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Originally published June 11, 1999

Resistance operations continue in south Lebanon
The Israeli occupation forces on Thursday escalated their attacks against areas adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon. The Israeli warplanes carried out a series of air attacks targeting the woods of Hadatha, Eita al-Jabal, Rashaf, the surrounding of al-Sarera town as well as the outskirts of Jaba' town which has been exposed to five consecutive Israeli raids. Lebanon, Military, 6/11/99
On Patrick Seale's visit to Israel
In its report, Israel Radio said that the visit started on June 7 to Israel by British journalist Patrick Seale, the biographer of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, received great interests from politicians and decision-makers in Israel, especially in light of statements made by Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak on reaching a settlement with the Syrian side on the withdrawal from south Lebanon within one year. Syria, Politics, 6/11/99
International Islamic Federation for Work conference provokes opposition
The International Islamic Federation for Work, chaired by Egyptian trade unionist Jamal al-Banna, completes the works of its two-day general conference today in Geneva, Switzerland. Regional, Politics, 6/11/99
Killings continue in Algeria
Algerian dailies issued on Thursday said that three persons were killed and a fourth was seriously wounded on Tuesday and Wednesday in attacks said to be carried out by armed Islamists. Algeria, Local, 6/11/99
Cairo: Exceptions of an increase in gold prices
Merchants and manufacturers of gold are expecting an increase in the price of selling and purchasing gold of 15% during the second Egyptian marketing festival that will be held in the middle of July, in which 400 gold merchants will participate, an increase of four times over the first festival. Egypt, Economics, 6/11/99
Egypt to host meeting on convening Geneva Convention
Egypt will host on June 14-15 the United Nations international meeting on the convening of the conference on measures to enforce the Fourth Geneva Convention in the occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem. Palestine, Politics, 6/11/99

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