Today's Headlines
- Arab world needs new vision, thought, mechanism
"There is no time to waste and I have been calling over eight years now to establish the Arab common market and I am still calling for it," said Mubarak. "Such summit would crystallize the plans and the relevant executive programs to utilize the huge potentials of the Arab world for the interest of the Arab people," he added. The President laments as unreasonable to keep rotating in a vicious circle where the inter-Arab trade accounts only for 8 % of the Arab foreign trade. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 3/22/2001
- Riyadh Seif closes his Forum
The independent Syrian member of Parliament Riad Seif has announced closure of his forum ( the national dialogue forum) in line with the " directives of the political leadership." Syria, Politics, 3/22/2001
- Mubarak Egypt could find place on world markets
He called on national companies to meet the needs of domestic market from all products and to give wider attention to the issue of exportation. Egypt, Economics, 3/22/2001
- Moroccan, French foreign ministers meet in Paris
French and Moroccan foreign ministers, Hubert Vedrine and Mohamed Benaissa, held in Paris Wednesday tete-a-tete talks that mainly focused on the recent developments in the Middle East, in the prospect of the Arab summit that will take place in Amman March 27-28. Morocco-France, Politics, 3/22/2001
- How the Golanese celebrated Mother's Day
The Syrians have chosen a valley overlooks part of the Golan height occupied by Israel to celebrate on Wednesday the Mother's Day which was colored with painful scenes of split and torn families. Syria, Culture, 3/22/2001
- Egypt, Germany sign agreement on debts settlement
"Egypt and Germany are about to sign an agreement, whereby part of Egypt's debts to Germany will go to funding development projects," said planning and International Cooperation Minister Ahmed Darsh. Egypt-Germany, Economics, 3/22/2001
- Journalist Hedaya al-Salem buried, the killer found
A funeral was held on Wednesday for the Kuwaiti renowned journalist active in the area of women rights Hedaya Sulatn al-Salem who was assassinated on Tuesday. Kuwait, Local, 3/22/2001
- Sharon calls on the US to halt its aid to Egypt
The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon has asked the US to halt its military aid to Egypt under the pretext of Cairo's adverse impact on the peace process in the region. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 3/22/2001
- One Palestinian officer, One child were killed in confrontation with Israelis
this child who is from Khan Younis, to the south of Gaza died at Rafah border crossing with Egypt as the Israeli forces refused to permit him and his father to leave for Egypt for medical treatment. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/22/2001
- Syrian oil exports increasing
Trade sources at the British capital London said on Wednesday that Syria intends to preserve the level of its monthly exports of crude oil without a change in April( the next month). Syria, Economics, 3/22/2001
- Palestinian Authorities closes the office of al-Jazira TV
Eye-witnesses said that the Palestinian Authorities on Wednesday closed the office of the al- Jazira TV satellite station in Ramullah and prevented its employees from entering it. Palestine, Local, 3/22/2001
- A modernised Bourse in Egypt
Almost a century after the first trading day ever in the history of the Egyptian stock market, Egypt's business elite and high-profile officials witnessed on Saturday the inauguration of the completely restructured headquarters and trading floor of the Cairo and Alexandria stock exchange on AL-Sherifein street in downtown Cairo. Egypt, Economics, 3/22/2001
- Israeli flowers in the Kuwaiti markets
The Kuwaiti dailies al-Anbaa said on Wednesday that Israeli flowers imported via Holland are sold at great quantities in the Kuwaiti markets. Kuwait-Israel, Local, 3/22/2001
- Pope declines to receive Congress Committee
On the other hand, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese, declined to receive the U.S. Committee members. Egypt, Culture, 3/22/2001
- Morocco, Spain explore new cooperation opportunities
Moroccan minister of economy, finance, privatization and tourism, Fathallah Oualalou, and minister of territorial policy and public works of the autonomous government of Catalunia, Pere Macias, explored at a meeting in Rabat Wednesday New cooperation opportunities. Morocco-Spain, Economics, 3/22/2001
- The UN Security Council and protection of the Palestinians
The Arab Group at the UN has linked the date of the UN Security council date to vote on a draft resolution of protecting the Palestinians to the Arab summit in Amman. The Arab group informed member of the UN Security Council that it is persistent to vote before March 27, the date of the Arab summit. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 3/22/2001
- Spanish Telefonica operates call center in Tangier
Atento-Maroc, a branch of the Spanish telecom operator TELEFONICA, has set up in the Moroccan northern city of Tangier a call center. Morocco-Spain, Business, 3/22/2001
- Mauritanian refuse Saturday as a day odd
The wave of protests continues in Mauritania over the decision taken by the government to consider Saturday as a day to be added to the traditional " day off" of Friday, while the Mauritanian government is mobilizing its media and religious forums to defend this decision within a battle which has been lasting since 2 weeks. Mauritania, Politics, 3/22/2001
Short Takes
- The foreign ministers of Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem al-Thani and prince saud al-Faisal respectively on Wednesday in Doha signed the agreement on final border demarcation between the two countries. Both Sheikh Hamad and prince al-Faisal signed geographical maps and written documents relating to 60 Km. of land and sea borders. Go
- The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Wednesday received the Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharazi and members of the accompanying delegation. Present at the meeting were the deputy foreign minister Walid al-Mu'allim, foreign ministry officials and the Iranian ambassador in Damascus. Go
- The Qatari ministry of health has taken reserve measure to prevent the entry of foot-and-mouth disease infected livestock to its territories and stressed that not one single case was reported. Go
- The director general of the World Food and Agriculture organization FAO Jacques Dayouf arrived in Damascus on Wednesday evening in a visit which lasts for three days. Go
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