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Sheikh Zayed urges Arab reconcilation
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan strongly hinted that any Arab rapprochement must include Iraq, a move which is still rebuffed by Kuwait.
Regional, Politics, 11/6/1997
Iraq turns away inspectors for fourth day
UN weapons inspection head Richard Butler said that the Iraqis had moved equipment away from sites that were under surveillance by UN cameras. Butler suspects that the Iraqis are trying to protect quantities of deadly VX nerve gas.
Iraq, Politics, 11/6/1997
New page in Egyptian-Sudanese relations
The Sudanese official described the American plan as a great danger targeting Cairo in order to get it surrounded from the south through setting up water projects on the River Nile and to create military confrontation with Egypt.
Egypt-Sudan, Analysis, 11/6/1997
Defeat of female and Islamic nominees in Jordanian elections
The percentage of public voting is 54.63% which is less than the percentage of voters who participated in 1989 elections which was 61.53% and the 1993 elections which was 68%.
Jordan, Politics, 11/6/1997
Khaddam denies Syrian intervention in Lebanese affairs
Syrian Vice President Abdel-Halim Khaddam denied his country interfered in Lebanese domestic affairs and said close cooperation was being misinterpreted as interference.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 11/6/1997
Journalist sentenced to 22 months imprisonment in Algeria
The crisis between the Algerian Government and the intelligentsia was aggravated after a court sentence against famous journalist Omar Blushat, who was sentenced for 22 months of imprisonment.
Algeria, Politics, 11/6/1997
Arab League still undecided on Mena
"I've received an invitation to participate this conference....my participation depends on achieving substantial and tangible progress in the peace process," Dr. Esmat Abdel Maguid told reporters.
Regional, Politics, 11/6/1997
Olive trees harvest hit by man and nature
Palestinians who, in the past, used to work their fields and earn their living from selling their harvest have gradually switched and moved to another source of income
Palestine, Agriculture, 11/6/1997
With Libya and Jordan connected, Abaza sees economic closeness
The first phase of the project connecting Egypt with Jordan, which is extended from Taba in Egypt to Aqaba in Jordan through 4 cables installed under the sea water with a 400 kilovolt capacity, will be finished before the end of the current year.
North Africa Region, Economics, 11/6/1997
Yemeni president visit to Oman
Saleh will brief Qaboos on the latest developments of Eritrea's occupation of the Island of Henesh and what was done to solve the border problem between Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
Oman-Yemen, Politics, 11/6/1997
Algerian president in Muscat today
Algerian Diplomatic sources in Cairo said that President Zeroual and Sultan Qaboos will discuss the latest developments in the Middle East and the Gulf region, including the Iraqi dispute with the UN.
Algeria-Oman, Politics, 11/6/1997
Morocco signs oil exploration contracts with foreign companies
The Moroccan National Office for Oil Researches and Investments recently signed a contract with the British Summer New Land to explore oil in the Suyra area.
Morocco, Business, 11/6/1997
Isareli artist trial of grave defacing
An Israeli artist went on trail yesterday for defacing the grave of Baruch Goldstein, the US-born Jewish settler who slaughtered 29 Muslim worshipers in the west bank city of Hebron in 1994.
Israel, Judicial, 11/6/1997
A solution to the Hermel problem
Speaker Nabih Berri is about to solve the political problem that have plagued Lebanon in the Hermel area, after negotiations with breakaway Sheikh Sobhi Toufeili's
Lebanon, Politics, 11/6/1997
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A member of Algeria's National Liberation Front--a legal Algerian party--who had participated in last month's local elections killed a member of President Liamine Zeroual's ruling National Democratic Rally who also ran in the elections, the Bahrain Tribune reported.
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Testing will kick off tomorrow at a joint Israeli-Jordanian airport in Aqaba with the landing of an El Al flight from Vienna, according to a Jerusalem Post report.
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Sudan criticized new US trade sanctions against it, which were announced Tuesday, according to a Bahrain Tribune report.The Arab League joined in the criticism, saying that the sanctions would hurt the people more than the government, the report said. The US accuses Sudan of supporting terrorism and endangering religious freedom.
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One British nurse convicted in the killing of a coworker in Saudi Arabia had her sentence reduced to four years in prison and the other, who has yet to be sentenced, will likely receive the same punishment, according to a Nando Times report.
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Saudi Arabia will move for an increase in the limit on oil production at OPEC meetings due to take place in Indonesia on November 26, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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An unspecified terrorist threat against Americans was the subject of a US warning to citizens in Yemen, CNN reported. The threat appears to be unrelated to kidnappings of foreigners by tribesmen that have occurred frequently in Yemen in recent months, the report said.
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Toujan Faisal, who was Jordan's only woman in parliament before she lost her seat in this week's elections, has claimed that fraud in the form of multiple voting cards being handed out to her opponents is responsible for her loss, the Jordan Times reported.
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