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Originally published May 26, 1999

Confrontation in southern Sudan
A Sudanese official has asserted that some 17 persons from an Arab tribe were killed and another 18 were wounded in confrontations with the rebels in southern Sudan in the Darfur federal estate. Sudan, Politics, 5/26/99
UN millenium assembly meeting concludes in Beirut
A two-day session to prepare for the United Nations Millennium Assembly and Millennium Summit, organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, concluded Monday in Beirut, Lebanon at the United Nations House. Regional, Politics, 5/26/99
Discussing security cooperation between Kuwait and USA Kuwait, Politics, 5/26/99
ORBIS flying eye hospital in Morocco
The ORBIS flying eye hospital is currently in Morocco's imperial city of Fez to perform several surgical operations on elderly and children. The ORBIS flying hospital, which arrived in Morocco on Monday part of its 1999 program, is a DC-10 jet which has been converted into a self-contained teaching eye hospital. Morocco, Health, 5/26/99
Disputes between Barak and Shas
The report said that the disputes were around the refusal of the Israeli government headed by Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak of the participation of the Shas party in the expected government if Arieh Deri, the leader of the party who was arrested on charges of corruption, continued to be its leader. Lebanon, Politics, 5/26/99
Egypt asks travelers to Sudan to vaccinate against meningitis
The department of guidance for travels abroad in the Egyptian Foreign Ministry asked all Egyptian citizens traveling to Sudan to vaccinate against meningitis, outbreaks of which recently occurred in many areas of Sudan due to which tens of thousands were affected. Egypt, Health, 5/26/99
Moroccan victims of second gulf war will be paid compensations
Morocco has been informed recently by the United Nations that the hundreds of Moroccan nationals, victim of the second Gulf War, will be paid reparations shortly, the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat daily reported on Tuesday. Morocco, Local, 5/26/99
Iraq renews oil for food agreement
A high-ranking official in the Iraqi government said on Tuesday that Iraq has formally renewed the oil-for-food agreement with the UN. The same official explained that the State-run oil marketing company, SOMO, is crrently working to reach new contracts for the sixth phase of the agreement. Iraq, Economics, 5/26/99
Moroccan, Indian businessmen explore partnership possibilities
Moroccan and Indian businessmen are currently meeting here to explore partnership and cooperation possibilities. Head of the Moroccan employers' association (CGEM), Abderrahim Lahjouji, announced at a press conference that Morocco and India will conclude shortly in India an accord, setting up a bilateral business council that will be chaired by director-general of the Moroccan state-owned phosphates corporation (OCP), Mourad Cherif. Morocco, Business, 5/26/99

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