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Mubarak meets Assad in Syria
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt arrived in Lattakia at 11 a.m. (Syrian local time) today. At Bassel's al-Assad Airport, he was welcomed by Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, Vice-President Khaddam, Premier al-Zoubi, and senior Syrian officials.
Syria-Egypt, Politics, 4/24/1998
Syria denies free zone for commodity exchange with Iraq
Syrian economic sources denied news reports quoted from Baghdad that a commodity free exchange zone will be opened next Tuesday in al-Qayem city on the Syrian - Iraqi borders on the occasion of the 61st birthday of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Syria-Iraq, Economics, 4/24/1998
Arafat will declare Palestinian state at due time
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat today called on Europe to carry out a more effective role towards Israel, to force it to resume Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
Palestine-Israel-Germany, Politics, 4/24/1998
Iraq: Lifting UN sanctions is a legitimate right
Iraqi Trade Minister Muhammad Mahdi Saleh on Thursday said Iraq has signed contracts to import foodstuffs from Iran and is preparing to sign similar contracts with Saudi Arabia according to the oil-for-food accord.
Iraq-UN, International, 4/24/1998
Palestinian warns of serious crisis, Israel unhappy with V.P. Gore
A major diplomatic crisis is hard to avoid if no progress is achieved on the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks track, warned Nabil Abu Rudeineh, special advisor to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 4/24/1998
General Bashir: Sudan's Islamic program will proceed
Sudanese President General Omar al-Bashir said that his government is well aware of foreign conspiracies targeting what he called the legitimate aspirations of the Sudanese people.
Sudan, Politics, 4/24/1998
Al-Jihad al-Islami criticizes the Arab anti-terrorism pact
Al-Jihad al-Islami - Fatah vanguard movement, which carried out the assassination of the late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1981 on Thursday denounced the Arab agreement on fighting terrorism signed on Wednesday in Cairo.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 4/24/1998
Bahrain's Emir speaks on regional issues
Sheikh Issa said, "Iran is an Islamic state and a neighborly country which has strategic weight in the region." He added that Bahrain is always for best relations with Iran based on mutual respect and non-intervention in internal affairs
Bahrain-Gulf, Politics, 4/24/1998
US opposes lifting of Iraq sanctions
White House spokesman Mike McCurry said, "We have seen insufficient grounds to lift all of the UN Security Council Resolution 687 sanctions that are in place. There needs to be further compliance by the government of Iraq with a whole host of post-Gulf War requirements that have been placed upon Iraq by the international community."
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/24/1998
Syrian justice minister: Arab states rejects terrorism
Minister of Justice Hussein Hassan said the anti-terrorism agreement signed yesterday by Arab states at Arab League headquarters confirms to the world that the Arab states reject terrorism as a goal or a method, and adheres to international resolutions to achieve people's rights to self-determination and armed struggle against foreign occupying forces
Syria-Regional, Politics, 4/24/1998
Russian kidnapped as Briton is to be freed in Yemen
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said that a Russian citizen was kidnapped on Thursday in the Abin district of south Yemen.
Yemen, Local, 4/24/1998
Al-Sharaa confers with PLO executive committee member
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa on Thursday received a member of the political bureau of the PLO, Intisar al-Wazir (Um Jihad), who is the minister of social affairs in the Palestinian government.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 4/24/1998
Lebanese President confers with Kuwaiti Parliament speaker
Lebanese President Elias Hrawi on Thursday at Baabda Presidential Palace in Beirut received chairman of the Kuwaiti Ummah (nation) assembly Ahmad Abdul Aziz al-Sadoun. Talks dealt with bilateral relations, and the situation in the region following Israeli proposals on UN resolution 425.
Lebanon-Kuwait, Politics, 4/24/1998
Doha frees 20 persons accused in coup attempt
Some 117 persons have been tried in this case including 46 in absentia under charges of treason and disclosing state's secrets to foreign countries and attempting to topple the ruler of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani.
Qatar, Judicial, 4/24/1998
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The head of Algerian National Democratic Assembly, Abdel-Kader Bin Saleh, announced his resignation as leader of the ruling party, and said his resignation was due to the difficulty of harmonizing between the leadership of the ruling party and the leadership of Algeria's People's Assembly (Parliament).
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High-ranking Yemeni sources said that General Abdallah El-Beshir, the secretary-general of the Yemeni president, headed on Wednesday to Saudi Arabia for an unannounced visit to discuss the delineation of borders between the two countries.
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Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri left Cairo for Lebanon yesterday after a three-day visit to Egypt. Hariri said that he discussed with the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak bilateral relations, the status of the peace process and the importance of an unconditional Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon.
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Iraqi Deputy Oil Minister Taha Hamoud announced that, "Iraq welcomes an OPEC deal last month to cut global crude oil output for the first time in a decade, but said the reductions should have been bigger."
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Egyptian Minister of Trade and Supply Ahmed Goweili, the head of the joint committee for following up on the high committee's resolutions for privatization, announced his committee agreed to allow the Suez Canal Department and the Canal Company for Harbors and Projects to sell all the shares they possess in the Suez Canal Company and invest the proceeds into the insurance fund for employees in Suez Canal Department.
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General Abdel-Rahim Mohammed Hussein, the Sudanese minister of interior, said security talks are progressing towards achieving desired goals of improving relations between the two countries, pointing out that he has presented a security proposal after his meeting with Egyptian Minister of Interior Habib El-Adli.
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Medhat El-Maraghi, the head of the Egyptian delegation to meetings of the Asian - African legal committee which concluded in India on Wednesday, said the committee decided to discuss the establishment of an international penal court for the Asian - African regions in its coming session.
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The preliminary court of Giza in Cairo decided to postpone the claim of the El-Zaini family, which claims it owns ten Israeli cities, until June 8 so the Israeli ambassador in Cairo can be informed of the claim, which includes documentation.
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The secretary-general of the Arab League, Esmat Abdel Meguid authorized the Arab League to host a coordinating conference to be attended by representatives of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Organization of African unity, Arab League, United Nations and the European Union to develop a united position for supporting Somali reconciliation efforts.
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