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- Mubarak - King Hassan talks open new horizons for commercial cooperation between Egypt and Morocco
Two days after condensed discussions held between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Morocco's King Hassan II in Rabat, either on the bilateral level or at the level of the third session of the high joint committee, the concluding statement of the high committee confirmed the importance of serious implementation of the trade exchange agreement between Arab countries and its activation so as to establish an Arab market. Egypt, Politics, 6/14/99 - Political disputes increase between United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia
Disputes among states belonging to the Gulf Cooperation Council escalated in the last meeting of the GCC foreign ministers, held in Riyadh. Gulf, Politics, 6/14/99 - Syrian foreign minister in South Africa today
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa headed to South Africa today for a two-day visit, during which he will hold talks with outgoing President Nelson Mandela before his retirement. Syria, Politics, 6/14/99 - Gaddafi meets Mandela in South Africa after visiting Zambia
Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gaddafi, who is holding his first foreign tour after the April suspension of UN sanctions imposed on his country, arrived in South Africa on Sunday for a three-day official visit. Libya, Politics, 6/14/99 - Yemeni prime minister in Cairo for Red Sea security talks
Yemeni Prime Minister Abdul Karim al-Iryani is due to arrive in Cairo on Wednesday for a two-day visit, during which he is to meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzouri and Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid on Thursday. Yemen, Politics, 6/14/99 - Bouteflika considers holding referendum on national reconciliation
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said yesterday that he might call for a referendum on a law regarding national reconciliation in case the parliament refuses this law. Algeria, Politics, 6/14/99 - Sudanese, Eritrean Foreign ministers sign agreement in Qatar Sudan, Politics, 6/14/99
- Algerian and Egyptian presidents discussed Sahara issue, Moussa says
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said the Sahara issue was among the topics debated between Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak during the latter's stopover in Algiers. Algeria, Politics, 6/14/99 - Arafat meets Moussa for pushing forward the peace process
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat arrived in Cairo after which he met Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa and high-ranking Egyptian officials. He also met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and they discussed advancing the Middle East peace process. Egypt, Politics, 6/14/99 - The situation in Iran and the islands postpone the GCC statement
Well-informed diplomatic sources in Riyadh said that the failure to reach an agreement between the foreign ministers of the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council states in their 71st ministerial meeting in Riyadh on Saturday over the final statements is, in the first place, attributed to formulating the paragraph relating to Iran. Gulf, Politics, 6/14/99 - Sudanese information minister visits Asmara
Sudanese dailies published on Sunday reported that Sudanese Information Minister Ghazi Salaheddine al-Atbani on Friday night arrived from Eritrea after he delivered a message to President Assyas Afworki from Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, dealing with matters suspended between the two countries. Sudan, Politics, 6/14/99 - A message from President Saleh to King Fahd
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz has reviewed in Riyadh with Yemeni Minister of State for Legal Affairs Abdullah Ghanem the results concluded by the joint committee in charge of border demarcation in their recent meeting held in Sanaa on April 17, during which no progress was attained. Yemen, Politics, 6/14/99 - Iraqi president: The US will soon have to withdraw
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said that Iraq will continue its training program for Iraqis to carry weapons and to prepare them as reserves to join Iraqi military units if necessary. Iraq, Politics, 6/14/99 - Jordan, Bahrain to strengthen commercial relations
Talks between King Abdullah Bin Hussein of Jordan and Bahraini Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa al-Khaleifa dealt with bilateral relations and means of fostering them in various financial, investment, economic, trade and defense areas, exchanging expertise between the armed forces in the two states. Jordan, Politics, 6/14/99 - Tunisian prime minister arrives in Jordan today
Tunisian Prime Minister Hamed Karoui is expected to arrive in Amman today on a three-day working visit to Jordan, during which he will meet with his Jordanian counterpart, Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh, and the two premiers will preside over the meetings of the joint committee on cooperation between the two countries. Jordan, Politics, 6/14/99 - Egyptian trade delegation arrives in Iran Egypt, Economics, 6/14/99
- Aden court begins final arguments in British terrorist issue
Yemeni judicial sources said that the preliminary court of El-Tawahi in Aden will resume the coming of its sessions on 22 of current June, in the issue of the terrorist plan, in which five British and French suspects are indicted on charges of planning a series of violent actions, bombing vital buildings and assassinating officials. Yemen, Judicial, 6/14/99 - Iraq accuses US, UK of obstructing contracts to modernize petroleum facilities
Iraq accused the U.S. and U.K. of obstructing 80 contracts Iraq needs to modernize its petroleum facilities. Iraq, Economics, 6/14/99 - New U.N Sahara envoy confers with Algerian president
Special representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Sahara, William Eagleton, conferred Sunday in Algiers with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, official sources in the Algerian capital said. Algeria, Politics, 6/14/99 - US ambassador in Cairo refuses to exclude convening a broad summit in Washington
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa met with the US ambassador in Cairo, Daniel Kurtzer. Egypt, Politics, 6/14/99 - Egyptian banks finance large milling company
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is due to inaugurate the largest private company in Palestine, financed by Egypt's Ahli Bank and Arab Estate Bank with capital of $22 million. Palestine, Business, 6/14/99 - Ethiopia, Eritrea exchange accusations
The Ethiopian government on Sunday said that more than 8,200 Eritrean soldiers were killed or wounded since last Wednesday on the eastern and western fronts of the war between the two countries. Ethiopia, Politics, 6/14/99 - Beirut hosts first Arab international justice conference
Through 15 research papers, the conference will discuss legal regulations for judges in the Arab region, their most important political effects on the Arab judicial system, and the vocational challenges facing the Arab lawyers and judges. Regional, Politics, 6/14/99 - Tantawi, Shenuda take part in a religious dialogue at Vatican
Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, Al Azhar's Sheik, along with Coptic Pope Shenuda III are to take part in a conference for dialogue between the religions that is to be held in October, after receiving invitations from Pope John Paul II. Regional, Religion, 6/14/99
Short Takes
- Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on Sunday visited Damascus where he met with Maj. Gen. Bashar al-Assad. Talks dealt with general conditions in Lebanon and the region. Upon returning from Damascus to Beirut, Hariri did not make any press statements. Go
- A Jordanian - Tunisian meeting chaired by the ministers of industry and trade in the two states was held in Amman on Sunday in preparation for the meeting of the joint Tunisian-Jordanian higher committee due to be held by the two countries' prime ministers. Go
- The chairman of the department of dismantling weapons at the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Geyoura Bakher, has announced that he met during the Belgium conference on European - Mediterranean cooperation held this week in Brussels with representatives from Egypt, Jordan, Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia and held talks with their delegations. Go
- Syrian President Hafez al-Assad on Sunday at the Damascus al-Chaab palace received ten new ambassadors, who delivered him their credentials. The new ambassadors submitted their credentials in separate meetings. They are Australian Ambassador Janet Mary Gardner, Pakistani Ambassador Yahya Naqvi, Mauritanian Ambassador Ismael Ould Iyani, Belgian Ambassador Jacques Verrmeulen, the ambassador of Holland, the European Union Commission Ambassador Marc Peirini, ambassador of the republic of Armenia, ambassador of Cuba, ambassador of Indonesia and Saudi Arabian Ambassador Bakar Bin Abdulah Bakar. Go
- The al-Resala paper issued in the occupied Arab lands said, quoting legal statistics, that one hundred and one Palestinian detainees died during occupation years in Israeli jails. Go
- A British parliamentary delegation arrived in Amman on a two-day official visit to Jordan, during which it held talks with Jordanian officials on developments concerning political events in the region, especially the Middle East peace process and means of accelerating it after the Israeli Labor Party assumes power in Israel. Go
- Oman and Pakistan have signed in Muscat an agreement that provides for avoiding double taxation and preventing the escape of income taxation. On the Omani side the agreement was signed by Minister of National Economy Ahmad Bin Abdul Nabi Mecci, and on the Pakistani side, it was signed by Pakistan's ambassador in Oman. Go
- The International Islamic Federation has concluded its conference in Geneva in the presence of 60 representatives from 20 countries, as stated in its final statement, which stressed adherence to "Holy Jerusalem's Arab and Islamic civilized identity," rejection of the policy of settlement and Judaizing in Palestine, and full backing for the struggle mounted by the Lebanese people to liberate their lands from the Israeli occupation. Go
- The Iraqi authorities have released a decision which calls for imposing three-month prison sentences against anyone who begs in public roads or areas or who enters any house or supermarket for the purpose of begging. Go
- The African Development Bank (IDB) lent Tunisia $215 million destined to finance several road, railway and rural electrification projects. Go
- A Moroccan court sentenced recently a Moroccan emigrant to three years in jail for drug trafficking and smuggling charges. Go