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Syrian-Egyptian summit convenes in Damascus
"We reiterated the need not to weaken our resolve in facing the new developments and to remain strong"
Syria-Egypt, Politics, 1/15/1998
Israeli bomb expert killed by Lebanese resistance
Lebanon's Amal movement claimed responsibility for a Wednesday bomb attack that it said killed an intelligence officer in the pro-Israeli Lahd militia and wounded three Israelis.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/15/1998
Iranian Revolutionary Guard proud of 1979 occupation of US embassy
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard renewed its support for the operation that led to the occupation of the US Embassy in Tehran and taking its staff as hostage in 1979.
Iran, Politics, 1/15/1998
Movie star escapes acid attack
A Lebanese driver admitted yesterday that he had been hired by an ex-husband of a famous Egyptian movie star to throw acid at her to avenge her intention to marry another man, police said.
Egypt, People, 1/15/1998
Galal el-Said elected chairman of Moroccan parliament's second chamber
Dr. Mohammed Galal El-Said, the previous parliament's chairman and a prominent member in the Constitutional Union party, was elected as the speaker of the second chamber of the Moroccan parliament.
Morocco, Politics, 1/15/1998
Arabs need to check on Iraqis conditions said cleric
The head of the Supreme Islamic Council in Iraq Mohammed Baqer Al Hakim, leader of the Iraqi Islamic Shiite opposition, called for checking on the living conditions of the Iraqi people by examining prisons, hospitals and areas that have been subjected to coercion by the Iraqi government.
Iraq, Politics, 1/15/1998
No change on Vatican's Jerusalem stand
The Vatican's Foreign Ministry reiterated the Vatican's solid stand in rejection of recognizing Israel's self-declared sovereignty over Arab Jerusalem.
Palestine, Politics, 1/15/1998
UAE reaffirms Palestinian rights
Sheikh Hamdan called upon the international community, especially the peace process co-sponsors, to pressure Israel to stop placing obstacles before the peace process, namely to halt the building of Israeli settlements.
United Arab Emirates-Palestine, Politics, 1/15/1998
Cairo hosts meeting of Arab tourism ministers
Deliberations of the extraordinary meeting of the council of the Arab ministers of tourism started on Wednesday, chaired by Egyptian Tourism Minister Mamdouh al-Baltagi
Regional, Politics, 1/15/1998
Lebanon seeks end to Algerian bloodbath
The Algerian crisis was not on the agenda of Wednesday's Cabinet meeting. But recent violence in the north African country nevertheless found its way to the ministers' table.
Lebanon-Algeria, Politics, 1/15/1998
Poverty increases in Palestinian areas
The level of poverty in the West Bank has increased in the recent period to become similar to the level in Gaza.
Palestine, Economics, 1/15/1998
New European leader against Israeli settlement campaign
A British Foreign Ministry source said on Wednesday that Britain, currently presiding over the European Union, will lead a new European campaign against the expansion of Israeli settlements.
Regional, International, 1/15/1998
Arab Journalists ask European Union to back up Garoudy
The general trusteeship of the Arab Journalists Union called on all writers' unions to get in touch with similar French and European unions to help Roger Garaudy the "international intellectual philosopher" to support freedom of expression.
Regional, People, 1/15/1998
Arab MPs support Cairo - Syria makes distinction
In his address to the conference, Speaker of the Syrian People's Assembly Abdul Qader Qaddoura noted the need to distinguish between systematic state terrorism practiced by Israel and people's legitimate struggle for liberating their lands.
Regional-Syria, Politics, 1/15/1998
Eyptian information minister: visit for bilateral consultations
The Syrian information minister discussed with his Egyptian counterpart Safwat al-Sharif bilateral relations between Syria and Egypt, especially cooperation in the field of information.
Syria-Egypt, Politics, 1/15/1998
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The Lebanese 1998 budget is expected to be finalized today, after a discussion of taxes proposed in Agenda 9, news wires reported.
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Thousands of Israelis attended a protest against further Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank, BBC News reported.
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Russia has offered to replace American U-2 planes with their own planes for UN use, CNN reported. The planes, which Iraq says are spying for the US, have been the subject of many Iraqi complaints.
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Algeria has agreed to allow a ministerial-level delegation from the European Union to assess the situation in the country after Wednesday rejecting a visit by a lower-level delegation, Fox News reported.
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Two men who planned to throw a pig's head into Al Aqsa Mosque were indicted in an Israeli court Wednesday, Jordan Times reported.
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The UAE has offered to send a delegation to Algeria to discuss what assistance the UAE can offer in dealing with violence in Algeria, CNN reported.
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Oil from a spill in the Gulf has damaged an experimental grove of Mangrove trees, killing some of the trees, in the Emirate of Umm al Qaywayn, Khaleej Times reported.
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American UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter's team is awaiting orders on whether to continue trying to perform its inspections. This is the third straight day the team led by Ritter, whom the Iraqis have accused of being a spy, has not performed inspections.
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The ruler of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, on Wednesday received a communique from Qatari ruler Sheikh Ahmad Bin Khalifa al-Thani. The content of the communique was not disclosed. The message was delivered by Qatar's ambassador to Kuwait, upon meeting with Sheikh al-Sabah.
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Oman's reserves of crude oil reached 5.4 billion barrels and natural gas reserves reached 38.5 trillion cubic meters in 1997.
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World Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali arrived Casablanca Wednesday for a three-day official visit to Morocco at the invitation of King Hassan II. During his visit Ali will meet with individuals from Arab and Islamic countries on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan.
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The first tank of Iraqi oil was loaded on Wednesday at the Turkish Jeihan port in the course of the third phase of the oil-for-food accord signed between Iraq and the UN. Turkish officials said the tank will leave the port later in the day, heading for France.
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