Arab anti-terrorism pact to be valid as of May

Originally published April 15, 1999

A statement released by the Arab League on Wednesday in Cairo said the Arab anti-terrorism pact signed by all Arab states on April 22, 1998, will be put into actual implementation as of May 7 after Jordan on Wednesday ratified it to become the seventh Arab state to ratify the pact, following Egypt, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Bahrain and the UAE.

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Riyadh backs an international agreement to fight terrorism 1/29/99
Arab committee sets up anti-terrorism pact 11/30/98
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