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Originally published December 29, 1999

65 Sudanese deputies appeal El-Bashir's decision before constitutional court
65 Sudanese deputies presented an appeal to the constitutional court to demand the cancellation of Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir's decision to dissolve the parliament and impose a state of emergency. Sudan, Politics, 12/29/99
Egypt's stock exchange, sixth emerging market
Having a distinguished performance, the Egyptian stock exchange was among the best 15 world bourses in realizing revenues last November, for a second successive month. Egypt, Economics, 12/29/99
Morocco has 10,000 to 14,000 street children
Street children in Morocco number between 10,000 and 14,000, showed a study by the Moroccan secretariat of state in charge of social protection, family and childhood. Morocco, Economics, 12/29/99
Moroccan carrier, among rare companies to maintain same prices
The Moroccan air carrier "Royal Air Maroc" is among the few companies that renounced the price increase proposal by its partners, despite more expensive operating costs and of oil and the negative impact of inflation, said Tuesday a Moroccan official. Morocco, Business, 12/29/99
A plan for reducing Algeria's external debts
The new Algerian government started making a plan to reduce the country's external debts to $24 billion US by the beginning the year 2002 instead of Algeria's current debts of $28.2 billion US. Algeria, Economics, 12/29/99
Policeman, offical killed in an ambush
An armed group has assassinated the deputy chairman of Eraven municipality in the Algerian province of Jijel, killed one policeman and wounded one of the municipal guards in an ambush placed against a car owned by the local authorities in the province. Algeria, Local, 12/29/99
Saudi organization plans three mosques in Nigeria
A Saudi Arabia-based international Islamic relief organization plans to construct three mosques and an unspecified number of boreholes in the Nigerian city of Kebbi. Saudi Arabia, Religion, 12/29/99
Turkish- Israeli military talks
Israel and Turkey on Tuesday resumed a series of talks they had started on Monday in Tel Aviv on military cooperation between the two sides. Turkey, Politics, 12/29/99
Youth-employment fund invested $21.5 million since 1995
The youth-employment fund, created in 1995, has invested a total of $21.5 million, said in Rabat Tuesday Moroccan Economy and Finance Minister Fathallah Oualalou. Morocco, Economics, 12/29/99
Iraqi opposition leader visits Kuwait
Mohammed Baker El-Hakim, the head of the Iraqi opposition Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution, is currently visiting Kuwait, where he denied having discussed with Kuwaiti officials the status of the Iraqi refugees. Iraq, Politics, 12/29/99
Increase in Visa card usage in the Gulf Gulf, Business, 12/29/99

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