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Originally published July 15, 1999

Beirut shows solidarity of follow citizens imprisoned in Israel
The follow-up committee in support of the Lebanese detainees in Israeli jails has extended an appeal to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid and international humanitarian organizations, in which it called for releasing all those Lebanese detainees. Lebanon, Politics, 7/15/99
OAU calls on Israel to abide by peace requirements
The 35th summit of the Organization of African Unity, which concluded in Algiers on Wednesday, called on Israel to commit itself to all resolutions and records related to the Middle East peace process on all tracks. Regional, Politics, 7/15/99
International food program presented aid to Jordanian families
The World Food Program in Amman affiliated to United Nations decided to present aid of $3.5 million to Jordanian families who suffered from the drought in Jordan in last winter. Jordan, Politics, 7/15/99
Morocco and South Africa to step up energy cooperation
A delegation from the South African power company "Eskom" is visiting Morocco to review ways of fostering partnership with Moroccan National Electricity Office (ONE) in matters of energy and related sectors. Morocco, Economics, 7/15/99
Morocco calls for forum of Moroccan, Spanish agriculture operators
The call that was first launched during the meeting held last April 20 in Madrid between the Moroccan and Spanish agriculture ministers was renewed on Wednesday in Rabat at a meeting between Spanish Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Jesus Posada, and Moroccan Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Habib Malki. Morocco, Agriculture, 7/15/99
French official for increasing pensions paid to foreign soldiers
French President Jacques Chirac met on Wednesday with a group of Moroccan war veterans who took part in the French military parade that marks France's national day in Paris and were invited to attend the traditional garden party held at the end of the parade. Morocco, Culture, 7/15/99
United Nations experts start work today in Iraq
A team of United Nations experts started today to open an United Nations laboratory authorized to disarm the Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, which Baghdad said contains explosive materials. Iraq, Politics, 7/15/99
Tunis hosts Arab meeting on fighting terrorism
In an inaugural speech, al-Salem outlined the achievements attained in the area of fighting terrorism. He added that the council carried out practical steps that are based on the provisions of the 1998 Arab agreement on combating terrorism which took the Arab League charter into serious consideration. Regional, Politics, 7/15/99
Sugar plants strike costs Morocco $4.5 million
The week-long strike observed in Morocco's sugar plants have cost the kingdom around $4.5 million, Moroccan Industry Minister Alami Tazi told Tuesday the chamber of advisors. Morocco, Economics, 7/15/99
Festival for American shopping begins in Alexandria
The American shopping festival is starting today in Alexandria for the first time in Egypt and lasts for a week. Egypt, Economics, 7/15/99

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