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Iranian missile test worries Israel
US intelligence experts believe that in the next few weeks Iran will be carrying out more tests with this model, which can strike a target up to 1,300 km away. The new version, Shihab-4 is expected to be capable of hitting any target in Israel
Regional-Iran, Military, 7/24/1998
Saudi Arabia ready to deliver three killed Yemeni soldiers
Prince Nayef Ben Abdul Aziz, the Saudi minister of interior, stated that Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdul Qader Bajamal will pay a visit to Saudi Arabia to fulfil the invitation of his Saudi counterpart, Prince Saud al-Faisal, to lessen the tensions and resolve the disputes between the two countries.
Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 7/24/1998
London intends to close Libya-Lockerbie file
A source close to the British government in London said Thursday the British government intends to close the file of Lockerbie crisis between Libya on the one hand and both Britain and the US on the other.
Libya-UK, Politics, 7/24/1998
Arab League expresses willingness to extradite Libyan suspects
Today, the Arab League expressed its willingness to make arrangements for extraditing the two Libyan suspects in the Lockerbie case to be presented before the Scotland judiciary in the Netherlands.
Libya-Regional, Politics, 7/24/1998
Syrian - Egyptian summit in Cairo expected within the coming days
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Syrian President Hafez Al-Assad agreed upon convening a summit in Cairo within the coming days. Syrian diplomatic sources expected that the summit will be held on the coming week after Egypt's celebrations of the July 23, 1952 revolution.
Regional, Politics, 7/24/1998
Manama fire is not political, asylum seekers escaped through Dubai
Indications that these fires were politically motivated were denied by Bahraini officials. The official who wanted to remain anonymous stated that this could not have been a political act since the owner of the warehouse was a Bahraini Shiite Muslim
Bahrain, Local, 7/24/1998
Moroccan premier denies reports of government reshuffle
Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi denied Thursday reports of a possible reshuffle in September of the socialist-led coalition government appointed last March.
Morocco, Politics, 7/24/1998
Hariri for cohesion of Syrian, Lebanese tracks
Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has stressed the need for continued cohesion between the Syrian and Lebanese tracks so as to serve common interests between the two countries.
Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 7/24/1998
Israeli shelling of Lebanese villages expands scope
the artillery attacks targeted the areas of Jarjou', Ein Buswar, Mleita, Habboush river, al-Rafei mountain, Sujoud, al-Zahrani river, Safi mountain, al-Litani river, and Aqmata and al-Hamra farms. The bombardment also covered the towns of Shawkat Mifdoun, Yahmur and Arnoun as well as areas situated between eastern al-Kfour, for the first time since the creation of April Understanding in 1996. The Israeli troops used 155 mm artillery shells.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/24/1998
UN delegation talks with Algerian premier
A round of talks was held on Thursday in Algiers between Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmad Attaf and a group of international figures led by former Portuguese President Mario Soares, currently on a two-week fact-finding visit to the country.
Algeria, Politics, 7/24/1998
France to Israel: Golan is Syrian land; Russia, China discuss peace
Assistant spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry Yves Doutriaux said the Golan is a Syrian territory and Israel should withdraw from it according to international law and restore it to Syria
Syria-France, Politics, 7/24/1998
Finance agreements reached between Tunisia and France
The first agreement presents a loan of 110 million French francs (20.9 million Tunisian dinars) to participate in financing a project for developing industrial areas in Sousa state, 140 kilometers from the Tunisian capital.
Tunisia-France, Economics, 7/24/1998
Mirage contract between France and Abu Dhabi to be signed soon
Sources close to the French Presidential Palace said that chief of staff for the United Arab Emirates Army, Sheikh Muhammad Bin Zayed al-Nahyan, has stressed Thursday to French President Jacques Chirac that final touches concerning "Mirage" contract announced by the UAE last December will be effective "very soon."
United Arab Emirates, Politics, 7/24/1998
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Jordanian Crown Prince Hassan on Thursday night made a telephone call to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. The two sides reviewed the reasons behind the suspension of Israeli - Palestinian negotiations, Israeli radio reported.
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Egypt's ambassador in Tel Aviv, Muhammad Bassyouni, said that relations between Egypt and Israel are normal. In an interview with Israeli radio broadcast today Bassyouni added that President Mubarak will visit Israel if there is "in this visit what would give the peace process a push forward."
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Low oil prices threaten Kuwait's program to shore up its military and may force it to delay some military development plans, Gulf News reported.
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Bahrain's minister of Cabinet affairs and information called for a new peace effort in the Middle East and a united Arab position toward the process, Gulf Daily News reported.
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UNSCOM chief Richard Butler informed the UN Security Council that on July 18, Iraq refused to allow weapons inspectors access to a document related to weapons that could deliver chemical or biological weapons. The document will be held by the Iraqi National Monitoring Directorate until Butler's visit on August 2-5, when Butler and Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz will review the document.
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At the directives of President Hafez al-Assad Syrian troops on Wednesday carried out a tactical project in an environment that closely simulated real battle conditions, attended by the Army's chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Ali Aslan; the deputy chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Abdul Rahman Sayyad; and high-ranking army officials.
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Dubai Investments said on Tuesday that it had taken a 7.5 percent stake in a Saudi Arabian chemical venture, the first industrial investment made by the Dubai holding company outside the United Arab Emirates.
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