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Originally published December 7, 1999

Egypt backs up UK campaign to reform WTO
The United Kingdom is getting ready to launch an international campaign to mobilize world support necessary for making radical reform in World Trade Organization (WTO). This comes with the failure of the World Trade Organization's Ministerial Conference in Seattle. Egypt, Economics, 12/7/99
Libya asks Italy and Germany to bring back missing parts of Venus statue
Colonel Moammar Gaddafi, leader of the Libyan revolution, said his country will ask for the missing parts from a statue of Venus, goddess of beauty, which was delivered by Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema to Libya recently. Libya, Politics, 12/7/99
Iraqi defense forces intercept US, British warplanes
An Iraqi military spokesman said on Monday that the Iraqi anti-aircraft defense means intercepted US and British jets flying over southern Iraq. Iraq, Military, 12/7/99
French coach Troussier made ambassador for Morocco's World Cup bid
Renowned French coach Philippe Troussier was made ambassador for the promotion of Morocco's bid to host the 2006 World Cup. Morocco, Sports, 12/7/99
Follow-up meeting of France-Africa summit
The Paris three-day meeting will debate the consolidation of democratic institutions and sound governance, and peacekeeping and stability in the continent, through the setting up of peacekeeping forces. The indebtedness burden, the collapse of prices of raw materials, the shrinking of assistance to development, the link between security and development and the process of post-conflict reconstruction are also on the agenda. North Africa, Politics, 12/7/99
New Egyptian warnings for those who want to marry foreigners
The department of travel guidance in the Egyptian Foreign Ministry warned those desiring to marry foreigners against fulfilling the procedures without knowing rules of marriage, divorce and custody in the countries they are travelling to. Egypt, Politics, 12/7/99
Morocco, Bulgaria to start enforcing non-double taxation agreement
Morocco and Bulgaria exchanged in Rabat on Monday the ratification documents of a non-double taxation agreement, signed in 1996 in Bulgaria's capital city of Sofia. Morocco, Economics, 12/7/99
Emergency plan in Jordan to confront water crisis
Jordanian Minister of Water and Irrigation Kamal Mahadin said yesterday that Jordan has begun preparing an emergency plan to confront the water crisis anticipated during the coming summer as a result of a lack of rains and the discouraging indicators regarding the current winter season. Jordan, Economics, 12/7/99
European MEDA committee contributes $1.7 million to Moroccan housing project
The MEDA Committee of the European Union has earmarked $1.7 million to back a Moroccan housing project in the northern city of Tangier. Morocco, Economics, 12/7/99
Morocco plays Gambia in World Cup preliminary match
Morocco will play Gambia in a preliminary match for the 2002 World Cup, to be co-hosted by Japan and South Korea. Morocco, Sports, 12/7/99

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