Today's Headlines
- The Kuwaiti nation council prepares the first report on human rights in Kuwait
The chairman of the human rights committee at the Kuwaiti nation's council Abdul Mohsin Jamal has stated that the committee will issue the first report about human rights. A matter which is considered a landmark in showing the extent of Kuwait's interests in human rights. Kuwait, Culture, 1/3/2002
- Syrian conditions to resume negotiations with Israel Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/3/2002
- Saudi Arabia bans relations with a Cypriot company
The Saudi ministry of trade has banned dealing with one of the Cypriot companies " Vetagrecaltid " after it was proven it had exported commodities of an Israeli origin to the Arab states. Saudi Arabia-Israel, Economics, 1/3/2002
- Government is keen to provide and improve services extended to citizens
Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid said that in the reign of President Hosni Mubarak, no citizen would be deprived of receiving services at the highest level, whatever the citizen's financial capacity. Egypt, Economics, 1/3/2002
- Al-Baz: The Egyptian ambassador will not return back to Tel Aviv in the near future
The advisor for the Egyptian president for political affairs Osama al-Baz has informed the Arab minister in the Israeli government Saleh Tarif that his country ( Egypt) is not intended to return back the Egyptian ambassador to Tel Aviv in the near future. Al-Baz added that news recently published on appointing a new Egyptian ambassador to Israel are groundless.. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 1/3/2002
- Moussa: Success of Zinni's mission depends on Israeli cooperation
The success of the mission to the region by the US peace envoy Anthony Zinni depends on the cooperation of the Israeli government, said Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa on Wednesday. Regional, Politics, 1/3/2002
- Unemployment in Bahrain
Bahrain's minister of social affairs and labor Abdul Nabi al-Shu'llah said on Wednesday that the rate of unemployment in Bahrain reached 5% of the total labor force in the country whose population tolled 651,000, with more than one third of them are foreigners. Bahrain, Economics, 1/3/2002
- Syrian- US talks on defining terrorism
Former US ambassador in Damascus Richard Murphy who is also the director of the Middle East studies at the foreign relations council in New York has stated that discussions are underway between Syria and the US on defining terrorism and means of dealing with it. Syria-USA, Politics, 1/3/2002
- Six Jordanian parties form a national council
Six Jordanian parties have formed a national council for inter- coordination in order to unify their steps in their party process. Jordan, Politics, 1/3/2002
- A new study for al-Wahda dam
The Jordanian daily al-Dostour said on Wednesday, according to well-informed Jordanian sources that a new study for al-Wahda dam due to be installed at al-Yarmouk river between Syria and Jordan was completed last week. Jordan-Syria, Economics, 1/3/2002
- Policies obstruct reaching a final agreement with Palestinians
Baz said the policy of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon depends on stirring crises with Palestinians in order to preclude reaching a final agreement on solving Palestinian cause. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 1/3/2002
- Arab ministers probe inter-Arab tourism increase
The 8th executive committee of the Arab tourism ministers will meet in Cairo next Sunday to probe means to increase inter-Arab tourism. Regional, Economics, 1/3/2002
- Jordanian premier confers with Algerian minister
The Jordanian prime minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb on Wednesday discussed with the Algerian minister of energy and mines, Khalil Shakib, currently visiting Jordan means of developing relations between the two states especially in the sectors of energy and mines. Jordan-Algeria, Politics, 1/3/2002
- 'Smart Israeli missiles' used in striking Afghanistan
In a report, the Jordanian daily al-Rai issued on Wednesday, according to American sources, unveiled that the American air force used in Afghanistan Israeli made heavy missiles and bombs of one ton and over in weight. Israel-USA, Politics, 1/3/2002
- Al-Tureiki discusses with Arab counterparts conditions in the ME Libya-Regional, Politics, 1/3/2002
- Sharon government continues attacking the Palestinians
With return back of the US envoy Anthony Zinni to the region, the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon has reiterated his conditions he is trying to impose on the Palestinians before giving his consent to the implementation of the Tenent plan concerning the cease- fire and resumption of the negotiations. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/3/2002
- Israel prevents families of 13 Jordanian prisoners from visiting them in its jails
The society of the Jordanian detainees families in Israel has called on the Jordanian government to interfere at the Israeli authorities and to make pressures on it in order to release them, especially as many of them had spent long years in the Israeli jails. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 1/3/2002
- Moves to topple the provisional government in Somalia, paper says Somalia, Politics, 1/3/2002
- Arab-US association condemns arrest, beating of Palestinian human rights activist by Israel
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) on Wednesday strongly condemned the arrest and beating of Palestinian human rights activist Mustapha Barghouti by Israeli occupation authorities in East Jerusalem, and launched a formal complaint with the State Department. Regional-Israel, Politics, 1/3/2002
- Arabs and the World Trade Organization
The chairman of the Arab economic scientific complex Talal Abu Ghazalleh has called on the Arab states to develop self potentials so as to make use of joining the World Trade Organization. Regional, Economics, 1/3/2002
- China welcomes Mubarak's visit
They stressed the importance of doubling the volume of trade between the two countries and increasing Egyptian exports to China. Egypt-China, Politics, 1/3/2002
- Palestinian diplomat: Iran donates more than $ 1 million to Beit Mal al Quds
Iran will donate to Bayt Mal Al-Quds (Jerusalem Fund) us$ 1.3 Mln to support the Palestinian people, the fund director general Iran-Palestine, Economics, 1/3/2002
- Lebanese judiciary sentences to death Lahd and other five Lahd hirelings
The investigation judge in South Lebanon Ali Ibrahim sentenced 6 Lebanese hirelings including the commander of the hireling militias for Israel Antoine Lahd over killing five men of the Lebanese national resistance in 1999. Lebanon, Local, 1/3/2002
- Libyan leader sends envoy to New Delhi to defuse India-Pakistan tension
Libyan President Muammar Gadhafi has sent a personal envoy to New Delhi, as part of his initiative to defuse the India-Pakistan Tension, and avert a war between the two Asian countries. Libya-Regional, Politics, 1/3/2002
- 30 % rise in Arab tourism last year
Egyptian Minister of Tourism Mamdouh Al-Beltagui said that 4.6 million foreign tourists visited Egypt last year against 5.5 million in the year 2000 which indicates that Egyptian tourism is negatively affected as other world countries in the wake of September, 11 incidents. Egypt, Economics, 1/3/2002
- New customs tariffs to be applied to 1100 commodities
Egyptian Finance Minister Medhat Hassanein said the new amendments in the customs tariffs in effect as of January 1, 2002 which comprise 1100 commodities, adding they aim at encouraging local industry and investment, mending customs defects and curding smuggling. Egypt, Economics, 1/3/2002
- Morocco's hard currency reserves reach record us$ 8.14 billion
Morocco's central bank hard currency reserves reached by end of last October the record amount of 93.7 billion Dirhams (about US$ 8.14 billion). Morocco, Economics, 1/3/2002
Short Takes
- Morocco's King Mohammed VI received this Thursday a message from the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad ben Khalifa Al Thani. Go
- Prince Sultan Ben Abdelaziz Al-Saoud, second vice-president of the Saudi ministers' council, minister of defense and aviation and general inspector of the Saudi armed forces, arrived Wednesday in the Moroccan southern Atlantic city of Agadir on a private visit. Go
- The Syrian ministry of the economy has issued a statement in which it listed several trade ships blacklisted for companies dealing with Israel. Go
- Egypt Wednesday dismissed Israeli news reports that it had submitted a provisional draft on a peaceful settlement to the Israeli premier, Foreign Ministry sources told Mena. Go
- Meetings of the 29th session of the higher council of the Arab Agronomists Union will be held in Amman on Saturday. Go
- Chairman of the International markets and expositions in Egypt Muhammad al- Saeed Saleh has stressed that Israel is not taking part at the Cairo's International fair due to be held on March 20 this year and will last for ten days. Go
- Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, will pay an official visit to Morocco this January 11-13 at the invitation of King Mohammed VI. Go
- Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohammed Benaissa, received in Rabat separately on Wednesday the newly appointed ambassadors of Senegal and India to Morocco, Ibou Ndiaye and Ramjah Rajagopalan. Go
- The Israeli cabinet has summoned the French ambassador to Israel to inquire about what it called the increased aggressions against Jewish establishments in France in recent days, according to the Israeli radio. Go
- The Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres on Wednesday in Jerusalem met with Norway's foreign minister Yan Peterson. The Israeli radio said the two ministers discussed latest current developments in the Palestinian territories. Go
- Morocco's sixth-seeded Younes Al Aynaoui advanced on Wednesday night to the 3rd round of Doha tennis tournament, an ATP fixture worth US$ 1.0 million. Go
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