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New Iraqi accusations against Kuwait
Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 12/9/2000

On the Arab meeting tomorrow in Damascus
The Lebanese daily al-Safir issued today said that that international pressures are being made to make the Damascus ministerial meeting ( at the level of foreign ministers to be convened tomorrow in Damascus) to follow up the resolutions of the recent Arab summit to resort to decisions that calm down matters.
Syria, Politics, 12/9/2000

Arab follow-up committee to conduct peace process
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa leaves for Damascus Sunday on a two-day visit during which he will participate in the ministerial meeting of the committee to follow-up the resolutions of the Emergency Arab Summit held in Cairo on October 21-22.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 12/9/2000

Eight Palestinians, three Israeli settlers were killed on Friday's confrontations
The israeli army on Friday opened its machine- guns fires and poisonous bombs against thousands of Palestinians who started massive demonstrations following Friday's prayers at al-Aqsa mosque. This resulted in wounding tens of Palestinians.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/9/2000

Calm returned back to Djibouti following coup attempt
Normalcy has returned back to Djibouti on Friday after the army has crushed a failed coupe attempt made by the police and resulted in killing two persons and wounding other six.
Djibouti, Politics, 12/9/2000

Sudan, Eritrea normalize bilateral relations
Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 12/9/2000

Bahrain's prime minister gets a message from Musharraf
Bahrain-Pakistan, Politics, 12/9/2000

Expansion expected in the Syrian National Progressive Front
Syria, Politics, 12/9/2000

List of detained Lebanese in Syria has not been sent yet
The attorney general in Lebanon told the Monte Carlo radio on Monday that the Syrian officials did not send to the officials in Lebanon a list in the names of Lebanese detainees in the Syrian jails.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/9/2000

Morocco made concrete settlement proposals on Sahara, Benaissa
Morocco made concrete proposals to come out of the deadlock in the implementation of the Sahara settlement plan, Moroccan foreign affairs and cooperation minister, Mohamed Benaissa said.
Morocco, Politics, 12/9/2000

Arab group press on sending UN observer force to Palestinian territories
To protect Palestinians in the occupied lands, the Arab group at the United Nations said it will resort to the General Assembly if one of the five permanent Security Council members uses its veto power to block sending an observer force to Palestinian territories.
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 12/9/2000

Arafat calls on Fact-Finding Commission to accelerate mission in Palestinian territories
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat called on the Fact-Finding Commission to accelerate its visit to Palestinian territories in order to monitor Israeli violations against the Palestinian people.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/9/2000

Spy's case before court of appeal
Egypt's Supreme State Security Prosecution will send today the case file of the spy Sherif Al-Filaly, accused of spying for Israel, to Cairo court of appeal in preparation for setting the date of trial.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 12/9/2000

50 female students suffer suffocation from Israeli troops gas bombs
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/9/2000

Lahd militia in Israel ask for privileges
Hundreds of the Lahd hireling militias and their families who fled to Israel after the liberation of South Lebanon from the Israeli occupation has submitted a petition to the Israeli supreme court calling for offering the Israeli nationality, compensations and privileges the Israeli soldiers have got when they were serving in liberated South Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 12/9/2000

Saudi - Yemeni coordination council to meet on Monday
The Saudi Arabian - Yemeni coordination council holds its first meeting since 10 years next Monday in al-Madina al- Mounawara, Saudi Arabia with the aim of discussing means to strengthening relations between the two states in all fields.
Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 12/8/2000

Tunisia calls for normalization of Moroccan - Algerian relations
Tunisia-Regional, Politics, 12/8/2000

Two Palestinians killed, Israeli wounded
Thursday's clashes in the occupied Arab lands between the Palestinians and the Israeli forces resulted in killing two Palestinians and wounding several others. The Israeli forces deployed armored military vehicles to the Palestinian areas to tighten the military and economic siege and carry out more acts of extermination..
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/8/2000

Sheikh Zayed receives two telephone calls from al-Assad, al-Qaddafi
President of the United Arab Emirates UAE Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan on Wednesday received a telephone call from the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and from the Libyan Leader Muammar al-Qaddafi.
United Arab Emirates, Politics, 12/8/2000

An Israeli settlement plan in the Golan
Syria-Israel, Politics, 12/8/2000

Moussa, al-Shara make consultations over Damascus meeting
Abdul Miguid stressed the importance of the Damascus meeting amid the continued Israeli brutal aggression against the Palestinian people and the Israeli threats against Syria and Lebanon, noting that these threats reflect the Israeli aggressive attitude, based on military power and occupation.
Syria-Egypt, Politics, 12/8/2000

Algeria: three Islamists sentenced to death in absentia
Algeria, Politics, 12/8/2000

Mauritania's opposition conditions for maintaining a real detente
The Mauritanian opposition parties have replied to the proposal made by the Mauritania's President Mu'weya Wild Taye to introduce reforms on the elections law, by putting three conditions in order to achieve a genuine political détente.
Mauritania, Politics, 12/8/2000

Italian official hails excellent relations with Morocco
Relations between Italy and Morocco are excellent at all levels, mainly in political and economic fields, said Thursday Italian secretary of state for foreign affairs, Rino Serri.
Morocco-Italy, Politics, 12/8/2000

Weeklies banning still sparks diverging responses
The Moroccan government's decision last Saturday to ban the publishing and circulation of three weeklies, namely Le Journal, Assahifa and Demain, for having published or commented a dossier on the circumstances of the coup d'état of 1972, led by General Oufkir, and a letter by Fkih Basri, a leftist leader, sent in the early seventies to the late first secretary of the USFP, Abderrahim Bouabid and Abderrahmane Youssoufi, current USFP first secretary, showing they would have been involved in the coup attempt, is still sparking diverging responses from various sides.
Morocco, Politics, 12/8/2000

Algerian- European negotiations
Algerian will make a new round of negotiations with the European Union by the end of this week dealing with the questing of offering the Algerians entry visas to the European territories and several economic issues of concern to the two sides.
Algeria-European Union, Politics, 12/8/2000

Makadishu war leaders calls on Libya to stop interventions in Somalia's internal affairs
Leader of the " United Somali conference" Othman Hassan Ali " ( Atu) on Wednesday called on the Libyan government, which contributed to the equipment of the police force formed by the provisional government in Makadishu to stop its interventions in his country's internal affairs.
Somalia-Libya, Politics, 12/8/2000

Vanuatu no longer recognizes whimsical SADR
The government of the Vanuatu Republic withdrew recognition of the so-called Sahrawi republic "SADR" saying it would wait for the UN referendum outcome.
Morocco-Vanuatu, Politics, 12/8/2000

Lebanese ministerial delegation heads to Iraq
A Lebanese ministerial delegation left for Iraq Thursday for talks on economic and oil cooperation, in the first high-ranking visit
Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 12/8/2000

Monotheist intellectuals back establishment of Palestinian state
The 107 Muslim, Christian and Jewish intellectuals said in a release that they support the Palestinian people's right to self-determination with a view to establishing an independent state in accordance with the international legitimacy.
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 12/8/2000

Israeli reconnaissance planes in the airspace of south Lebanon
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 12/8/2000

Al-Assad closes the file of the Lebanese prisoners
Lebanese political circles considered this initiative taken by President al- Assad as very important for three main reason: The first that this new measures would close a file which is keeping it open does not serve Lebanese- Syrian relations as it is used by certain sides to doubt these relations.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 12/7/2000

UAE president confers with Jordanian King
United Arab Emirates-Jordan, Politics, 12/7/2000

Al-Bashir the first Arab president to visit Iraq
Iraqi sources expected that more than one Arab President and leader to visit Iraq, noting that there are actual contacts that are being made with several Arab states for that purpose.
Iraq-Sudan, Politics, 12/7/2000

Jordanian Islamic resistance movement announces responsibility over shooting Israeli diplomat
Jordan-Israel, Politics, 12/7/2000

Mubarak, Arafat probe current situation in Palestinian territories
"There are no proposals except that published in papers about proposed slight withdrawal from small areas in Palestine", he said, stressing that these proposals are not serious.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 12/7/2000

Palestinian uprising continues against occupation
Palestinian sources said on Wednesday that the Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday arrested 10 Palestinians from the two palestinian villages of al-Maghir and Aqraba in the west bank and other three in Jerusalem.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/7/2000

Palestinian delegation of 1948 arrives in Damascus
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 12/7/2000

Comoro foreign minister hands minister M'Daghri royal message
Morocco-Comoro, Politics, 12/7/2000

Moroccan MPs confer with amnesty international officials
A Moroccan parliamentary delegation visiting Great-Britain conferred here Wednesday with officials of Amnesty International.
Morocco-UK, Politics, 12/7/2000

The Syrian 'document' on Lockerbie
The " Secret document" which exists in Syria concerning the alleged relation of the "People's Front for the Liberation of Palestine"- General Command on exploding the Pan American plan over Scotland in 1988 still delays the trial process of the two Libyans who are accused of this air catastrophe which is considered the worst in the history of Britain.
Syria-Libya, Politics, 12/7/2000

Israel doubts Jordanian security measures to protect Israeli embassy in Amman
The director of Jordan's department at the Israeli foreign ministry Ofeir Afeiran has doubted the Jordanian security measures taken to protect the Israeli embassy team in Jordan.
Jordan-Israel, Politics, 12/7/2000

Official: Morocco's enemies are inside the country
Moroccan minister of territory development, town planning, housing and environment, Mohamed El Yazghi, said enemies of Morocco, of its security, of its stability and sacred institutions are mainly inside Morocco and enjoy foreign support.
Morocco, Politics, 12/7/2000

Families of Israeli diplomats in Jordan returned back to Israel
Jordan-Israel, Politics, 12/7/2000

Sudan accusations again US; Human rights reports
Sudan's foreign relations minister Mustafa Othman Ismael has accused the US of plans to recruit Sudanese children in the lines of the US mariners.
Sudan-USA, Politics, 12/7/2000

Mossad's agent confesses
The spy Sherif Al Filaly admitted - before the State Supreme Security Prosecution that he was involved for the Israeli intelligence which recruited him to get as much information as it could about Egypt. Yet, the Egyptian intelligence was able to uncover his practices.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 12/7/2000

Intensive moves in UNSC for dispatching observers to West Bank
The UN Security Council held a session of consultations to discuss and evaluate a draft resolution presented by the Non-Alignment Movement (NAM),calling for dispatching a UN observer force to the Palestinian lands to monitor and protect Palestinian citizens.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/7/2000

US official refuse to meet with al-Qaddoumi
A US official said on Wednesday that the US State Department has refused a request proposed by the chairman of the PLO political department Farouk al-Qaddoumi to meet with officials at the US state department.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 12/7/2000

Weeklies banning was not an easy decision, communication minister
Moroccan minister of culture and communication, Mohamed Achaari, said Wednesday the banning of the weeklies Le Journal, Assahifa and Demain, "was not an easy decision nor was it hoped."
Morocco, Politics, 12/7/2000

Sudan and the Inter- Parliamentary Union
The chairman of the Sudanese elections commission Abdul Menem al-Zein Nahas has stressed that the International parliamentary Federation has promised to lift freezing Sudan's membership, immediately after the election of the new national council during this month.
Sudan, Politics, 12/7/2000

Indonesia planning to open embassy in libya
The Indonesian government is planning to open an embassy in Libya in compliance with a request from the North African country, Indonesian foreign minister Alwi Shihab said here Wednesday.
Libya-Indonesia, Politics, 12/7/2000

Algerian liberation front condemns attempt to distort Algerian people's struggle
The Algerian national liberation front party has condemned what it considered attempts to distort the "glorious liberation war" launched by the Algerian people under the banner of the national liberation front and the national liberation army.
Algeria, Politics, 12/7/2000

Israeli military exercises conducted
Israel-Regional, Politics, 12/7/2000

King Abdullah arrives in Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates-Jordan, Politics, 12/6/2000

Syria and the Baath party reforms
Well-informed Syrian sources told the London based al-Hayat daily issued on Tuesday that the Baath party regional leadership has cancelled the principle of " appointing " of Party cadres and leaderships and that real elections will be held as from January 20,000 from the bottom to the top but without giving the right of the Baath party conferences to impeach confidence from intermediate leaderships.
Syria, Politics, 12/6/2000

UN condemns Iraqi government terror to oppress opposition
The UN General Assembly on Monday strongly condemned with great majority the human and systematic human rights violations by the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Iraq, Politics, 12/6/2000

Two Palestinians killed on Tuesday's clashes with Israel
Amid Israeli military escalation and threats, the Palestinian uprising continued on Tuesday defying the Israeli military measures and the military and economic siege it imposed on the Palestinian areas.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/6/2000

On al-Hashem's meeting with al-Assad
Former Lebanese Minister Joseph al-Hashem stressed that he had felt during his meeting with President Bashar al-Assad complete understanding as the President is aware in full knowledge about the Lebanese file and expressed readiness to be fair in all matters relating to Lebanese- Syrian relations.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 12/6/2000

Moussa: Situation still tough in the region
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa met late Tuesday with European Union ME Peace Envoy Miguel Moratinos, currently visiting Egypt as part of a regional tour that also includes Israel and the Palestinian self-rule areas.
Egypt-European Union, Politics, 12/6/2000

House of representatives delegation meets officials in London
Morocco-UK, Politics, 12/6/2000

An assassination attempt against an Israeli diplomat in Amman
It was announced in Amman on Tuesday evening that an Israeli diplomat work at the Israeli embassy in Amman was hit by several bullets in an attempt to assassin him.
Jordan-Israel, Politics, 12/6/2000

Russian efforts to start regular flights to Baghdad
The Russian Ambassador to Iraq Alexander Shayeen announced on Tuesday that Moscow is currently making talks with other countries, who have permanent membership at the UN Security Council so as to reach an appropriate formula to start regular air flights to Baghdad.
Iraq-Russia, Politics, 12/6/2000

Benaissa: Arab free-trade zones with Morocco could give birth to Arab common market
It high time we set up instrument to promote Arab interests without affecting legislation in force in each Arab states if we are to secure economic well-being of our citizens, Benaissa said.
Regional-Morocco, Politics, 12/6/2000

Transparency international lauds Morocco's anti-corruption efforts
Transparency International, an organization that struggles against corruption, lauded efforts by the Moroccan government to eradicate corruption.
Morocco, Politics, 12/6/2000

Change in quality of Morocco - Germany relations, Youssoufi
Moroccan prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, said his visit to Germany this Dec.3-5 has brought about a change in the quality of relations between Morocco and Germany.
Morocco-Germany, Politics, 12/6/2000

On releasing arbitrarily held detainees in Sudan
Lawyer al-Tayeb Haroun said on Tuesday that the Sudanese authorities have released several detainees with further effort to release the others left as a result of prolonged detention.
Sudan, Politics, 12/6/2000

Israel and Shebaa farms
The Israeli daily Haartez on Tuesday quoted Israeli government's sources as saying that Israel asserts the need of keeping Shebaa farms areas which are under disputes as a sort of guarantees.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 12/6/2000

On Iranian ­ Egyptian relations
A round table was held at Tehran University on Tuesday on strengthening Egyptian- Iranian relations with the participation of several experts and researches from each of the two countries.
Egypt-Iran, Politics, 12/6/2000

Weeklies ban still sparks responses
The Moroccan government's decision last Saturday to ban the publishing and circulation of three weeklies, namely Le Journal, Assahifa and Demain, is still sparking responses from various sides.
Morocco, Politics, 12/6/2000

Youssoufi saddened by attempts to undermine Morocco's credibility
Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi said he was saddened by attempts by a part of the press to undermine, discredit and harm the country's credibility.
Morocco, Politics, 12/6/2000

One suspected in USS Cole bombing arrested
An official at the US state department has asserted news broadcast by the NBC TV on that the Jordanian authorities had arrested an American of Palestinian origin suspected to be involved in the explosion of the US warship "USS Cole" which resulted in killing 17 mariners in October in Yemen.
Yemen-USA, Politics, 12/6/2000

Ruler of Kuwait gets a message from Bahrain's counterpart
Kuwait-Bahrain, Politics, 12/6/2000

Midaoui blames renewed immigration outbreak on Europe
Interior minister Mohamed El Midaoui blamed the renewed outbreak of illegal immigration on European countries which have extravagant visa requirements.
Regional-European Union, Politics, 12/6/2000

Benaissa says no pressure on Morocco for Mid-East stand
Morocco's Minister of foreign affairs and cooperation Mohamed Benaissa said there were no pressures on Morocco for a "softer tone" against Israel adding the kingdom, an independent and sovereign country, would not accept pressures, whatever the origin.
Morocco-Israel, Politics, 12/6/2000

Bin Ami cancels visit to Moscow
Israel-Russia, Politics, 12/6/2000

Syria and media pluralism
The Jordanian weekly al-Hilal said in its today's issue that the Syrian leadership has formed a committee chaired by the deputy prime minister Muhammad Naji al Otari to study amendment of the of the printing and press law in Syria which was drawn in 1949 and amended in 1952 and was suspended to be active after the launching of the march 8 revolution in 1963.
Syria, Politics, 12/5/2000

Abu Dhabi crown prince: The Intifada is the only way o settle the Arab- Israeli conflict
United Arab Emirates-Palestine, Politics, 12/5/2000

Morocco's premier meets German president, German chancellor
Moroccan prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, who started on Sunday a three-day official visit to Germany at the invitation of chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, met on Monday German president Johannes Rau.
Morocco-Germany, Politics, 12/5/2000

Syrian Foreign minister reviews with Cappucci bloody events in occupied territories
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 12/5/2000

Moroccan weeklies banning triggers responses
The political bureau of the Party for Progress and Socialism (PPS/ in the governmental coalition) denounced the "insane orientation of some press" and deplored the ban.
Morocco, Politics, 12/5/2000

Director of two banned weeklies to sue government
Director of Le Journal and Assahifa, Boubker Jamai is planning to sue the Moroccan government following a decision made Saturday to ban the publishing and circulation of the two weeklies.
Morocco, Politics, 12/5/2000

Urgent meeting in Cairo in preparations for the Arab follow up committee meeting
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 12/5/2000

Palestinian Intifada continues, one Palestinian killed
Clashes continued on Monday between the Palestinians and the Israeli occupation forces. The Palestinian Awad al-Salmi ( 28 year old) was killed while trying to implant a bomb on the road to Natsareim settlement in Gaza strip.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/5/2000

Syrian - Lebanese summit expected very soon
The Lebanese daily al-Anwar said in its today's issue quoting well-informed political sources expecting that the meetings President Bashar al-Assad hold in Damascus with Lebanese Christian and Islamic figures will be crowned by a summit meeting with the Lebanese President Emi Lahoud.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/5/2000

Jordan ratifies naval agreement with Syria
Jordan has ratified the sea navigation agreement with Syria. This was approved in a royal decree which also stressed the deep fraternal and trade relations between Jordan and Syria and the desire to deepen cooperation relations and trade and economic relations as well as joint cooperation in the naval area.
Jordan-Syria, Politics, 12/5/2000

Ruler of Qatar confers with Arafat
Qatar-Palestine, Politics, 12/5/2000

Sudan forms a fact finding commission
The Sudanese foreign ministry has formed a fact finding commission to investigate over what was recently stated that the US has evacuated into the US a great number of Sudanese children, who were kidnapped by the rebel movement led by John Garang.
Sudan-USA, Politics, 12/5/2000

On Jordanian detainees
The Jordanian charge de affairs in Damascus said in an exclusive statement to the Jordanian daily al-Dostour issued on Monday that he had submitted a request to the Syrian authorities to get lists of names of prisoners who were recently released according to the Presidential Amnesty.
Jordan-Syria, Politics, 12/5/2000

Qatar's foreign minister visits China
Qatar's foreign minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem Bin Jaber al-Thani will pay a visit to China carrying a message from the ruler of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa Al-Thani to the Chinese President.
Qatar-China, Politics, 12/5/2000

Somali national reconciliation process continues
A great rapprochement has been taken place between the Somali government the opposition leader Hussein Haj Boud, who was among the participants in the preparations for Arta conference in Djibouti and withdrew from this conference in its last days. He also announced his opposition to the results of the reconciliation conference.
Somalia, Politics, 12/5/2000

Moroccan opposition party calls prime minister to make clarifications about Fkih Basri's letter
Le Journal weekly published two weeks ago a dossier on the circumstances of the coup d'état of 1972, led by General Oufkir, and a letter reportedly by Fkih Basri, a leftist leader, and sent in the seventies to the late first secretary of the USFP, Abderrahim Bouabib, and Abderrahmane Youssoufi, current USFP first secretary, showing they were involved in the coup attempt.
Morocco, Politics, 12/5/2000

The press in Morocco has never been so free, prime minister
Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi said here Monday "Press in Morocco has never been as free as it is today."
Morocco, Politics, 12/5/2000

Some US $ 26 million for the victims of the Intifada
The Saudi government has offered a financial aid of US $ 26 million to the families of the victims of the Palestinian Intifada in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 12/5/2000

Eritrea, Ethiopia to sign peace treaty
The spokesman for the Eritrean Presidency said on Monday that Eritrea and Asmara will sign a peace treaty in Algeria on December 12 and therefore to end their border disputes which lasted for two years and claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people.
Eritrea-Ethiopia, Politics, 12/5/2000

Al-Assad received former Lebanese minister Joseph al-Hashem
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 12/4/2000

Al-Assad confers with Libya's al-Tureiki
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday at received the secretary of the Libyan people's general committee for African unity Ali Abdul Salaam al-Tureiki.
Syria-Libya, Politics, 12/4/2000

Iraq to open four new embassies abroad
Iraq, Politics, 12/4/2000

Government bans three weeklies for attempt to state stability
The Moroccan government decided Saturday to ban the publishing and circulation of three weeklies Le Journal, Demain and Assahifa, for having "deliberately attacked Morocco's most sacred institutional foundations" and for their clear attempt to destabilize the country's institutions.
Morocco, Politics, 12/4/2000

Clashes continue in the occupied Palestinian territories
The demonstrators clashed with the Israeli soldiers near " Nafi Rekalim" settlement in Gaza in defiance of the Israeli heavy artillery forces launched extensively by the Israeli soldiers.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/4/2000

Iraq evaluates its position and UN dialog on sanctions
Iraq's foreign minister Muhammad Saeed al-Sahaf has stressed that Iraq is at the meantime through determining the characteristics of the new phase between Iraq and the UN by making a comprehensive and unconditional dialogue with the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.
Iraq, Politics, 12/4/2000

Syria and redeployment in Lebanon
Well-informed sources in Damascus told the Monte Carlo correspondent in Damascus that there is no Syrian integrated plan for the redeployment of the Syrian forces in Lebanon and the withdrawal of these forces.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/4/2000

Israeli threats to Syria, Lebanon
The London- based al-Hayat daily said on Sunday that the US administration conveyed to Damascus and Beirut Israeli threats of a large-scale military action targeting the Syrian troops in Lebanon if the military operations carried out by the Hizbullah party in the occupied Shebaa farms are not halted.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 12/4/2000

Morocco's premier in Germany: a political trip with economic effects
Moroccan prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, who started on Sunday a three-day official visit to Germany at the invitation of chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, said his visit is no doubt a political one but it will undoubtedly have economic effects.
Morocco-Germany, Politics, 12/4/2000

Persons accused in the US warship bombing will be tried soon
An official at the Yemeni police announced on Saturday that 6 persons suspected to be involved in the attack against the US warship USS Cole which resulted in killing some 17 American soldiers, will be presented shortly before the Attorney General.
Yemen-USA, Politics, 12/4/2000

Arab Committee Drafts Plan for International Action for Backing Intifadah
The Arab committee in charge of following up implementation of resolutions of the recent Arab summit held a meeting at the level of permanent representatives of Arab League member states on Sunday.
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 12/4/2000

Al-Refa denies resignation from Abu al-Ragheb government
Jordanian minister of information Taleb al-Refa has denied information which talked about submitting his resignation from the government of Ali Abu al-Ragheb.
Jordan, Politics, 12/4/2000

Italian, Ukraine planes arrived in Baghdad
Two Italian and Ukraine planes carrying two delegation including senior officials landed on Saturday evening at Baghdad's International Airport.
Iraq-Italy, Politics, 12/4/2000

French MPs delegation hears Tindouf survivors testimonies
A French parliamentary delegation of the Rally For the Republic (RPR) met here end of the week with survivors of Tindouf camps and heard their testimonies on the inhuman ordeal of Moroccans sequestered in the camps.
Morocco, Politics, 12/4/2000

Sudanese official denies Eritrea's build up
Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 12/4/2000


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