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- King Mohammed vows to consolidate democracy
Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Friday vowed to consolidate democracy, putting a special emphasis on the role of local councils. Morocco, Politics, 10/14/2000 - Al-Shara, Moussa, and al-Faisal in al-Riyadh discuss three-way summit
The quick and undeclared meeting held by the foreign ministers of Syria Farouk al-Sharaí, Egypt's Amr Moussa and Saudi Arabia Saud al-Faisal in Riyadh on Friday raised the possibility of convening a mini- Arab summit including Syria, Egypt and Saudi Arabia before the plenary summit which will be held on October 21. Regional, Politics, 10/14/2000 - Egypt and the four-member summit
Well-informed sources in Cairo said on Friday quoting reliable Egyptian sources that Egypt's call to convene a four - member summit in Sharm al-Sheikh came at a pressure and persistence from the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat who asked in two telephone calls he made on Thursday with President Mubarak to convene this summit as soon as possible. Egypt, Politics, 10/14/2000 - Mubarak intensive talks with Arafat, Clinton, Barak, Annan, Abdullah and Allbright
The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is resuming his intensive efforts to stop the violence in the Palestinian lands. Egypt, Politics, 10/14/2000 - Diplomatic sources speak about convening a mini Arab summit within hours
Diplomatic sources said that the current Arab consultations do not exclude convening a limited Arab summit within the coming hours with the participation of some Arab leaders who countries are concerned directly with Middle East cause. Regional, Politics, 10/14/2000 - Caution against arrogance and aggression that spawn cycle of violence
Egypt's Information Minister Safwat El-Sherif said arrogance and aggression could only exacerbate matters and spawn an endless cycle of violence. Egypt, Politics, 10/14/2000 - Clinton Announces summit with Barak, Arafat, Mubarak in Egypt
US President Bill Clinton says he will participate in a Middle East summit Monday October 16 with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat, and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Regional, Politics, 10/14/2000 - Kharazi arrives by air to Baghdad
Iran's foreign minister Kamal Kharazi arrived on Friday in Baghdad on board of an Iranian airline plane in a first visit carried out by Iranian foreign minister to Iraq since ten years. Iraq, Politics, 10/14/2000 - First Lebanese plane in Baghdad
A Lebanese plane (T.M.A) carrying medical aid of 25 tons arrived at Baghdad's airport on Friday in an initiative to back the Iraqi people. The flight was organized by several businessmen. Lebanon, Politics, 10/14/2000 - One Palestinian killed, 100 wounded in Friday's confrontation
For the third successive week, the series of Israeli confrontations against unarmed Palestinians in the occupied Arab lands continued on Friday. Palestine, Politics, 10/14/2000 - Mass demonstrations denounce brutal assaults against Palestinians
The furious Arab reactions were resumed to express their severe resentment toward the brutal Israeli shelling against the Palestinian locations in Ramullah and Gaza. Regional, Politics, 10/14/2000 - Annan talks with Arafat on a four-way summit in Egypt within 48 hours
U.N secretary general Kofi Annan talked in his meeting last night with the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat about convening a summit in Egypt within the coming 48 hours to end the violence in the occupied lands in the participation of the concerned parties. Palestine, Politics, 10/14/2000 - demonstrations in al-Azhar denounce Israeli after Friday prayers
Thousand of prayers demonstrated yesterday in al-Azhar mosque in Cairo after Friday's prayers and they shouted in support of the Palestinians in their struggle against the "Zionist enemy" and demanded boycotting Israel and the Israeli goods. Egypt, Politics, 10/14/2000 - To retaliate, Hamas undertakes to launch suicide attacks against Israel
The Islamic resistance movement Hamas unde took to launch suicide attacks against targets inside Israel to retaliate for Israeli shelling against the Palestinian lands. Palestine, Politics, 10/14/2000 - Demonstrations in Tunis denounce Israeli massacres of Palestinians
Tunis witnessed large demonstrations in support of the Palestinians to protest the Israeli shelling against civil Palestinian goals as students and laborers marches took place in which more than 10,000 demonstrators participated and lasted for more than three hours. Tunisia, Politics, 10/14/2000 - Moroccan association, party, hand request to end of ties with Israel
A delegation from the executive bureau of the Moroccan association of support to the struggle of the Palestinian people on Friday handed Premier, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, a request to "severe all relations with Israel and immediately close down the Israeli liaison office in Rabat." Morocco, Politics, 10/14/2000 - Arab interior ministers decry Israeli aggression
The general secretariat of the Arab interior ministers council decried Friday the Israeli aggression against the Palestinians and lashed out at the blitzes against Palestinian police premises. Regional, Politics, 10/14/2000 - Iraq wants Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to stop use of airspace for strikes against it
Iraq has called on the secretary general of the Arab League Ismat Abdul Maguid "to interfere with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to stop allowing the use of their airspace to commit the aggression against Iraq by the US and British warplanes." Iraq, Politics, 10/14/2000 - China, Algeria for strengthening bilateral co-operation
China and Algeria have vowed to strengthen cooperation between their two countries in all fields especially on the international arena or on the economic level. Algeria, Politics, 10/14/2000 - Israel continues provocation acts against South Lebanon
The Israeli warplanes on Friday carried out mock and provocative raids over al-Nabatiyah and Tire areas in south Lebanon at intermediate altitude. Lebanon, Politics, 10/14/2000 - Barak's attempts to form an emergency government
Ihud Barak the Israeli prime minister is trying to get out from his crisis by forming a new government and he met today with the head of Likud party Ariel Sharon who demanded two conditions to participate in this government. Israel, Politics, 10/14/2000
Short Takes
- President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt on Friday received a telephone call from the UN secretary general Kofi Annan. Talks dealt with the grave situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and the brutal Israeli aggressions against the Palestinian people. Annan said Egypt strongly sought to stop the violence and reveal the facts. Go
- Sultan Qabous Bin Saeed of Oman stressed on Friday his backing and support to the Palestinian people to restoring back their legitimate rights and the right to self determination on their national rights. Go
- Two Algerian planes left Algiers on Friday carrying medical and humanitarian aids to the Palestinians to help alleviating their sufferings in their confrontations with the israeli occupation forces. Go
- Two Sudanese planes for the Sudanese airlines on Friday landed at Baghdad's International airport carrying Humanitarian aid to the Iraqi people. One of the two planes carries a Sudanese delegation led by the minister of social planning Qitbi al-Mahdi while the second plane is carrying 6 tons of foodstuffs and medicines. Go
- President Muammar al-Qaddafi on Friday concluded an official visit to Saudi Arabia lasted for several days during which he held talks with King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz on bilateral relations and conditions on the Arab, Islamic and international arenas. Go
- The Israeli prime minister Ihud Barak spoke of his intention to from an emergency government assuring that Ariel Sharon, the head of Likud bloc who is blamed for starting the latest events in al-Aqsa mosque, will be of the prominent members in the new government. Azmi Beshara, the Palestinian Israeli Knesset member, said "this does not matter because Barak acts as if he was Sharon." He added that Barak's government is a terroristic, assuring that Sharon is not the only one who committed massacres against the Palestinians, and that Barak is much more so in committing these crimes and that Barak entered the elections under this reputation. Go
- Egypt's artists are resuming their support with the Palestinian people and to al-Aqsa upheaval in the demonstration held yesterday evening at the actors club and attended by many artists to denounce the Israeli massacres against the Palestinians where they demanded the international organizations not to use double standards when dealing with the Palestinians. Yusef Shaeban, the chief of the Egyptian actors demanded a campaign by the artists to educate the different citizens about the crisis and to Boycott U.S and Israeli goods topped by the U.S films. Go
- There was resumption today in all education sectors in the West Bank and in Gaza strip and the under secretary of the Palestinian education ministry clarified that "there is no need to obstruct education," referring to that the Palestinian people are used to practice normal life in the shadow of the exceptional circumstance." Go
- The Moroccan house of representatives, lower chamber of parliament, on Friday elected its bureau members as well as chairmen of permanent commissions. Go
- A high- jacked Saudi plane landed at Baghdad's airport and the identity of the highjackers is not known yet nor the motivation behind this act. Earlier the plane flew over Damascus and then headed for Baghdad. Go
- Yoshio Utsumu, secretary general of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) will visit Morocco October 17-20. The visit is part of the preparations for the ITI plenipotentiaries conference, to be held in 2002 in Marrakesh. Go
- The Moroccan authorities arrested Thursday in the Tangiers port a Moroccan national with 985 kg of cannabis extract, locally known as chira. The banned substance was concealed in a fish-loaded lorry, bound to Portugal. Go