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Originally published January 12, 2000

Israeli ministers and peace with Syria
Israeli Minister of the Interior Natan Sharansky has threatened to resign from the current Israeli government of Ehud Barak. Syria, Politics, 1/12/2000
Lebanon will not take part in multilateral talks
Lebanon on Tuesday expressed reservations toward the call addressed to it to take part in multilateral negotiations due in Moscow in the beginning of February. Lebanon, Politics, 1/12/2000
Lebanese minister assures correlation of Lebanese and Syrian tracks
Lebanese Minister of State for Administrative Reform Affairs Hassan Shalaq said that the Lebanese negotiating track with Israel will not start as long as Syrian - Israeli negotiations haven't achieved any progress, emphasizing the unity of tracks and destiny between Syria and Lebanon. Lebanon, Politics, 1/12/2000
Sudanese opposition holds four security men
The Sudanese daily al-Anbaa quoted the governor of the Blue Nile (al-Neel al-Azraq) province in the southeastern part of Sudan as saying that the Sudanese opposition has seized four men from the Sudanese security sources as hostages during an armed attack. Sudan, Politics, 1/12/2000
US takes issue with Iraqi bull import complaint
US State Department spokesman James Rubin said yesterday that US opposition to a contract under which Iraq would import French bulls is not because the bulls themselves are considered dual use items with military implications, as an Iraqi complaint alleged. Iraq, Politics, 1/12/2000
Port traffic increases by 8.5% in january-november 99
Traffic in Moroccan ports increased by 8.5% between January and November 99, with a total volume of 48.3 million tons, says the equipment ministry. Morocco, Economics, 1/12/2000

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