Today's Headlines
- King Mohammed pays official visit to Libya
According to latest available figures, trade deals amount to $ 400 million and there were only few joint investments in the private and public sectors. Cultural cooperation is also short of the two people's aspirations. Libya-Morocco, Politics, 1/15/2001
- Mubarak arrived in Damascus
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt arrived today in Damascus. He is accompanied by an official delegation including the ministers of information, foreign affairs, electricity, oil, informatics and telecommunications and the President's advisor's for political affairs Osama al-Baz. Syria-Egypt, Politics, 1/15/2001
- Banned weeklies get publishing authorization
The company of Two of the three weeklies which were banned last December, for "attempting to the state security," obtained an authorization to issue new publications, a judiciary source said. Morocco, Politics, 1/15/2001
- Blockade on Iraq should go no further
Egypt's Presidential political adviser Osama Al-Baz said that the blockade on Iraq and the prolonged suffering of its people should not continue for good. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 1/15/2001
- Former US official Ramsi Clarck visits Iraq
An aviation department source has stated that former US justice secretary Ramsi Clarck arrived on Saturday evening in Baghdad from Amman on board of a Royal Jordanian airlines plane in a gesture of solidarity with Iraq against the sanctions imposed on it since 10 years. Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/15/2001
- Maghreb Union, imperative for the region, Sahara issue, Moroccan - Algerian problem, Libyan official
The Arab Maghreb Union is an imperative for the people of the region and for the promotion of joint Arab and African action, said Libyan secretary of African unity, Ali Abdesslam Triki, at a meeting with the Moroccan reporters currently visiting Libya to cover the official visit King Mohammed VI is paying to Libya as of this Monday. Libya, Politics, 1/15/2001
- Libya will spare no effort to ensure total success to royal visit, triki
Libya will spare no effort so that the official visit King Mohammed VI pays to Tripoli as of this Monday be crowned with total success. Libya-Morocco, Politics, 1/15/2001
- Morocco picked as host for November's Arab women summit
The committee which met under the chairmanship of Egypt's first lady and chairwoman of the Egyptian national women council, Mrs Suzanne Mubarak, examined several issues related to the summit and decided on the venue of the five forums set up by the first Arab summit. Regional, Culture, 1/15/2001
- Palestinians never give up sovereignty over Jerusalem
Mubarak: Jerusalem, land, borders, refugees are issues that neither Arafat nor the Palestinian Authority can give up or bargain with. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 1/15/2001
- Mubarak lauds high standard of new Cairo housing units
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak Sunday lauded the high standard, the decorative works and the finishing of the housing units during his inspection of the National Mubarak Housing Project for Youth (NMHPY) . Egypt, Economics, 1/15/2001
- Jordanian King gets a message from Barak
During the meeting, the Jordanian King stressed the need of exerting every possible effort to prevent the waste of time in order to achieve peace according to international legitimacy resolutions and the principles on the ground of which the peace process was built. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 1/15/2001
- Saudi- Iranian joint committee meets on Tuesday
The Saudi- Iranian joint committee holds meetings of its third session on Tuesday in al-Riyadh under the chairmanship of the Saudi minister of commerce Osama al-Faqih and his Iranian counterpart Muhammad Shareyat Madari.. Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 1/15/2001
- Somali accusations for Ethiopia
Somalia's prime minister Ali Khalaf Jalayed has accused the Ethiopian forces of occupying towns in the Southern West of Somalia and arresting and terrifying Somali forces and providing with arms opposition groups in an attempt to undermine the international efforts to re-building Somalia. Somalia-Ethiopia, Politics, 1/15/2001
- Sudanese opposition leader to return back home
Well-informed Sudanese sources unveiled that the leader of the Sudanese opposition coalition abroad Muhammad Othman al-Meir Ghani is intending to return back to the country in the near future. Sudan, Politics, 1/15/2001
- Negotiations between the Sudanese government and the opposition
Well-informed Southern Sudanese sources have revealed that secret negotiations have been conducted between the government and Reyak Mashar in order to convince him to return back to Khartoum to occupy the post of the vice- President in addition to his former post at the presidium of the Southern provinces coordination council. Sudan, Politics, 1/15/2001
- Morocco hosts in February Arab childhood forum
Morocco will be hosting next February the Arab childhood forum that will examine a set of issues related to childhood in the Arab world. Regional, Politics, 1/15/2001
- Attempts to settle the conditions of Hamas leaders
The Jordanian weekly Sheihan said in its Saturday issue, according to well-informed sources that the foreign minister of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem al-Thani held by the end of last week a secret visit to Amman during which he conveyed a message from the Hamas leaders who are in Doha Jordan-Qatar, Politics, 1/15/2001
- Mubarak approves broad lines of New State Budget
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak approved, in principal the broad lines of new state budget that hits LE 123 billion against LE 112.6 billion in current budget. Egypt, Economics, 1/15/2001
- Saudi, Iraqi Haj arrangements talks
Minister of al-Haj affairs in Saudi Arabia Eyad Bin Ameen Madani has discussed with the Iraqi minister of al-Awqaf and Islamic affairs Abdul Menem Muhammad Saleh on Saturday in al-Riyadh means of facilitating the process of the Iraqis performance of al-Haj rituals in Mecca, said the Saudi News agency. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 1/15/2001
- One killed, three wounded in Landmine explosion in Yemen
Yemeni security sources said that three men were also wounded in separate explosions of landmines near a military position took place last Friday. Yemen, Local, 1/15/2001
- Moroccan fishing professionals refuse new agreement with EU as prodi says negotiations are not interrupted
Moroccan high sea fishing professionals started this Monday a strike to express refusal of a new fishery agreement with the European Union, while chairman of the EC, Romano Prodi, said Monday negotiations are only suspended, not interrupted. Morocco-European Union, Economics, 1/15/2001
- Morocco, EU sign 109 million euro-worth conventions
Morocco and the European Union signed here Sunday night three conventions, worth 109 million Euro (1.0 billion Dirhams or $ 95.2 Million) to go to the sectors of finance, health and low-cost housing. Morocco-European Union, Economics, 1/15/2001
Short Takes
- Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika on Sunday received a message from Cuban President Fedel Castro pertaining to issues of mutual concern.This was expressed in a meeting held between President Butaflika on Saturday evening in Algiers with the Cuban foreign minister Philipi Rock. Go
- The ruler of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani on Sunday received a message from King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz dealing with bilateral relations and several issues of mutual concern, and a message from the premier of Bangladesh Sheikha Husneihah pertaining to bilateral relations between the two countries Go
- Jordanian speaker of parliament Abdul Hadi al-Majali has refused the issue of settling the Palestinian refugees in Jordan. Go
- Well-informed Israeli sources told the Monte Carlo radio correspondent in Tehran on Sunday that the talks held between the EU- ME peace process special envoy with the Iranian officials in earlier times dealt with the possible exchange of prisoners and detainees between Israel and Hizbullah. Go
- Kuwait's minister of commerce, social affairs and Labor Abdul Wahab al-Wazzan stressed that the foreign labor force in Kuwait will be minimized within a set plan that meets the requirements of the labor market. Go
- Speaker of the Gambian parliament, Mustapha Wadda, started on Saturday a visit to Morocco at the invitation of speaker of the house of representatives, Abdelouahed Radi. Go
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