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Mossad agent with false information on Syria might face trial for high treason
A Mossad agent with right wing inclinations who stood behind the false information that reached the Mossad and onward to the Israeli government over the past few years is likely to face trial in Israel
Israel, Politics, 12/5/1997
Moussa: all is is well with Qatar. Regional comments
Amr Moussa, Egypt's foreign minister, said, "What happened was an exception and the relations between Egypt and Qatar were and will always remain fine."
Egypt-Qatar, Politics, 12/5/1997
Terrorism and international cooperation - part 1
Terrorism is an international phenomenon.
Regional, Politics, 12/5/1997
Saudi - Yemeni relations at zero point
Hopes pinned on settling border disputes between Saudi Arabia and Yemen have collapsed when Sanaa announced its disappointment over the results of the recent negotiations held in Riyadh.
Yemen-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 12/5/1997
200,000 AIDS cases reported in Arab states
The regional office for the International Family Planning Federation stated that some 200,000 persons in the Arab world carry HIV, the virus which triggers AIDS
Regional, Medicine, 12/5/1997
Gadaffi receives a message from French president
The Libyan President had described Libyan-French relations as excellent and expressed his readiness to fully cooperate in the investigation carried out by Paris in the explosion of the French Uta plane over Niger which killed more than 170 persons in 1989.
Libya, Politics, 12/5/1997
Lebanese Premier: Lebanon cannot guarantee Israeli security
In press statements he made yesterday Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri dismissed Israel's proposal to withdraw its troops from occupied south Lebanon in return for security guarantees.
Lebanon, Politics, 12/5/1997
Islamic conference to support Libya and Iran
Dr. Esmat Abdel Meguid, called on the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to form an Islamic committee to work for consolidation with Libya in its Lockerbie crisis with the USA, France, and Britain.
Regional-Libya, Politics, 12/5/1997
Badr Shaker Assayab: a pioneer of free verse
Love is a recurrent theme in Assayab's poems. He portrayed his love for his birthplace Jaikour, for woman and his country Iraq in many poems including "The Waste Land," "A City Without Rain" and "The Song of the Rain."
Iraq, Literature, 12/5/1997
Moroccan Independence Party confirms end of its crisis
Sources in the party confirmed that the crisis was contained after a discussion that led to the withdrawal of the complaint. An agreement was reached on the mechanism of work in the future.
Morocco, Politics, 12/5/1997
Russia's Posuvalyuk in Syria on a regional trip
Russian initiative reducing tension between Iraq and the US, to exchange viewpoints in light of his talks in Damascus and Israel, and his attempt to mediate the exchange of the remains of Israeli soldiers
Syria, Politics, 12/5/1997
Toufeili backs out on campaign
A Shiite Muslim cleric leading a "hunger revolt" in eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley has backed out on his anti-government campaign after receiving promises that the government would begin the implementation of development projects in the impoverished region.
Lebanon, Politics, 12/5/1997
Egypt will not increase its oil production
Egypt's production is determined by a national strategy which aims to maintain the Egyptian oil reserves and to increase them in order to attract more international investments to explore in the new areas.
Egypt, Business, 12/5/1997
First major bank privatized in Tunisia
In another first in Tunisia, a public sector bank is going to be privatized. The Bank of Al Ganoub, considered to be one of the biggest banks in Tunisia, was put up for sale.
Tunisia, Economics, 12/5/1997
Yemeni banks reduce profit ratios
The Yemeni Central Bank's governor issued three decrees which determine the new profit ratios and the obligatory reserves on the savings of the commercial banks and the Central Bank.
Yemen, Economics, 12/5/1997
Kuwaiti Investment Authority nets $3 billion
The Managing Director of the Kuwaiti Investment Authority, Rashid Badr, stated that the authority took in $2.97 billion as a result of selling government shares in 24 public establishments within the privatization program.
Kuwait, Economics, 12/5/1997
Inter-Arab agricultural exports are booming
Lebanon signed several agreements and contracts providing for the exchange of agricultural produce with Arab states, according to Lebanese Agriculture Minister Shawki Fakhouri.
Lebanon, Agriculture, 12/5/1997
Guardian: Israel practices state terrorism
The British daily the Guardian stated there is no state in the world that has ever shown such violations of UN resolutions as Israel.
Israel, Politics, 12/5/1997
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Israeli forces shelled Majdal Sulim, Haddatha, Barasheet in south Lebanon. A roadside explosion was also reported. Three Lebanesse were killed -- one of them a shepherd. Several others were injured.
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Three more of the attackers at Luxor on November 17 were identified by the Egyptian government today as Hamed Ahmed Erian, Saeed Mohammed Salama Dessouki, Mahmoud Mohammed Ahmed Abdel-Karim, CNN reported. Two of the attackers remain unidentified.
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Jordan will give away free Christmas trees in order to discourage celebrants from harming forests, Fox News reported.
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Some Palestinian workers who have jobs in Israel will be able to spend the night there starting next week, Fox News reported.
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The Sudan Human Rights Organization said Sudanese authorities flogged and fined 40 women who protested against sending young men to war zones, Bahrain Tribune reported.
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