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Originally published June 7, 1999

U.N. resumes identification of Sahara referendum would-be voters on June 15
The United Nations will resume the identification of would-be voters in the Sahara referendum on June 15, Moroccan Interior Minister Driss Basri announced. Morocco, Politics, 6/7/99
70 Egyptian experts in nuclear science work at universities all over the world
A field study made by the Egyptian central department for statistics and mobilization has estimated that the number of Egyptians working in the USA, Australia and European countries amounts to nearly 824,000, most of them carry nationalities. Egypt, Economics, 6/7/99
El-Merghany visits Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Othman El-Merghani, head of the Sudanese opposition Democratic Unionist Party, headed to Jeddah on Saturday to meet with Saudi officials and to inform them on the results of his external tours. Sudan, Politics, 6/7/99
Turkish economic delegation visits Cairo
A high-ranking Turkish commercial and economic delegation is to arrive in Cairo today under the chairmanship of Turkish Assistant Foreign Minister Noeman Nazar, escorted by a large delegation of Turkish businessmen. Egypt, Economics, 6/7/99
Efforts fail to convince King Abdullah to visit Iraq
Leading sources in the Jordanian opposition told the Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am on Sunday that attempts made by Baghdad's pro-Jordanian Baath Party have failed to convince other opposition parties to call on King Abdullah to visit Iraq. Jordan, Politics, 6/7/99
Egypt's improved economy to be rewarded with high interest loans
Khaled Ikram, a representative of the World Bank, said that Egypt has been transfered to the list of middle-income countries, due to an improvement of the income level for nearly three years. Egypt, Economics, 6/7/99
Longest golden chain in the world at the opening of Egyptian marketing festival
The high executive committee for the Cairo marketing festival under the chairmanship of Egyptian Minister of Tourism Mamdouh El-Beltagi decided to manufacture the longest golden chain in the world to be displayed during the first day of the festival in the pyramids area. Egypt, Business, 6/7/99
Morocco decides on another rebate in phoning tariffs
Moroccan state-owned Telecom company "Ittissalat Al-Maghreb" has decided to lower again inter-urban phoning tariffs by 33% after revenues rose and operating costs fell. Morocco, Business, 6/7/99

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