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- Butaflika today in Tunisia
Well-informed Algerian sources close to the Algerian Presidency said President Abdul Aziz Butaflika will visit Tunisia today, at the official invitation of the Tunisian president Zein al-Abidin Bin Ali. Tunisia, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Syrian parliament approves Bashar al-Assad for president
Lt. Gen. Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday received the Speaker of the people's Assembly Abdul Qader Qaddoura. Syria, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Egyptian sources deny convening tripartite summit
Egyptian diplomatic sources have denied arrangements for convening an Egyptian, Saudi and Syrian tripartite summit at the meantime. Egypt, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Moroccan human rights minister cites white revolution under king mohamed vi
Moroccan human rights minister, Mohamed Aujjar, on Tuesday described as a "white revolution" the changes going on in Morocco under king Mohammed VI, based on the new concept of "authority at the service of people" developed by the sovereign. Morocco, Politics, 6/28/2000 - London hosts meeting over sahara issue
A Moroccan official delegation is taking part this Wednesday in a meeting over the Sahara, convened by UN secretary general's personal envoy, James Baker. Morocco, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Preparations for a high Qatari- Kuwaiti joint committee
Media sources have asserted that Kuwait will shortly host a meeting for a committee to prepare for establishing a Kuwaiti-Qatari higher committee Kuwait, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Human rights organizations in Arab states ask Bashar al-Assad to release 57 detainees
The Human rights organizations in the Arab states asked Bashar al-Assad to release 57 detainees in the Syrian prison or retrying them fairly. Syria, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Albright's tour in Middle East area begins
Madeleine Albright, the U.S secretary of state, began her difficult mission in the Middle East that was prepared for by U.S peace envoy Dennis Ross. Regional, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Islamic countries have the resources to match the west, scientist
Islamic nations have the resources and the capabilities to be on par with the developed countries of the world as they own 50 % of the world's oil resources and 40 % of global agricultural output, a Muslim scientist was quoted as saying Wednesday by the Malaysian news agency Bernama. Regional, Economics, 6/28/2000 - First Lady Mubarak suggests initiative to new development model
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak today proposed a new mechanism to turn the small-scale project sector into an engine to a new development model. Egypt, Culture, 6/28/2000 - Sudanese president inaugurates oil production service centers
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Tuesday opened the oil" Salvation" complex, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the national salvation revolution.. Sudan, Economics, 6/28/2000 - On the Lebanese parliamentary elections
Lebanese deputy premier and minister of the interior Michael al-Murr has announced that the final date for carrying out the parliamentary elections in Lebanon according to the bill project, he had submitted on Tuesday to the Cabinet is expected to release the decree for inviting for elections during this week. Lebanon, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Torabi decides to establish 'national people conference' party
In an expected step after being discharged from the post of the secretary general of the Sudanese National Conference, Hassan El-Torabi decided to establish a new party named "the national people's conference." Sudan, Politics, 6/28/2000 - OIC secretary holds Israel responsible for undermining ME peace
The secretary general of the Organization of the Islamic Conference Ezz eddine al-Iraqi on Tuesday held Israel responsible for violating the ME peace process. Regional, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Israel and the Syrian track
The Israeli radio said on Tuesday that high ranking officials in Syria told the UN secretary general Kofi Anna their readiness to resume negotiations with Israel, immediately. The Israeli radio said this was expressed during Annan's visit to Damascus last week. Syria, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Damascus denounces Algerian journalists' visit to Israel
The Syrian newspaper El-Baath denounced yesterday the visit paid by a delegation from the Algerian students and journalists the day before yesterday to Israel. Syria, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Building economic bloc is biggest challenge for Arabs
The biggest challenge that the Arab world will have to face in the third millenium is to build an economic bloc comprising all Arab countries and all productive sectors, said Moroccan minister delegate in charge of economic forecasts and planning, Abdehamid Aouad. Morocco, Economics, 6/28/2000 - OIC to agree on reforms to international financial architecture Regional, Economics, 6/28/2000
- A detention campaign in the Golan
The Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday at dawn broke into the town of Masaadah in the occupied Golan Heights and carried out a vast mopping up campaign among the citizens of the town. Syria, Politics, 6/28/2000 - New measures to activate Money Market
Egypt's Prime Minister Atef Ebeid said the government will take some measures to activate the money market and push forward its privatization program through selling some shares of the communication and oil firms next week. Egypt, Economics, 6/28/2000 - Israel investigates Azmi Beshara for praising the Hizbullah party
An Israeli judicial source said that the legal advisor for the Israeli government Elakim Robinshtine on Tuesday order to open investigations against the Israeli-Arab parliament member Azmi Beshara who made statements in which he praised the Lebanese Hizbullah party. Israel, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Bashar al-Assad's biography
He was born in 1965 in damascus. He received his elementary, preparatory and secondary school education at al-Houria Institute in Damascus and had hid baccalaureate in 1982. As a secondary school student, he successfully passed parachute jumping course in 1980.. Syria, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Settlers demonstrate in front Albright's hotel
Hundreds of Israeli settlers in Gaza strip gathered in front of the hotel in which U.S Secretary of the State Madeleine Albright stays and they shouted against the concessions which the Israeli prime minister intends to present to the Palestinians. Palestine, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Hamas and Jihad refuse participating in meeting of the Palestinian central council
Emad El-Falouji, minister of post and communication in the Palestinian government urged Hamas and the Islamic Jihad to participate in the coming meeting of the Palestinian Central Council. Palestine, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Algerians visit to Israel is treason
The Algerian ministry of information has condemned in a statement issued on Tuesday the visit carried out by a group of Algerian journalists to Israel. Algeria, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Referendum election committee meets
The Interior ministry committee in charge of following up the referendum on Tuesday held a meeting chaired by the Minister of the Interior Muhammad Harba. Syria, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Peace corps volunteers to expand fight against AIDS in africa, elsewhere
US Peace Corps volunteers will expand the fight against AIDS in Africa, where the epidemic now kills 10 times more people annually than does war. Regional, Health, 6/28/2000 - Euro fall will not affect Moroccan economy, minister
The fall of Euro will have no effect on Morocco's economy except for some export sectors, said Moroccan economy and finance minister, Fathallah Oualalou. Morocco, Economics, 6/28/2000 - Egypt supports Int'l Conference to eliminate Nuclear threats
Under the Chairmanship of Iranian Assistant Foreign Affairs, Minister Gawad Zarief, meetings were held in the UN HeadQuarters in New York. Egypt, Politics, 6/28/2000 - War victims between Ethiopia and Eritrea
The Eritrea's ministry of defense said on Tuesday that almost 110,000 ( one hundred and ten thousands ) Ethiopian soldiers were killed or wounded during the recent battles between Eritrea and Ethiopia. Ethiopia, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Israeli measures to settle Lahd militias in Israel
The Israeli authorities on Tuesday distributed identity cards on members of what used to be called members of the Lahd hireling militias in South Lebanon who fled to Israel. This measure falls in the course of the campaign to contain and settle those militia members in Israel. Lebanon, Politics, 6/28/2000 - US against lifting sanctions from Sudan
The US on Monday evening stressed its refusal to lift international sanctions imposed on Sudan since 1996. Sudan, Politics, 6/28/2000 - Finding a radioactive material in an Egyptian village
The Egyptian government found radioactive material inside the house of a farmer in the village Meet Halfa, 15 kilometers north Cairo, due to which the farmer and eldest child were killed while members of the family had skin eruption. Egypt, Health, 6/28/2000 - Mubarak attends Republican Guard day
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak on Monday attended the ceremony held on the occasion of the Republican Guard Day. Egypt, Military, 6/28/2000 - Egypt ranks first in African GDP
Reports of World Economic Forum on competitiveness of African countries asserted that Egypt tops the list in respect of increase of the GDP to the tune of $8 billion. Egypt, Economics, 6/28/2000
Short Takes
- Palestinians in Gaza urged on bringing forward the declaration of the Palestinian country on the 1st of September instead of September the 13th so that the Palestinian president Yasser Arafat would be able to ask for a full membership for Palestine during the coming Millennium Summit that will be attended by a large number of the world's leaders. Go
- Both Bahrain and Honduras decided to establish bilateral diplomatic relations at the levels of ambassadors and to boost bilateral cooperation relations in various areas. Go
- The secretary general of the people's committee for the media, information and culture Mrs. Fawzeyah Shalabi in Libya on Monday evening in Tripoli me with the chairman of the South media group in Senegal Babaker Thawri. The group runs more than 14 radio and TV station. Go
- A delegation of representatives at the European parliament started Tuesday a six-day visit to Morocco at the invitation of the Moroccan chamber of representatives (lower house). Go
- The number of foreign tourists who visited Morocco in January-March 2000 reached 522,000 persons, marking a 13% compared to 462,000 in the corresponding period of 1999, said the statistics department. The figures generated receipts worth $ 422 million, an increase of 19.5% compared to Jan-Mar 1999. Go
- Moroccan carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and US Delta Air Lines signed Monday a code sharing agreement to increase their flights on routes between Morocco and the United States, said a release of RAM. Under the accord, Delta will offer codeshare service beyond Casablanca to Agadir, Marrakech and Tangier, while Royal Air Maroc will offer, for the first time on its code, flights beyond New York to Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Miami, Tampa, Washington and Boston. Go