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Israelis not satisfied with Swiss deal
Israel again found itself shoved aside in an affair that touches world Jewry and Israeli officials expressed criticism of the fact that such isolation was in fact the seed of the government itself.
Israel, Politics, 8/17/1998
Secret negotiations between Algerian government and Islamic Salvation Army
Informed sources in Algeria revealed that a high-ranking officer in the army held communications last month with Islamic Salvation Army leadership in the state of Jijel where a special group from the national police is helping insure the main needs for the Islamic Salvation Army in the state.
Algeria, Politics, 8/17/1998
Sudan warns of Eritrean aggression against Sudan soon
Sudan warned today of Eritrean attacks against border villages. Brigadier General Mohammed Ali Abdallah, the deputy ruler of Casla near the Eritrean border, said he expected an escalation along the eastern front.
Sudan, Politics, 8/17/1998
Saudi crown prince to travel to US, Europe and Asia
Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah is planning a trip to the United States, Europe and the Far East this year, diplomats said on Sunday.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/17/1998
Four armed tribesmen arrested in Sanaa
The security forces today in Sanaa said they arrested four tribesmen who violated the new resolution new banning the carrying weapons in cities which was issued by the security committee last Thursday.
Yemen, Local, 8/17/1998
Claims of Uranium sale leave Palestinian ambassador unsatisfied with Yemeni apology
Palestine's ambassador in Sanaa, Yehia Rabah, said that he opposed the mediation endeavors exerted by Yemeni journalists between him and the Yemeni newspaper Som - Bom, which accused him and other Palestinian leaders of involvement in enriched uranium and red mercury smuggling transactions from Yemen to Israel that the report said took place in February 1997.
Palestine, Politics, 8/17/1998
Mubarak El-Mahdi: no Egyptian initiatives, our struggle has made progress
The secretary-general of the Sudanese opposition Democratic National Alliance, Mubarak El-Mahdi, specified the conditions the Sudanese government has to fulfill to enable a settlement of the current problem between them.
Sudan, Politics, 8/17/1998
King Hussein gives reshuffle authority to Crown Prince Hassan
The official magazine in Amman on Sunday published a Royal decree according to which King Hussein of Jordan transferred certain authorities to Crown Prince Hassan.
Jordan, Politics, 8/17/1998
Israeli officials speak of withdrawing from Syria's Golan
Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai has expressed his wish to resume negotiations with Syria.
Syria, Politics, 8/17/1998
Libya questions Britain about Gaddafi assassination attempt
The Libyan people's general committee for foreign relations and cooperation called upon the British government to open a separate investigation on disclosures by former British intelligence officer David Schayler which said that British intelligence in 1996 made a failed attempt to assassinate Gaddafi through a member of a Libyan terrorist group whose headquarters is in London.
Libya, Politics, 8/17/1998
Heatwave disturbs Damascenes daily life taking some to Barada
Temperatures had soared almost 10 degrees above normal to reach 45 degrees in most Syrian regions, but conditions started to improve late on Saturday and Sunday. A Syrian weather forecast official said on Sunday, "Things are returning to normal, and we expect a decline in temperatures in coming days."
Syria, Local, 8/17/1998
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The Jordanian weekly al-Majd said today that the US and Israeli embassies in Amman had increased security measures following the US embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
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Lebanese security forces said Lebanese journalist Hassan Humieh, a correspondent for the Lebanese daily Al-Diyar was found killed near Baalbek. The sources added that the journalist was found gunned down by a 6 mm bullet in his head near a spring between his village Tarya and the nearby Shamstar village to the west of Baalbek city.
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A 3,000-year old an irrigation system was found in of Al Ain, Khaleej Times reported.
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Oman's minister of national economy said that Oman had a RO 15.2 million trade surplus in the first half of 1998, Oman Daily Observer reported.
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The body of a 65 year old Iranian was found floating off Doha Corniche, Gulf Times reported.
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The International Union of the Arab Labor Unions renewed its solidarity with Iraqi laborers and people.
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The executive director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Klaus Topfert, started on Sunday a three day-work visit to Algeria to cover means of upgrading cooperation between UNEP and Algeria in matters of desertification, preservation of natural resources, pollution, and urbanization-related problems.
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Some 350 Lebanese expatriates arrived from Democratic Congo to Beirut on Sunday dawn, escaping the tense situation in that country. Several Lebanese arrivals said that hundreds of other members of the Lebanese community in the Congo still wait to leave the country, which suffers from water and electricity shortages.
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