Arabic News Weekly Edition for Qatar, 11/6/2000
Weekly Edition, Qatar - Week of November 6, 2000
- On President al-Assad's participation in the OIC summit
The foreign minister Farouk al- Shara said that a decision was not taken over the participation of President Bashar al-Assad in the Islamic summit due to be held in Doha next Sunday. Syria-Qatar, Politics, 11/11/2000 - Egypt seeks to make Islamic summit success
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa announced that Egypt seek for the success of the Islamic summit in supporting the Palestinian cause but we hope that it would be a subjective success rather than a phoney one. Egypt-Qatar, Politics, 11/11/2000 - Qatar's decision to close the Israeli trade office is provisional
Well-informed Qatari sources said in a statement to the Saudi daily al-Watan that Doha, in principle had responded to the calls made by the Arab states and therefore it closed the Israeli representation office in Qatar ( a temporary closure). Qatar-Regional, Politics, 11/11/2000 - Qatar closes Israeli trade office as Islamic conference pressure mounted
Works of the preliminary ministerial meeting of the 9th session of the Organization of the Islamic Conference started on Thursday. Some 56 Arab and Muslim countries are taking part in the meeting and will continue until November 11. Qatar-Regional, Politics, 11/10/2000 - Al-Shara in Doha, Saudi Arabia boycotts the OIC summit
A meeting was held on Wednesday evening between Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara and the Egyptian foreign minister Amr Moussa. Regional-Qatar, Politics, 11/9/2000 - Qatar will not cut relations with Israel
An Iranian official said on Wednesday that Qatar told Iran that it will not cut its trade relations with Israel despite the Iranian pressures. Qatar-Regional, Politics, 11/9/2000 - Qatar, Sudan for boosting bilateral relations Qatar-Sudan, Politics, 11/8/2000
- Jordanian King to attend OIC summit in Doha
Well- informed Jordanian sources on Tuesday underlined the importance of the Islamic summit meetings due to be held in Doha next Sunday. The sources added that the summit will discuss several issues of concern to the Islamic world, noting that al-Aqsa uprising and means of backing it will be on top of the works of this summit. Jordan-Qatar, Politics, 11/8/2000 - Emir of Qatar gets a message from the Iraqi leadership Qatar-Iraq, Politics, 11/7/2000
- Bahrain boycotts Islamic summit due to border disputes with Qatar
The ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa al-Khaleifa said on Monday he will not attend the Islamic summit due to be held in Doha on Sunday because of the border disputes between Bahrain and Qatar. Bahrain-Qatar, Politics, 11/7/2000 - Iraq's proposal to the OIC summit Iraq-Qatar, Politics, 11/7/2000
- Qatar, Russia call for resuming cooperation between the UN and Iraq
The Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem al-Thani on Saturday evening in Moscow called for resuming co-operation between the UN and Iraq. Qatar-Russia, Politics, 11/6/2000