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Kuwaiti deputies want a Gulf National Security Council
Members of the foreign affairs' committee in the Kuwait Nation's Council (parliament) suggested establishing a Gulf national security council comprising the six member states in the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Gulf-Kuwait, Politics, 5/30/1998
Syrian defense minister to visit Tehran
Syrian Defense Minister Mustafa Tlass received a formal invitation from his Iranian counterpart, Ali Shamkhani, to visit Tehran as soon as possible. The invitation was delivered by the Iranian ambassador in Damascus, Sheikh Hassan Ekhteri.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 5/30/1998
Chirac visits Beirut
Chirac will hold talks with Lebanese President Elias Hrawi, Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Foreign Minister Fares Boueiz, tackling enhancing bilateral relations, reviving the peace process and addressing the Israeli suggestion of a conditional withdrawal
Lebanon-France, Politics, 5/30/1998
Trade discussions between Libya and Egypt
Foad Galal, Egypt's ambassador in Libya, confirmed yesterday that, "The anticipated visit of Libya's Colonel Moammar Gaddafi to Egypt during the coming days comes within the permanent coordination between the two leaders of the two countries in different international and Arab issues."
Egypt-Libya, Politics, 5/30/1998
Arab League praises Polish call for Palestine to attend cities conference
Fadporesky said that calling on Palestine's delegation to participate in the conference made the Mayor of Israeli Jerusalem, Ehud Olmert, refuse to participate in the conference
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 5/30/1998
Saudi Arabia signs service contract for Internet consultation
Dr. Saleh El-Adl, head of King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology, signed with Dr. Brenda Yeznelanz, general manager of the German Agency for Technology a contract for consultative services for establishing an Internet in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia, Business, 5/30/1998
Egyptian products fair in Baghdad next month
The Egyptian ministers of trade and industry, Ahmed Goweili and Soliman Reda, will inaugurate a week-long fair for Egyptian products that will be held in Baghdad starting on June 16.
Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 5/30/1998
American shuns money offers and returns Petra antiques
The red rose city of Petra has been reunited with two Nabatiyan pieces 50 years after they were sold to an American tourist.
Jordan, History, 5/30/1998
Abdul Wahab Darawshe: Israeli people tend to extremism
Abdul-Wahab Darawshe, the head of the Arab Democratic Party in Israel, expressed his hope of convening an Arab summit to discuss the latest peace process and the Israeli refusal to implement its signed agreements with the Palestinians.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/30/1998
Libya, Chad for boosting bilateral relations
Talks dealt with means of implementing cooperation and integration programs between the two countries in the fields of electricity, industrial and agricultural investment, education and communications.
Libya-Chad, Economics, 5/30/1998
Iranian parliamentary head to be chosen tomorrow
Iran said elections for the members of the constitutional protection council will be held on October 23. The council has the authority to choose and discharge the Iranian Republic's guide.
Iran, Politics, 5/30/1998
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Australia's Foreign Minister Alexander Downer criticized two British nurses, convicted in the murder of a coworker in Saudi Arabia and released to their native country, for criticizing Frank Gilford, the brother of the woman they were convicted of killing, Gulf Daily News reported.
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The UN Food and Agricultural Organization and the International Fund for Agricultural Development signed an agreement in Rome to help countries fight desertification.
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Oman's revenues dropped in the first quarter of 1998 by 4.4% to RO 442 million, Oman Daily observer reported.
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Qatar called on its citizens to reduce use of water and electricity so production can keep up with demand, Gulf Times reported.
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Direct flights between Iran and the UAE began today from the Iranian city of Zahedan to Dubai, IRNA reported.
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Bahrain's Emir Sheikh Issa Bin Salman al-Khalifa and UN Secretary-General Annan met yesterday and discussed the importance of peace and security in the Gulf region and the stalled Middle East peace process, Gulf News Agency reported.
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The UAE's health ministry is considering a ban on smoking in public places, Khaleej Times reported.
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UN Secretary-General Annan approved Iraq's program for distributing food and medical supplies under the oil-for-food agreement, Fox News reported.
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Comoran President Mohamed Taki dismissed his government for the third time since he came to office in 1996, Nando Times reported.
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China has reiterated its call for Israel to show more flexibility to take the Middle East peace process out of its current impasse, of 15 months.
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An official source in Amman said on Thursday that the EU Middle East peace process envoy Miguel Angel Moratinos held talks on Thursday pertaining to the Middle East peace process with Jordan's Prime Minister Abdul Salam al-Majali, who criticized the Israeli "evasive policy."
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The secretary-general of the Lebanese Foreign Ministry, Zafer al-Hassan, on Friday discussed with the Russian ambassador in Beirut regional conditions and bilateral relations between the two countries.
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China reiterated its call for an early lifting of sanctions imposed by the UN against Iraq. The Chinese news agency Xinhua said on Friday that the Chinese deputy premier on Thursday informed Iraqi envoy Amer Muhammad Rashid, currently visiting China, that his country is concerned over the suffering of the Iraqi people as a result of these sanctions.
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The fourth cultural festival of al-Rabat city opens today with the participation of hundreds of men of letters, musicians and cinematographers from Arab, North African, European and Latin American countries. A sum of US $700,000 has been allotted for the festival which will include some 1,000 participants from 30 countries on May 30 through June 9.
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In statements to reporters Atef Ebied, Egyptian minister of the business sector, confirmed today that the government has started a plan to reform 75 troubled companies to return them to profitability.
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In statements to reporters today, Atef Ebeid, minister of the Egyptian general business sector, confirmed the Egyptian government's intention to present one of its affiliated banks for sale during the current year.
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Mahmoud Abu Zied, Egypt's minister of public works and water resources announced yesterday that the Egyptian - Sudanese technical committee will hold its meetings in Cairo today, during which it will discuss bilateral cooperation between the two countries and coordination regarding meetings of Nile basin countries that will be held during September.
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Ali Hefzi, the governor of North Sinai said yesterday that about 14,000 tons of Egyptian products and goods have been exported to the Palestinian areas through the international trade line at Rafah harbor since the beginning of May.
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Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the spiritual leader of the Palestinian Islamic resistance movement Hamas, arrived yesterday in Sudan for a one-week visit. Hassan El-Tobabi, the head of the Sudanese national conference, received Sheikh Yassin at the airport.
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