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  • Khaddam outlines Syria's policy
    After Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam cast his vote on Wednesday, he said in a statement to reporters that the Syrian people's consensus on saying "yes" to the President express their love for their leader whose "wise policy and principled stances realized stability in the country, maintained Arab dignity and insisted on liberating the occupied Arab lands." Syria, Politics, 2/11/99
  • Syrian FM describes meeting with Jordanian King as fruitful
    Al-Sharaa talked about the challenges facing President al-Assad during his fifth constitutional term. He said the challenges have been incessant, and they have been the most difficult in the past few years Syria, Politics, 2/11/99
  • Nawaz Sharif concludes visit to UAE United Arab Emirates, Politics, 2/11/99
  • Syria's referendum ends with confirmation for al-Assad
    Syrian Minister of the Interior Muhammad Harba said in a press conference at the headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior in Damascus that some 8.6 million out of 8.9 million eligible voters cast their votes Syria, Politics, 2/11/99
  • UAE protests Iran's attempt to perpetuate occupation of islands
    The United Arab Emirates has protested against Iran's attempts to consolidate its occupation of Greater Tanb, Lesser Tanb and Abu Mousa islands. United Arab Emirates, Politics, 2/11/99
  • Vedrine: Embargo on Iraq proves ineffective and harsh
    Vedrine added that the recent French thoughts "permit the realization of progress through lifting the embargo which has proven today its futility and harshness and at the same time establish a monitor system on any possible armament and any financial revenues from lifting the embargo." Iraq, Politics, 2/11/99
  • Bahrain's defense minister stresses his country's refusal to use its lands for striking Iraq
    Bahrain's defense minister and deputy commander in chief of the Bahraini Army, Sheikh Khaleifa Bin Ahmad al-Khaleifa, has said that his country opposes striking Iraq or changing its current government. Bahrain, Politics, 2/11/99
  • Egyptian petroleum minister and head of Suez Canal organization start Qatar visit tomorrow
    Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Hamdi El-Banbi and Lieutenant General Ahmed Fadel, head of the Suez Canal organization, are to start a four-day official visit to Qatar on Friday at the invitation of Qatari Minister of Energy, Industry, Electricity and Water Abdullah Hamad al-Ateia. Egypt, Economics, 2/11/99
  • Arafat, Hawatemah meet in Amman
    A Palestinian official said on Wednesday that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and chairman of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine Nayef Hawatemah met on Monday in Amman for the first time in five years. Palestine, Politics, 2/11/99
  • Libya: Lockerbie suspects will be imprisoned only in Libya
    Libyan Foreign Minister Omar El-Montasser stated that Libya will not accept any alternative to jailing the two Libyan suspects in the Lockerbie case in a Libyan prison should they be convicted. Libya, Politics, 2/11/99
  • Contacts to convene Damascus meeting on Iraq very soon
    Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid explained on Wednesday that the representative of the Arab Maghreb states in the Arab ministerial committee to follow up moves with the UN Security Council to lift sanctions imposed on Iraq did not withdraw from the committee. Regional, Politics, 2/11/99
  • Iraq's Aziz to visit Turkey in the mid of this month
    Turkey said on Wednesday that Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz will visit Ankara for 24 hours at the beginning of next week in order to discuss bilateral relations. Iraq, Politics, 2/11/99
  • Loan from World Bank to Lebanon worth $600 million
    Official sources in the World Bank said yesterday that the international bank has offered to Lebanon a new loan worth $600 million through three years in equal terms for social projects and others concerned with the infrastructure. Lebanon, Economics, 2/11/99
  • France's Vivendi and SBC to bid jointly for Moroccan phone tender
    French group Vivendi allied recently with giant American telecom group SBC to enhance their chances of winning the $500 million Moroccan private GSM tender. Morocco, Business, 2/11/99
  • Egyptian national bank to open branch in Mexico
    The Egyptian national bank intends to open a branch in Mexico to finance foreign trade operations between the two countries and discuss branches for the trade chambers. Egypt, Business, 2/11/99
  • Yemen liberates wheat prices
    The Yemeni government began at the beginning of the current week to implement a plan liberating the government-controlled price of wheat and to continue subsidizing the purchase of wheat. Yemen, Economics, 2/11/99
  • Oman and Morocco set up joint business council
    An Omani-Moroccan business council has been set up under an accord concluded in Muscat on Wednesday between the Casablanca and Oman chambers of commerce and industry. Oman, Economics, 2/11/99
  • Netanyahu and peace with Syria
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that a government under his chairmanship will reach a peace agreement with Syria or with Lebanon by the year 2000. Syria, Politics, 2/11/99
  • Palestinian delegation to visit Damascus
    The advisor to the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Ahmad al-Teibi has said that, "During our meeting with President Hafez al-Assad in Amman on Monday, President al-Assad and his foreign minister, Farouk al-Sharaa, extended to us an invitation to visit Damascus." Palestine, Politics, 2/11/99
  • Fighting continues between Ethiopia and Eritrea
    Fighting continued on Wednesday between Ethiopia and Eritrea near the borders between the two countries for the fifth running day. Ethiopia, Politics, 2/11/99
  • German FM arrives in Israel
    German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer arrived in Israel on Wednesday for a three-day visit during which he will head for the Palestinian territories. Palestine, Politics, 2/11/99
  • Jordanian appreciation for al-Assad's visit to Amman
    Speaker of the Jordanian Parliament Abdul Hadi al-Majali has expressed Jordan's appreciation for the visit paid by President Hafez al-Assad to Amman where he offered condolences on the death of King Hussein. Jordan, Politics, 2/11/99
  • Palestinian delegation wants to know the charges against prisoners in Israeli jails
    A delegation representing the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday met with Israeli President Ezer Weizman to call for the release of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who have been detained for tens of years. Palestine, Politics, 2/11/99
  • MEDA program is the major financial instrument of Euro-Mediterranean partnership, EU official
    He further stressed that the MEDA-Morocco program comprises two major axes: socioeconomic balance and economic transition. Socioeconomic balance addresses projects of rural infrastructure, water, sanitation and roads, in addition to the Mediterranean bypass that links Tangiers (northern Morocco) and Saidia (northeastern Morocco), part of which will be financed by the European Commission (80 million euro). This axis also comprises projects in basic education, health, rural development for a needed investment of 320 million euros. Regional, Politics, 2/11/99
  • Abdul Megid due in Sudan on Wednesday
    Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid, is to begin a three-day visit the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Wednesday, during which he will meet with Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir, Foreign Minister Mustafa Othman Ismael, and the head of the Sudanese National Council, Hassan Turabi. Regional, Politics, 2/11/99

Short Takes

  • Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has affirmed that conceding to Israeli demands is absolutely rejected by Syria and Lebanon, as well as by the Arab states. The remarks were made during his meeting with a delegation representing the general secretariat of the Arab Journalists Union on Wednesday, led by AJU chairman Ibrahim Nafe. Go
  • The Saudi royal court said on Wednesday that the previously set dental surgery for Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz was carried out successfully on Tuesday. In a statement, the royal court said that the Saudi crown prince will spend several days resting at the direction of doctors. Go
  • The Moroccan minister in charge of relations with the parliament and the Iraqi ambassador to Morocco underlined Wednesday in Rabat the important role played by Morocco for the settlement of the problems that arouse after the Gulf War. Go
  • Syria and Angola on Wednesday signed an agreement to establish diplomatic relations at the mutual will of the two countries to develop friendship and cooperation relations, according the Vienna agreement concerning diplomatic relations, signed in April 1961, as well as the UN principles and charter. Go
  • Saudi Minister of Finance Ibrahim Abdul Aziz al-Asaf held talks yesterday in Amman with Jordanian Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh regarding the aid Saudi Arabia presents to Amman. Go
  • The Meridian International group decided to open an affiliated hotel in Bethlehem, with 230 rooms, in the year 2001. Meridian's regional bureau in Cairo said, "The project aims at accommodating large numbers of businessmen and tourists coming to this holy city." Go
  • India's prime minister, Atal Bihari Vijpayee, is expected in Morocco this Feb.13-14 for talks with Moroccan officials on ways of boosting partnership between the two countries in various sectors of common concern. Go
  • Morocco hailed Paris' backing of Rabat's efforts to settle the Sahara issue within the United Nations settlement plan. The statement was made by Moroccan Interior Minister Driss Basri during a meeting with president of the French Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur region, Michel Vauzelle. Go
  • Speaker of the Bundestag, the lower chamber of the German Parliament, Wolfgang Thierse, met on Wednesday with his Moroccan peer, Abdelouahed Radi, on the first day of a three-day visit to Morocco. Go
  • Omani Minister of Commerce and Industry Maqbool bin Ali Sultan said that low oil prices have prompted Oman to build a technological base to develop the Sultanate's industrial sector, Oman Daily Observer reported. Go
  • Prince Hassan of Jordan, removed as crown prince last month, sent a letter of support and congratulations to King Abdullah, Gulf News reported. Go
  • The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Education and Youth found in a study that the weight of schoolchildren's bookbags totals more than 20 percent of their weight, contributing to their dislike of school, Khaleej Times reported. Go
  • Total revenues from Jordan's archaeological sites fell by 6.27 in the first 11 months of 1998 from their level in the same period of 1997, Jordan Times reported. Iraq says two killed in Western plane attack Hamas Expects Shelter From New King Lawyer: Israeli Questioning Altered Victims of Yemen kidnapping arrive back in Britain Afghan Bin Laden G15 Seeks Slowdown In Drive To Globalization Washington warns Russia against Syrian arms sale Beyond Hussein, more crucial Mideast changes? Go

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