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  • Bouteflika arrives today in Saudi Arabia
    An Algerian diplomatic source in Riyadh said on Thursday that Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will start as from today a visit to Saudi Arabia which will last for three days, his first visit since his election in 1999. Algeria, Politics, 2/11/2000
  • AL: Israelis are those who will be burnt, not the Lebanese
    The Arab League on Thursday warned Israel against the consequences of its continued attacks against Lebanon and its threats against it. Regional, Politics, 2/11/2000
  • Egyptian, Portuguese foreign ministers's meeting with king Mohammed
    Egyptian and Portuguese foreign ministers, Amr Moussa and Jaime Gama voiced satisfaction over the outcome of their meeting with King Mohammed VI Thursday in Marrakesh. Morocco, Politics, 2/11/2000
  • Al-Sharaa discusses condition of Palestinian refugees in Syria with UNRWA chief
    Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa met on Thursday in Damascus with Peter Hansen, the commissioner general of UNRWA (the UN Relief and Works Agency). Syria, Politics, 2/11/2000
  • Egyptian - Tunisian business council Meeting in Cairo next month
    The Egyptian - Tunisian business council aims to triple the amount of trade between Tunisia and Egypt. Egypt, Economics, 2/11/2000
  • Establishing a national council for Egyptian women
    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak issued yesterday a republican decision to establish a national council for women, affiliated to the republic's presidency, which includes 30 public personalities that are experienced in women's affairs and the social activity. Egypt, Politics, 2/11/2000
  • Lebanon inform Arab, world parliaments on Israeli practices
    The speaker of the Lebanese parliament Nabih Berri has called on heads of Arab and Islamic and world parliaments to exert their efforts for condemning the Israeli aggression and to maintain solidarity with Lebanon and help it rebuilding what had been destroyed by Israel as well as to pressure Israel in order to abide by UN resolutions because these resolutions are the only way to open the door wide for just and comprehensive peace in the region. Lebanon, Politics, 2/11/2000
  • New British - Egyptian companies
    Jeremy Hanley, head of a British mission for trade and investment, said at the conclusion of the mission's visit to Cairo that there are offers to establish new British - Egyptian companies in the fields of fabrics, textiles and drilling for petroleum and others to run the economic free trade area in east Port Said city (Egypt) to which the British side contributes 60%, while Egypt contributes 40%. Egypt, Economics, 2/11/2000
  • Energy in Syria
    Syrian physics researcher Adnan Mustafa has asserted that crude oil constitutes the backbone of the current energy system in Syria. He estimated the current production of Syria's crude oil at 600,000 barrels per day. Syria, Economics, 2/11/2000
  • Spanish government pledges to guarantee Moroccan nationals' security
    Spanish Foreign Minister Abel Matutes pledged to guarantee security to Moroccan nationals and to see to it that the incidents which shook recently the Spanish locality of El Egido will never occur again. Morocco, Culture, 2/11/2000
  • El Egido incidents: Moroccan union lodges complaint against Spain
    The Moroccan trade union Confederation Democratique du Travail (CDT) decided to lodge a complaint with the International labor Organization against Spain for non-protection of Moroccan expatriates who were subject to racist acts in Almeria. Morocco, Culture, 2/11/2000
  • Government ensures a daily follow-up of Moroccan immigrants situation in Spain
    The Moroccan government decided to ensure a daily follow-up of the situation of Moroccan expatriates in Spain following El Egido violent incidents. Morocco, Politics, 2/11/2000
  • Barak's mini-Cabinet summit takes secret decisions concerning moves against Lebanon
    The Israeli mini-Cabinet for military and political affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Ehud Barak, concluded on Wednesday its deliberations which were dedicated to the military developments in south Lebanon in light of the recent Israeli military raids against Lebanon in bombarding its infrastructure and electricity generation stations. Lebanon, Politics, 2/11/2000
  • Israeli news reports: Barak discusses possibility of resuming negotiations with Syria
    Israeli Army Radio on Thursday said that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on Thursday discussed with high-ranking military and civilian officials the possibility of resuming negotiations with Syria. Syria, Politics, 2/11/2000
  • Jordanian officials, experts warn against danger of the Israeli Dimona reactor
    Jordanian officials and experts have warned against dangers that might be posed to Jordan and other countries from the Israeli Dimona nuclear reactor which was built in al-Negev desert, following news which said that the life span set for 30 years for this reactor which was built at the end of the 1950s has expired Jordan, Politics, 2/11/2000
  • US defense secretary in Morocco
    US Defense Secretary, William Cohen, on Thursday arrived in Marrakesh part of a tour that will also take him to South Africa and Nigeria. Morocco, Military, 2/11/2000
  • Al-Quds committee denounces israel's expansionist policy
    The Al-Quds committee, stemming from the Organization of Islamic Conference, had condemned Israel's "expansionism" and "warmongering" policies, mainly the settlement policy meant to Judaize the holy city of al-Quds (Jerusalem). Regional, Politics, 2/11/2000
  • Honoring Fayrouz in the Arab festival song in Cairo Regional, Culture, 2/11/2000
  • Kuwaiti shopping festival coincides with renewed prosperity
    Kuwaiti economic sources stated that the second Kuwaiti shopping festival, Hala (Welcome) February 2000, which will last till the 24th of this month, contributed in finding a condition of economic prosperity in Kuwait after a long period of stagnation. Kuwait, Economics, 2/11/2000
  • Moroccan, Spanish firms sign cooperation accord
    Moroccan electricity company (ONE/state-owned) and Spanish industrial group FENOSA, concluded Wednesday a cooperation accord in matters of electricity production, transport and distribution. Morocco, Economics, 2/11/2000
  • Tunisian song festival at end of February
    The Tunisian Ministry of Culture will organize the 12th session of the Tunisian song festival under the auspices of Abd El-Baki El-Hermasi starting on February 24 and lasting for two days in which more than 100 singers will participate in two competitions. Tunisia, Culture, 2/11/2000
  • Chirac informs Lahoud of France's refusal to amend April Understanding
    Lebanese President Emile Lahoud on Thursday received a message from French President Jacques Chirac expressing the French position which supports Lebanon and refused the amendment of the April Understanding. Lebanon, Politics, 2/11/2000
  • Majority of Israelis favor withdrawal from Lebanon, poll
    A poll made by the Israeli paper Yediot Ahronot said that the majority of Israelis want an Israeli military withdrawal from Lebanon even without a prior agreement with Lebanon or with Syria. Lebanon, Politics, 2/11/2000
  • Israel launches 12 new air raids against Lebanon, understanding committee meets today
    Lebanon has asserted its commitment to the option of resistance until south Lebanon and the western Bekaa are liberated from the Israeli occupation. Lebanon, Military, 2/11/2000
  • Moroccan economic operators in Singapore in March
    A delegation of Moroccan economic operators will pay a visit to Singapore next March 23 through 25 to explore partnership opportunities. Morocco, Economics, 2/11/2000
  • Moroccan-Spanish socio-cultural days held in Madrid
    Moroccan-Spanish socioeconomic days are currently held this Feb 9-11 in Madrid to ponder on means to reinforce the process of rapprochement of the two countries' economies through analysis and exchange of views between experts in various areas. Morocco, Politics, 2/11/2000
  • Maghreban railway transport committee meets
    Managers of the railway companies of Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia looked into investment programs relating to the Trans-Maghreb. Cooperation in staff training and exchange of technical expertise in railway technologies was equally on the agenda. Maghreb Region, Economics, 2/11/2000

Short Takes

  • A fair for Egyptian products was opened yesterday in Shareka in the United Arab Emirates with the participation of 60 Egyptian companies from different production sectors like housing requirements, furniture, establishing hotels, tourism villages, housing, metal products, computers, clothes, steel, iron, leather products, chemical industries, tourism and banking services in addition to shows for Egyptian folklore. Go
  • The Palestinian government said that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat will soon make a tour that includes Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania to discuss the latest developments in the peace process and the Arab stance toward Israeli obstinacy on all tracks. Go
  • The Egyptian - Kuwaiti holding company finished with a group of Gulf corporations establishing a new company in the field of communications and data technology with a capital of 300 million LE. Go
  • The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Energy is discussing the executive steps to turn the atomic power organization to an economic sector by presenting services to the private and public sector that include radioisotopes the special studies for developing the engineering and petroleum industries using the nuclear technology. Go
  • A Jordanian delegation has recently visited Morocco to examine means to reinforce relations with Morocco in the field of health. The visiting delegation showed interest in the Moroccan experience especially in pharmaceutical industry, microsurgery, training and health legislation. Go
  • Prince al-Walid Bin Talal on Thursday told the Lebanese daily al-Nahar that he is very pleased over the positive reactions to the donation he has offered of US $5 million to rebuild what has been destroyed by Israel in Lebanon. He added that he will make his donation a landmark for a campaign of donations he will carry out on various levels. Go
  • Sources at the Yemeni ministry of the Interior said on Thursday that the US oil industry worker Kenneth White who was kidnapped 16 days ago was freed on Thursday. Go
  • A Euro-Mediterranean conference on investment will be held Feb 28 through March 1 in Lisbon. The conference, which will be moderated by Maghreban and European personalities, will deal with various aspects of investments in free-trade zones as well as financing possibilities in the Mediterranean region. Go
  • The tourism ministers in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Jordan and Yemen and heads of tourism organizations in Qatar, Bahrain and Oman announced their consent to participate in the first tourism and travel conference and fair for the countries of the Mediterranean Sea, which Egypt hosts on March 1 - 3. Go
  • Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni agreed on establishing an Egyptian cinematic library in Kuwait to convene a joint symposium concerning the cinematic products of the Arab states and on inviting Egyptian artists, script writers, authors and filmmarkers to meet their Kuwaiti counterparts. Go
  • A statement issued by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Cairo said that volume of the agency's economic aid to Egypt this year reached $735 million, by which Egypt occupies the first position in list of countries receiving aid, adding that this number is considered a topping for the economic and political stability in which Egypt currently enjoys. Go
  • Newly appointed Moroccan ambassador to the United Kingdom, Mohamed Belmahi, on Thursday presented his credentials to Queen Elizabeth I. Go
  • The average Cost of living index increased by 0.7% in 1999 compared to the previous year, according to the Statistics Department's newsletter. This increase is essentially due to the 2.1% rise of the index of products other than food. The index of food products decreased by 0.9%. Over the 1990-1999 period, the annual average cost of living index rose by 4.2%. Go
  • The Casablanca court of appeal on Friday sentenced the head of a drug trafficking web to capital punishment.The man, alias Ould Massouda, was found guilty of premeditated murder, torture, use of arms, drug trafficking at homer and at the international scale, kidnapping and forgery. Go
  • Nigeria and Cameroon will play Sunday in Lagos the final of the African Nations Cup (CAN-2000). Nigeria moved to the final following a 2-0 win over South Africa in the semifinal, while Cameroon cruised after defeating Tunisia 3-0. Tunisia and South Africa will play the third rank match. Go

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