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• President Mubarak receives Rawabdah tomorrow
  The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is receiving tomorrow morning Abd El-Raouf El-Rawabda the Jordanian prime minister who is currently visiting Cairo to attend meetings of the joint Jordanian - Egyptian committee. Egypt, Politics, 2/18/2000
• German president visits Gaza - tomorrow
  German President Johannes Rau is heading tomorrow to areas of the Palestinian authority coming from Israel to meet the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, high ranking officials, the legislative council and the National council to discuss concerning the peace process obstacles. Palestine, Politics, 2/18/2000
• Egypt: The Sudanese foreign minister in Cairo on Sunday
  Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail is to arrive at Cairo on coming Sunday carrying a written message from President Omar El-Bashir to the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak that deals with the latest developments in Sudan and results of the Sudanese president's tour as well as his last communications with the Arab and African countries in addition to his meeting with the International officials. Sudan, Politics, 2/18/2000
• Moroccan FM in Bangladesh Morocco, Politics, 2/18/2000
• Italian - Tunisian cooperation in the communication field Tunisia, Economics, 2/18/2000
• Armenian president winds up a three day visit to Lebanon
  President Emile Lahoud and First Lady, Referring to the formation of an Israeli "troika" whose purpose is to attack Lebanon, President Lahoud indicated that this would not hinder our option in resisting the occupier and liberating our land. He described the Israeli decision as a flagrant violation of the April Understanding so that the World Community could once more bear witness to Israel's daily aggression. Lebanon, Politics, 2/18/2000
• King Mohammed renews pledge to revive Maghreban Union
  King Mohammed VI has renewed pledge to revive the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA), which marked on Thursday its 11th anniversary. This came in separate messages, the king sent to Libyan leader, Moammar Kaddafi, and to Mauritanian President, Mouaouiya Ould Sid Ahmed Taya. Maghreb Region, Politics, 2/18/2000
• Youssoufi deplores Maghreban Union freeze
  UMA could have helped Maghreban states in their development endeavors and could have enabled them to face up the challenges of globalization, Youssoufi told the press Maghreb Region, Politics, 2/18/2000
• Pope of Vatican visits Egypt for first time on coming Thursday
  Pope of the Vatican John Paul II will arrive at Cairo next Thursday on his first visit to Egypt with an invitation from the Egyptian president Mubarak. Egypt, Politics, 2/18/2000
• Hoss and Albright exchanged letters on Israel's aggression
  The Prime Minister told them through special messages that the current escalation is indicative of Israel's determination to breach the April Understanding let alone completely ignore it. Lebanon, Politics, 2/18/2000
• European union studies sending troops to observe any Syria - Israeli agreement Regional, Politics, 2/18/2000
• Rabat agrees on opening a bureau for International amnesty organization
  The Moroccan government agreed on establishing a bureau for the International amnesty organization in Ribat concerning publishing and printing the organization's pamphlets and establishing sessions in the human rights field. Morocco, Culture, 2/18/2000
• Visit to India has special importance, Youssoufi
  Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi on Thursday said the four-day official visit he is to pay to India as of February 21 has a special importance. Morocco, Politics, 2/18/2000
• Comoro foreign minister carries on talks in Rabat
  Foreign minister of the Comoro Islands, Souef Mohamed Lamine, who is currently on an official visit to Morocco, is carrying on contacts with Moroccan officials on bilateral relations and on African, Arab and international issues of mutual concern. Morocco, Politics, 2/18/2000
• Algeria wants to head the Arab parliamentary union Regional, Politics, 2/18/2000
• Morocco and Gulf states hold investment forum next May in Casablanca
  Several projects will be presented by Morocco during the coming forum, Oualalou said. These include nine agricultural projects worth $ 24 million, eight irrigation projects ($ 140 million), seven fisheries industry projects ($ 897 million), 12 textile and leather industry projects ($ 60 million), three garments projects ($ 10.5 million), 15 tourism projects ($ 1.8 billion) and eight drinking water projects ($ 47 million), Oualalou said. Morocco, Economics, 2/18/2000
• 17th Khartoum International Fair opens
  The 17th International Fair of Khartoum opened Thursday, with 19 countries from the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe participating. Eritrea and Chad are participating in the fair for the first time. Sudan, Business, 2/18/2000
• Cairo witnesses the first meeting of the international Interpol on product forgery
  The first periodic meeting for the international criminal police organization Interpol - artistic division, was concluded yesterday in Cairo. Regional, Economics, 2/18/2000
• Visiting Kuwaiti parliamentarian delegation meets with lebanese deputies
  Members of a visiting Kuwaiti Parliamentarian delegation have met with, Head of the House Commission for Foreign Affairs, Ali Khalil and Deputy Speaker, Elie Ferzli with Kuwaiti Ambassador to Lebanon, Mohammed Said Salal, attending. Lebanon, Politics, 2/18/2000
• Morocco, Niger to foster cooperation in water harnessing
  Morocco and Niger have agreed to foster their cooperation in matters of water harnessing, dams construction and spa exploitation. Morocco, Politics, 2/18/2000
• The Arab bank's union convenes in Paris
  The Arab bank's union will convene the international Arab banking conference for this year in Paris during coming July under the title "Banks industry in the Arab Nation during the 21st century." Regional, Economics, 2/18/2000
• Prime minister Hoss on telecom role in Lebanon Lebanon, Economics, 2/18/2000
• Morocco appoints new ambassador to Spain
  King Mohammed VI received the same day the ambassadors of Russia, Switzerland and Denmark who came to bid him farewell at the end of their mission in Morocco. Morocco, Politics, 2/18/2000
• Egypt hosts first regional conference for third generation of mobile phones
  The Red Sea city of Hurghada will host the first regional conference for the third generation for mobile phones I.M.T 2000 that will be organized by the Arab regional bureau (in Cairo) for the international union for communications Regional, Business, 2/18/2000

Short Takes

• Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss received a phone call from Egyptian counterpart Atef Ebeid during which he expressed Egypt's complete support to Lebanon. Official Egyptian sources said that Ebeid informed al-Hoss that he will send Egyptian experts in the electricity field to Beirut to find out about Lebanon's need for bringing back electric service damaged by the Israeli aggression. Go
• Tunis is discussing joining countries of the coast and Sahara assembly in order to contribute in its activities and program as well as benefiting from all the growth potentialities available in it. A Tunisian sources said to ArabicNews.com that Tunisian foreign minister affairs El-Habib Bin Yahia discussed with his Libyan counterpart Omar El-Montasser the possibility of Tunis joining this assembly which comprises Libya and a group of African countries and allows countries of the Mediterranean sea and North Africa as its goal to develop projects in this area. Go
• Egypt will participate in meetings of the Islamic parliaments' union in Tehran between 27th - 29th of current February that and Egypt's delegation will be headed by the head the foreign committee in the Egyptian people's assembly Mohammed Abd El-Elah . Go
• Moroccan primary and secondary school teachers staged Thursday and Friday a strike to claim their rights. The strike was staged to protest the freezing of the budgets earmarked to family allowances and internal promotion. Go
• The Chinese foreign minister, Tang Jiaxuan, handed over to the Mauritanian authorities the keys of the new offices of the presidential palace built by China with a 10-million-US-dollar loan, the pan-African news agency reported. Mauritania and China established diplomatic relations in 1967. Since then, Beijing has been involved in the construction of series of public infrastructure in the country. Go
• The gulf airlines group Falcon in al-Shareka started negotiations for purchasing 24 second hand Boing airplanes from many international airline companies like the British airlines and the Japanese at a cost that reaches 400 million dollars. Go

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