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- Decision to hold annual Arab summit is momentous achievement
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa termed as historic and remarkable the Arab league's decision, over fifty years after its inception, to hold an annual summit of the Arab world's leaders. Regional, Politics, 10/23/2000 - Arab consensus on supporting Palestinians, Summit to be held Annually
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak Saturday opened the Emergency Arab (Aqsa Intifada) Summit with 14 kings, Presidents and Emirs participating as well as representatives of the rest of Arab states. Regional, Politics, 10/23/2000 - Final communique of Arab Summit
In a strong-worded declaration issued Sunday at the close of a two-day emergency pan-Arab summit in Cairo, the leaders of 22 Arab states said they will not resume any official or unofficial activities within the context of multilateral track until a tangible achievement is seen towards realizing a just and comprehensive peace. Regional, Politics, 10/23/2000 - Tunisia closes the Israeli liaison office
Tunisia has decided to immediately close the Israeli liaison office in it and the Tunisian liaison office in Tel Avi. Tunisia, Politics, 10/23/2000 - uprising continues as Barak rejects Arab summit resolutions
A statement released by the divan of the Israeli prime minister on Sunday refused in content and spirit what it called the " tone of threat used by the urgent Arab summit in its resolutions against Israel." Palestine, Politics, 10/23/2000 - 5 Israeli choppers shell Bethlehem
5 Israeli helicopters shelled Palestinian villages and cities in Beit Jama, Beit Sagour, and Bethlehem in the West Bank. Palestine, Politics, 10/23/2000 - Morocco's ambassador to Qatar resumes mission in Doha
Morocco's King Mohammed VI gave instructions that Morocco's ambassador to Qatar resumes his mission in the Qatari capital, Doha. Morocco, Politics, 10/23/2000 - Attempts made to control the Palestinian TV and radio
The British daily " Sunday Times " said on Sunday quoting Palestinian sources that armed groups pro to the secretary general of the Fatah Movement Marwan al-Barghouti had planned to control the TV and radio centers of the Palestinian government in Ramullah, and Gaza during the absence of the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in Sharm esh Sheikh. Palestine, Politics, 10/23/2000 - Arafat accepts continuation of uprising
Israeli and US intelligence sides, including the CIA said that the Palestinian Presdient Yasser Arafat has accepted the advise recommended by Mahmoud Abbas and others old cadres of the Palestine Liberation Organization to continue the armed uprising until the independence of the state of Palestine. Palestine, Politics, 10/23/2000 - Arab states hail results of Arab summit
Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara said that " Syria is relatively content with the final statement of the extraordinary Arab summit which was held in Cairo." Regional, Politics, 10/23/2000 - Arab summit sets up two funds to back Palestinian cause
The Arab extraordinary summit, which wound up Sunday here, set up two $ 1 billion funds to back the struggle of the Palestinian people. Regional, Politics, 10/23/2000 - Economic cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Iran Saudi Arabia, Economics, 10/23/2000
- Sahara issue purely Moroccan, Canary front says
Secretary-General of the Front for the Liberation of the Canary Islands, Thomas Cantana, criticized "Spain's involvement" in the Sahara issue and stressed the issue is purely Moroccan. Morocco, Politics, 10/23/2000 - International human rights colloquy ends in Rabat
The international colloquy on "Human rights, cultural identity and social cohesion in the Mediterranean" staged by North-South Center and the Moroccan human rights department wound up works Saturday. Regional, Politics, 10/23/2000 - Aideed refuses to negotiate with new Somali President
Somali war leader Hussein Muhammad Aided announced on Sunday that his party and some of his allies would not negotiate with the government of the new President Abdul Qasem Salat hassan. Somalia, Politics, 10/23/2000 - Attempt to sneak into Israel
Israeli military sources have expressed their convictions that the persons who on Friday evening tried to cross the Lebanese- Israeli borders belong to a Palestinian organization working under the umbrella of the Hizbullah party. Lebanon, Politics, 10/23/2000 - Germany agrees to mediate regarding Israelis held by Hizbullah
The German magazine Der Spiegel said in today's issue that the German government had agreed to play the role of the mediator in the process of exchanging the three Israeli military men held by the Lebanese Hizbullah party and wants to exchange them with the 10 Lebanese held in Israel. Lebanon, Politics, 10/23/2000 - Indian foreign minister starts visit to Algeria
Developments in the Middle East are expected to figure prominently during talks the Indian External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh will have with Algerian official on his three-day official visit to that country from October 23 Algeria, Politics, 10/23/2000 - First Arab congress on environment winds up
The first Arab congress on environment held in Rabat October 19-21 recommended in its Rabat declaration the conducting of a study to assess environment management systems in the Arab world. Regional, Environment, 10/23/2000 - Princess Lalla Meryem urges UNICEF to end violence against Palestinian children
Morocco's Princess Lalla Meryem urged director general of the UNICEF to endeavor for the end of violence against Palestinian children and to make "an assessment of the situation" in the Palestinian territories. Morocco, Politics, 10/23/2000 - Oualalou calls Europe to invest more in Morocco
Morocco's Minister of economy, finance, privatization and tourism Fathallah Oualalou urged Monday Europe, countries of the free-exchange association namely, to invest more in Morocco. Regional, Economics, 10/23/2000 - Morocco launches international tender for oil prospecting
Morocco launched on Monday in London the first international tender for oil prospecting in the Rabat-Safi offshore 31,090 square km zone. Morocco, Economics, 10/23/2000 - Israel refuses recieveing Palestinian laborers
Israel decided on stopping Palestinian labor from entering Israel and to stop dealing with them in selling and purchasing to punish them for their the ongoing protest demonstrations. Palestine, Economics, 10/23/2000 - Morocco expects foreign debt downsizing to $ 15.3 bln
Morocco said it will downsize its foreign debt to $ 15.3 billion at the end of the year. Morocco, Economics, 10/23/2000 - Textile, leather items exports up by 5.9 %
Morocco's exports of textile and leather items progressed by 5.9 % during the first eight months of the current year totaling some 19.28 billion DH ($1.75 billion) compared to 18.2 billion DH ($1.65 billion) a year before. Morocco, Economics, 10/23/2000
Short Takes
- The Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak convened a meeting with the Sudanese President Omar Hassan El Bashir. The Sudanese president informed his Egyptian counterpart with the results of his meetings with head of the opposition Sudanese national alliance Mohammed Ossaman El Merghany and the communications held by the government with the opposition leadership to achieve the rapport in Sudan. Following the meeting, informed Sudanese sources said "the talks tackled the developments in M.E area." Go
- An official at the Qatari delegation to the Arab summit in Cairo said on Sunday in a statement to the London-based al-Hayat daily that the decision ( already issued) on the relations with Israel is not obligatory for the Arab states to cancel these relations because such a decision is determined individually by each state. Go
- The Lebanese daily al-Anwar said on Sunday, according to Arab sources, that talks during the night session of the urgent Arab summit in Cairo were mostly dedicated to the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Palestinian Presdient Yasser Arafat. Go
- The next meeting of the Indian - Iraqi joint commission to examine expanding cooperation in diversified areas shortly, says Indian news agency "PTI." Officials of the two countries are meeting in Baghdad this week to prepare the ground for the commission's meeting. Go
- The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) says it is ready to host an emergency meeting of member countries foreign ministers on the explosive situation prevailing in Palestinian territories, reported the Iranian news agency IRNA. Go
- The 7th national campaign to eliminate children Polio and Vitamin A deficiency started in Sudan on Sunday under the supervision of UNICEF and the World Health Organization WHO. Go
- Moroccan born US racer, Khalid Khannouchi, on Sunday won the Chicago marathon, setting a new US mark at 2:07.01. Khannouchi advanced Kenyans Josephat Kiprono and Moses Tanui. Go