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Originally published January 14, 1999

Handling of Missing Persons' Issue by Human Rights Council avoids politicization
The Moroccan Minister of human rights on Wednesday said that submitting the issue of missing persons to the Human Rights Advisory Council (CCDH) helped avoid politicization of this issue. Morocco, Politics, 1/14/99
Rolls Royce negotiates to manage Port Said harbor
The British company Rolls Royce presented an offer to manage Port Said harbor for 25 years with the BOT system according to the conditions set forth by the Egyptian Ministry of Transportation, which received the offer. Egypt, Business, 1/14/99
Morocco devises plan to promote rural world
Some 63 percent of the countryside population live without potable water, 93 percent have no access to health services and 87 percent of rural households have no electricity. Illiteracy reaches 67 percent and 46 percent of children at schooling age are out of school. Morocco, Politics, 1/14/99
Algerian security forces move against armed groups
An Algerian daily reported on Wednesday that two municipal guard members were killed in a bomb explosion on Monday in Bulvertoum district in Skikda province. Algeria, Local, 1/14/99
Saudi crown prince confers with Pakistani prime minister Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/14/99
Bin Laden calls for Jihad against Americans, Jews
The Billionaire Osama Bin laden, who is accused by Washington of being behind the two attacks that targeted the US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam has called for al-Jihad against Americans, Jews and Christians. Regional, Politics, 1/14/99
Abdullah Ocalan still Turkey's main problem Turkey, Politics, 1/14/99
Iran reiterates support for the Palestinians
Iran's ambassador in Damascus, Hussein Sheikh al-Islam, has stressed that the Islamic revolution in Iran gave its full support to the Palestinian revolution and considered risks which threaten the Arab and Palestinian people as a threat to Islamic security Palestine, Politics, 1/14/99
National assemblage calls for solidarity with Sudanese people
The Sudanese Democratic National Alliance's leadership confirmed yesterday in its meeting with the Egyptian committee for solidarity its support for and solidarity with all people in Sudan. Sudan, Politics, 1/14/99
10 billion pounds invested in Egyptian gold market
The World Gold Council expects that foreign investments of $1.5 billion wll enter Egypt in the current year in the field of manufacturing and designing gold product if the system of applying the sale tax on gold industry is changed. Egypt, Economics, 1/14/99
Call to celebrate january 17 as solidarity day with Iraq
The Moroccan group of action for the support of Iraq has decided to celebrate January 17 as a national solidarity day with Iraq. Morocco, Politics, 1/14/99
Central African countries to set up stock exchange
Central African countries are planning to set up a stock exchange to drain and enhance the inflow of foreign capital, bolster the region's trade exchanges and economic cooperation. Regional, Economics, 1/14/99

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