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Shaath in Damascus after Abu Mazin
The Palestinian official in charge of planning and international co-operation in the Palestinian Authority Nabil Shaath on Friday started a visit to Damascus, which is the second for a Palestinian official in less than one month.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/25/2001
Iraqi criticism to Kuwait over missing file
The Iraqi minister of information Muhammad Saeed al-Sahaf on Friday criticized Kuwait's refusal to the proposal made by Baghdad to form an Arab committee to follow up the file of the missing in the Gulf war.
Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 8/25/2001
Guinea's president starts private visit to Morocco
Morocco-Guinea, Politics, 8/25/2001
Mubarak to receive sultan Qaboos and meet with university students
In the framework of consultations and contacts by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at the Arab and world levels for saving the peace process and putting an end to violence in occupied Palestinian territories, President Mubarak will receive on Monday Sultan Qaboos Bin Said of Oman in Sharm E1 Sheikh on his first leg of a tour that will take him to Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
Egypt, Politics, 8/25/2001
The Palestinians challenge Israel's attempts to break into Deir al-Balah and al-Khalil
The series of Israeli breaking into the Palestinian camps and villages continued on Friday and resulted in numerous casualties among the unarmed Palestinian civilians and their properties.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/25/2001
Yemeni- Saudi border demarcation
Well-informed Yemeni sources said that the Yemeni- Saudi technical committee in charge of demarcating borders between the two countries will start the process of demarcating the border on the field in October this year through placing markers and carrying out all related technical works, noting that a German company is carrying out the markers placing operation.
Yemen-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/25/2001
Israel's Greater Rabbi to boycott Durban conference
Israel, Politics, 8/25/2001
Maher heads Egypt's delegation to anti-racism conference
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Maher will head Egypt's delegation to the UN anti-racism conference, due to open in August 31 in the South African town of Durban.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/25/2001
Sharon and al-Ghajar village
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/25/2001
Intifada exhausts Israeli police
Israel-Palestine, Politics, 8/25/2001
Nayouf's claims refuted
Member of the human rights defense committee in Syria Yasser Iskeif on Friday refuted claims by Nizar Nayouf on having documents relating to the violation of human rights in Syria.
Syria, Politics, 8/25/2001
Syrian firm position towards ME peace reiterated
A well-informed Syrian source told the London- based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily in its Friday's issue that the position of Syria towards the Palestinian question and the peace process is unwavering and will not be changing, noting that the Syrian conditions are totally in compliance with the rights of the Palestinian people and their militant positions.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/25/2001
Arab foreign ministers adopt a secret plan
The London- based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily said on Friday that it has received details of the secret move plan approved by the Arab foreign ministers in conclusion of their meeting which was held on Wednesday evening.
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 8/25/2001
Sudanese authorities foiled explosion attempt by rebels
A statement by the Sudanese ministry of the Interior on Friday announced that Sudan has foiled an attempt made by the rebels to blow off an oil pipeline in the eastern part of the country.
Sudan, Politics, 8/25/2001
Arafat is always ready to negotiate with Israel
The chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat on Friday expressed readiness to start peace negotiations with Israel.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/25/2001
Trial of Tawfiq al-Hindi
The Paris weekly " al-Muharrir news" ( editor's news) said in its Friday's recent issue that the Syrian authorities is discussing the question of Tawfiq al-Hindi, the spokesman for the dissolved " Lebanese forces" who has been arrested under the charges of dealing and contacting with Israel, in order to bring him back and try him because he is originally Syrian.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 8/25/2001
Israeli laser station
The Paris based weekly " al-Muharrir News" issued on Friday said that information has been leaked from the headquarters of NATO in Brussels that the US approved Israel to establish a huge station for Laser radiation in Jabal al- Sheikh.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 8/25/2001
Zionism and Racism
The Egyptian ambassador to South Africa Ms. Naela Jaber has announced that there are numerous ideas concerning discussions relating to the issue of holding Zionism equal to racism during the UN third anti- racism conference which will be held in Durban, South Africa on August 31st and will last for one week.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/25/2001
Foreign Affairs Council urges monitoring human rights in Palestine
The Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs Thursday called for setting up an international mechanism for monitoring human rights in the occupied Arab territories in light of Israel's brutal oppressive acts which violate international laws.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/25/2001
UMA shoura council legal affairs committee recommends accords ratification
The legal affairs committee of the Arab Maghreb Union Shoura council has recommended to member countries at the end of its session in Tunis the speeding of accords ratification.
Maghreb, Politics, 8/25/2001
Al-Shara, Maher evaluated results of Cairo FM's meeting
Syria-Egypt, Politics, 8/24/2001
Syria permits the circulation of Jordanian papers
For the first time since 20 years, the Syrian authorities permitted the entry of official and independent Jordanian papers to the Syrian markets in an additional evidence on the improvement of relations between the two countries at more than one level.
Syria-Jordan, Politics, 8/24/2001
Al-Assad might visit Baghdad in September
In a step which will be, if officially confirmed, the first for an Arab president since the Gulf War of 1991 and also the first for a Syrian President since 20 years, President Bashar al-Assad will pay a visit to Iraq in September, according to the United Arab Emirates UAE daily al-Itihad issued on Thursday.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/24/2001
One Palestinian killed, 23 wounded, Israel's failure to assassinate Intifada leader
One Palestinian was killed on Thursday and an israeli attempt failed to assassinate one of the leaders of the Fatah movement when his car was hit by two Israeli missiles fired by an Apachi plane in Nablus, at a time when the Israeli forces intensified its aggressions and attacks against the Palestinian residential areas in the West Bank and Gaza. This resulted in wounding 23 Palestinians and destroying several houses.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/24/2001
Arafat urges Arab FMs to stand firm against Israel
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat called upon the international community Wednesday to shoulder its responsibility towards the deteriorating situation in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 8/24/2001
Syrian minister stressed the importance of fair sharing of waters with Turkey
The Syrian minister of irrigation Taha al-Atrash has underlined the importance of continued Syrian- Turkish contacts in order to reach a just solution to divide the waters of the Tigris and the Euphrates between the three countries Syria, Turkey and Iraq.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 8/24/2001
German- Israeli military cooperation opposed
The Arab- German friendship society has announced opposition for the increasing military cooperation between Germany and Israel. The said society which takes Bonn as a headquarters said that the increasing military cooperation between Germany and Israel might damage the existing friendship relations between Germany and the Arab states.
Regional-Germany, Politics, 8/24/2001
Al-Masri appointed AL commissioner for international community affairs
The secretary general of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa appointed the former Jordanian prime minister Taher al-Masri as a commissioner general for the civil society affairs at the AL.
Regional, Politics, 8/24/2001
Qaddafi to visit Belarus in September
A spokesman for the foreign ministry of Belarus announced that the visit of the Libyan President Muaammar al-Qaddafi which was due in August was postponed until September to the furthest extent, but giving no explanations on that.
Libya-Belarus, Politics, 8/24/2001
Maghreban shoura council's political affairs committee winds up works
The political affairs committee of the Maghreban shoura council (legislative body of the Arab Maghreb Union) wound up on Thursday its meeting in Rabat with the adoption of a political declaration to be submitted to the Shoura council meeting slated for next September 5-6 in Rabat.
Maghreb, Politics, 8/24/2001
Bin Ali establishes a human rights documentation center
A Tunisian official source announced that the Tunisian President Zein al-Abidin Bin Ali decided to establish a center for documentation in the area of human rights.
Tunisia, Politics, 8/24/2001
Some 80% of the Sudanese- Egyptian file is re-arranged
The Egyptian ambassador in Khartoum Muhammad Asem said that more than 80% of the issues opened in the context of the Sudanese- Egyptian relations file have been re-arranged and put into the right path.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 8/24/2001
Some 14 persons killed in the 'empty quarter' desert
The citizen of al-Kharkhir city on the Saudi- Yemeni borders said that 50 cars last Saturday went to the desert provided with waters and fuel in search of 14 persons who died in the " Empty quarter" desert in their way from Yemen to Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 8/24/2001
Amman's airport observatory tower to an Israeli pilot: go to hell instead of goodbye
The Israeli embassy in Amman has inquired the Jordanian authorities about a message an Israeli pilot received while leaving the airport by an Israeli plane from Amman to Tel Aviv stating:" Go to hell" instead of the usual phrase " Goodbye," according to statement made by the spokesman for the Israeli embassy in Amman Ameer Vicebroad.
Jordan-Israel, Politics, 8/24/2001
Arab FM s voice support for the Intifada, convening the boycott office conference, halting political contacts with Israel
The Arab foreign ministers on Wednesday concluded their emergency meeting by stressing the need of supporting the Palestinian people and their uprising by all means being a national legitimate resistance against the Israeli occupation and rejection to describe this Intifada as " violence or terrorism."
Regional, Politics, 8/23/2001
A message from al-Assad to Mubarak on Arab conditions
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 8/23/2001
Mubarak confers with Arafat
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/23/2001
On al-Ghajer village
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/23/2001
Syria and the Palestinian authority
The Israeli daily Haartez said on Wednesday that a Palestinian delegation led by the regional cooperation official in the Palestinian authority Nabil Shaath will head for Damascus this week in order to discuss areas of cooperation between Syria and the Palestinian Authority.
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 8/23/2001
On the visit of Ramadan to Damascus
The Monte Carlo radio correspondent in Damascus said that the Syrian and Iraqi sides did not disclose news on the nature of the talks President Bashar al-Assad held with the Iraqi vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan to Damascus just one day following President Bashar al-Assad's visit to Kuwait.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/23/2001
Iraqi delegation led by Vice President Ramadan visits Aleppo
The Iraqi vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan and members of the accompanying delegation, accompanied by the Syrian minister of the economy and foreign trade arrived in Aleppo on Wednesday. He was welcomed at Aleppo's airport by the governor Salah Kannaj and the chairmen of the chambers of commerce and industry in the governorate and officials concerned.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/23/2001
Israel distorts bodies of killed Palestinians
Four Palestinians were killed on Wednesday morning in clashes between the Palestinian Intifada youth and the Israeli forces to the northern west of Nablus in the West Bank.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/23/2001
King Abdullah visit Moscow
During his visit to Moscow on Monday, the Jordanian King Abdullah will discuss cooperation relations between the two countries especially in the military field and Jordan's buying of Russian weapons.
Jordan-Russia, Politics, 8/23/2001
Morocco's FM: Arab Foreign Council Meeting Positive
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, said the extraordinary session of the Arab League foreign ministers council held in Cairo on Wednesday was successful as it took a series of measures to consolidate the Palestinian position.
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 8/23/2001
Egyptian people's committee call for revitalizing boycotting Israel in support of the Intifada
The Egyptian anti - Zionism people's committee and in support of the Palestinian Intifada has called on all Arab states to halt all kinds of relations with Israel and to "revitalize official Arab boycott of Israel in support of the heroic Palestinian Intifada and liberating the Arab national will."
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/23/2001
Former Spanish Premier Hails Changes Underway in Morocco
Any objective observer must recognize the changes that swept over Morocco since the enthronement of King Mohammed VI (July 1999), Gonzalez wrote, pointing out that a wave of unprecedented freedom is currently prevailing in Morocco.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 8/23/2001
Syrian- Turkish water talks
The minister of irrigation Taha al-Atrash has called for the revival and reactivation of the joint technical committee which was formed in 1980 to discuss the way of sharing or dividing waters between the three countries of Syria, Iraq and Turkey, noting that Iraq had extended a similar invitation to Turkey with the aim to reach an ultimate agreement to this end.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 8/23/2001
The Turkish waters to Syria
The Turkish daily Joumhoreyat said on Wednesday that Turkey has tried during the few past months to provide Syria with 650 cubic meters of waters per second in compensation to the amounts of water which it ( Turkey) was obliged to reduce to less that 500 cubic meters per second in the year 2000 and the beginning of 2001.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 8/23/2001
Israel strikes liberated villages in south Lebanon
The Israeli forces on Wednesday machine- gunned liberated areas in south Lebanon, especially the outskirts of al-Majedeyah, Shanouj and Bastara villages, while the Israeli warplanes were flying over the Israeli positions inside the occupied Shebaa farms.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/23/2001
Speaker of morocco's parliament receives political affairs committee of Maghreban shoura council
Speaker of Morocco's house of representatives, Abdelouahed Radi, received in Rabat on Wednesday members of the political affairs committee of the Maghreban Shoura council (legislative body of the Arab Maghreb Union).
Morocco-Maghreb, Politics, 8/23/2001
Morocco says responsibilities are shared between Morocco and Spain in illegal immigration issue
Morocco considers that the Spanish approach to the issue of illegal immigration is simplistic and does not reflect the complexity of the issue where responsibilities are shared and where actors and interests are both Spanish and Moroccan.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 8/23/2001
Illegal immigration: Spain's Charge d'Affaires received by Moroccan official
Spanish Charge d'Affaires in Morocco, Eduardo Ibanes Lopez-Doriga, was received on Wednesday afternoon by Moroccan secretary of state for foreign affairs and cooperation, Taieb Fassi Fihri.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 8/23/2001
Some 35 Syrian intellectuals voice solidarity with al-Homsi
Some 35 Syrian intellectuals on Monday signed a joint statement in which they denounced " the detention" of the independent member of parliament for the city of Damascus Muhammad Mamoun al-Homsi.
Syria, Politics, 8/22/2001
Libyan humanitarian projects in Iraq
Libya-Iraq, Politics, 8/22/2001
Arab and Islamic Affairs Arafat briefs Arab Foreign Ministers on developments in occupied territories
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat arrived in Cairo late Tuesday on a two-day visit during which he will attend the emergency meeting of the Arab Foreign Ministers.
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 8/22/2001
Sudanese opposition figures arrested
Sudan, Politics, 8/22/2001
Al-Assad confers with Junblat, Ramadan
President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday evening at the Damascus al-Shaab palace received the Iraqi vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/22/2001
Arafat to visit China on Thursday
Palestine-China, Politics, 8/22/2001
Libyan- Sudanese round of talks
The Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has stressed that the world partnership dialogue summit which concluded its works in Kampala on Monday was an opportunity to maintain an open and fruitful dialogue among the African states on several issues especially economic issues and means of creating a creative and just participation through which benefits will be exchanged in a way that there will be no loosing side.
Sudan-Libya, Politics, 8/22/2001
Mubarak, Abdullah, Arafat summit meeting with Bush
Regional-USA, Politics, 8/22/2001
Arafat meets with Fischer
Palestine-Germany, Politics, 8/22/2001
Shaath to visit Syria on Thursday
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/22/2001
Maher, Moratinos speak on Middle East peace
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher on Tuesday said he resumed, during his meeting with European Union (EU) envoy for the Middle East peace process Miguel Moratinos, talks on possible steps to deal with the current Middle East situation.
Egypt-European Union, Politics, 8/22/2001
Israeli moves in Shebaa farms
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/22/2001
Sharon's government continues escalation, 200 million Shekels for settlement
While the UN Security Council on Tuesday held a session at a Palestinian and Islamic request to discuss conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories, the Israeli occupation forces continued their aggressions against the unarmed Palestinians and opened its tanks fire at the Palestinian villages and towns.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/22/2001
Al-Shara gets telephone calls from Maher, Hammoud, al-Khatib, Arab foreign ministers meet today
The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Tuesday received a telephone call from the Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher during which talks dealt with the emergency meeting of the Arab foreign ministers due to be held today in Cairo in order to crystallize a united Arab position towards the aggressive acts carried out by Israel against the Palestinian people in the occupied Arab territories.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 8/22/2001
Rabat hosts political affairs committee of UMA shoura council
The Political affairs committee of the Maghreban Shoura council (legislative body of the Arab Maghreb Union) is meeting in Rabat this August 22-23 to examine the union action in political fields.
Maghreb, Politics, 8/22/2001
US ambassador: Washington will support Morocco in conducting reforms and initiatives announced in royal throne speech
The United States of America will support Morocco in undertaking reforms and initiatives announced by King Mohammed VI in the throne speech (July 30), said US ambassador to Morocco, Margaret Tutwiller.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 8/22/2001
Junblat's statements on the Syrian presence in Lebanon
In exclusive statements to the Jordanian daily " Al-Arab al-Yaoum " ( Arabs today), the chairman of the Lebanese socialist progressive party Walid Junblat said that the recent detentions in Lebanon have no links to the Syrian presence in Lebanon.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 8/22/2001
Egypt condemns Israeli practices in occupied territories
Egypt has asserted that Israeli occupation practices in the occupied Palestinian territories including Jerusalem represent a flagrant violation of international legitimacy resolutions, and the fourth Geneva Convention on protecting the rights of civilians under occupation.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/22/2001
International observers, a must for implementing Mitchell plan
The Egyptian chief delegate said Egypt still hopes a just and comprehensive peaceful settlement be reached for the Arab Israeli conflict despite the fact that this hope was dealt many blows by the Israeli side during the past few months.
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 8/22/2001
Military cooperation between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have started the first joint project for manufacturing light weapon industries and military equipment. This was following direct negotiations between Pakistani and Saudi military officials in both Islam Abaad and al-Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia-Pakistan, Politics, 8/22/2001
Annan welcomes possibility of Middle East talks
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Tuesday said he supported efforts by German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer to host a high-level meeting between Israelis and Palestinians in an effort to end the current wave of violence in the Middle East.
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 8/22/2001
Jerusalem Mufti praises Mubarak efforts
Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine Ikremah Sabri praised the efforts exerted by president Mubarak to support the Palestinian cause and to maintain Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa mosque.
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 8/22/2001
Lebanese President welcomes the convening of the Francophonic conference
Lebanese President Emil Lahoud has welcomed the convening of the International federation conference for the Franchophonic conference due to be held in Beirut on October 24 Ð 26 which will precede the convening of the Franchophonic conference due to start on October 26th.
Lebanon, Politics, 8/22/2001
$ 50 million, the budget of the AL
In the context of the plan of development advocated by the new secretary general of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa and in the second part of this plan. Various departments at the Arab league answered the messages addressed by the AL chief to define number of posts needed with contractors whose work contracts expired in December this year and the extend of the need for their work.
Regional, Politics, 8/22/2001
Royal speech delivered Monday evening
Morocco's King Mohammed VI delivered Monday evening a speech on the occasion of the 48th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People and on the occasion of Youth Day, marking this year the sovereign's 38 birthday.
Morocco, Politics, 8/21/2001
Junblat to visit Syria today
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 8/21/2001
German FM in Egypt
"Germany supports the call for the implementation of the Mitchell Commission report, the termination of violence and the launch of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations," said Fischer.
Egypt-Germany, Politics, 8/21/2001
Syrian irrigation minister heads for Turkey
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 8/21/2001
An Egyptian campaign to prevent receiving the new Israeli ambassador
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/21/2001
Maher, Hamoud and Erekat contacts
"It is not logical that such a conference will exclude what is taking place in the Palestinian lands," he said, stressing that any conference on human rights cannot ignore the aggressive policy carried out by the Israeli government against the Palestinians.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 8/21/2001
Egypt's new ambassador to Morocco stresses will to develop solid relations
Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 8/21/2001
Maher meets with Sudanese foreign minister
Emerging from the meeting, Maher said that the visit to Egypt by the Sudanese Foreign Minister was a chance to discuss in detail relations between the two countries and coordination in light of the decision made by President Hosni Mubarak and Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir to form the Egyptian-Sudanese follow-up committee.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 8/21/2001
Arab foreign ministers hold emergency meeting Wednesday
All Arab countries informed the Arab League of their approval to attend the emergency meeting of the Arab Foreign Ministers in Cairo or Wednesday. During the meeting, Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat will present a report on the conditions in the occupied territories.
Regional, Politics, 8/21/2001
One Palestinian, his two children killed by Israeli missiles
The Israeli occupation forces have committed acts against the unarmed Palestinians and targeted a house in Rafah resulted in killing the Palestinian citizen Samir Suleiman Abu Zeid and his two children Suleiman (5 year old) and ( Ala' 6 year old) and the wounding of 9 members of the same family.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/21/2001
Al-Assad concludes three-day visit to Kuwait
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday returned back home following a visit to Kuwait during which he held fruitful talks with the ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and the Kuwaiti crown prinve, the foreign minister and the acting speaker of the Kuwaiti parliament ( Ummah council) and other Kuwaiti officials.
Syria-Kuwait, Politics, 8/21/2001
On al-Assad's visit to Kuwait
The Kuwaiti daily al-Seyasah issued on Monday said that the talks held between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with the ruler of Kuwait did not deal with the case between Iraq and Kuwait but discussed the question of the prisoners in the Iraqi jails and that President Bashar al-Assad promised to solve this question.
Syria-Kuwait, Politics, 8/21/2001
Lahoud discusses with Qansouh general conditions
Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Monday at the Presidential Baabda Palace discussed with members of the regional leadership of the Baath party in Lebanon led by the party's regional secretary Issam Qansouh general conditions in Lebanon. Stress was laid on the unity of destiny with Syria.
Lebanon, Politics, 8/21/2001
On Iraqi- Iranian relations
Iraq on Monday called on Iran to take measures that can provide the necessary atmospheres to normalize relations between the two countries, and called on the Iranian officials to give up repeating claims that there are Iranian prisoners held by Iraq.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 8/21/2001
Algerian president underscores common resistance to colonizers, in message to king
Algerian president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, underscored, in a message of congratulations to King Mohammed VI on the 48th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People the Algerian and Moroccan peoples' joint struggle for liberation.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 8/21/2001
Morocco urges United Nations to shoulder responsibility toward Palestinian people
Morocco urged the United Nations Organization to shoulder its responsibility and take measures needed to guarantee the implementation of the Mitchell report and ensure that Israel respects the humanitarian international conventions, mainly the fourth Geneva Convention.
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 8/21/2001
Sudanese rebels held two government's fishing ships
"Salma" company for investment working in the area of fishing said on Monday that the rebel movement in South Sudan confiscated two fishing boats and held nine of its members while carrying out fishing in " Nou" lake in the area of the Higher Nile.
Sudan, Politics, 8/21/2001
Egyptian-US consultations for facing the crisis
Egypt's Ambassador to the United States Nabil Fahmy said that US Administration did not reject the idea of dispatching observers to the Palestinian territories, but rather calls for providing a better political and security climate before dispatching those observers so that they may have a genuine opportunity for the success of their mission and making achievements on the ground.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/21/2001
Egyptian delegation to Washington highlights need for peace efforts
Palestinian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Nabil Shaath, lauded the efforts of President Hosni Mubarak to put an end to Israeli aggression against Palestinians.
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 8/21/2001
King Mohammed calls to fight unhealthy housing
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has called Monday to fight unhealthy housing and to ponder, thoroughly and daringly, on means of struggling against what he called "one of the most shocking symptoms of social deficit," which spares no part of the Kingdom.
Morocco, Politics, 8/21/2001
King Mohammed advocates policy up to aspirations of Moroccans settled abroad
Morocco is endeavoring to implement a general, integrated and coherent policy likely to tally the mutations and aspirations of the Moroccan community settled abroad, said King Mohammed VI Monday.
Morocco, Politics, 8/21/2001
Danish people support criticism voiced by their foreign minister to Israeli practices
An opinion poll issued on Monday in the Danish daily " Yalndas Postin" said that 43 % of the Danish people support the criticism made by the Danish foreign minister Mogins Likfout for Israel, considering this criticism as appropriate and neutral.
Israel-Denmark, Politics, 8/21/2001
Al-Ghajar village citizens demonstrate in protest of Israeli practices
People of the occupied al-Ghajar city held a demonstration on Monday in protest of the Israeli oppressive measures recently imposed on them.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/21/2001
Security Council discusses dispatching observers To the West Bank
UN Security Council started late Monday special session for discussing the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. The session, opposed by Israel, was attended by representatives of 40 countries.
Palestine, Politics, 8/21/2001
Al-Assad continues eventful visit to Kuwait
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday continued his visit to Kuwait after it was announced the extension of the visit for a third day.
Kuwait-Syria, Politics, 8/20/2001
Al-Assad confers with chairman and members of the Kuwaiti chambers of commerce and industry
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday at his residence in Kuwait at Bayan palace at 9 a.m. ( local time) received chairman and members of the chamber of commerce and industry in the state of Kuwait and several Kuwaiti businessmen.
Kuwait-Syria, Politics, 8/20/2001
Ruler of Kuwait gets a message from Pakistan's President
Kuwait-Pakistan, Politics, 8/20/2001
Baz denies dispatching Egyptian troops to back up Palestinians
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will receive this week a report from Ossama Al Baz, the Political Advisor to the President on the outcome of contacts made by the Egyptian delegation with the US administration on ways of ending the current deterioration in the Middle East.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/20/2001
Egyptian delegation's visit, very positive
Egyptian Presidential Political Advisor Osama AL Baz described the current visit by the Egyptian delegation to Washington as very positive both in timing and topics addressed.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/20/2001
Contacting Israel is not enough; Washington could prevent it from crossing red lines
Egyptian Presidential Political Advisor Osama AL Baz will leave Washington Tuesday for Cairo to submit a full dressed report to President Mubarak on the outcome of the mission of the high level Egyptian delegation to Washington.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/20/2001
Two Palestinians killed by Israeli bullets
Two Palestinians were killed on Sunday by the Israeli forces. Maan Abu Lawi ( 38 year old) from Nablus and Muhammad Abu Arar ( 13 year old) after the Israeli forces opened fire on them at a military barrier of the southern entrance of Rafah city, while three other Palestinians were wounded when they tried enter the besieged city.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/20/2001
Fischer postpones visit to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia-Germany, Politics, 8/20/2001
Consultations by Arab foreign ministers
Arab League Secretary-General Amr moussa arrived in Sanaa late Sunday on a two-day visit to Yemen for talks with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Foreign Minister Abu Bakr Abdullah Al-Korbi and a number of other senior officials.
Regional, Politics, 8/20/2001
Preparation measures for the Jordanian parliamentary elections
Jordan, Politics, 8/20/2001
An Israeli Arab language TV channel
Israel-Regional, Politics, 8/20/2001
Syrian source denies initiative between Kuwaiti- Iraqi relations
A Syrian official source denied in a statement to the Kuwaiti daily al-Seyasah the " existence" of any Syrian initiative towards the Kuwaiti- Iraqi relations. The source asserted that news which talked about an initiative by President Bashar al-Assad concerning the Iraqi- Kuwaiti relations are groundless and that leaking such news at such a timing is just to try to confuse the visit.
Syria-Kuwait, Politics, 8/20/2001
Health cooperation between Syria, Sudan
The Syrian minister of health Muhammad Eyad al-Shatti on Sunday in Damascus discussed with his Sudanese counterpart Ahmad Bilal Othman in their meeting, which was attended by the deputy health minister Kawkab al-Dayeh and the Sudanese ambassador in Damascus fields of existing cooperation between the two ministries and means of revitalizing the executive program of the cooperation agreement signed in the field of health between the two countries.
Syria-Sudan, Politics, 8/20/2001
On the Syrian- Iraqi relations
In an analysis on Syrian- Iraqi relations since Syria's independence in 1946 the Kuwaiti daily al-Seyasah said on Sunday that Baghdad did not hide its ambitions towards " this lost Paradise," which is called al-Shaam, besides the same attitude was not also hidden by Egypt which was seeking her own vital environment, and therefore the Syrians found themselves between Baghdad on the one hand and the Saudi- Egyptian axis on the other.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/20/2001
Taha Yassin heads for Sanaa
The Iraqi vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan will be heading for Sanaa next week on top of a high ranking delegation in an official visit to Yemen which will last for several days.
Iraq-Yemen, Politics, 8/20/2001
Egypt's writers federation urges boycotting American, Israeli products
Egypt's Writers Federation Freedom Committee Sunday called for boycotting American and Israeli products.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/20/2001
Envoy denies Egyptian team blamed Palestinians for violence
An Egyptian diplomat yesterday dismissed as untrue allegations that an Egyptian team, during talks last week in Washington, had held the Palestinian Authority responsible for more than ten months of violence.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/20/2001
Israeli Druze and the military service
Israel-Lebanon, Politics, 8/20/2001
Maghreban consultative council: human resources committee adopts recommendations
The human resources committee of the Maghreban Consultative Council, the parliamentary body of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA), adopted at the end of a two-day meeting in Algiers Sunday a set of recommendations geared towards the consolidation of Maghreban cooperation.
Maghreb, Politics, 8/20/2001
On the visit of the Syrian minister of irrigation to Turkey
The Turkish daily Hurriet said in its Saturday's issue that the visit of the Syrian minister of irrigation Taha al-Atrash to Turkey during next week wins special importance regarding two sides: first that the water crisis between Syria and Turkey has started to take a smoother attitude.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 8/20/2001
Arab Labor Organization calls for drawing a future vision to social protection
The Arab Labor organization has stressed the need of intensifying efforts for expanding social protection so as to cover persons who are not entitled to protection according to the law as well as to establish funds and systems for protection that comply with the political, economic and social conditions of every Arab state.
Regional, Politics, 8/20/2001
Muslims will not abandon al-Aqsa mosque
The Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine said Muslims are adhering to Al-Aqsa Mosque and will not relinquish one inch of its lands.
Palestine, Politics, 8/20/2001
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