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Yassin raises US $400 million, worries Palestinian government
Contrary to press reports, the Palestinian government has not considered at all the question of whether to allow Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin back to Palestine.
Palestine, Politics, 5/27/1998
UAE works on solving Doha - Manama dispute
The sources said that Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassem will head to Saudi Arabia for a formal visit, and he will deliver a massage from Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa to Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah.
Gulf, Politics, 5/27/1998
Garang will not attend opposition meeting in Cairo
The head of the Sudanese People's Liberation Army, John Garang, informed the head of the Sudanese opposition Democratic National Assembly, Mohammed Osman, that he will not be able to attend the meeting of the opposition's leadership in exile, which is to be held for the first time in Cairo.
Sudan, Politics, 5/27/1998
Shiekh Yassin and George Habesh agree to form a new front
A member of the political bureau of the Public Front for Liberating Palestine, Maher El-Taher, said that the leaders of the Islamic resistance movement, Hamas, agreed with the Public Front for Liberating Palestine on forming a national front that comprises all the forces opposed to the Oslo agreements to overcome the disputes among Palestinian factions.
Palestine, Politics, 5/27/1998
Saudi, Syrian educational cooperation highlighted
The significance of promoting and consolidating joint cooperation relations between Syria and Saudi Arabia in all educational, scientific and cultural fields was emphasized in Damascus on Tuesday by Syrian Education Minister Ghassan al-Halabi.
Syria-Saudi Arabia, Education, 5/27/1998
Jordanian minister to review trade with Iraq
Jordan's Minister of Industry and Trade Hani Mulki left Amman for a two-day visit to Baghdad. He is to meet with the Iraqi ministers of industry and trade.
Jordan-Iraq, Economics, 5/27/1998
South Lebanon fighting claims two SLA members' lives
Lebanese army units moved out the teachers and pupils of Hadatha town's government school after they were besieged by Israeli bombardment
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 5/27/1998
Company forms to produce cars in Arab states
A reliable source at the Egyptian Industries Union on Tuesday said that Egypt, Tunisia and Libya have established an investment company with a capital of US $600 million, with its top priority to produce a car in the Arab states.
Regional, Business, 5/27/1998
Egyptian parliament head calls for Arab solidarity against Israeli provocation
Ahmed Fathi Serour, the head of Egypt's People's Assembly, called yesterday during a meeting held between an Egyptian parliamentary delegation and the head of the Tunisian Council of Deputies, Foad El-Mobzeh, for Arab solidarity in confronting Israeli provocation.
Egypt-Tunisia, Politics, 5/27/1998
UN coordinator meets Kurdish delegations
The UN coordinator in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Dennis Halliday, held a joint meeting with two delegations representing the Kurdistan Democratic Party led by Massud Barzani and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan led by Jalal Talabani.
Iraq-UN, Local, 5/27/1998
Palestinian AL delegate attacks US House Speaker
The Palestinian delegate at the Arab League, Mohammed Sobaih, attacked the speaker of the US House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich, for harming the peace process by supporting Israel's extreme policy.
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 5/27/1998
Al-Khansaa: A poetess of courage and pride
She lived in both the pre-Islamic and the Islamic eras and her poetry was greatly appreciated by Prophet Muhammad himself, who used to listen to her reciting her verses. She was also a brave warrior and a brilliant and remarkable woman of her age.
Regional, Literature, 5/27/1998
Henish Island decision due within a month
The undersecretary of the Yemeni Foreign Ministry, Ghaleb Ali Gamil, said that the international arbitration committee charged with settling a dispute between Yemen and Eritrea over possession of Henish island delayed issuing its final decision because its needed more time to examine the information presented in the dispute and to check on facts.
Yemen-Eritrea, Politics, 5/27/1998
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Two Palestinians were released by an Israeli court after they were detained by Hebron police for an altercation in which they said they were trying to save their cousin who was being beaten by a settler, Haaretz reported. The settler said he was detaining their 15 year-old cousin.
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France detained another two suspected Islamists, part of a group allegedly planning attacks associated with the World Cup soccer tournament, Fox News reported.
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Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert ordered structures build by settlers in an Arab area of East Jerusalem to be torn down, Nando Times reported.
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The US will reduce its troops in the Gulf by almost half to around 20,000, Nando Times reported.
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Three attacks in Yemen in the past week claimed one life and injured nine persons, CNN reported. The report gave no reason for the attacks.
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In a statement issued yesterday the general public committee for external communications and Libyan international cooperation on the anniversary of the establishment of the Organization of African Unity, Libya praised the OAU's stance concerning the dispute between Libya, the U.S. and Britain over the Lockerbie case.
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After Egyptian President Hosni Mubark received Robert Livingston, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday, Livingston said that the U.S. adheres to its economic cooperation with Egypt and seeks to increase it.
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Commerce and industry undersecretaries of GCC states gathered yesterday in Doha for a two-day meeting on the sidelines of a seminar organized by the Gulf Industrial Consultancy Organization (GICO).
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Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, accompanied by a delegation of businessmen, will visit Egypt during June. Aznar will hold discussions with Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzouri in which they will tackle the opportunities for trade and investments between the two countries.
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Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Tuesday received a message from the Iranian President Muhammad Khatami.
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