Arabic News Weekly Edition for Politics, 10/9/2000

Weekly Edition, Politics - Week of October 9, 2000

• King Mohammed vows to consolidate democracy
  Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Friday vowed to consolidate democracy, putting a special emphasis on the role of local councils. Morocco, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Mubarak, Annan discuss grave conditions in Palestinian territories Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Al-Shara, Moussa, and al-Faisal in al-Riyadh discuss three-way summit
  The quick and undeclared meeting held by the foreign ministers of Syria Farouk al-Shara’, Egypt's Amr Moussa and Saudi Arabia Saud al-Faisal in Riyadh on Friday raised the possibility of convening a mini- Arab summit including Syria, Egypt and Saudi Arabia before the plenary summit which will be held on October 21. Regional, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Oman voices backing to the Palestinians Oman-Palestine, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Caution against arrogance and aggression that spawn cycle of violence
  Egypt's Information Minister Safwat El-Sherif said arrogance and aggression could only exacerbate matters and spawn an endless cycle of violence. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Diplomatic sources speak about convening a mini Arab summit within hours
  Diplomatic sources said that the current Arab consultations do not exclude convening a limited Arab summit within the coming hours with the participation of some Arab leaders who countries are concerned directly with Middle East cause. Regional, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Mubarak intensive talks with Arafat, Clinton, Barak, Annan, Abdullah and Allbright
  The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is resuming his intensive efforts to stop the violence in the Palestinian lands. Egypt, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Egypt and the four-member summit
  Well-informed sources in Cairo said on Friday quoting reliable Egyptian sources that Egypt's call to convene a four - member summit in Sharm al-Sheikh came at a pressure and persistence from the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat who asked in two telephone calls he made on Thursday with President Mubarak to convene this summit as soon as possible. Egypt, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Two Sudanese aid planes for Iraq Iraq-Sudan, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Algerian medical care to the Palestinian people Algeria-Palestine, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Clinton announces summit with Barak, Arafat, Mubarak in Egypt
  US President Bill Clinton says he will participate in a Middle East summit Monday October 16 with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat, and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Regional, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Qaddafi winds up visit to al-Riyadh Libyan president Saudi Arabia-Libya, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Mass demonstrations denounce brutal assaults against Palestinians
  The furious Arab reactions were resumed to express their severe resentment toward the brutal Israeli shelling against the Palestinian locations in Ramullah and Gaza. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Azmi Beshara: Barak acts as if he was Sharon Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/14/2000
• One Palestinian killed, 100 wounded in Friday's confrontation
  For the third successive week, the series of Israeli confrontations against unarmed Palestinians in the occupied Arab lands continued on Friday. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/14/2000
• First Lebanese plane in Baghdad
  A Lebanese plane (T.M.A) carrying medical aid of 25 tons arrived at Baghdad's airport on Friday in an initiative to back the Iraqi people. The flight was organized by several businessmen. Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Kharazi arrives by air to Baghdad
  Iran's foreign minister Kamal Kharazi arrived on Friday in Baghdad on board of an Iranian airline plane in a first visit carried out by Iranian foreign minister to Iraq since ten years. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Arab interior ministers decry Israeli aggression
  The general secretariat of the Arab interior ministers council decried Friday the Israeli aggression against the Palestinians and lashed out at the blitzes against Palestinian police premises. Regional, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Moroccan association, party, hand request to end of ties with Israel
  A delegation from the executive bureau of the Moroccan association of support to the struggle of the Palestinian people on Friday handed Premier, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, a request to "severe all relations with Israel and immediately close down the Israeli liaison office in Rabat." Morocco-Israel, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Egyptian artists demand boycotting U.S films Egypt-Palestine-USA, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Demonstrations in Tunis denounce Israeli massacres of Palestinians
  Tunis witnessed large demonstrations in support of the Palestinians to protest the Israeli shelling against civil Palestinian goals as students and laborers marches took place in which more than 10,000 demonstrators participated and lasted for more than three hours. Tunisia-Palestine, Politics, 10/14/2000
• To retaliate, Hamas undertakes to launch suicide attacks against Israel
  The Islamic resistance movement Hamas unde took to launch suicide attacks against targets inside Israel to retaliate for Israeli shelling against the Palestinian lands. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/14/2000
• demonstrations in al-Azhar denounce Israeli after Friday prayers
  Thousand of prayers demonstrated yesterday in al-Azhar mosque in Cairo after Friday's prayers and they shouted in support of the Palestinians in their struggle against the "Zionist enemy" and demanded boycotting Israel and the Israeli goods. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Annan talks with Arafat on a four-way summit in Egypt within 48 hours
  U.N secretary general Kofi Annan talked in his meeting last night with the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat about convening a summit in Egypt within the coming 48 hours to end the violence in the occupied lands in the participation of the concerned parties. Palestine, Politics, 10/14/2000
• highjacked Saudi plane Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Moroccan House of Representatives Elects Bureau Members Morocco, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Iraq wants Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to stop use of airspace for strikes against it
  Iraq has called on the secretary general of the Arab League Ismat Abdul Maguid "to interfere with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to stop allowing the use of their airspace to commit the aggression against Iraq by the US and British warplanes." Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/14/2000
• China, Algeria for strengthening bilateral co-operation
  China and Algeria have vowed to strengthen cooperation between their two countries in all fields especially on the international arena or on the economic level. Algeria-China, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Israel continues provocation acts against South Lebanon
  The Israeli warplanes on Friday carried out mock and provocative raids over al-Nabatiyah and Tire areas in south Lebanon at intermediate altitude. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Barak's attempts to form an emergency government
  Ihud Barak the Israeli prime minister is trying to get out from his crisis by forming a new government and he met today with the head of Likud party Ariel Sharon who demanded two conditions to participate in this government. Israel-Palestine, Politics, 10/14/2000
• Poll: 79% of Israelis see that the peace process has failed
  Two polls whose results were published yesterday in Israel said that most of the Israelis consider that the peace process "died" and it is impossible to reach a full peace agreement with the Palestinians. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/14/2000
• 8500 Sudanese want to come back from Libya
  The number of the Sudanese seeking to return home from Libya has increased following the bloody events in Zawia village. Their numbers reached 8500 persons. The authorities began to expatriate them by land and air to Khartoum and other cities when they assembled in special camps in Libya fearing from being assaulted. Sudan-Libya, Politics, 10/13/2000
• King Mohammed holds phone talks with Arafat Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Israeli measures against Palestinians intensify
  The Israeli warplanes, helicopters and warships on Thursday continued attacking the Palestinians in their villages, cities, and the attacks resulted in further destruction and devastation and complete darkness prevailed on most Palestinian cities as the Israelis raided the electricity generation stations. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Focus is on diplomacy says White House, Palestinian crisis Palestine-USA, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Morocco recalls representative in Israel for consultations
  In the wake of latest events in Palestinian territories, Morocco recalled representative in Tel-Aviv Talal Ghoufrani for consultations pending assessment of the dangerous situation in the region. Morocco-Israel, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Oman closes office in Israel; Syrian TV first; Million Iraqis ready to fight
  In the first Arab reaction which surpasses mere demonstration and humanitarian aids to the Palestinians and of a political dimension, Oman has announced the closure of its trade office in Tel Aviv as well as the Israeli office in Muscat. Regional-Israel, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Clinton: US Navy boat explosion in a Yemen port act appears to be terrorism Yemen-USA, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Iranian foreign minister's first visit in 10 years to Iraq today
  An Iraqi source said on Thursday that the Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharazi will today ( Friday ) hold the first visit by an Iranian foreign minister for Iraq since 10 years with the aim to normalize the tense relations, whereas Iranian media sources ruled out the visit taking place because of the developments taking place in the region, especially in the Palestinian territories. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Al-Assad gets a message from Blair, discusses deteriorated conditions with Cook, Solana, Moratinos
  In separate meetings President Bashar al-Assad received the British foreign office secretary Robin Cook, the delegate of the British prime minister Tony Blair, the higher commissioner of the European Union Javier Solana for foreign political affairs and the EU-ME peace process special envoy Miguel Moratinos. They are accompanied by the French Ambassador in Damascus and the EU head of mission in Damascus Marc Pereini. Syria, Politics, 10/13/2000
• British embassy in Yemen attacked Yemen-UK, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Conditions unfavorable for tetra partite summit
  Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa asserted that the current conditions are not ripe enough for holding a tetra partite summit comprising Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. "Israel is still besieging the Palestinian self-rule areas. This is not a unfavorable condition for holding a fruitful summit," added Moussa. Egypt, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Morocco ready for any action with the Arab states to stop carnage in palestine
  The Moroccan government said Thursday it was ready to take, with the other Arab states, "the needed measures" to stop "the abominable carnage" perpetrated by the Israeli army against the Palestinian people. Morocco, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Lahoud stresses clinging to Shebaa farms
  Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Thursday met with the UN secretary general Kofi Annan upon his arrival in Beirut. Lebanon-Iran-UN, Politics, 10/13/2000
• United States will oppose any efforts to involve the Security Council in the new outbreak of violence
  The United States will oppose any efforts to involve the Security Council in the new outbreak of violence in the West Bank and Gaza October 12, U.S. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke said. Palestine, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Cairo negates any stone throwing at Israel's locations in Rafah
  Ahmed Abd El Hamid, the governor of north Sinai negated that demonstrators in the Egyptian Rafah threw stones at the Israeli forces locations through the borders line. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Syria: Demonstrations for the 9th day in Damascus
  Demonstrations supporting the Palestinians were organized yesterday for the 9th successive day during which U.S and Israeli flags were burnt. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Indonesia's house speaker takes part in anti-Israel demonstration
  Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR), Akbar Tandjung, suddenly appeared amid thousands of demonstrators in front of the legislative assembly building in Jakarta Friday. Israel-Indonesia, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Palestinian ambassador to Morocco slams Israeli raids
  Palestinian ambassador to Morocco, Abu Marwane, on Thursday slammed the "Zionist blitzes targeting unarmed Palestinians." Palestine, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Abu al-Abbas: front will resume confrontations with Israel
  The secretary general of the Palestinian liberation front Mahmoud Abbas (Abu al-Abbas) on Thursday announced that the front will resume confrontations with " the israeli enemy and will continue operations against it." Palestine, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Egyptian boy flees his family to join the Palestinian Intifada
  The Egyptian daily al-Joumhoreyah said on Thursday that an Egyptian boy ( 12 year old) fled from his family's house heading for Sinai in order to try to reach from there the Gaza strip to take part in the Palestinian " al-Aqsa Intifada." Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Moroccan, Guinean prime ministers probe cooperation
  Moroccan prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, met in Rabat Thursday visiting Guinean peer Lamine Sidime, who was accompanied by his country's ambassador to Morocco. Morocco-Guinea, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Saddam Hussein tours 3 buildings under construction in Baghdad
  The Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has toured three buildings under construction in Baghdad and joined a meeting at the ministry of military processing in an indication means to deny claims which remarked his deteriorated health conditions and that he is no more able to make tour on projects carried out by the state. Iraq, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Clinton asks Senate to approve UN Anti-Terrorism Convention
  US President Bill Clinton has sent to the Senate, for its advice and consent, a United Nations-approved pact that he says would provide "a means of choking off the resources that fuel international terrorism," a US report said. Regional, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Youssoufi chairs weekly government council
  Morocco's Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi chaired Thursday a government council which heard exposes on the fight against poverty and the immunization campaign to start Oct 14. Morocco, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Torabi's party accuses the government of planning to dissolve it
  Leaders of the opposition Sudanese public national conference party warned that the government is about to dissolve the party which comprises former allies of the regime, assuring that the party headed by Hassan El-Torabi will be forced to take its activity to the underground, emphasizing on that the party does not take its legitimacy from the government. Sudan, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Algeria bans demonstration by opposition parties in support of Palestinians
  The Algerian interior ministry banned yesterday a demonstration by the opposition parties to support the Palestinians. Algeria-Palestine, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Special American aids to Israel at US $ 400 million
  US sources said on Thursday that the US administration decided to offer special financial aids to Israel estimated at US $ 400 million to enable it take necessary measures to protect Israel against what it called untraditional weapons. Israel-USA, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Emir of Bahrain to visit Syria tomorrow Bahrain-Syria, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Meirghani calls coalition leadership to meet October 20 in Asmara Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 10/13/2000
• Algerian medical aids to Palestinians Algeria-Palestine, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Some 120 Palestinians killed, 4354 wounded by Israel
  With the failure of international efforts to halt Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people and in breaking the military siege carried out by the Israeli forces around the occupied territories, violent confrontations continued on Wednesday between the Palestinian citizens and the Israeli soldiers for the 14th running day. The areas of the West Bank, the Gaza strip and the territories of 1948 have been effected by the violence. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/12/2000
• King Mohammed opens parliament fall session friday Morocco, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Qaddafi held talks with King Fahd, crown prince Abdullah
  In the fourth station of his Arab tour which covered Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, the Libyan President Muammar al-Qaddafi held on Wednesday talks with King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud and the Crown Prince Abdullah. The talks centered on the current tension in the Middle East, especially the continued aggressions made by the Israeli army against the Palestinian people and the question of the Arab summit due to be held by the end of October. Saudi Arabia-Libya, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Ebeid receives director of Washington Institute for ME studies Egypt-USA, Politics, 10/12/2000
• No return to Muslim Brothers to Syria without denouncing terrorism
  The Syrians want their new leadership to take vast fundamental steps towards openness, pluralism and democracy, canceling the state of emergency and moving into a market economy. All this falls in the course of the list of globalization and revitalizing of its urban society. Syria, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Al-Assad discuss tense situation with Kharazi, Ivanov
  In two separate meetings President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday received the Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharazi and the Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov. Syria-Iran, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Syrian Muslim brothers call on President al-Assad to open a new page
  The Syrian Muslim Brothers group called on President Bashar al-Assad to work for a comprehensive national reconciliation in order to withstand the Israeli threats against Damascus and Beirut. Syria, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Delegation of Yemen parliament visits Morocco Morocco-Yemen, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Mubarak and Abuallah discuss latest developments in the area
  The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received king Abdullah Bin al- Hussein of Jordan who arrived at Sharm El-Sheikh city in a visit to Egypt in the framework of the coordination as well as consultation between the two states. Egypt-Jordan, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Chance available to resume peace process
  Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak Wednesday morning received at the presidency headquarters the European union official in charge of security and foreign relations Javier Solana. Egypt, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Israel's bombardment of Palestinian territories
  Dani Yatoum, the advisor for the Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak said late evening today that military operations against the Palestinians that Israel took in retaliation for the death of several soldiers have ended. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Palestine: two Palestinians killed and tens wounded
  The Palestinian demonstrations continued in the West Bank due to which confrontations took place among the Palestinians, the Israeli soldiers and the Jewish settlers. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Palestinian - Israeli - U.S summit in Oslo
  A U.N affiliated source in the Middle East said that an essential progress took place in the talks aiming at ending the clashes which broke out since 2 weeks between the Palestinians and the Israelis. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Mubarak meets the British foreign minister
  The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met British foreign minister Robin Cook who arrived at Egypt today in a few hours visit in an attempt to lessen the current crisis in the Palestinian lands. Egypt, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Lahoud confers with Solana, Moratinos
  President Lahoud informed the European delegate that Israel continued its daily aggressions against Lebanon and endangers the safety and security of the unarmed Lebanese people and violate the Lebanese airspace. A matter which all constitute a violation to the content of the UN resolution 425 and a flagrant violation to the Lebanese sovereignty. Lebanon, Politics, 10/12/2000
• El-Baz: Arab summit aims at restorning peace to the area
  Usama El-Baz, the political advisor of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak assured yesterday that "there are steps that must be taken to guarantee the non escalation of the violence between the Arabs and Israel, referring to that some countries in Europe were effected with what happened." Egypt, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Tunis and Yemen call for supporting the Palestinians
  The Tunisian President Zein El-Abidin Bin Ali and the Yemeni counterpart Ali Abdu Allah Saleh focused in their talks yesterday on the necessity to gather all the Arab support for the Palestinian cause. Tunisia-Yemen, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Moussa voices Egypt's appreciation of Clinton's role
  Answering a question on Egypt's rejection of holding a four-way summit under US sponsorship upon Clinton's suggestion in Sharm El-Sheikh, Moussa said that such a proposal could not be accepted given Israel's threats to three Arab states; Syria, Lebanon and Palestine, and the excessive use of force against civilians, especially the murder of children and the provocation of Arab sentiments. Egypt, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Egypt won't host quadrilateral summit
  Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak said Egypt apologized for not hosting the quadrilateral summit. President Mubarak, during the second meeting with ministers of political group yesterday, said Egypt welcomes US moves at the presidential level to contain the deteriorating situation. Egypt, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Morocco's Islamic scholars decry Zionist aggression
  The league of Morocco's Ulema (Islam scholars) has decried the "Zionist practices" against the Palestinian people, and called for trying the aggressors as war criminals. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Rabat council disburses one million in assistance for Palestinians
  The council of the Rabat-Sale-Zemmour-Zaer decided on Tuesday to disburse one million Dirhams ($ 90,000) to back the Palestinian struggle against Israeli occupation. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Barak warns citizens from terrorist operations
  The Israeli prime minister Ihud Barak warned Israeli citizens of the possibility of having terrorism operations being carried in Israel, saying that he blames the Palestinian government, who released some of the Palestinian Islamic resistance (Hamas) members, for any possible operations. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/12/2000
• British foreign minister meets Barak and Arafat
  British foreign minister Robin Cook who is currently visiting Israel and the Palestinian land convened with the Israeli prime minister Ihud Barak and the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. Palestine-Israel-UK, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Lebanese officials criticize Annan's regarding Israeli captives
  The Lebanese officials criticized Kofi Annan, the U.N secretary general, due to his declarations that the capture operation by Hezbollah of three Israeli soldiers is a violation of resolution No. 425. Lebanon, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Report: British daily comments on al-Aqsa uprising
  The British daily Daily Telegraph issued on Tuesday said that the Palestinian Intifada ( uprising) has sent waves of anger throughout the Arab states and shaken the pro- West Arab regimes and destroyed the credibility of the US as a broker in the peace process. Regional, Politics, 10/12/2000
• US warship explodes after impact with boat in Yemen
  The US Navy is investigating the cause of an explosion on the Arleigh Burke-class USS Cole (DDG 67) which occurred this morning (EDT) when the ship was in Aden, Yemen to take on fuel, a US military news report said. Yemen, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Saddam Hussein looks forward to visiting Egypt
  The Iraqi President Saddam Hussein addressed a message to an Egyptian public delegation who visited Baghdad yesterday on board of an Egyptian airplane in which he assured that "he is eager to see Egypt and looking forward to visit it to enjoy it." Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 10/12/2000
• Another 255 Sudanese flee from Libya
  A new shift of Sudanese workers arrived on Wednesday in al-Khartoum fleeing acts of violence imposed on the Africans in Libya since one month. Libya-Sudan, Politics, 10/12/2000
• One Syrian, another Egyptian planes aid to Iraq
  A Syrian plane on Wednesday landed at Baghdad International Airport carrying Syrian aids from the federation and trade unions of the Arab Unions. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 10/12/2000
• U.S pressure keeps Sudan off UN Security Council
  The Sudanese government criticized the role played by the U.S.A for keeping it from winning a seat in the UN Security Council despite of the support it has from the African group. Sudan, Politics, 10/12/2000
• All of the Arab states to participate in the summit Regional, Politics, 10/11/2000
• One child killed in Gaza, more wounded
  The 13th day of the uprising in Palestine was characterized by notable increase in the Israeli violence against the Palestinian people. With direct backing from the Israeli forces, the Israeli settlers attacked the Arab houses in Hebron, Nablus, Gaza, in the territories of 1948 and in Jerusalem and in spite of all that the Palestinian confrontation and demonstrations continued strongly and more Palestinians were killed or wounded by the bullets of the Israeli forces. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Yemeni president visits Tunis today, first in 22 years
  The Yemeni President Ali Abdu Allah Saleh is officially visiting Tunis today for the first time for a Yemeni president since 1978. Yemen-Tunisia, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Ruler of Qatar gets a message from Djibouti president Qatar-Djibouti, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Mubarak gets a message from Arafat Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Moussa: Sharm el-Sheik summit is excluded, Arab summit is next
  Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said that the current atmospheres do not allow convening a four-way summit in Sharm El-Sheik (Egypt) and that the coming event is going to be the Arab summit. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Arab sources: The 3 Israeli soldiers are captives of a battle and not victims of kidnapping in south Lebanon Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Abu Mazen: The Palestinians do not ask the Arabs to declare war Regional, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Arab and American sources and the four-member summit
  American and Arab diplomatic sources in Washington said that President Bill Clinton's administration is moving diplomatically while its eye is focusing with great concern on the proposed Arab summit. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Al-Hoss confers with British ambassador Lebanon-UK, Politics, 10/11/2000
• UNICEF adopts in Egypt for the Palestinian children Palestine, Politics, 10/11/2000
• First Egyptian plane in 10 years lands today in Baghdad
  The Egyptian airplane which carries a public delegation to express the solidarity with the Iraqi people and meant to break the embargo on Iraq headed to Baghdad. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 10/11/2000
• A second Syrian plane to Baghdad today
  After the first Syrian plane which headed for Baghdad on Sunday boarding a Syrian official delegation and humanitarian aids to the Iraqi people with the aim of eliminating their sufferings, another Syrian plane will head today ( Wednesday) to Baghdad carrying aids to the people of Iraq, offered by the federation and trade unions of the Arab teachers. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Hizbullah and Syria Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Diplomatic moves to stop Israeli violence against Palestinians
  In exclusive statements to "Al-Ahram daily", Osama El-baz, Political Advisor of the Egyptian President, asserted that the political orientation of the Arab summit will be the Palestinian issue and the developments in the occupied territories. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/11/2000
• October 11 , 2000 Egypt rules out summit unless Israel takes steps
  Egypt said on Wednesday it would not host a four-way summit involving Israel, the Palestinians and the United States unless specific steps were taken by Israel to reduce tension in the region. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Mubarak plays basic, pivotal role in containing situation
  These quarters cite a number of basic conditions which must be observed in order that this initiative may be successful including acceptance by President Mubarak to take part in the summit. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Arab League official: equating the killer with the killed is bad Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Al-Assad saw off al-Qaddafi, gets messages from Mubarak, Kutchma, Arafat and Blair
  Damascus on Tuesday was a center of intensive and active political move regarding the Israeli escalation and the state of Arab public's rejection to the Israeli aggressions. Syria, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Urgent Omani aids to the Palestinians Palestine-Oman, Politics, 10/11/2000
• A campaign in Kuwait to ban Israeli products leaked to the markets Kuwait-Israel, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Annan arrives in Beirut today to discuss conditions in occupied lands
  Kofi Annan, the U.N secretary general, arrived at Beirut today in his current tour in the area to discuss the deteriorated positions in the occupied lands and to ease the tension between Lebanon and Syria on one hand and Israel on the other. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Syrian- Egyptian high coordination level
  Concerning the Israeli threats against Syria and Lebanon and their impact on the peace process, Moussa said that the peace process is in a bottleneck and is collapsing. " The issue does not relate to putting the peace process in an additional bottleneck. The whole question is a big mess. As for threats. I do not see any concern in Damascus and I do know that there is no concern in Beirut, nor in any Arab capital." Syria-Egypt, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Annan hopes to end the acts of violence wave
  The Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan said he hopes to end the wave of the Palestinian- Israeli violence. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Report: Moroccan paper donates issue sales to Palestinians
  Moroccan weekly "La Gazette du Maroc" has donated the Palestinians the revenues of the sales of its last week's issue. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Arab security chiefs meet in Tunisia Regional, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Palestinian minister: There is good preparation for the Arab summit
  Nabil Amr, minister of the Palestinian parliamentary affairs, said the Arab coordination for convening the Arab summit on the current October 21 in Cairo is going well. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Turkish security measures to protect Israeli, US embassies in Istanbul, Ankara
  The Turkish authorities on Monday took strong security measures to protect the US and Israeli embassies in Istanbul and Ankara in order to prevent any demonstrations from approaching them. Turkey, Politics, 10/11/2000
• UN bodies in Morocco hold conference on assistance to development
  United Nations funds, agencies, and programs, represented in Morocco, have met in the Moroccan northern city of Tangiers to jointly develop the 2nd UN plan of assistance to development. Morocco, Politics, 10/11/2000
• The Sudanese president and the reconciliation forum
  Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir has stressed his government's care to convene the preliminary forum for reconciliation in Sudan at its set date on October 16 in Cairo and to avail full freedom and ensuring the right of self - expression for all participants in this forum. Sudan, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Jordan accuses foreign fronts of exploiting the demonstration against Israel to shake the stability and security
  Jordan accused foreign fronts (did not mention names) of trying to use the latest demonstrations against Israel to shake the country's security and stability. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Israeli pilots pressure to attack Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian infrastructure
  The Lebanese daily al-Deyar said in its Tuesday's issue quoting the American strategic bulletin that the Israeli pilots are pressuring the Israeli army chief of staff Moufaz to destroy the infrastructure in Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinian state. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Israeli MPs cancel Indonesia trip for fear of hostility
  Speaker of the Israeli parliament Avraham Burg has cancelled a trip to Indonesia where he was to attend an Inter-Parliamentary Union meeting for fear of violent opposition, Indonesian news agency "ANTARA" reports this Wednesday quoting the Israeli radio. Israel-Indonesia, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Turkish preparations to open new border gate with Iraq
  Turkey is making secret preparations to open a new border gate on the Iraqi- Turkish borders. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Fires set in Jewish Synagogues in France, Tashkand
  Two burning bottles were thrown on Monday inside a Jewish synagogue in the French capital, France. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/11/2000
• Egypt calls for intensive efforts to end violence
  Egypt's President Mubarak yesterday held a meeting with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat during which they reviewed the current developments in the occupied territories, and "Israeli savage practices against Palestinians." Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Annan meets Barak and Arafat to discuss positions in the occupied lands
  The U.N secretary general Kofi Annan convened with Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak and with the Palestinian president Yasser Arafat for the second time whom he met yesterday. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Saudi Arabia will not stand hands tied in attacks against Syria
  Saudi Arabia warned Israel for its threats towards Lebanon and Israel. Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 10/10/2000
• On the telephone call between al-Assad and Clinton Syria-USA, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Arafat rejects Annan's proposal on forming a U.S - Norwegian investigation to Israel's aggression
  Informed Palestinian sources said that the U.N secretary general Kofi Annan proposed to Arafat to send an international committee comprising Norwegian and U.S representatives in an implementation to the Security Council's condemnation resolution concerning the latest crisis between the Palestinians and the Israelis. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/10/2000
• A message from Qaddafi to Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa Qatar-Libya, Politics, 10/10/2000
• El-Baz: Arabs united with Palestinians
  "The upcoming Arab Summit will send the US and Israel the message that Arabs are united with Palestinians and demand that the Arab and Palestinian right is given equal treatment as Israel's," Presidential Political Advisor Osama El Baz said. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Moussa briefs Assad on new developments
  Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said his visit Tuesday to the Syrian capital came within the context of coordination between the two states. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Damascus buzz with political activities
  On Sunday Syria's President al-Assad received telephone calls from Presidents Clinton, Chirac and Putin. And he received a message from Mubarak. On Monday President al-Assad received a message from the Jordanian King Abdullah and another call from President Mubarak and met with the Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov and at the same time he continued his talks with the Libyan President col. Mu’ammar al-Qaddafi. Syria, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Marches by students in Cairo to denounce Israeli assaults Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/10/2000
• A direct flight from Istanbul to Baghdad
  A Turkish plane landed on Monday morning at Baghdad's international airport carrying several Turkish figures and a medical team in a direct flight from Istanbul to Baghdad. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Saudi Arabia, Kuwait for reviewing issues of joint interest Saudi Arabia-Kuwait, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Negotiation begins with Hezbollah concerning the captured Israeli soldiers
  The negotiations concerning the 3 Israeli captive soldiers captured by the Lebanese Hezbollah in south Lebanon began and a Red Cross International committee conveyed a message from Israel to Hezbollah concerning the 3 captives. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Russia seeks to mediate between Hezbollah and Israel to release captured soldiers
  Russia informed the Lebanese Hezbollah its desire to play the intermediary role in exchanging the Israeli soldiers captured recently by Hezbollah with Lebanese detainees held in the Israeli prisons during the visit paid by the Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov to Beirut , yet no formal declaration was issued concerning this matter. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Al-Hoss confers with Russian foreign minister
  Lebanese premier and foreign minister Salim al-Hoss on Monday discussed with the Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov developments of conditions on the regional arena and the situation in South Lebanon. Lebanon-Russia, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Lahoud confers with UN special envoy
  Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Monday at Baabda presidential palace received the personal envoy for the UN secretary general to Lebanon. Talks dealt with the escalation in South Lebanon in kafer Shouba and in southern Lebanese areas. The envoy described the meeting as good. Lebanon, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Israel summoned families of Israeli diplomats in Arab capitals Regional-Israel, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Emergency meeting of world Islamic council to discuss Jerusalem issue
  Al-Azhar Grand Imam, Dr. Mohamed Sayed Tantawi will head today morning the two-day emergency meeting of the World Islamic Council for Daa'wa and relief. Regional, Politics, 10/10/2000
• 13 dead in al-Aqsa iprising yesterday
  The intensity of the Palestinian - Israeli confrontations have increased inside the occupied Palestinian lands as 13 Arabs were killed in al-Nasra while many others are suffering serious injuries. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Israeli government exends time period for Palestinians to stop violence
  The Israeli cabinet decided in its urgent meeting last night on extending the time period for Palestinians to stop violence acts, the period which ended yesterday evening. Yet an Israeli spokesman said that the government issued instructions to the army and to the police to act strongly in confronting the violence works. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Palestinian uprising continues, Israel deploys tanks in Jerusalem
  From Rafah to the Galilee through the West Bank militant operations for the al-Aqsa uprising continued on Monday for its 12 days with the same might and force. More Palestinians were killed and wounded on Monday. Palestine, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Jordanian people's forces reject government position to prevent demonstrations
  The Jordanian parties, trade unions and citizens forces have refused the position taken by the Jordanian government provides to prevent demonstrations and stressed the right of the masses to express their feelings in backing the Palestinian uprising for liberating the Palestinian territories. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Solana visits the region
  The French foreign minister Hubert Vedrine asked Javier Solana, the spokesman for the French presidency of the European Union (EU) to head on Tuesday to the Middle East. Regional-European Union, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Saudi crown prince gets a phone call from Mubarak
  Saudi Arabia's crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Monday in al-Riyadh received a telephone call from Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak. Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Politics, 10/10/2000
• President Saddam Hussein criticizes Egyptian call for Arab summit
  The Iraqi president Saddam Hussein criticized the timing suggested by the Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak for convening the Arab summit on the current October 21, urging on an immediate convention of the summit instead of waiting for 20 days to take a unified Arab stance to confront the Israeli violations against the Palestinian people. Iraq, Politics, 10/10/2000
• New Syrian governors take oath Syria, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Morocco picked as pilot country for MEDA program enforcement
  Morocco was chosen as a pilot country for the enforcement of the MEDA II projects, said in Luxembourg Monday Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa. Morocco-European Union, Politics, 10/10/2000
• 17 kings and presidents to head their countries delegations to the Arab summit
  Informed Arab sources assured that all the Arab countries will participate in the extraordinary Arab summit conference urged by the Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, saying that by yesterday - it was assured that no less than 17 kings and presidents will head their countries' delegations in the summit. Regional, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Confrontations in Sudan against the government
  Four Sudanese policemen were hit by bullets in confrontation with students at Sudan's university on Sunday, two are seriously wounded. Sudan, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Algerian president arrives in China
  Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika arrived on Monday in Beijing in a visit to China which will last for 6 days during which he will take part in a large Chinese- African ministerial meeting. Algeria-China, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Finding a settler's body from Lieberman's relatives in Napolis Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/10/2000
• Arab league rejects Israeli threats of striking Damascus and Beirut Regional, Politics, 10/9/2000
• On President al-Assad's visit to Saudi Arabia
  Well-informed sources in al-Riyadh said the question of convening an Arab summit before the end of the current month to discuss the bloody events in Jerusalem and the occupied Arab territories will be on top of the agenda to be discussed by the expected Saudi- Syrian summit due to be held in al-Riyadh today ( Monday ) evening between President Bashar al-Assad and the Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz. Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Al-Assad gets a telephone call from Putin Syria-Russia, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Egypt cautions USA against Israeli military escalation
  Egypt cautioned the USA that Israel will be fully responsible if it carries out any military operation in Lebanon or the Palestinian Authority-ruled areas and east Jerusalem. Egypt also warned against the serious repercussions due to the Israeli arrogance of power. Egypt-USA, Politics, 10/9/2000
• An Egyptian film about the martyr child Mohammed El-Dorra Palestine, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Moussa: threats do not frighten us, we back Syria
  The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara and his Egyptian counterpart Amr Moussa on Sunday held a press conference before Moussa left Damascus, at the airport. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Three new Syrian governors sworn in Syria, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Kofi Annan arrives at Israel in a visit the Middle East area Palestine, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Al-Assad gets message from Mubarak, telephones from Clinton, Putin and Chirac on explosive conditions
  Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday at the Damascus al-Shaab presidential palace received Egypt's foreign minister Amr Moussa. Present at the meeting were the foreign minister Farouk al-Shara and Egypt's ambassador in Damascus Muhammad Ahmad Ismael. Syria, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Peace is indispensable for stability
  Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak is convinced that peace is indispensable for the realization of stability and that both the Arabs and Israelis cannot do without it. Egypt, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Libyan leader to visit Saudi Arabia tuesday
  Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi will pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia Tuesday, the Saudi press agency "SPA" said. Libya-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Jordanians call for expelling Israeli ambassador
  Some 33 Jordanian parliament members have called for expelling the Israeli ambassador from Amman in honor of the feelings of the Jordanians and the souls of al-Aqsa martyrs. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Palestinian government release a new group of Hamas detainees Palestine, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Palestinian official: Jewish settlers assault Palestinian civilians
  Yasser Abd Raboh, the Palestinian information and culture minister, said that the Israeli army and the government are inciting the settlers to attack the Palestinian villages in the different areas, adding that this could form a serious escalation that reveals the intention of Barak's government to expand the confrontation range." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Fath movement calls for Jihad Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/9/2000
• The Palestinian uprising confronts the Israeli army, settlers
  Activities of al-Aqsa uprising continued on Sunday for the 11th running day despite the escalated Israeli oppression and the tough military siege. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Barak and the situation in South Lebanon
  Israel's prime minister Ehud Barak on Sunday held Syria fully responsible for all acts committed against Israel in South Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Thousands of Moroccan march in solidarity with Palestine
  Hundreds of thousands of Moroccans marched Sunday morning in downtown Rabat in a large demonstration to show support to the helpless Palestinian people, currently prey to the Israeli war machine. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/9/2000
• 79% of Israelis agree on using bullets against Palestinians
  79% of the Israelis agreed on the use of live bullets against the Palestinians in case of any disorder. This came in a poll held by the Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Syrian aid to the occupied Palestinian territories
  A shipment of hospital medicines arrived on Sunday afternoon in Amman as an urgent Syrian medical aids to the Palestinian people in the occupied lands who are confronting the Israeli occupation forces in defense of the lands and the holy sites. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Cim holds Israel responsible for incidents in the Palestinian territories
  Turkey's foreign minister Ismael Cim has held the leader of the extremist Israeli Likud party Ariel Sharon the responsibility of recent incidents in the occupied Arab territories. Turkey-Israel, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Saudi, Iranian FMs statements over Jerusalem issue
  Saudi foreign minister prince Saud al-Faisal has stressed that the Iranian proposal to convene an urgent meeting for the foreign ministers of the Islamic states are good ideas which will be effective. He noted that the whole picture will be complete after the forthcoming Arab summit. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Palestinian government releases more Hamas movement members
  One of the Palestinian National resistance movement Hamas Ismael Haneyah said that the Palestinian authority on Saturday and Sunday released seven members of Hamas movement. Palestine, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Syrian airbus plane arrived in Baghdad
  A Syrian airbus plane arrived in Baghdad on Sunday carrying ten tons of medical stuffs and foodstuffs. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 10/9/2000
• King Mohammed to attend Arab summit Morocco, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Turkey to open a gate with Iraq
  The Turkish daily Millet issued on Saturday said that intensive meetings have started at the Turkish foreign ministry to study the issue of opening a new border gate on the Iraqi- Turkish borders. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Emirates agrees on attending the Arab summit United Arab Emirates, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Algerian president starts trip to China, Vietnam
  Algerian President Abdul Aziz Boutafliqa started on Sunday a tour to China and Vietnam which will extend to October 18. Algeria-China, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Kalayeed is the prime minister of Somalia
  The new Somali president Abdi Kasem Salad Hasan has appointed a prime minister in an important step for forming the first formal government in Somalia since 10 years. Somalia, Politics, 10/9/2000
• New Syrian ambassador in Cairo Egypt-Syria, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Two Somali groups agreed to end inter-fighting
  Two Somali factions belong to Eigal tribe which controls the northern part of Makadishu have agreed to end their confrontations which resulted in killing more than 10 persons along the five past days. Somalia, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Cairo hosts Arab Summit soon
  The upcoming Arab Summit and the explosive situation in occupied Palestinian lands have been the focus of a four-hour expanded meeting held on Monday under President Hosni Mubarak. Regional, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Some 96 Sudanese fled from Libya
  The paper quoted eye-witnesses that so many Sudanese were " killed or expelled" following confrontation with Libyans in al-Zaweyah and al-Zahra towns in the West and that complete families resorted to the Sudanese embassy in Tripoli or to Libyan camps. Libya-Sudan, Politics, 10/9/2000
• Kuwaiti nationality for 1000 of al- Badoun
  The Kuwaiti government announced on Sunday its initial consent to give 1000 of al-Badoun (stateless individuals) and their families the Kuwaiti nationality. Kuwait, Politics, 10/9/2000
• First meeting on Morocco - EU association agreement opens in luxembourg Morocco-European Union, Politics, 10/9/2000

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