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Originally published November 29, 1999

King Abdullah, Saddam call for water prayers
King Abdullah II of Jordan was in the first row of the participants in prayers for rain in Amman, during which he met with the observer general of the Muslim Brothers group, Abdul Majid al-Zuneibat. The two exchanged a short friendly talk. Jordan, Religion, 11/29/99
Bouteflika to visit the Arab Gulf states
The Algerian daily al-Bilad said in its Sunday's issue that the Algerian President Abdul Aziz Bouteflika will pay a visit to the Arab Gulf region within the few coming months. Algeria, Politics, 11/29/99
Palestinian minister welcomes a Hamas office
Palestinian Minister of Post and Communications Imad Al Falouji stated that the Hamas movement is linked to the Palestinian government with common aims which are the Palestinian cause and state and that there is no harm caused by the presence of Hamas' political and informational bureau inside the Palestinian lands. Palestine, Politics, 11/29/99
Morocco attends Francophone ministerial conference in Paris
Morocco is taking part in the 14th Francophone ministerial conference held in Paris this November 29-30. Morocco, Politics, 11/29/99
Gulf efforts to help Oman, Saudi Arabia join WTO
A Kuwaiti official said on Monday that GCC officials participating in the third ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), will meet to find a joint cooperation formula to help Saudi Arabia and Oman join the WTO Gulf, Economics, 11/29/99
Jordanian girl lives with seven kidneys
A nine-year old Jordanian girl lives with seven kidneys, including four major, Al-Rai newspaper reports this Monday quoting physicians. Jordan, Local, 11/29/99
Boubker Afoui wins Casablanca marathon
Moroccan Boubker Afoui (30) won sunday Casablanca's third International Marathon covering the 12.195 km in 2h,10'44'' shattering the previous record held by another Moroccan, Mustapha Damaoui. Morocco, Sports, 11/29/99

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