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Three-way summit being contemplated
The scope of the Israeli withdrawal in the second stage will not be less than 10 percent, Israeli sources said, and noted that Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu made such a commitment to the US a week ago
Palestine-Israel, International, 12/16/1997
Egyptian security arrests wanted terrorist
The Egyptian security forces arrested a terrorist who had been sentenced by the Higher State Security Court for 15 years in prison for breaking into jewelry shops in Cairo.
Egypt, Local, 12/16/1997
Indyk in Jordan: agreement at next meeting not likely
Asked if Washington would help Amman get alternate oil supplies if the recent crisis with Baghdad escalated to an Iraqi suspension of oil supplies to Jordan, Indyk said "we will be doing what we can to help Jordan if it faces difficulties"
Jordan, Politics, 12/16/1997
Egypt and Yemen fail to sign criminal extradition agreement
Egypt and Yemen failed to reach an agreement in the field of judicial cooperation which includes the extradition of criminals who are sentenced by each other's courts.
Egypt-Yemen, Politics, 12/16/1997
Arab - Israeli MP's receive death threats
Darwsheh said he had received three written notices over the past there weeks, as well as anonymous phone calls to his home and office which included threats to kill him.
Israel, Politics, 12/16/1997
Hizbullah - Israeli progress in swap deal
Mohammed Fneish said Israel has offered to release 20 Lebanese prisoners as well as an unspecified number of bodies belonging to dead Lebanese guerrillas, in exchange for the body parts of the Israeli soldiers.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 12/16/1997
Iraq wants to judge a UN guard
Iraqi officials asked the UN to surrender a Danish guard who fled Iraq after he was charged in a traffic accident resulted in the death of an Iraqi citizen.
Iraq, Local, 12/16/1997
Prosecution orders release of 30 demonstrators detainees
Prosecutor-General Adnan Addoum has ordered the release of 30 people, mostly Lebanese students, who were arrested Sunday during a demonstration protesting the government's decision to ban a television interview with exiled leader Gen. Michel Aoun.
Lebanon, Local, 12/16/1997
Israel prevents Farrakhan from visiting al-Aqsa
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, currently visiting Jordan, has called upon the Islamic nation and the world to support the Palestinian people against Israeli intransigence.
Israel, International, 12/16/1997
Jordan parliament urges Israel to abide by peace
It also called for alleviating the suffering of the Iraqi people and lifting the sanctions imposed on Iraq, Libya, and Sudan.
Jordan, Politics, 12/16/1997
French prime minister to visit Morocco tomorrow
The sources expected the talks will focus on commercial and economic relations, especially concerning implementing a French plan to convert Morccan debts into French internal investments.
Morocco, Politics, 12/16/1997
Moussa supports Islamic Summit resolutions
Moussa stressed the Palestinian right to hold a census and criticized the Israeli procedures against the Palestinian attempt. He added that it is natural to hold this census as the Palestinian people comprise a separate society
Egypt, Politics, 12/16/1997
Spain and Morocco agree to protect direct investments, new loans
An official Moroccan economic source told to ArabicNews.com that Morocco and Spain signed in "Madrid" a set of agreements to protect direct investment
Morocco, Economics, 12/16/1997
Kuwaiti population numbers 2.175 million
The number of the Kuwaiti citizens reached about 753,000 which represents 34.6% of the total population.
Kuwait, Culture, 12/16/1997
French Alcatel installed 4 million telephone lines in Arab countries
The company had installed 130 million lines in 30 different countries in the world through the end 1996 including, 22 million lines last year.
Regional, Business, 12/16/1997
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Lebanese President Elias Hrawi met today with US Assistant Secretary of State Martin Indyk, who is traveling through the region. The two discussed the regional situation and bilateral relations.
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Iraq has said that the fifth Jordanian man convicted of smuggling will not be executed, Jordan Times reported. The other four men convicted in the case were executed, causing outrage by the Jordanian government.
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More than 2 million US military personnel will be vaccinated against anthrax, the US military announced Monday, according to a Los Angeles Times report. Anthrax is among the biological agents the US suspects Iraq of hiding from UN weapons inspectors.
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51 of 79 deputies in the lower house of Jordan's parliament voted to approve the government of Prime Minister Abdul Salam Majali, the Jordan Times reported.
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Joint Kuwait - US air defense exercises were held yesterday as a part of joint military exercises that are scheduled to last through January 6, CNN reported.
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The UAE and Oman Ministries of Education are examining ways to expand education cooperation, the Khaleej Times reported.
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Arab League Secretary-General Esmat Abdel Meguid met today with UN envoy Vladimir Petrovski who is visiting Libya this week to assess the impact of UN economic sanctions, CNN reported. The two will discuss the Lockerbie crisis.
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Saudi Arabia said that it would arrange for Iraqi and Libyan pilgrims to be flown to Mecca for pilgrimage, Nando Times reported.
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Chief UN weapons inspector Richard Butler left Iraq today without winning access for inspectors to presidential sites in Iraq.
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Syrian President Hafez Assad met Monday with US envoy Martin Indyk in Damascus to discuss the state of the peace process.
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