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 9/11/2000
Qatari official: No normalization with Israel without comprehensive peace
An informed Qatari official said that his country will not head to the normalization with Israel unless reaching a comprehensive peace in M.E.
Qatar-Israel, Politics, 9/11/2000
Hamas assures continued armed resistance against Israel
The opposition religious Palestinian Hamas movement said yesterday that it will continue armed resistance against Israel even if the current negotiations with it led to the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/11/2000
After his visit to Tehran , El-Mahdi meets with El-Torabi in Qatar on coming Wednesday
The former Sudanese prime minister - head of the opposition Sudanese Umma party - headed to Tehran to meet the Iranian president, his foreign minister and the high ranking officials in the parliament to discuss the raised initiatives concerning solving the Sudanese crisis.
Sudan, Politics, 9/11/2000
Egypt rejects partition of Jerusalem
Egypt's Ambassador to France Ali Maher said Egypt rejects the partition of Jerusalem and demands tackling this problem in a balanced way, that takes into account the status quo.
Egypt, Politics, 9/11/2000
Amman hosts conference on Palestinian diaspora
Over 100 Arab searchers and intellectuals started on Monday a three-day meeting to discuss various political, economic and social issues related to the Palestinian refugees.
Regional, Politics, 9/11/2000
Pilot human rights teaching program in high schools starts this year
For chairman of the Moroccan human rights advisory council, Driss Dahhak, human rights violations in the Arab world are due to a poor training and education.
Morocco, Politics, 9/11/2000
Iran, Algeria restore full diplomatic ties
Iran and Algeria officially announced on Friday resumption of full diplomatic relations, state news agency IRNA reported Saturday.
Algeria-Iran, Politics, 9/11/2000
Delayed declaration of Palestinian state subject of Mubarak - Arafat meeting
The Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is to arrive at Cairo tonight to meet tomorrow the Egyptian president Mubarak to inform him with results of his visit to Washington and his meeting with U.S President Bill Clinton as well as the high ranking officials.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 9/11/2000
French non- governmental organizations fight to rent a plane to head for Iraq
French non governmental societies and organizations which want to break the embargo imposed on the civil aviation flight to Iraq, have been launching a difficult battle with airlines companies in order to be able to rent a plane, that can be used by their representatives for Iraq. And these difficulties are still persisting despite the positive stand of the French government.
Iraq-France, Politics, 9/11/2000
Iraq accuses Saudi Arabia and Kuwait of aiding in U.S and U.K raids
Iraq accused Saudi Arabia and Kuwait yesterday of using their airfield for the aggression on its land by British and U.S jet fighters.
Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/11/2000
Sudanese first vice president stops a decision to establish a market on Christians graves area
Sudanese first vice president Ali Ossman Mohammed Taha addressed a message to minister of social planning to stop immediately the current arrangements for establishing the market which the craftsman union suggest to establish it on the site of a Christians' graves area.
Sudan, Politics, 9/11/2000
Prince Moulay Rachid returns home after millenium summit
The United Nations Millennium Summit that was attended by nearly 150 heads of state and government, adopted a Declaration wherein the heads of state and government pledged to establish a just and lasting peace all over the world in accordance with the objectives and principles of the Charter, to solve disputes by peaceful means and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law, to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms
Morocco, Politics, 9/11/2000
US, British delegation meet with Lebanese officials
Lebanese prime minister Salim al-Hoss on Friday in Beirut discussed with a British parliamentary delegation latest developments on the Lebanese arena and the Middle East region.
Lebanon, Politics, 9/11/2000
News about threats to Kuwaiti delegation in Millenium summit
The Kuwaiti Watan newspaper revealed yesterday that the Kuwaiti delegation who participated in the Millenium summit received serious threats from unknown persons due to which the U.S intelligence had to take unusual procedures to protect members of the Kuwaiti delegation who was headed by the foreign minister Sheik Sabah El-Ahmed El-Sabah.
Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 9/11/2000
Congolese president in Morocco
Morocco-Congo, Politics, 9/11/2000
King Mohammed on official visit to Spain Sept.18-20
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 9/11/2000
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