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- Egypt, Lebanon sign agreement; complete solidarity of views
Egypt and Lebanon yesterday signed five memos of understanding and two executive programs in the field of industry, trade, information, education, utilities and tourism. Lebanon, Politics, 5/20/2000 - Morocco - Egypt start preperations to boost to weak trade
Morocco and Egypt will start today in Cairo preparatory meetings for their High Joint Commission's 4th session, to be co-chaired next week in the Egyptian capital city by King Mohammed VI and President Hosni Mubarak. Egypt, Economics, 5/20/2000 - Moussa assures the importance of the meetings of the joint Egyptian - Moroccan committee
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Moroccan King Mohammed VI will confer on a set of African, Arab and Mediterranean issues during the 4th session of the Moroccan-Egyptian High Joint Commission, to be held next week in Cairo. Egypt, Politics, 5/20/2000 - Damascus: the second phase of Baath party elections starts today
The second phase of preliminary elections for the 9th regional conference of the Baath Arab socialist party which will be held on June 17 started today. Syria, Politics, 5/20/2000 - Moroccan, Tunisian business council meets
The Moroccan - Tunisian business council held in Casablanca Friday a meeting to examine means to enlarge the list of goods exchanged between the two Maghreban states. Morocco, Economics, 5/20/2000 - Moroccan- Algerian entente, key factor for Maghreban march, Algerian speaker says
Entente between Morocco and Algeria is a key factor in the consolidation of the march of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA), speaker of the Algerian senate, Bachir Boumaaza said Saturday. Algeria, Politics, 5/20/2000 - Bahrain unsatisfied with Qatari proposals over islands conflict
Bahrain on Friday accused Qatar of submitting a separate request to the International court of Justice and of ignoring the good offices made to find an amicable solution for the border disputes between the two states. Bahrain, Politics, 5/20/2000 - The speaker of the Lebanese parliament Nabih berri
The speaker of the Lebanese parliament Nabih berri today that he sent an urgent message to the US President Bill Clinton, President Jacques Chirac of France, the UN Secretary general, Kofi Annan, the Director general of UNESCO, the chairman of the Inter-parliamentary Union and the chairman of the Arab parliamentary them in which he urged them to pressure Israel not to blow off al-Shaqif castle before its proposed withdrawal from South Lebanon. Lebanon, Politics, 5/20/2000 - Barak puts off visit to Washington
Israel's prime minister Ehud Barak said that he decided to cancel his visit scheduled to Washington next week. Israel, Politics, 5/20/2000 - On Annan's reports over Shebaa farms
Western Diplomatic sources told the Lebanese daily al-Nahar that the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan received just few hours after he had received a telephone call from the Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss, the report of his delegate to the Middle East Terry Larsen. Lebanon, Politics, 5/20/2000 - Talab El-Sana: secret negotiations in Sweden will have positive results
Tatab El-Sanea, member of the Israeli Knesset expressed his belief that the secret negotiations - currently taking place in Sweden between the Palestinian and the Israeli sides will have positive results in the peace process between them. Palestine, Politics, 5/20/2000 - Mubarak to receive report on COMESA summit
Egyptian President Mubarak will receive a report from Foreign Minister Amr Moussa on the outcome of the Summit and the contacts he held on the sidelines of the summit with the Sudanese Foreign Minister and Heads of the Ethiopian and Eritrean delegations. Egypt, Politics, 5/20/2000 - On Lahd's visit to France
Monte Carlo radio said on Friday quoting French diplomatic sources that commander of the SLA militia (South Lebanese Army) Antoine Lahd is currently in a private visit to France, adding that so far France has not received from him a request asking for political asylum. Lebanon, Politics, 5/20/2000 - International human rights body wants to hold congress in Morocco
The international center for the rehabilitation of torture victims on Thursday voiced wish to hold its coming world congress in Morocco. Regional, Culture, 5/20/2000 - Garang assures his adherence to the Egyptian - Libyan initiative
John Garang, the leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army urged the Sudanese government to abandon its method of ruling the country, assuring his adherence to the Egyptian - Libyan initiative for solving Sudan's problem, saying that Egypt's role is important in any Sudanese settlement. Sudan, Politics, 5/20/2000 - Signs of dissention in lines of the ruling party in Sudan
Hassan El-Torabi, the Sudanese leader renewed his refusal for mediation with the President Omat El-Bashir, referring to the ruling party's trend toward the dissention, saying in a press conference he held in his house yesterday "mediation will do no good in the government's continuos violation to the constitution, the law and the basic rules." Sudan, Politics, 5/20/2000 - Moroccan lower house adopts transition budget Morocco, Politics, 5/20/2000
- Moroccan tourism operators to visit Egypt
Representatives of several travel and tourism agencies operating in the south of Morocco will visit Egypt next week to explore with Egyptian peers cooperation opportunities in tourism. Egypt, Business, 5/20/2000 - 5 nuclear countries agree to unconditionally get rid of nuclear arsenal Regional, Politics, 5/20/2000
- First Lady Mubarak confers with Friends of Alexandria library
First Lady Suzanne Mubarak Thursday conferred with Friends of Alexandria Library Group that kept her posted on their activities and efforts to support the library. Egypt, Education, 5/20/2000 - ARCH Foundation Launch Rehabilitation of Moroccan Monument
The Art Restoration for Cultural Heritage (ARCH) Foundation launched Friday rehabilitation works of certain monuments in the Moroccan imperial city of Marrakesh. Morocco, Culture, 5/20/2000 - Iran to unilateraly free Iraqi prisoners
Iran will unilaterally free 460 Iraqi prisoners of war (PoWs) on humanitarian ground ..(and) hand them to the International Committee of the Red Cross Iraq, Politics, 5/20/2000 - Great number of people visit Egypt's Coptic Arts Exhibition in Paris Egypt, Culture, 5/20/2000
- For the first time since 1989 A French military ship visits Algeria
In an indication on improving relations between Algeria and France, a French ship is due to visit Algeria on coming Saturday for the first time since 1989. Algeria, Politics, 5/20/2000 - Ethiopia will not annex Eritrea's territories
Ethiopia announced yesterday it will has no intention to annex Eritrea's territories it had occupied in its military progress into the depth of neighboring Eritrea's lands. Ethiopia, Politics, 5/20/2000 - Continued Israeli aggressions against South Lebanon
The Israeli warplanes on Friday afternoon raided al-Tuffah district overlooking the occupied part of South Lebanon. Lebanese security sources said that the Israeli warplanes raided twice al-Tasse spring area and dropped four-air to surface missiles. Lebanon, Military, 5/20/2000
Short Takes
- The Palestinian leadership blamed the Israeli side for the serious results of the violence policy against the Palestinian citizens. As of today, some reports cited as many as 34 Palestinians being injured. Go
- King Abdullah of Jordan tomorrow ( Sunday) will arrive in Damascus in an official visit to Syria during which he will hold talks with President Hafez al-Assad on Arab Conditions. Talks will be also dealing with on bilateral relations and the situation in the Arab region. The Jordanian King will be accompanied by an official delegation including the prime minister Abdul Raouf al-Tawabdah, the foreign minister Abdul Illah al-Khatib, the minister of the Interior, the chairman of the Royal court , the chairman of the royal protocol department and the chief of the intelligence in Jordan Samih al-Batheikhi Go
- Alexandria City is due to host on coming Tuesday for 2 days the third conference for heads of the Euro - Mediterranean parliaments in which nearly 20 heads of these parliaments are to participate to discuss supporting the Euro - Mediterranean partnership. Go
- Spanish Ambassador in Cairo Alfonso Ortiz welcomed the state visit to be paid by President Mubarak to Spain on May 29. In an exclusive interview with Al-Gomhuria, the Spanish Ambassador said meetings and contacts are continuing between Mubarak and Carlos whether in Sharm el-Sheikh in 1996 or in Cairo in 1998 or during the Africa-Europe Summit last April, which positively helps boost and beef up historical ties between both countries. Go
- It is expected that the Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara to take part in the meeting of the ministerial council of the Euro-Mediterranean conference due to be held in Lisbon on May 25 and 26 in which Israelis are taking part. Diplomatic sources in Damascus told the London-based al-Hayat daily that the EU-ME peace process coordinator Miguel Moratinos conveyed al-Shara just two days ago the invitation by the EU to attend this conference. Go
- Syrian Minister of Industry Ahmad Hammo on Friday discussed with Iraq's Minister of Trade Muhammad Mahdi Saleh the possibility of increasing trade exchange between Syria and Iraq especially in medicine and foodstuffs in the course of the oil for food agreement. The meeting was attended by senior official concerned re[resenting the two sides. Go
- President of the Palestinian government Yasser Arafat on Thursday evening received a telephone call from the US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. The Israeli radio said that talks dealt with latest developments concerning the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and the US efforts exerted to give a push forward to these negotiations. Go
- Means to consolidate cooperation between Morocco and Palestine in maritime transportation were studied at a meeting Friday here between Moroccan transport minister, Mostapha Mansouri and visiting Palestinian public works minister, Azzam Al Ahmad. Go
- Ways to enhance cooperation ties between Morocco and Equatorial Guinea in public works and infrastructure topped talks held in Rabat Friday between Moroccan equipment minister Boumaour Taghouan and Equato-Guinean peer, Florentino Ncogo Ndong. Go