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Moussa: Netanyahu's declarations begin destruction of Wye Plantation agreement
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa described the declarations of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu that Israel had not presented pledges to halt the building of settlements as beginning to abolish the Wye Plantation agreement Israel signed with the Palestinians.
Egypt, Politics, 10/27/1998
Kuwaiti crown prince delays visit to Washington
Kuwaiti sources related this delay to recent rumors about a coming change in the government, although those rumors were denied by ministerial sources.
Kuwait-USA, Politics, 10/27/1998
Sudan and Eritrea respond to Qatari reconciliation initiative
Sudan assured its approval of the Qatari initiative for mediation between Khartoum and Asmara conveyed by Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasim Bin Jabir al-Thani during a short visit to Khartoum at the conclusion of a tour that also included Yemen and Eritrea.
Qatar-North Africa, Politics, 10/27/1998
Khartoum suspends newspaper for three days
The Sudanese government decided to suspend the independent newspaper "the political street" for three days.
Sudan, Politics, 10/27/1998
Mubarak describes British newspaper report as lies about the Egyptian people
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak yesterday during the celebration of Navy Day described a report published by the British newspaper the Sunday Telegraph about the Coptics' situation in Egypt as lies about the Egyptian people.
Egypt-UK, Politics, 10/27/1998
Egypt incensed at allegations by British Sunday Telegraph of persecution of Coptics
In reaction to allegations published by a British newspaper on the torture and persecution of Coptics in Egypt, the head of General Department for Egyptian Information, Nabil Othman, sent a strongly-worded communique to the editor-in-chief of the newspaper.
Egypt, Local, 10/27/1998
UNSCOM report questions Iraq on chemical weapons
A meeting of international chemical weapons experts, held by the United Nations Special Commission last week to assess the results of tests on Iraqi warheads for traces of the VX chemical weapon agent, reported discrepencies with Iraqi claims that the warheads did not contain chemical weapons.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 10/27/1998
Moroccan tourism up 10.6 percent as the French watched soccer
The number of foreign tourists having visited Morocco during the first nine months of 1998 stood at 1,563,277, a 10.6 percent increase compared to the same period in 1997, said a document released by the Moroccan Ministry of Tourism.
Morocco, Economics, 10/27/1998
Context for combating terrorism disputed at Interpol conference
The attitudes of delegations participating in the Interpol conference which is to end today have varied on the proper context for combating terrorism.
Regional-Egypt, International, 10/27/1998
UN chief calls for identifying all would-be voters meeting identification criteria
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for the identification, as voters in the projected self-determination referendum in the Sahara, all applicants meeting at least one of the five identification criteria already agreed upon by Morocco and the Polisario.
Morocco-West Sahara, Politics, 10/27/1998
US officials meet with Lockerbie families on Libyan reply
US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and National Security Advisor Sandy Berger met with families of the victims of the 1988 Lockerbie incident to brief them on the current status of the US and British proposal to try the two Libyan suspects in the case in the Netherlands.
Libya-USA, Politics, 10/27/1998
El-Baz: Egypt opposes foreign military alliances in the area
Osama El-Baz, the political advisor to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, said in a symposium held by the ruling National Party in Suez that Egypt is not an aggressive country but it uses its available military capability to suppress aggression.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 10/27/1998
Aid organizations call on UN to end civil war in southern Sudan
Four aid organizations working in southern Sudan called on the UN to end the civil war and the humanitarian crisis there.
Sudan-UN, Politics, 10/27/1998
Jordan and Israel inaugurate new dam
Israel and Jordan inaugurated on Monday a project to divert water from the Yarmouk river to Jordan
Jordan-Israel, Economics, 10/27/1998
Lebanese transportation minister seeks to open Lebanese - Canadian air route
Lebanese Minister of Transportation Omar Misqawi arrived yesterday in Canada for an official visit, to meet a number of officials concerned with the transportation sector to enhance methods of cooperation between the two countries.
Lebanon-Canada, Economics, 10/27/1998
Experts of Arab natural reserves meet in Tunisia
Thirty experts and officials of natural reserves in eight arab countries are meeting here this October 26-30 to assess the situation of natural reserves in the Arab states and discuss how to reconcile development requirements and protection of natural resources.
Regional-Tunisia, Environment, 10/27/1998
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Moroccan-Saudi relations were discussed at a meeting in Rabat Monday between Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi and visiting Saudi minister of Higher Education Khaled Bin Mohamed Ankari.
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Qatar is preparing to undertake four major road construction projects, Gulf Times reported.
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Bahrain's Traffic and Licensing Directorate is considering imposing a ban on the use of mobile phones while driving for safety reasons, Bahrain Tribune reported.
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The Omani - Tunisian joint committee will meet in Tunisia tomorrow to discuss cooperation in a number of fields, Oman Daily Observer reported.
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The United Arab Emirates will begin next month a ferry service to Iraq, Khaleej Times reported.
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Syria released two Jordanian engineers who were detained on Sunday on their way to a Beirut meeting of the Union of Arab Engineers, Jordan Times reported.
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King Fahd of Saudi Arabia said the Palestinian - Israeli Wye Plantation agreement is a positive development for the peace process, but criticized Israeli policies, Gulf Daily News reported.
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Oman will participating in the Baghdad International Exhibition from November 1 - 10 in Iraq. 53 companies will participate representing different sectors, including furniture, detergents, clothes, food, petrochemicals, and building materials.
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The Iranian authorities announced that elections for municipal councils throughout Iran will be conducted for the first time since the Islamic revolution in 1979.
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The Sudanese authorities started a campaign to arrest thousands of students and workers who escaped compulsory military service in the country. Kamal Hassan Ali, spokesman of the National Service Coordination Committee, said that "employees who left their jobs to flee from the recruitment will be arrested, and they will be imprisoned for three years."
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