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A view from the Knesset
If any, only one message was conveyed Monday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the rest of the world. His political statement at the start of the Israeli Knesset can serve an excellent recipe for the upcoming war in the Middle East.
Regional, Analysis, 10/27/1997
A historic event: Nile water reaches Sinai
For the first time in history, the Nile water reached Sinai in Egypt after the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak inaugurated yesterday the underground channel of El Salam offshoot
Egypt, Agriculture, 10/27/1997
Algerian opposition doubtful about election results
Terrorism affected the election process in Algeria as voters were trembling while they were entering the balloting rooms in spite of the security presence in all the regions of election.
Algeria, Politics, 10/27/1997
Israeli internal problems delay Washington talks
Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy had announced he would not be ready to go to Washington unless a clear authorization is given to him with regard to how far should he go in his talks with Palestinian officials.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/27/1997
Qatar and UAE agree to statement condemning European Parliament's stance
It was agreed to issue a statement to condemn the European Parliament's statement as it included outrageous intervention in the internal affairs of the GCC countries and in a court sentence based on the religious rules.
Gulf Region, Politics, 10/27/1997
Qatar expects more Arab countries to participate in Mena
Speaking today, a spokesman from Qatari Foreign Ministry focused on the economic importance of the conference, noting that such an international meeting in which major companies are to participate should attract all Arab countries to take benefits from it for their own economic progress and growth.
Regional, Politics, 10/27/1997
Lebanese areas under fire from Israeli war planes
Two jets raided the hills of Iqlim Al Tuffah and launched air-to-surface missiles on Luwaizeh. One of them rocketed Mazraat Uqmata and Jabal Al Rafee area, the sources said.
Lebanon, Military, 10/27/1997
Sahara self-rule referendum set for December 1998
A mission of the Menoroso visited the Polisario centers in Tenedouf in order to study the possibility of opening new offices to register the people of Saharan origin.
West Sahara, Politics, 10/27/1997
Algeria after the victory of the middle powers
The ruling party holds most of the seats and enjoys the support of the Algerian people, but still everybody is waiting to see whether it will be able to deal with Algerian problems like terrorism, restoring the democratic march and completing the economic reform program..
Algeria, Analysis, 10/27/1997
SPLA aborts a goverment attempt to move in Touriet
The Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) said that it defeated National Islamic Front (NIF) troops in the vicinity of Touriet, to the east of Equatoria, and captured many of weapons and ammunition.
Sudan, Politics, 10/27/1997
Toufeili's disobedience ends peacefully in the Bekaa
Breakaway Sheikh Sobhi Toufeili's call for disobedience was peacefully controlled by the army's security forces, in Hermel (Bekaa) yesterday. Citizens from 75 villages blocked the streets at 6:00 a.m. with rocks, cars, agricultural bulldozers and burning tires.
Lebanon, Politics, 10/27/1997
Prisoner's mother angry at pervasive Israeli discrimination
"Why would Jewish terrorists be allowed out of their prison and granted permission even to get married behind bars while Palestinian prisoners are totally denied this previlege," she exclaimed
Palestine, Politics, 10/27/1997
Oil Tanker escapes Suez authority and kidnaps Egyptians
The Kidnapped Egyptians contacted their families through the maritime agency and informed them that they will reach Turkish waters within 60 hours and that they were all fine.
Egypt, International, 10/27/1997
Assad reviews peace process with Russia's Primakov
Russia, being a peace process cosponsor is interested in this process and in getting it achieve its goal which embodies the real interests of all parties and in the international community.
Syria, Politics, 10/27/1997
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Public health professionals called off their strike after the government indicated that it was ready to meet demands, the Jordan Times reported. The workers wanted increased pay among other demands.
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Kuwait and Zimbabwe signed on October 26 the first bilateral trade agreement to organize trade and economy between the two countries according to the international norms.
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The Kurdistan Democratic Party reported that it has killed at least 20 members of its rival, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, since a ceasefire between the factions was broken last Friday, according to a Bahrain Tribune report.
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Negotiations between Yemeni tribesmen and the government are taking place in a effort to win the release of five foreigners who are being held by the tribesmen, according to a CNN report. These are the latest in a series of kidnappings of foreigners in Yemen; previous victims have been released unharmed.
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The Iraqi parliament responded to a UN threat of more sanctions by recommending that Iraq freeze ties with UN weapons inspectors, the Nando Times reported.
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On Sunday Nelson Mandela renewed his call for two Libyan suspects in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jet over Lockerbie, Scotland to be tried in a neutral country, according to a Miami Herald report. Mandela visited Libya last week where he made a similar call.
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Japan and the Palestine National Authority signed an agreement by which the former would provide some US $17.5 million for building new schools in the Gaza Strip.
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Arab and European figures taking part in the fifth Arab-European cooperation forum, which started in Toledo on October 25, called for the promotion of Arab-European relations in all fields to act as a stabilizing and developing factor in the region.
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The Austrian Federal Council called on October 26 for an international initiative by world parliaments to secure the release of more than 600 Kuwaiti prisoners imprisoned in Iraq for more than seven years. The proposal was made in the last day of talks in Austria between Kuwaiti parliamentary delegation and the Austrian Federal council.
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Italian President Luigi Scalfaro will visit Lebanon next month, an official source stated in Beirut on October 26. The statement issued by the Lebanese presidency said that the Italian president will lead an official delegation to Lebanon on November 5-8.
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