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Syria: Knesset's decision considered an announcement of war
Syrian sources said that an Israeli Keneset "draft law" sending any withdrawal from the Golan or other territories under Israeli law to referendums by the public and the Knesset, which would require a majority of 61 votes of a possible 120 votes for approval, amounts to a announcement of war against the region, the peace process and the whole world.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 7/25/1998
Kuwait - Iraq trade accusations about Gulf pollution and prisoners
Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Said al-Sahaf said that his country denies Kuwaiti accusations that it attempted to pollute Gulf waters with five petroleum tankers after the Gulf War, stating that the alliance forces opposing Iraq were responsible for Gulf pollution during the war.
Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 7/25/1998
Uganda and Garang set for large-scale attack says Sudanese official
A Sudanese official warned of movements and coordination operations currently taking place between Ugandan forces and fighters from the Sudanese People's Liberation Army.
Sudan, Military, 7/25/1998
Settlers press for more police in Old City of Jerusalem
Israel decided to modify its original plan for extra police protection for Jewish settlers in the Old City of Jerusalem by increasing the police force currently on duty in the city.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/25/1998
Largest private electricity station in the Middle East to be in Egypt
A consortium headed by the InterGen company, which is partly owned by two Egyptian companies, has signed with the Egyptian government contracts to establishing the 650-megawatt Sidi Krir electricity station near Alexandria at a cost of $450 million
Egypt, Business, 7/25/1998
25 percent of world's terrorist operations happen in Arab states
A study for the general trusteeship of the Arab interior ministers' council confirmed that 25% the world's total terrorist operations annually take place in Arab states.
Regional, Politics, 7/25/1998
Libya praises relations with Italy
Assistant secretary of the Libyan Foreign Relations Bureau, Abdul Ati al-Obeidi, praised the Italian government which has been successful in eliminating years of uncertainty between the two countries.
Libya-Italy, Politics, 7/25/1998
605 affected by AIDS virus in Yemen
The number of those who are affected by the AIDS virus in Yemen has reached at least 605 at the middle of July. Formal reports uncovered that the number of AIDS patients reached 277 cases, while the number of those known to carry the virus number 328.
Yemen, Health, 7/25/1998
US, UK to announce acceptance of Lockerbie settlement Tuesday
The British daily the Guardian reported that UK Foreign Secretary Robin Cook will announce on Tuesday Britain's decision to accept the trial of the two Libyans suspected to be involved in explosion of a US passenger plane over Lockerbie in Scotland in 1988, according to the Scottish law at The Hague in the Netherlands.
Libya-UK, Politics, 7/25/1998
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Plans are underway to renovate Manama's Central Market into a modernized shopping complex, Gulf Daily News reported.
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Qatar recorded a 38.2% growth in imports from India in 1997-1998, Gulf Times reported.
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A Jordanian request to institute humanitarian flights to Iraq was rejected by the United Nations Security Council's Sanctions Committee, Jordan Times reported.
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Oman has barred non-nationals from employment as school bus drivers, Oman Daily Observer reported.
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Egypt's National Statistical Service said Egyptian consumers spent $1.2 billion on cigarettes from June 1997 till June 1998, purchasing more than 51 billion cigarettes, over 2 billion more than in the previous year, IRNA reported.
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A Qatar Islamic Charitable Society delegation visiting Palestine provided QR 500,000 in support for building an Islamic complex including a mosque, lecture halls, a computer center and other facilities in Kafr Bar, Qatar News Agency reported.
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Jaser Ziyad, director-general of the Jordanian Civil Aviation Authority, will lead a CAA delegation to Germany for talks on increasing flights between the two countries, Petra reported.
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Algerian sources said that at least 73 Algerian citizens, mostly Islamist extremists, were killed in the last few days and that 60 Armed Islamic Group members were shot in a jungle in northeast Algeria in a six-day military operation.
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Tunisian newspapers launched a attacks on the Israeli policy toward peace negotiations and reaching the stage of final status talks according to Madrid and Oslo conventions. Al-Sabah daily independent newspaper, urged the international community to stand firm against what it called "the cheap political exploitation from the Israel Likud Party which tries by any means to stay in power, even at the cost of the Arab - Israeli peace agreements."
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Ramallah's week-long arts festival will start on Thursday. The festival will feature singing and show bands from Egypt, Jordan, France, Greece, Morocco in addition to singers from Palestine, Tunisia and Morocco. The Palestinian government decided to hold this festival as scheduled in spite of the deadlocked peace process.
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