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Originally published May 2, 2000

IMF and WB expect improvement in economic development in Egypt
A recent report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that economic development in Egypt is expected to improve in the near future accompanied with a decline in the inflation rate. Egypt, Economics, 5/2/2000
Mediterranean audio-visual tackles professional and commercial issues
The 7th permanent Mediterranean audio-visual conference held in Casablanca April 27-29 called for enhancing and intensifying exchanges between Mediterranean countries in audio-visual production. Morocco, Economics, 5/2/2000
Moroccan unions call for lifting seige on Moroccan Sahrawis
Five Moroccan trade unions called Monday for lifting the siege imposed by the Polisario separatists on Moroccan Sahrawis sequestered in the Tindouf camps (southwestern Algeria). Morocco, Politics, 5/2/2000
United Nations coordinator of humanitarian affairs in Iraq
Tun Myat of Myanmar, the new United Nations coordinator of humanitarian affairs in Iraq arrived yesterday in Baghdad to succeed outgoing German official Hans Von Sponeck, who resigned from his post in protest against the UN policy toward Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 5/2/2000
Arab concerns at the Amman Inter-Parliamentary Union conference Regional, Politics, 5/2/2000
Arab group at the IPU conference in Amman
The conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union on Monday afternoon continued deliberations of its 103rd session in Amman. Regional, Politics, 5/2/2000
Egypt urges parliamentary declaration on peace, anti-terrorism
Ahmed Fathi Sorour, Speaker of the People's Assembly urged participants in the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) Conference currently in session in Amman, Jordan to issue a world declaration on peace, security and anti-terrorism. Regional, Politics, 5/2/2000
Steps to establish Arab organization for intellectual property
An Arab organization for intellectual property is currently being established in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Arab organizations concerned with protection of intellectual property. Regional, Economics, 5/2/2000
French anti-racists mark drowning of Moroccan in Paris river
On the occasion of the Labor Day, French anti-racist activists and delegates of leftist parties marked on Monday the drowning of Brahim Bouarram in the Seine river by French skinheads. Morocco, Politics, 5/2/2000
The monthly report of the Lebanese resistance attacks against Israeli forces
During April, the Lebanese resistance carried out 170 operations resulting in further losses in the lines of the Israeli occupation forces and their militia allies in the occupied part of south Lebanon and its western Bekaa. Lebanon, Military, 5/2/2000
Tennis: Morocco's al-Aynaoui improves ranking on ATP standing
Morocco's Younes Al-Aynaoui went up from 14 to 13 on this week's standings of the world tennis professionals (ATP). Morocco, Sports, 5/2/2000

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