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Israel sends Syria a message directly and through EU envoy
Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai today reiterated his call on Syria to join his initiative to change the situation in Lebanon.
Regional-Syria-European Union, Politics, 4/29/1998
Mubarak confers with Netanyahu
The Egyptian President added, "If negotiations do not proceed and Israel clings to its intransigent stance, this will have an adverse impact on the region's security and stability."
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 4/29/1998
Yemeni opposition calls for investigating bloody confrontations
One Yemeni citizen was killed and two others were shot and wounded on Monday by Yemeni policemen who were trying to disperse a demonstration in the southern Hadramout province.
Yemen, Local, 4/29/1998
Collapse of the Umayyad empire
In spite of their organization, their palaces, their poetry, their enlightenment and the democratic touch of the desert, the Umayyads were doomed. They were a minority in a world where the bourgeois townsmen outside Syria were becoming progressively more hostile and more important.
Regional-Syria, History, 4/29/1998
Arab national conference calls for lifting sanctions on Arab states
The eighth Arab national conference continued to discuss the reports of the conference's general trusteeship, where it reviewed the situations in Arab states, Arab national security, foreign presence in some Arab states -- especially the Gulf states -- and attempts to undermine Arab unity.
Regional, Politics, 4/29/1998
PLO headquarters in Jerusalem faces new threats
The status of the Orient House as headquarters of the Palestinian peace negotiators made it become the unofficial bureau of the PLO in Jerusalem, even back in the days of the former right wing Likud government of Yitzhak Shamir.
Palestine-Israel, Local, 4/29/1998
Lebanon lodge a complaint against Israeli shelling of civilians
Five civilians were wounded in Zibqin, Maidoun and Kafra towns, and a number of houses in Yater town were damaged as a result of the Israeli attacks.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/29/1998
Head of Iranian consultation council concludes tour to Kuwait
He also renewed his country's commitment to a 1971 agreement concerning a dispute with the United Arab Emirates over three Gulf islands, Greater and Lesser Tunb and Abu Mousa.
Kuwait-Iran, Politics, 4/29/1998
Moroccan delegation arrives in Baghdad for a show of support
A Moroccan public delegation arrived at the Iraqi capital Baghdad, traveling from the Iraqi - Syrian border.
Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 4/29/1998
Algeria, South Africa sign eight cooperation agreements
Algeria and South Africa today signed eight agreements on aviation, trade, sciences, technology, tourism, costume cooperation and avoidance of double taxation.
Algeria-South Africa, Economics, 4/29/1998
Reducing food quantities for Iraqi individuals
Iraq's Ministry of Commerce said it will reduce quantities of food specified for Iraqis due to US and British delays in approving purchasing agreements within the U.N. oil-for-food program.
Iraq-UN, Economics, 4/29/1998
Release of Italian couple detained in Libya imminent
Sgarbi has said that the sanctions imposed on Libya are inhuman. He also called on Arab and European countries to ignore the sanctions, as he did when he violated the air embargo imposed on Libya and landed a small airplane in Tripoli.
Libya-Italy, Politics, 4/29/1998
Al-Sharaa briefs Syrian Cabinet on latest developments
The ministers reviewed scientific and technical cooperation projects with Italy, and agreements on encouraging, protecting and guaranteeing investment with the governments of the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Egypt, China and Yemen.
Syria, Local, 4/29/1998
Hamas spiritual leader: we do not want inter-fighting
The spiritual leader of the Palestinian national resistance movement Hamas, Sheikh Ahmad Yassin said Palestinian struggle will continue unabated until liberation of land and sacred places is achieved.
Palestine-Iran, Politics, 4/29/1998
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The Yemen Times newspaper yesterday reported that informed sources in Yemen said US General Anthony Zinni will visit Sanaa at the end of next month.
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Soliman Metwali, the Egyptian minister of transportation, said the government will privatize coin-operated telephones by giving two private sector companies the rights to manage 40,000 pay phones.
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said that Palestinian President Arafat must compromise for upcoming London peace talks to succeed, Nando Times reported.
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Leaders of a Yemeni tribe whose members kidnapped a British family last week are negotiating with the kidnappers for the family's release, CNN reported.
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80 Algerian soldiers were reported killed and another 40 taken captive in a failed raid on armed rebels in the Larbaa area, 15 miles south of Algiers, Fox News reported.
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A group of 63 Iraqi Kurds who had been living in an Iranian refugee camp voluntarily returned to Iraq from Iran, IRNA reported.
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The Israeli government approved the development of 807 new homes in the West Bank settlement of Efrat, Bahrain Tribune reported.
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Britain's minister of international development accused the Sudanese government of blocking aid intended for starving Sudanese citizens, Fox News reported.
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Egyptian Minister of Transportation Soleiman Metwali stated that the Egyptian government will present 20% of the shares of the Egyptian Company for Communication for sale, while the government retains ownership of 80% of the shares.
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Iran denied Algerian accusations of interference in Algerian internal affairs and criticized the government's handling of massacres of Algerian civilians, IRNA reported.
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A Lebanese Cabinet decision to impose a two percent tax on all imports is undergoing informal debates, Lebanon News Wire reported.
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The Oman - UAE economic committee met to review economic relations and bilateral cooperation, Oman Daily Observer reported.
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Saudi Arabia has transferred $3.6 million from the Popular Committee in Support of the Palestinian Struggle to the Palestinian Liberation Organization at the instructions of Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, prince of Riyadh and the chairman of the popular committee.
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Qatar's Hamad Medical Corporation began a one-week drive for blood donations in Qatar, Qatar News Agency reported.
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Kuwaiti Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah today asserted that the position of the GCC six member states are identical to those of Syria, Lebanon and Palestine with regard to the Israeli peace negotiations al-Sharq al-Awsat reported.
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Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz met today in Jeddah with members of a delegation representing the US Foreign Relations Department led by Henry Sigman, currently visiting Saudi Arabia.
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Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai today reiterated his call on Syria to join his initiative to change the situation in Lebanon.
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Iraq participated in the first international Saudi book fair in Mecca, IRNA reported.
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Arab League Secretary-General Esmat Abdul Meguid stressed that his meetings with Algerian officials aim at strengthening and supporting the capabilities of Algerian people in all fields.
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Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Issa Bin Salman al-Khaleifa on Tuesday received the director general for political affairs at the German Foreign Ministry, currently making an official visit to Bahrain.
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The UAE's life expectancies have risen to 74 years for females and 72 years for males, Khaleej Times reported.
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Bahrain's Works and Agriculture Minister Majid Al Jishi said yesterday that Bahrain should introduce legislation limiting fishing to assure that adequate numbers of fish will be available for fishing, Gulf Daily News reported.
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The social fund of development in Egypt has sponsored a symposium and exhibition to share China's experience in small industries, examining ideas for small projects in China which can also be applied in Egypt and exhibiting equipment used in these industries in China.
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Morocco and Spain agreed to enhance bilateral relations between them by intensifying their meetings. The decision was announced at the conclusion of Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar's two-day visit to Morocco.
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Abdul Karim El-Iryani, Yemen's deputy prime minister and foreign minister, arrived yesterday in Addis Ababa to begin an official visit to Ethiopia.
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Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa on Tuesday discussed with European Union Middle East envoy Miguel Moratinos the latest developments in the peace process and Israeli attempts to void UN Security Council resolution 425.
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European Union Middle East envoy Miguel Moratinos starts a two-day visit to Lebanon tomorrow.
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