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Mubarak in the Emirates today
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt arrives today in the United Arab Emirates in an official visit which lasts for one day before he moves to Cuba, while the visit of Sultan Qabous was postponed from Saturday until the mid of next week.
United Arab Emirates-Egypt, Politics, 5/26/2001
King Abdullah arrives today in Yemen
The Jordanian King Abdullah II will arrive in Aden today in an official visit at the invitation of the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh that will last for two days.
Yemen-Jordan, Politics, 5/26/2001
Western intelligence and a limited Israeli war
The London - based al-Muharir al-Arabi weekly quoted western intelligence sources as saying that Israel is preparing a limited war against Lebanon and does not reach the depth of the Syrian territories.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/26/2001
Two Palestinian suicide attacks against the Israelis
Three members of the Palestinian security were wounded on Friday as a result of the Israeli tanks bombardment of the position of al-Shuhadaa crossing, near Natsareim settlement.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/26/2001
Arafat to Bush: Palestinians regret Israel's rejection of Mitchell's report
President Yasser Arafat assured US President George Bush that Palestinian Authority (PA) is committed to accept and implement the Mitchell Commission's report and the Egyptian-Jordanian initiative as a package.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 5/26/2001
Moroccan FM calls for more than oral threats and extending real support to Intifadah
Morocco's minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, invited Islamic countries to "stand by the Palestinian people" and do more than "oral threats."
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 5/26/2001
International community should intervene to halt Israel aggression on Palestinians
President Hosni Mubarak and Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat yesterday held an expanded session of talks; they probed the outcome of international contacts designed to enforce Mitchell Commission's report and the Egyptian-Jordanian initiative.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/26/2001
On the OIC Doha Summit
Well-informed diplomatic sources in Doha told the London- based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily issued on Friday as saying that the meeting of the foreign ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Conference today ( Saturday) will concentrate on calling on the Arab states which hold full relations or trade representation offices with Israel to sever these relations.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 5/26/2001
Second stage of Shura Council elections to start Sunday
Egypt, Politics, 5/26/2001
The CIA and Arafat
A former official at the CIA has stated that experts of the US intelligence believe that the ultimate aim of the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon is to alienate the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat from the occupied Palestinian territories.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 5/26/2001
Moussa calls for resolutions commensurate with Arab, Islamic ambitions
In statements, Moussa denied reports on a drive to freeze Mauritania's membership of the Arab League, because of its relations with Israel and the recent visit by the Mauritanian Foreign Minister to Tel Aviv, despite a decision by the Arab Follow-Up Committee to halt political contacts with Israel.
Regional, Politics, 5/26/2001
Arab-American leaders meet Bush administration over US policy in Middle East
A delegation representing 13 Arab-American associations met on Friday at the White House with officials from the US National Security Council and raised serious concerns about Israel's violations of international and US laws in its attempts to suppress the Palestinian uprising in the Occupied Territories.
Regional-USA, Politics, 5/26/2001
The African unity dream getting closer, Bin Billa says
Former Algerian President Ahmad Bin Billa has expressed his conviction that the dream of "the unity of Africa" started to take its own way into actual implementation.
Regional, Politics, 5/26/2001
Special US envoy to visit the ME
Regional-USA, Politics, 5/26/2001
Chairman of US religious freedoms committee uncovers its incredibility
the committee chairman Elliott Abraham uncovered the incredibility of the committee's activities when he told the House of Representatives that the report did not include the situation in Israel and the Israeli practices against Palestinians.
Regional-USA, Politics, 5/26/2001
Annan lauds Mubarak's commitment to peaceful solutions
Regional, Politics, 5/26/2001
Russian envoy arrives in the region today
Regional-Russia, Politics, 5/26/2001
American expert and the Israeli terrorism
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/26/2001
Turkish army incursion into the Iraqi territories
Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 5/26/2001
Bundestag delegation calls resumption of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations
Egypt-Germany, Politics, 5/26/2001
Ebeid heads Egyptian delegation to G-15 Summit
Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid will lead Egypt's delegation to the 11th Summit of the G-15, to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 3031.
Egypt, Politics, 5/26/2001
Members of the Saudi Shoura council increased
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/25/2001
Baghdad wants strategic relations with Damascus
The Iraqi news agency said on Wednesday that Iraq and Syria have agreed, in conclusion of the meetings of the third session of their joint committee to increase the volume of trade exchange and holding joint projects in the areas of agriculture, industry and transport.
Iraq-Syria, Politics, 5/25/2001
Al-Shara, Hamdan discuss works of the Doha's OIC summit
A telephone call was made on Thursday evening between the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara and the United Arab Emirates UAE minister of state for foreign affairs Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed al-Nahyan.
Syria-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 5/25/2001
Jordanian King in Sanaa today
A Jordanian official source said on Thursday that the Jordanian King Abdullah II will start on Saturday a visit to Yemen and then to Germany during which he will concentrate on means of strengthening bilateral relations between Amman and each of Sanaa and Berlin.
Jordan-Yemen, Politics, 5/25/2001
Yemeni president in Riyadh on Tuesday; Yemeni amnesty
Diplomatic sources in al-Riyadh have asserted that the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh will pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia next Tuesday
Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 5/25/2001
A Lebanese border town removed by Israel to be rebuilt by its citizens
Several members of the Lebanese border town with Israel "Hounin"- which is one of the seven Lebanese villages annexed to Palestine in 1923 when borders were demarcated between the French and British mandates, have already started their contacts to prepare a building up- promotional project to found buildings on the part of this village which is situated within the Lebanese territories and among the measures is to renovate the old buildings.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 5/25/2001
On the Iraqi oil
Oil sources in London on Thursday expressed their conviction that Iraq continues to pump more than 100,000 barrels of oil daily to Syria, without an official announcement in that, despite the current American pressures in order to put the Iraqi oil exports to the neighboring states under control, while Baghdad has considered the "smart sanctions" US project aims to " squeezing it" stressing that this project will be doomed to failure.
Iraq-Syria, Politics, 5/25/2001
Khartoum halts its raid on the rebellions
Sudan on Thursday announced that its forces will halt air raids against the rebellion areas in the south, while both Egypt and Libya agreed to revitalize their initiative on reconciliation in Sudan.
Sudan, Politics, 5/25/2001
Two Palestinian killed, 20 wounded in confrontations with Israeli forces
Two Palestinians were killed and more than 20 wounded in a new Israeli escalation against the Palestinian territories.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/25/2001
French MPs confer with Moroccan officials
A French parliamentary delegation, led by chairman of the foreign affairs committee at the national Assembly, Francois Loncle, on Thursday started a four-day visit to Morocco.
Morocco-France, Politics, 5/25/2001
Turkish parliamentary delegation in Morocco
A Turkish parliamentary delegation, led by chairman of the Turkish-Moroccan parliamentary friendship group, Mahfouz Kollir, is currently visiting Morocco for talks on the consolidation of ties between the two countries' legislative institutions.
Morocco-Turkey, Politics, 5/25/2001
Moroccan-Portuguese parliamentary cooperation discussed in Rabat
Moroccan-Portuguese parliamentary cooperation was discussed at meetings held here Thursday between visiting speaker of the Portuguese parliament, Almeda Santos and speakers of the two chambers of the Moroccan parliament.
Morocco-Portugal, Politics, 5/25/2001
Arab Gulf ministers condemn Israeli aggressions
Gulf-Palestine, Politics, 5/24/2001
A call to re-license forums
The official spokesman for Jamal al-Attasi forum for democratic dialogue lawyer Habib Issa has called on the Syrian minister of labor and social affairs Bareia al-Qudsi to reconsider the rules which regulate the work of societies and forums and the establishments of the civil society.
Syria, Politics, 5/24/2001
Saudi crown prince to visit Syria
Saudi Arabia-Syria, Politics, 5/24/2001
1967 never to happen again
"What happened in 1967 will never be repeated again, as war does not solve a problem," Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher told a press conference at the close Wednesday of the two-day sixth COMESA summit hosted in Cairo.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 5/24/2001
On Arafat, Sharon visit to France
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/24/2001
A Syrian-Italian parliamentary friendship society
Syria-Italy, Politics, 5/24/2001
Morocco refuses to sit in an organization mustering an illegitimate entity, Benaissa
Morocco cannot accept to be member of an organization that has accepted within its fold an entity which has neither legitimacy nor sovereignty, said Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa.
Morocco, Politics, 5/24/2001
UNDOF mission extended in the Golan
Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/24/2001
Damascus threatens to sever relations with Mauritania
Damascus threatened to cut diplomatic relations with Nouakchott in case it continues to " defy the Arab will and to violate the decisions of the Arab league, which call for cutting relations with Israel because of its aggression against the Palestinian people."
Syria-Mauritania, Politics, 5/24/2001
On the meeting between President al-Assad and Hariri, Junblat
The Lebanese daily al-Nahar issued on Wednesday said in a message from Damascus that the Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri came out of the meeting with President Bashar al-Assad very pleased with the results of the meeting, according to sources close to al-Hariri.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 5/24/2001
Nasrullah vows backing for the Palestinians
The secretary general of the Hizbullah Party Hassan Nasrullah has stressed that his party will support the Palestinians until the establishment of their own state on the land of Palestine.
Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 5/24/2001
Israel incurred in three Palestinian areas
In contrary to what had been stated by the Israeli prime minister in giving orders to his forces to cease fire against the Palestinians, the Israeli army on Wednesday renewed its incursion in three areas that fall under the control of the Palestinian self- rule areas in Gaza and bulldozed vast area of agricultural lands.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/24/2001
Some 28 Somali killed in tribal confrontation
Some 28 persons were at least killed on Wednesday and other 30 persons were wounded in confrontation since last Sunday between two tribes in Somalia in Shabeel al-Westa to the southern part of the country.
Somalia, Politics, 5/24/2001
US should change attitudes towards ME
"The US Administration should review its Middle East Policy, especially with regard to the Arab- Israeli conflict, if it really wants to have good relations with the Arab world," said Mustafa Al Feqi.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/24/2001
Turkey and the Islamic conference
Turkey-Regional, Politics, 5/24/2001
Israeli warplanes violate the Lebanese airspace
The Israeli warplanes on Wednesday broke the sound barriers over the Lebanese capital Beirut, in a new violation for the Lebanese sovereignty.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 5/24/2001
NDP: landslide victory in Shura Council elections
The Egyptian Ministry of Interior announced on Wednesday results of the first round of the mid-term Shura Council run-off elections. The National Democratic Party overwhelmingly won the majority of the 19 seats for which 38 candidates in 12 constituencies vied in five governorates.
Egypt, Politics, 5/24/2001
OIC emergency meeting to be held in Qatar on Saturday
More than 45 states announced their consent to take part in the emergency meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference next Saturday in Doha.
Qatar-Regional, Politics, 5/24/2001
King Mohammed ends official visit to Senegal
On Wednesday, the king toured the slave house on Goree Island, three km from Dakar. Accompanied by his sister, Princess Lalla Hasna, the Senegalese president and his spouse, Mrs. Viviane Wade, the king was briefed by the curator of the facility on the history of the slave trade.
Morocco-Senegal, Politics, 5/24/2001
A call to freeze Mauritania's membership at the AL
The chairman of the united Arab list in the territories of 1948 Talab al-Sane' has called for freezing Mauritania's membership at the Arab League.
Mauritania-Regional, Politics, 5/24/2001
Arab-African ministerial conference condemns Israeli ruthless repression against Palestinian children
The war waged by Israel against the Palestinian civilian populations and the crimes perpetrated against children clearly evidence Israel's denial to these children of their right to life, challenge world consciousness and constitute a blatant violation of the provisions of international conventions related to children's rights, said the report.
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 5/24/2001
Egypt force of stability in Middle East
Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid said that Egypt is a force of stability in the Middle East and is capable, with its Armed Forces, to deter any attempt to commit aggression on Egyptian territory.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 5/24/2001
Ebeid receives first Sudanese vice president
"Meantime, Sudanese Minister of Industry Galal Al-Doqeir agreed with Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Youssef Boutros Ghali on classifying the Sudanese commodities into three categories: the first comprises high-revenue items like sugar, gas and aerated water, the second fledgling industries like textiles and the third comprises cotton and leather industries, in which Sudan enjoys relative privileges", said the source.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 5/24/2001
Mubarak, Abdullah ready to help put Mitchell's report into force
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and King Abdullah II of Jordan informed President George W. Bush of their readiness to cooperate with the US in order to encourage Palestinians and Israelis to implement the Mitchell's report recommendations, a White House Spokesman said late Tuesday.
Regional-USA, Politics, 5/24/2001
Israeli president meets with Mauritania's foreign minister
Mauritania-Israel, Politics, 5/24/2001
Malaysia to call for severance of ties with Israel at OIC meeting
"We hope that Islamic countries will be able to use whatever influence and pressure that we have to stop the violence that is being continuously committed," he added.
Palestine-Malaysia, Politics, 5/24/2001
King Mohammed lauds quality of Morocco-Senegal relations
Morocco's King Mohammed VI lauded in Dakar on Tuesday the quality of Moroccan-Senegalese cooperation, regulated by a large legal framework that encompasses several fields.
Morocco-Senegal, Politics, 5/23/2001
Al-Assad confers with Hariri, Junblat
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received in Damascus at the Damascus al-Shaab palace on Tuesday the Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 5/23/2001
Solana postpones visit to Lebanon
Lebanon-European Union, Politics, 5/23/2001
On Israeli threats to Syria
The United Arab Emirates UAE daily "Akhbar al-Arab " said that the Israeli threats against both Syria and Lebanon had exceeded what are called messages and warnings into real threats for aggressions.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/23/2001
Arab Gulf ministers boycott the Islamic Doha meeting
A Gulf diplomatic source said on Tuesday that several foreign ministers, members at the Gulf Cooperation Council will not take part, personally, in the emergency meeting of the foreign ministers of the member states in the "Organization of the Islamic Conference," as an expression of the " egret" of certain several states over not closing the Israeli trade office in Qatar.
Regional-Qatar, Politics, 5/23/2001
Red carpet welcome to King Mohammed in Dakar
Moroco's King Mohammed VI was given a red carpet welcome at his arrival Tuesday in Dakar for a two-day official visit, at the invitation of President Abdoulaye Wade.
Morocco-Senegal, Politics, 5/23/2001
Arafat is still to visit Syria
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 5/23/2001
Israel continues breaking into Palestinian territories
The Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday continued its incursion into the areas of the Palestinian Authorities and bombarded by planes and tanks the Palestinian houses. As a result, one Palestinian was killed and several were wounded.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/23/2001
Intifada: Israeli army killed more than 100 Palestinian children
The Israeli army has killed more than 100 Palestinian children below 15 since the Al-Aqsa intifada flared up in the occupied territories eight months ago, said the ambassador of Palestine to Morocco Abu Marwane.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/23/2001
Yemeni president calls on Washington to pressure Israel
Yemen-Palestine, Politics, 5/23/2001
On the visit of the Mauritania's foreign minister to Israel
Mauritania's national people and party forces have denounced the visit already started by Mauritania's foreign minister Dah Wild Abdi to Israel on Tuesday and described it as a legalization to the acts of brutality and total annihilation conducted against the Palestinian people by the Israeli forces.
Mauritania-Israel, Politics, 5/23/2001
Arab-African ministerial conference discusses financing and governance
Representatives of several international financial institutions and international organizations (World Bank, African Development Bank, Arab fund for economic and social development, international monetary fund, UNICEF.) stressed the importance of good governance and sound management funds allocated to social sectors, mainly those related to children protection.
Regional, Politics, 5/23/2001
Moroccan socialist party and Chinese communist party sign cooperation agreement
Morocco's Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) and the Chinese communist party signed in Rabat on Monday a cooperation agreement meant to develop relations between the two parties.
Morocco-China, Politics, 5/23/2001
Maghreban union, best warrant to stability in the region
Mauritania and Tunisia have asserted that the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) is the best warrant to stability and development in the region.
Maghreb, Politics, 5/23/2001
Sudan exempts the Syrians from entry visa
Sudan-Syria, Politics, 5/22/2001
Al-Assad confers with Solana, Syrian patriarchs
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday in Damascus's al-Shaab palace received the European Union's foreign policy and Security Council chairman Javier Solana and members of the accompanying delegation.
Syria-European Union, Politics, 5/22/2001
Death penalty for 19 Qatari convicted in failed coup
Qatar, Politics, 5/22/2001
Senegalese president underscores importance of King Mohammed's visit
Senegalese president, Abdoulaye Wade, underscored, in an interview conducted jointly by MAP and the Moroccan TV "TVM," the "exceptional" importance of the official visit that king Mohammed VI will pay to Senegal, starting this Tuesday.
Morocco-Senegal, Politics, 5/22/2001
Damascus denies Miro visit to Baghdad
The press office of the Syrian prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro denied the Iraqi news on the visit of the Syrian prime minister Miro to Baghdad which an Iraqi official said it was presumed to be made on Monday ( yesterday), The Syrian prime minister press office announced that there is no schedule visit for Miro.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 5/22/2001
Saudi crown prince in Yemen
The Saudi crown prince Abdullah on Monday arrived in Yemen to take part in the celebrations to be organized today on the occasion of the 11's anniversary for the declaration of the Yemeni Unity.
Yemen-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/22/2001
Two Palestinians killed and several wounded by the Israelis
The Palestinian citizen Hamad Abu Khousa ( 40 year old) and Ahmad al-Ajami ( 27 year old) were killed on Monday when the Israeli forces opened fire at al-Breij camp to the south of Gaza.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/22/2001
Maher, Kurtzer review bilateral cconsultations to revive peace efforts
Emerging from the meeting, Kurtzer said that the meeting afforded a chance to review the Egyptian-US consultations over the status quo between the Palestinians and Israelis, adding that the meeting with the Foreign Minister consummates another with President Hosni Mubarak this morning.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/22/2001
Sudanese oppositions to hold meeting in Cairo
The Sudanese opposition Democratic federation party led by Muhammad Othman al-Meir Ghani has announced that the commission of the Sudanese opposition coalition leadership abroad will be holding a meeting in Cairo on June 1st with the participation of all opposition groups in order to revive the joint Libyan- Egyptian initiative on reconciliation and peace in Sudan and it will come up with a decisive decision towards the peaceful settlement.
Sudan, Politics, 5/22/2001
Middle East violence must end, Mitchell says as he releases report
"The principal message of our report, six months in the making, delivered to the president on May 1st and made public today," Mitchell said, is for the government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority "to take swift and decisive action to end the violence, rebuild confidence, and resume negotiations."
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/22/2001
Powell endorses Mitchell Report on Mideast Violence, recommends steps to resume peace effort
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said that the U.S. has endorsed the recommendations of the Sharm el Sheikh Fact-Finding Committee on ending violence between Israelis and Palestinians and resuming peace negotiations.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 5/22/2001
Salaad cancels an Arab tour
Somali diplomatic sources said that technical reasons were behind a canceleed tour which was due to be held by the Somali President Abdul Qasem Salaad Hassan to several Arab capitals to start with Cairo this week with Cairo.
Somalia, Politics, 5/22/2001
Arab group at the UN meets today
The ambassadors of the Arab group at the UN decided to convene a meeting today ( Tuesday) under the chairmanship of the Palestinian representative Zihdi al-Qidwa and the presence of the Tunisian ambassador Nour eddine Majdoub, the only representative of the Arab state, member at the UN Security Council to follow up the results of the American rejection of the demand of the UN Security Council to issue a decision ensuring international protection for the Palestinians.
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 5/22/2001
Arabs Association in US says Mitchell Commission Report positive but flawed
ADC President Hala Maksoud said "While there are many positive aspects to the Commission's report, especially the demand that Israel halt all settlement activity, it fails to adequately address the root cause of the conflict, which is Israel's occupation of Palestinian land."
Palestine-USA, Politics, 5/22/2001
Over one billion persons live in precarious conditions, Annan
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said some 1.2 billion persons, i.e. 1/5 of the world population, are living in unthinkable conditions of suffering and poverty.
Regional, Politics, 5/22/2001
A warning against Israel's owning military base in the Red Sea
A report by the Arab boycott office of Israel of the Arab League has warned against Israel's having military bases in the Red Sea areas.
Israel-Regional, Politics, 5/22/2001
Arab ambassador hold banquet in honor of Greek defense minister
Arab ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Athens on Sunday evening held a dinner banquet for the Greek defense minister.
Regional-Greece, Politics, 5/22/2001
Lahd members and Israel
Members of the hireling Lahd militias in South Lebanon, who gave all their services to Israel, admitted that the latter treated them very badly and left them suffering hard living conditions.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 5/22/2001
Arab chambers of commerce decide to boycott Euro-Med meeting
Arab business leaders Sunday decided not to attend the second conference of the European Union-Mediterranean (Euro-Med) chambers of commerce, slated for May 28 in Barcelona, Spain, to protest Israel's participation amid the Jewish state's escalating attacks on the Palestinians.
Regional-European Union, Politics, 5/22/2001
UN conference adopts action plan to help world's least developed countries
Nearly 200 governments participating in a just-concluded United Nations conference in Brussels have committed themselves to fighting poverty in the world's poorest countries while improving the lives of the 600 million people there.
Regional, Politics, 5/22/2001
Arab-African ministerial conference holds first plenary session
The conference of Arab and African finance ministers --convening in Marrakesh May 21-23 to prepare for the World Child Summit, due next September 19-21 at the United Nations headquarters in New York-held a first plenary session Monday afternoon.
Regional, Politics, 5/22/2001
Speaker of Portuguese Parliament in Morocco Thursday
Speaker of the Portuguese parliament, Almeda Santos, pays an official visit to Morocco May 24-27, at the invitation of speaker of the House of representatives (lower house of the Moroccan parliament), Abdelouahed Radi.
Morocco-Portugal, Politics, 5/22/2001
Islamic World League Calls UNICEF to draw report on 'Israel's crimes against children'
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 5/21/2001
Report: a state of alert in Syria
The Qatari daily al-Watan issued on Saturday said that a state of alert exists in Syria.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/21/2001
Mubarak: The situation in the region is deteriorating
"The excessive use of power will never lead to any peace whatsoever. I here say that the problem will be more complicated especially after Israel's use of air-fighters" Mubarak said, adding that such aircraft are only used in defending one's country against an attacking enemy. "I was astonished to learn of using F-16 fighters in the operations."
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 5/21/2001
On relations between Syria and Iraq
The London- based al-Hayat daily issued on Sunday said that the Syrian government showed great caution in dealing with the issue of the new sanctions system on Iraq expected to be debated in a joint British- American project to adopt a new decision by the UN Security Council.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 5/21/2001
King Abdullah in Kuwait
Jordanian King Abdullah II on Sunday started an official visit to Kuwait. Well-informed sources said that this visit aims at strengthening relations between the two states, rather than relating to a mediation role the recent Amman's summit commissioned the Jordanian King to make between Kuwait and Baghdad.
Kuwait-Jordan, Politics, 5/21/2001
Mubarak, solana review latest developments in ME
"What happened in the past few days and the use of F-16 aircraft are not the optimal means to adopt peace in the region," Solana added.
Egypt-European Union, Politics, 5/21/2001
King Mohammed starts Tuesday official visit to Senegal
Morocco's King Mohammed VI will pay starting Tuesday an official visit to Senegal as the two countries are boasting better-than-ever relations between both the two states and the two heads of state.
Morocco-Senegal, Politics, 5/21/2001
The new formation for the Saudi Shoura council
It is expected that the Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz will approve within the few coming days the royal decision to nominate members of the new formation of the Saudi Shoura council for its 3rd session which lasts for 4 years and which starts according to its own constitution next Saturday.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/21/2001
On relations between Syria and Iraq
The Jordanian daily al- Arab al-Youm ( Arab today) described the arrival of the Syrian diplomat Muhammad Hassan al-Tawab to Baghdad on Friday to chair the Syrian interests office there as a step revealing the development of relations between Syria and Iraq.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 5/21/2001
Al-Assad to meet with Junblat
A well-informed Syrian source told the London- based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily issued on Saturday that President Bashar al-Assad may meet with member of the Lebanese parliament Walid Junblat during a very short coming phase, at an urgent request submitted by the latter and in response to several mediations held by those close to Junblat and friends to Syria in order to arrange this meeting.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 5/21/2001
Arafat approves Syrian proposal
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 5/21/2001
A report on the explosion in an Israeli Cafe in the Golan
The Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am on Saturday issued a report in which it indicated that the " Golan Cafe explosion " resulted in human casualties and had targeted the commander of the Israeli front and that Israel "blackened" (did not publicize) this event.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/21/2001
Israel continues its attacks, more victims reported
The Israeli attacks against the Palestinians continued on Sunday resulting in more casualties, while the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon threatened to use all the Israeli military arsenal to eliminate the Intifada, at a time when the Palestinian Authority started a large- scale diplomatic campaign demanding international protection for the Palestinians.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/21/2001
Russia rejects US proposals on new Iraqi sanctions
The US has failed to convince Russia on Friday to support its proposals for imposing a new system of UN sanctions against Iraq.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/21/2001
Using F-16s to kill civilians is very serious escalation
"Israel's use of f-16s to kill Palestinian civilians is a very grave escalation of the situation that requires immediate international intervention to halt the organized killing of Palestinians with the ultimate aim of eliminating them,"the New Arab League Chief said.
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 5/21/2001
Israeli vandalism in the occupied Arab Golan Heights
The Syrian Arab Republic prepared a memorandum, on the Israeli encroachment on the monumental sites in the occupied Arab Golan Heights, to be submitted to the Fifth Conference of the Arab Archaeologists.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/21/2001
Israeli forces violate the Lebanese airspace
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 5/21/2001
Sharon's hasty, uncalculated action will harm more it benefits
"President Hosni Mubarak is carrying out intensive contacts to mobilize the international community support in a bid to launch moves while warning of the dangerous deterioration in the Palestinian territories," said Osama El Baz, Egyptian Presidential Political Adviser on Sunday.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 5/21/2001
Palestine: Arab follow-up committee calls for emergency meeting of UN Security Council
The committee recommended "to stop any political contacts with Israel as long as aggressions and blockade are perpetrated against the Palestinian people and authority," and entrusted the Arab League Secretary General, Amr Moussa, to ensure immediately the conveyance of material assistance to the Palestinian authority and to organize fund-raising campaigns to the benefit of the Palestinian people.
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 5/21/2001
Mubarak called for American effective role to halt aggression against on Palestinians
In an urgent message from President Mubarak to US President George Bush, Egypt has called on the US Administration to take urgent measures for halting flagrant Israeli aggression against Palestinians.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/21/2001
Moroccan association denounces 'Israeli Neo-Nazism'
The Moroccan Association for Support to the Struggle of the Palestinian People (AMSLP) on Saturday denounced "the neo-Nazism of Israel which seeks to destroy Palestine and is waging an extermination war against the Palestinian people."
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 5/21/2001
King Mohammed sends Senegalese president message over Omega plan
Morocco-Senegal, Politics, 5/21/2001
Egypt for international protection for the Palestinians
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher has stressed that what the unarmed Palestinians have been exposed to of flagrant aggressions at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces will create a very dangerous condition in the Middle East region.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/21/2001
Arab- American organization and the Israeli raids
The Arab- American organization against discrimination has stated that Israel's use of the fighting US planes (F-16) in bombarding the Palestinians is eventually a violation to the American law and the set conditions for using these weapons.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 5/21/2001
President of Burkina Faso meets Moroccan premier, speakers of parliament
President of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore, received in Rabat Sunday Moroccan Prime Minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi.
Morocco-Burkina Faso, Politics, 5/21/2001
People's Assembly supports decisions of Arab follow-up committee
The People's Assembly has declared its support to decisions of the Arab Follow-up Committee to halt all political contacts with Israel as long as it continued escalating its unjustified acts of aggression on the Palestinian people.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 5/21/2001
Junblat delegation confers with Druze community members
Lebanon, Politics, 5/21/2001
Differences in Israel over the strikes
The Hebrew- language- Israeli radio said on Sunday that a dispute has started to emerge at the Israeli political and security levels, on the ground of singling out the political decision regarding the Israeli bombardment of Palestinian positions on Friday.
Israel-Palestine, Politics, 5/21/2001
Al-Bashir statements on African issues
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir returned back on Sunday to al-Khartoum after he took part in the conference to settle inter- African disputes which conclude its deliberations on Saturday in Lomy, capital of the Republic of Togo.
Sudan-Regional, Politics, 5/21/2001
Iran for boosting relations with Kuwait
The Iranian Vice President Hijatul Islam Muhammad Sadouqi for legal and parliamentary affairs, currently visiting Kuwait, stressed his country's desire to develop its relations with all states, especially the Islamic states, especially the countries of the region.
Kuwait-Iran, Politics, 5/21/2001
Speaker of Hungarian Parliament Ends Visit to Morocco
Morocco-Hungary, Politics, 5/21/2001
Why do many Germans dream of Egypt?
There is a deep friendship, that goes back in history, for long decades, between the Germans and the Egyptians depending on the mutual admiration exchanged by the two peoples. In a special article for Al-Ahram daily, the German councilor, Gerhard Schroeder, went on to say that many Germans 'dream' of Egypt while many Egyptians 'admire' the German technology and industry.
Egypt-Germany, Politics, 5/21/2001
Ghanaian president winds up visit to Morocco
President John Kufuor of Ghana left Fez Saturday at the end of a visit to Morocco. President Kufuor paid an official visit to Morocco May 15-16 at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, that was followed by a private visit in Casablanca, Marrakesh and Fez.
Morocco-Ghana, Politics, 5/21/2001
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