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  • Al-Assad due to visit Moscow in mid-April
    Syrian President Hafez al-Assad is going to pay a three-day official visit to the Russian capital, Moscow, in the middle of April, during which he will meet with his Russian counterpart, Boris Yeltsen, and Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov. Syria, Politics, 3/31/99
  • Saudi Arabia calls for an Arab economic bloc
    Saudi Minister of Industry and Electricity Hisham Bin Abdullah Yamani has called for setting up an Arab economic and industrial bloc to strengthen the position of the Arab states in the new world system and withstand major world blocs. Saudi Arabia, Economics, 3/31/99
  • Mubarak's Asian tour to include South Korea, China and Japan
    The Korean ambassador said Mubarak's visit to Seoul has a great importance on the economic level especially as it comes following the development projects in Egypt and the remarkable growth achieved by the Egyptian economy. Egypt, Politics, 3/31/99
  • Security Council extends by one month term of UN mission in Sahara
    The U.N. Security Council approved on Tuesday a one-month extension of the mandate of the MINURSO, that was to expire on March 30. Morocco, Politics, 3/31/99
  • Morocco: MINURSO extension will allow finalization of identification protocol
    We hope that the protocols and directives to organize the coming stage will take into account the principles and rules that would enable all the candidates (to registration) from the southern provinces to take part in the referendum, Morocco's delegate to the UN, Ahmed Snoussi, said. Morocco, Politics, 3/31/99
  • US first lady and Moroccan princess speak out for tolerance
    US first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and Princess Lalla Meriem, eldest daughter of the Moroccan king, spoke out on Tuesday for tolerance and understanding between peoples and religions and for the respect of human dignity. Morocco, Politics, 3/31/99
  • Mrs. Clinton tours Moroccan orphanage, housing project and meets women's association activists
    During her stay in Marrakesh, part of a private visit to Morocco, Mrs. Clinton visited on Tuesday an orphanage, a housing project and met with members of Moroccan women's associations. Morocco, Culture, 3/31/99
  • Egyptian - Senegalese FMs discuss African disputes
    Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa received yesterday Senegalese Foreign Minister Jacques Baudin who arrived to Cairo for a quick visit on his return to his country after visiting Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Egypt, Politics, 3/31/99
  • European-Mediterranean partnership between chambers of commerce launched
    The program is meant to promote a Euro-Mediterranean network of chambers of commerce and consequently upgrade commercial and industrial cooperation between the two banks of the Mediterranean. Regional, Economics, 3/31/99
  • Israel escalates aggressions against south Lebanon, four Lebanese wounded
    Four Lebanese soldiers were wounded in the attacks launched by the Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday against areas of south Lebanon and the western Bekaa. Lebanon, Military, 3/31/99
  • Palestinians commemorate Land Day
    March 30, 1976 was the date when the Israeli occupation forces confiscated 22,000 dunnums in the villages of the Galilee, North Palestine and considered them as close military zones and later carried out intensive settlement acts in the area, a matter which provoked the Palestinians who confronted the settlement campaigns. The confrontations that erupted as a result claimed the lives of 6 Palestinians. 96 were wounded and other 300 were arrested. Palestine, Politics, 3/31/99
  • Al-Rawabdeh government expected to win confidence vote from Jordanian Parliament
    Jordanian Parliamentary sources expected that the government of Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh to win the confidence of the parliament after presenting its program. Jordan, Politics, 3/31/99
  • Netanyahu: No peace, no Palestinian state
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a new wave of provocative statements saying that the only peace that can be achieved in the Middle East is the peace based on the suppression of force. Palestine, Politics, 3/31/99
  • Origin of Sahara issue is political, U.S general says
    The origin of the Sahara issue is "political" and the problem was at the beginning a dispute between Morocco and Algeria, said General Brent Scowcraft, former advisor to U.S president George Bush for national security. Morocco, Politics, 3/31/99
  • US - Israeli troop withdrawal
    US State Department spokesman James Rubin said yesterday that Israel shoud focus on implementing their responsibilities under the Wye River agreement, saying, "Rather than focus on sequence, the government of Israel should focus on implementing their obligations." Palestine, Politics, 3/31/99
  • Joint measures to prevent fraud in Algerian presidential elections
    Four nominees for the presidential elections announced yesterday joint measures to stop electoral fraud. Algeria, Politics, 3/31/99
  • Egypt joins Assembly of Indian Ocean Countries
    The foreign ministers of the Assembly of Indian Ocean Countries' economic group are to hold a meeting today in the capital of Mozambique, Maputo, to ratify Egypt's membership in the group as a "dialogue partner." Egypt's delegation will be headed by Egypt's ambassadress in Mozambique, Soaad Shalabi. Egypt, Economics, 3/31/99
  • Saeb Erekat says pacts compel Israel to maintain sanctuaries and corporations
    Palestinian chief negotiator and minister of local administration Saeb Erekat confirmed in special statements to BBC radio that the pacts endorsed by Israel include the pledge of Israeli government to keep and maintain the sanctuaries of the Islamic and Christian religions, the bureaus and general corporations in Jerusalem. Palestine, Politics, 3/31/99
  • Bahraini authorities says cause of fire in a furniture factory is known
    A fire broke on Sunday killing two Asian workers in Bahrain. Officials at the Bahraini civil defense said that electricity friction was behind the fire rather than an aggression. Bahrain, Local, 3/31/99
  • Baghdad: London's suggestions an attempt to keep sanctions forever
    Iraq has opposed British suggestions to upgrade the oil-for-food program, considering it an attempt to keep economic sanctions against Iraq forever. Iraq, Politics, 3/31/99
  • Sudanese government denies near reconciliation with the opposition
    The deputy secretary general of the ruling National Congress in Sudan, Othman Abdul Qader Abdullatif, has denied reports of reaching a national reconciliation and political dialogue with the opposition. Sudan, Politics, 3/31/99
  • African coordination to exploit Nile water
    Egyptian Minister of Public Works and Water Resources Mohamoud Abu Zied confirmed that there is a comprehensive agreement and coordination between Nile basin countries to make the best use of the river's water for the interests of the Nile basin's population. Regional, Politics, 3/31/99

Short Takes

  • The Algerian al-Watan and al-Khabar dailies said on Tuesday that the Algerian security forces killed two aides working for Hattab, prince of the al-Salafeyah in an ambush in Teibaza province last Sunday. Go
  • The Iranian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Muhammad Rida Nouri, said on Tuesday that Saudi Defense Minister Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz will visit Iran on May 1. The Iranian news agency IRNA quoted the ambassador as saying that during the visit a military cooperation agreement is expected to be signed between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Go
  • Libyan President Col. Moammar Gaddafi on Tuesday received a telephone call from President Nelson Mandela of South Africa. During the telephone conversation, the two presidents discussed current preparations to hand over the two Libyan suspects in the Lockerbie incident in order to be tried in Holland. Mandela stressed that things are proceeding smoothly and in accordance with the agreement signed with the UN concerning the Lockerbie issue. Go
  • A delegation of US Congress members is to arrive at today for a three-day visit to Egypt during which the delegation chaired by Rep. Benjamin Gilman, Chairman of the House International Relations Committee, will hold talks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa and a number of Egyptian officials. Egyptian diplomatic sources said the discussions will tackle bilateral relations between Egypt and the US, especially in fields of economics and the developments of the situation of the Middle East peace process. Go
  • A delegation from the Moroccan Chamber of Advisors (upper house of Moroccan Parliament) is visiting Brussels since Tuesday to glean data on the European Parliament's working procedures and bolster legislative cooperation between the two sides. Go
  • The Japanese Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF) granted Tunisia on Tuesday two loans worth 150 million dinars (as many dollars). The funds will go to co-finance a project for the building of a bridge between the Tunisian cities of Rades and La Goulette bridge (about US $80 million) and a water resources management project in seven governorates (about US $70). Go
  • In a statement distributed by its regional headquarters in Egypt, the International Committee of the Red Cross said it was withdrawing the team affiliated to from Kosovo due to the deterioration in the security situation in the region which it said obstructs resumption of the humanitarian rescue tasks there. Go
  • The United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observer Mission (UNIKOM) reported that conditions along the Iraq-Kuwait border is generally calm, and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan recommended in a report to the Security Council that the mission be maintained. Go
  • The prepared text of a statement by General Sir Charles Guthrie, Chief of the United Kingdom's Defense Staff said today that Serbia is "a key military ally for Iraq, eager to try and help meet all Iraq's key military procurement and technical priorities, helping to replace equipment damaged or destroyed during Operation Desert Fox." However US Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon said yesterday when asked about these allegations, "I can't comment on intelligence. But it certainly would not be surprising if they talked. These are two countries both subject to attack by forces within NATO. They both have primarily Soviet-built or purchased air defense systems. And they are both subject to international embargoes, which limit their ability [to] purchase weapons and spare part, so they might obviously look for ways to work together to complement or supplement each other's systems. " Muslims sacrificed 500,000 animals at hajj in Saudi Israeli convicted of plotting attack on Muslim holy site U.N. report says Iraq needs oil investments to rise from poverty FEATURE-Dutch village braces for Lockerbie trial Kosovo Mideast React Housing policy for Arabs is 'unfair,' High Court told Go

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