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Clinton addresses Palestinian National Council as charter is amended
The Palestinian National Council today reaffirmed the cancellation of articles in the Palestinian National Charter that refer to the destruction of Israel in a vote by a show of hands that took place in Gaza in the presence of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and US President Bill Clinton.
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 12/14/1998
A view from Gaza
US President Bill Clinton wanted to solve the prisoner release issue before he returns to the US. Palestinian President Yasser Arafat needed this agreement no less than Clinton. It makes his life easier, especially as it could help the current wave of unrest to fade away. It would also help minimize the effect of the meeting his opponents held in Damascus.
Palestine-USA, Politics, 12/14/1998
On the meeting of the Palestinian groups in Damascus
The opposition Palestinian groups in the "General National Conference" which convened the conference on Saturday and Sunday in Damascus rejected the decision to amend the Palestinian National Charter, taken by the central council of the PLO in Gaza on Thursday.
Palestine, Politics, 12/14/1998
Palestinian official insists on declaring state on May 4, 1999
Palestinian officials insisted on declaring an independent Palestinian state on May 4, 1999 according to the Oslo plan and the end of the 5-year transitional period.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/14/1998
Morocco says Sahara issue is used to slow Moroccan development and for geopolitical reasons
Messari said "it seems that there are hidden objectives to maintain the conflict to prevent Morocco from focus on its economic development."
Morocco, Politics, 12/14/1998
Cairo to host symposium on human rights
An expanded Arab symposium is to be held tomorrow in Cairo on the 50th anniversary of the International Declaration of Human Rights. The one-day symposium will be organized by the Public Union of Arab Journalists, the Arab Lawyers Union and the Arab Organization for Human Rights.
Regional, Politics, 12/14/1998
Egypt: 400 extremists set free
The Egyptian authorities on Sunday released 400 extremists who were arrested in accordance with the emergency law in force since 1981.
Egypt, Judicial, 12/14/1998
Syria to build two-lane highway with cooperation from Kuwaiti fund
A loan agreement was signed on Sunday at the Syrian State Planning Commission in Damascus between Syria and the Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development.
Syria-Kuwait, Economics, 12/14/1998
60 Tunisian petroleum wells to be dug in the next five years
A source in the Tunisian Ministry of Industry stated that about new 60 petroleum wells are to be dug to offset falling local petroleum production, because the stock has run out in the four main fields: El-Berma, El-Zawia, Bala and Tazerka.
Tunisia, Economics, 12/14/1998
Employment problem a priority for Morocco, king says
King Hassan II of Morocco described the settlement of the unemployment problem as the second priority in Morocco after the kingdom's territorial integrity.
Morocco, Economics, 12/14/1998
62 Egyptian companies to be floated in first half of next year
Egyptian Minister of Public Enterprises Atef Ebid said that 62 companies will floated for sale during the first half of the coming year to strategic investors.
Egypt, Economics, 12/14/1998
Eritrea: Solution with Sudan needs political will
Eritrean Foreign Minister Haile Weldensae stressed in Khartoum on Saturday his country's readiness to settle its disputes with Sudan, calling upon Sudan to "change its strategy towards Asmara.
Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 12/14/1998
UNSCOM resumes surprise inspections in Iraq
UNSCOM experts on Sunday continued surprise inspections of Iraqi sites. The UN inspections left al-Rasheed hotel manning ten cars heading for Iraqi positions.
Iraq, Politics, 12/14/1998
Egyptian parliamentary delegation visits Iran for the first time since 1979
An Egyptian parliamentary delegation left for Tehran on Sunday on a visit which will last for several days, the first visit of its kind in 19 years.
Egypt-Iran, Politics, 12/14/1998
Renowned Heart surgeon Christian Bernard in Syria
Renowned heart surgeon Christian Bernard of South Africa, who in 1967 carried out the first heart implant operation is currently visiting Syria, taking part in a medical conference in Damascus.
Syria, Health, 12/14/1998
El-Bashir urges the world to increase aid to avoid refugee disaster
The Organization of African Unity's secretary general, Salem Ahmed Salem, blamed African officials for the great refugee problems in the African continent.
Sudan-Africa, Politics, 12/14/1998
Abdul Meguid starts visit to Italy and the Vatican
Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid will start tomorrow a visit to Italy and the Vatican, during which he will hold talks with high-ranking officials in the Italian government tackling developments in the Middle East peace process, the European - Mediterranean partnership, the meetings of the Barcelona Declaration countries, and peace and security in the Mediterranean Basin.
Regional-Vatican, Politics, 12/14/1998
Madrid hosts colloquy on Muslim minorities' rights
Addressing the opening session, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), Azeddine Laraki, said more than 350 million Muslims live in non-Muslim countries and these minorities are often "subjected to pressures and are deprived of their rights and public freedoms."
Regional, Religion, 12/14/1998
Three way summit falls through -- for today
Today after US President Bill Clinton attended the Palestinian National Council session during which the Palestinians reconfirmed the annulment of 28 articles in the Palestinian National Charter that refer to the destruction of Israel, circumstances looked as though they would bring about a meeting between the Palestinian, Israeli, and US leaders, but the plans for the meeting fell through after the PNC meeting ended.
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 12/14/1998
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President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday discussed with Congo's President Laurent Kabila, currently visiting Egypt, the latest developments in the Republic of Congo in light of the conflict between government forces and opposition troops and the efforts exerted to settle this dispute.
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Former Sudanese Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi, the head of the opposition Ummah Party, agreed on convening a general conference inside Sudan, saying: "The situation inside the country paves the way for this conference at the appropriate time."
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Morocco's banking sector will observe this December 17 a 24-hour strike to protest the authorities' failure to respond to their grievances. The banking personnel are asking for wage increase and an improvement of their work conditions.
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Egyptian Minister of Trade and Supply Ahmed Goweili signed yesterday with his French counterpart, Jacques Dondoux, an agreement on food aid for 1998, according to which France grants 30,000 tons of wheat to Egypt. Egyptian Minister of State for Planning and International Cooperation Zafer El-Beshri also signed with Dondoux a protocol providing French financing worth 260 million for drainage projects French francs with easy terms.
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Bosnian president Alija Izetbegovic arrived Sunday in Marrakesh (southern Morocco) on a several day visit to the Kingdom.
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Palestinian police arrested Abdallah Shami, a leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement yesterday after he said that he would not hesitate to kill US President Bill Clinton if he was able to. Palestinian security sources said that Shami was arrested in the Gaza Strip after announcing in a speech that was broadcast by Spanish television that he would be happy if President Clinton is assassinated during his visit to Gaza.
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Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Sunday in Riyadh received former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Later in the day, the Saudi crown prince received Prince Abdullah Bin al-Hussein Bin Talal and Prince Faisal Bin al-Hussein Bin Talal, sons of the Jordan's King Hussein, and Prince Ghazi Bin Muhammad Bin Talal.
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Spanish sources said the authorities in the Spanish-occupied city of Melila in northeastern Morocco had evacuated tens of Algerian evacuees, who illegally live in Malila to reception centers in Spain to await for the settlement of their status. The sources said that the city's authorities last week evacuated some 53 Algerian emigrants last week to Spain before taking a final decision concerning their final status.
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The Libyan news agency JANA said on Sunday that Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gaddafi on Saturday received a message through the foreign minister of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem Bin Jaber al-Thani, from Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani pertaining to " bilateral relations," in which the ruler of Qatar asserted his country's "support for Libya in the Lockerbie issue."
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The Yemeni news agency Sabaa said that President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen left Sanaa on Sunday heading for Paris on a working visit aimed at "strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries."
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Commander of the Turkish Air Force Elhan Keleij arrived in Israel on Sunday for a three-day official visit at the invitation of his Israeli counterpart, Eitan Bin Elahu, in the course of strengthening cooperation between the two sides.
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Assistant Secretary General of the Syrian Baath Party Abdullah al-Ahmar on Sunday received the general coordinator of the Islamic National Conference, Adel Malek al-Mutawakil.
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President Hafez al-Assad on Sunday received the EU Middle East peace process special envoy Miguel Angel Moratinos and members of the accompanying delegation for talks on the Middle East peace process and efforts being exerted to forward it.
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