Today's Headlines
- King Mohammed lauds quality of Morocco-Senegal relations
Morocco's King Mohammed VI lauded in Dakar on Tuesday the quality of Moroccan-Senegalese cooperation, regulated by a large legal framework that encompasses several fields. Morocco-Senegal, Politics, 5/23/2001
- Al-Assad confers with Hariri, Junblat
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received in Damascus at the Damascus al-Shaab palace on Tuesday the Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 5/23/2001
- Iraq, Syria for boosting trade, economic relations
Syrian minister of economy and foreign trade Muhammad al-Imadi on Tuesday in Baghdad announced that Syria and Iraq are discussing in meetings of the third session of the joint Syrian- Iraqi committee trade and economic relations between the two states. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 5/23/2001
- On Israeli threats to Syria
The United Arab Emirates UAE daily "Akhbar al-Arab " said that the Israeli threats against both Syria and Lebanon had exceeded what are called messages and warnings into real threats for aggressions. Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/23/2001
- Arab Gulf ministers boycott the Islamic Doha meeting
A Gulf diplomatic source said on Tuesday that several foreign ministers, members at the Gulf Cooperation Council will not take part, personally, in the emergency meeting of the foreign ministers of the member states in the "Organization of the Islamic Conference," as an expression of the " egret" of certain several states over not closing the Israeli trade office in Qatar. Regional-Qatar, Politics, 5/23/2001
- Red carpet welcome to King Mohammed in Dakar
Moroco's King Mohammed VI was given a red carpet welcome at his arrival Tuesday in Dakar for a two-day official visit, at the invitation of President Abdoulaye Wade. Morocco-Senegal, Politics, 5/23/2001
- Economy in Yemen
The Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Tuesday stressed that Yemen's foreign debts have receded from $ 10 billion to $ 3 billion, thanks to the economic reforms program, applied by Sanaa since 1995. Yemen, Economics, 5/23/2001
- Arafat is still to visit Syria Palestine-Syria, Politics, 5/23/2001
- Plan to establish foreign trade centre to help promote exports
The government's policy to promote exports includes support of the private sector through the establishment of an Egyptian center for foreign trade in cooperation with Japanese institutions specialized in the promotion of foreign trade and training of exporters on the latest techniques used in marketing. Egypt, Economics, 5/23/2001
- Qatari gas for Kuwait and Bahrain
The Qatari minister of oil Abdullah Bin Hamad al-Ateyah has stated that the negotiations Qatar is making with both Kuwait and Bahrain to provide them with Gas in the framework of Dolphin project, recorded a progress. He added that Doha will provide Kuwaiti with 30 million cubic meters of gas daily within the course of a possible agreement to this end. Qatar-Regional, Economics, 5/23/2001
- Israel continues breaking into Palestinian territories
The Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday continued its incursion into the areas of the Palestinian Authorities and bombarded by planes and tanks the Palestinian houses. As a result, one Palestinian was killed and several were wounded. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/23/2001
- Intifada: Israeli army killed more than 100 Palestinian children
The Israeli army has killed more than 100 Palestinian children below 15 since the Al-Aqsa intifada flared up in the occupied territories eight months ago, said the ambassador of Palestine to Morocco Abu Marwane. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/23/2001
- Yemeni president calls on Washington to pressure Israel Yemen-Palestine, Politics, 5/23/2001
- On the visit of the Mauritania's foreign minister to Israel
Mauritania's national people and party forces have denounced the visit already started by Mauritania's foreign minister Dah Wild Abdi to Israel on Tuesday and described it as a legalization to the acts of brutality and total annihilation conducted against the Palestinian people by the Israeli forces. Mauritania-Israel, Politics, 5/23/2001
- Arab-African ministerial conference discusses financing and governance
Representatives of several international financial institutions and international organizations (World Bank, African Development Bank, Arab fund for economic and social development, international monetary fund, UNICEF.) stressed the importance of good governance and sound management funds allocated to social sectors, mainly those related to children protection. Regional, Politics, 5/23/2001
- 217 British firms invest in Egypt with total investments of $4b
London will host on June 18 and 19 an economic and trade conference for promoting investments in Egypt. The conference will be attended by a number of officials and businessmen in the two countries. Egypt-UK, Economics, 5/23/2001
- Turkish- Israeli cooperation
The Turkish daily al-Zamman ( the times) quoted the Turkish minister of state responsible for villages and rural areas affairs Mustafa Yalmaz as saying that the administration of the GAB project, to the Southern East of Turkey is technically cooperating with the government and private establishments in Israel in a way similar to its cooperation with other international cooperation. The Turkish minister denied any Israeli investment at this project at the meantime or for the long run. Turkey-Israel, Economics, 5/23/2001
- Moroccan socialist party and Chinese communist party sign cooperation agreement
Morocco's Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) and the Chinese communist party signed in Rabat on Monday a cooperation agreement meant to develop relations between the two parties. Morocco-China, Politics, 5/23/2001
Short Takes
- The Monte Carlo radio said on Tuesday that the Syrian defense minister lt. Gen. Mustafa Tlass has arrived in Moscow on Tuesday in a visit which lasts for three days during which he will be meeting with the Russian defense minister to discuss bilateral military cooperation. Go
- A technical cooperation agreement was signed on Tuesday to organize the transfer of the labor force between Jordan and Kuwait. The items of the agreement which was signed by both the Kuwaiti minister of electricity, waters and social affairs and labor Talal al-Ayar and the Jordanian minister of Justice Eid al-Fayez, currently visiting Kuwaiti within the official delegation, accompanying the Jordanian King Abdullah II in his visit to Kuwait, state that the two sides are to work for exchanging information and expertise in various work areas and efforts to develop cooperation between the two states especially in the labor force area. Go
- The Lebanese foreign ministry was informed of the cancellation of the visit of the higher representative of the foreign policy and joint security of the European Union Javier Solana which was due to be held to Beirut on Tuesday. Go
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