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Qatar warns of summit delay if violence escalates
Qatar's ambassador in Lebanon, Mohammed Ali Al Niami, warned that an escalation of Arab-Israeli violence in South Lebanon could lead to the cancellation of Middle East North Africa economic summit planned for November in Doha.
Qatar, Politics, 8/22/1997
Hizbullah and Unifil predict calm in the South
A Hizbullah official and the spokesman of the UN peacekeeping force in the South met and discussed tensions in the area and the grievances of Lebanese employees with the force.
Lebanon, Politics, 8/22/1997
Israel criticizes Palestinians over national unity meeting
Israel accused Palestinian President Yasser Arafat of being two-faced after he embraced a Hamas movement leader in a "national unity" meeting held on Wednesday
Palestine, Politics, 8/22/1997
Sudan talks to be hosted by South Africa
South Africa is to host Sudan peace talks in an attempt to end 14 years of hostilities in south Sudan.
Sudan, Politics, 8/22/1997
Jordan discusses Middle East peace process with U.S. congressmen
Jordanian Prime Minister Abdel-Salam El-Majaly said yesterday that he discussed the faltering Middle East peace process with a visiting delegation of the U.S. congressmen.
Jordan, Politics, 8/22/1997
13 killed. Zeroual assures Algerian elections will take place on October 23
13 Algerians had their throats slit over the past few days in a series of attacks against civilians by suspected Islamist extremists.
Algeria, Politics, 8/22/1997
Arab League condemns Israeli aggression against Sidon
Secretary General of the Arab League, Dr. Esmat Abdel-Maguid, condemned yesterday the savage Israeli shelling of Sidon civilians, in south Lebanon, early this week.
Lebanon, Politics, 8/22/1997
Ghanim to Saudis: make border issue a cooperation bridge
Yemeni Prime Minister Farag Ghanim stated yesterday that Yemen did not want a wall separating Yemen from Saudi Arabia.
Yemen-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/22/1997
Arab League urges Baghdad to pay dues
The financial and economic committee of the Arab league asked the Secretary-general Arab League to urge Iraq to pay its dues to the budget of the Arab League.
Iraq, Politics, 8/22/1997
Parties make effort to calm down the situation in Lebanon
The Five Nations Committee meets today for the third consecutive day at the Unifil headquarters in Naqura.
Lebanon, Politics, 8/22/1997
Lebanese leaders try to reassure people
Lebanese citizens are extremely anxious about the situation; they fear the worst, but Lebanese President Hrawi and Prime Minister Hariri seems less pessimistic about the future.
Lebanon, Politics, 8/21/1997
Oman pays Arab League dues
The Arab League stated yesterday that Oman paid its financial dues for the year 1997.
Oman, Politics, 8/21/1997
Algerian demonstration against terrorism
In a very crowded demonstration, thousands Algerian people gathered, chanting in one voice "no to terrorism, stop killing the innocent."
Algeria, Politics, 8/21/1997
Netanyahu is not welcome in Jakarta
Indonesian authorities refused an Israeli request for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Jakarta.
Israel, Politics, 8/21/1997
Iran still waiting for official steps on Iraq's lifting ban on travel
Iranian President Mohammed Khatami asked Iraqi President Saddam Hussien to release Iranian POW's in a step to show good will and begin a new page in relations between the two countries.
Iraq, Politics, 8/21/1997
War expectations escalate in south Sudan
One of the senior commanders of the rebel Sudan Peoplešs Liberation Army (SPLA) expects the rebels to step up the war before the next peace talks in Kenya.
Sudan, Politics, 8/21/1997
Tunisia holds talks with Saudi Arabia
During the meeting Tinisian and Saudi officials discussed boosting cooperation and issues of common concern.
Saudi Arabia-Tunisia, Politics, 8/21/1997
Tunisian envoy to Israel recalled
Khemim Jinhawi, who directs Tunisia's interest section in Tel Aviv, asserted to Maarif that he would return home at the end of the week.
Tunisia, Politics, 8/21/1997
The head of FIS plans to contain violence
An Algerian source said that the head of the banned Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) Abbas Madani plans to contain violence.
Algeria, Politics, 8/21/1997
Jihad, Hamas reiterate attitude against Oslo
Secretary General of the Palestinian National Resistance Movement "Islamic Jihad," Ramadan Shalah, reiterated the movement's firm and unwavering stand against the Oslo accords.
Palestine, Politics, 8/21/1997
Conference for Defense of Jerusalem opens
Speeches delivered at the occasion emphasized the Pan-Arab and Islamic Character of Jerusalem, as well as on the need to halt any form of normalization with those who demolish Jerusalem sacred sites.
Regional, Politics, 8/21/1997
UN anti-discrimination subcommittee holds Israel responsible for deteriorating situation
In a draft resolution the committee called for a complete and unconditional Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Syrian Golan heights, the Palestinian lands including Jerusalem, and South Lebanon.
Israel, Politics, 8/21/1997
Sharon advises economic destruction of Lebanon; Hariri calls Israel a terrorist state
Four Israeli warplanes raided Lebanon and fired rockets at the area of Jenata in Bekaa valley near Baalbek, wounding four civilians and causing damages.
Lebanon, Politics, 8/21/1997
Troubles with Israel are the main concern
Hrawi started the session by accusing Israel of "heightening tension in the region and trying to disturb the internal situation in the country."
Lebanon, Politics, 8/21/1997
Heavy price threat for boycotting elections
Sheikh Abdel-Maguid Zoneibat announced a government-Muslim Brotherhood dialogue tackling national issues and the reasons that led to the movement's decision to boycott the parliamentary elections.
Jordan, Politics, 8/20/1997
Senior Israeli officials: Damascus seeks peace
The head of the Israeli army intelligence agency, Major General M. Yaloun, stated that Syria up till now has abided by its self-control policy regarding Hizbullah activities in south Lebanon.
Syria, Politics, 8/20/1997
Hrawi condemns Sidon massacre
Lebanese president Elias Hrawi has condemned the massacre committed by the Israeli-backed SLA against civilian targets in Sidon saying "what has taken place in Sidon is part of an incessant plot concocted against Lebanon.".
Lebanon, Politics, 8/20/1997
Moroccan calls for reactivation of Arab boycott of Israel
The Moroccan official denounced statements made by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a declaration of war against the Arab nations.
Morocco, Politics, 8/20/1997
Arafat expresses desire to settle back in Tunis
Arafat expressed his strong desire to leave the self-rule territories to settle in Cairo or return to Tunisia where the headquarters of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) exists.
Palestine, Politics, 8/20/1997
Arafat heads national unity meeting including Hamas
Yasser Arafat heads a national unity meeting in response to "a failed policy applied by a stranger, Netanyahu, and as a response to the Israeli collective punishment measures and seizure."
Palestine, Politics, 8/20/1997
Tunisian-Egyptian youth committee
Tunisian Minister of Youth and Childhood, Mohamed Raouf El-Nagar representing his country's views on the Egyptian-Tunisian committee's agenda, will focus on boosting ties between the youth of both countries.
Tunisia-Egypt, Politics, 8/20/1997
Egyptian foreign minister prepares for next African tour
Amr Moussa, the Egyptian foreign minister, met with members of a team accompanying him on an upcoming multi-leg tour of Africa.
Egypt, Politics, 8/19/1997
Yemenis demonstrate for release of prisoners held without charges
3000 demonstrators in Aden, Yemen demanded the release of 60 prisoners being held without without legal charges in the southern city of Hadramout.
Yemen, Politics, 8/19/1997
Iran urges Baghdad to free POW's
Iran urged the Iraqi government on August 18 to free Iranian POWs held since 1980-88 war between the two countries.
Iraq, Politics, 8/19/1997
Golan citizens' faith rejuvenated by recent meeting with Assad
Syrian citizens in the Golan Heights express pride over the fruitful results of the visit paid by Palestinians and a controversial delegation of Israeli Arabs to Syria.
Syria, Politics, 8/19/1997
Egyptian foreign minister urges Israel to abide by UN resolutions
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amer Moussa said abiding by implementation of international legitimacy resolutions and "land for peace" principle is the pivot of reviving the Middle East peace process.
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 8/19/1997
New Egyptian legislation to oppose street thugs
The Egyptian Interior Ministry has invoked an emergency law, enacted after President Anwar El-Sadat's assassination in 1981, and ordered the detention of 120 alleged offenders without trial.
Egypt, Politics, 8/19/1997
Arab League supports Comoran unity
The Arab League expressed interest in maintaining the territorial integrity of the Comoros islands and support for this Arab and African country to overcome its current destabilizing crisis.
Regional, Politics, 8/19/1997
Sudan talks with SPLA delayed
Ali Osman Taha, the Sudanese foreign minister, said that peace talks between the Khartoum government and the Sudan Peoplešs Liberation Army (SPLA) had been postponed.
Sudan, Politics, 8/19/1997
Syrian vice president reviews situation with Qadoumi
Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khadam received in Damascus Mr. Farouk Qadoumi, head of the Political Department of the Palestine Liberation Organisation.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/19/1997
Mubarak says Syria will never quit one inch of Golan
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt has affirmed that Syria will never accept other than full withdrawal from the occupied Golan.
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 8/18/1997
Israeli MIAs in Lebanon buried in Jewish cemetery in Damascus
Three Israeli soldiers declared missing in action in Lebanon 15 years ago are buried in a Damascus Jewish cemetery, Salah Tarif said.
Syria, Politics, 8/18/1997
It will be hard for Syria to make peace with Netanyahu
Members of an Israeli Arab delegation returned from their trip to Damascus, saying they carried a message of peace from the Syrian president.
Syria, Politics, 8/18/1997
Arab and untenable American pressure - on Doha
Saudi Arabia, the Palestinian Authority and the United Arab Emirates have announced they will boycott the fourth Middle East and North Africa (MENA) economic summit9due to be held in Qatar in November9if Israel is represented.
Regional, Politics, 8/18/1997
Improved relations expected between Egypt and Sudan
Abdel Aziz Shedw, deputy speaker of the Sudan's parliament, said he expected a "real breakthrough" in his country's "troubled relations with Egypt."
Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 8/18/1997
Saudi Arabia and Yemen to US: No Doha, because of Israel
Arab diplomatic sources have stressed that King Fahd of Saudi Arabia has sent a letter to US President Bill Clinton in which he informed him of Saudi Arabia's official decision not to participate in the economic summit scheduled to be held in Doha in November.
Regional, Politics, 8/18/1997
Gaddafi calls for Arab political, economic unity
Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi ended the five-nation African Summit meeting in Tripoli to discuss closer ties in the region by saying that the five countries bordering the Sahara form a regional group.
North Africa Region, Politics, 8/18/1997
Toufeili's protests weaken the resistance
Hizbullah declared that protest calls by Sheikh Sobhi Toufeili threaten to produce conflict with the government at a time when the resistance should be concentrating on the Israeli threat.
Lebanon, Politics, 8/18/1997
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