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Arafat to Netanyahu: Stop evading Oslo agreement
Zeidan ruled out the possibility of Palestinians being able to use the Gaza Airport for their pilgrimage trip to Mecca and Median in Saudi Arabia, due to start 19 March. He said that the Israeli side has delayed the signing of the airport protocol
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/25/1998
Train bomb death toll raised to 22
The number of victims of an explosion on a train in Algeria was raised to 22 killed and 25 injured, where an armed group placed a bomb on a train coming from Akroon state 70 km from the Algerian capital.
Algeria, Local, 2/25/1998
Santer criticizes practices against the Palestinians
The European Commission on Tuesday criticized Israeli measures and practices against the Palestinians in the occupied Arab territories.
Palestine, International, 2/25/1998
Majali threatens unions in Jordan
Jordanian Prime Minister Abdel Salam al-Majali said his government will not remain bound by pressures from union members and their attempt to influence Jordanian public opinion, "aiming to destroy the nation and its achievements."
Jordan, Local, 2/25/1998
Jordan - Iran talk of improving tourism
Jordan's Crown Prince Hassan discussed with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Dr. Mohammed Sader bilateral relations between Jordan and Iran, the UN agreement reached with Baghdad and the results of the Islamic conference held in Tehran late last year.
Jordan-Iran, Politics, 2/25/1998
Iraqi - Kuwaiti disagreement over sanctions report
There were sharp disputes between the Iraqi delegation, headed by Iraq's representative to the Arab League and the Kuwaiti delegation
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 2/25/1998
Jordan glad Israeli intelligence chief is out
Jordan yesterday welcomed the resignation of the Israeli intelligence agency chief Danny Yatom, who was held responsible for a failed assassination attempt on the life of a Hamas leader in Amman late last year.
Jordan-Israel, Politics, 2/25/1998
Sheikha Fatima send donations to Iraq
Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, wife of President Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan of the UAE, on Tuesday called for humanitarian aid to be sent to Iraq.
United Arab Emirates-Iraq, People, 2/25/1998
Sudanese opposition rejects government's initiative
The Cairo-based northern Sudanese opposition has announced its rejection of an initiative proclaimed by the Sudanese government in assigning its new ambassador to Egypt to acquaint the opposition with the new constitution bill.
Sudan, Politics, 2/25/1998
Last respects for Qasem Ali Hamdan, killed by Israel
Israeli troops continued to launch attacks on towns close to the occupied part of south Lebanon. Security sources said Israeli artillery shelled the towns of Majdal Sulum, Shakra, Salouqi, Zouter and some areas of al-Tuffah district.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 2/25/1998
Egyptian report criticize physicians who work in prisons
The human rights center for supporting prisoners in Egypt criticized physicians working in Egyptian prisons and called for intensifying the supervision of those physicians when dealing with prisoners and detainees.
Egypt, Medicine, 2/25/1998
Moroccan company purchases two ships from Spain for $30 million
Economic sources in Morocco have confirmed that the Moroccan company for commercial navigation has purchased two cargo ships from Spain to modernize its commercial fleet and to increase services to European harbors.
Morocco, Business, 2/25/1998
A new fiasco is cause of resignation of Israeli chief of Intelligence
Israel unofficially admitted that the resignation of its highly-esteemed Mossad followed an operational fault during a covert action taken by Mossad agents in a European country that has the best and warmest relations with Israel.
Israel-Jordan, International, 2/25/1998
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Tribesmen in Yemen released a Dutch tourist and the grandson of a Yemeni judge, Nando Times reported.
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Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri met with International Red Cross representative, John Jacques Fresard, to discuss ongoing negotiations for a possible swap of Israeli soldiers' remains for Lebanese prisoners of Israel, Lebanon News Wire reported.
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Former Iranian president Rafsanjani said Iran is working with Saudi Arabia to halt falling oil prices, CNN reported.
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The South Korean Samsung engineering company on Tuesday said that it won a US $200 million contract from the Egyptian Seidi Kreir petrochemical company to build a petrochemicals factory in Egypt to be completed by July 2,000.
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French defense Minister Alain Richard on Tuesday said economic sanctions imposed on Iraq should be lifted. The AP quoted Richard, currently visiting Hungary, as saying sanctions should be lifted if the accord signed by UN secretary-general Kofi Annan with Iraq could meet UN Security Council demands.
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The secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jamil al-Hujeilan, while visiting France, praised relations between GCC and France, saying they are based on mutual respect and common vision on several international issues.
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Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri on Tuesday discussed with a German friendship group, led by Olaf Fieldmann, currently visiting Lebanon means of fostering cooperation between the two countries.
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The First General Conference of the Union of Islamic World Universities started deliberations on Tuesday in the presence of rectors of 129 Arab and Islamic universities, belonging to the union.
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