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Mossad scandal: update and background
Israel officially admitted its Mossad agents were caught "hot handed" in Switzerland while they were planting listening devices in the country that has very close military relations with Israel and is considered a major consumer of Israeli military products.
Israel, Politics, 2/26/1998
Capitulation by Iraq or conflict to come?
Despite the general positive international reception the UN-brokered agreement regarding the UN-US-Iraqi crisis over weapons inspections has received, there remain many issues that have not been clarified, and those issues may contain the seeds of the next standoff between the US and Iraq.
Iraq, Analysis, 2/26/1998
President Mubarak, King Hussein urge Saddam Hussein to abide by UN agreement
King Hussein of Jordan expressed his optimism toward the possibility of holding a meeting between US President Bill Clinton and Saddam Hussein.
Egypt-Jordan, Politics, 2/26/1998
Kuwait: We do not intend to reduce foreign forces
The Kuwaiti minister of defense, Sheikh Salem al-Sabah, said, "We do not intend to reduce the British and American forces within the agreement signed between Baghdad and the secretary-general of the United Nations, Kofi Annan."
Kuwait, Politics, 2/26/1998
Terrorists, security forces step up actions in Algeria
A terrorist group bombed a gas pipeline linking Hass El-Raml and Arzyo Benafta El-Meritart in western Algeria. It was the second sabotage operation aimed at the Algerian infrastructure this week.
Algeria, Local, 2/26/1998
Constructive meetings between Turkish and Syrian officials
The spokesman for the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Najati Otkan, described the talks held in Damascus as very "positive and constructive," adding that Turkey feels satisfied with the results of the visit.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 2/26/1998
Algerian market's capital still flowing
The Bahrain-based Arab Banking Corporation and the Algerian government signed an agreement aiming to establish a local branch for the corporation in the form of an independent bank with a value of $20 million.
Algeria, Economics, 2/26/1998
Exhibition of Saudi industries in Sanaa
Engineer Fahed Al-Salmi, assistant to the council's secretary-general, said this exhibition will have positive effects enhancing commercial exchange between Saudi Arabia and Yemen, in addition to creating a new base for joint interests between the two countries.
Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Economics, 2/26/1998
Spokesman: Stability restored to South and East of Sudan
Lt. Gen. Abdul Rahman Sewar al-Khatim said the Sudanese army carried out "victorious" operations in the Bahr al-Gazelle (Gazelle Sea) district and in the eastern part of the country.
Sudan, Military, 2/26/1998
Turkish Foreign Minister in Jordan today
Cem is to discuss bilateral relations between Jordan and his country with King Hussein, Prime Minister Abdul-Salam al-Majali and Jordan's Foreign Minister Jawad al-Annani.
Jordan-Turkey, Politics, 2/26/1998
Palestine electricity station to open next month
The Palestinian government will open next month a 110 MW electrical station, the first in Palestine, at a cost of $200 million to serve the Gaza Strip.
Palestine, Economics, 2/26/1998
Meetings of Arab executive labor council to convene tomorrow
The meetings of the Arab Laborers Union's executive council will be held in Luxor on Friday, to discuss labor and unions' freedom in Arab states.
Regional-Egypt, Economics, 2/26/1998
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The Kuwaiti authorities freed five Jordanian prisoners held for about seven years, three of them journalists. The journalists worked with Iraq's authorities in Kuwait during Iraq's 1990 invasion.They issued al-Nida' newspaper in collaboration with Iraq.
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Despite the drastic deterioration in oil prices, Algerian Finance Minister Abdul Karim Hirshawi on Wednesday said that reserves of the Algerian Treasury are at US $8.5 billion in hard currency, enough to fund the country's imports for nine months.
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The Moroccan government allotted US $174 million to establish new job vacancies within four years for some 20,000 unemployed university graduates. A well-informed source said the government assigned the Vocational Qualification and Labor Encouragment Bureau to use the money to recruit the unemployed.
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Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz met on Wednesday with the Bahraini national guard's chairman, Sheikh Muhammad Bin Issa al-Khaleifa. The Bahraini official held talks with senior Saudi officials and visited several military sites.
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Tunisian Prime Minister Hamid al-Qurawi on Wednesday received a delegation representing the executive directors on the World Bank. Talks dealt with cooperation between Tunisia and the WB and efforts to rehabilitate the financial and banking sectors in Tunisia.
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A delegation representing the German-Arab friendship group at the German Parliament led by Olaf Fieldmann arrives in Damascus today for a several-day visit to Syria to hold official meetings and visit historical and archaeological sites.
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Lebanese national resistance forces on Wednesday night attacked Israeli armored vehicles at Ballat in the western sector of occupied south Lebanon. In a statement, the resistance said that it scored direct hits.
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Saudi crown prince, deputy premier and chairman of the national guard, Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, on Wednesday received a communique from King Hussein of Jordan, Saudi News Agency said.
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