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- Mubarak and Arafat discuss the results of Clinton's visit to Cairo
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak reviewed yesterday with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat at Rass Al Tine Palace, Alexandria, the results of the flying visit by US President Bill Clinton to Cairo. Egypt, Politics, 8/31/2000 - Lebanon prepares for the second round of elections
The Lebanese authorities started preparations for the second tour of the parliamentary elections which will be held in the Lebanese provinces of Beirut, the Bekaa and the south on Sunday. Lebanon, Politics, 8/31/2000 - Mubarak - Chirac summit in Paris tomorrow
President Mubarak tomorrow starts an important visit to the French capital during which he would have talks with French President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Lionel Jospin on the peace process and ways of establishing a just and permanent peace in the region. Egypt, Politics, 8/31/2000 - New Somali President arrives in Makadishu
New Somalia President Abdul Qasem Salat Hassan on Wednesday arrived in Baledoghli airport, 90 Km to the west of Makadishu coming from Djibouti. He immediately headed to the Somali capital escorted by almost 100 cars carrying armed men. Somalia, Politics, 8/31/2000 - Legislative by-elections next September 15
The Moroccan interior department on Wednesday announced that by-elections to elect one-third of the 270-member Chamber of Advisors (upper house of parliament) will be held next September 15. Morocco, Politics, 8/31/2000 - Al-Assad confers with Lebanese officials
President Bashar al-Assad onWednesday at the Damascus al-Shaab palace received Lebanon minister of agriculture Suleiman Franjieh. Syria, Politics, 8/31/2000 - Moroccan speaker calls for enhanced dialog between UN, Parliamentary Union
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said legislators are key to overcoming grass roots mistrust of global institutions. In today's globalized world, parliamentarians have a central role to play in bringing global institutions like the United Nations closer to the people they serve, he said. Regional, Politics, 8/31/2000 - Arab League and Iraq
The secretary general of the Arab League (AL) Ismat Abdul Miguid has asserted the importance of an Arab move at the meantime in order to break the state of stalemate in the Iraqi issue, in implementation of the AL council meeting held in March 1999 and the agenda of the consultation meeting of the Arab foreign ministers held in January of the same year. Iraq, Politics, 8/31/2000 - Inter-Arab investments are only US $ 2.4 billion
Observers and specialists stress that the current improvement on the volume of inter-Arab investment, though positive, is still beyond the needed level and the set ambitions. They say that the Arab US $ 800 billion are mostly used out of the Arab economic work field, despite the drastic needs to these sums and the measures taken by many Arab states to introducing more flexible economic laws to attract Arab investors to take part in various investment projects. Regional, Analysis, 8/31/2000 - Syrian expert and the increase of wages and salaries
The BBC said on Tuesday that since several years the employees and workers at the public, private and joint sectors in Syria had an increase in their salaries that reached 25 % as from this month, September. Syria, Economics, 8/31/2000 - New 21 Syrian ambassador to be accredited abroad
The regional Leadership of the Baath Arab Socialist party has appointed some 21 ambassador who will be later officially declared Syria's ambassadors abroad, according to presidential decrees to be issues by President Bashar al-Assad. Syria, Politics, 8/31/2000 - Literacy Courses Start in Mosques on September 15
The king's initiative to make of mosques instruments for disseminating science and culture for the benefit of society was hailed by officials, scholars, ulemas (theologians) as well as by the civil society since the move will help implement a large-scale literacy program. Morocco, Education, 8/31/2000 - Israel continues violations in the South, two Lebanese wounded
Two Lebanese citizens were wounded on Wednesday when the Israeli forces opened fire against a crowd of Lebanese citizens near Fatmah gate on the borders between Lebanon and Israel. The two citizens were admitted to al-Nabateyah hospital. Lebanon, Military, 8/31/2000 - A new ambassador for Israel in Jordan
Dadoun was born in Morocco in 1949. He had a BA in French Literature and history from the Hebrew university. Jordan, Politics, 8/31/2000 - Yemen: the inauguration of the socialist party congress
The Yemeni news Agency Sabaa reported that the opposition Yemeni socialist party on Wednesday opened works of its conference in Sanaa in the presence of more than 2400 representatives to elect members of its political bureau and central committee. Yemen, Politics, 8/31/2000 - Israel warns Europe against backing declaration of Palestinian state
Israel has warned Europe against announcing its backing to the establishment of a Palestinian state. Palestine, Politics, 8/31/2000 - Some 22 French companies are taking part in the DIF 47th session
The Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry has stressed its firm cooperation with the federation of the Syrian chambers of commerce. Syria, Economics, 8/31/2000 - Iraq earns another $479 million under UN oil-for-food program
Iraq last week exported 17.2 million barrels of oil, earning an estimated $479 million for the United Nations humanitarian "oil-for-food" program, according to the latest figures released Tuesday by the UN office administering the scheme. Iraq, Economics, 8/31/2000
Short Takes
- Sales of the ministry of industry establishments reached $ 103.191 million since the beginning of this year until the end of July. These sales are distributed as 38% in the local market representing $ 39.2 million and 62% as foreign exports representing US $ 63.9 million. The ministry stresses that there is an increase in the value of exports in comparison of the same period of 1999 estimated at US $ 57.665. Go
- The flying personnel of the Moroccan carrier royal Air Maroc (RAM) decided to cancel the strike it was projecting to stage this Thursday. Two trade unions, la Confederation Democratique du Travail (CDT) and l'"Union Generale des Travailleurs du Maroc (UGTM) and the association of commercial flying personnel which had called for the strike decided to cancel the protest movement and voiced readiness to start as of next week a dialogue involving all concerned parties. Go
- Morocco's female football team will start next week a training in Morocco to warm up for the upcoming African Nations Cup. The Moroccan team qualified for the Cup, after ousting Algeria. The cup will be hosted next October by South Africa. Go
- Moroccan athlete, Nezha Bidouane on Wednesday won the 400 m hurdles of the Salonica, Greece, meeting. The Moroccan, silver medalist at the latest World Championships, clocked 54:51 ahead of US Sandra Glover. Another Moroccan, Younes Moudrik, came in second in the long jump with 8.17 m behind Spain's Yago Lamela. Go