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Rabbi speaks against immoral Israeli practice, other Israelis help
I, as a rabbi, feel that to destroy homes in this way is to tramp on the Torah and on everything that we hold dear in the Jewish tradition
Palestine-Israel, Local, 8/3/1998
Talks resume, no promise seen
Palestinian president Yasser Arafat told reporters in Gaza upon his return from Morocco that no progress whatsoever was achieved in the committee talks with Israel and that peace process is stalled at a situation of impasse
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/3/1998
Erekat threatens to halt negotiations if Israel continues to waste time
Erekat urged the U.S. to place real pressure on the Israeli government to move the peace process forward, adding that the Palestinians will halt their talks with Israel unless progress takes place.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/3/1998
El-Baz: Egypt will move on peace conference soon halt after of negotiations
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt's political advisor, Osama el-Baz on Sunday stressed that President Mubarak is currently making intensive contacts with Arab presidents and kings to convene an Arab summit.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 8/3/1998
Aziz meeting Butler today, after spying accusations
UNSCOM chief Richard Butler is meeting today with Tariq Aziz, the Iraqi first deputy prime minister, as part of a four-day visit.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 8/3/1998
Egyptian consultation council head: No religious discrimiation in Egypt
The head of the Egyptian consultation council, Mostafa Kamal Helmi, said that the claims of some western circles concerning discrimination between Egypt's Moslems and Coptics are invalid and have nothing to do with truth.
Egypt, Politics, 8/3/1998
70 Sudanese dying daily due to famine
Sudanese relief official Hussien El-Abid warned of the aggravation of the miserable situation in Sudan due to the famine there.
Sudan, Local, 8/3/1998
Arab Journalists deal with politics and professional issues
The Union deplored in this respect the recession of the freedom of speech in the Arab world and the political and legislative obstacles against the press and journalists as well as the heavy sanctions inflicted on newsmen in some Arab countries.
Regional, Politics, 8/3/1998
One mine for every person in Kuwait
Kuwait, is the most heavily land mined country in the world when considering its small population. The study said that the mines left by Iraq which amounted to 92.4 mines per kilometer equals 1.1 mine per person.
Kuwait, Politics, 8/3/1998
Italy and Libya reopen marine transportation
A Libyan ship "Toletela" arrived on Sunday in Catania on the island of Sicily from the Libyan port city of Tripoli, and returned the same day evening to Libya.
Libya-Italy, Economics, 8/3/1998
Tunisian ruling party backs Maghreban integration efforts
The RCD, which closed Sunday its third convention, said it backs Tunisia's efforts geared towards the consolidation of the Arab Maghreb Union, which groups Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Mauritania.
Tunisia, Politics, 8/3/1998
Eritrea backs Libyan initiative in border dispute
Addressing Eritreans living in Libya, the minister of industry and trade reaffirmed his government's support for the Libyan peace initiative saying it constituted a solid basis for the global settlement of the dispute.
Libya-Eritrea, Politics, 8/3/1998
Khartoum expects violence before Addis Ababa negotiations
before the start of negotiations between the government and the opposition, the Sudanese opposition began to take new territorial areas and to stir up disturbances aimed at improving its position in the negotiations, which will begin on Tuesday in Addis Ababa
Sudan, Politics, 8/3/1998
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King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia was admitted to a Riyadh hospital on Sunday for medical tests. Saudi Press Agency said that "the Custodian of the two holy mosques, King Fahd arrived in al-Riyadh on Sunday from Jeddah to carry out medical tests at the King Faisal specialized hospital." The Saudi king was admitted for the second time in six months.
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Foreign Minister Amr Moussa asserted that Egypt will not discuss with anyone Egyptian Scud missiles so long as other regional countries have longer range missiles, and nuclear equiped missiles that are being ignored. Moussa called for a nuclear free zone in the region.
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Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh denied that his country supported Iraq during the Gulf War in 1990. The Yemeni president stated that Yemen condemned the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and said that the deterioration in Yemen's relations with the U.S. came when Yemen refused to support a $25 million to aid war efforts against Iraq citing desire to find a peaceful solution to the problem.
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The secretary-general of the Omani Foreign Ministry said that his country's embassy to Lebanon will be reopened at the ambassadorial level.
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Palestinian sources told ArabicNews.com that Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeni Primakov will conduct a regional tour at the beginning of September that will include Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Syria, aimed at pushing forward the peace process after the failure of the US initiative.
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United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed al-Nahyan on Sunday received a message from Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi, delivered by Iran's ambassador to Abu Dhabi Hossein Sadeqi, pertaining to bilateral relations between the two countries.
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U.S. Deputy White House Press Secretary Barry Toiv said today that US efforts in supporting the Iraqi oppposition will focus on how to most effectively the funds that the Congress allocated.
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In shots shown by the Saudi television Sunday night, Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz seemed to be in good condition at King Faisal specialized Hospital in Riyadh. The King was shown looking relaxed while talking with his guests.
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The Iranian Presidency today announced that prince Turki Bin Abdullah, son of Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, will arrive in Tehran tomorrow to hold talks with officials in Iran.
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The UN Sanctions Committee has approved three Jordanian contracts, primarily for medicines, worth $488,000 with Iraq, Petra reported.
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Oman LNG has agreed to provide, beginning in late 2001, 1.2 million tonnes of liquid natural gas each year for twenty years to India's MetGas company, Oman News Agency reported.
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A Bahraini official at the Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs dealing with land registration said that the real estate market in Bahrain is flourishing, Gulf News Agency reported.
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Two Egyptian men have been arrested in connection with last week's killing of 31-year-old Egyptian laborer Abdul Wahab Mohammad in Ras Al Ein, Jordan, Jordan Times reported.
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Bahrain is working on new laws controlling the possession of weapons, ammunition and explosives in order to ensure the state's security, Gulf Daily News reported.
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The director of the Iranian Foreign Ministry's Persian Gulf Department Ali Asghar Khaji on the occasion of Iranian President Mohammed Khatami's first anniversary in office, noted the progress Kahtami's policies has helped make in Arab Gulf states, IRNA reported.
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Lebanese fishermen Oussama Tafla and Issam Samra were detained today by the Israeli Navy, Future News reported.
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Air Djibouti began flights to Dubai on July 30, Khaleej Times reported.
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