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- Mubarak’s visit to Spain to deepen bilateral relations
He said Mubarak would discuss ways of expanding cooperation in the field of oil exploration. Ebeid said Spain has managed to develop the production of railway locomotive components and control systems, adding that Egypt is seeking to develop railway workshop and to expand cooperation in the field of railways. Egypt, Politics, 5/27/2000 - Children parliament inquires about government actions in favor of children
Princess Lalla Meriem who opened on Thursday the session, read out a message by the Moroccan king who stressed that despite significant strides made in the protection and promotion of children, in realms of education and health, the process is set to be carried on as social problems challenges continue to undermine efforts at the expense of children. Morocco, Culture, 5/27/2000 - Israel and al-Shara's statements in Lisbon
The Israeli radio on Friday said that the Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaí said that Israel had actually carried out the UN Security Council resolution 425, fully, despite the fact it has not implemented it precisely nor in a good spirit. Syria, Politics, 5/27/2000 - Bashar al-Assad to visit Lebanon
The Kuwaiti daily al-Qabas said on Friday that Syrian Bashar al-Assad will visit Lebanon on top of a high ranking delegation in order to congratulate senior Lebanese officials over liberating South Lebanon from the Israeli occupation. Syria, Politics, 5/27/2000 - Yemeni president to visit Germany and Saudi Arabia
Yemeni official sources said that the Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh will officially visit Germany in June. Yemen, Politics, 5/27/2000 - Chinese - Egyptian talks concerning Africa
China's deputy foreign minister is to arrive on Thursday in Cairo heading a delegation from the foreign ministry on a one-day visit in his tour in some of the African countries. Egypt, Politics, 5/27/2000 - Omani officials head to Riyadh for Gulf states continued work on unification
The meeting agenda will cover unification of customs tariff among the Gulf Cooperation Council states (GCC) towards the outside world as well as reviewing results of the Undersecretaries of the Ministries of Finance and Economy on the review and improvement of the unified economic agreement. Gulf, Economics, 5/27/2000 - UN Security Council meets Tuesday over UN mission in Sahara
The UN security council is scheduled to meet next Tuesday to renew the mandate of MINURSO (French acronym for the UN mission in charge of supervising the holding of a referendum in the Sahara). Morocco, Politics, 5/27/2000 - New polisario defectors call UNHCR to speed repatriation of sequestered people
A new group of persons who defected the ranks of the Polisario separatist gang and returned to Morocco called Friday the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to speed up the repatriation of people forcefully held in the Polisario-controlled camps in Tindouf (southwestern Algeria). Morocco, Politics, 5/27/2000 - Tunis bans former head of human rights association from travel
The Tunisian authorities banned yesterday the former head of Tunisian human rights association Monsef Marzouki from heading to France according to what was said by two organizations for defending the human rights. Tunisia, Politics, 5/27/2000 - Oman tackles ways of improving administrative procedures
The six-day event is held by the Majlis al Shura would focus on the problems caused by some administrative procedures and that although the government made a lot of efforts in establishing administrative institutions, to serve the public, however the pressure of demand on services over the past years of social and economic development necessitated a comprehensive revision of the systems of rendering these services Oman, Economics, 5/27/2000 - Syria and Israel's withdrawal from South Lebanon Syria, Politics, 5/27/2000
- Al-Shara welcomes Israel's withdrawal from South Lebanon
The Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara has expressed satisfaction over talks he conducted with European counterparts on the sideline of the Lisbon conference on European- Mediterranean partnership, describing talks as positive especially with France's Hubert Vedrine. Syria, Politics, 5/27/2000 - Report: Israeli Nuclear File goes parallel with ME Peace
In an interview with Akhbar El Yom, today, Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa underlined the results of the month-long 2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), held in New York. Egypt, Politics, 5/27/2000 - Spanish King confers with Arafat
Spanish King Juan Carlos on Friday in Madrid met with the chairman of the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to discuss recent developments in the Palestinian- Israeli negotiations. Palestine, Politics, 5/27/2000 - Lebanese government considers a development program for the south
The Lebanese government in an effort to deal with the needs of Lebanese citizens in the south formed two ministerial committees to deal with emergency and urgent measures and longer term measures for putting an executive program for development programs that was formally made by the government nearly a year ago. Lebanon, Politics, 5/27/2000 - Australian investments in Egypt will go high
Ambassador of Australia in Cairo Victoria Owen said the Australian investments in Egypt will go high due to the growing interest by her country's businessmen in the Egyptian investment incentives and huge facilities-offered by Egypt to lure a lot of capital flows and investments. Egypt, Economics, 5/27/2000 - Iraqi president discharges minister of higher education
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein discharged minister of higher education Abd El-Gabar Tawfik for being unable to find a solution for the immigration of the professors at Iraqi universities Iraq, Education, 5/27/2000 - A high ranking SLA militia officer double agent
The Israeli daily Maareve said on Friday that a state of disbelief prevails amongst the SLA pro Israeli militias who fled to Israel after they had discovered that one of their senior officers has betrayed them and has been working for long as a double agent for the interest of "Hizbullah." Lebanon, Military, 5/27/2000 - A book about human rights violations in Turkey
The first internal report in Turkey about the human rights violations and torture in Turkish prisons and police stations was issued. Turkey, Politics, 5/27/2000 - Egypt qualified for more US investments
Molly Williamson, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce, deemed her visit to Egypt one of the positive results of President Mubarak's recent trip to Washington and his talks with prominent American business people. Egypt, Economics, 5/27/2000 - Hizballah will liberate Shabaa farms
Hizballah threatened declaring a war on Israel if it did not withdraw from the Shebaa farms area under Israel Israeli occupation. Lebanon, Politics, 5/27/2000 - Hamas and Jihad urge Palestinians to follow Lebanese resistance's path
The Palestinian movements Hamas and the Islamic Jihad congratulated the resistance and the Lebanese people for their victory against Israel. Palestine, Politics, 5/27/2000 - Palestine asks Israel to resume negotiations
Palestinian presidential advisor Nabeel Abu Rodinah said that Israel must carry out UN resolutions on the Palestinian and the Syrian tracks. Palestine, Politics, 5/27/2000 - Egypt calls for bolstering efforts to settle Africa conflicts
Egypt's Permanent Delegate to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Ahmed Abul-Gheit stressed Egypt's support for its African brethren and all continental efforts that aim to achieve high political, security, social and cultural objectives set by the leaders who founded the Organization of African Unity (OAU). Egypt, Politics, 5/27/2000 - Algerian - French military cooperation Algeria, Military, 5/27/2000
- Iraqi plan to deal with water crisis
Chairman of the Iraqi planning commission Hassan Abdul Menem said that the commission is seeking to prepare a clear plan to withstand the water crisis. And this plan to be implemented annually and will continue until the year 2-15. Iraq, Economics, 5/27/2000 - Africa's first earth satellite telecommunication station dedicated in Morocco
The station, a Global Mobile Personnel Communications systems, located on a hill overlooking the city, inter-connects 35 satellites to the region's earth communications networks, using the OBCOMM system, the first world private system that uses small satellites at low altitude to receive and send message. Morocco, Business, 5/27/2000 - Ethiopia will not seize fire despite consent to indirect negotiations
Ethiopia said it will not seize fire with Eritrea unless it is certain of Eritrean withdrawal from Ethiopian lands. Ethiopia, Politics, 5/27/2000 - Information day addresses overuse of Moroccan forests
Participants in an information day held in Casablanca Wednesday expressed concern about overuse of Moroccan forests. Morocco, Economics, 5/27/2000 - Insurance firm born of Moroccan and international corporates merger
Morocco's first holding (ONA) and world group (AXA) announced on Thursday the merging of their insurance affiliates to create "Axa Assurance Maroc." Morocco, Business, 5/27/2000
Short Takes
- Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak held a meeting with the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat who arrived yesterday evening to Cairo on a 2-day visit, saying that the Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon is a necessary step that must be followed by others in order to achieve complete peace in the area and UN resolution must be applied by the complete withdrawal from all Lebanese and Syrian territories as well as the Palestinian lands which is the substance of the real peace in the area. Go
- Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak chaired on Thursday night a Moroccan party attended by a host of Egyptian officials, foreign ambassadors in Egypt and figures from the world of culture, business and media. Receipts of the party, part of a Moroccan cultural week, will go to a charity association chaired by Mrs. Susanne Mubarak. The evening featured music concerts by Andalusian and folklore music bands and a Moroccan costume show. Exhibition stands displayedg Moroccan products and handicraft. Go
- A report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) put Egypt in second rank after South Africa in terms of African top investment- attracting countries, followed by Morocco and Nigeria. The report said the Egyptian sector of tourism is the most flourishing one followed by the industrialization one. Go
- The Paris based weekly al-Muharrir news said in a report from Washington that Western diplomatic circles in Washington expect the first week of June to be a decisive date for the resumption of Syrian- Israeli talks. Go
- Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Maguid said that the declaration of the unification of Yemen was pride for Arab states and should be an example for all Arab states to achieve all the Ummah national targets top of the nation dream represented by unity of the Arab states and removing all kind of dispute among them, SABA reported. Go
- Sayyid Faisal bin Ali bin Faisal al Said, Minister of National Heritage and Culture, left today for Yemen, to attend the inauguration of Al Mazyounah-Al Ghaidah Road which links Oman to Yemen, the Omani News Agency said. Go
- Algeria's Foreign Minister, Youcef Yousfi started today a four-day visit to Japan at the invitation of his counterpart Yohei Kono of Japan, the official news agency said. Go
- Moroccan southwestern city of Essaouira and French Rochelle signed on Friday a convention to cooperate in tourism, culture, maritime activity, environment, handicraft, administration and water sports. The convention means to start partnership between the two cities' social, cultural, scientific and economic milieus, to promote local development. Go
- Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharazi asserted that Iraq is Iran's neighbor yet it enjoys a history of causing problems during the past two decades, urging on the commitment to implement items of the agreement in 1975 between the two countries and making similar steps to release the Iranian captives. He urged Iraq to seek a different path than that which led to attacking Iran and Kuwait and pointed to the new spirit of cooperation in the region which include Iranian cooperation with the Gulf states and Saudi Arabia. Go
- French security sources have unveiled that an Israeli senior army officer was killed after he was wounded last week in an Ethiopian military position during the fighting taking place between Eritrea and Ethiopia last week. Go
- Sultan Qaboos bin Said approved the establishment of Sohar University, in the wilayat of Sohar, the Batinah region, by the Omani private sector the Omani news agency reported, adding the this would contribute to upgrading levels of higher education and scientific research and will help avail modern scientific fields. Go
- Eleven formations of U.S and U.K warplanes on Friday, May 26, 2000 carried out 8 sorties from Saudi airspace and 14 sorties from Kuwait and flying over areas in the provinces of Basra, Meisan, Thi-Qar, Muthanna, Qadissiya and Najaf. Iraq's missile force and antiaircraft artillery drove the warplanes out of national airspace back to their basis in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, the Iraqi news agency said. Go