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Originally published October 15, 1999

Arab League denounces Israel's new 'blackmail' campaign
The Arab League has condemned 'the blackmail campaign 'being waged by the Israeli government on the Syrian and Lebanese tracks and in its talks with the Palestinians. Regional, Politics, 10/15/99
Israeli attacks continue against south Lebanon
The Lebanese resistance has retaliated for Israeli attacks against Lebanese civilians in the areas and villages of the occupied part of south Lebanon, with a series of attacks against the Israeli occupation positions and its South Lebanon Army militia allies. Direct hits were achieved. Lebanon, Military, 10/15/99
Cohen to visit Saudi Arabia next week
US Secretary of Defense William Cohen is to arrive in Riyadh in the coming week for a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia within his tour of a number of the area's countries. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/15/99
Japan donates Palestinians $15 million
Japan has extended the Palestinian National Authority $15 million aid for the construction of school facilities for basic education in the West Bank. Palestine, Economics, 10/15/99
Qatari heads support committee for Moroccan 2006 World Cup bid
The Arab Football Union (AFU) executive bureau appointed Qatari Mohamed Ben Houmam, a FIFA executive committee member, to the chairmanship of the Arab committee backing up Morocco's bid to host the final rounds of the soccer World Cup in 2006. Morocco, Sports, 10/15/99
King Fahd Airport to be inaugurated at end of October
King Fahd International Airport will be opened on October 27 in Dammam. It is to be the most modern airport in Middle East and the third international airport in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia, Business, 10/15/99
Iraqi paper denies Qusai assumed authorities assigned to Ezzat al-Douri
The Iraqi daily Babel, whose editor-in-chief is Uday Saddam Hussein, has ridiculed an announcement by an Iraqi opposition party on Monday that President Saddam Hussein has assigned his second son, Qusai, great responsibilities in the ruling party following the deteriorated health condition of the deputy chairman of the revolution's leadership council, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri. Iraq, Politics, 10/15/99
Iraqi delegation to visit Beijing soon Iraq, Economics, 10/15/99
Sudanese opposition discusses in Cairo its position towards dialogue with the government Sudan, Politics, 10/15/99
African ministerial conference on fisheries opens in Conakry
The fourth session of the ministerial conference on fisheries cooperation between African Atlantic countries opened proceeding in Conakry, Guinea, on Thursday, by calls to make of the conference an implement for economic development and integration. Morocco, Politics, 10/15/99
IPU Ends 102nd Session In Berlin
The 102nd session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) convened in the Berlin Congress Palace since Oct. 10 with MPs from 138 countries is to wind up works Friday afternoon. Regional, Politics, 10/15/99

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