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Originally published September 10, 1999

Morocco denies asking France to sanction press correspondent in Rabat Morocco, Politics, 9/10/99
Continued Israeli bombardment and new resistance operation
The Israeli occupation forces on Thursday continued their bombardment of areas adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon, and the Lebanese resistance, in retaliation attacked a position of the Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army militia, scoring direct hits. Lebanon, Military, 9/10/99
US warplanes continue attacks against Iraq
A statement by the US European command said that US warplanes patrolling the northern Iraq "no-fly zone" today " dropped precision-guided-munitions (PGMs) on an air-defense-warning site south of the city of Mosul. This site is part of the integrated-air-defense-system (IADS) that has been regularly attacking coalition aircraft." There was no indication of whether the site was inside the so-called "no-fly zone." Iraq, Military, 9/10/99
Israeli exports to Jordan recede
The Israeli Industrial Union said on Thursday that the Israeli exports to Jordan have reached US $8.6 million in the first half of this year, decreasing by 36% and in comparison with the same period of 1998. Jordan, Politics, 9/10/99
Mauritania pleased over cooperation with Israel
Officially, for the first time, Mauritania has expressed its satisfaction over the work of Israeli medical teams who visited Nouakchott during the past few months, according to Monte Carlo radio. Mauritania, Politics, 9/10/99
Islamic Development Bank establishes investment corporation with $1 million capital
A report issued yesterday about the Islamic Development Bank said the bank will establish an Islamic investment corporation with $1 million in capital. The new corporation is concerned with supporting the private sector of the member states in the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Regional, Economics, 9/10/99

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