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Originally published May 27, 1999

Saudi El-Raghi purchases 8 percent of Egyptian company
The Saudi banking corporation El-Raghi purchased during the last week 8% of the Egyptian company El-Mohandes for insurance which is the share owned by the Malaysian Quantum insurance company. Egypt, Business, 5/27/99
Arab environment ministers meet in Cairo
Syrian Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Abdul Hamid al-Munajid has said that Israel's dumping of thousands of tonnes of toxic wastes in the waters of the Mediterranean is a direct threat to the environment and causes direct and grave damage to these waters. Regional, Environment, 5/27/99
AL chief confers with German delegation Regional, Politics, 5/27/99
More victims of acts of violence in Algeria
The Algerian daily al-Khabar said on Wednesday that one person was killed and another four were wounded following two bomb explosions in al-Hasasenah area in Saida province, 437 km from the capital Algiers. Algeria, Local, 5/27/99
Morocco $50 million dollars to upgrade a gold mine
The mining company affiliated to the Moroccan ONA (Omnium Nord-Africain) group has announced that it set out $50 million to upgrade the Aka mine in southern Morocco, the monthly economic news released by Moroccan embassy in Cairo said, adding that this amount aims at upgrading the reserves of the gold mine. Morocco, Business, 5/27/99
Israeli court examines the arrest of 21 Lebanese prisoners
The Israeli high court continued today to examine the arrest of 21 Lebanese in Israel, including Mostafa El-Didani and Abdul Karim Obeid, two public leaders who were abducted by Israel in 1989 and 1994. Lebanon, Politics, 5/27/99

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