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US military strikes against Afghanistan and Sudan targets in self defense
The US President Bill Clinton announced that the United States launched military attacks on military bases in Afghanistan.
Sudan-USA, Military, 8/20/1998
Al-Tarawneh to form new Jordanian government
A royal decree was released in Amman on Wednesday that provides for accepting the resignation of the government of Abdul Salam al-Majali and assigning the chairman of the Jordanian Royal Court and former Foreign Minister Fayez al-Tarawneh to form the new Jordanian government.
Jordan, Politics, 8/20/1998
Annan to mediate Iraq - UN dispute as military option is hinted at
The spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday said the UN chief is ready now to discuss with the UN Security Council the possibility of his personal intervention in the dispute pertaining to the activities of the UN inspection team in Iraq.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 8/20/1998
Qatar starts evacuating Illegal residents
Police in Qatar announced on Wednesday that they will start as of Friday a campaign against illegal residents in Qatar. The decision coincides with the end of an amnesty period set up by Qatar for foreigners in the country illegally to correct their legal status.
Qatar, Local, 8/20/1998
Syrian report on Israel's violation of human rights in the Golan
The report cited as evidence a special report by international institutions on the dumping of 53 tonnes of nuclear waste near borders with neighboring Arab countries. He noted that such practices will lead to an environmental catastrophe in the Middle East.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 8/20/1998
No meeting held between Moroccan premier and Algerian counterpart
Morocco denied on Wednesday that Moroccan premier, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, had met lately in Oran his Algerian peer, Ahmed Ouayahia, as reported by an Algerian daily.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/20/1998
One Israeli soldier killed, three wounded in south Lebanon
The Lebanese resistance on Wednesday afternoon ambushed an Israeli armored patrol in the occupied part of south Lebanon. The attack resulted in the death of one Israeli soldier and injuries to three others, according to Lebanese security officials.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/20/1998
Death rate of Sudan famine victims down to 15 cases daily
The Sudanese minister of state at the Ministry of Social Planning, Hassan Osman Dahwa, announced yesterday that the rate of Sudanese coming from the "rebel regions" to Wau city in south Sudan to seek humanitarian aid has tapered to approximately 150 persons daily.
Sudan, Politics, 8/20/1998
Moussa due to visit South Africa
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa held communications during the recent days with his South African counterpart, which addressed the foreign ministers' preparatory meetings for the Non-Aligned Movement summit within the context of Egyptian ideas which will be raised during the movement's meetings that will begin on August 30.
Egypt-North Africa-South Africa, Politics, 8/20/1998
Yemeni Socialist Party expresses resentment toward interior minister
In a press statement to ArabicNews.com, an official of the Yemeni Socialist Party expressed his resentment toward statements by Yemeni Interior Minister Hussein Mohammed Arab concerning a man who carried out an explosion at El-Khabar mosque in Sanaa.
Yemen, Local, 8/20/1998
US kept advance intelligence information on Iran from Israel
Unlike in the past, the US lately did not provide Israel with advance intelligence information about Iran's intention to test its medium-range Shehab missile last month, Israeli sources said Wednesday.
Israel-Iran-USA, Politics, 8/20/1998
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The UAE's Emirates airline will train commercial pilots at the US School of Aviation Sciences at Western Michigan University, Khaleej Times reported.
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Qatar's Ras Lafan Liquefied Natural Gas will sponsor the Milipol Qatar 98 exhibition of security and police equipment from November 7-10, Qatar News Agency reported.
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Palestinian security forces arrested Abdullah al-Shami, an Islamist leader associated with the Islamic Jihad, IRNA reported.
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Palestinian President Yasser Arafat said on Wednesday that the Palestinians have the right to announce their independent state by next May 5. Speaking to Egyptian television, Arafat said that Israel intends to waste time and does not offer any new ideas to salvage the peace Process.
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The 5th international agriculture fair of Casablanca will open doors next September 16-20 with the participation of 150 international exhibitors.
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Official sources in the state-run Saudi airlines announced yesterday large increases in the cost of air travel within Saudi Arabia. Prices for first-class travelers will jump 50%, while business-class price increases will reach 35%. Economy-class prices will remain unchanged. The increase comes as Saudi Arabia is facing a budget shortage due to a reduction in petroleum income.
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Lebanese Minister of Agriculture Shawki Fakhouri announced that Saudi Arabia began to import Lebanese sweet potatoes again in large quantities, while the Jordanian markets are about to open on August 25. The Lebanese minister said there is no limit to the quantities allowed to be imported.
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A Palestinian security source told ArabicNews.com yesterday that prisoners escaped from the Palestinian prison in Ariha, and that this is the second time in which prisoners were able to escape from this prison, after the escape of Imad Awadallah, the Hamas member accused of killing Hamas military official Mohyiddin Sharif. The prisoners were recaptured.
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Omani economic sources revealed that the surplus in the Omani trade balance reached nearly 15.2 million Omani riyals during the first half of 1998.
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Abdul Al El-Kenai, Kuwait's new delegate to the Arab League, arrived in Cairo yesterday. El-Kenai said that the issue of the Kuwaiti prisoners of war in Iraq tops Kuwait's agenda.
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A Tunisian committee under the chairmanship of the Tunisian Central Bank's governor ratified a long-term program for developing the banking and financial systems by the year 2010 in association with the European Union.
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Tunisian President Zein El-Abidin Bin Ali ratified a plan to develop Tunisia's tourism sector, especially in the Gerba and Gergeis districts, as statistics from the Tunisian Tourism Ministry showed the number of tourists nights in Tunis between the beginning of 1998 and the end of last July rose by 3.7% in comparison with the same period last year.
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The Jordanian Royal Court on Wednesday night announced the death of Baha al-Din al-Hashimi, father of late Queen Alia, wife of King Hussein. She was killed in a helicopter crash in February 1977. King Hussein married Queen Alia in January 1972 who died four years later at the age of 28.
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