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Story Error: Saudi-Arabia, Egypt, and Syria summit
On Wednesday, we reported about an imminent summit between the leaders of Saudi-Arabia, Egypt, and Syria that did not materialize.
Regional, Breaking News, 4/3/1998
Israel violated a 7-month ceasefire with Hamas
In addition to President Arafat's direct call on Hamas not to retaliate for Sharif's death, US officials also said they believe the Palestinian government is working to prevent any retaliatory attacks by Hamas against Israel. But Israeli officials continued to blame the Palestinian government for any potential suicide attack Hamas might carry out.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/3/1998
Iraq, Iran exchange war prisoners
The spokesman said the exchange process started as of Thursday, and the agreement states that Iraq is to set free 380 Iranian prisoners whereas Iran is to free 5, 239 Iraqi prisoners.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 4/3/1998
Mubarak warns against violence as an alternative to peace
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday warned against the consequences of freezing the Middle East peace process, stating, "The alternative will be violence, which no one will escape."
Regional-Egypt, Politics, 4/3/1998
Sudan lifts embargo imposed on humanitarian aid to its South
Some 350,000 persons in Bahr al-Gazelle province are in need of urgent humanitarian aid, according to a statement released by the operation. which comprises UN organizations and nongovernmental organizations working in southern Sudan.
Sudan-UN, Local, 4/3/1998
Algerian committee investigates election forgery
The United States refused Algeria's demand that it expel Anwar Hadam, one of the banned Islamic Salvation Front's leaders, from its lands. An Algerian court recently sentenced Hadam to death.
Algeria, Politics, 4/3/1998
Kuwait, Morocco MP's meet
In a meeting yesterday with a visiting parliamentary delegation from Kuwait, headed by Ahmed El-Saadoon the head of the Kuwaiti Nation's Council, Radi said Arab solidarity demands the existence of a place for reconciliation aimed at fulfilling Arab people's hopes.
Morocco-Kuwait, Politics, 4/3/1998
Religious leaders in Egypt organize donations to Iraqi children
The Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, together with Pope Shenouda, the Patriarch of the Coptic church, approved of sponsoring medical and food aid for Iraqi children.
Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 4/3/1998
Yemen attempts to halt the escape of Somali people to it
The number of Somalis fleeing from the civil war in Somalia to Yemen has increased despite the fact that most of them die either by their boats sinking or by being shot.
Yemen-Somalia, Local, 4/3/1998
Aqaba port gets little benefit from Iraq's oil-for-food accord
Officials at the port, Jordan's sole outlet on the Red Sea, said the volume of commodities transmitted through Aqaba during 1997 reached 12.3 million tons, thereby recording small increase estimated at 2.5% over the figures of 1996
Jordan, Economics, 4/3/1998
Libya: $5 billion loss as a result of UN sanctions
In an official report, the committee said production lines came to a halt in many factories due to shortages in necessary raw materials, adding that production costs increased and several factories in Libya stopped production because of the difficulty to get letters of credit from foreign banks.
Libya-UN, Economics, 4/3/1998
New step from Sudan toward democracy
In a new Sudanese move toward democracy in Sudan, yesterday Abdul Aziz Sedo, the deputy head of the Sudanese parliament, confirmed that the National Conference, the sole political party in Sudan, will be converted to a party like other parties.
Sudan, Politics, 4/3/1998
One Lebanese killed in Israeli air strikes against south Lebanon
Lebanese security sources said Lebanese citizen Asaad Muhammad Hattab, 35, was killed as a result of Israeli air attacks on Thursday afternoon. The sources added that Hattab was transporting water in his tractor in al-Lweizeh town in al-Tuffah district when he was hit by an Israeli missile.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/3/1998
Tourabi calls for wider Sudanese political participation
The head of Sudanese parliament, Dr. Hassan El-Tourabi called for a political dialogue between all political forces to end disputes in the political arena, stop violence and fanaticism and accelerate the realization of national unity.
Sudan, Politics, 4/3/1998
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Lebanese President Elias Hrawi, currently visiting the United Arab Emirates on Thursday met with the deputy ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance and Industry Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Gulf News Agency reported.
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The Algerian daily Liberty said on Thursday that the bodies of three civilians, two women and one man, were found killed on a farm near Qusantinah airport in eastern Algeria.
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A delegation from the Egyptian People's Assembly headed by Dr. Ahmed Fathy Serour, left Cairo today to participate meetings of the International Parliamentary Conference, which is holding its meeting in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia.
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The secretary-general of Hizbullah, Hassan Nasharrah, added his voice to Lebanese criticism of Israel's conditional withdrawal offer, Lebanon Newswire reported.
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Oman opened four new entry points for resident expatriates from GCC states, Khaleej Times reported.
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Iraq and Iran exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war, with more exchanges to come, CNN reported.
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Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai said that Israel did not include a Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon among conditions for an Israeli pullout from sought Lebanon, Jerusalem Post reported.
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Ahmed Fath Allah, the Egyptian ambassador in Morocco, said a new aviation line, providing two connections weekly between Cairo and Rabat, was inaugurated this week to enhance tourism and commercial cooperation.
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa on Thursday said an Arab summit was not out of consideration, adding that low-key inter-Arab consultations are taking place in order to coordinate Arab positions.
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A series of explosions took palace in several areas of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Thursday. A police source said explosive charges were placed in several parts of Sanaa, especially near the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry. No casualties were reported. The source added that the police arrested several suspects, but he refused to disclose their identities or their number.
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Works are underway in the Tunisian city of Safaqis to erect the largest dairy factory in Africa, to be financed by private sector investments estimated at US $15 million.
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President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt on Thursday discussed with President of Uruguay, Julio Marie Sanguinetti, currently visiting Egypt, several international and regional issues of mutual concern.
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King Fahd of Saudi Arabia has asserted that Syrian, Saudi, Egyptian relations are solid telling the London-based al-Hawadeth weekly "We view Saudi, Syrian, and Egyptian relations with great optimism for a brighter and beneficiary future."
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