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- Inaugurating the conference of French tourist companies in Luxor on Wednesday
Egyptian Minister of Tourism Mamdouh El-Beltagi is going to inaugurate the general conference for the national organization of French tourism and travel agencies, SNAF, which is to be held in Luxor this week. Egypt, Economics, 1/25/99 - Dutch - Yemeni meeting to free four hostages
Yemeni Minister of Interior Hussein Arab met with the Dutch ambassador to Yemen while efforts continue to win the release of a Dutch family of four, in addition to two British persons who were kidnapped by armed tribesmen. Yemen, Politics, 1/25/99 - Saudi Arabia continues celebrations of its foundation anniversary
Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz who is also the higher commander of the Saudi armed forces on Sunday attended an air and parachuting parade, performed by the Saudi armed forces on the occasion of the one hundredth anniversary of the foundation of Saudi Arabia, at the headquarters Sager al-Jazira Museum for aviation in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia, Culture, 1/25/99 - April Understanding committee meets today on Lebanese complaint
The April Understanding monitoring committee today is holding a meeting in the Lebanese border town of Naqoura to study a Lebanese complaint lodged against Israel. Lebanon, Politics, 1/25/99 - Toujan al-Faisal: US recommended King Hussein on crown prince question Jordan, Politics, 1/25/99
- Speaker of Colombia's house of representatives in Morocco
Speaker of the Colombian House of Representatives, Emilio Martinez Rosales, started Saturday a visit to Morocco for talks with Moroccan MPs on ways of boosting cooperation between the two countries' legislative bodies. Morocco, Politics, 1/25/99 - Italian institute to enhance industrial investment in Morocco
The Rome-based Italian Institute of Foreign Trade and the Moroccan Office For Industrial Development signed last week here an accord for the promotion and attraction of Italian industrial investments to Morocco. Morocco, Economics, 1/25/99 - WB chief calls for comprehensive development program for least developed countries
World Bank president James Wolfensohn called Sunday in Abidjan for setting up a global development program for the least developed countries. Regional, Economics, 1/25/99