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Arab League: Remove Libyan sanctions until guilt is established
Arab League Secretary-General Esmat Abdul Meguid, sent two messages to the head of the UN Security Council, Sergei Lavrov, and to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in which he asks for the sanctions imposed on Libya to be lifted.
Libya-Regional-UN, Politics, 8/11/1998
Israel's nuclear program: the art of saying yes and no together
Israel said Tuesday it would accept the establishment of a committee with which it can negotiate the terms to halt the production of fissionable material for military use but refused to commit itself in advance to allowing international inspection of its maximum security nuclear reactor at Dimona.
Israel-UN, Politics, 8/11/1998
Moussa pays sudden visit to Saudi Arabia
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa returned to Cairo yesterday evening, after a sudden visit to Saudi Arabia, which lasted for several hours, in which he held discussions with Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal.
Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/11/1998
Lebanese resistance fighters escalate resistance
Israeli military sources said the army's northern command felt a deep disgrace following the successful infiltration of a Hizbullah gunman into one of the bases in occupied south Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/11/1998
Sanctions cause a ten times increase in Iraqi children death
The Iraqi Ministry of Health has asserted that some 33,000 Iraqi children under the age of five died during the first half of 1998 as a result of the sanctions imposed on Iraq.
Iraq, Health, 8/11/1998
King Hassan receives U.S. Congressmen
King Hassan II received Monday at the Royal palace of Skhirat (near Rabat) a group of U.S. congressmen led by Harold Rogers, a Republican representative from Kentucky.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 8/11/1998
King Hassan condemns U.S. embassies bombings
"We firmly condemn this barbarous act and we share your pain and that of the friendly American people"', added the Moroccan monarch, expressing sympathy and solidarity with the families of the victims.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 8/11/1998
Sudanese opposition begins Cairo meeting
Meetings of the higher leadership of the Sudanese opposition start tonight at the headquarters of the Egyptian National Party.
Sudan, Politics, 8/11/1998
Islamic world eager to increase inter-trade to 13 percent
Chairman of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Mohammed Ali said Islamic Countries are eager to increase Inter-Trade from 10 percent to 13 percent within the coming three Years, Kuwaiti news agency "Kuna" reported.
Regional, Economics, 8/11/1998
El-Baz: Israeli - Syrian negotiations should resume
President Mubarak's political advisor, Osama el-Baz, has asserted the need to resume negotiations on the Syrian track from the point at which they stopped and the need to carry out all obligations providing for a full Israeli withdrawal from Syria's occupied Golan.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 8/11/1998
Iranian Interior Ministry says elections of municipal council will be held
Iranian Interior Minister Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari confirmed that an item in the constitution -- which was halted long ago -- will be implemented before the end of March 1999, specifying the election of municipal councils.
Iran, Politics, 8/11/1998
Jordan strengthens ties with Israel despite opposition
Jordanian Minister of Trade and Industry Hani al-Mulki is to visit Israel tomorrow. He will discuss trade and economic cooperation between the two sides in the context of the Wadi Araba agreement.
Jordan-Israel, Economics, 8/11/1998
Jeddah harbor receiving giant container ship
Starting next Wednesday, Jeddah harbor will be receiving the ship Reaina Medisk which is considered among the biggest ships in the world for transporting containers with a capacity of 6,000 containers.
Saudi Arabia, Business, 8/11/1998
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Egypt denied recent reports published by independent Ethiopian newspapers that Egypt is seeking to present an independent initiative outside the Organization of African Unity concerning the Eritrean - Ethiopian crisis.
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Queen Noor of Jordan said yesterday that King Hussein's health has greatly improved and and that they decided to continue and finish his treatment at the Mayo Clinic.
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The Turkish daily "Yuni Yuzil" said today that Turkish Prime Minister Mesout Yilmaz will hold a tour covering Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories during next September.
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The US and Yemen signed an agreement today according to which the US will participate in a Yemeni program to eliminate land mines.
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Saudi Arabia and Yemen on Monday held a meeting in Jeddah to discuss issues pertaining to borders between the two countries.
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The April Understanding Monitoring Committee today is holding a meeting in the Lebanese border town of Naqoura to discuss a complaint lodged by Lebanon against Israeli bombardment of Majdal Zoun town. One civilian was wounded as a result of Sunday's shelling.
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A fire hit Naqi Shopping Center in Manama souq, forcing residents of housing above from their homes, Gulf Daily News reported.
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Four people drowned in deep water just off Qatar's Messai'eed beach including a Yemeni accountant and his son, a Qatari and a Sudanese policeman, Gulf Times reported.
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Omani and Yemeni officials met to discuss cooperation in postal service and telecommunications, Oman Daily Observer reported.
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Mohammed Hourani has been named as water minister in Jordan, after the resignation of Munther Haddadin over water quality problems in parts of Amman, Jordan Times reported.
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Abu Dhabi has begun work on a dh 31 million sewer project for the Corniche, Khaleej Times reported.
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The UN secretary-general's spokesman said that the full report from the delegation that recently visited Algeria should be released in two or three weeks, after Secretary-General Annan met on Saturday in Lisbon with the delegation's leader, Mario Soares.
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Bahrain Flour Mills Company is undertaking year-long a BD 2 million expansion project to provide more storage capacity and a new operational tower, Bahrain Tribune reported.
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Iran and Iraq started today in the Iraqi town of Manzariya three-day negotiations on completing the exchange of POWs between them, IRNA reported.
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The head of the Moroccan meteorology department, Ezzedine Diouri, said Morocco will not be affected by the El Nino phenomenon. "Morocco is fortunately located outside the influence area of El Nino," the official told Moroccan television channel "2M."
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa is due to receive the head of the Sudanese People's Liberation Army, John Garang, on Thursday.
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Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Monday presided over the weekly meeting of the Cabinet, because King Fahd is still in hospital, the Saudi News Agency said.
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Algerian security forces have killed 27 gunmen of the armed groups during the few past days in Teyart province and al-Medea district to the West and North of the country, as Algerian dailies issued on Monday said that an armed group slaughtered 10 villagers in Teyart province five days ago.
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Omar al-Muntasir, the Libyan secretary of the people's foreign relations committee on Monday received a message from the Chinese foreign minister
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