Today's Headlines
- 579 candidates with 23 women competing for Omani Shura elections tomorrow
Omanis are heading tomorrow to the election boxes to elect the Omani Shura council (parliament) in its 4th session that will begin in coming March for 3 years. Oman, Politics, 9/13/2000
- Egyptian - Saudi Arabia to strengthen economic ties
The Egyptian - Saudi supreme committee will convene its meetings under the chairmanship of the two countries' foreign ministers during the second half of coming October to discuss increasing investment and economic cooperation. Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Economics, 9/13/2000
- Moussa, Albright probe peace process and Jerusalem
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa held talks Tuesday with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright over a working breakfast she had on his honour. Egypt-USA, Politics, 9/13/2000
- King Mohammed calls for rigor to reform education
Morocco's King Mohammed VI Tuesday called for a rigorous and mobilization of all to reform the Moroccan education sector in order to honor the 2002 deadline to generalize schooling for children aged 6 years. Morocco, Education, 9/13/2000
- Youssoufi calls government to speed action
Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi on Tuesday called on the cabinet members to speed up the government's action. Morocco, Politics, 9/13/2000
- Iraq allows establishing private insurance companies
For the first time in 32 years, the Iraqi commerce ministry allowed the private insurance companies to work in the country and according to the procedures ratified by the ministry five companies were allowed to get the necessary authorizations with the possibility of giving the authorization to other companies in the coming period. Iraq, Economics, 9/13/2000
- Iraqi soldiers were buried alive in the Gulf war, Iraqi paper says
El-Jomhoria Iraqi newspaper said that a large number of corpses were found in south Iraq for soldiers that were buried alive in the Gulf War and that there are remainders of Iraqi soldiers that were also killed during the Gulf War. Iraq-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 9/13/2000
- Miro addresses Arab Economic Council
Syria's Prime Mister Mohammed Mustafa Miro said Wednesday Arabs have compulsory options that they could not do without or avoid. Arabs " cannot stay alone in a world ruled by cartels. They cannot protect their economies.. From its (forced options) effects," Miro told the 66 session of the Arab League Social and Economic Council. Regional, Economics, 9/13/2000
- Syrian - Lebanese cooperation in social and security field
In her delivered word, Minister Al-Qodsi called on officials in Syria and Lebanon to remove all obstacles standing in the way of social development and to find immediate solutions in support of this sector. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 9/13/2000
- Morocco convinced referendum shall confirm sahara as Moroccan territory
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, renewed in an interview with Egyptian daily Al Ahram that Morocco is convinced that the referendum outcome will only confirm the Sahara as Moroccan territory if it is held in conformity with the United Nations Settlement Plan. Morocco, Politics, 9/13/2000
- El-Torabi: We do not seek a strategic alliance with Umma party
Hasan El-Torabi, the secretary general of the opposition public national conference in Sudan negated that his anticipated meeting in Doha today with El-Sadek El-Mahdi - head of the Umma party - forms a beginning to a strategic alliance between the two factions Sudan, Politics, 9/13/2000
- Israel shoots at three reporters; place missiles on border with Lebanon
Israel intensified its military movements in its military location near the Lebanese borders. Lebanese sources said that Israel began establishing an air defense system in the front locations along the Lebanese - Israeli borders Lebanon-Israel, Military, 9/13/2000
- Mubarak inaugurates Sidi Krir Power Station
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak inaugurated the giant Sidi Krir Power Station, with a 640 megawatt capacity. Egypt, Economics, 9/13/2000
- African - Arab parliaments to increase cooperation, conference in Tunis
Works of the 9th African - Arab parliamentary conference began yesterday in headquarter of the Tunisian parliamentary council under the auspices of the Tunisian President Zein El-Abidin Bin Ali. Regional, Politics, 9/13/2000
- Libya help Europeans get their hostages
Libya celebrates handing over the 4 European hostages to their governments' representatives. Libya, Politics, 9/13/2000
- Opposition Palestinian factions: Delay of declaration was disappointing
Some of the Palestinian factions said the decision of the Palestinian central council concerning delaying the declaration of the country was disappointing and some factions had reservation against the decision while the Palestinian government welcomed it. Palestine, Politics, 9/13/2000
- Somali president asks opposition to give up weapons
Abdi El-Kasem Salad Hasan, the Somali president asked the Somali factions to turn over their weapons to the police. Somalia, Politics, 9/13/2000
- Sudanese - Egyptian agreement for renting agricultural lands
Sudanese sources assured that Egypt and Sudan reached an agreement to rent Sudanese agricultural lands for Egypt in return for the due debts on Sudan. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 9/13/2000
- Morocco's trade balance deficit worsens by 36% during january-july period
Morocco's trade balance deficit amounted during the first seven months of year 2000 to some $2.51 billion compared to $1.84 billion during the same period in 1999 worsening by 36 %, according to the exchange office. $2.51 billion Morocco, Economics, 9/13/2000
- Differences in choosing a new secretary general for oil organization
OAPEC will convene a ministerial meeting in Vienna in November the 12th to choose a secretary general for the organization to succeed Nigerian Rilwano Lokman who has been assuming the power since 1994. Regional-Venezuela, Economics, 9/13/2000
- Algiers' international book fair opens next week
The 6th international book fair of Algiers opens next Monday with the participation of scores of Arab intellectuals, including Moroccan Abed El-Jabiri. Algeria, Economics, 9/13/2000
Short Takes
- Yemen's Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs is holding charitable bazaar in Sana'a Cultural Center for poor woman at the expense of UNDP next November on the occasion of the World Day of Poverty Alleviation , SABA reported. Go
- Moroccan foreign minister, Mohamed Benaissa, who is attending the UN General Assembly held at the UN head offices meetings with several heads of delegations and for the first time, newly-appointed Algerian foreign minister, Abdelaziz Belkadem in the presence of heads of the two north African countries' missions at the world body. He also held separate talks with US secretary of state, Madeleine Albright and the European Union special envoy for the Middle East, Miguel Moratinos. Go
- Oman's Majlis Al Shura's Office today held it's 8th regular meeting of this year under the chairmanship of Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali Al Qataibi, President of Oman's Majlis Al Shura and discussed unnatural fluctuations in the share prices during 97/98 and made specific recommendations to improving various aspects of performance in the securities market., ONA reported. Go
- Confrontations took place among nearly 200 Palestinian workers (from the Arabs of 1948) who have the Israeli nationality and the Israeli police yesterday in the Palestinian City EL-Nasera in north Israel in protest for the closure of a shop there due to which the laborers became unemployed. The laborers denounced being exposed to racism during the confrontation due to which one of them was injured and Abd El-Malek El-Dahamusha the Palestinian deputy in the Knesset during confrontations that took place for the same reasons. This comes at a time in which a study about the Israeli students' opinions showed that 50% hate the Arabs. Go
- Morocco's tourism returns reached 11.2 billion Dirhams (US $ 1.02 billion), increasing by 12% compared to 10.05 billion DH posted in the same period of 1999, says the exchange office in its latest newsletter. The source explains that the progression is due to an increase in foreign currency bank notes (18.8%) while bank transfers only progressed by 2.5%. Go
- The Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has lent the Moroccan drinking water board (ONEP) 200 million Dirhams (US $ 18 mln) to finance drinking water-supply projects. The loan will help supply drinking water to 20 rural centers as part of a priority program to alleviate effects of a second drought season. Go
- Morocco's hard currency reserves totaled in the January-July period of the current year $ 5.14 billion, compared to $ 5.23 billion during the same period in 1999, scoring a decrease of 1.8 %. Go
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