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Originally published January 10, 2000

King Mohammed amnesties 1,196 detainees
King Mohammed VI amnestied 1,196 persons on the occasion of the Aid Al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Morocco, Religion, 1/10/2000
Report: Cabinet reshuffle in Jordan
The Jordanian daily al-Arab al-Youm said on Sunday that the Jordanian prime minister has started his consultations to make the expected reshuffle on his government. Jordan, Politics, 1/10/2000
Concluding the rally of Paris - Dakar - Cairo in front of the pyramids
The Paris - Dakar rally will conclude on January 20 before the Giza pyramids which is extended for the first time to the Egyptian capital, Cairo, in the framework of Egypt's celebrations of the third millennium. Egypt, Sports, 1/10/2000
Levy, Sharon and withdrawal from the Golan
The chairman of the Israeli Mifdal Party, Yitzhak Levy, who is also the Israeli minister of settlements, said in an interview with Israeli Radio on Sunday that progress was attained in the peace talks in Shepherdstown between Syria and Israel, but it is not a "dramatic progress." Syria, Politics, 1/10/2000
Jewish fund claims properties of Syrian territories
The board of the Jewish National Fund, which is a state-run establishment, holds today a meeting to discuss the future of lands owned by the border near Damascus. Syria, Politics, 1/10/2000
Austrian National Library contains rare Arab-Islamic manuscripts
The Austrian national library is considered a treasure to Europe and the world because of the of precious documents including Arab and Islamic manuscripts that it includes. Regional, Culture, 1/10/2000
Mbeki calls for an end to military regimes
As the African National Congress observed its 88th anniversary Saturday, President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa said the greatest problem that plagued the African continent over the past century has been discrimination on the basis of color. Regional, Politics, 1/10/2000
Expenditures of media advertisement in the Arab states
A report issued by the Arab Center for Research in Dubai has said that total expenditures on advertisement in the Arab states reached US $515 million during 11 months 1999. Regional, Economics, 1/10/2000
Arab media officials to meet in Cairo
The Arab media standing committee holds its 65th session at the Cairo-based Arab League on January 17 in which information under-secretaries would take part. Regional, Politics, 1/10/2000
More killings reported in Algeria
The Algerian dailies issued on Sunday said that three persons were killed by the armed groups and another three wounded last Thursday and Friday by gunmen. Algeria, Local, 1/10/2000

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