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Russia at center stage as US increases pressure
In an effort to increase pressure on Iraq, the US wants to formalize new recommendations which in essence would give the UN team the security council's approval for extending their inspection functions into areas that previously were agreed upon to be off limits.
Iraq, Politics, 11/25/1997
South Lebanon violence kills 16
Israel announced on Monday its soldiers had killed three resistance men in an early morning clash on the edge of an Israeli-occupied enclave.
Lebanon, Military, 11/25/1997
Saudi Kaaba cloth as a gift to Islamic summit
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia gave drapery from Islam's holiest shrine as a gift to an upcoming summit in Iran for the word's biggest Muslim organization, the official Iranian news agency (IRNA) said yesterday.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 11/25/1997
Palestine expects 30% of areas in troop redeployment
In exchange for this withdrawal, Israel wants to undertake accelerated negotiations, lasting six to nine months, for the final settlement; the third phase roll-back would be deferred
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/25/1997
Algeria sentences 20 terrorists to death
An Algerian court condemned 20 radical Islamist leaders to death in absentia for smuggling weapons from Europe to supply militant groups.
Algeria, International, 11/25/1997
Luxor terrorists trained in Afghan camps
The terrorist Megdhat Mohammed Abdel Rahman, the only member of the terrorist group that was killed after committing the Luxor massacre to be identified, was trained in the Afghan refugee camps.
Egypt, Local, 11/25/1997
African and Arab MPs conclude deliberations
The draft agenda also called for encouraging investments in Africa and in the Arab world, boosting scientific and cultural exchange between African and Arab countries,
Regional-Syria, Politics, 11/25/1997
Syrian vice-president meets with Lebanese officials
Israel's killings of civilians in Lebanon is aimed at the same results as the killing of foreign tourists in Egypt: to obstruct economic and political progress in both countries.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 11/25/1997
Hamas chief demands prisoners' release
Addressing the detainees Sheikh Ahmad said: "We fully support you, and we shall do our utmost for your freedom in order to contribute to establishing an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital."
Palestine, Politics, 11/25/1997
Egyptian foreign minister holds a press conference
Regarding Arafat's rejection of the Israeli proposal and what was suggested of the redeployment in about 6% of the West Bank, Moussa stated that this contradicts the Oslo agreement.
Egypt, Politics, 11/25/1997
Kuwait for pan-Arab efforts
The Kuwaiti government has expressed appreciation for the understanding shown by the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria and Lebanon concerning recent developments in the region
Kuwait, Politics, 11/25/1997
30th anniversary of UN resolution 242
the principles of the UN charter based on these two principles: the withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from the occupied territories, and the end of the state of belligerency and war
Regional, Politics, 11/25/1997
National Museum, symbol of war and destruction, reopens
For years, the area around the museum witnessed some of the most ferocious fighting between rival Christian and Muslim militias during the country's fifteen years of civil war.
Lebanon, Culture, 11/25/1997
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United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan arrived Cairo on Monday and held talks with President Mubarak on the situation in the Middle East.
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Suspects in a failed 1994 coup attempt in Qatar were to go on trial today, Gulf Times reported. 110 people will stand trial in the case, the report said.
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A Libyan ban on the entry of Austrians into the country was lifted Sunday, CNN reported.
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The US released a list of countries that have the capability to produce chemical or biological weapons and the means to deliver them. The US defense secretary cited dual use technology machinery as "possible to use for Castor oil" or "Chemical weapons". The list includes Syria, Iraq, and Iran. Notably absent from the list was the US and other western countries.
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Lebanon's Prime Minister Rafik Hariri recently concluded a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia during which he discussed with the Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz and Crown Prince Abdullah bilateral relations and means of boosting them and conditions on the Arab and Islamic arenas.
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Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al Sharaa has discussed with the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the US House of Representatives, Mr. Benjamin Gilman, the future of the peace process and relations between Syria and the US.
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