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Bahrain says Qatar is forging documents
Bahrain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa said that although Bahrain "does not wish to accuse any individual," Qatar has submitted 82 forged documents in support of its case currently pending in the International Court of Justice
Bahrain-Qatar-International Court of Justice, Politics, 4/20/1998
Cohen promises military aid to Egypt
The US will provide Egypt during the current year with $1.3 billion and will resume its military training with Egypt. He said the cooperation program will include presenting Stinger missiles, two frigates, torpedoes, and anti-ship missiles to Egypt
Egypt-USA, Politics, 4/20/1998
Sudan postpones referendum on constitution
The Sudanese news agency quoted al-Nahas as saying that the referendum's results will be announced during the last week of May.
Sudan, Politics, 4/20/1998
Blair meets with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz
Blair said: "The Americans are taking the lead in the efforts to move the peace process forward and in the land for peace formula, which we support."
Saudi Arabia-Regional-UK, Politics, 4/20/1998
Lebanon marks second anniversary of Israeli massacre at Qana
On April 11-18, 1996 the Israeli occupation forces launched a wide-scale aggression against Lebanon under the name "Grapes of Wrath." A series of crimes were committed against Lebanese civilians in the towns of Jmijmeh, Suhmour, al-Mansouri, al-Nabatieh and Qana
Lebanon-Israel, Culture, 4/20/1998
Kuwait's Sadoon says Iraq has more captives
El-Sadoon accused the Iraqi government of misstating facts concerning the release of the Kuwaiti captives, pointing out that Kuwait is not denying the fact that it received a number of captives, but there remains more captives in Iraqi prisons that number more than 600 captives
Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 4/20/1998
Hamas' Yassin to visit Damascus, major leadership change in Hamas
Hamas, is currently holding communication with the Syrian government to arrange a visit for Sheikh Ahmed Yassin to Damascus on the first half of the coming month
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 4/20/1998
Palestinian shepherd acted in self-defense by killing settler
Yehoshafat Tor, one of the other two, was shot in his head and right thigh. He was taken by helicopter to the Soroka hospital in Beer Sheba, where his condition was reported moderate. Ephraim Pearl, the second settler, tried to chase after the Palestinians but was attacked by stones and clubs. He ran to the farm, took an M-16 rifle, and opened fire at the shepherds
Palestine-Israel, Judicial, 4/20/1998
Iraq's FM meets Moussa, pleads for Arab help to lift sanctions
Sahaf said that Iraq's understanding is that the inspections of the presidential sites should be carried out expeditiously, and this means that there is not endless time for the committee to finish its work.
Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 4/20/1998
Fierce fighting between Algerian forces, armed groups
Algerian daily al-Khabar today said Algerian security forces on Sunday defused a bomb in Sidi al-Bishri suburb in downtown Wahran city, planted in a handbag in a building's entrance.
Algeria, Military, 4/20/1998
Damascus Declaration Countries to meet
Sources told ArabicNews.com that the conference of the foreign ministers of countries of the Damascus Declaration will convene soon in Doha. Arab diplomatic sources stated that the Damascus Declaration signatory countries will convene soon in Doha, Qatar.
Syria-Qatar, Politics, 4/20/1998
Hamas halts anti-government campaign
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has decided to unilaterally halt anti-PNA campaign and to cease the release of leaflets on her behalf, a leading figure in the movement announced Saturday night.
Palestine, Politics, 4/20/1998
Blair and King Hussein exchange views
"These situations, difficult though they are, over the many, many years, can only be resolved through the good will to resolve them," Blair said. He referred to the crisis in both Palestine and Northern Ireland
Jordan-UK, Politics, 4/20/1998
US - Egyptian program for increase foreign trade
The Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Finance is about to finalize a program that deals with customs service problems with program implementation planed for the beginning of July
Egypt-USA, Business, 4/20/1998
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Libya and Congo on Sunday signed an agreement on economic, technical, scientific and cultural cooperation between the two countries.
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Egyptian Hosni Mubarak on Sunday received chairman of the Kuwaiti Ummah (nation) council Abdul Aziz al-Sadoon, in the presence of the speaker of the Egyptian Parliament Ahmad Fati Srour.
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The British embassy in Sanaa on Sunday said that a teacher at the British cultural center in Aden David Mitchell was kidnapped on Thursday along with his wife and 14 year-old son.
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Within the framework of the fifth cultural week held by the French Language Department at the Damascus Faculty of Letters, Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa will deliver a lecture on European - Arab relations at 11.30 a.m.
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Saudi minister of the Interior Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz praised Saudi - Iranian relations, which have been witnessing notable progress in all areas.
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Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Issa Bin Salman al-Khaleifa today received Egyptian Minister of Oil Hamdi al-Banbi, currently visiting al-Bahrain to attend the inauguration of the third Exposition and Conference of the Middle East for Geological Sciences, which opened earlier in the day.
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Qatar General Petroleum Corporation and IBC Gulf Conference opened an Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals International Conference in Doha, Qatar News Agency reported.
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Qatar and Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of understanding agreeing to establish embassies in one another's capitals, Qatar News Agency reported
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Palestinian President Arafat said he intends to announce an independent Palestinian state in 1999 despite Israeli warnings against making such a move unilaterally, Bahrain Tribune reported.
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Meetings of Arab and European Mediterranean states, including Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, begin tomorrow in Palma de Mallorca to address regional cooperation. The meeting precedes a larger meeting to be held in Barcelona in 1999, the French Foreign Ministry's spokesperson said.
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120 Algerian policemen were arrested for civil rights violations, Bahrain Tribune reported.
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Sudan denied that guars at a military camp shot conscripted soldiers there, CNN reported. The official account says the soldiers drowned when a boat they were using to escape the camp capsized.
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Sudan will no longer use flogging as a punishment against women and the elderly in most instances, Nando Times reported.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is trying to arrange a London summit between US Secretary of State Albright and Palestinian and Israeli leaders, Fox News reported.
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Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Sunday received chief of the Saudi intelligence, Prince Turki Bin Faisal Abdul Aziz al-Saud. Bilateral relations, and security cooperation relations between the two countries and means of bolstering them were reviewed.
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Bahrain's Prime Minister Sheikh Khaleifa Bin Salman al-Khaleifa today received Australian parliament member and defense minister Ian McLachlan and members of the accompanying delegation, who arrived from Kuwait.
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The BBC on Saturday quoted the London-based Middle East daily as reporting "an Israeli decision to cancel imposing Israeli nationality on the Syrian people of the Golan." The daily noted that this Israeli measure coincided with the celebrations held by the people of the Golan on Syria's Evacuation Day anniversary.
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The president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan, on Sunday received a message from the ruler of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, concerning bilateral relations and issues of mutual concern, Gulf News Agency reported.
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The Egyptian Nile Sat will be released from a French base in South America on April 28, accompanied by a great celebration attended by Egyptian Minister of Information Safwat El-Sherif and broadcast to Arab countries.
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