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- AL chief welcomes Arab five-member summit
Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid has welcomed the call advocated by Egypt to convene a five-member Arab summit in which Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine would take part during the coming phase. Regional, Politics, 5/31/99 - Israel continues attacks on south Lebanon
Israeli occupation forces on Sunday continued their aggressions on areas adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon. Lebanon, Military, 5/31/99 - Sacred music festival opens in Fez
Spanish Soprano Caballe Montserrat and her daughter Marti opened on Saturday the fifth edition of the Fez sacred music festival, held this year under the theme "Faith, Mysticism and Reason." Morocco, Culture, 5/31/99 - Cooperation agreement between Islamic, African development banks
Both the Islamic Development Bank and African Development Bank have endorsed an agreement to exchange data on managing dangers, financing projects, developing human resources and providing investment services. Regional, Economics, 5/31/99 - 3000-year-old ancient Egyptian temple unearthed Egypt, Culture, 5/31/99
- President Mubarak will not visit Israel
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stated that he does not intend to visit Israel at the present. Egypt, Politics, 5/31/99 - Maghreban pediatricians plead for reinforcement of medical partnership
Maghreban pediatricians called for the reinforcement of the exchange experiences and coordination of strategies to promote child health in the Maghreb. Morocco, Health, 5/31/99