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Originally published October 19, 1999

King Mohammed inTaza today
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, currently touring several north-eastern provinces, arrives today in Taza. Morocco, Politics, 10/19/99
GCC, Jordanian relations reviewed
Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General Sheikh Jamil al-Hujeilan met on Monday at the headquarters of the GCC in Riyadh with the Jordanian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Hani Khaleifa. Gulf, Politics, 10/19/99
Efforts to maintain reconciliation in Sudan
Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Othman Ismael heads today for Qatar carrying a message from Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir to Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani, in the framework of reviving reconciliation initiatives between Sudan and several of its neighbors and between the government and the opposition. Sudan, Politics, 10/19/99
Khatami gets a message from Demirel
Iranian President Muhammad Khatami received a message from Turkish President Suleiman Demirel on Monday. The message was received during Khatami's meeting with the envoy of the Turkish president. Iran, Politics, 10/19/99
New attack by Algerian Islamic groups
Algeria has witnessed more attacks by the extremist Islamists resulting in the death of three persons and injuring another five persons. Algeria, Politics, 10/19/99
Morocco 2000 exhibit in London in January
Morocco will organize early January in London an exhibition dubbed "Morocco 2000" to promote partnership and consolidate trade exchanges and investment between the two countries. Morocco, Economics, 10/19/99
Israel continues attacks against south Lebanon
Lebanese security sources said the Israeli artillery bombarded the eastern outskirts of al-Mansouri town and the eastern outskirts of Majdal Zoune town and the neighboring valley. Lebanon, Military, 10/19/99
Executive bureau of Arab environment ministers meets in Cairo
The executive bureau of the Arab ministerial council for environmental affairs held its meeting on Sunday in the headquarters of the general trusteeship of the Arab League, headed by Saudi Arabia with the membership of the ministers for environmental affairs in Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Kuwait, Syria, and Tunisia. Regional, Environment, 10/19/99
Amman hosts people's conference for Jerusalem
The secretariat of the people's conference in defense of Jerusalem has confirmed the decision taken in its first conference, when it adopted the year 2000 as an international year of Jerusalem and decided to accelerate efforts during the year 2000 to disclose the Israeli schemes against the city and to support the steadfastness of the people of Jerusalem. Jordan, Politics, 10/19/99
Israel agrees to sell weapons to Jordan
Official sources in the defense sector in Israel said that the Ministry of Defense gave permission to an Israeli company for military industries to sell weapons to Jordan. Jordan, Politics, 10/19/99

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