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- Mubarak reelected by 93 percent vote
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat stated that the success of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the referendum that took place yesterday is a victory for the Arabs and Islam and that it is also a success for Palestine and Jerusalem, adding that Mubarak has a famous worldly position that all are proud of. Egypt, Politics, 9/27/99 - Saleh declared winner in Yemeni presidential elections
Yemeni Minister of Interior Husayn Muhammad al-Arab said the victory of President Ali Abdullah Saleh with the vote of 92% of the participants voting in the October 24 elections, while the other candidate, Najib Qahtan al-Shaabi, got the rest of the votes. Yemen, Politics, 9/27/99 - On the results of the Yemeni elections
The secretary of the central committee of the Yemeni Socialist Party, Jarallah Omar, who is also a member of the party's political bureau has described the elections took part in Yemen last Thursday " as a play which was not performed properly." Yemen, Politics, 9/27/99 - King Fahd to return home this week
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz announced on Sunday that King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia will return home to Saudi Arabia from abroad this week. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/27/99 - Report: No stability without Golan return, Albright says
US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has asserted there will be no stability in the Middle East region without the return of the Golan Heights to Syria. Syria, Politics, 9/27/99 - Israeli paper calls for restoring the Golan
An Israeli daily called in its Sunday issue on the Israeli government to hand over the whole of the occupied Syrian Golan Heights to Syria in order to achieve peace with it. Syria, Politics, 9/27/99 - Egyptian tour of COMESA countries
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa escorted a delegation of Egyptian businessmen who are making the first tour of the countries of eastern and southern Africa known as COMESA (the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa) between November 20 and December 4. Egypt, Business, 9/27/99 - Saudi minister denies Syrian - Egyptian disputes
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz has totally denied the existence of any Syrian - Egyptian disputes. He stressed that all that has been rumored in this respect was by "foes of the Arab nation." Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/27/99 - Morocco attends WB-IMF annual meetings in Washington
Moroccan Economy and Finance Minister Fathallah Oualalou flew over the weekend to Washington to attend the annual meetings of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Morocco, Politics, 9/27/99 - Statements of Hamas political bureau member Abu Marzouk
The BBC correspondent in Damascus said that Mousa Abu Marzouk, a member of the political bureau of the Palestinian Hamas movement, who arrived in Damascus suddenly on Saturday night coming from Dubai after the Jordanian authorities refused to permit him to enter Jordan, met with leaders of the Palestinian forces coalition, who met in al-Yarmouk camp in Damascus to discuss what Hamas has been exposed to in Damascus. Syria, Politics, 9/27/99 - Abu Marzouk arrives in Damascus
Mousa Abu Marzouk, a leader in the Hamas movement, arrived yesterday in Damascus when Jordan refused to allow him in its lands in last week. Syria, Politics, 9/27/99 - Detente in Yemeni- Kuwaiti relations
Yemeni Prime Minister Abdul Karim al-Iryani has asserted that Yemeni-Kuwaiti relations are witnessing detente, "over which we are all pleased," noting that restoring diplomatic relations is a step proceeding on the right path. Yemen, Politics, 9/27/99 - Sudanese police wound 12 students, arrest 50
The opposition Ummah Party stressed in a statement released on Sunday in Cairo that Sudanese security forces had wounded 12 students and arrested some 50 during student demonstrations in which thousands of persons participated on Saturday in Khartoum. Sudan, Politics, 9/27/99 - Relations between Sudan and Britain
Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Othman Ismael has welcomed the restoration of natural and diplomatic relations between Sudan and Britain and described these relations as very important to the two countries. Sudan, Politics, 9/27/99 - International colloquy in Morocco on immigration and human rights
Morocco and the International Jurists Commission (IJC) have agreed to host in Morocco an international colloquy on immigration and human rights. Regional, Politics, 9/27/99 - Iraqi sources assure US shelling of Al Faw
The Iraqi military stated that US jets shelled civilian sites near Al Faw city in southern Iraq and raided service establishments in Basra city and that these jets were coming from Saudi airspace. Iraq, Military, 9/27/99 - UNESCO cancels its overdue Iraqi debts
UNESCO said yesterday that it is canceling its overdue debts from Iraq in order to provide the necessary funding to establish 400 schools in Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 9/27/99 - Sheikh Hamad bin Jasem denies coup attempt in Qatar
Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem Bin Hamad al-Thani, a member of the ruling royal family in Qatar said on Sunday upon being presenting before the main criminal court in Doha for the first time, has denied the three charges addressed to him. Qatar, Politics, 9/27/99 - Abdul Meguid denies Arab league communications with Israel
Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid denied yesterday that communications took place between Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy and the Arab League regarding reaching an understanding concerning the Israeli exhibition at Disneyland, emphasizing that the agreement reached at with the Walt Disney Company is eliminating all references to Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Regional, Politics, 9/27/99 - Israeli Foreign Ministry: Jerusalem still Israel's capital in Disney fair
The Israeli Foreign Ministry issued yesterday a statement saying that its wing in a Walt Disney Compaby exhibition includes signs that Jerusalem is Israel's capital. Regional, Politics, 9/27/99 - Lebanese resistance vows to continue resistance against Israel
The assistant secretary general of the Lebanese Hizbullah Party, Sheikh Na'eem Qasem, has said that the resistance will continue unabated because it wants a direct and complete pullout by occupation forces from all the Lebanese territories. Lebanon, Politics, 9/27/99 - Israeli forces strike Lebanese towns
The Lebanese national resistance front has announced that resistance forces ambushed an Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army militia mechanized patrol at 4 p.m. Sunday on the road to Barachit position. Lebanon, Military, 9/27/99 - Three Jordanian journalists presented to disciplinary council for visit to Israel
The council of the Jordanian Journalists' Union decided to present three of the Union's members to a disciplinary council to punish them for their visit to Israel. Jordan, Politics, 9/27/99
Short Takes
- King Mohammed VI has sent a message of congratulations to Ali Abdallah Saleh following his re-election as president of Yemen. He said he is confident that the relations of friendship and brotherhood existing between the two brotherly countries and peoples will be further enhanced under president Saleh's new presidential term. Go
- King Abdullah II of Jordan received on Saturday in Amman Romania's minister of state and members of the accompanying delegation, currently visiting Jordan. Talks dealt with bilateral relations and joint cooperation especially in the economic fields and the exchange of military experts between the armed forces in the two countries. Go
- Iraqi Vice-President Taha Yassine Ramadan arrived here on Sunday with a message of wishes and greetings from President Saddam Hussein to King Mohammed VI. Go
- Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa emphasized that resuming multilateral talks is linked to resuming bilateral negotiations on all peace tracks: the Palestinian, Lebanese and Syrian, with Israel in peace process. Go
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) started a program on Saturday through which it is to build 400 schools in Iraq, Iraqi News Agency reported. Go
- It was announced on Saturday that the new Algerian government will be formed during the current week and that among the names proposed for its prime minister is the secretary general of the Algerian presidency, Ali Bin Fallis. In a statement at the referendum day for the national reconciliation law, Algerian President Abdul Aziz Bouteflika announced that he will create a government "of a majority rather than a national unity government." Go
- Saudi economic sources stated today that the sixth round of negotiations on Saudi Arabia joining the GATT achieved agreed progress, expressing their hope of joining as soon as possible and referring to the existence of many issues that are still under discussion with some of the main member states in the agreement, which at the same time form main partners to Saudi Arabia. Go
- Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Sunday received a telephone call from Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. During the telephone conversation talks dealt with bilateral relations between the two countries and means of strengthening these relations. Go
- Palestinian President Yasser Arafat held talks yesterday in Tunis with Tunisian President Zein al-Abidin Ben Ali regarding the peace process development on the Palestinian track, especially final status negotiations. Go
- Jordanian Minister of Information Ayman al-Majali said yesterday that his government recently received a message from Hamas' leadership inside the Palestinian lands and that the message's contents are being discussed on high levels in Amman. Jordanian newspapers issued yesterday reported that Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, Hamas' spiritual leader, will present an initiative to King Abdullah II of Jordan that includes proposals to solve the crisis between the Jordanian authorities and Hamas' political bureau in Amman. Go
- US Secretary of Commerce William Daley is due to visit Egypt on October 13-15 as part of a regional tour that also includes Jordan, Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Daley is expected to lead a 20-member business delegation from the US. Go
- The Kuwaiti al-Othman Almsgiving Committee will organize a collective wedding party for Kuwaiti couples in November in order to alleviate the heavy cost of marriages parties. The chairman of the committee, Ahmad Baqer al-Kandari, told the Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am in its Saturday issue that the idea of collective wedding came following amazing statistics on the number of unmarried Kuwaiti women, whose numbers reached some 40,000. Go
- Morocco acceded to the Group I of the Euro-African zone of the tennis Davis Cup following a 5-0 victory over Poland over the weekend here. Go
- A Moroccan living in Belgium has been arrested in Tangier, northern Morocco, with 120 kg of cannabis extract, locally known as "Chira." Go
- A drunk French passenger forced the pilot of a plane flying from Toulouse, France, to Dakar, Senegal, to make an unscheduled landing Friday night at Agadir airport, southern Morocco. Go