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Originally published January 13, 2000

Moroccan agriculture to help secure Arab food security
Ahmed Jaber Assourour said the Arab organization for agriculture investment and promotion is fully aware of Morocco's large means and called for their use in a coherent scheme to ensure Arab food security. Morocco, Agriculture, 1/13/2000
Iraq to allow International Atomic Energy Agency delegation to conduct inspection
Iraq agreed for the first time in a year to the visit of a delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency for a routine inspection mission of Iraqi establishments. Iraq, Politics, 1/13/2000
Some 40,000 Palestinians with IDs in their homeland
Well-informed Palestinian sources said that more than 40,000 Palestinians who came back home from abroad according to visit licenses which expired, are living now in the Palestinian Authority areas and cannot move among the Palestinian cities or travel abroad due to the fact that any of them who pass through Israeli barriers will be immediately detained and then expelled outside the borders. Palestine, Politics, 1/13/2000
Some 37 Bengali evacuated through Beirut's airport
Some 37 persons of Bengali nationality were evacuated for their country through Beirut's airport on Tuesday afternoon at the supervision of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Lebanon, Politics, 1/13/2000
Morocco's 2nd GSM license sale shows success of telecom privatization, WB official
The selling of the 2nd cellular phone license to an international consortium shows the success of Morocco's telecom opening and privatization process, said World Bank Vice-President M. Kemal Dervis Wednesday in Washington. Morocco, Economics, 1/13/2000
Tomato growers protest EU import certificate requirement
Premier Abderrahman Youssoufi invited tomato growers to unite and work in coordination with the different departments involved to avoid linkage of agriculture and fisheries. Morocco, Politics, 1/13/2000
Palestinian labor forces contributes to 25% of Israel's national income
A study prepared by Palestinian researcher Laila Farsakh said that the average contribution of Palestinian labor's participation inside Israel to the GNP of the Palestinian territories between 1967 and 1999 reached 25%. Palestine, Economics, 1/13/2000
Saudi 1998 industrial production estimated at $20.8 billion, report
Saudi Minister of Electricity and Industry Hashem Yamani said Wednesday the 1998 Saudi industrial production was estimated at $20.8 billion. Saudi Arabia, Economics, 1/13/2000
Morocco's hard currency reserves stand at $6 billion, prime minister
Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi said Thursday that up to last October, Morocco's reserves of hard currency stood at $6 billion (60 billion DH). Morocco, Economics, 1/13/2000
Morocco gets 50 million euro donation from European Union
The European Commission will extend Morocco a 50 million euro-donation to support the country's social and economic reforms, says a statement of the European Commission in Rabat. Morocco, Economics, 1/13/2000

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