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Originally published May 10, 1999

Egyptian - US cooperation to study changes of world atmosphere
A symposium on the aspects of world atmospheric changes began today in Cairo under the patronage of the Egyptian - US council for scientific and technological cooperation, in cooperation with the US - Egyptian partnership committee for economic growth and development. Egypt, Environment, 5/10/99
Egypt calls on Sudan to hand over extremists
Egyptian Minister of Interior Habib al-Adli has unveiled attempts made by his country to convince Arab countries, including Sudan, to hand over Egyptian extremists who reside in these countries. Egypt, Politics, 5/10/99
Al-Nasera: a Christian, Islamic statement
A statements released by the Christian - Islamic meeting following a meeting held on Saturday night in the city of al-Nasera (Nazareth) in Israel called upon the people of the city to maintain solidarity against any attempt made to partition national unity among the Arab citizens of the city. Israel, Politics, 5/10/99
Islamic Symposium Adopts International Inter-Culture Dialogue Charter
The Islamic symposium on dialogue among civilizations, a three-day gathering of elite Muslim thinkers from 35 countries, organized by the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), called for the preparation of an international charter for dialogue among cultures in the coming century. Regional, Culture, 5/10/99
One Somali faction calls for international military intervention
The leader of one Somali faction, Othman Hassan Ali, better known as "Atou," has called for an international military intervention in Somalia in order to put an end to Eritrea's interventions. Somalia, Politics, 5/10/99
Morocco, sixth largest producer of olive oil
Morocco is the world sixth largest producer of olive oil, with 550,000 hectares of land used to grow olive trees, said Moroccan agriculture minister, Habib El Malki. Morocco, Agriculture, 5/10/99
Egypt announces iron ore discoveries
Egyptian Minister of Industry Solayman Reda said on Friday that there are new iron ore discoveries on southern Aswan. Egypt, Economics, 5/10/99

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