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- Tunisian, Emirate, Egyptian planes to Baghdad
Iraq announced on Wednesday that a Tunisian plane arrived at Baghdad international airport carrying some 20 Tunisian eye-doctors and sergeant and a shipment of medicines and medical equipment. Iraq, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Al-Aqsa uprising continues, Palestinian killings toll 69
Amid threats launched by the Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak to increase killing and oppression operations against the Palestinians and similar threats made by Israeli military leaders, in its 7th day, the al-Aqsa uprising recorded more bloody confrontation and resulted in killing or wounding tens of new Palestinians. The Israeli forces said it used planes in its attacks and that it had also reinforced its positions in the territories of 1948. Palestine, Politics, 10/5/2000 - President Mubarak's speech on the 27th anniversary of the victory of 1973 October war
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak delivered a speech commemorating the 27th anniversary of the 1973 October War in which he hailed this war as a military feat proving the extreme courage of the Egyptian soldier and the ability of the Egyptian military to carry out a strategic initiative amid complicated international circumstances of unbalanced powers. Egypt, History, 10/5/2000 - Jordanian King confers with al-Qaddafi
Talks between King Abdullah II of Jordan and the Libyan President Muammar al-Qaddafi started on Wednesday at al-Aqaba city on the Red sea coast, in a bilateral meeting during which the two leaders discussed current Arab conditions and the need of revitalizing joint Arab action and backing Arab solidarity. Jordan, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Abdullah, al-Assad hold telephone talks
King Abdullah II of Jordan on Wednesday received a telephone call from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during which the two leaders discussed recent developments in the Palestinian lands in light of the provocative acts and Israeli aggressions against the Palestinian people and its impact on the future conditions in the region. Jordan, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Mubarak extends invitations for Arab summits
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa has announced that President Hosni Mubarak will during the few coming hours extend official invitations to the Arab presidents, kings and rulers to convene the Arab summit. Regional, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Sudan federalism type and resource distribution are issues in negotiations
Sudan has announced that negotiations which took place in Nairobi between the delegation of the Sudanese government and the rebellions led by John Garang has realized a relative progress and the two sides agreed to continue the dialogue until the end of the current month. Sudan, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Moroccan plane flies assistance to the Palestinians
A Moroccan plane took off Thursday from Rabat to Palestine with a relief cargo to the Palestinian people. Morocco, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Moroccan Jew decries Israeli barbarism
Moroccan Jewish writer, Edmon Amrane Al-Maleh, on Tuesday decried the Israeli barbarism against the Palestinian people. Morocco, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Jamal El Dorra:I want to revenge from the criminals who killed Mohammed
"I want the revenge," Jamal El Dorra, the most famous patient in the intensive care in El Hussein medical city in Jordan said with bitterness and a suppressed rage that cannot be expressed for the Israeli bullets - 8 of which in particular - hit him in different places of his body some of which broke the thigh bones while the others hit arteries and nerve centers in the limbs. Palestine, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Saddam criticizes Arafat and defends invading Kuwait
The Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said that his country's invasion of Kuwait was "a slap for an impious which he deserves." Palestine, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Moussa: situation in Palestine worsens
The situation in the occupied territories is serious and is increasingly worsening, said Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa. Egypt, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Moussa highlights importance of Sharm El-Sheikh meeting
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa has made several contacts with US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright during the past two days over the current escalation in the Palestinian situation. Egypt, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Egypt urges UNSC to prevent Israeli forces from entering Al Haram Al Sharif
Egypt urged the United Nations Security Council to adopt the appropriate measures that would prevent Israeli security and army forces from entering Al Haram Al Sharif in the future. Egypt, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Barak boycotts Sharm El Sheikh summit
The Israeli prime minister Ihud Barak boycotted the three-way summit urged by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Sharm El Sheikh - Egypt. Palestine, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Iran calls Islamic countries to meet, Khameni urges starting jihad
Ayatollah Ali Khameni, the spiritual guide of the Islamic republic urged the Islamic countries to open "the jihad door" before their people to liberate Palestine in Iran's trend to begin a wide public and political move to support the Palestinian people in confronting the Israeli occupation forces. Iran, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Protest demonstrations in Jordan for al-Aqsa massacre
Protest marches continued for the fifth successive day in Jordan to express solidarity with the Palestinian people in confronting the Israeli soldiers as 700 of the angry demonstrators tried to reach the Israeli embassy when they split from a speech festival in the union assembly that comprised more than 2,000 persons. Jordan, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Moroccan premier received by Dutch queen
Moroccan prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, who started on Wednesday a two-day visit to the Netherlands, was received in the afternoon by Queen Beatrice and by speakers of the two parliamentary chambers. Morocco, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Mubarak reviews political situation in the region with Supreme Council of the Armed forces
During the meeting, the President tackled the People Assembly's elections, reiterating his keenness on maintaing democracy. The President said electoral process should reflect Egypt's glory and its deeply rooted democracy. Egypt, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Moroccan ambassador hands credentials to Algerian president
Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika received in Algier Wednesday Moroccan ambassador Mohamed Said Benrayane, who handed him his credentials as the Kingdom's ambassador to Algeria. Algeria, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Moroccan - Japanese financial cooperation probed
Morocco's Minister of economy, finance, privatization and tourism Fathallah Oualalou conferred in Rabat Wednesday with the governor of the Japanese international cooperation bank Hiroshi Yasuda. Morocco, Economics, 10/5/2000 - Moroccan, Italian entrepreneurs explore cooperation
A delegation of Italian entrepreneurs from Tuscany visited Wednesday the Marrakesh chamber of trade, industry and services to explore with local peers small and medium enterprise (SME) cooperation. Morocco, Economics, 10/5/2000 - Remembrance plaque for French pioneer-pilots at Casablanca airport
A commemorative plaque in remembrance of Pierre Georges Latecoere who inaugurated air-connections between France and Morocco, and other pioneer-pilots who risked their lives to push the undertaking through was unveiled at the Casablanca Mohammed V international airport. Morocco, History, 10/5/2000 - Coolness in relations between Israel and Turkey
Turkish diplomatic and military sources stressed " coolness in relations between Turkey and Israel since weeks, adding that there are several reasons behind that." Israel, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Al-Badoun threat to fight for returning back to Kuwait
A group of al-Badoun who are in a sit-in in the Iraqi side of the Iraqi- Kuwaiti borders calling to return back to Kuwait on Wednesday by dropping " the olive branch" and carrying the gun for achieving that. Kuwait, Politics, 10/5/2000 - New proposals between Iraq and Iran
The London based al-Sharq al- Awsat daily said on Wednesday, according to a well-informed source close to the Iranian government that Iraq had proposed to Iran to give up backing the Iranian opposition organization " Mujahidi Khalq" for an Iranian role in alleviating the UN embargo imposed on Baghdad since 1990 and closing off its borders in the face of the Iraqi opposition. Iraq, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Damascus bans import of live animals and meat
The ministerial committee in charge of following up the status of livestock has canceled licenses offered to import live animals and unprocessed meats from all countries with no exception. Syria, Agriculture, 10/5/2000 - Syria: a new cemetery discovered dates back to 4300 years
Researchers from John Hopkins university in Baltimore (Maryland- USA) said that a cemetery dating back to 4300 years was discovered at " Um al-Mara" area near the city of Aleppo in the North of Syria. Syria, History, 10/5/2000 - Francophone health promotion network meets in Marrakesh
The Fifth meetings of the Francophone health promotion network opened here Wednesday on the topic "Social mobilization and health promotion: from theory to practice." Regional, Health, 10/5/2000 - Dutch police-delegation visits parliament
Morocco's deputy-speaker of the House of Representatives Brahim Rachidi met in Rabat Wednesday a Dutch delegation of 24 police-officials on a study-visit to Morocco. Morocco, Politics, 10/5/2000
Short Takes
- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received a phone call from the US secretary of state Madeleine Albright that was followed by another call from the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat them followed by a third one from the Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak. The communications confirmed not reaching results in the three-way meeting among them. The palestinian president Yaser Arafat assured his adherence to an International investigation in the massacres while Barak wanted a U.S committee. Go
- French president, Jacques Chirac, will host this Thursday at the Elysee palace in Paris a private dinner in honor of King Mohammed VI. The two heads of state held a phone conversation over the serious situation in the Palestinian territories. Go
- The BBC correspondent in Amman said that the Libyan President Muammar al-Qaddafi will head for Syria by land on Saturday and Damascus will be his third leg in his tour which will also lead him to Yemen. Go
- Morocco's Prince Moulay Rachid on Wednesday received Josu Jon Imaz, industry, commerce and tourism minister at the Basque local government.The Basque official was accompanied by Spain's ambassador to Morocco, Jorge Dezcallar. Go
- Cairo university students resumed demonstrations and burnt the Israeli flag and demanded expelling the Israeli ambassador from Cairo and withdrawing the Egyptian one from Tel Aviv. Go
- The chairman of the Damascus chamber of industry Yahya al-Hindi has stressed that businessmen in Syria, industrialists and traders in the country's provinces will meet on Saturday at the Damascus federation of the chambers of commerce to discuss the issue of increasing salaries and wages for workers in the private sector. This new measure is in the framework of the decree issued by President Bashar al-Assad which provides for increasing salaries for the state employees. Go